Hey here, let's say goodbye.

Explorer gatherings come in several forms.

'Solo' first. Alone as the word goes. Minimum UOM of Explorer. It's not even a gathering. Speaking of lonely wolves sounds good, but it basically refers to lonely people. It's about me.

Next 'Combination'. This is just like looking at me and Hannu. All you need is a switch that connects you two. The price of that - compared to the router - is quite affordable. Even so, it's expensive enough to be quite painful for a poor guy like me.

And 'party'. This would be the most common form. A group of basically four to five people organized using routers whose prices are literally different digits compared to switches. The number of people that can be incorporated is limited to the number of ports on the router, but some can connect fifteen people simultaneously if they are super luxury goods? Of course, it's an astronomical price. As much as I no longer want to count the number of digits.

Finally, 'Clusters'. This refers to a combination of multiple parties. It's a simple way to connect routers to routers and increase the size of the party. Naturally, there will be one less port available for each router, and the common protocol will be heavier. But numbers are still power. When fighting a 'gatekeeper' kind of existence, it is common sense to challenge it on a cluster-by-cluster basis.

Unlike the previous three, the cluster has the characteristic that its name varies greatly from time to time and place to place.

'Clusters' prevail today, but when my grandfather was active, he called 'guild' popular. In the days of our distant ancestral hero Seijeciel, you said he was called 'Legion'?

There are many other names, including "Clan," "Army," "Troopers," "Team," and "Line Edge," among others.

One of them is called 'Nights'.

When it comes to the group that names it, the most important thing that comes to mind is The Knights of Pale Red Flames, Noble Prominence Nights.

A group of up-and-coming explorers led by Victoria van Fredericks, "Lady Sword Villey," with her sword Saint Wilhardt in her father.

You can assure me that whoever doesn't know that name in the explorer yesterday is Mogri. As such, it is a top group with a valiant name.

I have heard that the armband dyed red through the pale burning sun is a sign of its membership.

I never dreamed the day would come when I would see it.

Nearly forty SBs were instantly kicked.

It seems almost more like a one-sided massacre than a fight anymore. Although SB is not a creature.

After a paragraph, a blonde woman with her sword in her sheath walked over to us and smiled gently.

"I'm sorry, I took my prey from you."

The voice certainly sounded homogeneous to the whisper that struck my ear earlier.

The armband on the left arm belongs to NPK Noble Prominence Nights, no matter how you look at it. Besides, she was the only one with gold foil.

Again, this man is "Miss Sword" Villy.

Celebrities enough to be super.

I've always been much more beautiful than I can see in the pictures.

Dazzling hair like zero falling sand gold, distressed eyes bordered by long lashes, clear deep red eyes delivered in it, nose beams drawing streamlined ridges, lips when peach roses - I'd heard she was an extinct beauty, but I didn't think it was something that would attract my attention so far.

I'm unconscious, but I think he was in love.

Kuruku, he regained me to the feeling of Hannu pulling his hand back.

"- Ah! Yes, no! Oh, how dare you take it...!?

I shake the hands of those who are in a hurry and empty, denying Mr. Villey's words.

"Mm, rather as helpful as it sounds - oh, thank you!

Bend your hips wide and keep your head down. My face is so hot. Maybe I'm turning bright red to my ears right now.

Knock it off, and raise your face to the sign of laughter.

"Then I'm glad. This convenience is also connected to helping people."

Saying, Mr. Villey took the trick of paying a ponytail by hand like he bound the light itself. Long hair reaching up to the waist leaps like sunlight reflecting on the surface of the sea.

I hear she is a high-ranking swordsman, but also uses the technique. The information seemed accurate, and Mr. Villey's outfit was simple and smart, emphasizing ease of movement.

Silver armor is arranged everywhere on the basis of black, and from above it is woven the uniform of "NPK" and a deep Ethereal battle coat. Ethereal, black and silver - such simple shades seemed to make her beauty more prominent.

The goddess of battle. Such a word crosses the back of my brain.

