Hello, Fraxinus. Any kind of juice, please. Preferably one that isn't sour.

　Then the woven curtain behind the counter moved, revealing a tree man (dryad) dressed in flowing clothes.

　One of Alfazul's friends that he once witnessed in the still memory world - that was definitely a figure from Flaxinus' past.

　Since the tree people (dryads) are a race that does not have gender like animals, Fraxinus also had an appearance that could not be considered either male or female, but even so, I can't help but feel that 'it's a beautiful shape'.

　The current Fraxinus has become the great tree that supports the neutral city (Asropolis), but was this due to the passage of time, or did it change its shape to meet some sort of need?

　I've never seen any other tree people (dryads) live that long, so this is a realm I cannot judge.

'Totally, you seem to be misunderstanding the coffee shop as a water station or something.
It's more of a friendship thing.
Save your reliance on friendship for a more important time. It is not something to be consumed in vain.

　Fraxinus complained, but prepared three containers of fruit juice, which he poured into what he thought were glass containers, on the counter.

'I'm going out for a bit. If you need anything else, please let the employee know.
'Okay, thank you. By the way, isn't everyone else here yet?
'Yes, as expected, it should be over by now. So I thought I'd go check on you for a bit.

　With that, Fraxinus twisted the boxy knobs of the boxy machine on the counter and then quickly left the shop.

　Then the sound that had been playing in the shop from nowhere switched to a completely different tone.

　I thought that someone was playing outside the store, but I didn't think that music was being played from that device.

　She sat down at the counter and took a sip of the fruit juice that was poured into a glass cup and urged me to do the same.

　I did as I was told and sat down and tipped the glass.

　-- it's a very sweet fruit juice.

　There's no added sugar, but the sweetness of the fruit itself is different.

　I don't know if it's because of the environment or the technology, but this civilization may have a different quality of agricultural products than today.

　As I was thinking about this, Eil, who had been cooling off at the source of the cold air, came back and poured the juice down his throat in one go.

''Hmmm, hmm ...... hmmm, I've calmed down. By the way, Luke, was it you? Can I ask you why you were lying around in that place, if you don't mind me asking?

　It's a predictable and plausible question.

　I wouldn't have bothered to talk to him and bring him to a place like this if I wasn't going to check it out.

　But can I tell the truth?

　Even if this is a world where memories of the past are recreated, it doesn't necessarily mean that the individuals themselves are aware of that ...... or shouldn't be considered to be there.

　Then we should fool them here in the direction of making them feel as uncomfortable as possible.

'I don't remember ....... Nothing but my name.
What, really?
That's not good. That's beyond our control.

　Ail and Hyun-ri woman both have a puzzled look on their faces.

　It's a bit awkward to be cheating, but it must be more difficult to act like an amnesiac than to pretend to be a person from this world.

　It's true that you're not familiar with the common sense of the ancient magical civilization (this s*xagenarian), so acting like a normal person should be taken as such.

''I guess we'll just have to wait for everyone to return. I wonder where in the world they are eating roadside grass.
What do you mean by everyone at ......?
That's it: ......
I'm so glad you asked!

　Ail suddenly stood up and proudly warped herself with her hand on her chest.

　Although she seems to be raising her voice, the volume of the voice itself is suppressed in consideration of the other guests, and I had an expectation that shows the character of this elven girl.　

''We are up-and-coming bounty hunters (bounty hunters)!　It's called the Wild Hunt!　I'm still pretty active in this, you know?
''Well, actually, we're too up-and-coming to be well known. The only people who can be a decent force are the leader, myself, and the rest are probably Gandalf.
Hey, don't jerk off!

　Gandalf - I still couldn't get past that name.

　He confirmed that he was an old friend of Alfazul's, and that he had been by Alfazul's side, alongside Ail and Fraxinus, in the memory world he once wandered into.

　The modern-day Gandalf acts with a stance that doesn't treat humans particularly well, ignoring them if they're not needed but willing to turn on them if necessary.

　I'm not sure how long that has been the attitude: ...... Hopefully, at this point in time, they will be lenient with humans.

　Otherwise, they might cut me, a mere stranger, down in cold blood.

　With the current need to gather as much information as possible, I just don't want to be shunned by them.

　...... And one more thing that caught my attention.

What do you mean by "leader ......?

　I couldn't help but feel trapped by the one word that Hyun-ri woman casually mentioned.

　Based on the knowledge I've gained so far, it's reasonable to assume that the leader is Alfazul.

　But then, this time it would be difficult to consider this event I'm experiencing as a replay of Alphasul's memory, on the contrary.

　If Alfazul is already involved with them as the leader of the Bounty Hunter Group, was I wrong in assuming that this is something I'm reliving - or that it's a reliving of some past experience?

'We, the leaders of the Wild Hunt, are, you know, ...... and what a rumor it is,'

　The Hyun-ri woman brightened her expression and looked at the entrance of the store.

　Immediately after that, she rang the doorbell just as we came in, and a group of four people consisting of multiple species entered.

　One of them is Fraxinus, who had just left earlier.

　Behind him was a bearded dwarf and a frowning dark elf.

　I've seen them before, too.
　Perhaps they must be the Ivaldi and Gandalf of yesteryear.

　--I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with them.

　A young man with a two-toned head of hair bisected by a white right side and a black left side, and a leather eye patch hiding his right eye - a young man.

Welcome back, Alfazul. Where in the world have you been eating grass today?