The Ultimate Lich King

That scene was staged with huge cheers.

The dust was flying, and a monster that was freed from the shackles of the chain roared and rushed forward straightly. The woman who was preparing to fight alone let her short hair fly in the wind and avoided the body collision of the huge two-meter-tall wild boar monster 'Fighting Boar' by just a hair.

Overlapping layers, a loud volume that resounds through the sky. A vortex of hot air surrounded the auditorium, which could accommodate 50,000 people.

An amphitheater located in the eastern part of the city.

Under the watchful eye of a huge crowd of spectators, today's main event - the Monster Festival kicked off.

In the central field, the monsters captured that day unleashed their ferocity, and their four legs rushed towards a prey. Even the rocks can be easily smashed and the pigs are truly brave, but the beast tamer of the 'Ganesha Familia' can easily avoid it and receive enthusiastic support from the surroundings.

To an expert, this scene might look like a bullfight. The beauties in gorgeous costumes, holding whips and cloaks, fought back and forth with the violent monsters countless times.

In this monster festival, her mission is not to defeat monsters, but to train. The sight of risking one's life to tame a life-threatening monster can arouse awe, respect, and excitement among citizens. Unpredictable situations occurred continuously, making their palms sweat countless times.

The roar of the monster, the host's commentary amplified by the magic stone products, and the shouts of the audience. The enthusiasm at the venue continues to grow, with no upper limit.

"here we go……"

Seeing the unprecedented grandeur at the venue, Eina murmured to herself.

She was waiting outside the arena, feeling the sounds and vibrations coming from inside with her skin, and looked back at the building with her back.

At present, guild staff such as Aina are assigned to various areas of the arena. The main purpose is to manage and guide the audience to enter the venue and provide support to the Ganesha family.

The Monster Festival is not an event started by the gods on a whim. Although the organizer of the event was the ‘Ganesha Familia’ who agreed to assist, the plan itself was ultimately proposed by the guild.

(Although I shouldn’t have such thoughts...how could I even think of holding such an event.)

Holding a monster festival is the intention of the guild's top brass. As a grassroots member of the organization, Eina had no right to interrupt, but she always felt that it was unacceptable.

Even though there is no urban-level danger, bringing monsters from the dungeon to the surface should not be an act worthy of encouragement. At least Eina would feel a little resistant. She believes that if she wants to manage the labyrinth city and further promote peace in the city, she should eliminate all possible dangers, no matter how big or small.

Monster is a terrifying existence.

They definitely don't want to use this celebration to emphasize their friendly relationship with monsters. Wandering into dangerous areas just for the sake of entertainment is putting the cart before the horse - yes, at least from the guild's point of view, Eina thinks so.

"And... bread and circuses. How jarring."

"Eh? Eina, did you say something?"

When her colleagues heard her talking to herself, Eina smiled bitterly and shook her head to express that it was nothing.

Due to its urban nature, Orario has many ‘families’ and many adventurers. It sounds nice, but in fact most of the adventurers are fools and outlaws. In fact, their brutality and rudeness often cause friction with ordinary citizens, causing citizens to be dissatisfied with public security.

From the guild's point of view, since it hopes to efficiently recover the benefits of the magic stones produced in the dungeon, it naturally has to support the adventurers who go to explore the dungeon. Therefore, from an objective point of view, even if some people think that the monster festival is an outlet for citizens to turn a blind eye to urban operations, there is nothing they can do about it.

Just like this event was slandered in the Tower of Babel two days ago, even Eina herself heard it.

(No matter what, I just hope nothing goes wrong...)

Whenever the Monster Festival is held, she always gets extremely nervous. He will become nervous until the end of the festival. Or is it that my ideas are too rigid?

Looking at her friend and colleague next to her who said, ‘I really want to go see her,’ Eina put her fingers on her forehead and couldn’t help but think hard.

"Not here either..."

"Maybe they have already entered the arena?"

(……Um?)

A familiar figure entered Aina's field of vision, it was Ye Yu.

He looked around the outer area of ​​the arena, as if looking for someone. Beside him seemed to be the main god of the family. Eina briefly glanced at the staff who were sticking to their posts behind her, and judged that it would be okay to leave for a short while, so she walked towards the young adventurer in charge of her.

"Ye Yu?"

"Hey, Miss Eina?"

"It's you, what are you doing here, half-elf?"

Hestia, who was dissatisfied with the sudden appearance that disturbed her and Ye Yu's world, showed a wary expression, making Eina smile bitterly.

Although she was a little helpless, Aegina still bowed humbly to Hestia, the main god.

"Goddess Hestia, have you forgotten? I am the adventurer consultant responsible for guiding Ye Yu."

"Ah, I remember, but it's not teaching time now."

Hestia waved her hand impatiently, and Eina lowered her head again in fear. As for Ye Yu, he looked at Aina with a strange expression on his face.

Ye Yu, who had obviously been threatened, was a little worried. Eina suddenly came over to tell Hestia about her affairs.

Until now, Hestia still thought that Ye Yu had only been to the first five floors, but in fact, Ye Yu had been to the tenth floor countless times. Of course, Eina didn't know this either.

All she knew was that Ye Yu went to the ninth floor privately.

"Why is Miss Eina here?"

"Because the guild is also involved in the preparations for the celebration, I came to help clean up the environment. I am responsible for guiding the audience. Is Ye Yu also here to watch the event?"

"No, I'm looking for someone...but it doesn't look like she's here."

There will be a small admission fee to enter the arena. If Xi'er doesn't bring money, she shouldn't be able to enter from outside, right?

"Looking for someone? Do you need help?"

"That's not necessary. After all, there are so many people here, and Miss Eina also has a job, right?"

Ye Yu said this and Aina raised her eyebrows slightly. This bastard was really unusually polite today. It must be because the Lord God is around.

Thinking of Ye Yu's attitude when she usually lectured in the Adventurer's Guild, Aina curled her lips slightly.

"Well, then I'll help you with good luck. I'll go to work first."

As Eina said this, she bowed slightly and was about to leave, but Hestia, who was walking with Ye Yu, stared at Eina and refused to move.

While Eina was puzzled, she spoke slowly.

"By the way, Miss Consultant."

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"You probably didn't take advantage of your position to wink at Ye Yu...?"

At first, Eina didn't understand what the other party said, and she was speechless.

When she finally realized that Hestia, who was staring up at her, was asking seriously, the corner of her mouth twitched quietly.

"I, I think I have a distinction between public and private affairs..."

"Well, I believe what you say."

Eina's arm was patted twice by Hestia who nodded solemnly.

Then, she walked away with Ye Yu who looked surprised.

Thinking that she might have been warned, Eina sweated while looking at the backs of the two of them.

With a slight headache, Aina returned to her colleagues.

"Really, what are those people doing?"

"We'll complain later and send someone over quickly."

There was a commotion among the staff.

The atmosphere that was not there just now made Eina look surprised.

"Excuse me, what happened?"

"Ah, I heard that a few of the staff waiting at the west gate seemed to have fainted."

"Huh……"

"Ah - no, they are still conscious. It's just that those guys were sitting on the ground and couldn't get up as if their legs were weak... Hey, it was probably because they were too crazy drinking and playing yesterday. They seemed to be unable to do anything, so we I have to send someone to replace the shift."

The male orc employee put his hand on the back of his head helplessly.

After hearing what he said, Aina felt inexplicably uneasy. A nasty feeling of tension ran up his spine.

(Am I just too neurotic...?)

Listening to the mixed cheers and screams of the audience, she looked up at the huge arena standing in front of her.

It was like a monster howling from deep underground, clinging to Eina's eardrum.