"Actually, we were just turning this place into a rendezvous point for the bisected Knights. And yet, if we tried to get together, it would be that state, wouldn't it? I thought maybe you were going to hunt all over the place... but I have plans here, so I'm sorry. But I'm glad I ended up worried."

The way you say that and laugh, is it elegant or graceful?

I wanted to forgive you no matter what you said, it was full of charm that made me think so.

"... Speaking of which, you guys"

Unexpectedly Mr. Villey whispered a grin and his deep red eyes stared at my face - nervous enough to hold my breath just that - and now I turned my attention to Hannu.

Hannu had at some point put his coat back on deep and leaned over with his hand in hand with me. I guess you don't want to be seen in the face.

"If you look closely, you don't see a lot of faces, do you? Could it be that you got lost?

Absolutely. But there was no reason to honestly say that.

Hanu remains silent from earlier. Maybe I don't want to get involved with too many people. So, dumb here. Honestly, 'Actually, yes,' and 'Then I'll give you a ride to a safe place'. I'm sure you want to avoid this happening.

Unless properly deluded.

"Oh, no, we..."

"Yes? You, me, Hancer, aren't you?

"What?"

I was suddenly surprised to be spoken to from the sidelines.

One of the "NPKs," a bright brown-haired man, was stepping this way.

I don't recognize that light-hearted face. It's supposed to be the first time we meet.

"- Me, Hancer...?

Somehow, it sounded like a huge choke on my chest. In a different way than when Mr. Villey stared at me, my palpitations get worse.

"Newcomer, someone you know?

Hit us differently and ask in a sharp tone, Mr. Villey.

The newcomer laughs with a smile on his shoulder.

"No, eh? You don't know each other."

Kuha, that voice laughing pierces my heart as if it were a thorn or something.

He pointed and explained to me with a smile.

"I was having a wild party at the rally until yesterday, and I know it. He's a celebrity. What did you do to Tochi? You sound like the main enhancer for assistive surgery. Uh, well, of course, wouldn't you pick me up as a party member anywhere? That's why I'm always alone. Huh. So my nickname between us is" Me Hancer. "

I guess I use it when I can't carry on two sentences.

The knife of words instantly wore my heart out. But the storm still won't leave.

"I'm laughing. Hey, him. I'm distant just because I'm an enhancer - but I'm still desperate to go face to face with all kinds of solicitations. So, he always turned me down. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Why not?

Why, more importantly, would they say this here and now?

"Isn't that what you call a support ceremony? Meaninglessly high surgical rank, difficult to control, wasted resources eating, feeling weird about your body, only three minitos will last, overlapping won't prolong the time, its muscle surgery demands maximum output - well, as long as you don't have time to enumerate, isn't it a mazzy specification?"

Even though Hannu is next door. There's even Mr. Villey across the street.

Have I done anything wrong in my previous life? [M]

"Doesn't that mean everything can't work? But the fundamentals are just incomplete surgical ceremonies, right, the support system? I know who you are. Common sense?

Soon all I could see in my sight was the toe of my boot. I can't really look up. Neither Hanu's condition, nor Mr. Villey's expression, is scary enough to confirm.

The only smiling face that makes me look like a fool is burning in the back of my brain.

"Yet Sole is the main thing or something! Uke? Except if the surgical development progresses and it gets a little better - right? Huh. But how many centuries away are we talking about?

I can't say it back. I have as many words as I want to say back, but I don't have the energy to say it.

Supportive techniques, especially physical enhancement (physical enhancement) systems, act on the flesh immediately, so it's natural that the surgical rank is high and difficult to control, and the time limit of three minitos is rather too long if you consider the burden on the body, and the specifications that demand the surgical force at maximum output are too breaking if you consider the ability to multiply enhancement regardless of the subject's ability? At least I think so.

Such a dialogue springs up in my head. But after all, my tongue wouldn't move frozen, and my head was heavy as if I had been put on a heavy stone, and I couldn't lift it.

"Hmm? Is that what you're doing here? Me, Hancer, huh? Kuha. Aren't you a little dangerous to come on a hike with a kid? Seriously, you can't read too much air, uh-huh."

