121 - - Episode 119 Relaxing Time

After making a terrible mess with the Adventurer's Guild, I go to Mel's workshop to talk to Marie.

"I'm home!"

It's Mel's workshop.

"Yoo-tah, welcome home!" "Cue," "Welcome home!" "Coo," "Coo," "Coo," "Coo," "Coo!"

He plays with the belles who greeted him, and pats the heads of Sarah, Marco, and Kikka, who came out late, as he greets them upon their return.

"Master. You are in a very good mood.

"Oh, Mel, I'm sorry to bother you this late at night. I guess I'm in a good mood because I've been a little stressed out."

I'm certainly in a better mood now that I'll be able to avoid becoming a criminal.

"You went to the Adventurers' Guild to discuss this, didn't you?　Is this a stress reliever?"

"Yes. Well, you should talk to Eunice, since she was at the Adventurers' Guild too. There's a chance they're all bad-mouthing each other, though."

I have a feeling it's bad enough to be sure, not a possibility. Will we get out of here in one piece?

"To Eunice?　All right, I'll ask him. Master, it's late today, why don't you stay at home?"

Overnight. Staying at the workshop would be interesting, but if possible, it would be better for Guilmouth to disappear today. Let's jump over the walls and disappear completely.

"No, I'd like to leave the labyrinth city tonight. And Meral, come here for a minute."

Yuta. What's wrong?

"Yeah, I've been harassing Guilmas, so I'm going away for a while. I'm going away for a while because I've been harassing Guilmas. I think Meral will be okay, but for the time being, stay close to Mel."

Also, in the labyrinth city, the people who are close to me are the innkeepers of Toruku and Marie. ...... Toruku is a former adventurer and has connections with the adventurers' guild. I'm sure they won't touch me just because I'm staying here and teaching them how to cook.

As for Marie, her father is planning to attack the Adventurers' Guild, so she'll take care of her own safety. I'm sure she'll be fine. If anyone should be worried, it's the overdoers.

"Okay, okay. Anyone who attacks Mel will be burned to a crisp. Yuta can rest easy knowing I'm here."

"Yes, well, I'm glad to hear it. But I don't want to burn Mel to a crisp because he might get caught. And don't burn down the labyrinth city in a firestorm.

I'm sure he'll be fine since he has Sylphy's approval based on Meral's overprotectiveness and the daytime training, but I'm a little worried about Meral's personality.

"Oh, master!　Harassment by Guilmouth?　Attacked?　Caught?　Scorched?　A sea of fire?　What do you mean?　Please explain."

Mel is trying her best to pull my pants down with her tiny hands. If Yunis sees this scene, she's going to cry tears of blood and regret it.

"Well, we don't have much time, so you'll have to ask Yunis. And don't trust anyone from the Adventurers' Guild. They may try to trick Mel to take advantage of me. Take care of Meral too. I'll be back in a while.

He says what he means and leaves Mel's workshop. The sad look on his face makes me think I may have done something wrong. I wonder if he would agree with me if I told him that an apprentice is subject to his master's selfishness.

"Master. Are we going back to the land of the dead now?　It's kind of like running away in the night."

Marco asks curiously. In a way he's not wrong, the only difference is that he's running away when he doesn't have to.

"Yeah, it makes sense to disappear tonight. Sara and the others can sleep on the flight. And Fukuhara and the others must be repatriated."

"Master. You are sending me back to the land of the dead, aren't you?"

"Yes."

I'm going to send mine back.

"Thanks again, Dory. Tell Deanne and the kids I'll be home soon."

Oh, I spoke normally outside. Well, no one is around, and if they see me, they'll think I'm talking to Sara and the others.

"Okay. I enjoyed the human activity and the labyrinth, so please call me again."

I'm glad you had a good time. I had refrained from summoning the Great Spirit, thinking it would be boring since I don't have much to do with him, but I might try to summon him a little more casually.

I'll ask you again when I get a chance. See you on the other side."

We send Dolly back, and then Bell and the others after stroking them one by one.

"Sylphy, I know this is a lot of work, but can we get out of here without anyone seeing us?"

"Yes, it's nighttime, no problem. Shall we go now?"

I look at Sarah and the others, and they're ready to go. I told them that we were going to take off now and asked Sylphy to help us, and we were enveloped in a cocoon of wind and soared into the sky. The flight was more rapid than usual, probably to avoid being spotted. As I fly through the dark sky, I ask what Sara and the others have been doing since I left.

"Well, Sara communicated with Meral too. Was your communication with the intermediate spirit any different from Huk-chan's?"

"Yes, their presence is easy to understand and they try to answer difficult questions somehow. And I felt that they are not as reliable as Sylphy and the others, but I felt that they are somewhat dependable."

Meral is reliable. It feels strange to see her overprotective in her boyish form, but maybe she's dependable when you think about it in terms of the strength of her being.

"It's been a good experience for you. I'm going to see you again, and I hope you'll have a lot of company."

"Yes, I'm looking forward to it."

She's happy, and maybe she and Meral are on the same page. It's good to communicate with spirits as much as possible, and since Mel is my student, let's go see her again. And it would be fun to tease Eunice, too.

How was Marco?

