Two hours have passed since the date changed.
I have not received today's letter yet.
Flam waited all the way in front of the front door to uncover the identity of the sender.
I'm tired of fighting, or I yawn naturally.
I rub my eyes from the top of my eyelid to endure a somnolence that wraps my whole body around me.
That's when someone came down from upstairs.
Has the area around the mill kit come to drink even water?
"You're annoying."
Surprisingly, it was Eterna.
He did say he'd take turns along the way, but there must have been only been two hours before he promised.
"Mr. Eterna, it's still early."
"The flam is wearing out, I can afford it. So here's the change."
Originally, Eterna intended to take on all of the roles herself.
But Fram wouldn't allow it.
I mean, the last two hours, the biggest concession ever to become Eterna.
From here on out, I had decided that no matter how much Flam refused, he would forcefully take turns.
"That's not why Mr. Gadio said he was going on a tour."
"That's a health obsession, not a comparison. I mean, I think it's a fine role to rest."
"... well, yes"
In fact, Fram himself was feeling tired.
I just slept well from now until morning, and I won't be able to take that completely.
"Can't sleep?
"After seeing so many dead faces. Even though I'm getting used to it, spicy things are spicy."
You won't be able to sleep, but your dreams are probably bad.
I didn't even want to get used to it if I could.
Blood, built-in, and the contents of stinky people are rarely seen if they live a normal life.
Grotesque and disgusting sights are burning in vivid memory.
"Maybe I'm not feeling well enough"
"That's not going to happen either, in this situation. I don't know when or where it's going to hit me."
"Then we just have to ask for density per hour"
"How do I do that?
When Fram asks back like that, Eterna shows you how to worry.
He didn't think anything of it.
"Mm-hmm... getting to know Milkit better, or something"
And that was the twisted answer.
Flam drops his shoulder gaggly.
And laughing bitterly, I said confidently.
"No, you can leave me alone. I'll be there in a minute."
Now it is Eterna's turn to behave.
"Ha... just around the corner I can tell you. But I'm not sure."
"What is it?
"It doesn't look like they're lovers."
"Haha, what are you talking about"
Flam laughs lightly.
"That's right, because we're women. Sure, we're close, and I'd love to be with you all the time."
"... Hmm"
"What's that convincing reaction?
"Well, never mind. I thought I could leave you alone"
It's going to be a hassle if I stick my neck in.
The relationship between the two is just enough to keep an eye on the far-roll, Eterna who recognises it that way again.
"As for mood swings, in time to think, it's true that you should rest. I'll take your place. Go to sleep."
"Right...... right. Okay, then, please."
"entrusted"
Eterna thumbs up a lot.
Fram baton touched her watchman and went upstairs.
Enter the bedroom and exhale loudly.
I was happy to say, "I can finally sleep."
Flam, approaching the bed, peeks into Milkit's face, where he slept first.
Loose expression on cute sleeping face.
The more sneaky it is to line up next door, the more conspicuous it is as neat as a doll.
Again, I think this is how you observe her, that she is someone who should be happier.
"It's a waste to me."
As I say, I gently pay for the hair on my cheek.
The feel of the skin touching your fingers is silky smooth, as much as you would like to touch all the time.
"... n"
Then Milkit's eyes opened thinly.
Bending his neck, his gaze captures the appearance of the flam.
"Oh, I'm sorry I woke you up"
"No... because I slept shallow and was awake many times. After all, I don't think I should be without your husband."
With her sleeping eyes, she reached for the hem of Flam's clothes and laughed and said.
This is adorable now, even if you don't smile like you always do.
Flam's chest is tempting.
My partner is so cute -! and I feel like screaming around the city.
Sorry to bother you next door.
Flam dives next to her.
In the bed, it had already warmed up at Milkit's body temperature.
As soon as the Lord comes next door, she clings to its arms and tangles her legs.
"Master..."
Placing her cheek on her shoulder like a sweet cat, she fell asleep as soon as she did.
Rather than waking up, it may have been a state of dreaming.