When the malice contained in the voice of the newcomer gradually increased and it came to curse rather than dislike.

"... newcomer, you're good to go -"

And I think it was almost at the same time that Mr. Villey tried to say something and Hannu took my hand off and went forward.

A small body in a coat broke in between me and the newcomer.

Sounds breathtaking.

"- If you've heard from me earlier, I'll tell you the crap. Becha, becha, becha! How dare you? Well, that's not all your tongue turns to the vilification of others! Shame on you! This is why!

To a sudden rage, I found the air in the field frozen.

No one can say anything about the blank - in such a gap, Hannu goes into the gutter. pointing a bishy finger at the newcomer,

"Who are you in the first place?" It would be disrespectful to call him by a strange name that suddenly decided on its own! You don't even know one of the manners! You disgrace!

Hanu's tongue was sharper than Manticore's tail needle. Suddenly he adds a chase to the newcomer who wanders into the yelling sound of being showered, without getting his hair in.

"First of all, you're not calling anyone! What are you doing out here? It would be the lower end of the new arrival! Don't squeal out, you three!

If I get all this intensive fire, I might break my heart and cry. But the newcomer seemed mean, too.

"Nah...... what themee! You didn't come all of a sudden! Butch, we're rolling!

"Suddenly it was the rats who hung on me, if you don't mind! Apologize!

Hannu bites back with great momentum to the newcomer who has been saying it back.

"- Stop it, new guy."

I may have been the only one who heard Mr. Villey's low voice.

The newcomer sets blue muscles on his temples, peels off his eyes and eats them on Hannu and hangs them.

"Oh!? I don't know what Temehe is! You don't look great, you fucking kid! Who the hell is Rato, Cora?

It was the moment when the newcomer released his last word.

Suddenly, Hanu's voice doubled in size.

"You don't call a rat a rat. Ahhh!

This damned concubine is the only one who can call Ratto a rat. Ahhh!!

It was a huge loud voice.

It was loud enough for the air to vibrate billibly.

I think they call this magical.

"- Huh!?

A newcomer wanders over Hannu's too powerful, causing his body to slightly turn back and his eyes to black and white.

I can only see the back of Hannu's head. [M] But I could easily imagine the etherochromia of ether and gold glimpsing from the shadow of the hood would be glowing badly swordswallowed.

"Ku...... konno mesga"

I guess you wanted to say Ki did. But before I could say it out, there was a terrible, heavy blow noise that blocked it.

At the next moment, the newcomer was flying through the universe in a weird outfit.

And with tremendous momentum, he was slammed against a nearby wall. The sound of meat hitting hard walls rings. Then, as I recall, I was pulled by gravity and rolled onto the floor.

Whoever it was, Mr. Villey hit him with a sword that remained in his sheath.

I said, "Stop it."

Mr. Villey's voice, saying so, also resembled the sound of rubbing the ice cubes together. Everyone on the spot freezes in a different way than Hanu's yelling voice.

"Karellen!"

When Mr. Villey uttered his name, a man walked out of the 'NPK' people who were waiting a short distance away.

"Yes. May I call you, Captain?"

The comparison may be harsh on boulders, but the blonde looks a little dull when compared to Mr. Villey. Beautifully tidy face even from the man's me. A light armored figure with a deep Ethereal battle coat and an equal mix of black and silver on a body that can be seen to be not large but well forged. From the spear axe in my hand, I can smell the 'goods'.

I didn't know your face, but if it was just your name, I'd heard it.

Karellen Olstead, a childhood friend of Mr. Villey, who serves as deputy head of the 'NPK'. "Lady Sword, one arm of Villey, high-ranking Spearman (Lancer) -" Ice Spear "Karrellen.

Mr. Villey praised Mr. Karellen, who was about ten centimeters taller than himself, for wandering,

"... what does this mean? You should have been responsible for replenishing this member."

With a pale sword sheath tip in my hand, I give a newbie who is losing his mind on the wall.

"What are you? Did you think that a human being without such chivalrous spiritual shards was the right person for my nights?

