I've just been given a good scroll, so I decide to leave the large room where everyone is waiting and go find Garnet.

　I've used this magic tool - if it's a heating spell scroll, I've used it before.

　It would be perfect for Garnett right now, as it emits heat that can dry and warm his clothes and body, which were soaked by the heavy rain, in a short time.

　After walking around the building for a while, I found Garnett scavenging in a room that seemed to be a storage room.

'This is what you've been up to,'
'Whoa!　...... What's that, white wolf? You scared the crap out of me.
"...... You're careless, that's not like you.

　Garnett had taken off his adventurer's jacket and was ransacking the shed in his wet and stuck-on underwear.

　With a grasp of this guy's true gender, I couldn't help but feel a sense of danger.

　I'd be hesitant to express and point out the specifics, but I have to say that it's pretty tough to disguise your gender with the way Garnett is dressed now.

'Oh well. It's underground water, so the coldness was unbelievable. I seriously thought my heart was going to stop beating.
That's understandable, but what if I'm the only one who sees it?

　I'm worried about the exposure of your identity, and I'm going to give you some advice, knowing that it's none of my business.

　It would be a big deal if this became a problem and I was removed from the escort.

I don't like that, that's for sure. I'll be more careful from now on.

　...... I think there is some kind of discrepancy in perception.
　It's also the kind of discrepancy that would make me dig my grave if I pursued it deeper.

'In the meantime, I got a heating spell scroll, so use this one to keep it dry.
"From the Golden Fang Gang?　I hate to get in their way, but I can't afford to be a pain in the ass. Then watch out for anyone who comes in.

　Garnet quickly spread the scroll out on the floor and poured his magic power into it to activate it, and then covered it with his jacket that he had taken off and began to dry it.

　He also took off his shoes and exposed them to the heat of the scroll, and even tried to take off his underwear, which was wet and stuck to his skin.

　That's when I realized it's not good, so I turned my back to Garnett and leaned my attention only on the door in front of me.

　Totally, there is no amount of hesitation at all.
　It sounds good if you express that you trust me wholeheartedly, but I'd like you to take our feelings into consideration to some extent.

　When I was concentrating on being vigilant so that someone doesn't suddenly open the door, Garnett lowered his tone and spoke to me.

'Hey, white wolf. I'm sorry. I'm sorry to have to accommodate you.
What are you talking about?

　I asked back without looking back.
　It was an apology that really didn't ring a bell at all.

'It's the Falcon,'

　Garnett's reply was concise, and also no more clear than this.

It is the situation of the Silver Wing Knights (Ore) that they want to take that guy alive. If you think about your feelings, maybe it wasn't a good idea to push it through.
'It's ......, is that what it is?'

　I deliberately cower my shoulders so that Garnett, who is probably looking up at me behind me, can see.

'Well, of course I'd be lying if I said I didn't hold a grudge against that guy.

　Of course, I haven't forgotten the punishment I once received from the brave Falcon, even now.

　I was left in the middle of the labyrinth to make up for the loss of much of my food due to his trivial mistake while attacking a dungeon of high difficulty - how could I forget the fear and pain I felt?

　It was only later that I found out that the gap in the labyrinth's walls - made of mithril - allowed me to survive by relying on the underground water that flowed from the gap in the labyrinth's walls, and for reasons unknown, I was able to survive because my 【Restore】 skill had evolved, but And if that hadn't happened, I'd be dead for sure.

　Of course, the problem didn't end with my escape.

　It took a long time for me to recover physically, but even more than that, the effect on my mental health was so great that at one point it was difficult for me to even step into an E-ranked dungeon that even ordinary people could safely enter.

　There was no way he could not have harbored dislike and hatred towards Falcon, who was the source of the problem and the person responsible for the party's decisions.

'But. It's hard to say which should take precedence, the venting of my personal resentment or the uncovering of the Demon King's Army's secrets. I don't even need to think about which one should take priority, do I?

　I'm not human enough to easily dismiss a grudge and forgive forgiveness with leniency.

　I'm willing to take one form of retribution if circumstances allow.

　But I don't even live my life without thought enough to lose sight of the big things because of my personal feelings.

　I'm going to be able to properly assess whether or not I can push through my selfishness.

'Don't make the mistake of prioritizing. Maybe I've said it before, but that was an important lesson for me to learn in order to remain an adventurer for a long time.
'Yeah, ...... you're that kind of guy, aren't you? You have a damaging personality, totally.

　An exaggerated mouthful of words is thrown at me from behind.

　Garnett's voice doesn't reveal any negative emotions such as dismay or condescension.

　Rather, it was an affirmative - as if he was expecting to hear such a response.

''If I'd been born a bit more stupid, I might have been able to live my life a little easier and not feel so much trouble.
Thank you. But when you think about the fact that you have been doing a job that you are fundamentally unsuited for for fifteen years just because of your willpower and persistence, I think I'm quite a fool. Of course, the regret is at ......
...... I like being an idiot like that, I like being an idiot like that.

　I can't help but break off the words I was about to utter.

　That was foul no matter how I think about it.
　How is it possible to have such a gentle, soft tone of voice only when spouting lines like this?

　I hold my hand over my eyes and shake my head to the side to shake off the distraction.
　That's what I am, an idiot. He's the one who tells me to think about the situation.

"Well, anyway, Garnett--

　Just as I was about to change the subject of whatever it was, the door to the room was vigorously opened from the outside.

'Lord Luke!　I have an urgent request: ...... Wapu.
Oops.

　He pushes Sakura's face back gingerly with his hand as she tries to jump into the room.

　With the palms of his hands and his own body, he completely blocks Sakura's gaze.

''You don't come in like that when a 'man' is naked and drying himself off,''
'S-Sorry. I see that Garnett was there too: ...... I was bypassing it.

　With my gaze blocked like that, I walked out of the room with Sakura and closed the door behind me.

'What was that request?'

　Sakura took her face away from my hands and then turned her serious eyes straight at me.

''Since the situation has become so serious, I can no longer dwell on my personal feelings. I would like to make the God's Descent complete so that I can become even more of a force to be reckoned with.
"So that means ...... is where my [restoration] skills come into play.
''Yes. I would like to ask you to restore the God-Devouring Pattern - that [restoration].