I Have been Reincarnated As a Lazy, Arrogant Noble, but When I Destroyed The Scenario Through Effort, I Became The Most Powerful With Extraordinary Magical Power - 72

072 – Charm of Devi

Being an adventurer is quite a good system.

It’s built on cunning and extremely malicious guild management.

Clients pay a certain fee to advertise, known as a request, to the guild.

The tasks range from gathering herbs, escort missions, to monster extermination.

For clients, the best part is that while they naturally pay a fee to the guild, they only need to pay the adventurers for successful completion…

Failure leaves the adventurers penniless, with no payment for their time and effort.

This benefits the guild management immensely. They make a living off those fees. Even if adventurers fail or die on a mission, the guild doesn’t bear any responsibility.

They just send them off with a smile.

If adventurers don’t contact the guild within a certain period, the guild seeks the next adventurers.

On successful completion, adventurers receive a portion of the payment from their successful reward. This cycle continues indefinitely.

The ones in danger are only the adventurers.

Honestly, this system makes me sick.

Still, there’s never a shortage of hopeful adventurers. It’s probably because this world has such a messed-up wealth gap in its aristocratic society.

However, I’m okay with that.

Law and order are maintained, and individuals like me with a higher status and abilities can exploit those below us.

What’s frustrating is that in fiction, guild management is always portrayed as purely benevolent.

It should be clear with just a little thought.

Complete success requires risking your life, plus there’s the possibility of failure. You need to provide everything, including time, resources, and expendable items… What kind of ridiculous things are they saying?

As your rank increases, you’ll end up paying unnecessary fees for renewals or minor complaints. But it’s still fine if you’re strong.

If you manage to reach S-rank like Milch Sensei or Eva, the rewards are tremendous even for completing a single mission.

Well, even so, I have no idea how much the guild is actually profiting from these fees.

“Devi, can you handle this on your own?”

“Devi?”

Feeling like a pawn under those people is annoying, but I’ve taken on an adventurer’s request.

Because becoming S-rank means establishing a solid position in this world.

Furthermore, I’m a noble. The influence in that case would be immeasurable.

I came out here for a reason. It’s perfect to use for Devi’s training.

It’s a B-rank request, taking place in a location called the Demon’s Cave.

They told me over and over again that you should go in groups of four, but I’m here by myself.

Cynthia and Lilith also wanted to come along, but that would make it too easy.

It wouldn’t be meaningful without a little challenge.

I intentionally didn’t ask about the cave’s interior. Or rather, there’s no need to.

Whether it’s good or bad, I generally have a good grasp of hunting grounds in my mind.

I don’t remember all the details, but I know this cave has a lot of golems.

“Gogaaagaaa!”

The rough rock face is no joke. These Troys are extremely resistant.

Magic doesn’t work on them, but if you try to fight them up close, it’ll end horribly.

Once they grab a limb, they’ll rip it off with their powerful strength.

Moreover, it takes time for each one, so even though they’re slow, it becomes troublesome when they call for backup.

Golems that are hard as hell slowly approach from all sides, which is a mental burden in itself.

But for me, it’s no problem at all.

I take down the first one with the magic sword Dual Sword.

The second and third, I’ve imbued Devi with the magic of auto-action mode.

This is something I learned from Orin.

“But to master it, even for you, Weiss, it’ll take at least half a year…”

“Devi, move on your own.”

“Devi!”

“…Lies… I can do it…”

However, there’s a downside.

While in auto-action mode, magic consumption increases, and Devi doesn’t attack at my command, which makes coordination more challenging.

But Noblesse excels in learning programs.

Devi is a monster, but the moment she’s summoned, she should begin to develop a solid consciousness, just like us.

The more she fights, the stronger she’ll become, and both Devi and I will understand each other’s actions better.

However, first and foremost, she needs to get stronger on her own.

If she’s weak, I won’t summon her again.

“Devi!”

Devi then fires a blast of dark magic with both hands.

Golems are resistant to magic, and she should have learned from this area…

“Gauuaaaauu…”

But as I thought that, the golems vanished without a trace…

…What the heck?

“Devi!”

She then gives me a thumbs-up.

