"Quite, like, become... hey! I didn't see you!

"I'm working out, I'm being worked out, because... right!

Early the next morning, Elsa and Miriam's mother and daughter were in a simulated battle in a square outside the village.

It's a wooden sword for practice that Elsa used before she left the village. However, no matter how much wooden they are, they will weigh quite a bit when they are big sword sized. Besides, there's a core of iron inside, so it's even worse.

But now that we have leveled up, Elsa's status is already separate from when she was in this village. I never cared about its weight, and even managed to cope with Miriam's serious attacks.

Bakitz!!

Along with the loud breaking noise, the two great swords that hit each other can be smashed together. Again, wooden weapons couldn't seem to handle their serious bumps.

"Ahhh. It was over before the time ran out."

"Ha ha, well, I can't help it."

When the fun time is over because of it, Miriam crushes in dissatisfaction. Elsa was also invited to laugh at the attitude of her mother as if she were a child.

"Hey, hey, Elsa. What would you do with a real sword?

Miriam shines her face just when she comes up with something good, but that was also appealing to Elsa, but she couldn't honestly nod.

"Uh, no, there's no Rachel either, and let's stop it."

"Er!... well, I don't know what else to do"

Nowadays, even in training with Jin and the others, the real sword was used, but still the means of recovery were always available in case of accidents. But we only brought training weapons this morning, and there were no other people of our own because they were out there alone.

Miriam also seemed to understand that it was just too dangerous. He seemed slightly dissatisfied, but immediately convinced to back off.

Let me talk to you for a second.

Instead, Miriam said so and sat down on the spot, pounding next to her and urging Elsa to sit as well.

"Yes, sir."

While feeling a little embarrassed, Elsa also sat down next to it, and the conversation between her mother and daughter began with a sober breeze in the morning.

"I was starting to do it a long time ago, but I knew it was because of you, Jin?

"Well yeah. I've had other instructors Melinda and A-ranked Oswald work out, but I guess Ginn has a lot of influence."

"Heh, Oz is coming to Lienz too. That kid got an A-rank too."

"That girl to her mother again... He's got a lot of other people working out besides us."

So did the Gregs, but knowing Oswald's youth may make him feel that way.

It's just a subject of enough respect for Elsa and the others to say that she's the one instead. In fact, Jin and the others were able to grow rapidly thanks to Oswald's guidance, but the young adventurers of Lienz, including Dan and Shelley, who were Jin's companions in the beginner's course, were also growing under his guidance.

"Hmm. Well Oz was serious. But are you alone now..."

If you try to make Miriam aware of Oswald's past, you also know and deserve to know about his party members who are not next door to it now. I never knew if the reason for the breakup was because of the split path, or if it was because of the worst that had happened, but dissolving the party that had gone on for years and being alone was also something that I would not have done without a majority of reasons.

"Well, I don't mind about Oz. You can ask the person directly if you get the chance. What the hell better way to work out than that? It's a little overgrown, you."

But Miriam shakes her head and switches her sad mood when she talks about something more than being an adventurer in a way.

It has been a little over two years since Elsa left the village, but as far as I can tell from the occasional letter from Melinda, she was not experiencing remarkable growth until then. But I guess something has changed decisively since the time that letter came that I've reported partying with Jin. It's been less than a year since I met Jin, and the level is about to be B-ranked beyond thirty.

And that's not all.

"From what I can tell, your arm is already slightly above the B-rank of coarseness. You're particularly good at dealing with attacks. Are you accustomed to the field or what? It feels like we're used to fighting each other."

"Phew, well. I'm glad to hear that from your mother."

Elsa was pleased that her daily efforts seemed to have been acknowledged.

"We talked about you diving in the dungeon last night, didn't we? That's when I'm working out pretty unscrupulous on Gin's proposal."

"How to work out?

Miriam floats a question mark wondering what it means to work out with strategy.

"Ha, you sure think so. Actually..."

Elsa tells us what she's doing in the dungeon because she's not being stopped by Jin. Indeed, it was not just an offense, it was also a workout using real battle.

"- Because it's natural to deal with a large number of people. This is Zinn's policy, but thanks to it, he's gained some defensive skills, and he's ranked higher."

