"Thank you so much. Be careful going home."

"No, I'm glad I was able to take them down before there was a lot of damage. Now if you'll excuse me."

Dropped off by the smile of the village crowd, Jin and the others leave the village behind.

This brings me to the end of this crusade and to the end of all seven planned requests.

All we have to do is go back to the city of Lienz.

"The labyrinth is good, but I knew I'd ask for it"

On the way home a little after leaving the village, Elsa smudges and crushes.

These thoughts were on the subject many times during this journey, but I guess that's all I'm impressed with the gratitude I get in person.

This is a hard reward to earn in a labyrinth expedition.

"Right. Just say thank you in person, and I'll try harder."

"Phew, yeah"

When Rachel says that in retrospect of the words of gratitude she received from the children on her way home, Aria also agrees with a gentle smile.

"I learned about this one, too. Exploring the Labyrinth will reduce the number of Warcraft, and if you gain experience there and become stronger, there will be more things to protect, so it's important, after all, to be adventurous and ask for more."

Agree with that Jin word, and Aria and the others snort.

This trip reminded the Jins of their beginnings when they became adventurers.

As discussed and decided by Jin and others on the road so far, some reflections have left the request alone due to their labyrinth, and we intend to proceed with labyrinth exploration and request orders by half a percentage for some time to come.

This is a judgment based on the current situation of few adventurers receiving requests, but as far as they are concerned, they are targeting the labyrinth at 3 in the future and the request at a rate of 1.

At first glance, it also seems like a lengthy response to the Disaster Labyrinth, which is said to cause the Great Run of Warcraft, but fortunately, thanks to the rapid discovery of the Labyrinth, the Warcraft Crusade in the Labyrinth is progressing well and so far there is no worry of the Warcraft being flooded from the Labyrinth.

If the discovery of the labyrinth had been delayed, an urgent request could have been made to the nearby guilds, but the status quo is as good as the adventurers in the city of Lienz alone.

Of course, there is a spontaneous influx of adventurers, so the number of adventurers staying in the city of Lienz is increasing. There was also a state of peace of mind when it came to the labyrinth.

"All right! All we have to do is go back to the city of Lienz. Don't let it distract you to the end, let's do another good job!

"" Yes! "" "Ooh!

Everyone has plenty of energy and Aria and the others respond well to Jin's hanging voice.

"Pfft. Oh, yeah, yeah. It's a whisper, but I'll also put dessert on this evening to celebrate the fulfillment of the request.... It's new, huh?

Jin said so with a grin, twice as much cheer wrapped up earlier.

The day after Aria and the others drummed their tongues on the new dessert, Jin and the others returned to the city of Lienz in a ten-day swing.

Although there was no leveling on this journey, there were several levels of labyrinth exploration that had taken place up to the time of departure, thanks to which we were able to move the last ten days of forcible forces at speeds beyond the level of good legs. I'm just a little tired of boulders, and I just wanted to get back to my home and take a break, but I have one last job left.

As it were, Jin and the others decided to report to the Adventurer Alliance.

The guild, which I haven't visited in a long time, had quite a few adventurers.

As the fact that the number of adventurers in the Alliance is increasing tells the story, the number of requests that seemed to overflow from the bulletin board ten days ago is also decreasing and seems to be improving slightly.

"Welcome back. I can't believe you're really coming back in ten days. It must have been tough, huh?

Samantha welcomes the Jin and the others who came to the reception as soon as possible.

Gin and the others returned with seven requests, which normally took more than 20 days to complete, as originally declared. Samantha was somewhat surprised, but felt some convincing thoughts.

Samantha doesn't know the details about Jin's abilities, but she's been dating a long time, so I guess it's proof that she's gotten used to that insanity.

"I'm home now. Well, thanks to them, we managed."

Jin answers that with a smile, but there's actually no lie in that feeling. No matter how convenient or high the status, there is only one thing you can do alone.

"Well.... that's right. Good for you, guys."

……

That is natural to say, but everyone is just as happy to be admitted. What's more, if that's who you don't hate, it's even worse.

Samantha's teasing interactive dialogue was marked by one scratching her cheeks in the light, one with a full smile, and the last one with a slightly raised mouth angle that couldn't be hidden, representing their respective emotions.

Such a lovely reaction from them is what Jin should see, but as usual Jin never turned around, and only unrelated people, such as adventurers and staff, happened to be on the spot.

"(I knew you were cute. Why did he...)"

"(Damn. I envy you too much)"

"(Giggles)"

In a way, the resentful voices of men who can be described as routine are raised there.

The only difference is that it wasn't just the adventurers belonging to Lienz who got used to being jealous of Jin, but also the adventurers from other cities for the labyrinth.

"... Shit!

One crack of a pair of adventurers headed to the reception next door passes with a tongue-in-cheek at this sight. In addition, they noticed the tongue punching and glanced at the gin.

Jin got up a little bit wondering if he was going to get any more difficulty, but eventually he just pounded his tongue and glanced straight at the adventurer and headed to the reception next door.

"(Wow, it's been a long time. like this)"

Jin has never been directly obnoxious before, but she has had these one-step attitudes several times, especially immediately after Aria joined.

But that's also something that calmed down after a while, so much so that this time it's been too long and even felt fresh the other way around.

