, also known as for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Mato Kousaka and illustrated by Gaou. ASCII Media Works began publishing the series under their Dengeki Bunko imprint in March 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Suzu Yūki began serialization in Dengeki Daioh magazine in June 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by CloverWorks aired from January to March 2025.

Plot Alina Clover became an adventurer guild receptionist because she thought it would be an easy and secure job, but unfortunately for her she has the vexing task of dealing with meatheads and egotists, having to remind them of regulations; plus her coworkers constantly dump their unfinished share of the work on her, causing her to work unpaid overtime. It does not help that Dungeon bosses are unbeatable for long periods of time, which leads to more paperwork. Secretly, Alina has moments when she snaps and uses her divine skill to summon a powerful hammer to go after the bosses herself, venting all her frustrations on the monster.

The leader of an adventurer group takes notice of her and is determined to recruit her into his party. However, facing potential dismissal from her stable job due to unauthorized outside work, Alina must find a way to avoid involvement.

Characters Main

A young receptionist at the Iffole Counter, having worked there for three years. She has a first-class license, given to the top 10% of those with powers. Though she herself does not understand why she can use her divine realm skills, she has the power to destroy relics with one hand, which makes her an extremely powerful fighter; it is later revealed that she was granted a Dia skill, which matches the level of a god. However, Dark Gods are strong enough to fight back against her as they also possess Dia skills. In order to live a carefree life, Alina finishes overtime work the same day, as she grew tired of rolling it over to the next day. She always thinks about eliminating her overtime work and even directly negotiates with the guild master Glen. She is constantly annoyed by Jade's support and willingness to help her out in any way he can, resenting the fact that he seems more competent than her, but is unaware of his romantic feelings for her; nevertheless, she eventually grows to respect and care for him as the story progresses. She also attracts the attention of many other male characters throughout the series due to her good looks, much to Jade's dismay and jealousy. Also known as the "Executioner", though she uses the alias "Rovelc Anila" on paperwork. So far, Jade, Laila (she does not find out in the anime), the Silver Sword, Glen, Fili, and the guild guards are the only people who know her secret.

Leader and shield/tank of the Silver Sword. He is dexterous and helps Alina with her overtime work. The first adventurer to develop multiple super-range skills, he can also double activate his own skills. He falls in love with Alina at first sight, and constantly tries to woo her and get her to join his team as he knows of her secret identity, though she always refuses and avoids him. He is also shown to get very jealous whenever other men approach Alina in attempts to flirt with or woo her. Despite this, he is nevertheless supportive of her as he does not tell anyone of her secret. He did succeed in getting her to join his team at one point, but it was only temporarily as he was forced to dismiss her by Rufus.

Alina's junior and a new receptionist. She has a crush on the Executioner, but is later shocked to find out it is actually Alina. There is a magic circle carved into her arm. In the anime, she never learns of Alina's secret.

Supporting Silver Sword An adventurer party, hailed as the strongest. If results are not achieved, members are replaced. There are currently three people led by Jade. They also own a private inn. Like their leader, they know that Alina is the Executioner.

A black mage who can use powerful attack magic, and serves as the rear guard/back attacker of the Silver Sword. He is a good friend of Jade, and it is hinted he might have feelings for Lululee, but never acknowledges them.

A young healer with a traumatic past. Two members of her previous party were wiped out by a floor boss. When both members of the vanguard were gravely injured, due to the tank losing the boss' aggression, she could not bear the thought she could only save one of them, so she insufficiently attempted to heal both of them. Since she failed to fully heal them, the tank of the party lost an arm and an eye to the floor boss with the vanguard losing their lives. The tank resents her to the point of calling her a murderer, while taking no responsibility for failing to keep the boss's aggression.

Former attacker who retired after seeing the Executioner's skills. He has a second-class adventurer license.

Healer for Glen when he was a member of the Silver Sword, and his adopted daughter. After clearing the ground floor of the Fortress of Ashes, she was burned alive in the basement room, right in front of Glen.

Guild members The Adventurers' Guild is a guild that mainly accepts dungeon orders. The guild headquarters used to be the S-class dungeon Fortress of Ashes before being cleared by Silver Sword led by Glen. Alongside Glen and Fili, the guards also know that Alina is the Executioner, but are ordered to not tell anyone by their boss.

