You can't just leave it in the middle of the desert, so let it sleep on the deck chair for now and set up a parasol.

(That's a millimeter item bag - is this the resort beach?)

Inside my item bag is a "MADE IN Earth" item like a mountain. I put the item that Milli brought into the item bag. Originally, the item bag was hung with contract magic, which should only be able to be opened to the contractor, but there was magic in the dark magic to dispel that magic, and Miri made one of her item bags available to anyone.

For this reason, the contents of the item bag used by Miri were transferred to my item bag once, and are now being used by Hal and the others.

"Tornado cut"

Creating a tornado with a sword trident - that's huge!

A tornado bigger than the sandworm chopped its ice to pieces.

Now he had made it a balanced profession with Kensei, Samurai, Dark Mage, and Light Mage. But they say the power of tornado cutting is proportional to physical attack, so what would have happened if I had made it the profession of physical attack subject? Horrible.

[Ichinojo's level increased]

[Samurai Skill: Acquired Flushing Horse]

[Dark Mage Skill: Demon Attack Correction (King) upgraded his skills to Demon Attack Correction (Emperor)]

[Occupation: Ice Mage Released]

[Optical Mage Skill: Demon Attack Correction (Emperor) has upgraded his skills to Demon Attack Correction (Emperor)]

[Occupation: Thunder Mage freed]

All right, I've leveled up all professions.

Does Kensei have no skills?

But it's big that Demon Attack Correction has gained even more power.

Are kings, emperors and emperors really in that order when we get here? I don't know the difference in the first place, but I don't know what to think.

You've opened up your profession to good looks. Ice magic and thunder magic are remembered before light magic and dark magic, but it's not until the profession is liberated, is it? These two, for now, let's try to level up light magic and dark magic extremely.

Speaking of professions... I saw the girl's profession again.

[Nobility: LV2]

Man, I'm the protagonist of any hero novel, like going into the desert and suddenly helping a noble girl. I'm really glad I'm not more of a princess kidnapped by a dragon.

I only have a feeling of trouble - no, if you're talking about trouble, it's been a series of troubles since I came to this country anymore.

Change the angle of the parasol as the sun moves. The ambient temperature had dropped a lot thanks to the fragments of the ice-soaked sandworm. If it melted like this, it would be grotesque footage like a splatter movie, so I decided to sand it before the girl woke up.

And then as long as I can get her to drink water, I can avoid the risk of having heat stroke, but if I force a girl who is losing her mind to drink water, she could swallow it, and as far as complexion goes, I decided it wasn't that serious a situation, and I waited for her to wake up.

"Hmmm... this is..."

The girl said a dialogue that could be termed a temple. Apparently, he regained consciousness.

When the girl gets up slowly, she slaps me in the face twice with bread.

".................. it doesn't hurt, this is a dream"

"It's my cheek that hurts."

"If it hurts, it's not a dream."

Girl with vain eyes with hands on both my cheeks.

It's an atmosphere that even kisses like this are going to happen, but gradually the sanity returns to her eyes.

At a certain point in time, he apparently realized what he was doing.

Release your hands in a hurry.

"And excuse me. Um... where are we?

"This is the middle of the desert. You were being chased by bandits, remember?

"Oh yeah...... that? But where the hell is the bandit? And the sandworm?"

she says with her neck tilted.

Apparently, I'm losing my memory just before I lost my mind.

"I'm late for my application. I'm Shumei Yu Harriel. Looks like he was attacked by a thief who turned the ruins of the desert on his way to the town of Gagaria, northwest of here."

"This is polite. My name is Ichinojo. My profession is -- I just said," Swordsman of the Journey. "

The other person is noble, so he answered with a little politeness.

That's what I usually decide to call it because it's in my item bag until my professional certificate that I'm a swordsman.

After all, I still didn't know how Miri got an ID for such a lie.

"Please, don't salute me. Master Ichinojo seems older, and you are the benefactor of life. Besides, I'm not the kind of person who would ask you to use respectful language."

That's what Schmei said and smiled. But the profession is noble, isn't it?

Anyway, I'm not a nobleman, either, in my capacity as an associate baron. Then again, I guess we should use respectful language, but apparently there are circumstances she wants to keep her identity hidden.

"Okay, Shmey."

When I said that and offered her my hand, she glanced at my hand and smiled and shook it.

"I was just about to go to the town of Gagaria too, why don't you come with me if you want?

"Are you sure?

"Of course."

When I whistled, a dessert runner ran up to me. In its mouth is a piece of ice from the sandworm that I just defeated.

(Eat fast!

I whisper to a dessert runner and feed him in a hurry.

Really, this eater - but it helps.

"Dear Ichinojo, what's wrong?

