9 . Chapter 9: Ghosts and Gods

Later that night.

After enjoying the hot springs, Ange and the others went to the village at night and made a nighttime patrol to defeat the magical beasts.

''Master. The village chief said that the [Humanoid Monster] was going to come out in the square, but I don't feel any signs of it.

''Ange, you're right, there's no sign of a hexenbiest in here, so perhaps you're mistaken.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.

From some distance away from the village square we looked for it, hiding behind buildings, but it was gone.

''Could it be.........''

Sarah, what did you find out?

No, sir, you may be confusing the Master.

Sarah, please, I need to know.

Sarah pauses for a moment, then says, "I understand.

'As a matter of fact, I had a strange feeling when I came to this village, and that's not something most people would understand.

Don't you get it?

From the time I met the chief to the people in the village, it was like...

Gasshas! Gasshas!

I could hear the sound of something metal hitting the back of the square, and then a few red markers appeared on the map!

'Sorry, Sarah. We've got a target to take out! I'll ask him later.

Look at the master square.

In the center of the square, he wore armor, half of his face was covered with the mask of an ogre, and his skill level was unknown.

The race is 【Ogre God】.

The ogre... that armor he's wearing looks just like Rai.

'Are you from the same world as me?

Ange was indeed right, he was indeed wearing an armor similar to Rai.

It looked like it was for a [warrior]. Then the demon god noticed me and pointed the sword in his hand at me.

'My name is........Yashamaru! .... your name is...

This is Azuma Wren from the Guild of Azuma!

The two moons in the night sky shine in the night sky as they take Magna out of its scabbard, and the sword of Magna lights up the square, reflecting off of it.

"I challenge you to a duel, take it or leave it.

Okay, I'll accept the duel.

Hey! Hey, Master! I can feel an awful lot of magic from my opponent when I'm being dueled, and I'd rather have everyone fighting together than alone!

I used my Telepathy skill to talk to Ange and the others.

(I'll take care of Yashamaru, so I'd like to leave it to Ange and the others, since there are other enemies nearby.　

(Indeed, Master is right, there are many negative auras in the vicinity, Ange, so let's listen to Master's instructions here.

I understand.

(I have no objection to that.)

The three of us quickly dispersed, leaving Ange and the others to deal with the other enemies, and I asked Yashamaru

'I don't know what your purpose is in coming to this village, but I'd like to know why...'

I'm done... talking... and I'm done... and I'm done!

As we were talking, Yashamaru's sword was coming at me! He immediately caught Yashamaru's sword with Magna.

(Can't we talk about it, this sword is so badly damaged, but this one is...)

Master! That's what I was thinking about when I felt that big sign! (I didn't know it came from that sword.)

Liara was surprised, this was what she felt near the inn during the day, or that Yashamaru was near the inn.

'We have to do something, or Ayame might be in danger too!

He flicked his sword and once he was at a distance from Yashamaru, he turned Magna into gunner form.

''Megade Le Thunder! Next! Freezing Bullet!

A chunk of lightning shot out of Magna's muzzle and then a chunk of ice flew up into the sky.

Yashamaru catches the chunk of lightning strike with his sword and his whole body is electrified and he can't move, a huge chunk of ice floats in the sky.

'Freeze everything! Diamond Dust!

A huge chunk of ice in the sky above fell on Yashamaru.

The chunk of ice took the form of a pillar of ice after it slammed into Yashamaru.

'Master! You've done it... now that's a request!

Not yet, Liara! Hide!

The pillar of ice shatters into pieces in an instant, unable to maintain its shape. Yashamaru appears from inside.

''.........Amaterasu, the Great God of Amaterasu, destroyed!

Yashamaru's sword glows and shines and swings down, the ground is torn wide open and the ground I'm standing on is torn open and I'm blown straight away and my body hits the wall of a house.

(Ugh...I was just barely passive, so I'm okay, but I'm strong! (Too many orders of magnitude)

Yashamaru approached with his sword at the ready.

Yashamaru stops moving for a moment as another portion of himself appears, using the skill away from the wall.

