"Cheryl!

"Wow!"

The moment I left the inn, Liesel hugged me.

I'm glad to hear that... my nose gets a little twisted.

"Sorry to bother you..."

"Yeah! I'm glad Cheryl's okay..."

"Resell......"

"Am I Chicato... I have cancer thinking who I found?"

Oh, I forgot.

"Sorry! Thanks...... fake"

"Heck..."

"Well, how did you get here?

"Talk while walking. Let's go."

"Oh yeah...... hmm?

At the feet of Fake, who said so and walked out, there was like a little black dog.

The child walks about after him.

"Well, what about the kid...?

"Oh. This is the one who found you. Little combat ability, but I'm stocking it because it's convenient. It's called" Chase Wolf. "It's a demon used to scout and explore."

Chase Wolf is waving his tail patterned as he wanders around Fake's foot.

If you look closely...... it could be pretty cute.

"This guy's nose is different from normal dogs. As long as I can smell the guy I want to find, I can track him everywhere. If it's cold, my nose won't work... but I wouldn't worry about it."

... something that smells?

Ha!?

"Are you kidding... something of mine!?

You pervert......!

"Hey, don't get me wrong! This is it. This is it!

Fake rushes to take something out of his pocket.

"Oh, that..."

Fake's hand was gripped with my communications demon stone taken from him by those guys.

He throws it at me all of a sudden.

"Wow!

"Don't lose it next time, okay? That's a pretty good idea."

"Hey, why did you do this..."

"I contacted you that today's exploration was open. Then there will be a man. I went to the store where they were because I kept the lady. So, I've heard it all. Don't worry, I've got a spot on me."

It was...

"Oh, so you heard?

"Oh. Of course you've been taken away by someone, and there's a story about a guy named Karen who's incompetent. And..."

Fake took something out of his pocket again and showed it to me.

"... out of cloth?

"It's not just a cloth cut. It's the end of what Karen was using instead of a futon. He told me all kinds of things when I stopped those motherfuckers. I hear their warehouse was on the bunk... and there he is."

Fake laughs niggly as he rocks his leeches and cloth cuts.

Ah...... well!

"I don't need you in this town anymore. Leave it to this guy, he'll be fine."

"Wong!"

Chase Wolf joyfully runs around Fake in circles.

Good......

Now we can find the child who was called incompetent.

But...

"Sorry... I'm so dodgy... I bothered you"

I would have gotten to this sooner if I had been firm, and I wouldn't have worried about the two of you.

I don't know what you're doing because the magic is a little more usable... me...

"Don't look silly. This is your game."

Fake......

"So, but...!

"Well, it could have been inadvertent. It would have been bad if it hadn't been for the adventurer who helped me with that. But well... if you hadn't gone to that store in the first place, they wouldn't have found him, and even if they had, it would have taken much longer."

"That's right! Thanks to Cheryl for finding me so fast! So here it is...... thanks."

"Fake...... resell......"

"Don't snap a dozen minutes in front of me when I'm new to America. Everyone does. I don't blame you for anything, even if there was no gain in this one. The question is how to make use of it. Failure will feed you."

"Fake's right. And Cheryl's not alone... she's got company."

When I said that, Liselle grinned and squeezed my hand.

Warm...... awesome.

"... yeah. Thanks. Good luck."

"Mm, you know what I mean. That was awesome. Why did you come into that store?

"Uh, no... a guess?

"Seriously... I got the information and I was helped by chance and thanks to the demon stone taken away I was able to rendezvous with us... I don't know if I'm lucky..."

"Uh... I do think we've been lucky for a long time. Well, it's me when I'm incompetent..."

"Ha! It's not..."

"But thanks to that, I met Cheryl!

Ah......

"Yeah... right"

Yes... I don't care about the past anymore.

I'm happy I'm doing this right now.

So I'm the one who's suffering right now...

"Well... do you want to go see Karen like this?"

"Roger that!

"Ugh!

We walk through a town surrounded by darkness.

This is the world we live in.

But one day... the light of day must be...

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"Asuna this......"

"Cheryl... he's gone"

When we woke up in the morning, Cheryl was already nowhere to be found, with letters and money on our desks.

Tia laughed a little sadly when she read it.

"Looks like your buddy picked you up... good. Yes, Asna."

"Mmm..."

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To Tia and Asna.

I'm sorry I'm gone all of a sudden.

My people picked me up.

Thank you so much for your help.

And I'm glad you've been so nice to me.

You said tomorrow again, and I'm sorry I broke your promise.

I don't know if I'm going to thank you and apologize, but I'm going to leave you some money.

And I didn't hear where the two of you were going, but you shouldn't go north.

So... goodbye.

Thanks.

Cheryl.

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"" Goodbye "…?"

"Yeah..." See you later... "

Better not go north......

I knew Cheryl was from the north.

Maybe it's because we're at war... something catches on.

"Hey Asna, I was wondering if you shouldn't go north because you're at war?

Apparently Tia was thinking the same thing.

"Maybe. But anyone knows that. I wonder why Cheryl bothered to write that?

"Right..."

"And goodbye..."

"... Hey Asna. Can I speak for myself?

I thought I figured out what you were going to say somehow.

Maybe I'm thinking the same thing.

"Let's go north"

... I knew it.

"Of course I want to see Mr. Lord...... but I don't think I can if I keep going"

Cheryl has something.

I don't know what we can do.

But......

"Yeah...... I think so too. I can't say it well... but not like this."

I'm sure Lorde will.

So we have to do the same.

"Ah!"

"Duh, what's wrong!?

"Oh my God... I'm hungry!

"Pfft... so let's have dinner and then we'll leave? I bought a magic stone."

"Ohh! If you eat, we'll find you!

I don't know where he went, but with the power of Tia, there's a good chance we'll find him.

Of course I want to see Lord...... but I couldn't leave Cheryl alone more than I thought I would.

If nothing happens as a result, that's fine.

"Meat and fish...... get lost!

"Yes, yes... let's eat both"

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"G, Master Grapenil... no more...!

"No! Not yet!

"Ugh... Ugh...!

"Yes... fine... keep it up! Yan!"

Wrap chains that seal abilities around Graypnil-like bodies and desperately maintain them.

But...!

"Ah......!?

I knew it would take a few seconds......

But it's stretching a little bit... I feel it.

"Yeah! It doesn't feel bad! Let's keep going!

"G, Master Grapenil... give me a break..."

"Mm-hmm... well, take a break"

"Phew..."

I roll on my back to the floor.

- I'm tired... I knew it wasn't going to work.

I think I got the hang of it better than before, but I still can't do this stuff.

More... we need to be strong.

For Lord...

"Yes, the break is over. No!

Yay......!

"Yes......!

A few days after the Fenrill crusade, me and Lord were still in Castle Greece.

Lord went to town to fulfill the wish of Master Martial Arts while gathering information, and I am in the middle of being guided by Master Grapenil. Well, this means something else...

She stands before me with her hands wide open, shaking her yellow, short hair.

And staring at me with purple beautiful eyes, I slapped myself in the chest more and more.

"Come on! Tie me up!