337 - - 335. It looks like you're going to decide.

"Roy and the six of you are going to live there?　Do you want to open a restaurant?"

The building across the street has a wide ground floor frontage and is used as a store.

It was originally a row of warehouses, which were torn down and the land was cleared. The building across the street is larger than my .

"If you want to live here, split it in half, me, Claud, and Dawn. The other half would be for day lilies, maples, maples and their girlfriends - the top producers in our area.

Roy tells me, folding his fingers.

"He wants to sell some of his hobbies.

"Specifically, figurines.

"Figurines?　Hey, did you have a stall there before?"

"Yes. My main occupation now is a shield decorator who decorates shields and armor with decorations that grant abilities.

Shirayuri replies to Ochazuke, who seems to have remembered something.

"Oh, the three-dimensional pattern on Roy's shield?

"Oh!　It gives them a little more range. When the whole group is hit, two people on either side can take a little less damage.

It's quite an effect.

"I'll sell you the rest of the carpet.

Say "day lily" smilingly.

"A carpet?"

"Why a carpet?"

Ochazuke and I asked back.

"It's a hobby!"

""Hobby.""

Me and Ochazuke, who is unintentionally hamming it up. Peter can join us too, right?　I'm sure maple and momiji miss me. Business as usual.

It's not normal... right?

Peter, who seems to have felt my eyes on him, pastes a subtle smile on his face and says to me.

"......"

I'll give you a cold shoulder...I'm rather spartan about A.L.I.C.E. and I know I'm not, but it's kind of a promise.

"Weaving is calming to me," he says. I'm not in production, and it's just a household item, but residents are buying it..."

"The number of house owners is increasing, and the demand is going to increase."

Dr. Ochazuke, a gap industry teacher, seems to be a good judge.

"I was going to divide it between the second and third floors, but if it's so dangerous, should I divide it between the general store side and the atelier side? ......"

Clough says, looking at the cup of tea in his hand. Atelier is the name of Elias's store.

"I don't know about the players trying to capture it, but I think the <> chasers will change the location if people live there.　Especially since Roy and his friends are famous. If the targets don't come, the assassins won't come either, right?"

Peter says, looking like a third person.

"I'm sure <> will welcome the distance from the followers who are on the prowl. Good luck."

"Hmm?　Wasn't the nuance a little funny at the end?"

Roy asks back to Chazuke, who is reading the last part in a barbed tone of voice, for encouragement.

"Because I don't want to be in eye contact with that knight. I don't know what he's going to figure out.

"It's homophobic."

Peter laughs at the ochazuke.

Homura: Can we fill the vacant house?　Assassination and unearned income?

Peter: It's about getting rid of a vicious stalker, and if he's gone, so much the better.

Ochazuke: It was a simple job to ask the target and send an assassination request, but if I intentionally kept the situation with the bait of homura, I might be assassinated by a knight who sent an assassination request. I will not do anything that is not worth it.

Homura: Bait ......

Peter: I asked him to make a weak spot in the shielded glass of the , so it is easy to find and position the target, because "where you can see it" is limited, even though you can't see it.

Homura: Who asked you to do that!

Peter: By the way, the weak spot is the knight's room.

I wondered why you were so keen on observing the , but I see that's what Cal is for. Lapidus and Noel are also popular, and I'll go ahead with the assassin quest to ensure the safety of the employees.

Hmm?　No, isn't it strange to choose assassination to protect?　Is it my imagination?　Well, it's good to have a way.

"I'll ask Elias directly, since there doesn't seem to be anything for sale."

I looked at the login information of my friend with whom I have exchanged partner cards and saw that his name is white, so he must be in <. When he is logged out, his name is gray.

"Are you close to Elias, too?"

"Ah, well, Shin was with me at the Battle of Spiderwick."

Roy is surprised, but Dawn looks convinced.

"By the way, you were with the black assassin, weren't you?　After all, is that person a n!?c or a player? ....... If he was with the one at the tournament, he must be a player."

Clough is twisting his neck.

"It's hard to ask the Flame Kings, and I'd ask Shin if he were here. Did he say anything?"

"Nothing in particular?　I knew it--was that the black assassin in the Flame King's party?"

Peter asks blankly.

He hears Ochazuke's truthful response, "Shin is a bit of a sceptic," and inquires of Elias.

Homura: Hello, sorry for the abruptness.

ELIAS: Hello, what's up?　I received the curry safely. I thank you on behalf of the Flame King.

Homura: Thank you, too, for the attribute stones. So, Roy and the others are at the clan house now, and they want to know if they can stay in the vacant house in front of the studio. They seem to be concerned about the fact that he and the Flame King are rivals.

ELIAS: Oh, no?　I don't care who lives there as long as they don't barge in like Wences did.

Homura: Okay, I'll tell them that. Thanks for the trouble.

ELIAS: Hmmm--I'm looking forward to the Flame King's interesting story.

I thought I heard a chuckle before I hung up the call. ......?

"So, other than the party that was in the Alliance, the rest of the party was unaware that the Black Assassin was in the Flame King's party?"

"Yes. Most of them probably think that Lengard called them in, or that he joined in solo. When he did his fancy moves, he hid himself so well that we couldn't tell where he was using them from. He was using cloaking before that, so those of us who were nearby could only guess that he was the ."

"Heh. They know you're using cloaking?"

"I can tell you that much. Even if I did, my face and body shape were still a blur.

When I took my mind off the conversation with Elias, I found Roy in the living room, caught in Peter's leading questioning, talking about the <>. Apparently, the <> was inconspicuous before he used his technique, and after he used it, he disappeared from sight, so he remains a mystery.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Elias doesn't mind."

When Peter finishes what he wants to know, he calls out to him.

"Oh, thank you!"

Roy smiles and thanks me.

He's a refreshingly honest leader. White teeth.

"Well, I'll take the plunge and borrow it!"

Roy taps his knee.

"Hmmm, more chances to buy a cake!"

Shirayuri smiles happily.

"I want the one with strawberries on it.

"I want chocolate."

Maple tree, maple tree.

More chances, have you ever been in line?　I have a long line at my store, and I don't serve cake every time.

"Don't forget to buy the <> and the <>, okay?"

"I'll take care of it."

Shirayuri answers Claud's anxious nudge with a smile.

I'd have at least given her some medicine, but I haven't told her ...... that I'm a lenguard. Roy and his friends are good guys, but the clan is too big. I still don't know if they are the type of people who can keep quiet to their relatives, or if they are not under pressure to keep quiet.

Roy is not the type of guy who can't tell a lie, so he will act suspiciously if he is asked. If I were to tell the truth, it would be to Kurau or Dawn.

I'll talk to Kurau when the move is finalized. Yeah, I'll do that. We'll sell more cakes.

"We need to decide on a floor plan."

Well, the general store side is dangerous, so it's us.

Clough speaks up, and Dawn voices her opinion.

"Right!　Shirayuri and Kaede Momiji, you stay on the atelier side and protect Tew."

A happy Roy.

Claud is quiet and calm, and Dawn is oblique and lively.

"Tew is an amazing person at the level of grant. The figure looks like it's about to start moving.

Ochazuke says. I see, so the figure is Tew.

"The three of you look happy, don't you?

Peter asks.

"Well, it's right in front of the <>!"

Roy laughs.

"What's so good about being right in front of it?"

Easy to get in line or something?

"And who knows, maybe we'll run into Lengard by accident!"

"Yeah, right."

"Hmm."

We've met, we're meeting right now!