"It's not up to me."

Ms Karellen's response is polite and concise. You're not going to make any more excuses, just lay your eyes down and gently bow your head, don't open your mouth.

A few secads, it was Mr. Villey staring at Mr. Karellen's face like that, but eventually he exhaled heavily out of his eyebrows,

"... I know what you think. On the inside, anyway, you thought about boosting your power as soon as possible, didn't you? I'm glad you thought about it. [Although]"

The last three letters shall be emphasised with particular force.

"We dare to name Nights, not Clusters. Think about it more carefully."

Mr Karellen corrected his posture and bowed his head deeply once again.

"Thank you for understanding. Next time be sure."

As soon as I saw it, I noticed that Mr. Villey sighed a similarly sighed softly.

So I guessed a little. Maybe the current interaction was [deliberately].

Mr. Karellen made no deliberate excuse.

And he set it up so that members could see that Mr. Villey understood his sincerity properly. After realizing that his anger had been diverted to such a performance, Mr. Villey exhaled in a frightened breath at the end - I guess. I'm sure, probably.

"Enough, I need you to get rid of me."

"Yes, sir."

Instructing Mr. Karellen to take care of the newcomer - who didn't know his name after all - Mr. Villey turned to us.

"- I'm sorry, my people made me feel uncomfortable. I apologize for representing Knights."

I say that and I bow my head, so I panic to the boulder,

"Yes, what! That."

"The one up there bowed his head. There's no other way. I forgive you."

Before I stopped Mr. Villey, Hannu said that in such a great tone first. Yeah, and he exhales his rough nose, and he turns that way.

"... would you forgive me, too?

I shake my head as vertically as I can because Mr. Villey has turned his gaze to this one - and with pitiful eyes.

"Of course it's the thigh! Mm, I'm rather sorry about this one!

He shifts from being reluctant to shaking his head, breaking his hips and apologizing. Then Mr. Villey laughed at me.

"It's not about you apologizing. It's our responsibility to manage this... Oh, yes."

What did you come up with, Mr. Villey took off his right armored glove and offered me his dewy hand?

"I'm sorry I'm late to name you. My name is Victoria van Fredericks. If you don't mind, I'd like to make a proper apology later. Could you be Naver with me?

"What!?

I turn into a statue in front of a delicate man who doesn't seem like a swordsman.

Naver, as its name suggests, is a word with the meaning of neighbor, acquaintance. "If people with SEALs shake hands directly with their intentions, they can exchange each other's address information, etc. This is called becoming a navy.

To that "sword lady" Villey and Naver!? This is me!?

There's a lot to be afraid of. So I thought I'd say no. But rejecting Mr. Villey's offer in this situation was a hell of a story with that.

"... Shh, I'm sorry, it's nice to meet you...!

After a few moments of grinding, I took gloves the same way and held Mr. Villey's hand.

Deep red eyes smile softly.

"Thank you, I'm glad."

It feels very comfortable, conveyed to the palms. Unlike the softness of Hanu's marshmallows, Mr. Villey's hand skin was like the finest silk.

Releasing her hand, Ms. Villey re-fitted her gloves while

"- Actually, we're going to try this hierarchy of 'gatekeepers'. If I had time, would you come back for me? Oh, sure, I wish I felt like it. Bye."

Put that down, she smiled and waved her back. The fact that you don't expect a response may have been a social dictionary.

Mr. Villey waved his arms at Ba and skipped instructions to the members of the 'NPK'.

"All hands, let's move! Your next destination is this hierarchical security room! Be ready! Nice!

'Ha!'

A large crowd made an undisturbed move and took a salute stance slapping him in the chest with his right fist.

Rin's back leads them away like that.

I just dropped him off. [M]

Hannu has spoken to me since I lost sight of the 'NPK' people.

"Tomorrow, it's Lato."

"- What, Hannu?

Hannu's voice was unusual and quiet after hitting it earlier. From the shadow of the hood, Len and his shining golden-eyed silver eyes look up at me.

"Why didn't you say anything back? You knew I was fooled?

