Having finished everything I had to do in Laxta, I was finally ready to travel for my next "Eight Demons" crusade.

In particular, he went to greet the cared for, one by one, and spoke carefully.

"Are you leaving? I'll miss you, Lord Magnus."

That's what Laxta's proud "Scholar" narcissist told me.

"If that's the case, Lord Magnus, I'd love to give you a farewell."

"I appreciate your words alone, though?

"Well, yeah, don't talk about the smell of water."

That's what Narsai told his family to bring, a single carpet.

"This..." I glance too.

Yes, the "floating carpet" I borrowed when I went to the Mountain of Death.

"Let's present this to Lord Magnus. Wow, that's nice, but give me a break there. Hahaha!"

"No... I appreciate it, but would this be your family heirloom?

"I don't care. Compared to Lord Magnus' righteous heart, challenging the way to the death of the Demon King, this level of donation does not fit in."

"Hmmm..."

I put my hand on my chin and thought a little.

Narsai humbles himself, but his brother-in-law heart is another great thing, and I took that feeling.

I was just hoping I could get some kind of payback.

"Don't worry, this is what I look like. I'm a monster. I hope you will hear only one thing about my Wagamama as we move forward."

"Well, let's hear it."

"This carpet, if you call it the Narsai, that's fine."

Narsai winks with plenty of tea.

"One day my name will be inscribed in history as your vehicle, when you take on the Demon King and become a modern myth. This is just the ultimate in vanity, but for me it's a reward above all else."

"Not at all... you have a good hobby, Lord Narsai"

I can't stop smiling bitterly.

but the request, accepted!

I've decided to thank you. Yes, the Narsai.

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The first thing I did when I visited Bazelph's workshop was apologize.

"I'm sorry. You gave me Gladys."

"Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't tell everyone."

Basselph's face blocked my dialogue.

"'Why did you break Gladys?' 'Why didn't you use it more importantly?' - Nah, I won't even tell you. Naturally."

Even with this look, Bazelph wasn't angry.

Rather the other way around.

This bigoted dwarf doesn't want to show me his happy (...) face (...), but he's giving it a try.

Basself said.

"Gladys is a golem I forged to protect you. If that's the case, you can use it as your shield to crush it. The Great Shield of War, which became the Catalyst, seems to have been so. That's what tool profits are for. Didn't I?"

I let Bazelph, who bounced up a single eyebrow and asked, shake it slowly and slowly.

"If Gladys remembers carelessness, or if the eagle gets angry, you'll die first, leaving the array behind, that way. So, never mind. Yeah. Instead, thank you for crushing me."

Basself laughed.

He rarely laughs in public, but somehow he laughs a lot in front of me.

"Lord Magnus. You are truly a great wizard. Did Gladys stand up for you?

"If it weren't for Gladys, I would have had to go far for at least another year to discuss Del Bembro"

"Uh-huh."

Bazelph nods again and again, remaining unfamiliar.

"Then, Ko (...) I (...) also (...) can help you. As your shield until the day you crumble."

Saying so, Bazelph slaps the golem that was standing beside him.

I asked for it before I attended the dinner party, and then it took me two weeks to build the new one, which I just finished today.

Now it's almost man-shaped, but has a rounded shape throughout.

However, due to its height of nearly three meters and thickness throughout, it is powerful.

It's a pair of arms that's characteristic. Large in imbalance compared to torso and legs, fists and other completely letting the murder weapon, blunt weapon .

It is a battle golem, forged using a synthetic item dropped from the body of Del Bembro, the "Soul of Double Fists".

Catalyst uses a large quantity of "High Purity Mithril Mine" dropped during the Mithril Golem Crusade in the hidden passage of Demon Castle.

Ming - Gladius Mk-II (Mark Two).

When I thanked Bazelph, I pulled my new partner - Gladys MK-II - and left the workshop in a whim.

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Downtown in the South Side of Wangdu.

In that central fountain, I came alone.

It is still a bleak time, whether the night finally dawns or not.

When I sat on the edge of the fountain, I did nothing, but bogged and awesome.

