After my part-time job ended, I immediately headed to the Adventurer's Guild. That's where Freetia's immigration inspection took place. But in my case, it ended with me showing all the summoned beasts. They said I had to figure it out in case. So I paid and got my permit. I made the arrangements today, so I hear we'll be leaving the day after tomorrow.

Before that, I still have to take care of some unfinished business...for now, I need to level up. Going to a new country means that we'll run into stronger monsters.

I received a message from my friend. It's Crow.

I've got the one-handed sword, staff and armor you asked for. Sorry, please come and get them.

Oh, nice timing to finish it. I gave Crowe a werewolf claw and a water-based stone that I had saved up. I gave Mew some piranha skin and werewolf skin, so I can't wait to see how it turns out. I headed over to Crow-san's place as soon as possible.

「「「「 I'm sorry to bother you: 」」」」

'Oh. You're here early... uh, sorry about yesterday... how do you feel about it?

I know it wasn't Mr. Crowe and the others, and I'm fine.

Well... but I didn't think you'd be so strong when you lost your temper.

'Can we stop talking about it, please? Because Lily and Ion are offended.

I say this and Lily and the others complain.

'It doesn't make me sick or anything,'

You're just annoying.

It's offensive, you know. Lilly.

'Well I'll just give you from my finished product anyway.

Let's see.

Werewolf's Great Sword: Rarity 3, Weight 30, Endurance 40, Attack Power +20
Additional effect: Water attribute (slight)
A great sword made from the claws of a werewolf. It also has a slight water attribute as an added benefit.
It's not very sharp, but it can be used for cutting.

Water Stone Dagger: Rarity 2, Weight 5, Endurance value 25, Attack power +7
Additional effect: Water attribute (slight)
A dagger made of water-based stone.
With the added effect of a slight water attribute.

"Oh. I see you added the water attribute.

Ah. It's a good thing that they released the water attribute to the blacksmithing skills. It was a great help.

That's good to hear.

'So here's your deposit.'

Let's see.

Piranha's Robe: Rarity 2, Weight 5, Endurance 25, Defense +10
Additional Effect: Fire resistance (slight)
A rope made of werewolf skin based on piranha skin.
A small amount of fire resistance is added as an added benefit.

Werewolf Shoes: rarity 2, weight 5, endurance 25, speed +5
Additional Effect: Fire resistance (slight)
A shoe made of piranha skin on a werewolf skin base.
A small amount of fire resistance is added as an added benefit.

Camphorwood Staff: rarity level 2, weight 5, endurance value 25, magic attack power +15
A staff made of camphor tree.
Has more magic attack power than normal wood.

Kusunoki wooden sword: rarity level 2, weight 5, endurance value 25.
A wooden sword made of camphorwood.
Its shape is a sword but it is light, so it can be used with the one-handed sword skill.

Oh! It's kind of nice. The shoes are a bonus, apparently. He thought he needed them because I was using a kicking technique on Wolfman. I'll send Mew a thank you email.

But when I looked at the weapon, I suddenly had a question.

''Come to think of it, how does attack power, defense power, speed, and magic attack power differ from muscle power and magic power or something like that?''

Oh, that question... we don't know, so we're currently verifying it, but apparently muscle power and aggression are different.

Ah, I knew it was different.

'It's just a hypothesis, but my current theory is that muscle strength, agility value, and various skill levels determine attack power.

Huh, that's certainly a setup that this game would do. The power of a weapon is determined by pure muscle power and the speed with which you wield the weapon.

So your magic attack power is magic power, dexterity value and skill?

'That's the theory now. I'm not sure if defense is as stated in the stats or if it's influenced by muscle strength or something else. I'm not sure if it's the same as it is now, but I think it's the current hypothesis. By the way, when I contacted the management, they said they couldn't give me an answer. In other words, we'll have to find the answer ourselves.

That makes sense.

"I understand. Now I'm going to pay you.

