...... You're not so lucky this time.

Well, it's no use.

One day a few days after we failed to defeat that Hydra, Armia and I were discussing in the grassland.
All around us as we talked was a large number of goblin magic stones and plants that could be sold in the grassland for materials.
It was the loot that Aamir and I had collected this time in the grasslands, hunting.

...... but I almost let out a sigh when I looked at that massive amount of loot.

''Even though you've worked so hard ...... this hard, it's still not even close to the rewards of the lower levels.

The reason for this was that the rewards were not good for taking down such a large number of goblins.
Me and Aamir and I have been coming to the far end of the grasslands, and as soon as we find a group of goblins, we earn money by burning them down with Aamir's magic.
And that way we are getting a large amount of goblin material, but selling this much goblin material is not that much money.
Honestly, at that price, it's not worth it at all when you take into account the time and effort of dismantling the goblin materials and other materials.

''So, are those guys still holed up?''

"S-Sorry. ......

...... But still, the reason we were hunting such a badly divided place was because we didn't have two people to be our vanguard.
Yes, Margurus and Thervelia are now holed up in the Sword of Lightning, a communal house, and are not active in the quest at all.

The reason for Margulus and Thervelia's retreat, was because of the events that occurred two days after they had left Hydra.
That day, despite the fact that Armia was still not at full strength, Margulus and Servia had taken me and Armia into the lower levels of the labyrinth to hunt, believing that we would be safe with them.
Then they pointed at us, called us incompetent, and jumped to the monsters in the lower levels, insinuating that they couldn't defeat Hydra because of you, and that they would show us an example.

...... A few minutes later, Margurus and Surberia were crying out to us for help, crying out as if the lower level demonic beasts were no match for them.

In the end, we were able to defeat the demonic beast with Aamir's magic, so it was all over, but honestly, I've never regretted entering the Sword of Lightning as much as I did when I saw it. ......

He also complained to Aamir, whom I had saved, that I was too slow to save him.
I'm not going to be able to get out of it.

...... And that's all the more reason to tell me that the next day you're going to have a painful wound, refusing to explore the maze and staying indoors.
When I got to that point, I was already amazed beyond dismay.
He is only a second-rate adventurer, but when he plays the victim, or when he is in pain over an injury that is not there, his performance is very convincing.
I think Margulls and the others should just be con artists now.

......... I can't tell you how many times I've really tried to ignore the words of the receptionist and Margles and the others to get out of the lightning sword.

'Haha ......'

So I thought, and let out a sigh involuntarily.
But I still hadn't been able to get out of the sword of lightning.

First of all, I couldn't find a party that I could enter instead.
With all the help I could muster, I was looking for a party that could get in instead of the Sword of Lightning, but there was no party that could.

...... Most adventurer parties in the labyrinth city were too badly patterned.

Every party welcomed me to enter, but their faces showed their vile desire for me.
And if I entered such a place, I didn't need to think about what would happen afterwards to understand.
I couldn't imagine that I would enter it because it was still good.

Besides, there was one more reason to worry about whether a certain human being would be able to get out of the sword of lightning.

'I'm sorry Lila, ......'

Don't worry about it. It's not your fault.

Seeing that figure of Aamir apologizing apologetically to my sighs, I still have a strong feeling that I'm still stuck in the lightning party.
As a matter of fact, I wasn't the one who was having the hardest time in the current life of goblin hunting.
After all, goblin hunting was certainly lower than what I was earning at the lower levels, but since I was destroying multiple packs a day, I was earning enough to make the average second-rate adventurer active in the middle tier.
And I'm paid half of that, so honestly my life is reasonably rich.

...... but Aamir, on the other hand, is not.

Aamir splits his earnings into three equal parts with Margurus and Sabelia.
No, Aamir's share will certainly be lower than a third, since Margurus and Sabelia are not going to stop wasting it, even though they have done nothing for themselves.
But when I tried to consult with him about the rewards and the attitude of Margurus and his friends because of their concern for Aamir's life, Aamir would not change his attitude that it was fine the way it was.

...... as if to say that this is the Sword of Lightning, the punishment for getting rid of Raust, the former healer.

In fact, I had heard all about the healer Laust, that genius healer, from Aamir.
What kind of success he was doing, and why he was being banished.
Hearing that, I was left speechless for a few moments.
That's how badly he had been treated in the Sword of Lightning.
And Aamir, who had treated him that way, would never be able to forgive him.

But Aamir was still too young to say that he couldn't repent anymore.

Besides, I had never seen Aamir with the human named Raust, but I still thought that Aamir was changing.
Amidst the receptionist and the Margulls screaming at me for violating protocol, without any basis to leave me on the Sword of Lightning, the only one who stood by me was Aermia.
That's not all.
When I was contemplating leaving the Sword of Lightning, Aarmia introduced me to a party of people I knew and helped me get out of the Sword of Lightning easily.
Despite the fact that I might be at a loss.

And because I had spent so much time with Aamir in that way, I had come to want to pull Aamir away from the Sword of Lightning.

''Absolutely, tomorrow is the day I'll convince her to hunt in the middle tier!

On the way back to the guild, I was reinforced by the sight of Aamir telling me this and bowing his head repeatedly.
Aamir had said that he would try to convince Margulus and the others to go to the middle tier, but I was certain that Margulus and the others would never get into the middle tier.

Although Margurus and Cervelia are not strong enough to go to the lower tier, they are still not weak by any means.
They probably have enough strength to be able to make it to the middle tier.
However, I was certain that Margulus and the others would never enter the middle tier, clinging to their past of being top-notch.
I guess they feel that if they make the middle tier the center of their activities, they won't be top-notch adventurers themselves.

...... You've given up the reason you became a top-notch adventurer yourself, but you're miserably trying to cling to your position of being a top-notch adventurer.

But even in such a state, Aamir will never back away from the sword of lightning.
Despite the fact that the one who suffers the most from Margurus and the others' unrequited love is the most capable Aamir.

'If only I could get a chance to do something about it: ......

And I let those words slip out of my mouth at that current situation.
As it is now, Aamir will not leave the sword of lightning.
That's why I was looking for something that would change that status quo.


''You're too late!''

Really, you should come home soon.

What, leader?

...... And that something was to come sooner than we thought.

When we returned to the guild, we found Margulls and Thervelia standing there waiting for us.
Their attitude surprised Aamir, while it angered me.

"Who the hell are you?" .........

In any case, Margulls and Sabelia had been slacking off, and now they suddenly appeared with a high-handed attitude.
It's impossible not to feel irritated by that.

''Huh?''

But I was speechless the moment I noticed a man standing next to Margulus and his friends.
I couldn't help but fall silent, to which Margulis opened his mouth with a proud smile.

''I've hired a new and capable warrior. We're going to the lower levels now!

From that moment on, things were set in motion in a big way: ......