Sevens

Three months were about to pass since I came to Darion.

At the end of the contract period with Mr. Zelfie, we will confirm the achievement of the contract in a private room located in the Alliance.

Mr. Hawkins was present and handed me the paperwork.

I'm here for Mr. Zelfie's assessment as a mentor.

The highest rating is [A], but filling it in meant paying extra.

No matter how good it is, it is normal to rate it up to [B].

We face each other across the desk - me, Nowem, Aria, see Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Zelfie sitting in front of us.

Mr. Hawkins, with a serious expression, will explain to me.

"Lyell, fill in your rating exactly as you thought it would be. Rest assured that the Alliance will be severely punished if this offends you with resentment."

Mr Zelfie says nothing in particular.

I'm just sitting there.

Aria looks at Mr. Zelfie as if he's in a complicated mood.

Even after receiving urgent requests, we have gained the necessary knowledge and experience as adventurers under Mr. Zelfie's guidance.

I've never thought of the last three months as futile.

On the paperwork, I fill in the highest rated [A].

"... is that the highest rating? You know what that means, don't you?

When Mr. Hawkins told me, Nowem put the money on the table.

The small leather bag contains three gold coins.

When Mr. Hawkins receives it, he checks the contents.

When the amount requested increased, the amount of additional compensation was also quite necessary.

Of the three gold coins, the Alliance receives one.

"Confirmed. I will now give Mr. Zelfie two extra pieces of gold, which are additional rewards."

Mr. Zelfie, who received two pieces of gold, stands up and tries to leave the room intact.

"Damn, it was a hassle. I won't do it again."

Ever since I received your urgent request, Mr. Zelfie has been unsympathetic to us.

No, it was against Aria that she had an unsatisfactory attitude.

Look at Mr. Zelfie leaving the room, says Mr. Hawkins.

"You're not being honest. You all already know that."

Nowem agrees.

"But if you don't, you won't get your wedding celebration."

That's right.

Guys, I knew how Mr. Zelfie was being unscrupulous.

Aria, too, is complicated because she knows it.

Mr. Zelfie retires from the Adventurer and marries an average man.

Our extra reward also meant a wedding celebration for her.

Nowem touched Aria's shoulder.

"Mr. Aria, I think Mr. Zelfie is nearby. Let's talk one last time."

"So, but... he hasn't even spoken to me lately"

When Aria is depressed, Nowem shakes her head and says it again with a serious look.

"You'll regret not going here. We leave Darion. It's possible we'll never see each other again... Go"

Nowem, who has a stronger tone than usual, tells me that Aria leaves the room.

To talk to Mr. Zelfie.

And Mr. Hawkins put a different document on the table.

"You will be notified of the transfer of your guild. And this is the guild card that the guild keeps. You're leaving really soon, aren't you?"

Mr. Hawkins, who looks lonely, jokes that this will reduce the number of adventurers coming to me again, etc.

I knew the executives had fallen out of the guild and Mr. Hawkins' name was on that hole filled.

"Because I can't stay very long. Mr. Zelfie, Mr. Hawkins... and Mr. Ventler could be annoying."

My parents, the Walt family, were still creepy without showing any movement.

What you don't know what you're going to do is fear.

Besides, Mr. Ventler - Darion's lord is someone who can offer me if I have to. I'm not saying that's bad.

Given the protection of the territory, the opposite was natural.

Darion is small compared to my home, the Walt family territory. It has the same influence over Central, the king's capital.

"... Lyell, you seem to have a lot of things going on too, so I won't ask in depth. But I hope to see you again sometime."

"Right. Thank you for your help, Mr. Hawkins."

Complete the paperwork.

When I filed my home change report for me, Nowem, and Aria, I received documents from the Alliance. Papers to be submitted to the next home guild.

When I get up, Nowem gets up, too.

And Nowem also thanked Mr. Hawkins.

"Thank you for your help. Mr. Hawkins is well."