Both of us run at the same time towards Yashamaru, running the blade of Magna into Yashamaru's body.

Yashamaru's sword prevents him from doing so, but the other one goes behind him and tries to surprise him, but Yashamaru twists his body and his sword prevents him from doing so again.

He attacked Yashamaru's body with Magna's blade from the spot where the opening was made.

''Oooh!!!''

Goooooo...!

The sword in my hand is glowing, and Yashamaru jumps wide in anticipation of using the same technique again, slashing the sword to the side but avoiding it.

I sheathe the magna in my hand and take out the thunderbird bow from the item box.

'Aim and fire!'

Hurricane Arrow!

He fires a tornado-filled arrow at Yashamaru! Suddenly, a large tornado appeared in the center of Yashamaru.

''........Yatanokagami Moon!

As Yashamaru's body glowed, his other alter ego disappeared and the tornado disappeared, but this was a move to buy time.

'Thanks to the tornado buying me some time, I was able to charge!

"....!

The arrow in his hand glows red, and it shines like a jewel.

《Exploitation Arrow》!

An arrow was released and Yashamaru didn't try to avoid it, but instead caught it with his sword and a huge explosion occurred, the red lotus flames enveloped Yashamaru and he couldn't see.

'Great power! But we're down to half of our magic, and we need to recover while we're at it.

He took the magic potion from his bag and drank it, finishing it and waiting for Yashamaru to come out.

''I can still ... fight ...''

'Even after the last attack? No?

As the explosion subsided and his vision opened up, Yashamaru's body was in tatters.

(He could probably barely stand.)

Then I heard a voice in my head, and I knew the voice was Sarah.

(What's the matter, Sarah?)

The Master has captured all of his enemies, and we know now what is critical.

What's the big deal?

The three returned to the square, dragging the captured enemy along with them.

'We've captured them, Master. And it's a human race, too.

'People! What do you mean?

Why is it a person, I thought it was a magical beast with a lot of magical power from the feel of Yashamaru, so I thought the enemy was the same.

''Master, I will tell you the rest of the story, I did not notice any sign of human presence from this village, but I did notice something else from this village.

So, what else is going on?

It's a sign of a monster.

!

I was surprised at the words that came out of Sarah, I didn't think this village we are in now.

''It will be called Border Village, a.k.a. [Village of Demons], and the people here are demons.''

Sarah replies in a calm voice, "Then why did the people we captured here attack this village?

''I'll answer that one for you,''

The village chief I met today appeared from the entrance of the square, however, his mood was different from when I met him today.

"Demons have a core somewhere in their bodies to maintain their enormous magical power, so their enormous magical power can't run amok.

Devil's Nucleus. By adding magic power to weapons and armor, it can dramatically increase their performance and is also used as an ingredient for potions.

(However, because of its good performance, it is pricey and not something you can buy very often.

"Those people attacked the demon tribe's core in the village!

'Correct! That's right. By the way, those people there are mercenaries I hired, though!

The village chief's changing form is miserable, and he has grown large horns and is no longer a person.

?

Yashamaru! I've been here, I've been looking for you.

I hear a girl's voice, one that speaks to me.

Yashamaru! I'm calling your mother and father! When you're done talking, we'll eat together.

I am the guardian of the girl, the one who protects the girl, and her family asked me to, and I have done so.

Yashamaru my family has gone. But I'll be okay, I have Yashamaru to take care of.

Besides, I have to do my best to keep this inn open.

I couldn't bear to see the grief on the girl's face.　The only thing I can do is to protect her.

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At the border village square, I am the Corky Village Chief, or rather the demon Corky's figure changes to an ogre, and Yashamaru holds his sword again.

That's right, Yashamaru, you must defeat that man, and when this is all over, you must collect all the demons' cores!

Yashamaru kicks the ground, the sword running towards me, slashing at me!

Gatchy!

The sound of metal rubbing against metal echoes as I catch my sword in my magna. Yashamaru's sword glows.

《Susanoo Fierce》!

The speed at which the sword swings speeds up and countless slashes slash at your body, more than Magna can catch.

Yashamaru kicks you and blows you away, but you regain your stance.

'Whoa!

I put all my strength into my hand holding the magna and charged at Yashamaru.

''Sword Impulse!

Magna in one hand with an unstoppable speed.

He slashes at Yashamaru, though.

Most of the slashes are blocked by Yashamaru's sword.

!

...Oh!

The sword slash came at the same time as Yashamaru's sword prevented him from doing so.

''Ugh!''

Master! Now to join us!

Ange fell as Ren was slashed and fell. When he saw this, he went to join him.

''Wait, Ange-dono, this is a duel between the two of you, and you'll lose Master-dono's trust if you mess with him here!

'Duh! ...Master! .....

Ange bites and holds back, and that means she wants to help the Master. But that would mean he didn't trust his master.

'Take down Yashamaru, quickly! Is that the extent of the sword I gave you?

(Sword? (Could it be that Yashamaru's weapon is the reason he's so powerful?

Sarah turned her gaze toward Corky.

(Maybe I should ask him directly.)

Sarah walked up to Corky unnoticed, now that she was watching the masters fight, she could get closer.

'Corky, Yashamaru's sword let me know what you're working on.　

When did this happen?

Corky was surprised, but he soon calmed down and attacked Sarah, but Sarah avoided it.

It's not going to answer, and in the hand that held the weapon, the metal was stretched out for a long rope, and it was a [weapon] whip.

'It hurts a bit, but you get used to it.'

Sarah saw her opponent as nothing more than a ball-bearing elephant. It didn't take that long for her to train Corky.

◆◆◆

"Duh!

I catch a hail of slashes from Yashamaru's sword, but if I don't, I'll lose.

(No more, please don't let this happen!) (The master is the master!)

I can tell that Liara's voice is full of sadness, but after receiving a duel, no, maybe I want to stop Yashamaru. I don't know, but Yashamaru seemed to be in some pain when they were fighting.

(Liara, I want to stop Yashamaru! So Liara! (I need your help.)

(..........yes! (Master!)

That's when I heard a voice calling my name, it was Sarah's voice.

'Master, the sword that Yashamaru holds is a [magic tool] that can increase the potential of the opponent and at the same time control them to do your will.

So that's what's in this world, Yashamaru's being controlled by Corky?

Breaking it will bring Yashamaru back to his senses. Master.

Even if I want to break it, my sword is so fast now that I can barely use Magna to prevent it from breaking, what the hell can I do?

(I have a good idea, Master!)

Hearing that from Liara, the plan was a big gamble.

I'll take that bet!

Then all of a sudden there was a girl crying out loudly and calling Yashamaru's name.

'Yashamaru stop! Stop it already!

It was Ayame. He desperately screamed to stop Yashamaru's game, but the sword showed no signs of stopping.

'Stop... stop... Ren is my... my first friend... Yashamaru is... me...'

He kept his distance from Yashamaru, Yashamaru was Ayame's family, and the last thing he wanted to do.

'Little girl! You know why Yashamaru fights, it's to protect you, lass!

Corky starts to speak while his body stops moving, he seems to be unable to move his body due to Sarah's power.

'Your parents are missing, and now there are only two people at the spa inn, the little girl and that demon. If that's the case, where did you find out that I was planning to get the core that the little girl has, and that demon offered to negotiate with me.

Maybe the demon is Yashamaru.

"Oni will help me," he said. He said he had no plans to take the core from the girl in exchange. But I...

The core of this village is not enough to satisfy me. So! Pretend to make a promise to a demon, give it a magical tool and brainwash it! I have reincarnated you into a doll that will do my bidding!

Ayame is manipulated by Yashamaru because of her tearful self. They are still fighting now, Ayame is heartbroken.

'Come on, Yashamaru, defeat that man, and next you will take Ayame's core! Gah!

Corky must have been knocked unconscious by Sarah's whip as he fell.

'I had him get some sleep.'

Sarah looks unhappy, who wouldn't be displeased to hear her words now?

The only thing I can do now is to destroy the sword Yashamaru is holding. He holds the magna in his hand and more power than he's ever had before floods his body.

