The day after we killed a horde of chimera and a horde of behemoths.
　In a certain place in the underground city, a great big demon was slowly being summoned from the magic circle.
　I wondered if it was being summoned while it was asleep or not...its eyes were closed, but its face was still vicious enough to scare me.

''Ugh~. This is definitely someone you shouldn't summon.
　It was only up to its shoulders, but at this rate, it would be fully summoned and active in another hour or two .
　Anyway, what kind of demon was this?

(This demon is one of the five demons in the demon world, and the person who saw it is dead, so it hasn't been given a name yet. I don't think Leo-sama and the others will be defeated by this demon, but ...... this place will definitely collapse, so I recommend defeating it before it is completely summoned).

　Seriously?　Well, we'll have to be quick about it.
　I mean, isn't it pretty bad that everyone you see has been killed?
　That magic item is a hell of a piece of work.

Hey, are you sure you want me to kill it like you promised?

Yeah, sure. No, it's rather quick, please.
　Really, I don't know what's in there, so just get it over with.

Okay. Yeah!

Really, it doesn't matter who you're dealing with: ......
　While saying that, he pitied the demon that was one of the top five demons in the demon world whose head had been erased by a swing of Lou's arm .

''Hmph!''
　Lou seems to be in a good mood because he was able to break something big.

Well then, do you want me to retrieve the bodies, including the demons we killed yesterday?

Let me help you.

Thank you.
　Then, the two of us couldn't collect the demons ...... alone, so we brought the golem with us and finally managed to stuff all the corpses into the dismantling box .
　Well, I knew from the beginning that it was impossible for the two of us to do it alone.
　How are we going to hold a behemoth alone?
　The materials we got this time will be used for creating magic in the future.

　For now, I'll try the new creation spell later.
　It is said to be one of the top five demons in the world.

All right, let's go home.
　After we got the bodies back, Lou and I moved to the castle.


I'm home.

Welcome back. That was a very big monster.
　When I left, Shelly and her friends greeted me as soon as I got home .
　I'd like to know what happened to Shelly, who was snuggled up to Elsie, but not right now .

Yes, it is. If we had fought, I think we would have been in trouble.
　I shudder to think that my visit with Elsie was even a day later.
　It was impossible to deal with that horde of chimera and a swarm of behemoths, those huge demons, all at the same time while protecting Shelly and the others.

But I'm glad we ended it all right. Now the underground city is safe, right?

We'll have to see if there are any illegal items left behind. I'll look into it tomorrow.
　Maybe there are some dangerous potions or magic items still out there.
　We'll have to look harder tomorrow.

Okay. Let's hope that's all there is.

Yes.

'Hey, what are we doing today?　Get some rest.　You must be tired after all that fighting since yesterday.

Yeah. I'm tired and I think we're done for the day. By the way, you've gotten along with Elsie quite well.
　It's been bothering me for a while now that you've been attached to Miss Elsie.
　What happened between last night and now?
　I don't know because I was so tired yesterday that I went to bed early, and I was in the underground city early this morning to be on the lookout for demon summonses. .......

'Yeah?　Huh.
　Yeah, you're obviously getting along.

Listen to me. Shelly was so blatantly uncomfortable when they first met, and now she's so spoiled as soon as she got mad at me yesterday and we got to know each other.

'Well, that's always been the case and ....... But still, it's really sticky.
　Putting aside Lou's time, you're angry at Leena's and Belle's at first, but you're getting along in the end.
　But this time, you're unusually fast and too close to each other.

'Yes, that's right. What do you think Shelly has come to call Elsie?

'What?　What is it ......?　I have no idea.
　If you're going to bother asking, it's not usually Elsie or something like that: .......

'The answer is Sister Elle,'
　Sister Elle?　Sister Elle or .......

'Heh, right!'
　I can't help but look at Shelly with a grin on my face .


　Elsie is pretty solid, you know.
　You know, I can understand why you call her big sister.

What?　It's not that we're not friends, right?

Yeah. I'm so glad you're getting to know each other.
　I think she fell in love with him after she got mad at him last night when he gave her a bath and was kind to her.
　After all, Sherry has a friendly disposition.

Right?　Oh, yeah. Remember what we said last night?

Yeah. You promised me you'd show me the status of Shelly and the others, right?
　That was the promise we made yesterday before we went to kill the behemoths.

Yes. So, yes.

Oh, and ours!

Oh, thank you. Okay, I'll take a look.
　While receiving Sherry's card, we look at Leena, Elsie, and Belle in that order.

