"You're getting a lot colder..."

The exhaling breath is white. Hikaru, who got off the boarding carriage that arrived in Scalazard, was headed straight for his home.

After leaving the Imperial capital of Quimbrand, he returned without stopping by. Scalazard is so cold even though the royal capital still had enough heat left. I think it would still be better to be warm if you went with ease of living......

The town of Scalazard had not changed. Whether a large number of monsters are pushed towards Borderzad or stuck in a seven-country conference, it doesn't affect just local cities. That being said, I find it quite difficult what the league is trying to do: "eliminate the borders of the seven countries" and "eliminate the hostility between Kirihar and Rudansha". Of course, that's why the league is going to spend the rest of its life doing it.

"Right now--"

Just outside the National Academic Institute, returning to your home on the third floor of a three-story

"Hikaru?"

!!

Lavia, who was drinking tea at the table, and Paula, who was cooking in the kitchen, reacted.

"It took longer than I thought. Dear......"

Say it, stop.

"Dear Hikaru!!"

Suddenly Paula sat down.

"Sorry Ahhh!!"

When a decent hical sees Lavia, she opens her mouth casually.

"Er... welcome back, Hikaru"

Hikaru, who was tired from the long journey, had dressed in his bedroom asking me to change for now, but still Paula remained grounded. It doesn't matter, it seems that Tuosa is the finest way to apologize in this world as well.

"What's this about, this?

Paula goes all the way through the explanation while still in the groundhog style.

"... hmm. I see. I saved my life —— was that the third time? —— Nevertheless, I broke my word and used healing magic in public, he said. And when Lavia was exposed, it didn't do anything."

When Hikaru returned from saving the kidnapped Lavia, he didn't mention that he used healing magic on stranger adventurers.

Later, when I came back to this house with Ravya, I told her the story, and Ravya's expression was strong and she said, "I can't believe you broke your promise to Hikaru... you didn't tell me".

"Sorry for the overlap......"

"Hikaru, my kidnapping has nothing to do with Paula."

"So, but if I hadn't done something remarkable, I wouldn't have even found Mr. Lavia. Shh...!

"No one thought there was a Pawnsonian Secret Service over there."

"But!"

"Uh, that's enough"

Hikaru waves and makes them stop interacting with each other.

"Paula, stand up."

"But..."

"If you're grounded, I can't help but talk."

Said, Paula stood up cursorily.

If you look closely, it's a sloppy look. To Hikaru, who noticed it, Lavia whispers.

(Looks like I was worried because I thought Hikaru was in trouble because he couldn't get back)

(... what about Lavia?

(Hmm?)

(Lavia didn't worry?

(Heh. Not that my (...) Hikaru loses a bit of trouble)

It is infinite trust.

I'm happy with that, but is it a luxurious concern that you also want to be worried about?

Lavia sits next to Hikaru, and Paula sits across the street.

"Um, Master Hikaru..."

"Paula."

Block Paula from trying to apologize again.

"'Enough,' I said. I won't say any more. Sometimes I fail because I'm human. We need to learn from our failures and never repeat the same mistakes again"

"... Yes"

"Isn't it hard to break up with friends? Good luck with that."

"Dear Hikaru..."

There are tears in Paula's eyes. Even now Paula is two, older.

"Oh, you know, Master Hikaru. What should I do for Master Hikaru? I said give yourself this..."

"Uh, yeah. I'm not thinking about anything for now."

"... Huh?

"I still can't decide what to do in this world. Until then, I wonder if Paula will ask me to do it each time. So for now, I don't mind you living free. You can keep running adventurers, or you can be a student at the college."

"But... you know, it's hard to say... I don't have any..."

"Money? Then I'll give it to you, so don't worry."

"No! Aren't I just being given?!?"

"But what can you do? Paula's healing magic won't work until I say yes. If you can't use healing magic, then Paula has little means of making money, right? It's my will to tell you not to use magic, so you don't have to worry about the cost."