'Yashamaru, now Ayame is crying, her family is crying. I will break that sword immediately and stop Ayame's tears, that's all I can do!

"...and...?

Running as fast as he could, he approached Yashamaru and aimed at the sword, Yashamaru thought it was going to attack him, and he was ready to prevent it.

Thanks to the sword's forward motion, it was easier to aim and he concentrated on the sword. Yashamaru noticed something.

When I played back Magna, I looked at my own sword and saw that the blade was battered.

''How...........''

Yashamaru's sword was in tatters. I'm pouring magic power into the magna I hold in my hand to the limit. The greater the amount of magical power that resides in any object, the easier it is for that object to show its power.

Liara told me that Magna's ability is the power to destroy anything. The ability was used by pouring the magic power into the magna to the limit.

''This is [Breaker]'s ability, this is the last one!

"...Oh!

He attacked Yashamaru's sword with Magna, the sword broke apart and Yashamaru stopped moving, he slowly got to his knees.

He was able to stop Yashamaru, he used all the magic he had left and after the duel was over, his body suddenly felt heavy and Rai supported him when he was about to fall.

Ange also leaned closer and had a reassuring look on her face.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's been in the fight.

Master, you're being too reckless, and I hope you'll be less reckless next time, really.

Thank you, Rae, Ange, I'm exhausted.

Ange and Rai smiled, they had just barely won, but this time it was close, their armor and basketry were at their limits. It's a wonder they didn't break after all those slashes.

Then Ayame fell, turning to Yashamaru and calling out to him.

'Get a grip, Yashamaru! Yashamaru, Yashamaru!

Ren and the others gathered in Yashamaru's direction. Ren used the Appraisal to find out what had happened to Yashamaru's body.

Yashamaru.

[State] Craving for magical power

[Craving for Magic Power] You will run out of magic power.

There are times when your body and mind collapses when your magic power reaches zero, or worse, you fall into a state where you are in danger of disappearing.

'Oh no... you mean the sword was absorbing Yashamaru's... magic power?

(Master I believe that Yashamaru's body will be gone soon, his magic is gone and he is on the verge of collapse.

When Liara said that, Ren could have done something other than break the sword the way he did then, couldn't he? He chastised himself. Ayame was calling out to Yashamaru with tears streaming down her face.

'A ... yame ... well ... I ... was ... tricked ... manipulated ... by that man ...'

Yashamaru raises his hand to look for Ayame, he must be blind now, she squeezes his hand gently and Yashamaru calms down.

"I'm sorry I was tricked and nearly put you in harm's way...

"I'm ... alive ... so I'll go home ... and we'll make our house big enough for both of us to have a place to stay again ... and ... and ...

Ayame tells Yashamaru in tears, but he shakes his head, does that mean he won't go home or does it mean he won't go home?

''It's about time you left this village I'm done binding myself to you I don't have to pass down the inn like my parents did I don't have to do what my parents did who summoned me I'm Ayame is Ayame.''

'But once I leave the village, the inn...Yashamaru...what are you going to do when my parents come back...I'll be worried. Father, mother.

Yashamaru can't see the eyes that turn towards me, maybe he can tell by the signs.

'The duel is a victory for the Lord... and I'm sorry, but I have only one request of you...'

Yeah, Yashamaru, tell me.

Yashamaru looks up. A warm glow shone from the night sky and the sky turned blue and the night dawned.

'I want you to take Ayame ... to the outside world, there is still ... so much more to the world that I don't know. And on behalf of me, who until now has been unable to do ... anything ... for you ... boy, please ... please.

'Oh, leave the Ayame to me, the view of the outside world that I have yet to see! I promise.

Ren looked at Yashamaru to tell him, but he was already half a particle of light.

Yashamaru squeezes Ayame's hand back.

'Ayame ... will you hold my hand ... for a little while ... until I sleep ... will you hold my hand ... until I fall asleep ...?'

Yeah!

Ayame held Yashamaru's hand as tears streamed down her face, Yashamaru's body was already halfway to disappearing as a grain of light.

Oh ... uh ... see ... Yashamaru.

Yashamaru's body disappeared into particles of light.