　Shelia Vector Lv.26

　Age: 11
　Race: Human race
　Occupation : Magic Princess

　Strength: 1140/1140
　Magic: ＊＊＊＊/＊＊＊＊

　Power: 220
　Speed: 380
　Luck: 500
　Attributes: water, water, lightning, ice, charm
　skill
＜You won't be able to see it.

　title
＜You won't be able to see it.



　Rihanna Abelard Lv.26

　Age: 11
　Race: Human race
　Occupation: saint.

　Strength: 1160/1160
　Magic: ＊＊＊＊/＊＊＊＊

　Power: 250
　Speed: 360
　Luck: 500
　Attributes: nothing, holy
　skill
＜You won't be able to see it.

　title
＜You won't be able to see it.



　Elsie Lv.26

　Age: 16
　Race: Human race
　Occupation : Great merchant

　Strength: 1120/1120
　Magic power: 18900/18900

　Power: 250
　Speed: 380
　Luck: 300
　Attributes: creation
　skill
＜You won't be able to see it.

　title
＜You won't be able to see it.




　Bell Lv.38

　Age: 13
　Race: Beastmen
　Occupation : Maid

　Strength: 1350/1350
　Magic: ＊＊＊＊/＊＊＊＊

　Power: 710
　Speed: 580
　Luck: 500
　Attributes: nothing, beast
　skill
＜You won't be able to see it.

　title
＜You won't be able to see it.

　Hey, hey, isn't that the wrong way to describe magic?　You may think that this is because the status cards have not yet caught up with Shelly and her friends' magic.


　Of course, you can use the appraisal to get more information.
　Well, it's written as a power of ten anyway, so I don't use the appraisal because it's hard to tell how great it is even if you look at it.

　But still, everyone's grown up.
They're all grown up. Leena went from being a saint's apprentice to a saint.
　Finally, Leena will be called a saint by the saint's grandson.

Oh, you noticed?　That's right. I didn't even know it was happening.

Huh. I wonder what the terms were?

'Well?　The only thing I can think of is that I helped Anna and her friends. ......

That's probably it. That was a really cool moment for Leena.
　You know, her selflessness in helping you was just like a saint.

Really?　I'm glad to hear that.

　As I was praising Leena, Shelly's cheeks started to swell as she hugged Elsie, so it's time to move on to Shelly's time .
''Shelly's magic princess is amazing too . I've never seen a profession like this before.
　Maybe she's a princess who's great at magic, in the literal sense of the word.
　But I think Shelly is the only one in the world with this profession.
　I hear princesses in kingdoms are crazy about jewelry.

Is that so?　I'm only good at magic.

Yeah. Shelly's magic is awesome. Elsie's magic power has increased a lot too. With this, I'm sure you can create magic items with your creation magic.
　When I first built my first Growth Misanga, it had less magic than Elsie's current one .

''Really?　I'll try it later!　Here's more of Leo's record on this: ......

"Elle. Tell me more about it later. Maybe you can use my magic stone to make a good one: ......
　Something about Sherry and Elsie starting to talk in private.
　They wouldn't be dangerous together, would they?
　Yeah, just ignore it. Yeah, that was just my imagination.

Belle's strong enough already. If you combine unattributed magic with beast magic, wouldn't you have an overwhelming advantage over an A-list adventurer?

'Really?　I don't feel like I'm that strong: ......

Well, I'm just getting up to speed. Okay, I'll give it back to you for what I saw.
　Saying that, he hands the cards back to the others.

So, it's Leo's turn.

'What?　Are you going to see mine too?
　I mean, I don't really know what my status is either .

Of course I do. And you should have seen Lou.

Okay.
　While I was slightly reluctant to show her the card, Lou held out the status card to Sherry without a care in the world.

　Lou Lv.38

　Age: 11
　Race: Demon race
　Occupation : Destroyer
　State: memory loss

　Strength: 11,000/11,000
　Magic: ＊＊＊＊/＊＊＊＊

　Power: 6000
　Speed: 8200
　Luck: 10
　Attributes: nothing, destruction
　skill
＜You won't be able to see it.

　title
＜You won't be able to see it.



'Huh?　Lou's status isn't as awesome as I thought it would be . It's more like, how come he's so strong and his level is the same as Belle's?
　Looking at the card, the first thing Shelly complained about was Lou's level.

'I don't know either!'
　The person in question didn't care about that.

I heard that it's a characteristic of the demon race. Because they live longer, demons don't rise to the level of humans and beastmen as quickly as they do.
　I told everyone the information that Anna gave me the last time I was here.


　I was wondering the same thing and asked Anna about it.

　As I was thinking about that, I felt Lou's face suddenly turn blue .
'Huh?　Am I going to outlive Leo and Shelly?　So if Leo and the others die, I'll be alone again?　One ...... woohoo ......
　When he said that much, