Cheers!

　We gathered at the restaurant we often use to drink at Elishe and we celebrated.
　Me, Hetty, Miaha and Norilyn.
　It's as if we were back four years ago.

'Wow!　I'm glad you're alive, Miss!　I've lost touch with you, Miss, and I was worried that you might have died secretly somewhere!　

　The one who is quickly shedding tears and spoiling Hetty is Norilyn.
　I'm pretty sure her real name is Minori or something like that, but we all customarily called each other by our nicknames in the Unison Mercenary Group, so I can only imagine her name as Norilin. He seems to like it too.
　He seems to have left his trademark battle axe at the inn and is unarmed. She's dressed like a town girl with her armor off. To me, Norilyn has always had the image of wielding an axe on the front lines of battle, so it's a bit refreshing.
　She looks a bit out of place, but she's a mercenary who has made a name for herself as a right-handed captain of Hell. She was probably the third most famous person in Hetty's mercenary corps.

'I was really surprised when I received a letter from Miss Mya through the guild. Mya also thought Miss Miss was dead.''

　Hetty called out in a letter to Miaha, aka Myaha.
　In the Unison Mercenaries, she was always sticking by Hetty's side, doing koma-koma work. He called himself "Chief of Staff," but his vocation was "Secretary" (secretary). In addition, she must have had the same vocation as me as a "scout" (scout).
　I don't know why she was in a mercenary group. It's because if her vocation is "secretary", there should be plenty of decent jobs for her to do. As I recall, I remember hearing that Elepippi's sister is also a "secretary" and works for the government.
　Well, there's usually no reason to be a member of a mercenary corps," he said. I'm not going to ask for details.

'That's a bit awful. I shouldn't have died so easily.

　Hetty responds.
　In fact, I thought Hetty was dead, too. She had a pretty reckless personality, and I thought she was simply dead when she went missing. When you're in an industry like that, you can't get too used to people living and dying.

'You're a grim reaper, Hetty,'
'I'm a War Maiden. Why did you become the Grim Reaper? That's not funny.
''Miss, the moment she sashays onto the battlefield, she's cool with her silvery armor and mask, but at the end, she's black with return blood all over her body. No matter who you are, that's the Grim Reaper.
Ha-ha, Miss, you've always hated being called a grim reaper for some reason.
Normally, no one wants to be called the Grim Reaper.
Mya would like to be called: ...... Maybe.
Myomiya is different.

　Hetty is actually a celebrity.
　Not so much in Elishe, but if you say "Farley's Reaper" or "Farley's War Maiden" around the imperial capital, she's a legendary mercenary who will make you cry. Isaac is also quite famous, but Hetty's fame as a mercenary might even be higher than Hetty's.
　In fact, his fighting style is different as well. While Isaac preferred the orthodox way of fighting, the Unison Mercenaries, led by Hetty, fight with unexpected methods of warfare. They weren't a good match, and there were several times when the Scarlet Wedge actually fought and was beaten by the Unison Mercenaries led by Hetty.

''Oh, come to think of it. I remember Norilyn chasing me around after I left. On the battlefield.

　I suddenly remembered and said.

　I had once gone to the Unison Mercenary Group to do spy work.
　I left the group after I got the information, but I enjoyed those six months so much that I forgot I was spying on them.
　When I told Norilyn that I was leaving, she used to send me away with tears in her eyes.
　I was a mercenary in body and mind at the time ............ and my heart still ached.

'Because, Beckin!　You quit because you said you were going to get married and have kids, and now you're a shill for the wedge mercenary!　That's as good as I was scratched!
Becky was originally a spy. Mya was aware of it.
But you didn't give out any really bad information, did you, Becky? She's just so sweet.
If they'd been able to get behind the plan against Myrda, Mya and the others would have been wiped out.
"...... eh, because, you know, ....... I mean, miaha, did you realize that?
'You looked incredibly apologetic at times, Becky. If you're going to spy on me, you've got to have a calling to be a con artist.

　I didn't think you had noticed: .......
　I'm not sure who's being naive at all. If they knew, they could have been interrogated and executed.

Well, that was a long time ago. And that's because my group is my friend. ...... Actually, I was warned by MiyaMiyah at least, but I still decided to trust Becky.

　That was it: .......

'I'm sorry ......, Hetty. I know you had a really good time being in unison then. But I was a spy and I was a ...... spy, so .......

