"Sophia."

"Ah......!

"Preliminary Breakthrough...... Congratulations"

Lord and Levy greet Sophia, who was finishing the game and heading to the spare room.

Her first actual battle had left her physically and mentally exhausted, but as soon as she saw the two, a natural and grin spilled out of her face.

"Really... you did a really good job..."

Levi's eyes filled with thin tears, and Sophia's eyes and nose, which she noticed, turned red at once.

"Ugh... Gu... Oh, my two... hiku... thanks to you...!

"Pfft... you shouldn't. Don't cry till I'm done..."

"Totally."

"Huh!?

To that voice heard from behind, the three look back at the same time.

There, I put my arms together and smile...... there was a visor figure.

"Visor............"

"... how did you get here?

"No, I'm going to celebrate the guy who broke through the qualifying round."

Behind that word, the visor's expression was clearly as if he was looking down on them.

"... for what it's worth, it looks like you said something"

"Cookkkkkkkkk...... no, I mean what you're gonna do to celebrate, huh? Just think it's pathetic if you're mistaken. Well, it looks like he actually did."

"Or, a mistake?

"Well done... but you can't admit that scumbag."

"Are you...! Sophia's not a scumbag! Besides, Sophia gets the results right......!

Lords control Levy as he tries to step forward with his left arm.

And instead of the two of us, I went forward.

"Mr. Visor...... what does that mean?

"It means the way it is. That scum doesn't deserve to be named an adventurer. Whatever the outcome."

"... why?

"Hmm, I thought you wouldn't have to tell me... well, fine. It's a simple story. It wasn't his strength that left him winning. I was just lucky...... that's all"

"... I don't think so"

"I didn't ask for your opinion or anything. I'm just saying it is from me. In the first place, that off-site little operation itself, I didn't care. Well, give me a hundred steps. That's good. If you get hit, you're a fool. Problem is after that. Waiting for the time to pass without doing anything, helped by the leftover face, and ended up plundering the badge...... crap. At the end of the day, it's just a coincidence that the shits are caught off guard."

"... is it? I did work out a plan, but that should have been the same for the rest of us. Besides, it was definitely the power of Sophia that took the badge... wasn't it because she was using her magic?

"Then I say... if there were no badges or off-site in the rules, could that guy have stayed to win?

"Huh! And this is what I'm talking about...!

"That's not true. For an actual request, it's a rule that you follow. The only thing you can believe is your power... that's what I'm looking at. If you do look only at the results, you have no doubt that he won. You did a great job. But from an adventurer's point of view, what he did is dastardly... what scumbags do. Then the guys who fell first still have the buds. I mean, what I'm trying to say..."

"Square, you have to win on your own... is that what you mean?

……

Sophia stared straight at the visor and said so forcefully.

There, she was frightened that day. She's gone.

The visor gives a slightly surprised look and then distorts his mouth again.

"Oh... that's what I'm talking about. So, the final tournament... I'm hoping?

"Yes, I will definitely win"

"... Ha"

"Wait"

Turn your heels back and the load will pull the visor off the scene.

"... what?

The visor stopped his leg and responded to the load with his back turned.

"Why are you... doing this?

"... if I don't have a duty to tell you, I don't have an in-laws. Assuming we talked... you don't understand."

That's what I left out, and the visor left.

I've seen that back several times.

Whenever Lorde said it was some kind of cut... he felt that way.

"... I figured you might want to hear from Mr. Mun"

"Dear Lord..."

"I tried to ask you a few times. I just kind of shouldn't touch it...... I felt that way. But I knew it wouldn't stay this way...... hey Levi. On the day I first met Sophia, Mr. Munn said," Because that happened "... remember?

"Ah, yes. You did say that in Wolfrick's room."

"Mr Munn at that time...... he was angry, but somewhere sad. I think Mr. Mun is involved in something called" that. "

"Sure... I had a shitty vibe for those two. Doesn't Sophia know anything?

"Oh yes...... maybe that was before I came to the guild"

"Okay...... let's find Mr. Mun. You said you were coming to see me, so you should be somewhere. Oh, keep Sophia well rested."

"Oh, I see."

"And Sophia. Whatever that guy says, you won. It's not cheating or anything... with strength."

"Exactly. If you had been there before, you would have ended up doing nothing. But you're different now. Whoever you're dealing with, you can always win. Have confidence."

"Ha, ha! I'll do my best!"

"Mm, that's intent. I'm here for you."

"Wherever you are, we are at your side. Don't forget that."

"Ha!"

"All right, let's go, Levi"

"Yes. See you, Sophia... I'll see you later"

That's how the two of them leave, and Sophia walks out to the one man's desk.

"" "" Wow!

At that time, there was a great deal of cheer in the arena.

"There's a second game... ok"

After squealing like that, she only walked a little faster.

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"Yes... I still do that... that idiot"

During the third qualifying match, the Lords had joined Mun and told her the upside of the matter.

It was a mun with an angry look, but it still shows up somewhere on the road.

"Still, you know where I am a lot, don't you? There are so many people out there."

"Ah, yes. I looked in my magic. We found it right away."

"Hmmm...... that's right"

Lord omitted the explanation, but if he had met, he could identify the subject in the form and colour of life energy.

No matter how many people there were, it was easy to tell.

"So you went out of your way to find me to tell you that?

"Oh, no, actually... there's something I'd like to ask Mr. Munn"

"To me?

"Yes, I haven't thought about it for a long time, but Mr. Visor is somewhere... he looked sad"

"... the visor?

"Yeah. Really, it's somehow. So this time... I was wondering if there was anything behind it."

"Yes..."

"Um, sorry if I didn't want to talk to you... Um, what Mun said before..."

Moment after moment, Mun's face clouded.

"Excuse me..."

"... yeah. Right...... that's all I have. I'm pretty sure that's what changed him."

"Changed...?

"Yeah. I don't think you believe it, but it wasn't like that... him. Well, it was originally a little rambling, but at least it wasn't like hitting Sophia. Even a guy who says terrible things like right now. Most importantly... I used to laugh."

"Oh, that's..."

"You can't imagine it from what it looks like right now..."

"Phew... ha... Okay, I'll talk to you then. what happened."

"Mr. Mun...... thank you"

"Yeah...... maybe we should have talked sooner. It's just a little nasty... if you don't want to hear it, say so."

"... Yes"

"Hmm, that was... about a year ago. Back when Sumerian began to build strength and be called a mighty nation. He was still an S-rank adventurer, and I was the same as I am now, accepting the Sumerian Adventurer Guild. So, we..."

That's how Mun started talking.

One man can't hit anywhere... talk about getting angry.