We left our bags in one of the cathedral rooms, and we went straight to the nearby tavern.

It's me, Luna, Berry, Nin. Berry and Nin wear masks and hide their identities.

Marius also wanted to ask me out, but I wonder how much she enjoyed the city during the day. I was already asleep in my room.

As I walked through the city at night, I noticed a lot of knight patrols.

As the Pope said, I suppose we are increasing the vigilance of the city.

The section where the church is located is also the one where the nobles have their villas, lined with luxurious buildings. Some of those things, they seem more alert.

Nevertheless...... there are many noble buildings, albeit brilliant. I think your awareness of the part you spend money on is fundamentally different from that of the civilian population.

I spend more money on meals than on houses and ornaments.

As he relied on the street lights, Nin stretched his spine.

"To celebrate the inauguration of the Virgin of Berry, I'll drink till this morning."

"You're still working tomorrow. We'll be home by sundown."

"... will Master Nin really stop being a Virgin?"

Hiraki and Berry have been looking at me. The expression was hidden in the mask, but the voice seemed sad.

"What, are you anxious?"

"... but I still want to see Lady Nin's Virgin."

"I won't stop right away. I need to stay until the new Virgins get used to it."

"But when it's over..."

"Yeah, I'll be the only adventurer then."

……

To Nin's bright tone of voice, Berry was clearly losing his energy.

The admirer stops, huh? The Virgin is basically a replacement if you think about it originally, so this is often the kind of goodbye you can't help.

But... it's a little different this time.

"Berry, I was able to do what I wanted. You were the job the Virgin wanted to do most, weren't you?"

"... that 's-- right"

"It would be rude from someone who's serious about the Virgin, but I wasn't. I happen to have skills and I just tried to be."

"… now, do you want to be an adventurer?"

"Yeah, that's right. I'm tired of that, and I might be looking for something else."

Blatantly Nin said, and made me laugh.

You're a really free guy.

Berry, watching it, put on his lips for a long time, then loosened his mouth.

"... good luck!"

"Yeah, you too."

When I saw Berry and Nin smiling, I lowered my chest.

After walking for a while, I followed a street lined up with shops where I could drink.

There was just a city at night, and there were some pretty shops lined up.

There's a woman with a lot of skin tone in her fancy pose, but no one's calling us.

Luna glanced around, blushing.

"Here, there's a store like this... you have one. Are you also interested in this kind of master?"

"Hey, no."

"You're a little stuffed with words."

Nin glances at me like I'm teasing her.

I walk away.

It was then. Nin gives you a tingly eyebrow butt. That was the same for me.

... I feel some gaze. Looks like someone's watching us.

I use Hugh's identity to speak to Nin and Luna.

"Will you drink later?"

'Yeah, right.... If there's someone after us, we should get rid of them.'

'Right. Do you know where the enemy is?'

'I can't do that. What about Luna?'

'Me too... I can feel the gaze of whoever is after this one... you don't know any more'

Then you'll need to make it easier for the enemy to set you up.

"I'm going into the back alley, so be ready to deal with it whenever you want."

'Okay. In the meantime, I'm gonna move to protect Berry.'

"Oh, Luna Protect the Nins"

Copy that, sir.

Have a brief meeting, then head from the front street to the back street.

Berry was acting strange, but to the point of leaning his neck.

I can still feel some sign of someone.

I heard voices from Hugh, who was sneaking around.

"I'm up there. The number is one. He's wearing something like a hood '

... up, huh? I wanted to turn my gaze, but I don't want them to notice.

Hood will be to hide himself.

I might set you up somewhere, but if I'm alone, I can handle it.

Still... since when? I have a story at church, and was I after Nin or Berry?

"Master… do you want to call me?"

'No, let's not. Unless he gets his hands on it. No matter how suspicious, this one just wants to be self-defense'

'Okay...... you're teething'

Maybe. If you're not doing anything, that's it. '

I don't even know what the enemy is after.

... It's possible that someone who knows I acted as an adventurer today is after me.

To wind up the money from me, I guess. I haven't gotten paid yet, but they won't even know that.

As the moonlight lit, the shadows fell. The enemy has moved.

Nin unleashed magic on him as he fell from overhead.

The other guy, probably a man. He waves his sword down.

"Lifeburst"

Unexpectedly put your face to the skill name you screamed. That was nin too.

As it fell, the hood fell.

He's been looking at this one, along with his emotionless eyes.

"... Kiglas?"

No, you're not. It wasn't Kiglas. I've never even seen it, man.

Take that blow with a big shield and play it. A cursed man activated Lifeburst again.

Moments later, he moved faster. When I punched him in the arm with the belly of a sword, Gushu shuddered. But he's been stretching his right arm as if it wasn't pain or something.

Luna slit that arm open. Luna was staring at the man as the blood danced.

"... homunculus, I think"

The man's body trembled as Luna was scowling at him. I found strong magic gathering.

"Hide behind the rude, everyone!"

That's good, but Nin unleashes magic. A junction is formed that covers the perimeter. The next moment Luna also activated it late, shocks flowed around with intense flashes of light.

A strong shock struck me like I was crushing a big shield, but I dropped my hips and got cut.

It's an explosion... it's also a blow that cost my body.

The bond was tightened on us, but the bond was thin because the two made it a priority to protect the city.

Thanks to this, my hands are struck by a slightly paralyzed sensation.

There was just no damage to the city whatsoever.

"... are those the ones after the church?"

"Yeah, I guess so. And... homunculus,"

"Probably, I think so"

Luna nods stiffly, and Nin glances at her face.

"There seems to be no doubt that the Brunkels nation is involved."

"... oh"

"Rude, you did tell me Kiglas was talking about the Demon King, didn't you?"

"Oh."

Nin also talked about it.

"... so Homncrus can copy and use someone else's skills?"

"Definitely, that skill belonged to Kiglas, right?"

"Yeah, right. Looks like you overused it all at once and blew out your outer skin."

So I guess Luna's sword lightly tore his arm off.

"In the meantime, report back when you get home."

"... don't you have to do it now?"

"It's okay. After all, there's only information that says it's dangerous."

"Well, if you say so, so be it."

Nin was right. I just reported that he was attacked.

Already, we've talked about that a few times, so there's nothing we can do about it.

Looking at Chi and Berry, he was sitting on the ground in a pompous manner.

It was as if I didn't understand what had happened.

"Sa, all three...... awesome, right? I can't believe you responded so lightly to a sudden raid..."

"We were talking ahead of time. Look, I'm not sitting there forever."

Nin grabs her hand and pulls it up.

... because Berry doesn't have a Hugh. You're surprised you haven't heard any of our conversations.

Returning to the front street, Nin points to a shop that is numb. Looks like you've forgotten what you just did.

What a neighboring berry. I'm still on guard around. That would be the normal reaction.

Speaking of which, was it your first time drinking berries?

You're a little worried.

Ignoring the fact that Feel in my brain looked back and said, "Hmm?" I went to the store.

And Berry threw up on his way home.