The Garbage Summoner Got Kicked Out (And Became Unstoppable) - Two blunders in a row, but the trust is genuine

The morning after returning from the first request——the small sense of accomplishment from taking down that young Rock Viper still lingered in Kaito's chest. Kaito came down from the second floor of the inn "Latuka's Light" and took a seat at the dining table. Breakfast was a bread soup simmered in Hazel Boar broth, with a meat aroma that was hard to describe drifting through the air. Arna was already seated, writing something in a small notebook. He'd thought it before, but she was always an early riser. "We're going to take a request today" She said it before Kaito could even sip his soup. The sound of her closing the notebook was crisp. "Yeah, I figured" The two of them headed to the guild's branch office. Passing through the central plaza of Galmunest, a small stone building came into view. The Fortina Federation Guild Administration Bureau's branch office——a government agency that mediated requests for all guilds within the federation. It was a small operation with only two permanent staff members, and about ten request notices ranging from E-rank to C-rank were posted on the bulletin board by the entrance. Arna scanned the bulletin board from end to end. Kaito stood beside her with his arms crossed, pretending to look——while actually waiting for Arna to finish reading first since he was slow at processing the text. "This one" Arna pulled out one of the request notices. 【Request: Hazel Wasteland・Street Blockade Monster Subjugation / Rank C / Reward: 35,000 Regna / Requester: Galmunest Branch Office】 Gancrow——a giant scorpion-type monster blocking the street near the entrance to the Hazel Wasteland. Body length: six meters. It had apparently stopped multiple merchant carriages with its pincers and poison stinger, and the street through the wasteland had been completely non-functional for three days. "It matches what I heard yesterday from Loose, a merchant acquaintance. There are lots of rocky areas around there. If we approach from the north, we can drive the monster into the rock shadows. If we go from the south, it has no escape route. So the standard tactic is to approach from the north and drive it south" "Got it, we'll go from the north" "And——declare the spirit's size beforehand before summoning it. Understand?" "Understood" Arna gave Kaito a stern look. "Your replies are always so quick, aren't they" ◇ The Hazel Wasteland spread out from five kilometers southwest of Galmunest as a reddish-brown barren land. Low shrubs and rocks were scattered about, and the ground beneath their feet was hard, mixed with gravel and sand. The sunlight was intense, and just walking made their throats dry. True to Arna's information, the northern route had a series of large rock formations. They formed a natural wall, and if they drove Gancrow south from here, it would have no escape route. The strategy was perfect. "There" Peeking from behind the rocks, Gancrow was in the middle of the street. Body length six meters, black carapace, six red eyes lined up on its head. Its pincers were spread wide and it remained still, as if waiting for something. It completely blocked the street. This was what had stopped merchant cargo for three days. Kaito took a deep breath. "I'm calling Urga. Just a little bit" "You say 'just a little bit' every time and it's never just a little bit. Please be careful this time" "It'll be fine, I'm confident" "That's the one thing I can't trust about you" "《Summon》——Urga!" BOOM!!! Flame-colored wings filled the sky. The dragon-type spirit Urga, thirty meters in total length, appeared with a thunderous crash directly above the northern rock formations of the Hazel Wasteland. Its golden eyes looked down lazily at Gancrow. Gancrow didn't last even a second. The moment its pincers began to spread, Urga's front leg came down, crushing the rocks along with it. Gancrow was slammed against the bedrock with its carapace and died instantly. One hit. Perfect. ——Or so he thought, for exactly two seconds after. Rumble rumble rumble…… CRASH!! The impact of Urga's landing transmitted through the surrounding rock formations. The northern rocks began a chain collapse. Massive boulders rolled one after another, flowing toward the street. While Urga casually folded its wings, a wall of earth and stone ten meters wide was completed across the street. Subjugation complete. And the street was now in worse condition than before. Silence. Kaito and Arna stood side by side, staring at the collapsed street. "……I want to ask you something" "Uh……" "What was the point of subjugating the monster? It was to make the street passable, right? But now the street isn't passable anymore, is it? What's going on?" "……Your point is well taken" "Well taken!? You think saying 'well taken' solves anything!!" Arna stood with her legs apart, pointing at Kaito. Her aquamarine eyes were blazing. The star-shaped earring on her left ear swayed in the sunlight. Kaito had no words to return, so he turned toward the collapsed rocks. "But……I did defeat the monster" "……Did you just say that in a small voice on purpose?" "You heard it?" "I heard every word" Arna sighed and rolled up her sleeves. "We're clearing this. Help me" The debris removal began under the blazing sun. The two of them carried rocks, picked up driftwood, and cleared gravel. Urga had been dismissed long ago, leaving just two humans doing manual labor. The reward was thirty-five thousand Regna. It was confirmed that half the day would be spent on this. About an hour in, Kaito made a mistake placing a rock. The pile of small stones next to it collapsed, blocking the road again. "Hey!! Don't pile it where we just cleared!!" "Sorry, I forgot which side we cleared" "That side! From now on, before you summon a spirit, you must always declare its size to me first. New rule" "Understood" With that, Kaito started picking up the collapsed stones again. Arna watched him, started to say something, then stopped. Well. His replies really were fast. In the end, the cleanup took four hours. ◇ The next day. Arna found a new request notice on the guild branch office's bulletin board. 