What Kind Of Newbie Are You?! They Said That “Summoner” Is A Terrible Job, Yet They Call Her The Last Boss - Chapter 40

16:00 on Friday, when they can use the Guild Home Priority Voucher. As usual, overtime was in full swing.

The company break room. Leaning against the wall, Kei Aikawa was talking on her smartphone with a cup of coffee in hand.

“Huh… then you might be late today!?”

“That’s right. I think it will end at 20:00… but I can’t say for sure. As planned, you and the others can decide for me, Zecca-chan.”

Kei, who assumed that her junior would force overtime, handed Zecca the voucher in advance. If she can’t make it in time, she wants everyone else to decide on a suitable guild home.

Kei estimates that everything will be finished by 20:00. Having the idiot around doesn’t necessarily mean more work will get done. There may be situations where you can’t go home until the worst day is over.

“I understand… but I’m lonely if I can’t see you like we planned,” Zecca said.

“Yeah…I’ll try my best,” Kei said.

“So, regarding the design of the guild home, since there is a castle, I think that would be good,” Zecca replied.

“A castle… isn’t it too big for five people?” Kei asked.

“No it’s not,” Zecca said. “Besides, it seems that this castle is the most expensive, so this place is perfect to use the voucher on.”

“A castle, huh…?” Kei asked.

Kei imagines herself relaxing in a castle as Johann. A white castle, like Cinderella’s castle. Have a cup of tea on the terrace where butterflies dance while gazing at the garden surrounded by beautiful flowers… Hinadora, Inukoro, and Chrono Dragon are relaxing next to it.

(Paradise… it might be a little good… it seems that my daily fatigue will be healed.)

“Well then, go get that castle, then,” Kei said.

“I got it! Well then, I will go home quickly and log in!” Zecca said.

“Oh, you were still at school? Be careful on your way home,” Kei -aid.

“Of course. Johann-san, please do your best without overdoing it!”

“BIEEEENN, AIKAWA-SENPAI! WHERE ARE YOUUUUUU?! PLEASE, SAVE MEEEEEE!”

And at that moment, they heard the voice of Kei’s junior, crying and wandering in search of salvation.

“…”

“Wh-What was that? I can hear someone crying like crazy?!” Zecca said.

It seems that her junior’s crying has reached Zecca on the other side of the phone, and Kei is dismayed. Little wonder.

“Ah… just think of it as an animal’s cry.”

“Animal!? It’s clearly a human crying!? Johann-san, what kind of workplace do you work in??”

“BIIEEEEEEEEE-AIKAWA-SAAAAAANNNNN!”

“It can’t be helped,” Kei said. “I’ll hang up soon, Zecca-chan. I need to catch the lab animal so it doesn’t escape.”

“Catch!? What the hell is going on there…?” Zecca asked.

Kei hangs up. After talking to Zecca and getting her energy back, Kei threw the cup in the trash and went to her junior who was wandering around looking for Kei.

After finishing overtime, Johann logs in to GOO after having a light meal. As soon as she logs in, she receives a message from Zecca. The message contained the location of the guild home that had been successfully purchased.

There are no dungeons on the Third Layer. Instead, there are 20 large and small guild homes scattered about. Castles and towers. Something that looks like a hollowed-out giant tree. There are various locales, such as those floating in the middle of a lake. Starting tomorrow, large-scale guilds will begin purchasing homes from these 20 guild homes that match the atmosphere and size of their guilds. By the way, even a small guild with a small number of people can purchase a small guild home in Asuka City, so there is no problem.

However, the biggest castle among them was purchased by a new guild of only 5, Dragon Hina.

Dragon Hina’s Guild Master finally arrived at their guild home after the other members.

The sky is covered with thick clouds, and thunder is always rumbling. The land is desolate, and not a single blade of grass grows. The rustic castle is certainly splendid, but there is a sense of intimidation radiating from it. And the color of the castle occasionally illuminated by lightning is… black.

Even Johann, who is unfamiliar with games, can understand this.

“It’s not what I thought. Isn’t this… a castle where an evil Demon King lives…?” Johann asked.

She hurries inside and finds Zecca.

