My hips slipped out and Marina held me in place.

　It's the first time I've ever felt my hips slip out.
　I can't stand up.
　Marina holds me in a bearhuggy embrace.

　But I'm still slipping off.
　I'm a little taller than Marina, but I can't help but slide down.

　Now, Marina was injured by a bear earlier.
　And I asked Deanna and Rebecca to look at her.
　I have a trauma. What do you do in that situation?
　Naturally, the first step is to take off the armor. It's the basic principle of getting them to dress comfortably.
　Got it off. That's a nasty cut. We're going to take the whole armor off.
　--We're going to...

　Well, the bottom line is that Marina isn't wearing any armor, let alone the thick quilted gambeson she's wearing underneath her armor, just a t-shirt on top.

　Wow, Marina's tits are yakayake.

　From the outside, she must look super shameful, with her face buried in her chest and hugged and her inner thighs crushed to the ground.
　But I'm not so cool.
　I've given up.

　As I do this, I can't help but wonder if Marina has a high body temperature.
　I don't know if I'm cold-blooded or not, but she seems to be at least three degrees warmer than me.
　I don't know if I'm cold-blooded or not, but she seems to be about three degrees warmer than I am, and I'm sure she feels that way even now, when her body temperature is rising after intense combat activities. I really want to try it.
　I think I heard somewhere a long time ago that women have a lower body temperature than men, but that doesn't seem to apply to Marina, at least not to me: .......

　Yeah, ......, but it's healing nonetheless, .......
　This is what they call a rumored healing spot. I'd love to feel this healing power with my whole body if I could.

　As I buried my face in Marina's warm, soft and large breasts, I was thinking about such futility.


...... What a face!

　Suddenly, I hear Deanna's dumbfounded voice and come to myself.

　Oh, yikes.
　My whole body has become loose, not just my tear glands.

　-- I thought, but I'm dressed now with my back to them all. I'm sure Deanna can't see my Daracina face: .......

'Dehe. It's a feeling I've never had before. Princess, ...... a little more, a little more, just like this .......

Oh, for goodness sake. I'll be at ...... soon. It's my turn to be next.

　What's the situation?

　But I'm a coward and I'm powerless to resist. I'm just going to have to let her hold me until she's done.

　--One minute later.
　I was freed and sat down on the ground facing Deanna.

...... So, what was it again?　Oh, uh, yeah. What about Marina's injuries, after all. How was she unharmed?

　I ask her about the fact that Marina was safe, so I put it off for later.

　Deanna replied with a loose expression on her face, Nimanima.

''Uh-huh. Master. If it was Marina's injuries, I've healed her. With spirit magic!　Hmph. ...... Instead, though, I've used Marina's spirit stone.

　He has a smug look on his face that I don't usually get a chance to see. Hmph.
　It's true, there was a spirit stone for Marina, but .......

''Deanna, if you have a spirit stone, can you cure an injury like that ......?　Without a trace of that?

　That time, Marina took a decent hit from the bear and was blown away by the bear's blow.
　That was a fatal wound, no matter how you look at it.
　The impact would have been as much as being hit by a car, and the trauma from a claw sharp enough to cut through Mithril's armor looked pretty serious.

　But Deanna's face said 'of course'.

''Of course. I'm still an elf in this, you know?　The master should value me more. Hmph.

　Enough with the fumes.

''...... but you, you said you can only use simple spirit magic.

''That's because right now I am only able to absorb a small amount of spirit power, and I can only retain about ten percent of my original spirit power in my body. Therefore, if I have a spirit stone that is a mass of spirit power, I can do this much with force.

Is it a tour de force to heal a wound?

''It's just a matter of restoring it to its original state. Difficult spirit magic requires spirit power for the construction itself, and that's impossible even if you have spirit stones.

　So now Deanna is like a car that's always on the verge of running out of gas, driven by a badass.
　She's not very good at driving on difficult tracks, and she's not very fast, but she can at least hit the gas pedal at full throttle and blast down a straightaway when she's temporarily refueled.
　It's a subtle analogy, but it's not far wrong.

　But at any rate, we were saved.
　It's called Mr. Deanna.

"So," she said. Come on, master. You don't mind if I thank you too, do you?

　I'm certainly grateful for that. But it's such a "Come on, go ahead and beat it out of me! I don't want to be able to open my arms to say, "I don't want to be a part of this. And I'm still sitting out.

'Yes. Thanks.

　I caught Deanna's outstretched hands and just squeezed them together.

'Mmm ...... there's a lot of difference between you and Marina.

'No, ......, that was because I was so impressed and ....... But it really helped. It was a blessing in disguise.

　And it's usually embarrassing.
　It's hard to be a virgin. Even just holding my hand is a level of embarrassment.

"Marina, I don't remember it very well. Was it that bad?

　Marina, sitting beside me, asks me a question. 'I guess that means there was a shock to the extent that my memory flies.

'Yeah. As I said before, I seriously thought you were dead. Please don't do anything like that again.