Ayame burst into tears and sobbed, and as it was, we watched her until she stopped crying.

It was dawn when our request was over.　

We thwarted former village chief Corky's plan and told the villagers about the incident. Everyone in the village is very upset, they don't think it was the same tribe that targeted their core, and they're certainly worried that it was the village chief.

If this is a big deal, there is a possibility that the bandits will come back in this village to target the core.

The only way to find out is to ask someone you can consult with, someone you can rely on.

I used my telepathy skills to contact Randy, and I'm sure he'll be able to tell me what happened to Dunames.

(Randy, can you hear me? (I'm Ren.)

(Hmm? (Is that your voice, Ren?!

I told a surprised Randy about the situation in Border Village, and after I told him everything, he considered setting up a guild in Border Village, and I told him that I would send the mercenaries he captured to a guild in the next town to be sent there right away.

As for the telepathy skill, I used a magic stone to tell Randy that I used it.

It's the only thing we can do for now. I'm sure you're not going to be able to get away with it.

Thank you, Randy, and I'll be off the air soon.

Yeah, we're always here for you, Ren! I'll see you on Cat Hill when you're done.

Great, see you this evening!

I promised Randy that I would meet him at Cat Hill when I finished my request to cut the communication. I'm looking forward to eating the food the manager makes!

Some time later.

"Master, I just received a report that the guild has arrived from outside the village.

Maybe they're from the guild Randy mentioned, and it's too soon.

After the guild [Log Horizon] from the next town came to the village, I handed over the captured mercenaries to them and asked them to tell me what happened in the village from someone who looked like Gilmouth, and that person was Gilmouth's assistant and Randy's friend.

I was told that another guild might have to defend the border village in the future. After I told them everything that had happened, I put the captured mercenaries and Corky in the carriage and headed back to town.

Then we finished what we could in the village before heading to the Yasha's Inn where Ayame was.

When I arrived at Yasha's Inn, I found Ayame standing in front of the inn. He was carrying a large bag in one hand and a long, thin stick wrapped in cloth in the other.

'I thought to myself, do I continue to work and live in the village's hot spring inn... or do I leave the inn and go with Ren and the others to see the outside world?'

I asked Ayame to go back to the inn once after that and gave her time to think, Yashamaru told me to take care of Ayame, but I haven't heard back from her if she's okay with it.

If I took him there it would be a regret, so I gave Ayame time to think.

"I want to hear from you, do you want to stay in the village or...

'I am! I'm afraid that I'm going to lose my significant other again, first my parents when I was little, and then Yashamaru, and now Ren!

'I'm not going to disappear, I'm not going to leave Serena and the others, Ange and the others, without Ayame! I promise I won't leave you behind.

!

Ayame was so relieved to hear those words, tears were flowing, Sarah took out a handkerchief and wiped Ayame's tears away.

'It's okay Ayame, it's okay, the Master will do what he says, and he will keep what he says, the Master we trust.'

Ayame wipes away her tears and looks into my eyes.

'Let me join the Guild Azuma, and with my own eyes I will learn about the outside world and build my own private inn again.'

Okay. We're happy to have you on board, Ayame.

It's nice to meet you, Ren!

The fleur-de-lis rejoice, and say goodbye to the Border Village.

We return to the base. On our way back with our new companion Ayame, we encountered three skeleton monsters on the way back.

Ange and the others can easily defeat them, but Ayame steps forward.

''Ayame!''

'Watch and see, Ren, I'm going to show you a little of what I'm capable of.

Ayame took a long, thin stick wrapped in cloth and took the cloth. The thing that appeared was a rod decorated with jewelry.

''My specialty [weapon] is the spear.

As I recall, the spear is a weapon that attacks the enemy while keeping a distance, but it doesn't have a spear point, but the moment I felt the tremendous magic power from the tip of the stick, a blade made of magic power appeared.

I'm going to the Guild Azuma's Ayame!

The Skeletal Knight attacks Ayame with his tattered sword, but the three Skeletal Knights' torsoes separate in a horizontal flash with a large, magically created blade.