Mr. Hawkins was nodding.

I feel a little tearful, so we leave the room.

The last thing I could know was that there were tears.

Guild hallway...

"Zelfie!"

Aria finds Zelfie and rushes over.

Zelfie was out of sight with an awkward look on her head.

"What? I'm going for a drink."

In an unsympathetic manner, Aria doesn't know what to say.

But Aria had decided to leave Darion with the Lyells.

I have already paid off the house and also bought tickets to the consolidated carriage to Central.

"... thanks for everything, Zelfie. Me, a cup of trouble without the public knowing... and don't even know how Zelfie felt"

The words didn't come out well.

Aria was disappointed to see Zelfie claw the body of an adventurer and take away valuables.

But he later heard that Zelfie had handed over his valuables to the bereaved family of the late adventurer.

I have blamed myself for not thinking too deeply and being disappointed in Zelfie.

Aria wanted to tell Zelfie not to worry anymore like that.

"Because I'm fine. I'm going to find my happiness. So... make Zelfie happy, too."

Aria sees Zelfie's face.

Then Zelfie was crying.

"... excuse me. Ma'am. Me too... I can't do anything... and I can only do as much as I watch..."

To a tearful Zelfie, Aria hugged.

I call it like we used to when we played together at the Mansion.

"Thank you, sister... because I'm all right now. So be happy for your sister."

Zelfie hugs Aria too.

Aria confirmed that there were many wounds on Zelfie's body.

Body wounds, which are also evidence that the family of Zelfie, who were expelled from the mansion, have lived hard in Darion.

Even so, Zelfie acted for me......

In consideration for cooperating with the Lords, Darion was greeted by the Rockward family who had been expelled from Central.

Where I can't see it, I've been through a lot...

"Thank you so much, Zelfie. Because I'm okay now."

Aria hugs the person she once admired with her sister.

- I was able to tell my sister that I was okay.

Me and Nowem, waiting for Aria in the guild, noticed the troika that took care of her approaching.

"Mr. Rondo!

"Mr. Lyell!

They are particularly close among the adventurers who, if they meet, become friends with whom they have a conversation.

Mr. Rondo finishes his dagger with a rare metal obtained in the labyrinth.

Mr. Ralph was using it on his new spear.

Rachel uses rare metals for some of her canes.

Three people with brand new gear just finished.

In particular, Mr. Rondo's dagger designs a sheath in the same pattern as his proud sword. The first time you showed me, I remembered how happy I was.

"Did Mr. Rondo and the others finish the process, too?

When I say that, Mr. Ralph laughs bitterly.

"I came earlier than the Lyells, but it took me a while to get held up. Darion is a somewhat powerful adventurer."

It is also a hallmark of Darion.

It is Darion who is beginner friendly and earns a lot of chore jobs.

On the other hand, it is also a difficult place to earn money for adventurers who are not beginners.

But in Darion's guild, which wants to keep a well-armed adventurer, it would be a headache problem.

"The Lyells are leaving now, too? Where's Aria?... So you got away with it."

Mr. Rachel speaks right of what she always thought.

I shook my head to the side.

"I'm afraid you haven't escaped. There's something else, so we're waiting. Besides, is the carriage departure time okay?

Then, Mr. Rondo remembers, his voice grows louder with the feeling.

"Neither of us seems to have much time to talk"

Mr. Ralph also begins to panic.

"It was! Shall we go? Say hello to Aria."

Mr. Rachel speaks to Nowem.

"Nowem, Lyell, please. Because I don't rely."

Nowem snorted when he laughed couscous.

"Thank you. Mr. Rachel and the others are well."

And Mr. Rondo says as he waves at me.

"If we see each other one day, we'll make another noise together then. Mr. Lyell...... see you again!

I waved to Mr. Rondo, who was leaving refreshed.

"Yes, I will see you again!

The trio leaves the guild behind.

Then Nowem shrugged.