If it weren't for the spirit stone, he wouldn't have survived with that wound.

　But Marina didn't take offense.

'...... Lord which. Marina is a knight. The Lord and the princess made Marina a knight. A knight is ...... the protector of the Lord.

　You say it crisply.

　...... Well, I think it's good that Marina is putting her identity out there. She's been able to have a kind of dignity as a knight without being self-deprecating. I don't want to deny it.
　But please don't do something like this one. When I think back to that moment (even though I ended up being saved), a chill runs down my spine.

'I'm glad you feel that way, but ....... ...... Right. Then at least put Deanna first on the priority list. And I know that as long as I have the spirit stone, I can revive her even if she's fatally wounded. Worst case scenario, even if I'm injured, as long as I have Deanna, I can come back.

　I feel like I can manage to get back on my feet as long as the monk doesn't die in the game.

　I'll leave all the spirit stones with Deanna from now on.
　If you want, you can even buy a spirit stone for it.
　It's a small price to pay for 20 gold coins or so, considering the price of life.


...... Jiro. I'm sorry to be a flirt, but is it time to go?

　Shero-san's voice.
　As expected, Shero-san was sitting and resting after the battle, but it seems that she was waiting for the slave conference to end.

''Ah, yes. Thank you for your hard work, both Shero-san and Rebecca-san.''

　As I labored, Shero-san picked up the magic sword I threw down and approached me.
　I wondered if she had bothered to pick it up.

'As Rebecca says, it's got a strange holding weight ...... contrary to its light appearance. It doesn't balance the weight very well either.

　He mumbles his thoughts on holding the magic sword.
　Even Shero-san says it feels heavy.
　It's something that only weighs about as much as a wooden sword to me. ......

''Jiro. What is this sword ......?　How can a sword like this handle itself like that?

　It's a legitimate question.
　I didn't particularly call it a magic sword, either.
　It would have been just my favorite two-handed sword, that's all.

　But in reality, it's a cheat weapon.
　There are many special effects, but even simple sharpness is amazing.
　It's a bit difficult to explain, but it's not like we're on good terms with each other anymore.

　I was honest with you about the magic sword.
　I found it by accident. When I equipped it, I was locked as the owner. It's suitable for use against monsters. It has absorption and evasion blessings (technically, it's not a blessing, but since I'm a person who is used to spirit blessings, an added effect using spirit stones, the word blessing is more of a street word). That the bear became enraged at the sight of the sword. That he stood up to it, thinking he could win--

'...... Right. Demon Sword ....... What a thing existed in this world. The sword that Isaac had was also or maybe it was. That one too, when it was in a serious fight, it kept flickering mysteriously.

　Mysterious flickering?　You were so preoccupied, you didn't even notice.

'Your sword was flickering?'

'Yes. Sometimes it would glow red and then go back to black.

I see.

　Is it the nature of the magic sword?
　Or maybe it's something that flickers when the skill is activated - something like that.

　However, what Isaac had was not a magic sword.
　He was a natural cheat who had the vocation of a holy knight and a general. If a guy like that has a holy sword, it's only a holy sword.
　I don't know if there's such a thing as a holy sword, though!

Jiro. ...... this.

　Rebecca brings me the magic crystal that came from the bear.
　The size of the crystal is incomparable to the pebble-sized crystal that came out of the skeleton.
　A black stone that resembles a black onyx. It's quite beautiful.
　It's as big as a human head.
　It's not too heavy, contrary to its appearance.

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it. I can't believe you were such a hennacho, but I didn't know when you were able to fight like that ....... I didn't know that because I've been watching Marina and the others so much lately!

　Rebecca says such a thing with her cheeks colored. I'm embarrassed.

''Well, it's more than half thanks to the magic sword. We got lucky, too.''

"Hmmm, all the strong kids say that!

　I'm flattered, but I'm also embarrassed.
　Let's change the subject.

I'm not sure what to do with this magic crystal, but I don't have any use for it anyway. I've caused you a lot of trouble this time, so you can take it.

　If it's a spirit stone, I want it, but I have no use for the Demon Crystal, for the time being.
　It seems to be an expensive item, so I can sell it, but this is a victory won by all of us.
　We need to divide the dropped items among us.

''...... Jiro. Do you know how much a magic crystal of that size costs?

'Hmmm?　Did I mention that it's similar to a spirit stone?　But it also comes from a monster that's about a skeleton, so the unit value seems low: ....... But it's still worth about 30 gold coins?

　The equivalent of 1.5 spirit stones. 4.5 million yen in price.
　I didn't dare to say low, I predicted high.

''It's the last monster class of Hitotsutsuzuki. This thing is worth about 200 gold coins. Every year, I'm counting on this to cash in and call hunters at the time of Hitotsutsuzuki.

　...... 200 copies?　In gold?

　...... It's worth about $30 million.

　It's the kind of money that a normal living leaseholder would barely be able to save over 40 years or so.
　It's not a lot of money.
　It's enough money to make me feel like I can play with it for the rest of my life.

