Time rewound to this morning, at the hero squad’s base.
Bright and early, Layla and Sylvia had already set out ahead of time to the Beast Kingdom dungeon to prepare and arrange the teleportation magic.
In the spacious villa, only Alice remained.
After waking up, the blonde twin-tailed girl searched the entire house in vain and saw no sign of anyone.
She sighed deeply, and a slight sting rose to her nose.
Alice had no idea about the two girls’ plan, so naturally, she didn’t know where they had gone.
Maybe they had gone off to look for Keti again, but… if they all went to find that idiot, then who was there to pay any attention to her?
Sniff—
The empty room suddenly felt overwhelmingly uncomfortable, and Alice felt utterly alone, her heart growing heavier.
Why wasn’t Keti back yet? Hmm… Didn’t she promise to propose to her in the future?
Everyone else just left her here… It felt as if she was the one who had quit the team.
What’s going on? They were all focused on finding Keti, but wasn’t she supposed to be Keti’s childhood friend?
Those two cheating cats had no conscience at all, truly…
Alice was already beginning to regret it. Maybe she shouldn’t have tried to be strong.
If she had agreed to go with Layla to find Keti from the start, she wouldn’t have had to spend every day alone, doing nothing at the base, lonely and bored, wiping away tears in secret from time to time.
She even worried a little: had Layla and Sylvia found Keti already?
Could it be that they had found her but deliberately didn’t bring her back, hiding Keti somewhere?
And those two lustful, foul-mouthed b*tches were leaving early and coming back late every day just to… torment Keti in that little dark room day and night?
Hiss—
No, no, just thinking about it made Alice feel ill.
She even began considering whether she should get up early tomorrow to follow Layla and the others.
Hmm…
But after a moment, Alice calmed herself down and shook her head.
Although Layla and Sylvia had indeed been coming and going early and late recently, if they really had found Keti, they wouldn’t come back every day wearing such hopeless expressions.
Though it was possible they were putting on an act, Alice thought there was no need to go to such lengths.
Besides, with Layla and Sylvia’s personalities, there was no way they would accept sharing Keti.
So Alice’s mind drifted back to the intelligence Layla had shared with her before—Keti…
And the Silver-haired Villainess…
Tsk!
Thinking of that, Alice bit her lip irritably and quietly made up her mind. Fine, go ahead, leave! The capital had so many adventurers—what’s the big deal about being without Keti?
The blonde twin-tailed loli was finally ready to act on the thing she had been talking big about before: finding a new teammate to fill Keti’s spot!
Hmph… Once the new teammate joined the squad, Keti would definitely sneak a peek at their adventures. Then Alice would show off her true strength: cute, virtuous, and…
The perfect coordination with the new teammate would make Keti regret it deeply!
Damn it, a team full of beautiful girls and you don’t appreciate it? Where else could you find better conditions?
Doing chores, taking care of daily life, preparing supplies for life and combat—what’s wrong with that? If you don’t want to, there are plenty of others who would!
Heh, just watch. Once I say the hero squad is recruiting, who knows how many will come running!
Hmm… but where should I find someone? Hmm…
After thinking for a moment, Alice got an idea. That’s right! Since I’m looking for adventurers, why not just go straight to the Adventurers’ Guild hall?
An hour later, Alice appeared at the Adventurers’ Guild hall, dressed meticulously.
She wasn’t wearing her usual combat light armor; instead, she wore a charming, girly lace dress with a sweet, adorable vibe.
She held up a signboard with photos of herself, Layla, and Sylvia, along with the most eye-catching Recruitment Slogan!
【Hero Squad Recruiting One New Teammate! Requirements: Male, Alchemist, 18 to 28 years old, Magic Talent Grade C or above, hardworking, diligent, and patient!
Good temper, kind! Excellent team benefits, no males on the team yet, plus three gentle and adorable beautiful girl teammates waiting for you~ On-site interviews, selection based on merit, come join us—!】
Ehehe…
Looking at the sign she had prepared, Alice felt quite satisfied.
Though it was just a piece of cardboard with hastily written words in ink, as long as there were these three photos of beautiful girls, especially herself all dressed up, it was enough!
As it turned out, she was right.
The Adventurers’ Guild hall was also a tavern, with plenty of foot traffic.
The blonde twin-tailed loli casually found a spot to sit and raised her sign, calling out, “Hero squad recruiting new members—!”
Soon, quite a few people gathered around.
“Wow, isn’t this the famous hero squad’s Alice? So cute! Recruiting new members?”
“Eek! A team full of beautiful girls? Such a lucky opportunity!”
“I-I want to interview! Alice, please accept me! I’m very hardworking and tough! I’m willing to live in a mansion just to adventure with a beautiful harem!”
“Only recruiting alchemists? No warriors? I’m the best warrior in the entire capital, with the strongest masochistic tendencies!”
“Can you loosen the age limit a bit? Damn, I’m already thirty, but I’m still a virgin!”
“Ahahaha… no, no need to rush. We’ll interview one by one, but the requirements can’t be relaxed…”
Faced with the growing and increasingly excited crowd, Alice put on a professional smile and waved awkwardly.
Ah… but even so, Alice felt quite proud facing so many men surrounding her.
As expected, being a beautiful girl meant being popular was only natural.
Hmph, stupid Keti—just wait until you hear about my recruitment and regret it!
It’s just a gentle, diligent, patient, hardworking, complaint-free, comforting, and magically gifted teammate!
How hard could it be to find one?
Uh…
It actually turned out to be kind of hard!
Alice started interviewing the applicants one by one and soon realized something was off.
Almost all the people who came to interview were either smelly, greasy old uncles or fat, oily, reclusive otakus.
They looked at her with creepy, lecherous eyes—either staring at her chest or her legs. Some even drooled in front of her!
Alice felt disgusted—there was no way she could accept these guys. They were just too… gross!