"No, it's nothing. I'll be right there."

It's time to get out of here, and the ice pieces of the sandworm are melting. Even if you hide it in the sand, it stinks.

I finally wiped the mouth of the dessert runner who finished the meal and put the parasol and deck chair in the item bag.

And when I jump on a dessert runner, I give Schmei my hand.

Shmey grabbed my hand and rode behind me.

"This dessert runner is powerful, isn't he?"

"Oh, more than that. He said he couldn't get a buyer, so he could buy it cheap."

"What exactly do you do to get to the town of Gagaria?

"In the town of Gagaria, there is a labyrinth. I heard that defeating a legacy monster named Scorpion of the Sand there would give you a convenient profession across the desert."

Crossing the desert is a struggle.

First of all, it's hot. Temperatures are high on the southern continent as a whole, but deserts increase even more.

I can't use the carriage any more. Because the sand takes the wheel, and the strain on the horse is too great.

"Ah... Um. Dear Ichinojo, I'd like to ask. It was Master Ichinojo who defeated the bandit and the sandworm."

"Oh... uh, that 's-"

"Are you one of them?

... Yes?

Um, how is it that in this situation, it's not me who defeated Sandworm, it's my people?

"I'm trying to remember earlier, because I feel like Sandworm was defeated by the magic of ice - but Master Icinojo is a swordsman, isn't he? Then..."

Oh, well.

I magically defeated Sandworm, but I named him Swordsman. Certainly unnatural.

"Besides, the scale of the sandworm is very hard, and I feel very difficult to defeat with that sword -"

"No, it's not one of mine. A passing magician knocked me down. It was amazing."

I said with a laugh.

Would that be a convenient development? I thought he said so himself, but Shumei seemed convinced.

"Really..."

For some reason it seems a little shameful, Schmey said.

Maybe you didn't think I'd forgive you for being an escort?

"Well, don't worry. Not as good as that magician, but I'm confident in my sword arm, too."

"Yes, please"

said Shumei in a bounced voice.

Pretty much like a translation ant, but the translation ants are the same here, so we don't talk to each other.

With her identity, she'll be able to get into the town of Gagaria in full swing, so it'll be the same for me to help.

(Plus, I missed my solo trip because of my actions with Hal and the others)

I ran a dessert runner thinking of Hal, Caro and Marinas who were still supposed to be in the West Continent.

Still, I wonder why this happened.

"Shumei, I asked the sorcerer if he was going to deliver the letter?

"Oh, you know, it would help if you could forget about that"

"I don't mind forgetting, didn't the Demon King say something about it? The magician told me."

"... forget about that"

Shumei's words, I can't ask any more about their stubbornness right now.

But I can't back off either.

Although it is a fine thread, it may have information about the present Demon King's Army, or Mili.

Well, I have a week.

You should take your time.

"Where is Shmey's house?

"I lived in Cologne, the capital city."

Cologne, the capital city, was a town near the desert, northeast of Hammno. It seems to be the largest city in this country, ruled immediately by the Duke, only as a capital.

Even though it's close to the desert, it's also called the Water Capital, and the beauty of its palace goes into five fingers in the world?

"Metropolitan. You're a city boy."

"No, it's not like that. My parents originally lived in a small town near the Great Forest."

"Near the Great Forest? I guess it's a good town."

I remember Larael.

The Great Forest ruled by Dark Elves, I'm sure it would be a good forest. If it's a town near that forest, nature must also be abundant.

"Yes, it's a very good town...... very"

"Right."

"Um, Master Ichinojo. What would Master Ichinojo do if he told you to choose between what you want to protect and what you need to protect?

"Suddenly it's an abstract story."

"Shh, excuse me"

"No, that's fine."

What do I want to protect and what do I have to protect?

In my case, when it comes to what I want to protect, Hal, Caro, and Mimi are all in first place.

If what I have to keep means duty, then I will have to keep my promise to the goddess and, one day, the kingdom of Shiralaki because I am a quasi nobleman of the kingdom of Shiralaki and a subordinate of Count Paul.

Either that or that.

"I want to protect you."

"That's an instant answer."

"Well, you're an easy traveler. It's not that much of a duty, and if you don't know which one is right, you should protect what you want to protect."

"Why not?

"What you have to protect is what someone who isn't you imposes on you to protect. Choosing that means pushing the blame on someone who isn't you. Protecting what you want to protect is what you decide to protect. So if you make a mistake, it's all your fault, because no one can blame you. Well, I guess the best thing is to protect them both."

Well, if it was two choices like protecting the world or protecting your loved ones, I'm sure the answer would be different, but basically don't think about it because there's no way I'm going to have that option with the little stuff.

"... right... thank you"

Shumei laughed modestly and thanked me that way.