"You were pleasant people, Master Lyell"

"Right. I want to see you again. I need to be a better adventurer for the time to be reunited."

The next time I saw her, I was looking forward to seeing her, and Nowem and I were waiting for Aria.

- That's some street.

Rondo, Ralph and Rachel, covered in blood, had fallen on the road.

Rondo was flabbergasted with his proud sword and also took his dagger.

I have no arms, barely breathing on the ground.

But two people, Ralph and Rachel, were not breathing already.

"Hey, what... what's that monster?"

The monster, just to remember, was not a vicious demon.

- People.

It is also a young girl.

Crawling on the ground, Rondo sees Rachel.

There is a large burnt hole in his chest, his eyes still showing signs of tears in the void.

Looking at Ralph, we were in worse shape than ourselves because we came forward to let ourselves both get away to the end.

When I get close to a raff like that, it's part of the raff that's lightened up - biting my hair and taking it to where Rachel is falling.

After crawling, Rondo's blood was stuck on the ground.

My sword moves didn't stand a blade at all.

Somehow, there were three people with magic tools who couldn't even touch the little girl.

The cause was an event on the way to the city where the combined carriage came in front of the destination and decided to be the next home on foot.

A luxurious carriage stopped near us.

A carriage used by a nobleman, I could see from appearance that it was not a concomitant nobleman.

"Rachel... Ralph... we've been together forever"

Going to Rachel's side, he let go of Ralph's hair and Rondo layered his forehead on Rachel's forehead.

We met when we were just adventurers together, and the horses fit and the three of us have worked hard for several years. He also began to gain strength and got the magic equipment that was a memorial.

From now on... the monster caught my eye.

What the monster girl said was an incredible word.

"I'll make it mine. I don't want a guy with a spear over there and that woman. Go somewhere."

Aristocratic girl bullshit who liked Rondo.

I thought so, but my surroundings reacted differently.

The girl's parents in the carriage were angry that Rondo had wasted the girl's favor.

Because Rondo said he already had a girlfriend named Rachel and refused.

And the soldiers of the escort I was following took the weapon.

I thought I could cut through that far.

I also have confidence in my arms. And he also had the magic appliance.

"Um... the monster"

But the girl first turned behind Rachel and let the magic go. It's a flash.

Rachel shrugged in tears, Rondo's name.

Furious Rondo and Ralph take the weapon if they don't forgive their opponents even if they are aristocratic girls.

But the moment he pulled it out, Rondo's arms were blown away, and his bragging weapon was shattered.

A sword, arguably my own partner, is made a mess as if it were a piece of paper.

The dagger was in the girl's hand. Grabbing what floats in the universe as it is, he even holds it in his hand to the sheath that was on Rondo's hips.

I didn't understand what happened.

And Ralph screamed to get out in front of Rondo and run away with Rachel.

Such a ralph was quickly filled with blood.

You lose interest, the girl leaves the spot.

Even now, Rondo remembered the conversation then.

"Damn, waste Ceres' favor"

"Ceres, there's blood on the clothes I bought you because of it! It's already... it's a party coming up. When it comes to getting dressed over there, you need to be careful what you look like. You need to get Ceres' clothes ready."

Parent-like men and women did not see themselves or anything else.

I'm just concerned about the little dirt splashed on Ceres' clothes.

"Get Ceres' clothes? Can you put on the clothes you have prepared around there! Ceres is the treasure of the Walt family."

A girl named Ceres was smiling even though she had magically killed people by holding her sword until earlier.

"Father, I also want to choose different clothes once in a while. You want to try shopping or something, so you'll forgive me, won't you?

Hearing sweet Ceres's voice, his parents were convinced.

That was a pretty uncomfortable sight for parents to ask for a pretty daughter's favor.

Rondo noticed that the family didn't see the area at all.

I've only seen my pretty daughter, he said.

The nobles, who took their lives at random, went straight to somewhere.

