Leaving the Shrine + 390 Days.

Greetings to whoever reads this. It's me- Yuusha, the cool-headed, calm, kuudere who will save the world. It had already been a year since I started the journey to kill the Demon Lord who ruled over the demon world.

Since I just debuted in the society of adventurers after being a paladin for 5 years this rough world was all new to me. I was getting sick of going on beginner quests to gain experience and hone my skills.

I wanted to move from the A rank quests that I was taking to the S rank ones available.

But I needed someone to watch my back. After all, there was only one Yuusha alive.

So I set out in search of some companions.

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"HELLO YUUSHA-SAMA! WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?" A fat man bowed in front of me while sweating profusely. He was the guild master who slept on a bit too much money and lost his muscle. What a pathetic man.

His eyes were tired as if he was sick of this job already.

Oh well, there was no aid I could provide him.

"I am here to ask for S rank adventurers to join my party." I said while sitting down on the couch. My helmet rattled.

'How was I so easily recognisable? Because there was only one who could afford a full set of iridescent paladin armour.'

"THE HERO'S PARTY? FROM OUR GUILD?! THAT WOULD BE AN HONOUR, YUUSHA-SAMA!" The man bowed again and quickly called over and lined up a group of 5 people. All shapes, sizes, and personalities. But one thing common among them was the lack of discipline. They were all a bunch of ruffians.

"These are all the S-ranks from our guild who wished to join your party. Coincidentally, all the S-ranks in the guild." I would expect no less. I was the one honoured by the goddess to carry out the sacred duty of killing the demon lord.

"Introduce them to me." I said.

The guild master wiped the sweat off his head.

"This one here is an S-rank who can manipulate wind and fight using JiuJutsu." Decent build, a good set of strengths. There was no need for me to waste my time anymore.

"I shall take him th-"

"But he's also a raging alcoholic and spends most of his time in brothels."

"Oh okay, moving on then."

There was a girl with a huge witch hat.

"She is the witch of doom and can cast buffs and curses. Buffs strong enough to boost someone's health by twice or curses capable of killing the enemy."

Hmmm... That was actually pretty good. She would work well on support. Plus she was a woman.

"Then I shall have her as a par-"

"But she is used to stealing the party's money and using it for gambling."

"Oh, dear~ Master... That was supposed to be a secret~" She rubbed the guild masters stomach and slid her hand into his pocket. He, unnerved and almost used to the whole thing, slapped her hand away.

"Moving on then."

"This is Gale... He's an assassin. Has killed a lot of high-class people, has morals, and impeccable skills."

From a glance, I could tell that this man was quick on his feet. A useful attribute to have on the field.

'Should I go for hi-'

"Buttt, he has a very short temper. When things don't go exactly according to plan he starts throwing a tantrum."

An assassin, whose work is literally supposed to be dead silent, throwing a tantrum?

Damn it!

"Finally, these two here are Hora and Yiina. They come in a set. Hora is a tank and can use multiple elements. Yiina is a healer and can use some spells."

Both were dressed well, scantily. The man had his chest exposed and the woman's legs were visible from the sides of her one-piece. Even though the one-piece in question flowed down to her ankles.

Their attributes combined with mine would make the perfect party, though. Let's just hear the inevitable bad quality of theirs.

"Where's the 'but'?" I asked the guild master.

"There is no but. These two are just very much in love with each other and that's about it."

The two of them chuckled.

Wait... if that was all-! They were perfect!

If these two were in love with each other I wouldn't have to worry about the guy being a threat to me. And no toxic traits either.

"They are good! Yiina and Hora was it? Won't you form a party with me?" I grabbed Yiina's hands.

She looked over at Hora.

"We would be happy to!"

At that time I was blissfully unaware of how much they loved each other. All the friggin time.