(Great! (I took down three of them in an instant, and I can feel the enormous amount of magic from that spear)

When I saw Ayame holding the spear, I felt the illusion of being like a [Warrior Princess] running around the battlefield.

Ayame defeated the demonic beasts she encountered in an instant. What the hell is the technique she used earlier? I walked along the city road leading to the base while thinking about it.

''Ayame, was that 【Magic Renovation】 just now?

Yes, your father taught me, although it's a work in progress.

Sarah was asking Ayame about the technique she used earlier, the technique she used in the battle just now is 【Magic Renunciation】, although Ayame answered that.

I asked her to tell me about the magic training, Ayame explained.

The first time I saw it, I knew I was going to be able to use it.

I don't know if the magic Serena uses or me making armor and weapons also activates magic smelting without knowing it, but it's not in the skill list on the menu screen.

When Ayame opened her hand, a glowing ball appeared while floating in the air.

'I can feel the magic from the ball, Ayame.

"We call [magic power] 'magic power' (mana), and now I've used magical smelting to create a ball. This is something that we demons and advanced wizards can do, but even if you have magic power, depending on the amount of magic you were born with, your father said it would be difficult to create.

So what was that thing that formed a blade out of a stick in the fight?

'I have to imagine the shape of the blade in my mind before I activate it, and then the blade comes out.

In other words, magical alchemy can change the shape of any object with your imagination. However, you can't use it if you imagine something vague in your head, you can use it if it's concrete.

(Master! (Touch the glowing ball)

(Liara? (Like this, I guess?)

Ayame let out a glowing ball, and when you touch it, pyrone! There was an electronic sound.

You have acquired a new skill, Magical Creation.

You have integrated the new skills Create Magic and Create Magic.

The skill Create Magic has disappeared. The skill Create has disappeared.

I acquired the new skill Create Magic.

Suddenly a new skill and a previous skill are merged into one.

''Ah, um........Ren, that.......hand......hold.......''

Is that glowing ball gone?

'Ren! I'm holding Ayame's hand forever.

Ange pulls my hand away from Ayame's and Ange takes my hand in hers.

'Mas...Ren! Holding hands with another woman too much ... is not a good idea!

'Ange, you don't need Master holding hands with Ayame and yakking him.

'Yah! Yahya! You're jealous! He's not here! Sarah doesn't think anything of Ren!

Ange asks Sarah while her face turns bright red, Ayame's face is just as bright red as Ange's.

'I trust my master, and we're both master and summoner, our relationship is inseparable, and Anju knows that, too.

'It is! I know, I know. So!

Sarah and Ange were arguing as they walked along the street, Rae behind them, dumbfounded at what they were doing. Ayame looked at me for a moment, then turned red again and looked down.

I'm sure both Anju and Ayame are wondering what's wrong with them, is something untoward happening?

Master, you should know a little better than that.

(?)

The discussion between Ange and Sarah continued until they reached the base.

Ayame was also walking around with a bright red face.

When I arrived at the base, I reported to Serena about yesterday's incident, I met Randy at the Cat Hill and I thought I would be able to eat the manager's food again.

When we got back to the base, we headed to the guild's reception area, and when we walked in, we found a large man in armor working in the reception area, looking bored.

'Hey Ren, long time no see.'

Berserk!

Now, they're in town in Raghu, and I'm out of here and at the reception desk, and none of them ever came.

Berserk is Serena's summoner, perhaps since they fought together in the case of Raghu's dragonborn before, but Berserk is seen as having a different feel than the other summons.

'More importantly, Ren. You came in earlier with Randy and his companion and asked me if the kitchen was free, but after I said it was fine since no one was there, you walked into the next building.

As I recall, we were supposed to dine at Cat Hill, but what did you want? For now, I leave the reception desk to Berserk and leave the guild and enter the living quarters.

As I walk down the corridor, I can smell a good smell coming from the cafeteria.

'This smells delicious, Gosal.

I can definitely smell the herbs and fruits.

Ange and Rai, they walk into the cafeteria, me and Sarah and Ayame walk in after them, I find Randy sitting in a chair, reading a book in one hand.