"Tomorrow morning, forget it. I feel like it, but I'd also like to see you shy of remembering"
But Eterna's right.
With all this exchange, I flew away somewhere with unpleasant memories.
Let's fall asleep before I remember, Flam closes his eyes immediately.
I guess the flesh was still quite tired, too, less than five minutes later she let go of consciousness and was asleep.
◇ ◇ ◇
The sun rises and the king's capital is illuminated brightly.
I still didn't get the letter, and the night dawned as it was.
Eterna heard footsteps approaching the front door when she began to think that she might be perceiving and avoiding being watched.
The footsteps that slap the ground are light, and the physique does not seem to be that great.
When he opens the post, he puts something inside and tries to walk away immediately.
Eterna jumps out the front door.
Then - I guess the boy (...) didn't think he was coming out, stopped his leg in surprise and looked back.
"... I need to ask you something"
Eterna grabbing the boy's shoulder and intimidating him.
He looked up at her with an obviously frightened look.
"Hey, what?
"The letter I put in the post, is that what you wrote?
"No. Yikes! My uncle asked me yesterday. He said he'd leave me alone."
She stared into the boy's eyes.
I have tears in my eyes.
I didn't mean to scare you so far, but it was necessary to determine what was true and false.
I also tried to scan it, but there is no abnormality in the status.
Really, he looks like just a passing boy.
"Okay, I believe you. You can go home now."
When he was released, the boy ran at full speed.
"He said he was an uncle... but he can't be trusted"
Church officials' uncles and other rotten beings exist.
I don't even think Satooki himself would bother to ask for it, and it would be difficult to follow footsteps.
But asking a kid to post is unpleasant as they seemed to read watching.
Eterna opens the post in frustration, spreading and reading the contents of the removed envelope.
"Two days left. There are three sown seeds, and they will blossom beautifully. But don't be confused by it, what you truly want remains buried deep in the ground... as poem-like as ever, the church is a gathering of free men"
When I said so, I folded the letter and grabbed it and went back inside the house.
◇ ◇ ◇
Upon waking up, Fram headed to the guild to join Gadio.
But the difference is that Milkit, ink, and Eterna accompany them.
Surely it would be more reassuring to have Slough all waiting in the guild rather than waiting separately in the house and guild.
Besides, Milkit's anxiety like yesterday should also alleviate some of it.
There was no reason for Fram to reject the proposal.
"Ohhh."
Flam lifted his hand gently and greeted the Elia at the counter with a fond greeting.
She also replies to the throw "Oooh" in a way that she is used to.
The less familiar millkits were enough to have a light meeting.
"What about Slough?
"I'm here, I'm sorting out some paperwork in the back."
When I clear my ears, I hear a noise of gutter coming from the back.
"Oh well. You stayed at Mr. Gadio's yesterday?
"Yeah, looks like Slough stayed with his mother."
I know it's a flam.
That's not what I want to hear.
"No, I was wondering what happened to Elia"
She glanced at Flam resentfully and said, blurring.
"It's not like I can stay. Why are you asking?"
"Because he looked like he was staying yesterday."
"Such a face... no, you might have"
Rarely honest.
I guess I was so shocked you couldn't stay.
"From this morning on, there are many adventurers"
Anticipating the meeting when the two conversations settled, Eterna said as she looked at the referral office.
Flam looks at you, too.
I don't smell liquor, but there were about ten well-equipped adventurers sitting from teens down to forties up there.
Seeing the busy sights in the morning reminds me of when Dayne was there.
"The Master has gathered them, for an escort for when the Alliance is targeted. Of course, the reward is holding the guild."
"Mr. Gadio, even though he seems busy, he even arranged that for me"
Surely with all that number of adventurers, you could do about letting Slough escape even if Childrens attacked.
Although it may be difficult to defeat.
"Who did you collect, by the way?
"I'm paying for it, like they found the body again. I'm sure he'll be home soon."
"Oh well..."
The Childrens are continually active.
It would be very difficult to find a freely moving child in this wide king's capital without any clue.
But we have to stop them as soon as possible and find out where Mother is.
"Rumor has it you're back."