'Yes. 1000G for the large sword, 500G x 2 daggers, 500G x 2 staffs, 500G for shoes, 500G for robes, 300G for wooden swords, for a total of 4300G.

It's quite an expense, but it's okay. It would have been a disaster if we hadn't beaten so many players yesterday.

Well, we're done for now.

Uh, would you mind waiting for me?

What is it? Is this about yesterday by any chance?

It's not too far from the mark. Luin says there's someone he wants you guys to meet.

From what I've heard, that's who was there yesterday... all of them weren't banned from logging in, but I guess I can't wait, though.

''I understand.

After a few minutes of waiting, Ruin and the woman arrived. Looking at the woman, Lily and Ion held up their new weapons.

That person...is the one who warned Arthur once.

Lily, Aeon. Drop your weapon.

But, Tact!　That man!

I know. But if they were going to fight us, they would field us. We're not going to be in a fight right away, so put your weapons down.

I understand.

If you're so inclined, Tact...

Lily and the others drop their weapons and we come face to face with her. She's a member of the Round Table who was an archer.

'First of all, thank you for agreeing to dialogue. I'm Tristan, one of the members of the Round Table.

'This is Summoner Tact. I haven't heard anything about the details, but you have something to tell us.

'Yes. I just wanted to apologize for what happened yesterday...I'm so sorry!

Then she lowered her head. She's amazing that she's coming to apologize after yesterday's day....

''He said he'd be forgiven for apologizing!

Ion screams in anger. I stop him.

'Aeon, stop it.'

But, Mr. Tact!

'This man came to apologize for his mistake right away. It's not an easy thing to do. You must answer sincerity with sincerity.

Mr. Tact... okay.

Good girl. I don't want you guys to be obsessed with anger and become scum. I'm not human, but I can't help but think so.

'It's damaging to the quicksilver when those kids turn on you... but I think I understand that I'm guilty of that much of what I've done to you guys... and that's why I felt I needed to apologize first...'

So this is how you came to apologize to us?

Yeah.

'I see your point. I forgive you. I'm the one who did the wrong thing. And I apologize to you. I'm sorry for what I did.

You don't have to apologize to me. But thank you. I honestly didn't expect you to forgive me. You're a different person than you were yesterday.

'It's still hard to stay rational, isn't it?　I am confident that if Arthur and Agravein were here, it would be a repeat of yesterday. Those two and the tamer's are the only ones I can never forgive.

Arthur is the one who bullied Lily and the others into crying. Agravaine was probably the one who thought up that plan. I didn't think Arthur was a wise man, because I didn't think he was. And the Tasers were probably the clients.

'I'm sure they were... but those guys would have suspended my account and quit the game.

Huh?

Have Arthur and the others had their accounts suspended?

'Yes. The management approves of penalty kicks, but it's a duel in which you admitted to losing, but they couldn't let you off the hook for ignoring it and attacking them. So they warned Arthur, but he protested back. Then I didn't question him.

I suppose that's true. But from Lily and the others' perspective, it's a form of winning and getting away with it... For me, I would have liked to see them play Arthur again and have them beat up by Lily and the others.

According to Tristan, the others have voluntarily quit the game. According to her, they were afraid of seeing me again and they were afraid their fans would come after them for making Lily and the others cry. So she ran away completely without apologizing.

We heard about the incident from Tristan.

It all started with me beating the tamer and his friends. I was beaten and returned to town, and they happened to run into Arthur and his friends and told them that I beat them.

"Is he telling the truth?

'As it turns out, they did, but they were the ones who challenged us, you know?　He even went to the trouble of stalking me.

I knew it was going to be like that...

Back to the story, it seems that Arthur, who completely believed the tamer's story, came to judge me as a villain and fell into a sense of justice to save Lily and the others from me. And Agravain thought up that plan without paying attention to Arthur.

'Didn't you and the others know what Arthur and the others were planning?