'Randy, you're here, what the hell happened to you that you visited our base?'

'Hey! Actually, Len. I was promised to you on Cat Hill.

We're going to eat at Guild Azuma.

?

Just when I was wondering what it was all about, I knew the answer right away, the manager appeared from the kitchen, serving food on Cat Hill.

'Welcome back, and since it's going to take a bit longer, would you like some soup?'

Manager!

"You're a traveler, a cook, I think.

For some reason, the manager of the guild said that and Ayame was a cook traveler earlier, but I wonder if they know each other.

''Oh! It's been a while since you've been out of the village, Ayame, so let's make some [red rice] to celebrate today!

'No! It's been a while since I've had red rice from a traveler!

Ayame looks happy, and what kind of food is red rice?

The food was then ready when Serena and the others returned to the base, and they all gathered in the cafeteria.

''I'm Serena from Gilmas. It's nice to meet you, Ayame.

My name is Mew. It's nice to meet you, Ayame.

'No, here ... it's my pleasure. Wah! My name is Ayame, henceforth.

Ayame is nervous. This must be the original Ayame, with Croella and Rem lined up next to her in the seat next to her.

'Ren, tell me what happened at the request of the Border Village again and where you got Ayame.

I didn't get...

Croella looked like she wanted to go to the border village before she went there, so come to think of it, let's talk about it over dinner.

I've been working at the café today, Ren's grandpa. Is that great?

Lem, you're looking very happy today. I think it's a good thing you went to the café on commission. I'll take the job at the café next time.

Sara finishes bringing in the food for the manager and Anju.

Rai's food is also brought in, everyone joins hands and I give the signal.

""Let's have it!"

I can't stop enjoying and bringing food to my mouth as the manager prepares it!

Delicious!

The food wrapped in a yellow batter that appeared in front of me, the manager said. [Red Rice] was really an omelet, as they say in Japan. When I took a bite, the egg and the sour ketchup rice were intertwined, and my mouth was filled with happiness.

(Certainly this is a dish that would make my irises happy, and they use fresh cream to hide the flavor. ) The egg is more fluffy and melts in your mouth.

Len slowly savored the omelet and devoured it.

And.

After finishing the food on the table, Serena and the others went to the bathroom. Ayame and the manager stayed in the dining room as they were the only two people who still had something to talk about.

Putting the basket and armor on the table in the blacksmithing room, during the Yashamaru fight, I was already at the end of my rope. We've been adventuring and using them together since the city of Raghu.

The armor and baskets have been combined, and I've been able to use the skills (synthesis) in many ways as they level up.

Thank you for everything.

I reworked the armor and basket hand into the shape of a staff. I should give them to the occasional street merchant who comes by and tell him to buy them from a good man.

After I was done with the whole thing.

I need to get some air from the forge room and get out of my living quarters for a moment.

I look around and see the city of Lewis glowing beautifully with street lights, and two moons in the night sky with several stars shining brightly.

This is a sight you wouldn't see in the original world. I've never seen anything like this in this world before, and it's so new to me, and I can't wait to see what the next roundtable is all about!

I lie on the plateau and watch the night sky until I get bored, I don't know when the round table meeting will start and if I'll ever get the information about the key.

I'm sure that no matter what happens, I'll be able to stand up to it with Serena and her friends.

Special Edition Age doesn't matter!

Ren, Ange and the others were having a bit of a late lunch after accomplishing their request at the Guild Azuma's living base.

''Speaking of which, how old is Rai now? I know the Holy Beast,

I was a little concerned about Rai and Ange and the others because they are in human form, but they are called holy beasts, so they must have lived a long time.

It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of it.

You look older than me, but you were a year younger than I was.

Rae's appearance in human form made him look more like an older brother than us, but I guess Rae was solid, so that's what he looked like.

'I've been alive for two thousand years, but my current form is the same age as the Masters. So if the master was an adult, I would change my adult form, and if I was a child, I would change my child's form, but that's only for the Evolution Summoning.

''Lord Ange looks like a girl and gosal, but inside she's a grandmother....................Oh, ouch!

You just have to be a little more careful with your lady!