Hannu's tone didn't feel like he was blaming me. It's just pure wind that I didn't know what my attitude meant.

It hurts my heart. There's only one reason I didn't say it back. I blurted out of my sight. [M]

"Because... for once, it's true..."

Even I'm angry, I'm sorry, I'm sad, and there's something I can argue with - in fact, what that newbie said is never a lie either.

All in all, the support technique is not user-friendly.

There are many advantages if you change the way you look at it, but on the contrary, you can't normally look at it.

It's hard to handle, the effect is subtle, it's less usable, and Photon Blood's consumption rate doesn't make a fool of me.

If you're a normal person, you don't try to move on and learn unless it's for a good reason, not to mention outside of putting the support formula in the main.

Moreover, in the case of physical strengthening systems such as Strength and Rapid, similar effects are often granted to other combat techniques.

For example, swordsmanship ceremonies, martial arts ceremonies, etc. may have the same attack boost correction as (Strength), although only a few secads. There may also be a similar technique to Mirage Shade called Phantom Sword.

"I touched it a little bit at the rally point, but basically, enhancers like me would be estranged. It's useless, so it's a shame to block one router's port with a guy like that..."

Party routers are very expensive. Parties that can be explored by at least four people will be more secure and more efficient in collecting components. So we all want to throw a party, and the assignment of valuable ports makes us want to thank as many competent members as possible.

So they refuse to go anywhere for useless like me.

"And it's also true that, having figured it all out, I was still committed to partying with someone, and I'm always alone, because I actually am -"

"Silly!

"What!?

Surprised by the sudden curse, he turns to Biku Hanu. When I saw him, Hannu was taking off his hood and staring at me.

"Rat's silly thing! Let's not be alone!

with that little palm, slapping her own thin chest,

"I have a concubine... I have a concubine! Have you forgotten that you became a concubine and a sinyu!?

"-Ha, Hanu..."

Ji, here I come.

He's pissed off. That stunned me in itself, and I thought I was sorry. But...

"Remember! If you remember, don't ever say that again! This stupid thing!

"... yeah... thanks, Hanu"

More than that, I was happy. I was so happy with Hannu's words that I couldn't help but cry.

Come to think of it, isn't this how you get seriously angry because Hanu thinks you're a good friend of mine? Wouldn't there be anything else so thankful?

I wonder what I was thinking.

I'm not alone anymore - it's weird. Just thinking so made my mind very light.

I wiped the tears off my eyes and laughed at Hannu. [M]

"- Right, you just have to throw up all the weak sounds."

Besides, I can't believe it's a cry for a younger girl. It is a pitiful story.

I guess I was satisfied with my response. [M] Hannu also broke his face,

"Um, that's fine. Anyway, you are the only one of my concubines. There's no longer one reason to be humble."

"Ah, haha..."

Though I don't feel like living in grandeur with just one of those on a boulder. Still, I was happy enough with Hanu's feelings.

And I came here and remembered unexpectedly. Speaking of which, I still haven't thanked you for earlier.

"Oh, yeah, Hanu. Earlier... no, earlier, I guess... that... thanks. Angry for me..."

"Hmm?"

What are you talking about? Hanu with the face that. Immediately, oh, and I remember, kufu, and she laughs.

"Don't guide me. Think Sin Yu deserves it?

He is Hannu, who, saying something like that, looks like he's not even in the mood. I know it was unconscious, but I had my hands on my hips and my chest stretched naturally.

and

"- Rather than that, I'm Ratto."

The tone of Hannu's voice falls.

"Keep talking."

"Heh? Continued?

"That's what I was talking about before they came. Don't tell me you forgot.

"... uh..."

Speaking of which, I did.

I haven't told Hannu yet.

This is exactly why I put the support ceremony in the main - about my [stunt] that I showed earlier in the fight against Manticore.

If you're a normal person, you let me talk about that "out of standard" choice.

Although Mr. Villey and the others were obscured thanks to their appearance.

But if you want to continue the conversation, first,

"Uh... while traveling to the safety zone... okay?

Keeping yourself safe was a prerequisite.