"Please come again."

When it was too late in the day, we left Marie's shop.

"First, bedding that could be put in my dungeon, then miscellaneous goods."

"Yeah, that's exactly what I talked about. I'll let Chrono do the fine shopping."

"Okay. So first of all, a furniture store."

As a result of the consultation, I decided to buy bedding first. .

Because, forever, sleeping on a mattress doesn't look good.

Furthermore, when I'm asleep, I'm attracted to Sofia and Yukino, and that narrow mat would absolutely mean someone rolling down.

It's a little pitiful, and it also reduces the efficiency of physical recovery during sleep.

That said, there was no job in the dungeon, so it was decided that we would have some big beds today.

"The furniture store is here ... isn't it good?"

Shortly after leaving the store, I asked Yukino walking sideways.

My hand has a map from Marie, but it's still my first city.

I want to ask people who know geography.

"Yeah, maybe it's right here. Even on the map, right?"

"Yeah ... it's such a big city. I'm glad I got the map. Thanks to Yukino for introducing Marie."

"I'm not doing anything ... I just liked Chrono and Sofia."

Yukino was shy or red.

… At first I thought it was expressionless, but after all it is a human with a lot of emotion.

Walking around the city thinking about such a thing.

If you look at the map, you can reach a furniture store within a few minutes from here.

If you think that you can walk while visiting the city,

"But then, Chrono, I could drink that tea a lot."

Yukino uttered such words.

"Is it tea ?? ... Well, Mr. Wind gave me a lot of alternatives ... Yukino and Sofia didn't drink much."

In retrospect, neither Yukino nor Sofia spoke in exchange for a drink.

I thought that my throat was moist enough,

"That's because it's a tea with an extract extracted from one powerful mandragora. You can't drink that much."

Apparently there was another reason.

"Mandragora, that's it. It's a herb-type monster, and it curses when you pull it out."

"That. No matter how weak the mandragora is, it has strong magic in the extract. It can cause sickness if you drink too much. I'll get drunk immediately if I drink like that."

But the words she speaks seem to be inconsistent with my knowledge.

"Yeah? I'm a pharmacist at home, but it's my first time getting drunk with Mandragora extract."

"e?"

"No, because people in the city did the same thing as powdering about ten mandragora growing in the flower bed of the city, and the people of the city did it, but they did not get drunk at all. I was told that I was nutritious since then, and I continued to drink, but I never got drunk-"

"-Wait ... Chrono, wait variously"

As I was talking, Yukino sticked out of her palm and stopped talking. And he opened his mouth quietly.

"... Mandragora grows on the flowerbed in the city? When pulling out, is that monster dying if you don't resist the curse?"

"Yeah, it's growing, and it's exaggerated, Yukino-san. Even if you say curse, it's not a level where you can get a little numbness and die."

At least none of the inhabitants have died from the curse of the local mandragora. When I told them, the question came again.

"... I'm asking for reference, what color is that Mandragora?"

"It's purple"

"... Yeah, it's the most poisonous and cursed Abyss Mandragora. When you pull it out, a creature with a radius of about a hundred meters dies. Why isn't it dead?"

"Hey! Please don't ask awkward questions suddenly! Or, it's Abyss Mandragora? Maybe it's not. It is possible "

Rather, it's more likely. I told Yukino,

"Yes. Certainly, there is a possibility that the local mandragora of Chrono has a weak special magic power ... but as far as you see Chrono, the probability seems low. Yeah, it is a city of Chrono."

My head was shaken. Surprisingly bad.

"Don't make my hometown look weird, because it's a long-lived demonic, so it's possible that it's been improved unnoticed, and so does Sofia."

I called out to Sofia who was walking to the side. But,

"..."

"Sophia?"

She was looking up at the void with an empty expression somewhere, not hearing my words. And

"Any way you like, huh ..."

He was muttering such words.

"Hey, what's wrong, Sofia?"

"Oh ...? Oh, sorry, I'm sorry, Mr. Chrono! I didn't notice that I was calling out ..."

"No, that's good, but I was muttering the words that Marie told me earlier, did you notice anything?"

When asked, Sofia turned his gaze up and nodded quietly.

"Yeah ... I think about words that I like and want to do."

"Oh, I guess. I was thinking, but I didn't really think so much. What happened to Sofia?"

"Yes, well. It's a bit unclear yet, so I can't explain it."

Sofia muttered with a gaze that looked far away.

I guess she has something to aim for even if she can't speak well.

Oh, whatever you want to do is amazing.

At least because he sees the future better than me. So,

"I see. So, I'm rooting for that."

"e?"

Then Sophia looked at me with unexpected eyes.

"That, wasn't it something you couldn't support?"

"Ah, no, that's not true ... but Chrono-san, I'll support you."

"Well, of course. If a friend wants to do something, it's normal to push his back."

At least that's how I treated my friends from home.

So I support her choice.

"Oh, I'm the same with Chrono. I'll cheer for my juniors."

Yukino asked Sofia to follow me. Then

"... I'm happy, really ..."

Sofia laughed with her eyes bowed. Some tears are floating on the edge of his eyes.

"Oh, hey, even if you're so happy that you're crying, you can only give normal support?"

"Uh, yeah. I'll do my best, but don't expect so much."

To be honest, I didn't think I would be crying just to cheer. That's why Yukino and I added in a hurry, but Sofia shook his head, wiping off the edges of his eyes.

"Hey, just because you can support me normally, I'm so happy that I cry. Please don't worry."

"Yeah? I don't care if Sofia says that."

"Oh, I do, but ... if you have any trouble, please consult me, because it helps me."

"Yes, thank you"

In response to our words, Sofia smiled even brighter.

And while we were talking about that, we arrived at a furniture store.