Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

"Sister Alyssa, hurry up!"

"Wait, wait a minute!"

In a corner of the Shuter Capital, there was a facility where children lived. There, Alyssa was also kept busy by the children today.

She was sixteen years old and was also a girl who had grown up in this facility. But as the oldest, she often took over management instead of the facility manager, who was called a teacher.

"Sister, are you exhausted? You really don't have the energy."

“You guys are just too energetic!”

Facing Alyssa who was panting, one boy seemed unconcerned. The other children who had gathered together did not show any signs of being tired either.

I really want to seriously feel that the child’s physical strength is a bottomless pit. Alyssa complained in her heart and walked into the circle of children.

"Okay, let's play hide and seek!"

"Hey, didn't we play that yesterday? I want to run today!"

"Then let's play hide and seek. It's all the same anyway."

“How can you——!”

"Come on, boy--!"

The two boys started arguing. Alyssa rushed over with a bitter expression on her face.

"Stop! Stop arguing!"

Alyssa reluctantly separated the two.

"Since you want to play so much, then play both!"

"Oh, yeah, that's it!"

The two boys suddenly ran away in a good mood. The tense atmosphere just now was gone forever. The children around did not show any special surprise. Because such scenes are commonplace.

To be precise, the children were able to stay calm because of Alyssa, which shows how much she is trusted.

By the way, the seemingly endless physical energy of children is actually limited. Once they are tired, everyone will take a nap together, and the quietness that comes is surprising.

"Finally fell asleep... I'm so tired..."

Looking at the quiet children, Alyssa took a deep breath but couldn't help but smile. No matter how naughty they were, these children were precious to her.

Alyssa stood up quietly and looked at the sky through the empty window. The flowing white clouds, the dazzling sunshine, and the slightly warm wind brought a moderate sense of comfort.

“What peace it is… the commotion two years ago feels fake now.”

Nothing major has happened in the Kingdom of Shuter in the past two years since the City Knights and adventurers completed the bandit extermination mission.

If I have to say anything, it is that after that mission, the king began to enthusiastically investigate rumors of certain things.

Alyssa thought that this might be the reason for the peace in the past two years. The so-called actual combat training tasks that the king regularly assigned to the knights and adventurers were almost gone.

Instead, the king stopped urging the adventurers to train freely, and they seemed to enjoy the training. Alyssa occasionally heard such conversations.

In fact, there were not many people in the capital of Shuter who had a favorable impression of the king. At most, there were some merchants or nobles who flattered the king to increase their own interests.

But recently, even these merchants and nobles have begun to think that they need to make their own profits. In other words, it is not reliable to rely on the current king. If there is this free time, it is better to sell their products to other countries.

This shows that the current king has completely neglected the affairs of the country, and it is not surprising that the reputation of other countries has also declined.

Even a simple child like Alyssa can feel this, not to mention the people in other towns, adventurers, and those who work in the palace. What would they think of this situation?

“It’s also true that you don’t hear people getting upset… but actually, there are more cheers… well, that makes sense.”

Alyssa sighed and thought. When she took the children shopping, she always heard various rumors in various places.

In some shops, not only adventurers and people from the royal palace frequented them, but also information was often circulated through gossip. Secret information in particular would often spread in an instant, and this had become an unwritten rule.

Over the past two years, Alyssa has often felt that information is particularly vulnerable to leakage.

Indeed, some information that sounds like it shouldn't be leaked is spread widely in the capital as if it's natural, and soon you can see a noble running in a hurry. Alyssa and the children have also seen such scenes from afar.

Alyssa couldn't help but feel that the capital was heading in a bad direction. At least, she found it hard to believe that such peaceful days would continue.

Although she was upset, Alyssa couldn’t help but hope:

I hope the Kingdom of Shuter can continue to maintain peace. I hope the children in the facility will not suffer any strange harm.

"Alyssa, can I talk to you?"

Suddenly someone called her, and Alyssa turned around. A fat, bearded, bespectacled man was standing there with a kind smile on his face.

His name was Zain, and he was the leader of this facility. He indicated that he had something to say, and in order not to disturb the children who were taking a nap, Alyssa went to the corridor to listen to him.

“Oh, tomorrow?”

"Yes. We received a call from the guild. An adventurer accepted our previous request."

“Is that person coming here to play tomorrow?” Zayn nodded in response to Alyssa’s question.

“They said the adventurer was the same age as Alyssa. They thought the children would be very happy.”

Zayn looked happy, but Alyssa had a sad look on her face.

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The next day, Alyssa and the children waited outside for the adventurer.

She kept thinking about it, but she couldn't get rid of the uneasiness in her heart. Zayn said that the adventurer was happy to accept the task, but Alyssa just didn't think it was credible.

(I always worry about adventurers from other countries. I find it hard to believe that they are willing to accept...)

According to Zen, the adventurer who was the same age as Alyssa seemed to have wandered in the Kingdom of Sforia and the Kingdom of Santono.

When he came to this royal capital by chance, he was persuaded by the young lady from the guild to accept this mission.

At this time, Alyssa had roughly guessed the truth of the matter. Perhaps someone had said a lot of things to the adventurer, almost forcing him to accept this task.

Asking adventurers to teach children adventuring activities was a request that adventurers would not be happy to accept. In fact, this request had been pending in the guild for a long time, and no one was willing to take it up.

Even if the designated level of the task was lowered as much as possible, there was no effect. Alyssa thought that the request had been withdrawn long ago. Unexpectedly, they still insisted.

(Hey, maybe Mr. Zen just forgot.)

Alyssa sighed silently as the children discussed the upcoming adventurers.

“What kind of person would that be?”

"Teacher said that adventurer is a little strange?"

“But they said it would be convenient to play with us, right?”

"I'm really looking forward to it. I hope it's a handsome guy..."

The children all looked very excited, but Alyssa’s expression was a little complicated, and she tilted her head slightly.

"That's a bit strange, what does it mean? Is there an adventurer profession suitable for playing with children?"

In fact, because she didn't see how the guild girl described it, Alyssa couldn't make a judgment. This was also the reason why she felt uneasy.

But anyway, they had decided to come to this facility. Alyssa could only pray that there would be no strange characters who would bring bad influences.

"Hey, could it be those people?" a child suddenly said. Alyssa looked in the direction he pointed, and there were indeed three people walking towards them.

"..."

Alyssa didn't know how to react.

One was a man in a dark robe, which Alyssa knew well enough to not take too seriously. The other was a teenager in a headscarf. Alyssa realized that the boy was probably her own age.

Then there is the third person. This is the biggest question.

(What is that...the girl with the little wings...)

A being fluttering lightly around the boy. It was obviously too small. At least it couldn't be a person. At least it was definitely not a human. If it was -

(Is it a monster? Are monsters in human form common?)

Alyssa couldn't think of any other answer. Moreover, there were many things around the boy that made her curious.

First, there were cute little animal-like creatures wrapped around the boy's head and left shoulder, revealing a pair of naughty eyes. Then there was the creature in the boy's arms, which looked like a doll and a living thing, exuding a charming charm.

At their feet, there were slimes jumping happily. They were blue slimes that were often seen in the Kingdom of Shuter. From their state, it was easy to imagine that they were companions.

The small creatures that seemed to be monsters, including the girl with small wings, all had the same mark on their foreheads.