"I enjoyed showing Mel a little bit of blacksmithing. I got to hit it hard with a hammer. What would happen if I hit it with my master's hammer?"

What would happen to ......?　It would be a catastrophe if the hot iron splattered into pieces.

"I'll have Mel try it next time. If I make it small and go easy on him, he'll be fine."

Since we still don't know the performance of the pioneering tools, it might be a good idea to do some serious research on them when I have some free time.

I'd like to see it then."

So Marco is interested in blacksmithing as well as swords. It's good that he's interested in so many things. But don't forget about the necromancer.

"Well, we'll go to Mel's workshop together and I'll call Marco when we try it out."

Thank you. Thank you, Master."

You're welcome. How's Kikka been?

"Kikka played a lot with Mel!"

...... Maybe in Kikka's mind, Mel is a friend. I think Mel understands most of the situation, but I think she accepted the situation with a combination of kindness and timidity.

As a mentor, he should have told Mel that he is an adult and that he has some civility towards older people. ...... I've never seen Kikka so happy before.

Sarah and Marco are my relatives and I'm a mentor even though we've gotten to know each other pretty well. I can't see the genie, and Mel might be my first friend. ......Yeah, call me naive, but I'll let Mel make the sacrifice.

"I see you had a lot of fun. Did you have fun playing with Mel?"

"Yes, you know, we talked a lot and learned about Mame-chan and Meral-sama."

Kikka calls Meraru "sir" too. I guess she got Mel's way of saying it. It's rare to see Kikka this talkative. Maybe she needs to make more friends.

"You studied too? Kikka, you're a good guy. I'm going to visit Mel again, so you can have a lot of fun then."

"Yes!"

Kikka replies with a happy smile. And even if they are firm, Sara and Marco are both children and they need not only to train to be a genie magician but also to have a chance to play with their friends.

I have no idea what to do. .................. Is it enough to increase the number of apprentices and build friendships?　

And play. I don't think it's right to let them play in the land of the dead, and there won't be elementary schools, so it's difficult. Well, I wish I could talk to someone about it, but Marie seems to be unreliable except for business, and Martha might be able to help me. I have Mr. Kark, so next time I visit the labyrinth city, I'll ask him about various things.

While flying leisurely and having a leisurely conversation, Sarah and the others fell asleep before I knew it. It's late at night and it's comfortable in Sylphy's cocoon of wind, so it's easy to fall asleep.

"You can sleep too, Yuta."

"Hmm. I'm not sleepy yet.

"Really?　Then let's have a long talk after all these years."

"Long time no see?　...... come to think of it, it's been a long time since Sylphy and I talked alone. The last time we talked was when we decided to go to the labyrinth city.

It feels like a long time ago, even though it hasn't been that long. In the beginning, we didn't have enough food to eat, and there were many things to do.

"Yes, Yuta was also quite busy, so we didn't have a chance to talk much.

"Yes, I'm living in a rage. I thought you said that Sylphy would follow me because he seemed interesting. So far you're giving me a good grade?"

"Yes, it's a lot of fun. Good drinks, food I've never tasted before, and trouble with the Adventurers' Guild. Compared to traveling the world at a leisurely pace, this is much more fun.

"Ha-ha, if you're entertaining the Great Spirit of the Wind, that's pretty great."

"Hmmm, that's very impressive. So, Yuta, keep up the good work.

You have a beautiful smile, and I feel like you mean what you say. There are things I can do and things I can't do, but I'll do my best.

"I don't know if I can live up to your expectations, but I'll do my best.

"I'm looking forward to it."

In the meantime, I'll remember some new dishes that would go well with alcohol and offer them to Sylphy. Speaking of which, I've got some Japanese food stashed away in my magic bag ...... and now that I don't have to worry about food, I can eat it.

I'm .................. too poor to eat it, but I can't eat it because it's too wasteful. It's a kind of emotional support.

There is a big difference between having miso soup and not being able to eat it, and drinking all of it and never being able to drink it again. At least I want to discover rice and soybeans. Some vegetables are totally different, and some are exactly the same. There should be rice and soybeans.

I'll ask Sylphy and the others to check my food once, little by little. If we can find rice and soybeans, we can have hope. There is a possibility that I can miraculously make soy sauce and miso. Come to think of it, can we make barley miso, since we have barley?　I only know how to make it from a comic book.

"By the way, Sylphy, I've been thinking about releasing fish and other aquatic plants into the canals and ponds we've built at our base.

"I'm not an expert, you'd better ask Dene or Dolly. If you two say you can do it, it sounds like fun and maybe we can all go to the river sometime and catch some fish?"

That's good. Let's gather aquatic plants and fish that will grow well in the waterways of the land of the dead. The more life that comes into the waterways, the more lively they will be.

Ah, but the water would be cleaner if no fish or plants go to the central spring. Let's talk about it. If it's possible, let's all go out together. The lunches will be the same old ready-made stuff, but I'm sure Belle and Sara will enjoy them.

"Yes, it would be a fun event. I'll talk to them about it."

I wanted to go swimming anyway, but I forgot to ask Marie about swimsuits. That was a mistake. I continue my leisurely flight, chatting with Sylphy. Sometimes it's nice to spend time like this.