After Narcena defeated Rich, the game was going to end quickly.
Ogre is a magical beast that specializes in proximity and is not weak by any means.
However, Rich is the commander, the rear guard that uses powerful magic is gone, so there is no way we are going to have a hard time with ogres like them.

After defeating the ogre, Narsena and I went to the lower levels and hunted various monsters.
During that time, there were various traps and monsters that mimicked the walls of the labyrinth and attacked us, but no irregularities like the first time happened, and we didn't cause any more damage than Narsena was slightly injured, so we finished our search safely.

And we left the labyrinth a few hours later with only a little bit of fatigue.

'Actually, for beings with a certain level of intelligence, laughing at them can garner quite a bit of hate.

'I see, so that's why your brother has a smile on his face when he's on the defensive, isn't it?

"Honestly, I'm not a combat fanatic or anything, so it's pretty tough to laugh at me. ...... But you see, I can't attack when I'm on the defensive, so I don't want people to ignore me.

I was chatting with Narsena on my way out of the labyrinth and to the guild.
It was a peaceful time, and I couldn't forget the curiosity of the calmness.
I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that this kind of time didn't exist at the previous party.
Or to be more precise, I was the only one who couldn't join in the banter on the way back from the labyrinth.
That's why I'm not used to this kind of gentle banter at the end of the labyrinth.

But that calmness was not something I didn't like.

So I spontaneously smiled at ......

'But brother, if you make this much money, it's a pretty good price! So it was worth all the hard work!

...... Huh?

...... But the next moment Narsena's words caused me to have a questioning look on my face instead of a smile.

Narsena's words, I couldn't believe them.
The reward I was getting from my Margurus was roughly a quarter of the other party members.
If I counted backwards from that, the reward should not be high.

'No, it's not that much of a price, is it?

'Eh, that's roughly enough to buy a house.

.................. What?

So I'm left speechless by Narsena's words.

And a few minutes later, I collapsed on the spot as I realized that the reward I had been receiving with the lightning sword was less than a tenth of what the rest of the party had received.

It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them.

'Oh, brother! Gee, please cheer up: ......

Then I was tricked by Margulls and the others, and I couldn't hide my shock for a little while when I found out.
I am indeed a defective healer.
I understand that I wasn't at the level that Margurus and the others wanted me to be.
That's why I had to endure with a quarter of the other companions' rewards, but I didn't expect to actually receive less than a tenth of the rewards.

'Uh-huh. Thanks. Well, let's go to the guild for now.

Yes!

...... But there's no point in being depressed forever.
I thought about it and decided to go for the guild again.
It was a shock to me that Margurus had tricked me.
However, that doesn't mean the past can't be dealt with now.
If that's the case, I'd rather be hoping for the amount of money I'm going to get from now on.
I decided to think about it and headed to the Adventurer's Guild.

''Huh!''

Hey.

...... But when I arrived at the Adventurer's Guild and saw a certain person, my mood was further depressed.





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I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time at the office.
...... But I didn't like her.
So I'm going to be able to put the materials I've retrieved so far, mainly magical stones, in front of her in order to leave this place as quickly as possible.

''Oh my, just when I thought you were banished from the Sword of Lightning, you find another new parasite.

...... But the receptionist ignores my inner feelings and speaks to me.
I'm not sure if this is the right thing to say, but it's still a mockery of me.

''This is also a lower level magic stone, and this is also a lower level? You really do have a gift for finding parasitic partners, don't you? Well, your recovery magic is lousy, though!

A parasite, that is the act of having an unskilled person join a competent person's party to get an unbeatable reward despite their lack of ability.
...... Of course, I'm not a parasite on Narcena this time.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it.
That's who I am.
I'm not going to be able to say that I don't exist, no matter how hard I try, because that's who I am.
You're going to be able to find out the best way to get the most out of your own personal life.

''Heh. If you're going to go that far, I'm going to stop redeeming the money here!

But then a voice that didn't even try to hide its anger rang out.

''I see, you can't trust your brother that much? Then I'm done with it. We'll be allowed to sell our materials elsewhere! Yes! I will do so!

The voice belonged to a furious Narcena.
And with those words, even the receptionist was stunned and speechless by the murderous words.

''Well, wait! It's a pain in the ass to sell it somewhere else! Besides, you see, I'm here to help you who are being duped by this parasitic man: ......

But the next moment the systematic receptionist turned blue in the face and began to use all her words to keep Narcena back.
The Adventurer's Guild makes a profit by reselling the materials they get from adventurers.
That's why the Adventurer's Guild would want such a large amount of lower-tier materials at all costs.

''We're not going to sell a single one of them to any place that will make a fool of our party members!

Huh!

But the receptionist's words were cut short by Narsena and she walked out of the guild, leaving the stunned receptionist behind.
I've been staring at that figure in amazement as Narsena leaves the guild, and I'm running after her.






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'I'm sorry, brother! Or, I took the liberty of deciding about the sale of the material: ......

After I left the guild, I was forced to apologize to Narsena.
Narsena's face, which should have been red with anger a moment ago, has turned blue and I can tell that she is truly sorry.

''It's not that I don't mind at all.

However, I wasn't angry with Narsena at all.
It's true that there is a lot of procedure to be followed when dropping off materials outside of the Adventurer's Guild, and it's extremely troublesome.

But now I was so grateful to Narsena that it didn't matter.

But .......

Thank you so much, Narcena.

So to express my gratitude, I interrupted Narcena, who was still trying to say something, to tell her thanks.

''What! No, not that kind of thing: ......

Narsena's face, perhaps embarrassed by my gratitude, turns slightly vermillion.
But the next moment she looked into my eyes and smiled.

''Look, we're a party! You can always count on your brother to be there for me!

I smile at that narcena smile.
Strangely enough, I felt as if I was getting a party for the first time now, even though I should have been in the party before.
But it wasn't an unpleasant feeling, and I opened my mouth to Narcena.

''Yes. Narsena, it's nice to meet you from now on.

'Yes! It's my pleasure!


And from this day on, I would begin to acknowledge my existence in a positive way.
No, that's not an accurate description.

What I got on this day was not the confidence in myself and my current affairs, but the presence of my friends, who would acknowledge me accurately.