Enter a room in Imperial Castle.

Guestrooms are supposed to be free to use during your stay.

"Will you excuse me?"

"Go ahead..."

I hear voices I'm used to hearing from inside the room.

Sylvia, who looked unfaithful when she went inside, was lying on the couch.

The reason for being unfaithful is simple. This time, Sylvia should have been most active in the search for Demon Stone. But I had to leave a message thinking about my health.

Although Sylvia's sleeping outfit is relaxed because of her body, the bed has a dress that she wore before. I was going to attend at first, but I still had to decline even the party given my physical condition.

"Don't be so depressed."

"That's not why. I would have been active if I had participated this time. Yet..."

Sylvia was watching me get hurt, too, naturally.

At that time, Sylvia was also so angry that she wanted to beat herself up as Melissa and Illis were angry.

Sylvia, who was sleeping on the couch, gets up.

Because of this, I serve the meal I received from the party venue. It goes through a toolbox (item box) to carry it, so it doesn't seem to be cooling.

It's seafood pasta that I got my hands on. It seems that there is an ocean in the north, and I heard that pasta made from seafood caught there is famous as a specialty.

Sylvia carries pasta into her mouth.

Having tried various dishes so far, she tries to recreate the flavor of what she ate once. I have now reproduced many dishes just to satisfy me.

He just looks subtle this time.

I'm more confused than that.

"Delicious, it is..."

Feelings like squeezing out.

"I knew it was hard."

I couldn't leave him alone, so I sit next to him.

Ira and Noel were also sitting on the couch across the street.

Sylvia was nodding quietly against my words. In her case, it seems that the effects of pregnancy are strong and the food is affected by changes in taste, making it difficult.

"I envy Ira..."

"Me? I'm pregnant. You had no effect at all. Rather, I didn't realize I was pregnant until I was told."

That's the problem.

This kind of thing can't be helped because of individual differences.

Ira had been moving her body from day to day because of her really low impact, and she never felt significantly ill until just before giving birth.

"I know you have physical problems, but Sylvia's pregnant, unlike me, is she a twin? Simply because the number of people is doubling, I can't tell you that the burden is growing."

"That's right..."

In the end, Sylvia ate just a little and left a plate of cooking.

It goes in the toolbox. I'll take care of this later.

"Excuse me."

Sylvia lays down again. But now he was pillowing on my knee.

"Hey......"

"Wouldn't that be nice?"

Well, there's nothing wrong with that.

When I was stroking Sylvia's hair, which was sarcastic, she calmed down or fell asleep. She did.

"How was your reward this time?

"Oh, good."

I was given the magic of the labyrinth just as I had initially promised.

The extra reward for handing over the Rangen clan was also magically rewarded.

"I didn't envisage anything later, but I was supposed to get Mount Carthea"

"Is that as material for a crusaded demon?

The material of the demon defeated during the crusade request is in the possession of the crusader.

We're the ones who crusaded the cartel this time. However, it was requested that public documents should not contain details. Rio accepted the request, too, so our names were not to be labeled in any way.

Then it is the ownership of the Cartier that becomes a problem.

I was to get paid instead of relinquishing all of my ownership.

"I'm going to be assessing the detailed amount, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be a huge asset"

One pile at a time. I can't even imagine how much it would cost because it seemed like that mountain had some precious ore.

"But then it was the lord of the place where Cartier was originally."

"What do you mean?

"Because until you moved, you had rights to that lord. Because the rights the lord had gained would be moved to another person."

Ira is right.

It is the lords of the places where they were originally most damaged by the movement of the cartels.

Nevertheless, I can't do anything about it because I can't do anything after it's moved. Exactly. It's impossible for us to move that giant.

"I stopped by, but I got paid properly."

"Yeah......"

"So you can rely on some kind of recovery magic tool."

The labyrinth has a variety of magic tools as treasures.

Some of them are magic tools for the healing system, and just equip them to alleviate illness. It is of course effective against ill health during pregnancy.

"No, I'll stop it"

But Sylvia stubbornly rejects my proposal.

It's not like I can never afford magic, so I don't have a problem with it.

"But if you're not feeling so well, isn't that a problem?

Noel was worried.

Noel, who had welcomed many believers wishing to give birth safely as a 'witch' serving the temple, understood how difficult pregnancy was next to Ira's.

"I'm a little worse today than usual and have no problem with it. It would be more unsettling for you to use the magic you've acquired for me than it is for me. Besides, you found out about this one."

I'm never the strongest either.

Sometimes if you are as strong as the demon stone of Carthea, you will suffer injuries.

"Magic power should be used to warm up a little and strengthen the labyrinth"

Strengthen the Labyrinth… Successfully deepen it and it will also increase its status.

Also, if you have as much magic as you can summon a powerful demon, you can make it a force of war as it is.

Both will require immense magic.

"Nevertheless, I can't keep seeing you like that"

Remove the pendant from the chest without saying yes or no.

The golden pendant, picturing the pentagonal star, glowed thinly when it received light.

"It's a little amulet replacement"

"But..."

"I'm not accepting any more returns than I've already used my magic."

Because I put it out and used it once, [magic conversion] doesn't mean that the magic I consumed will come back when I put it out. Then you should use it effectively.

"And you're feeling a little easier, aren't you?

The pendant was given the slightest effect of restoring health. It has only a really slight effect. Still, it was in better shape than nothing.

"Do you regret being pregnant?

"That's never going to happen!

Sylvia shakes her head violently while sleeping on her lap.

"I wanted it myself and I accepted it from myself."

In the case of Sylvia, she is pregnant using a 'pregnancy promotion medicine'.

Exactly. That puts me in trouble.

Nevertheless, there is no reason not to do anything.

"Tell me if you have any other problems. In the future, the Empire will continue to reward us for crusading Carthea. Some scattering will be forgiven."

I can get it out if I need it, like a pendant.

Even if they were unable to attend because of ill-health, the promise is that the rewards will be shared equally among all the parties.

I want you to let me tell you that I can make it happen if I have something I want.