【Request: Kara Forest South End・Street Fortress Defense Support / Rank C or higher, multiple monsters approaching within 24 hours / Reward: 50,000 Regna / Requester: Fortress Commander Gudolf】 Kara Forest——a broadleaf forest spreading from twenty kilometers northeast of Galmunest. The street fortress at its southern end was a base for monitoring and intercepting monsters coming out of the forest. "The reward is fifty thousand Regna. Better than yesterday" "Let's take it" "Use your spirit outside the fortress. Promise me" "I promise" "……Why are your replies always so refreshingly quick" They arrived at the fortress before noon. A small stone fortress with watchtowers on all four sides——east, west, south, and north. A large man standing in front of the gate deepened the wrinkles between his eyebrows the moment he saw Kaito and Arna. Middle-aged, well-built, loud voice. He had the air of someone who'd been protecting the fortress for many years. "I'm Fortress Commander Gudolf. You're a spirit user?" "Yes. I have summoning skills" "Use your spirits outside the fortress. The stone walls will get damaged. Understood?" "Understood. I'll call small ones" Gudolf looked at Kaito for three seconds, then let him inside. Arna whispered softly in Kaito's ear. "Small ones. Make sure they're actually small" "I know" Monster reconnaissance began. The fortress garrison consisted of eight people total, alternating surveillance of the east and west gates. Kaito and Arna took the west side. One hour later. A brown shadow moved from the shade near the fortress's back entrance. 【Monster: Dust Howler (sand storm-inducing wolf-type monster) Danger Level B / Appears to be a single advance scout】 Its snout was trying to squeeze through the gap in the back gate. If it got inside before the garrison noticed, it would be bad. Kaito moved instinctively. He hurried to summon a small spirit. Carefully controlling his magical power, cautiously, minimally—— "《Summon》——!" BOOM!! What appeared was a mid-sized wind spirit. Storm Egg——seven meters. Smaller than expected, certainly. A quarter of Urga's size. Not big. Not big at all, but the gust from the spirit's landing hit the fortress's west watchtower directly from the side. The stone wall tilted inward with a rumble, and the tower collapsed with a crash. The Dust Howler was blown away and died. A perfect takedown. Immediately after. "What was that sound!!" An angry roar echoed from inside the fortress. Arna pushed Kaito's back. "Go apologize first!!" "Got it, got it!" Kaito ran. He faced Gudolf head-on in front of the collapsed west watchtower. Anger was written across Gudolf's face. The wrinkles between his eyebrows had tripled since this morning. "This is——" "That's on me. I broke it. I'm truly sorry" He bowed his head. At that moment. "The horde is coming!! From the east, twenty-five or more!!" The east watchtower guard shouted. Everyone turned east. Dust was rising from the horizon. Within it, countless glints of scales——a horde of Rock Vipers. Rock Vipers, large serpent-type monsters that camouflage themselves in stone, danger level C-class adults, twenty-five or more heading toward the fortress. Eight people couldn't handle that many. Kaito thought for a second. "Urga, come" "《Summon》——!" BOOM!!! The sky turned flame-colored. Urga descended outside the fortress. Thirty meters in total length, fifty-meter wingspan. Its golden eyes caught the horde of Rock Vipers. Urga roared once. GAAAAAAAAHHH!!! The thunderous sound shook the wasteland. Wind exploded. Flames scattered. The horde of Rock Vipers was blown away before reaching the fortress. All twenty-five stopped moving in an instant. The ground tremor subsided, and the dust cleared. Silence. Not a single one of the eight fortress garrison members made a sound. Kaito dismissed Urga. Its flame-colored body faded like mist. The last golden eyes seemed to have a "that worked out this time" expression. Gudolf slowly closed his mouth. He glanced at the collapsed west watchtower. He looked at Kaito. He started to say something, then stopped. He simply turned on his heel and went back inside the fortress. "……He's definitely going to write a grim report about this" Arna came to Kaito's side and said quietly. "I didn't get yelled at" "First person I've ever seen break a wall and not get yelled at. But seriously, this is bad for my heart every time" Arna sighed. But the corner of her mouth held an expression that was less angry than something else. ◇ Night fell. They made a campfire on the flat ground outside the fortress and settled the request payment. A thin wind blew across the south end of Kara Forest, and the flames swayed occasionally. Arna was writing numbers in her notebook. Kaito sat beside her, chewing on dried meat. "For the next request, I want to decide the spirit's output beforehand. Tell me the size and approximate summoning cost before you actually summon it" "If you tell me what's appropriate, I'll match it" "You can match it?" "……I still have no idea how to control it" Arna looked up from her notebook. "You're being honest about that?" "No point lying about it" There was a long silence. The campfire crackled. Arna closed her notebook and started rummaging through the back of her luggage. An old leather-bound ledger came out. A merchant's ledger filled with numbers, worn from use. Arna placed the ledger on her lap and looked at the campfire. "My father was a merchant trader" Kaito said nothing. "Three years ago, he failed on a big deal and lost almost everything. And then——" There was a pause. "The moment the family started to decline, every business partner and relative disappeared. People who'd eaten with us the day before would cut off contact the next day. They'

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