Rondo gathers his fellow men in one place, falling apart to the ground, and tries to do everything he can to satisfy them.

I shrugged at the end.

"... you couldn't keep your word"

Quietly Rondo closed his eyes...

We got off the convoy. We're arriving in Central.

This is the second time I've visited, but the purpose of this one was to shop in Central.

In Darion, the number of servings I use is low, and at the same time I need to decide where to go next.

If it's from Central, it's easy to get around, so I visited.

"Well, we arrived, but we'll spend some time at the inn."

Nowem replies.

"Maybe it's not a bad idea to spend some time in Central. But I'm not staying long enough to make this place a home."

Central is cold to adventurers.

Or I don't really need an adventurer.

Even if there are demons around, the Knights and soldiers will be out.

Miscellaneous jobs are also being taken away from each other in Central, where people are overflowing. Unlike Darion, it is an unsuitable place to make it home.

However, it is a large city where objects and information are gathered only in the heart of the country.

Aria looked complicated.

"I can't even be an adventurer here because I've been kicked out. You can stay as long as you want, but you won't get permission to live there."

Aria, daughter of the Rockward family who was expelled from Central, doesn't seem to be allowed to live here.

"You're shopping and gathering information. In the direction of aligning everything you need."

I have roughly everything I need.

There are some weapons, but I wanted to keep them in my possession that don't consume magic.

I can turn a treasure ball into a great sword when I need it, but that alone would create a bad situation.

"Does Master Lyell go around the weapons store?

Nowem asks, so I answer.

"I'll also look around for protective gear at last. I'd love to stop by the bookstore."

The bookstore is at the request of our ancestors.

I touch the treasure ball.

A quieter jewel than before would be caused by the absence of the first generation.

He was always a noisy person.

"So shall we take a look around the Central store? Mr. Aria, is there a famous store somewhere? Whether you're an arms dealer, a protective gear, a book... if there's anything I can do for you, I'd like to ask you?

Nowem asks Aria if she knows anything about it.

Aria then named some of the stores she had heard of.

"A lot of craftsmen are smart because weapons and protective equipment are central. But the price is... there's a good place for a bookstore. There's also a library, but there's time for boulders..."

When I hear about the library, I think a little bit.

(I'd like to stay for a while if I have time, but I'd also like to stay too long)

Central spends money anyway.

Everything, but I had more money to get out than anything else just for that matter. Prices are also high.

When I'm worried, Nowem gives me advice.

"If it's a library, [Aramsarth] is said to be the best in the world. Because it's famous as an academic city."

Aria nodded as well.

"I know. It was a city that attracted a wide range of talented young people. But there wasn't a lord there either, was there? Sure... I heard that the scholars in that city are making a lot of decisions with their representatives. Could it be the same as Baym?

Beim is a free city, a city divided by merchants.

The absence of a lord makes it an easy city for adventurers to live in.

"Aramsarth or Baim...... whichever way we go, shall we gather the information before we decide"

That said, when I have my stuff, I start walking to find a place to stay today.

"Hey, I'm gonna have my own baggage."

Aria rushes to get her bag back, but I refuse to do so and walk ahead.

"Fine, let's go. Nowem's not laughing either. Come on."

"Yes, excuse me, Master Lyell"

I rush Nowem to see me and Aria interact and laugh, and I walk down the path of the King's Capital.

When I remember the King's Capital of the past I walked with the first generation, there were certainly remnants.

But unlike old times, it's beautiful.

"You've changed here too."

When she whined so, Aria snapped her neck.

"Is that it? Have you been here before? Well, it hasn't changed much around here. Lyell, are you okay?

I laugh bitterly at Aria for turning a suspicious gaze.

"Oh, it's been two hundred years, I guess."

With that said, Aria has looked at me with her jitsu eyes.

"I'm kidding. This is the second time. I just stopped by before Darion... that's all."

The sky of the Wang capital was clear blue as it walked with the first generation.