Confiding Pixie

“I’m a warrior from the alternate universe.”
“The Goddess summoned me to this world to defeat the Devil that has imperiled the world and to restore peace to the world.”
“I understand that it’s my cardinal duty. Since I’ve been summoned to become a Warrior, I’ll do my best to beat my opponent even if he’s the almighty Devil.”
“Don’t ask me why. That’s what the book says.”
“But… isn’t this development straying from the plot?!”
This is the beginning of a scam in an alternate universe. It is also the story of a warrior with a mission to defeat the Devil. At the end, he realized that he had been duped instead.


Why must the devil be Defeated?

When Shane came down from the third floor of the guild with a book and returned to the guild's first floor lobby, an odd feeling made him stop in his tracks.  


Shane then lifted his eyelids and glanced around.  


With that glance, Shane noticed the many Adventurers casting covert or blatant gazes in his direction.  


"Doesn't look anything special, though."  


"Not wearing any decent equipment, just a weapon hidden in the bundle on his shoulder..."  


"He looks like a rookie, doesn't he?"  


"I thought this newcomer would be just like the others before him, kicked out after staying a month in Miss Vivian's squad or making some foolhardy mistake that Miss Tielle takes care of."  


Similar whispered conversations reached Shane's ears, barely audible.  


Perhaps, they intended for him to hear?  


076 "It's all lacking in originality.