I was going to wait as long as I could.

Before I could do anything, I could hear footsteps.

"Why are you coming from such a time, Mr. Magnus?"

Aria was the one who called out like a shudder.

We were meeting up for a date here.

I'll see you at lunch, promise.

Nonetheless, I already came and waited at this hour, and I answered Aria.

"I remember the day we first dated. You told me Aria's been waiting for you all morning, right?

"That's why it's so... it's just not from the kind of time you can't even call it an early morning"

"But you're here today. I can't even call it early morning. From this hour on."

"Ugh, actually, I thought Mr. Magnus might be waiting."

"... the woman is amazing."

"No. This isn't a woman's idea."

"So what?

"This kind of thing is called conscientiousness."

Aria smiled mischievously and let her fall in love.

But her straightforward temperament is so comforting that a man like me can't even tell me what to gain. Hit it and it'll ring. I'm the one who's getting hit and sounding.

"What do you say, Mr. Magnus? Weren't you bored waiting?

"Honestly, a little. I just didn't think these times were bad either. Even though I was trying to get rid of the Demon King, they realized I was in too much of a hurry to live. Sometimes you need to get bogged down."

"Ugh, I know. I was on my first date, too."

Aria sits down next to me.

On the edge of the fountain, sit down side by side and bicker.

At this hour, no store is open.

"I'm also so busy with my daily work that I can turn my eyes. You're Malm's daughter, so if it doesn't help twice as much as people, Seven Lights will be pointed backwards. So at that time, I waited here in the morning with all my heart to extend the time I could have with Mr. Magnus for even a second... I was struck by how extravagant it is to have had such a boisterous time that it couldn't have been lately. You just have time to be bonkers, don't you?

"I know. I just thought so too"

"Ugh. Then here's the problem. Do you think my house lives in luxury every day?

Laxta's premier bourgeois daughter raised the issue with another naughty look.

"I don't think so"

I answered instantly.

Aria has a good style and is still out there wondering if this is where she should be, but she is skinny throughout.

There's no way I could maintain this style if I had a sumptuous meal every day.

"My father is blah-blah, greedy, but he's not stupid. That's a good thing."

"Hmm. For example?

"Luxury is good because it happens once in a while. If I did it every day, that would be just routine. Thank you. It'll be gone soon. If you want more luxury tomorrow, and more luxury the day after tomorrow - you want more excitement, and you lose your temper."

"That's a word."

"Isn't it? But you're never an asshole, are you? And there's a good part about that. My birthday or something 'Are you a princess!? It makes me so luxurious."

"A little, reviewed"

A little. Aria's the first to say no to "blah, blah, blah, blah."

And I get Aria to think about it.

The point is we're talking about the importance of meringue.

I come to the sincerity of why she brought up such a topic now.

When I get up from the edge of the fountain, I turn to the front of Aria and bend my hips to match her gaze.

And I promise.

"To crusade the Demon King, what I left behind in Laxta is gone. I'm leaving for Alabana tomorrow. But Aria would know, too, wouldn't she? I have Town Gate. I come back regularly. I'm coming to see you."

Aria just said she was waiting for that word and ate it.

"Can I expect about a month?

"I can't do that."

"Ugh...... I can't help it, can I? Mr. Magnus is a pile of things to do to take on the Demon King, isn't he? I don't want to be your burden either..."

"Don't get me wrong. Don't be depressed."

"What?"

I told her to wrap Aria's hands around her with both hands.

"I can't stand seeing you only on the first of the month. Once every ten days, if possible, I'll be back Monday to see you."

Aria heard the pitiful smile full of buds.

"Also ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. I like it, Mr. Magnus."

"You're welcome. Welcome."

"Let's play as much as we want today. Wow."

"Oh, it's 'occasional luxury'. You can forget about your days, and let's forget about them. Though -"

"Though?

"There are no stores open at this hour..."

"There are some things you can do because this is the time, right?

Aria laughs mischievously again.

And then...

of such a time that you can't even call it early morning.

There's no street at all, in front of a downtown fountain.

She layered her lips on my lips, plenty.