After I left the room through the window, I landed behind the Adventurer's Guild.
　Even in the labyrinth city, it was a place with few people.
　Since it was after dark, I couldn't find any people in the area I could see.
　Still, I'm going to make sure to check my surroundings.
　You can't afford to waste it after Lyra-san saved me.

''Alright, I don't see any adventurers.

　It was only after that that I was finally able to catch my breath.
　Honestly, I never imagined that I would be making such a fuss about this in the middle of a labyrinth runaway.
　...... What on earth would have happened if Lyra-san hadn't taken care of the adventurers?
　I couldn't help but pull a face at the thought.

''I really can't get over Lila-san, can I?

　One day, really, I'll have to return the favor, I thought, and I looked to the room where Lila would still be.
　I have to find Narsena soon, I thought.

'So where do I go?'

　I don't know where ...... Narsena is.

　It was shortly after that that I noticed such a big problematic situation.
　I should have asked Lyra where she was meeting with Narsena.
　After all this time, I have such regrets.

　But I can't go back to the room and ask her now.
　After a little bit of debate, I turned my head towards the plaza, where I could still hear the commotion of the adventurers.

We'll have to go to the square: ......

　Now that we don't know where Narsena is, it would be a crowded place to look for her.
　Of course, there will be quite a few adventurers, but it's this commotion.
　If we keep quiet, we won't be found.
　Having decided that, I slowly started walking towards the center of the commotion.



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　Perhaps it was because of the large amount of magic tools used, but the square was lit up with a gleaming light.
　Massive amounts of food, alcohol.

　And people making a lot of noise, regardless of whether they were city residents or adventurers.

'...... awesome.'

　I was muttering to myself as I watched the scene from the shadows, blending in with the others.
　I have never been one to be good at making a scene.
　It's not that I was never invited to make a scene in the first place, but more than that, I wasn't good at making a scene out of my personality.
　Nevertheless, when I looked at the scene in front of me, I was naturally smiling.

　─ It's because I knew that the scene in front of me was proof that I had defended the labyrinth city.

　I had heard from Narsena that the defensive battle had been managed in the best possible way possible.
　And I knew from the appearance of the adventurers who barged in that we had enough time to have such a relaxed exchange.
　But now that I've seen the evidence, I finally realize from the bottom of my heart that we've survived.

　We've survived.

　Of course, I know that it's not the end of the world, and it doesn't mean that there was no damage.
　Even if that's the case, this is the least we should be doing right now.

''d*mn!　When I was that time ......!

Take it!　Now scramble like hell!　Scratch for the dead ones!

"d*mn it, d*mn it!　I'll make sure you die!　I'm not going to waste the life you gave me!

　Out of the corner of my eye, I see a pair of men, one crying and fueling his drink, and the other comforting him, and I think to myself
　Now is the time to heal the wound, to heal the heart.

　All in order to survive.

...... Huh?

　I was about to walk past, thinking that, when I realized something.

　I realized that the duo was an adventurer and a townie.

　Certainly, the people around them are noisy, regardless of whether they are town people or adventurers.
　But when it comes to that duo, there's more than just a sense of shared triumph, it's a sense of familiarity, and that's why I can't hide my surprise.
　I'm sure you'll be happy to know that the people of the city are afraid of the adventurers, and the adventurers look down on the people of the city.

''Ah, so that's how it is.''

　But my surprise was replaced by conviction when I realized that the adventurer was a younger man, a labyrinth orphan.
　If he was a labyrinth orphan, it was not surprising that he would rapidly become friends with the people of the city like this.

　It's not that labyrinth orphans don't have prejudices against the people of the city.
　On the contrary, labyrinth orphans may look down on them more strongly than adventurers from the outside.

　...... but I knew that was an act because it was the only way to know how to live.

　The labyrinth orphans just don't know how to interact with people.
　This is because they live in a community of labyrinth city adventurers who repeatedly take and deprive.

　In fact, more than any other, they seek for human contact.
　I knew that from my own experience, and from my experience with Marnell and the others.

　I don't want to get in the way of the two of them, so I quietly walk away from there.
　And as I walked around the square, looking for Narsena as I had originally intended, I came to realize that those two weren't the only two people in town who were friendly with the young adventurer.

　A female adventurer and the inn's signboard girl were happily chatting with each other.
　A male adventurer conversing with the children while showing them his sword, as if they were talking about this battle.
　And the proprietor of the inn brings food to the adventurers who are eating and drinking to recover their exhausted energy.

...... A nice sight.

　I was smiling at the scene.

　I was thinking that I had never thought that such a friendship would be born from a labyrinthine runaway.

　At first glance, they seem to be exclusive, but even so, the people of this town never despise the debt of gratitude they owe to the people who saved their lives.
　If they were those people, it might not be surprising if the labyrinth orphans would one day come to forgive them.

　However, if it wasn't for this unprecedented disaster of the labyrinth runaway, there would have been no way for such a large scale friendship to occur.
　I'm convinced that this strange combination of events is a good thing.

　I am convinced that this friendship will be a turning point for the orphans in the labyrinth.

　If I hadn't been able to defeat Fenrir, would this scene be the same?
　It was then that I suddenly realized that I hadn't done anything major.
　I never thought that I had done anything big.
　Considering the fact that Ronald-san took on a super-difficult monster beast all by himself, and Master built a barrier in the Maze City, my achievements would be insignificant.
　Still, if I hadn't stopped Fenrir back then, if Narsena hadn't come to me, the damage to the adventurers would have been even greater.
　The decision at that time was not in vain.