Flam's gaze turned towards the entrance at the same time.
Then Gadio comes inside, wrapped in black armor, not a coat.
"You were already here"
My voice was a little lower than usual and I felt slightly tired.
"Mr. Gadio was the one who came out early this morning."
Oh, they found a mass of corpses in the Glades.
Hearing the words, Flam pulls his cheeks.
There is only one child who can do that.
"Do you mean Nekt"
"You'll be sure with that standpoint. They say fewer than a hundred humans became one chunk and were left alone. I said corpses earlier, but some were still alive, to be exact"
Milkit suppressed his mouth disgustingly saying "uhh..."
Be united with the bodies of others alive.
I wonder how that feels.
It's not like I can scratch, maybe there's no pain after a while.
Thinking about it, it's also considered better than simply being hurt and dying - but you can't say that you died rightfully as a human being.
"By the way, Flam, take this"
"What is it?
Gadio makes him grip something cold in his hand as he approaches the flam.
Spread it out, it was a pendant.
The pendant top is finished with a small but seemingly expensive red gem.
"It was something that was falling around the body. I don't know if I can be honest, but I can't replace my belly on my back. Now I want a little power."
"In short, this... is cursed, you mean?
"That's the thing, you can scan it and you'll see"
Probably belonged to the dead.
But the incident should have been in the Glades.
Why did a dead man there possess expensive things, such as a pendant with jewels?
I doubt it, but for one thing, Flam does a scan.
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Name: Carmine Pendant of Vanity
Quality: Epic
[This Gear Reduces Your Magic Power by 1521]
[This gear increases your senses by 92]
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"Epic... the incident just happened this morning, but you're accumulating a lot of curse"
Nevertheless, the curse gear but the senses “increase”.
In other words, the status of the flam decreases.
Still, the more you change, the greater the amount of magic that goes up.
"I guess I was cursed from the beginning"
That convinces me that the inhabitants of the Glades were in possession of it, and that the curse is somewhat powerful.
Needless to say, curse gear is inexpensive.
It is possible that he picked up what had been abandoned.
So much so that magic loss is fatal for adventurers.
On the other hand, people living in slums live a life not so much dependent on magic.
For a human without enough clothing, it must have been a precious ornament.
"I wonder if it's something I want to wear until I use my curse gear..."
"If you're a woman, isn't that what anyone wants?
"Hmmm... I'm the type that prioritizes ease of movement over appearance, as you can see. Fashionable is enough for the hairpin I got from the mill kit."
proudly fastening his forehead. Showing it to Gadio, he grinned "Phew".
Standing next to the flam, Milkit lays her eyes down a little shy.
But no matter how you get it, this necklace is a pretty big advance for Flam.
Magic amplification leads to that much more power of inversion.
Gadio is right, not if you're choosing equipment to increase your combat power a little bit.
You have to be strong.
To protect, to gain.
Fortunately - regardless of whether I can say it, the curse on my gear has increased even further lately, thanks to the increasing number of enemies I deal with.
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Name: Zweihander of Soul Eating
Quality: Epic
[This Gear Reduces Your Muscle Strength by 508]
[This Gear Reduces Your Magic Power by 223]
[This Gear Reduces Your Health by 441]
[This Gear Reduces Your Agility by 379]
[This gear reduces your senses by 255]
[This equipment melts your flesh]
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This is the state of soul-eating confirmed by Fram, who was free during the watch before dawn today.
I mean, the total value of the status...
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Muscle Strength: 2077
Magic Power: 2879
Health: 1689
Agility: 1322
Sense: 1745
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9712.
Still remain critical A class.
But if you're waving a soul eater at this rate, it'll be only a matter of time before you cross 10,000.
That's not why I can be S-ranked right away.
Flam's actual adventurer rank still remains D.
"Well, that's a lot to put on."
Eela glanced coldly at the flam putting the pendant around her neck.
"If you say that, these boots are the ones that dragged me out of the pile of bodies."
"... no, because either way doesn't make any difference"
Whatever she tells me, the only way for the flam to get stronger is to increase its curse gear.