　Even if you're risking your life, it's not an amount of money that can be obtained in a single battle.
　It's not, but it makes me happy.
　Oh my God, are you serious?

''I don't need the magic crystal. It's almost as if Jirou was fighting in a battle. I'm glad you're willing to help me with the Hitotsutsuki fight. I'm sure you're a good enough asset now.

Well, of course I was going to help you with that, but are you sure?

'It's harder to get warriors in the Hitotsutsuzuki,' I'd feel better if you knights would join us.

　I see, I've heard that you have a lot more trouble with the Hitozuki than you thought.
　I'm recognized as a warrior!　I'm not sure that's the case, but I'm glad to see that there was a use for the knight squad, albeit in this way.
　I don't want the girls to fight too many dangerous battles, but it feels like a straightforward job, and slaying monsters seems to be an honorable and fitting job for a knight.

　Whatever the case, there are powerful monsters springing up right near the mansion, and someone I know is going to deal with them. It's not someone else's problem.


　Well.
　Aside from that, the monster has been defeated, let's try to see if the quest will progress.

　Even though the monster was defeated and disappeared, the fruit was still on the tree.

Let's just pick it up for now. I heard that this quest, if you take this fruit, you have to give it to the client's girl. ...... That's a quest that's a thousand years old. ...... I guess I'll just eat the fruit and be done with it.

　Marina handled the halberd well, dropping the "sky-blue fig" and I caught it. Our first joint effort seemed to go well.

'It's huge, though. I don't know if I've ever had a fig like that!　It's the size of a fig tree that even a fig-taro could fill up inside.

　The figs are as big as the magic crystal I mentioned earlier.
　It looks like it would make a stylish interior, with a faint glow.

It looks delicious! And Marina.

　I'm glad to see you're in good spirits after nearly dying earlier.
　Well, we don't know where it was delivered to, so why don't we try it together?
　Surprisingly, the effect of the magic fruit might be a good thing.

　I unfolded the magic map and checked it. There's no change in the special contents.
　I'll just have to eat it or sell it.
　I'll have to make a decision before it goes bad--

'Thank you!　Big brother!

　Suddenly, I turn around when a voice calls out to me. It's a voice I don't recognize.

　There was a middle school-aged girl who could only be described as a poor street girl, smiling smugly and carefree.

　...... who?

　I don't know her at all.
　He is disconcerted and just shakes his head when he looks at Mr. Shero and Rebecca.
　There's no way Deanna or Marina would know. Elepippi and Orica don't seem to know either. If Orica doesn't know, then she's probably not even a village girl.

　A hatena mark comes to mind for all of them.
　In this situation, however, the girl was completely unfazed.

'You picked fruit for your mother!　This will make your mom feel better about herself!

　Then he gestures to me to give me the fruit.

　I handed the girl the fruit, as prompted, and she said, "Thank you!　Thank you so much! He smiled and ran off (at great speed).


　Poof!

　Before my mind could catch up with the situation, the magical map changed into a genie (small). He began to speak fluently.

'Congratulations on completing your first quest!　What a reward this time!　That will be 50 gold.

　Pow!

　As it was, the genie turned into money in a cloth bag.

　What ......?　What ......?
　What is this speedy development? I wasn't expecting this.

　And this reward money.
　It's jarringly heavy, but there's only about 5 cards in there ......?
　50 gold is .......
　After all that work, .......

　Poof!

　This time, the vocation board popped out and changed into a spirit (small).

　Come to think of it, I remember that it said "Let's try the quest".

"Yo-yo-yo!　I'm just amazed that you managed to take out Arcus!　This isn't the kind of guy a basic job boy should be able to beat!　At least it would have been easier to use magic!　You've got a reputation to uphold, so put it to good use!　So long, you'll do your best not to die and contribute to the spirit-sama!

　snappingly

　He's still a spirit (small), but the one that comes out of the achievement of guidance and the one that comes out of the other seem to be strictly different individuals.
　They look almost the same, but it's only the one that comes out of the guidance that has a foul tone of voice.

　The proof of guidance achievement, a spirit stone, is in his palm.
　A green stone.
　There is transparency for a jade. It's probably an emerald.


You know, you used Marina's "first spirit stone". You really want to keep it as a souvenir, don't you?

Yes, no, Marina was going to get it from the Lord: ......

'Really?　Hmmm.

　Well, it wouldn't have mattered if I had kept it, but anyway, it had already been used to heal my injuries and disappeared.
　I only got a glimpse of it, but it looked like a light purple stone.
　The most famous purple gemstone is amethyst, but sapphires, tourmalines, and spinels are also bright purple.
　Now, there is no way to find out which gemstone it was, and there is no way to reclaim it.

　Good. I'll get Marina some purple jewelry to commemorate the occasion. It also serves as a thank you for saving my life.
　Amethysts are cheap, too.


　Thus, I managed to finish the quest, clear the guidance, and get 50 gold and a spirit stone.