World's Fastest Level up! - Chapter 111

The one who appeared before me, who was coming to the Isolated Demon Tower was a gorgeous girl with long silver hair that shines in the sunlight as her characteristic.

The girl who named herself Claire looked straight at me with her deep blue eyes. And while receiving such gazes, I was inadvertently lost of words.

"… Amane-san? What's wrong?"

Perhaps because of wondering why I was like that, she tilted her head and asked.

"N-no, there is nothing wrong. You are, etto…"

"Please call me Claire. As we're the same age, honorifics also not needed"

"… Then, Claire"

"Yes, Amane-san."

I don't know how I should describe it, but the conversation continued at a weird pace, as even after saying that I don't have to use an honorific, I thought, why does she still continue to use one. However, there was something that I was more intrigued about besides that.

It was about why Claire knows about my name and age even though this was supposed to be our first meeting. And what purpose does she have to come to see me in the first place?

Of course, I thought I had to ask about those. However, faster than I was able to open my mouth, Claire said.

"Ah, right, Amane-san. Do you have any plans for today?"

"_"

Sudden choice event! 1

Although there were still many incomprehensible things and not even one question of mine has been solved yet, as a man I judged that I couldn't retreat here.

"No, I don't have any."

"Then, can you go out with me for a while?"

"C-can't be helped, alright. I'm free after all, yes, it cannot be helped."

"? Well then, please come here."

While feeling reluctant, I followed Claire who walked in front of me.

Don't get it wrong, I was really feeling reluctant, okay!

At any rate, after walking for a while, she stopped in front of a car.

"Please get in the car.'

"Eh?"

Claire sat in the passenger seat without minding my reaction. And I, who was left behind, got on the back seat while still being confused by the sudden turn of events.

Besides us, a man was sitting in the driver's seat.

"Yagami-san, please depart."

"Understood"

In accordance with Claire's words, the man started the car, and we departed.

Meanwhile, I, who couldn’t keep up with the unexpected development, was bewildered.

Etto… What is this, kidnapping?

Then, as if abandoning my doubts behind, the car left the place at a high speed.

"Recruitment to a guild?"

I repeated the words that Claire told me in the car, which she nodded in response.

"Yes, that's right. Apparently, it seems our guild master wanted to talk with Amane-san, thus, I came to pick you up. Is it a bother?"

"… Fumu"

They came to especially recruit me?

To be honest, it was quite suspicious and a bother, but, if I said that here, they might ask me why I chose to come with Claire.

Hence, I tried to retain my composure and made my face as calm as possible.

"No problem, I knew it from the start after all."

"I see, then, I'm glad."

Claire obediently accepted my words.

Fumu, it seems I managed to deceive her somehow.

"Chi"

"Nn?"

While I was thinking about something like that, the man who sat in the driver's seat– who if I'm not mistaken should be Yagami–clicked his tongue as if he was annoyed.

As it might be just my imagination, I decided to ignore it.

Anyway, let's get back to the topic.

"You knew my name because you came to recruit me, huh."

"Yes. Although originally I was planning to go to your house, as I saw Amane-san on the way, I decided to greet you there. Looking at the results, it can't be called that we passed each other by coincidence, thus, what a good miscalculation, right?"

"I see."

The good miscalculation that she said before was about this, huh. Or rather, honestly, it was a bit scary that they even knew my address.

… No, wait. In the first place, I haven't heard the most important thing yet.

"So, what guild does Claire belong to?"

"… I am very sorry, come to think of it, I haven't said it yet. The guild that Yagami and I belong to is the guild that established the headquarters in this city–"

Then, she said.

"– Guild【Yozuki】"

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