'Yes, that's right. I was told by Arthur on the day, 'We, as the Order of the Righteous, will carry out sanctions against the villains! I believed him because he was so mad at me... and I didn't realize he was this stupid. I didn't think it was a personal affair... it sucks.

It's like a complete lack of justice, Mr. Tristan continues.

'...But. You can't just say it had nothing to do with it. It's also true that I followed the instructions of the operation. That's why I came to apologize.

'In case you're wondering, is that apology personal to you?　Or are you apologizing on behalf of the men who were there?

'Of course, my personal apology. I think Arthur should be the one to say it on your behalf.

Yes. If you said this was Arthur's way of telling me to apologize, I wouldn't have forgiven you.

'All right. As for the rest... what about Lily and the others?

I'll ask Lily and her friends. It's one thing for me to forgive and another for Lily and the others to forgive her.

'I'll forgive you if you forgive me, Tact-san,'

Lily!

Lily and the others say that... but that's not good enough.

'Lily, Aeon. That's not good enough. Not because I've forgiven her, but because you guys have to decide if you forgive her yourselves.

That's the most important part. As Mr. Tristan tenses up, Lily and Aeon are troubled and give their answers.

'Lily...I can't forgive her for what her sisters did. But I don't think your sister is a bad person for apologizing so desperately. So I think I'll forgive Lily!

I can't forgive you for putting Mr. Tact in danger, even though no harm came to me. But I've seen your sincerity and I think you're a good person, so I forgive you. So I'm going to forgive you.

You've both thought this through admirably and come up with an answer. I appreciate the decision. It means you both have the strength to forgive those who have done wrong.

Thank you.

Mr. Tristan thanks them both and they both smile. Is this the end of the matter? Oh, I had to ask you something, in case you didn't know.

''Oh, by the way, you seemed to be upset that I didn't put Lily and the others on the board at first, but... that's not the same as the request with Tamer, is it?

'You're right. You're right. That's why they were originally very angry at Mr. Tact for not giving her information. And then the request came in, and it kind of spiraled out of control.

Eh....I love you and you did that to me...how can I say it...

''That's disgusting!

Lily and her friends assure me. How much do you like it and how much do you make them cry by bullying them? I'm usually pulled off.

'I agree... that guy and I were childhood friends, but he was so picky about me being bad and me being righteous that I gave him a shot and ended the relationship.

Wow, I've done that much...I don't feel a little responsible. That's where Tristan follows up.

'You don't have to worry about it, okay? I knew I wouldn't be able to keep up with that guy in the first place.

Yeah, I know. No, I guess so... if he has that personality in real life, he's a pretty bad guy.

What are you going to do now?

'I'm going to voluntarily ban the log-in for a while. I don't think that will help my credibility. I feel like some people will think I'm running away.

That's what I thought. Then Ruin speaks up.

'As Tristan just told you, the members of the Round Table are getting beaten to death on the message board right now. The fans of Lily and her friends are particularly furious. It seems that the PK players are starting to take notice of this and are starting to make moves.

I'm happy for you....but I'm not going to kill you.... I'm the one who exploded with anger....

''I see. What are you going to do from now on?

I'd like to continue playing the game if I could, but I might have to suspend my account... rather than do it.

So I interject.

'Is that okay?'

What?

Mr. Tristan looks at me.

'If you ask me, that's an escape. If you stop here, you'll always regret it, okay?　So please don't run away from it.

It's tough, isn't it?

'Of course I'm willing to help. I'm not sure what I can do to help.

Then Mr. Lewin suggested.

'Then we can get this information out on the forums. If you have a video of Lily and her friends forgiving you firmly, the fans will agree.

I see. I need some real evidence.

So do you want to reshoot it?

You don't have to. I've already filmed it. It's up to you guys.

Me and Mr. Tristan asked for the video to be released. But Mr. Ruin knew this was going to happen and you were prepared for it. I can only say it's quirky.

In the end, I became friends with Tristan. As long as we say we're going to cooperate, we need to be able to contact him.