The pendant is also for epic equipment, so I will try to erase it once.
Then a red mark appeared around the clavicle.
"Your body's tattoo on the sign of slavery, you're becoming more and more like a whore."
"Ugh."
"I think I'm cool"
"Heh heh heh heh heh milkit"
To the two of us who dash ourselves and smile at each other, "hey," YAGU Eela.
At first glance, however, it also looks like a quarrelsome exchange, but Gadio didn't particularly admire it.
With all due respect, because I know Ella and Fram have a pretty good relationship with them.
"Thank you!
There, it was Welsey who came into the guild to greet her well.
She raises her hand and looks around,
"Ooh, it's been busy all morning."
I saw the sight of people hissing and said with admiration.
"That, why is Mr. Welsey here?
"I called you."
"Maybe to get you to look into Slough's mother"
"Yes, I heard it yesterday, but I didn't think I could hear anything from her."
Slough and his mother were stopped at the mansion to protect them first and foremost.
But it was also to get information about Slough's father.
But Slough's mother was also well able to penetrate her silence in front of this intimidating chunk-like gadio.
That much means there's still some big secret.
"Well, Slough's mother. Who is that sloth?
"It's me, me!
He waved and appealed as he snuck out of the back of the reception.
After staring at that face, Welsey tilts her neck and asks Gadio.
"Oh, is he a newbie to the guild or something?
"Exactly."
"Why are we talking about researching the father of such an ordinary person again? I think you should ask someone else for a background check."
Welsey is only a newspaper reporter.
It's not like I'm a detective.
"Actually, apparently, he's being targeted by a murderer who's making a scene in the king's capital."
"Oh, um..."
Welsey was also just heartbroken by the tragic incident, which clouded her expression.
There were casualties in the East End, and some of them might have known her.
"But they're after me, they seem to be doing it indiscriminately, and I wonder if it's a coincidence..."
"That seems very different, I did it directly."
"If Fram says so, I wonder so. So, he said there might be a mystery in that Slough-kun's birth."
Wellsey thinking with a dark face.
Then suddenly she returns to her original expression, "Speaking of which," she slaps her hand.
"I remember you were murderers, but you're not going to Royal Square."
"Wang Du Mae Square?
"Is there anything there?
When Eterna asked, Welsey looked suspicious.
"For some reason, the kingdom arranged for the four alleged culprits of yesterday's incident to be affixed with a sketch to the square."
"What...?
Gadio heard it and wrinkled between his eyebrows.
"The bounty is expensive, and we talked about it yesterday today, so there's an amazing crowd of people... well, I heard you've been to the East Side and Central Side guilds - but not here yet?
She speaks as though she knows and deserves it.
But no one has been informed of anything.
Not a word of that, not even Gadio, the master.
"Stupid...... in this situation, he said we need to get people together in one place!?
"I don't think that's right"
"Huh? What?
To the impatient Gadio and Eterna, the situation is totally unreadable Wellsey.
"It's like feeding them!
"Mr. Gadio, let's go!
Flam suggested heading straight to the square.
Gadio also nods instantly at it.
"Oh, follow Eterna, too"
"You don't have to tell me."
The three head to the Alliance's exit with a rugged face.
The Royal Prefectural Square brings together not only adventurers, but even interested ordinary people.
Something just happened yesterday, come on. Security will be tight.
But assuming one child got mixed up there, how many people would realize it was the killer and be able to get rid of it?
Besides, they have the power to kill people just by touching them.
"Master, please be careful"
'Cause I'm gonna be back here safe and sound.
The only reason the flams were in such a hurry was because of the mill kit and the ink.
Drop off the three of them without really knowing what else.
When he went outside, Gadio, who would take the lead, began to walk as hard as he could, without regard to the other two.
Flam manages to go after that back.
When Eterna creates a dog shaped vehicle with water magic, she rides on its back and rushes through at the same speed as Gadio.
Along the way, Doon - and the explosion sounded from the side of the square.
Childrens are already starting to move.
Flam glanced abominably at the smoky northern sky.