Levelmaker

"Do you want to talk about something other than congratulations about what's happening right now?"

I've already asked that clearly. I can celebrate all the time about being blessed with kids, because I can't help but prolong the conversation for nothing even though they want to talk about it.

"Yeah, it is"

"Are we okay with this..."

"Why not?

For me and Micah, it's best for the two of us to live as amicably as we do now. Not only me, but also Mr. Gilmers and his best friend Bacchus, who looked after him the most.

It's bad for Mr. Ult and Mr. Palasna, but what you're going to say is... you're almost going to deny it.

So much so that the King is letting Mr. Gilmers work hard, not calling out to these two to crusade, but rather to rebuild himself to go out.

Not so much for normal people, and it's no surprise that Mr. Palasna has been ordered to take requests from Mr. Ult anyway. I don't think that's because I know and consider the past of these two. I don't want that intention to go under.

"Now... Alim would know that SSS-ranked demons continue to emerge for some reason, wouldn't she? I may have exorcised a few already."

"Right. Have you crusaded a total of three people just living in this mansion, so far? If it's just me, it's just one."

"Oh well, not so much anymore..."

I hope you don't look so sorry. In our case, we just crusade because we happen to run into each other, and I'm not feeling bitter. Even if you observe it, it's not hard to have one in every three days in the whole anasm. I'll kill you instantly anyway.

But you two aren't. What's different is the environment is different.

"I've been thinking every day lately that I can't do this. I can't believe we're all trying, but I'm the only one pulling home to play."

"So it's time for us to get back into adventurer activity."

"I would like you to refrain from doing so as much as possible. Especially Mr. Palasna."

Having said that to both of us, both Mr. Ult and Mr. Palasna seemed to know the answer, and they began to talk about it without changing it from that sorry look.

"The same thing was said to Mr. Gilmers and to the King, and then Bacchus, Rakhand and Gabayina..."

"That's all everyone's stopping me, so can we just miss what's happening now?

"So... we're all fighting but we're the only ones..."

I feel really bad about it. No, I guess it's no longer something to say stubborn, even though they're stopped by everyone.

Micah's in my ear, and she's offered to change her story. Then I'll leave it to you.

"Um, both of you"

"What? Micah."

"How many SSS Rankers do you think are in this country right now, or are up to that strength?

"Sounds like you have the most in anasm. Alim and Mika, to Mr. Gilmers, me and Parasna. And the king.... and that guy. Four more people live here. Eleven more."

Isn't 11 enough?

Who is he, by the way?

Speaking of which, what Mr. Ult admires as a hero is the liberation of slaves, and you've heard he clashed with one SSS ranker on that occasion. You're the shitty guy who was working slave trafficking and capture, and now you think he lived in jail? You don't have to put it in your account, do you?

Micah shakes her head gently against Mr. Ult's calculations and continues the conversation.

"No. Honestly, I forgot who he was. … and still much more than 11."

"Really!?

"Yes, there are 23 of us."

"Oh, not so..."

It's mostly my fault. I taught him how to level up, and I gave him a direct level increase, which was a tremendous increase.

With the exception of the 11 just now, a total of six of Kara and Mr. Teal and the Princes of Seinferth. And six of our parents, except Lil's parents. A total of 12.

"And even so, it's about me and Alim and the King who have grasped everyone, and I think Mr. Gilmers remembers these half, the others less than 11,"

"Oh... yes..."

"When was that supposed to happen?

"There's been a lot of things, a lot of things... right?

"Ugh, yeah!

"Various..."

It's nothing nasty, but if they tell me to explain it, it's nasty, so I'm deluded. But could this have convinced you both?

"That's why. You don't have to, really."

"If you insist, Mr. Palasna is absolutely at peace, and Ult can fight to protect Mr. Palasna and his belly child, even when he breaks into the city, for example, with SSS-ranked demons."

If I can't convince you to do all this, it's more of a pride and struggling instinct as an SSS ranker than an apology... but these two didn't. You look more convinced than you just did.