"Let's play wild boarding here today"

"I know it's all good because it's about Ray, but I might be a little scared..."

"I'm fine. I'm ready so Clarice can relax."

That's how I get my backpack down to the ground, and I start assembling tents with familiar hands.

Start with the task of making the skeleton, and when you stop each place bordering the ground with fittings, put a cloth over it and it's done. Besides, the mat I lay down for Clarice has something fuzzy to offer.

I'm sure you'll be fine with this.

"Okay, here's the thing"

"Oh! That's amazing! Oh, but..."

"Hmm? What's wrong?

"No, the... the tent with the boy. It's not like I don't like Ray. So... you still care..."

"I see. Can I sleep outside? I'm used to it. Rather, it is possible to get up and get some sleep. Clarice can sleep inside by herself. Of course that's not supposed to happen."

"No, no! That's too thin!

"... So what?

"Well, I'm a little embarrassed, but Ray would be fine. I wouldn't even do anything weird..."

"I'm sorry. I didn't hear the second half. Can we do this again?

"So! He said we could sleep together!

"Mm-hmm. Nice to meet you, then."

"Ugh...... yeah!

First I decided to eat before I went to bed.

On my way here, I was securing a giant snake, Hughesnake, so I made it the same procedure as before. Of course, the last thing you apply is a sauce of Aynsworth-style secrets. If you apply this and bake it, you can probably eat anything.

The fire had Clarice wake it up by magic. Pick up the dry tree right there and bring it to the fire.

That's how me and Clarice sit in front of that fire and eat snake dandelions. In addition, rice is also cooked in the rice box "Hangoyasu".

This alone makes for a little dinner.

"Wow! Uhma!

"Right? And it goes well with rice."

"I thought, Ray is the... ex-military, isn't he?

"Yes."

"That's when you learned?

"Right. My master taught me all the techniques to live as a soldier. It's not just magic, it's survival knowledge, and how to be a person."

"Oh well..."

On the way here, Clarice tells me that I am the Ice Sword Mage again. I haven't had a chance to talk to her since I was attacked at Magics Chevalier, a sorcery swordsman competition, so now it is, but Clarice asked me seriously about it.

"But I thought Ray wasn't the only one... I can't believe he's an ice sword..."

"Surprised?

"Well, I'm surprised! 'Cause it's that ice sword!? Even among the nobles, the Seven Mages' most powerful ice sword has become a terrific rumor!

"The rumor is the master's feat, though. I just inherited it."

"But I only talked to your master for a moment after that, and Ray said he was a genius over me, right?

"What? Is that true?

This is the first time I've heard my master and Clarice talking together, so I'm just a little surprised.

"Yep. He came to me when I was treating him at the hospital, and he said," Oh, no. "

"Right. My master won't praise me face to face for a long time. He's a tough guy, but he's also a very nice guy."

"Well, I understand that very well. At that time, I heard about Ray's past... but you had a hard time with that. To say this may be a moonlight word..."

"I was trying. That's all. There were things I thought were different at the time, but now I can live as a student and am satisfied. And the magic realm runoff, Overheating, is getting a little better."

With that said, Clarice came asking questions in a kyotonic manner.

"Magic Realm Rampage" Overheating, "does it get better? I've heard of it, but I don't know the symptoms very well."

"Well, don't get better if you stop using magic. It's a little special in my case, but it won't be far to heal."

When I answer that, Clarice asks me more questions with a serious voice.

"What will Ray do in the future?

"... there will be no going back to the military. Right. I surprisingly enjoyed teaching Amelia, so I might be a teacher."

"Ray is the teacher......!? It suits you unexpectedly... a little unknown."

And then we had a lot of chatter. It's been a long time since I've talked to Clarice alone like this, but she got pretty excited and slept late.

And when you go to bed. Clarice turned to me for a moment and told me:

"Don't be weird...?

"Of course."

……

"What's up?

"Nothing! Good night!"

"Ah. Good night."

And we left ourselves to the sleeper.

Early morning.

Waking up in the morning sun, we're going to achieve our goal of capturing that boss, Hercules Ocabuto, today.

We're already on the move, and I'm trying to follow Clarice. Not lost in her movements, Clarice keeps walking.

Clarice then approached the nearby tree and peered through the marks there at his fingertips.

"There are signs of a dispute here. Definitely him..."

"What? Is he nearby?

"Yep. Definitely."

Clarice tells you that with an unusual, rather serious look on her face. Her expression, Kao, was like a pro herself.

And Clarice tells him calmly.

"Okay, let's go."

"Ah."

Going straight into the back of the woods, for an hour. Finally, we discover the goal of the example.

"I found it. Be quiet..."

"... Roger that."

If you look closely, there was a flock of beetles swarming in the sap leaking from a fairly thick tree. Some of them were definitely big guys, such as the Caucasus wolf in Hercules wolf tot (the kind Clarice taught me).

"... Ray wait. I'll get it."

"Ah......"