　I still have a hard time remembering that moment from time to time.
　I met with Hetty and the others after the contract was done, and I apologized, and they all laughed and forgave me, but ...... a betrayal is a betrayal.

'Hey, hey!　That story's been over for a long time now, hasn't it?　I don't like soggy drinks!　Stop!
Well, that was a long time ago. Mercenaries believe in being free in body and mind when the job is done. ...... right?
'Yeah, yeah. Besides, Beckin is our captain now.

　Captain .......
　The captain or .......

'Even with ......, wouldn't it be better if Hetty was the captain if she joined?　I don't really have any experience with that kind of thing. ......

　Hetty was a woman who led a total of over 100 mercenaries.
　I was only a member of the group in the Scarlet Wedge.

''What are you talking about, girl? Jirou-sama has asked you to be the captain, right?　If you don't show them what you're made of, the new kids will take Jirou-sama away from you.
'Ah!　Mister Jirou, that was pretty cool!　Oh, Beckin, you are!
"Huh, uh, ......

　As she was suddenly dumped and slumped over Jirou, Hetty blurted out the most outrageous words.

'I like you, Jirou-sama,'
He...... Hetty ......?

　Like what?　What do you mean?　I think he means he's my brother.

"Ha-ha!　Missus is the rival!　That's intense.
Then Mya will run for office. The Harlem Knights aren't too bad.

　Even Miaha is getting in on the bad side.

'Hey, what's the matter with you, stop saying things like that in a joking way.
Oh, Becky was angry. What's on your mind?
''Jirou, you see, ...... is so kind that she takes that kind of thing seriously. And I want to make sure that Artemis is properly and seriously grown ....... So, that ...... harem is a little different, I think ...... that it's a little bit different.
Oh, dear.
Oh, dear.
Oh, dear.
......
No~, nothing~. This is going to be worth teasing from now on: ......, keep up the good work, Beckin!

　Norilyn laughed and banged her shoulder with a hahaha.
　It's a bit annoying, but that's what girl friends were for.

　But in fact ...... there are more new girls, and Jirou is surrounded by more girls than ever before.
　Some of the new girls might even fall in love with Jiro. I need to be more glaring than ever .......
　Oh ...... I hate myself for thinking this way. ......

'Ah!　Beckin, I love that ring!

　Somehow, when I was looking at the ring Jiro gave me, I was spotted by Norilynn.

I heard that Jirou-sama gave it to her. Sometimes I just swoon over it. I'm actually a maiden, Becky.
Great. Isn't that a spirit stone?　Mya would love to get something like that from a guy.
Wow, that's nice.

　Norilyn and Miaha gather around to show me.
　I'm honestly not surprised either.

I'm not surprised. It's good. They chose a red stone to match my hair color and made it for me.
"Wow, Beckin's got a big heart!
'Hey, hey, what's your relationship with Jiro-sama, actually. Master Jirou always has Master Elf and the bombshell Turk girl attached to him, and Becky seems to be a bit of a step backwards, doesn't she?
'You've been watching Myomiya a lot. I've been away for a while, going to the Imperial City for a while, but I didn't feel like I made any progress during that time. She's actually quite shy, Becky.

　It hits me where it hurts, but I'm not sure I'm actually late to the party, though.
　From what Marina has asked me, even Marina, who has been clinging to me for a long time, hasn't even kissed me yet. The same goes for the princess, it seems.

'Hey hey!　What's up there, Beckin!

　Norilyn likes to talk about these things. You hardly ever talk about yourself.

'U...... actually ...... not even a kiss yet'
'Eeeeee!　That's platonic!　I'm too old for this!
Your age is superfluous!　But, look, it's not just me. Because, hey. Jirou is also kind of inexperienced, or rather ....... I think I'm signing off pretty well, but ......

　Giraud isn't even bothered by it. ...... It should be ....... Maybe .......

'Surely Jiro-sama doesn't come with a gust of wind. Ah--, no way.
...... No, she was getting the princess as a s*x slave at first. So I'm pretty sure it's not that (...). For some reason, I'm curious as to why she hasn't gotten it yet.
...... Isn't that just being a slob?
Because we've been living together all along.　How much more: ......
Hmmm: ......