Whose annoying smile does that remind me of?

But there are still two golems left. Monsters possess the Wrath skill.

It’s not with all monsters, but for certain species, when their companions die, a buff is applied that raises their stats.

And the remaining golem seemed to enter an enraged state, swinging its enormous arm down with force. Quite fast.

Even Devi…

“Devi-Devi♪”

“Gau Gaugau!”

But Devi dodges the attack, humming along. Monsters have their own will. She must have realized she was being taunted.

The golem swung its arms in anger, but Devi, intentionally or not, transformed her right arm into a sword.

Despite its deformed appearance, it looked like a short sword, but it was imbued with dark magic at the tip.

…Kind of like mine.

And while dodging, Devi slices off the golem’s limbs. She does it at an incredible speed.

After defeating the third golem the same way, Devi wipes her forehead, even though she hadn’t broken a sweat.

Then she charges at me happily, hitting my chest and looking up at me with a slightly needy expression.

“Devi-Devi-Devi!”

“…You’re doing quite well.”

“Devi!”

I heard from Orin that monsters are influenced by their master’s personality and will try to please them.

Similar to me… No, that can’t be.

And then I thought that Devi was cute…

“Devi.”

Devi sits neatly on my shoulder.

But she flaps her wings slightly to not make me feel her weight.

Is it possible…?

“…You’re… cute…”

Wait, no. If I say that, it’s not good.

…This little rascal, she’s messing with my character.

As I continue deeper, a larger golem appears compared to earlier.

I have a rough idea of Devi’s combat ability, now it’s about teamwork.

This is probably the boss.

The task assigned was to defeat this one.

The monsters seem to eat each other of the same kind, resulting in stronger individuals.

If left unchecked, they’ll venture outside their territory to attack humans.

I don’t understand the reason. It’s not my concern, but I’ll just eliminate them.

“Devi, move in a way that suits me.”

“Devi!”

Whether she understands or not, Devi flutters up into the sky.

The magic consumption is considerable.

That’s exactly why… show me the results.

“Gaauu!”

The golem’s attack pattern is limited. It primarily relies on brute force.

But things are different for boss-class monsters.

This one even cast a defensive buff.

It means casual attacks will be deflected.

“How about this?”

I tried to cut it with my sword, but only a bit of the surface rock was chipped off.

I need to refine my magic a bit more to reach its core.

“Gaugau!”

“Interesting.”

This exhilaration, which I can’t experience at the Noble’s Academy, is just part of it.

Observation, response to the unknown, and crisis management skills are all being tested.

…Damn, one reason why there’s no end to those who want to become adventurers might be because of this.

“Devi-Devi!”

As I tried to evade the golem’s attack, Devi conjured a black wall in the air.

Its magic is similar to the unnatural wall Anna-Natural.

And when the golem’s arm hit the wall, it stopped moving as if engulfed in darkness.

Like adhesive darkness.

Sticking to it like glue.

“Can you use it?”

A few seconds should be enough.

I surge with magic, gathering enough strength to break the golem.

And then… I split the named golem known as the adventurer’s killer into two.

The golem falls to the ground, lifeless and motionless.

From its broken abdomen, a magical core, a sphere-like object, rolls out.

It’s something akin to a heart that only exists in strong monsters.

Also called a magic core, it enhances the durability of weapons and armor, and if lucky, imparts the properties of the monster.

In Noblesse Oblige, the joy of weapon enhancement makes finding treasures like these during monster hunts even more exciting.

Devi hurriedly goes to pick up the magic core. Afterward, she flies toward me like a dog, flapping her wings and tail.

“…Put it away.”

She seems obedient. Devi appears to understand, so she uses her dark storage, storing it inside.

Then she rubs her head against my chest.

…I look around.

No one’s here, no one’s watching.

“Well, good job.”

And I stroke Devi’s head a little. It’s a bit of a hassle, but according to Orin, if you treat monsters well, your mastery increases.

…Jeez, commanding is troublesome.

“Devi-Devi.”

“…Let’s go home. Magic consumption is tiring, so rest.”

After making a slightly sad expression, Devi conjures the dark transfer and disappears.

This kind of endearing side of hers is a bit cute.