　I'm not going to be able to tell you what to do, but I'm going to tell you that what I did, what Narsena risked her life for, is what led to this scene.

...... I'll have to talk to Narsena again.

　I muttered, and I walked off again, looking for the person I wanted.
　Before I knew it, his feet were even faster.

　I tour the square, looking for the distinctive blue hair.
　Slipping past noisy people, sometimes chickening out at the prospect of being noticed, I search for the person I'm looking for.

I can't find .......

　But even after ten minutes, I still hadn't been able to find the person I was looking for.
　It's true that it may be difficult to find a specific person considering the crowds in the square.
　Still, if I couldn't find him even after searching so far, then Narsena must not be here.
　Based on the fact that I didn't see any of the characteristic blue hair, I come to that conclusion after all this time.

'Huh ....... Well, what do we do now?

　And when I came to that conclusion, I was forced to let out a sigh in response to the new issue that had come up.
　From what I've learned so far in my travels around the plaza, there is no other place where people are gathered except this one.
　This means that those who are not in the square are spending their time individually.

　...... There is no place to find Narsena, after all.

'As expected, I don't think she's in the inn right now. ......

　I mutter to myself as I watch the innkeeper, who has stopped at all times, drinking with a red face.
　By the looks of it, I can't believe the inn is still empty.

　And now I have no clue where to look for Narsena, I realize that, and I make a decision.

'I'll just have to ask Marnell and others who seem to know.

　As I said this, I looked up to see Marnell and the other adventurers making a lot of noise and surrounding them.
　From the stories I overheard around the square, I had overheard that Marnell and the others had been quite active in the defensive battle.
　Probably a place where they were adored and enjoyed by other adventurers as a result.
　Going to such a place and asking about Narcena's mind is like watering down and I feel guilty.

''It can't be helped, ....... And I don't want to be surrounded by adventurers at a time like this.''

　But I decided that there was nothing I could do about it now, so I decided to talk to Marnell and the others and walked over there.

...... So why is it that they have such an overrated opinion of me?

　As we walked to Marnell and the others, all I could recall was the overblown reputation I overheard while touring the square.

　They said I was second only to the very best adventurers.
　I heard that even if he had been attacked by over a hundred adventurers before, he had easily repelled them.
　It's also true that he had defeated the super-difficult monster Hydra, and he defeated it with ease.

　Some of the stories were spreading that were subtly adapted to be true, and I couldn't hide my awkwardness.
　The adventurer who barged into my room, or the talk in the square, no matter how much he had defeated Fenrir, wasn't that too much?

　Thinking so, I walk towards Marnell and the others.
　And before I knew it, I was close enough to hear Marnell's conversation, even though he was sometimes talking loudly.

'That's really the kind of person you are, ......!

　There, surrounded by seated adventurers, Marnell was desperately trying to appeal to the adventurers about something.

'It's getting pretty exciting: ......

　What in the world are they talking about?
　Thinking about this, I walked closer to the group of people who were not only drunk, but red-faced and shouting with excitement.

'Oh no!　I did that much to that man: ......!

'Oh, me too. How can I help you: ......

...... Right. That's never acceptable. But don't get too worked up about it.

　Without noticing me, the group grew even hotter.

'Because Mr. Lausto is a big vessel!

What?

　And then my name came out of nowhere.

　I was stunned for a moment, but soon I realized that my name hadn't just come up out of nowhere.
　That my name didn't come out of the blue, but that all along Marnell and the others had been talking about me.

　...... but I wondered how I could be so passionate about my name.

　Marnell's words become even more passionate as I stand there in a daze, squirming.

I'm not saying, and I'm not going to say, that what I've been doing is acceptable. But if there's one thing I can say, it's that Mr. Laust is not a man of small degrees. ...... Yes, so much so that when I went to apologize to him, he didn't complain about any of it and forgave me.

　That's when I suddenly had a bad feeling about it.
　My mouth tugged at the thought that popped into my head.

'So, anyone who regrets what they've done, go ahead and apologize now!　Some adventurers already told me to apologize as soon as they heard me!

　You're the ones who caused this.

　A large number of adventurers barged into the room and oh!　And the adventurers charging into the guild while shouting with glee, connected in my mind.
　At that moment, I understood everything, I covered my face with my hands and looked up at the night sky.

''If you're not good at going to apologize, then just spreading the word about Raust-san's bravery should be effective!

　As Marnell stresses, I understand more.
　...... I hear in the plaza all over the place, that my reputation was also spread by Marnell and his friends.

"Huh.

　I can't help but let out a sigh of relief at all the reasons for being so distracted.

　...... I see, the reason why the adventurers who came in the first place were so poorly thought out is because they came up with the idea in fits and starts when they heard Marnell and the others.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get it right.
　I can understand that Marnell and the others have good intentions and are doing it for me.

　However, as expected, I was trying to stop Marnell and the others in order to reduce the burden on Lyra-san.

''That's fine, Roust. You can forgive them a little.

　...... It was then that a voice sounded from behind me.

　I'm not going to be able to get rid of it.

It's a simple fact that you have done some heroic work.

　There was Ronaldo, smiling as usual. ......