"... Speaking of which, Mr. Samantha, you seem to have a lot more adventurers to ask for"

While she feels some other stabbing gaze than usual, Jin asks Samantha to proceed with the fulfillment process of the request. Jin was trying not to be too aware that there was no other way to beat her tongue or look at her jealousy earlier. I don't care how different the facts are, because I know very well that from the side it only looks like a harem party.

The more such gaze you feel, the more adventurers you have in your guild (= receiving requests), is also proof that the situation is definitely improving compared to ten days ago.

That was also a pleasure for Jin.

"Yeah, I sent out a circular from the guild as soon as you guys left. It's not just about exploring the labyrinth, it's about asking for it."

"Did that just work out so well? You're Mr. Boulder Greg."

I can see Greg's high power of control as an Alliance Master, especially when it only works with notifications that have no compulsion or penalty.

"Phew."

Samantha answered only with a laugh because she realized that whatever she said would make her fall in love. I guess it just means that I'm putting on public and private bullying while I'm at work.

"Oh, and..."

"What are you talking about!

A shout echoes from the receptionist next door to block Samantha's dialogue as she tried to continue talking about something. It was the adventurer who stared at Jin earlier who was absurd in his voice.

"Mr. Oswald is A-ranked!? Still telling me to take the request!?

"I do apologize for class A adventurers, because this is settled"

…… …………

The man at the reception answered clearly, though he seemed sorry, but that adventurer, who was not convinced, had eaten and hung up at the reception again.

"Mr. Samantha. What's going on?

I don't know what their decision about the request is about, and Jin asks Samantha aloud about it.

"I was just about to tell you, there are a lot of adventurers coming from other cities for the labyrinth, aren't there? They are conditioned to receive a few requests before exploring the labyrinth."

There are several reasons why such conditions have now been imposed.

One is simply to increase the number of adventurers requested. Few adventurers come to the city of Lienz for the labyrinth, so even if they receive a request in the first place alone, the processing of the request will improve considerably.

It is also intended to increase the survival rate of adventurers by establishing such conditions.

By pinching the cumbersome condition of a request in between, it also has the effect of eliminating hiccups and, at the same time, suppressing and calming the feeling of deviation from the labyrinth once.

In fact, in a labyrinth with a lot of fights, losing calm and making a mistake is likely to be catastrophic.

And finally, to help them understand what they're diving into the labyrinth for and who they're protecting.

Even if I came to the city of Lienz for the labyrinth, the aim was to see the faces of the people to be protected through the request, and to be aware that this is the place to be protected.

Although this is often said to be beautiful, it is also true that with or without this beautiful event, people's motivation and behavior in the formal arena can vary greatly.

"I see. That's what happened."

Also, the gathering of adventurers in the city of Lienz means fewer adventurers in other cities. Besides, it's adventurers above the C-rank who can travel that way, so if you try to make it a city other than Lienz, the loss of fighting power is remarkable. As one of its countermeasures, it is also believed that these conditions have been imposed this time.

Harsher conditions and constraints may also be imposed if there is no stopping the exodus of adventurers in the future.

Thanks to the early discovery of the labyrinth, exploration is only well under way, and consideration needs to be given to those other cities.

etc and Jin was convinced, but the parties still don't seem to be able to settle their anger.

"I'm C-ranked, so I can't tell you anything big, but Mr. Oswald is A-ranked?! Why do you need to make a request?" Jade "..."

Oswald, a man in his thirties who blocked the words of Jade, a young man he saw before he was twenty years old, and was silent with his arms around him, blocks the words. And at that moment, its presence increases at once as if it were a lie that had not stood out until then.

Oswald's voice was never loud, but it weighed just enough to silence Jade as well as the surroundings.

"It's not a request (...)"

"Excuse me!"

Oswald shifts his gaze to the receptionist, single-handedly controlling a Jade youth who immediately bows his head as a hack.

"I understand your policy. I'll come back.... Let's go, Jade"

When I say that, I turn my heel back and head outside the guild, not the bulletin board.

"Yes!"

Jade will follow shortly, but because of his youth, the last time he looked at the receptionist. At the same time, Jin and I both gazed at each other, but there was no reason to just stare at the throwaway dialogue, and followed Oswald out of the guild.

And as they left, the sound was coming back around.

"That was so powerful."

"That's something like A-rank. I was wondering if he was a warrior with the name 'Blast Axe' or 'Rigid Arm'."

When Elsa opens her mouth to sigh, Aria also supplements about Oswald.

Oswald did look big and muscular, but unlike Gerd, a formerly mighty enemy who was willing to overwhelm others, his mind is quiet and his body is under the impression of being small around. But while it usually has such a quiet atmosphere, the force it receives when it utters a lot of words is no less than Gerd's.

Most of those who were there were overwhelmed by their presence, but only one had different emotions.

"Mr. Jin?

Rachel speaks to Jin just a little surprised.

"Hmm? What's wrong?

Gin's voice color is the same as usual.

"No. That... your face made me laugh"

"Huh? Was I? I didn't realize."

Following Rachel's point, Jin does a hand on her cheek to confirm, where she realizes for the first time that she was laughing.

And then I snap my gaze back from Rachel to the front door of the guild where the Oswalds left off.

"Mr. Oswald... You're the one who wants to talk to me when you get a chance."

Behind Jin's brain was Oswald, who was jealous of Jade, saying, "It's not something" about the request.