Clarice moves forward carefully and slowly. Jirrizzly and impending, never to make footsteps. Raise the insect removal net to make contact with the target without shaking its gorgeous golden twin tail slightly.

But at the next moment, the beetles flew in, headed by Hercules Wolves, facing Clarice!

Straight ahead with that blackened giant horn over Clarice. The beetles winging their wings and flying straight through the universe. Preemptive attack exactly.

I heard the bugs in the Kafka Forest were active, but I didn't expect them to attack in the herd. I'm going to join you soon...

What I witnessed in the next moment was Clarice's magnificent dance.

"... Huh!

When she crouches on the spot, how dare she secure herculean wolf kabuto immediately with that bug ami. After that, I put the other beetles in the worm ami one after the other. Without missing the beetles we've already secured, that look that we're going to secure is just a roll.

That was an artistic dance.

Rocking the twin tails on the left and right, but never out of balance, one calmly captures the beetle after the other.

Clarice's strength is no longer overwhelming. Prior to this skill, there was no way to exchange a population of boulder beetles.

I honestly admire the fact that I didn't think the boulder was artistic.

And a few minutes later.

Clarice finally secures all of that beetle herd, inside the worm removal net.

When you put it in the basket one by one, you stare over the basket at the beetles you secured with your golden eyes shining.

"Wow... I knew you were rolling! Wow, that's huge. Shit!

"Clarice. What's the move now?

"Hmm? Well, it's common sense in the worm removal industry!

"I see... that's awesome technology"

Clarice opens her basket paca when she admires him so much. Then, one after the other, the beetles secured return to the woods.

"Are you sure? I think that's a lot of market value for an individual."

"It's okay. I don't deny making bugs money, but I want you to live freely in these woods anyway."

"Well... that's sweet, Clarice is"

"Beh, it's not that big of a deal. Yo! It's just... you want me to live free because I like you..."

Clarice pointing in a different direction.

The beetles, freed one after the other, never attacked Clarice. I was just free to go back to this forest.

But only the Hercules Wolf Butt in the example lands a little on Clarice's head. Unlike earlier, there is no hostility and it stands still over Clarice's head.

"Nha!? Something's on my mind!

"Wow. Didn't they like you?

"Perhaps..."

She puts a big Hercules wolf on that little hand.

It doesn't look like he's getting away, it just fits in Clarice's hands.

It won't be my fault you seem to be stroking Clarice's fingers in that big corner.

"Why don't you raise it?

"Hmmm. But I don't know... can I just put it among the insects at home right now... and it's pretty big"

"I'm sure he wants that, too."

"Oh well. Right. Then this kid's name is Siegfried!

"Oh! You look kind of strong!

"Yep! You look super strong! So nice to meet you, Siegfried!

All right, all right, stroke it, and the siege fleet that elevates its horns in heaven. How much you liked Clarice. I shake the corners up and down again and again.

After that, the two of us strolled through the woods and came into contact with various insects. Clarice's build-up on insects was profound and very meaningful time.

And at my last goodbye, I tried to bring the story to Clarice.

"Ah! It was fun! You're a little out of shape to go home!

"Is it far from here?

"Hmm, well, it won't take that long."

"Right. I had fun, too. Let's go again."

"Yeah!"

"So, I'm going to change the story a little bit..."

"What's wrong?

Clarice stares at me with a Kyotong look on her head with a Siegfried. By the way, Siegfried seemed unwilling to leave Clarice no matter how he scratched his feet, and he didn't need to put it in the bug basket. Her head was in place.

"Clarice. Would you like to join the Environmental Investigation Department?

"... that's, I thought. Can I come in? Isn't the Environmental Investigation Department pretty famous here?

Yeah, I found out later, but Arnold School of Magic's Environmental Investigation Department seems pretty famous among hunters. Or, in fact, that my master also belonged to me as a student? For that reason, Clarice was hesitant to enter.

Clarice illuminated by the light of dusk.

Sarah and flowing blonde twin tails are dazzling reflections of that light.

Clarice's eyes were shaking slightly like that.

He squeezes his hands in front of me and stares me in the eye.

"Clarice. I'm sure you can break through the exams imposed by the General Manager. [M] Yesterday and today, I was in the woods for two days and thought," Clarice would make a fine hunter. "

"... really?

"Oh. Trust me."

"If that's what Ray says...... ok. Me, I'll try to get in!

"That's the intention. I'm sure you'll be fine. Everything has to be done."

"Ugh!

A few days after that.

Clarice successfully broke through the exams imposed by the department manager and officially became a member of the Environmental Investigation Department.

"Clarice-Cleveland. Shh! Best regards!

Clarice lowering her head with a dust.

She was laughing at Nico more than usual. I guess it's because he said so, glad to be just one step closer to that aspiring dream.

Thus, for the first time in years, the Environmental Research Department will have women members in and will be fully operational.

"Clarice, let's work together from now on"

"Ugh!

I'm going to burn the way a friend dreams. You will later find out that it is a very dazzling, honorable and beautiful thing.

If I may, may Clarice's dream come true.