The members other than Johann were there, and there was a long, improvised table with snacks and juices lined up.

“Oh, here she is, here she is,” Kon said. “We’ve been waiting for y’all.”

“… Thank you for your hard work, Onee-chan,” Remma said.

“Johann-san! Were you able to capture that loose lab animal?” Zecca said.

“We’ve already started, Johann-chan,” Donald said.

The other members seemed to be excited while waiting for Johann to come.

“Hey… is this the guild home?! This is a design that evil people use!? I prefer a normal white castle…”

“Huh, there was definitely a white castle, but… I think this one matches the design of Johann-san’s armor,” Zecca said.

“Isn’t it perfect for Maou-han?” Kon said.

“I think so too☆,” Donald said.

“Th-This can’t be…” Johann said, collapsing to her knees.

“”

She is shocked at how different the castle is from what she had imagined. It is Kon who snuggles up to Johann.

“Actually, Maou-han. Guild Home has a new game system,” Kon said.

“New system?” Johann asked.

“Tha’s right,” Kon said.

As Kon said, there’s a new system. That is, you can freely place summoned beasts in your guild home. Simply set the summoning stone on the pedestal in the center of the guild home, and the summoned beast will move around the guild home. You can treat them as pets, use them as guards, or arrange summons that matches the atmosphere.

There are various ways to use them.

“So,” Kon said, “this Demon King’s Castle…it’s true that just as Maou-han said, it’s dark and gloomy. It may be different from Maou-han’s ideal. But you know what? 500 slots, y’all.”

“Five… hundred… slots?” Johann asked.

“Tha’s right,” Kon said. “The maximum number of summoned beasts that can be out in a white castle simultaneously-like is 100. However, this one has 500 slots. Even so, Maou-han can have a white castle, right?”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a white castle or something else,” Johann said.

Johann has already forgotten about the White Castle.

“Johann-san… is tired from work… uu,” Zecca whimpered.

“Johann-chan, so easy to understand☆,” Donald said.

“……Onee-chan,” Remma mumbled.

Kon guided her to the throne room in the center of the castle, like a place where the final boss of an RPG waits.

Behind the throne is a slot for setting 500 summoning stones.

By setting summoning stones here, the summoned beast will materialize regardless of the Summoner’s Skills, and you will be able to live together in this guild home with it.

The large amount of summoning stones collected with Kon is still in the bank. It will be deposited in the guild’s vault later.

So Johann takes out all the summoned beasts she has on hand from her storage and puts them in the slots.

Then. In this throne room, monsters materialize.

“It’s amazing! It’s like I’ve really become an executive of the Demon King’s Army☆,” Donald said.

“It’s spectacular,” Zecca said.

“… These are the monsters that have supported Onee-chan,” Remma said.

From common monsters such as Magic Golems and Musclers to Layer Bosses such as Kuwa Geiger and Crystal Leo. The monsters who have supported Johann until now will gather here for the first time.

“Are y’all satisfied?” Kon asked.

“Yeah,” Johann said. “Hey, guys. If we move the summons from the bank to here, can we hold a… no-holds-barred Hinadora Festival?”

“…Hinadora Festival?” Remma asked.

“What is that?” Zecca asked.

“I only have a bad feeling about this, you know☆,” Donald said.

Hinadora festival. It is about the event that was born from the information earlier, in which 500 Hinadora are summoned at the same time and Johann enjoys them.

“Well, sure, but… it’s better to do it when no one is around,” Kon said, in the face of Johann’s dejected expression.

“Oh!” Zecca shouted then as if she remembered something. “Now I finally understand! Why Kon-san was trying to buy up summoning stones…”

“Fuh-fuh-fu,” Kon chuckles.

Kon was finally found out?! She made a smug face as if to confirm it.

“Tha’s right, y’all. With this feature of the guild home, the demand for summoning stones should explode… a big profit, a big profit… ufufufufu.”

Kon’s villainous laugh echoed through the throne room.

Next time. They’ll be selling summoning stones to the major guilds.

T/N: Considering Kon seems to have a friend in the dev team or a professional leaker, this could be considered insider trading if it weren’t all a game with no real-life currency linked to it.