"It 's-- yes..."

It was a soggy Paula, but as I came up with Ha,

"So, then I'll work!

"Huh?"

"You can still read, write, and compute this! You can even work in a restaurant!

"Ooh... if you want to, that's fine"

"I can't get in trouble for your two favors forever!

Apparently, you and Lavia lived together the whole time until Hikaru returned.

"As far as I'm concerned, it would be nice if Paula could cook for me."

"Hmm. Is Paula a good cook?

"Quite an arm"

"Ho."

"Oh, no! I'm just going to spoil you!

If I do, I'm humble, but it seems good to expect because Lavia compliments me.

"... for once I ask, it's not spicy food or anything, is it?

"What, does Master Hikaru like spicy dishes?

"If not, fine. Well, I wouldn't force Paula to live anywhere."

"Yes!"

Hikaru is going to be a student for the time being, so it won't be a problem if you speak to Paula when it's time to leave the city.

(It's like dying of valuable healing magic, but generally, I don't have as much trouble with the money... given the risk of getting my eyes on the troublesome guys, should Paula have a part-time job?)

When Hikaru thinks about that,

"So, Hikaru. What happened to your late return?

"Oh, that's..."

Lavia scolds me, and Hikaru sees Paula.

"Wow, if I'm interrupting, I'm out on the balcony and blocking my ears!

"Uh, no, you don't have to go that far.... right, by the way, I have some information I need to hide, but in a way, Paula is also a lottery student, so why don't we share it?"

"Is that okay...?

"Yeah. So make some new tea"

"Yes, I'm home!

Paula stood up and brewed her next cup of tea. In the meantime, Hikaru spoke to Lavia about Paula's soulboard.

(Recovery magic 8!? How much is it?!!)

(According to Oriental Four Star, he is one of the most powerful in the Kingdom of Pawnsonia, curing limb defects and restoring petrification. Still, it looks like Paula can afford it, so you're actually way up there. I don't know how powerful they are by world standards)

(Wow...... Wait. Four Oriental stars, what? You ran away from the Adventurer Alliance with the Oriental Four Stars, didn't you, us? You haven't seen him since, have you?

Hikaru tells him that he was spoken to by the Oriental Four Stars after Lavia and Paula left in a carriage.

…………

"Lavia?"

"... where, did you talk to him?

"Oriental Four Star Inn, though. Is that it?"

…………

"Lavia?"

"... it's okay, it's nothing. …… this is the feeling of jealousy… it's complicated…"

"Huh? What now?

"Thank you for waiting!

Paula brings tea there. Lavia is back to the usual faux facial expression. I wonder what it was...... Hikaru thinks, but he's not going to answer me.

Hikaru moistened his mouth as he had a new cup of tea.

"Right...... what shall we talk about? In the meantime, I went for the Grugshrut Frontier Lord --"

Hikaru talked about discovering a spy from the Quimbrand Empire and reuniting with Unken at the residence of Borderline Uncle.

"Oh yeah!? Unken, is that Pond's guild master?!? I thought you were an employee of material buying! Is that Quinn Brand's spy? Huh? Huh?

Paula gets confused. He's a Pound adventurer guild and has had Unken assess monster materials.

"Well, you're full of scratches. Whatever."

"Don't end with 'That's Anyway'......!

"The matter of Lavia's chaser seemed pretty manageable. Besides, Unken said he was going to slap the king directly, so it was nasty for me to go hit the king once."

"Dear Hikaru... Seriously, you were willing to go beat up His Majesty the King"

Naturally. You tried to get your hands on Lavia, so you have to retaliate firmly.

I abandoned it because Unken was trying to risk his own life. I spared that readiness.

"My chaser... aren't you coming anymore?

"Oh, probably. So is the case with Unken, but Grugshrut Borderline Uncle and Gafrasty are moving as well. The kingdom will be confused for a while. And..."

I have information I have heard from the Oriental Four Stars, but I am not sure if I should say it because it is less certain information.