Guild master. Former member of the Silver Sword. Can use the super-range skill Time Observer, which leads him to discover that Alina is the Executioner, who is also immune to his skill. While active, he was shunned by fellow adventurers and was cold, stubborn, and selfish, but the presence of his adopted daughter changed his personality. At one point, his party members and daughter were reduced to ashes after being killed by a boss. He retired when he was 25 and became guild master soon after. In order to revive his deceased daughter, he planned to travel back in time and manipulates Rufus, Heitz, Silver Sword, and Alina to help him obtain a dark god’s core. Once that is done, he steals and fits the core into his left hand, which mutated his super-range skill; however, this corrupts and transforms him into a dark god. Although he overpowers Silver Sword and Alina, the latter eventually defeats him and turns him back to normal. It is later discovered that he was a pawn to a mysterious individual who can also use a Dia skill.

Glen's secretary. Like her boss, she also learns that Alina is the Executioner.

Member of the guild's research group. She is a leading expert in relic research and has invented guiding crystal shards and virtual image construction devices.

Dark Gods Evil humanoid beings that possess many Dia skills, making them very powerful individuals. They feed on human souls to incarnate and get stronger. Should one be killed, another will be reborn to take its place. They are one of the only monsters that even Alina struggles to defeat on her own as their capabilities matched hers. It is later revealed that they were once humans, who were corrupted by the dark god's cores.

The first Dark God that Alina and Silver Sword encounters. He was freed by Rufus, who slayed his own group and tricked Silver Sword into helping him with the intention of feeding their souls to him in return for a Dia skill, but Silha kills Rufus instead, revealing that he never intended to help him at all. Although he overwhelms Silver Sword and Alina, he meets his end at the hands of Alina and Jade. and

Although they look like young girls, they are very powerful and their bodies are made of slime-like substances that enables them to quickly regenerate. They can also merge into a more powerful being called Vilfina, which makes them stronger, but also weakens their intelligence. They were unleashed by Heitz, whom they then kill. Although they manage to overpower Alina and Silver Sword, they are ultimately killed by Alina while merged since they must be killed at the same time to defeat them for good.

Others

A very antagonistic adventurer. Following a confrontation with Jade and Alina, he revives Clay Golem to get revenge on them, but is defeated by Alina.

A power-hungry adventurer who seeks to gain a Dia skill. He kills his own party members and manipulates Silver Sword into helping him free Silha in hopes of feeding their souls to him in exchange for a Dia skill while ensuring that Alina cannot interfere, but this backfires when he is killed by Silha instead, who then eats his soul. It is later discovered that he was manipulated by Glen.

An adventurer that Alina met in the past, who also died at one point. Clay Golem

A boss monster that Slay revived and tamed to get revenge on Jade and Alina, but they are both defeated by Alina.

An adventurer who briefly became a member of Silver Sword, but quit the team to improve himself after his overconfidence and recklessness got him hurt during training.

A wicked adventurer who has been spreading rumors of secret quests with the intention of creating a new dark god so he can destroy the world after believing that it has been consumed into chaos by humanity, having been manipulated into doing this by a man in black, later revealed to be Glen. He is killed by Viena and Fiena.

An adventurer who was once in the same party as Lululee, falsely accusing her for murder when she failed to heal their comrades properly due to her weak magic. He now works for Heitz.

One of Heitz's men.

A member of the Information Broker's Guild.

The woman who founded the modern guild receptionist business.

Media Light novel The series began publication under ASCII Media Works's Dengeki Bunko imprint in March 2021; eight volumes have been released as of August 2024. During their panel at Sakura-Con 2023, Yen Press announced that they licensed the light novel. In July 2025, it was announced illustrator Gaou had been replaced due to him admitting to having a sexual relationship with a minor.

Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Suzu Yūki began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine on June 28, 2021. The manga adaptation is also licensed by Yen Press.

Anime An anime adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event on July 15, 2023. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by CloverWorks and directed by Tsuyoshi Nagasawa, with series composition by Misuzu Chiba, and character designs by Yoshihiro Osada and Shinichi Machida, and music composed by Tsubasa Ito. The series, initially scheduled for 2024, was later delayed, and eventually aired from January 11 to March 29, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Perfect Day", performed by 310, while the ending theme song is , performed by Akari Nanawo. Crunchyroll streamed the series. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.

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Other The series has had illustration collaborations with Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online and Hololive-affiliated VTuber Minato Aqua, who was also illustrated by the light novel illustrator Gaou.

Reception In 2021, the series won the gold prize at the 27th Dengeki Novel Prize.

See also Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!, another light novel series with the same illustrator

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