…………

What Elsa and the others are doing in the dungeon, such as challenging one-on-one multiple battles or switching guards and avant-gardes to fight, is not considered a normal dungeon offense. Miriam never even thought about the benefits there, such as going ahead with the offense in a situation that deliberately pushed herself to a disadvantage. But I must also admit that if we had the following party members and their strengths to make it possible, it would certainly be effective.

And that's just Miriam doesn't think she's making full use of Zinn's 'map' to repeat it in large numbers either. If I had known, that surprise would not have been the current ratio, but I still don't know. I still couldn't block my open mouth to Elsa's training methods. That wasn't just a surprise, it even resembled a shudder of whether to do it that far.

"And it's not just the dungeons. I can only ask Mr. Oswald occasionally, but if he's a gin, he can always accompany me in training. Besides, even Aria and Rachel are guards, but they're pretty good at it, so I'm in the mood to deal with them. I can only wield a weapon, so you can't lose, can you?

Not only Elsa, but Aria and Rachel's strengths have risen meticulously. As well as their magical arms, which each specializes in, their prowess as avant-gardes is quite high. And now Elsa, abandoning her inferiority and jealousy and just pursuing only the arms of the sword, had an unyielding smile on her face while saying she couldn't beat it.

(If it stays that way, you might be over me before it gets that far)

Miriam, relieved by Elsa's appearance, not looking forward to the day she would visit one day, had a calm mother smile on her face.

... but it wasn't even Miriam that would end.

"Okay, then I'll try to deal with those kids too!

"Stop."

After all, it was Elsa who laughed bitterly and stopped Miriam.

"Now if you'll excuse me. Good luck."

"Yes, sir. Come again."

"I look forward to seeing you again."

Miriam and Maxim smile in response to Jin's farewell greeting. After all, Elsa's stay in her hometown was only for one night, and Jin and the others decided to travel after breakfast.

"Samantha, isn't it cold?

"I'm fine, Touka. Thanks."

Futons and cushions were laid in the carriage so that pregnant women could protect themselves from the cold of the great enemy. Of course that was put out of Jin's "Infinite Storage," but its existence has yet to be revealed. Jin just isn't going to hesitate to use it for Samantha's body either, so he'll be revealing it on the way home.

We can't say goodbye to each of them, we're finally leaving.

"See you later!

"Go away"

And the carriage ran out.

"Ugh. Miriam was fun."

"Yeah. The fact that I like cute things also resembled Elsa. And the fact that you don't like cooking."

Aria follows Rachel's memory laugh. After that, there was Miriam, who actually invited Aria and the others to a mock fight, and Elsa's caricaturous defense to protect them from it.

"I like Miriam, too. And sweet. Oh, and Mr. Maxim."

"Pfft, yeah. But I'm surprised it was the same party as the Melinda sisters."

Samantha gently strokes the head of a tortoise that leans against her side. Like Touka said, everyone here had a crush on Elsa's parents.

"Huh... I was more surprised that my daughter actually did it"

It's not like Elsa isn't happy with everyone's feelings like that either because it's about her own parents, but it was complicated in its chest, such as not being told it was the same party as Melinda, who had always been looked after in Lienz.

"Ha ha. Well, in the end, you told me, okay? I learned a lot this time, too."

Not only was there a mock battle with Miriam, but there was also a story with Maxim that I made at night. It wasn't fully organized yet, but Jin thought it was a good starting point to think that the Arias might leave the party sooner or later.

But what Gin thinks this way is very different from the direction Maxim was expecting.

"All right, I'll drive safely back to Lienz after this. Samantha, please tell me as soon as you care how small it is."

I can't feel anything different about how Jin cares about Samantha and speaks up. However, Jin's face, manipulating the carriage on your podium, was facing straight ahead, and Elsa and the others in the carriage could not hear the expression.

(What did I say...)

Staring at the figure of that gin, Elsa worries inside.

Elsa was the only one who stayed at home last night, and at that time my father was telling me part of what he told me he "might have said something extra". She's the only one who can imagine what Jin is thinking at this stage.

(But I can't believe I'm talking about my own kids... anymore! You talk to Aria and the others when Jin isn't around.)

The content seems to be in Elsa's sole hands.

This journey, which had so many unexpected discoveries, was also about to come to an end.