　I somehow crossed my arms and thought about it.
　The Unison Mercenary Group was related to the fact that the Unison Mercenary Group was an all-female mercenary group, and there were many men who would mess with them. But Jirou was very different from those men.
　In fact, he came from a different world (or 'other world' in Jiro's style), so the world he lived in was different. The culture is different, too. Maybe the relationships between men and women are different, too.

''Then I guess Beckin will have to do his best anyway, won't he?
'Yes - ....... I'm sure you're right... ......

　I know that's true, but I don't have any experience with it either, so I just can't go goofing off. I also have the eyes of the princess and Marina .......

''As for the chief of staff, I'd like to suggest that a night raid is a good idea.
So let's race to see who gets to take Jirou's lips first, me or you.
"Hetty!

　I don't feel like I can win if Hetty is in the mood.
　She's quiet in front of Jirou, but the original Hetty is more of a carnivore, or rather, she's more of a means to an end.
　I can't help but feel that those maid outfits are suppressing those urges in her.
　I feel like if she joined the knightly corps and put on armor, she would create a grim reaper of the battlefield that no one could stop.
　Jirou would be a Ichiro.
　I'm not sure if Hetty is serious about her "likes" or not, though.

...... At least, yeah. Just give me a little more time until the winter dawns.

　I offered a compromise. I also say that I put off the problem.

'Oh, winter. That makes sense.
Sure, it's a long winter, but is ...... okay?
There's nothing else to do, and I'll do it.

　Winter will come when the bunting is over.
　It snows quite a lot around here too.
　During this time, our activities will be restricted to a great extent, so there is not much we can do.
　If you want to go on the offensive, this is the only place to do it.

"Oh, we'll be free for the winter then!
You guys are gonna have a snowball fight, like you always do.
　You treat us like children!

"I want to be in love! Norilyn shouted, "I'm not going to let you go! Myaha rides on "Mya and Mya too".
　It's a very familiar groove. It's been like this since the old days when they were in the Unison Mercenaries.
　They said they wanted to fall in love, but there were no rumors of love between the two of them.
　It doesn't seem to be happening now either.
　If the two of them plan to settle down with Elishe, maybe they can introduce another boy.
　...... I don't think it would work at all, though I don't think it would work best.

'Totally off topic, though. I'm not sure if it's really a good idea for everyone to join up with the knights. Since it was Miyamiya's own choice, I can pretend they are my personal subordinates.

　Hetty says.
　The knights are Jirou's, and I'm the captain, at least, so I'm taking care of them.
　And Hetty is kind, for what it's worth. She doesn't seem to have the idea of throwing out the kids gathered there.

'Jirou said it's fine, too. It's been a long time since I've seen you all, and you're all very good at what you do.
'It's nice to hear that. Yeah ...... I'll have to thank Jirou for that too.

　Hetty's eyes glow suspiciously.
　This is the one you get when you're thinking about something bad.

'...... hey, what are you doing? Stop it.
It's okay. Just a little flop, that's all. Myomiya, you're coming with me.
Wow. Sounds like fun. I'll do it. I'm gonna lick it.
I'll join you if you like.
You guys are killing me. What the f*ck are you people doing?

　I held my head up, and Hetty replied with a slightly serious look on her face.

'Hey Becky. I seem to have a bit of a serious crush on Jirou-sama. I'm wondering myself. ...... There's also the Aeon thing. ...... I feel like I want to dedicate a few things to him. I'm really sorry for Becky.
Huh!　I never thought I'd see the day when Missus would say that!
Mya is suddenly very interested in Jirou-sama.
I'm serious, Hetty.
I'm serious.
'Are you serious? ...... Oh, ............'

　There are so many rivals just for the sake of it, but what is it at all ......?
　I'm not sure if it's my fault that I'm comfortable with my current position and haven't done anything about it.
　I'm not sure if it's that popular or not.
　I'm sure there is ....... Even Ion is a bit weird these days.

'Whatever it is, just wait until spring comes!　Captain's orders, sir!
Wow, that's some heavy-handedness!
Captain's orders.
Ha-ha, Beckin's desperate.

　Harlem may be the only realistic place to drop this anymore.
　I'm naive too.
　Even though I'm saying this, I want everyone to be happy too.
　And I can't end it because I'm thinking that Jiro could do that.

　I thought I couldn't help it, at least with the princess and Marina, but it was going to be kind of awesome.

　In the end, we ended up drinking until morning, and then missed work and training the next day.
　I mean, you can't drink too much when you're with other women.