While stepping on Rai's shoes, Ange is angry, it's true that it might be better to match the age of the summoner to be more familiar with the summoner, but that's what Ange said earlier, , which was originally a beast or an angel or a spirit, I guess.

"Master, what should we do next?

Yeah, you've been working on that hexenbiest this afternoon, Sarah.

Sarah and Ange did the dishes and we cleaned up the table, then we went to take out the monsters.

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Hey, Miu Miu, are you my age?

"What is it, Miss Serena?

Serena is hmmm... in Gilmouth's room, Mew and Serena are making the priorities of the request and the documents to be given to the other guilds, but suddenly Serena says she wants to know how old Mew is.

'Is that so? I'm a dragonborn, but I've only lived for 200 years, and I'm still a child because a dragonborn is only an adult after 500 years.

''But when I was little, Mew was small, and we were the same height in school, and my breasts were... well... that, but even at 100, I believe the dragon person was about 18 years old, like a person?''

Mew laughs, pouring another cup of tea for Serena, "That's why I wanted to live the same life as Serena.

''That's because I wanted to live the same life as Serena-sama, the dragonborn can change their appearance, so I wanted to be the same age as Serena-sama and play outside with her, go to school with her, and form a guild with her, and now I'm a great Guildmas, and I'm pulling everyone along, and I couldn't be happier, I'm proud of that.''

Serena was surprised, then, that's what it was like to be strangely calm when you were little and we happened to be at school together.

''I, I'm going to continue to make this a bigger guild with Mew! So keep up the good work with me, Mew!

Serena squeezes Miu Miu, a slightly frightened Miu gives Ren and the others a look they've never seen on her face.

''Yes, Serena-sama, we will always be together.''

Shyly, Miu tells Serena that.

Special Edition Ayame and the Boy

I don't know if I can do this.

Guild Base of Life Hataba

I've been growing them recently since Ayame joined the guild, saying that it's not possible to fill the bellies of the guild members with food supplies such as vegetables, fruits, and monster-shaped birds for livestock, which are grown at the living base.

It's a good thing that the fruit is growing well, it looks like it will make delicious fruit. Also, the desserts from [Aisu Cream].

When Ayame returned to her home base with a basket full of eggs and vegetables, several orcs and wolves appeared in the grass. Recently, it seems that there are some monsters that have been stealing the livestock we have nearby. They were the very same demonic beasts.

Guru!

Geez!

Just as the Orcs and Wolves were about to touch the vegetables, the Orcs were hit by a magic bullet and fell, several Wolves were also cut down by a giant sword.

Guruah!

'There was a reaction to the range of the map, so we were waiting for you guys to come in.

Ren said he'd bring out snacks, so I followed him, but only orcs and dogs.

Ren and Berserk emerged from the fruit tree, the orcs and the wolves ran away as soon as they saw them.

'What?' He got away, but you're not going after him, Ren.

Don't worry, Ange and the others are waiting for you on the other side.

All right, I'll meet you in the cafeteria.

Berserk heads for the dining room, carrying his sword, and as he passes by, Ayame comes back into the field, and Ren puts the Magna back in its sheath as Ayame arrives.

'Ren? I've been in the field.

Oh, I'll just have a quick look at the fields...

Yeah, but I just thought I'd give it to Ren, yes!

Ayame was on a herb that spread her hand. It was also a herb that could be used as an ingredient for a potion.

''These are the ingredients for a potion.''

'Actually, there are a lot of medicinal herbs growing nearby that could be used for potions, I heard from Mew that Ren is a pharmacist, I hope that helps.'

Ren gently accepts the herbs from Ayame, and thanks Ayame for her help.

"I'll give it to you when I find it again, and Serena has a beautiful stone for you, too.

Ayame talks happily, relieved to see him. She was happy to get used to the guild and see a lot of things she didn't know, like requests and shopping with Serena and the others.

I'm going to make a new spear for Ayame.

'You're sure? Ren, I'm the only... ugh.

When I told her that I was going to make a spear specifically for Ayame, she smiled and told Ren, "I'm looking forward to it," which made her smile a little as well.