Soluz said this to Hikaru, as an "exchange of information".

His Majesty the King seems to be unlawfully drugged.

In exchange for rare pleasures, I also see hallucinations, and I am imprisoned by obsessive ideas. That's why he invaded the Empire of Quimbrand. It seems to be information purchased from a small-time user working in the royal castle with the Tsute of Solutions.

Neither Hikaru nor the Oriental Four Stars know -- it was also this medicine that caused the king to panic when Hikaru brought one of his Secret Service troops back alive. But the chief attendant, who was giving the medicine, had prevented secrets from leaking outside as far as possible because the king's attending physician was also attacking his own breathtaking.

"And?"

"Uh, no, it's not a lot of information. Either way, I think Lavia's safe now."

"... yes"

"Great!!"

"Why does Paula seem happier than Lavia herself?

When Hikaru wonders, Lavia and Paula are gazing and laughing "hehe" and "ehehehe". Apparently, a woman's friendship had been fostered while Hikaru was gone.

"And then what happened to Hikaru? If that was the end of it, they would have come home sooner, wouldn't they?

"Oh, actually, we headed to the royal capital of Quimbrand"

"Quinn Brand?

"Unken said to give the Emperor a letter. So it took me a while."

"... Simply put, Hikaru. You didn't sneak into the Emperor's private room, did you?

"Huh? I snuck in?

To Hikaru's answer, Lavia and Paula flashed.

"'Cause if you don't, you can't help it. I can't prove that Unken's letter is real or anything, and I don't know how to meet the emperor in the first place."

"It 's-- yes, but..."

"Mr. Lavia... this is what Hikaru is like..."

"Yeah... it didn't make sense to think in common sense"

"I hope you don't call people insane."

Extra-cardiac. Even Lavia should know that Hikaru is meeting the queen of this country in person.

I'm not going to tell you yet because Paula is around.

"That's right. I was rewarded for giving you letters and information."

Hikaru removed the boxes tied with strings from his luggage.

"? What's this? Though it looks like fine leather."

Lavia, handed to me, untied the string. Interestingly, Paula also looks at Lavia from across the table.

"They say something called" Dimensional Dragon's Box ""

!?

"Buho!!"

Lavia was about to take down the "Dimensional Dragon's Box," and Paula sprayed her tea.

"It's dirty......"

"Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey!

"That's not a good hical right now!

"Huh? Why?

"This is the" Dimensional Dragon Box "!?"

"That's what the emperor said."

Lavia put the boxes on the table —— like even the explosives.

"... I thought" Dimensional Dragon Box "was the only thing in the legend."

"Me too......"

"Wait a minute. Explain it to me so I can understand."

Hikaru said, Lavia sighed deeply,

"It appears in the legend of the brave men of the west, the story of monster exorcism. The trophy is the Dimensional Dragon's Box."

"I've heard it in urban legends. An auction featuring the" Dimensional Dragon's Box "with a rare amount of money on it in history..."

Lavia and Paula explain.

All I didn't know was Hikaru. Recently, it is suspected that Roland, the original bearer of flesh, Hikaru's source of information, was quite neglected other than the "art of crossing the world".

"No, but it's not actually user-friendly, is it?

Open your torso and flip over. The bread that was about to be eaten came out.

"Oh, the guy who missed eating three days ago, he left it in"

"Hikaru......"

"Dear Hikaru... it is a national treasure item..."

Something donned me.

Turn it upside down, it flips inside, there's time lapse, and as a hical, it's just a hard item to use. In fact, that's what Emperor Cagley said.

At that time, a bell rang to inform the visitors.

"Looks like someone's here."

"Hmm... like a league or something?

"I don't know. A few days ago, Mr. Claude arrived."

"Coming out for now"

Hikaru stood up and left the front door. I yawned lightly and went down the stairs —— and there stood a face I saw on the front street.

"I didn't know you lived in a school city —— youth."

Selika-Tanowe is in Japanese, I said.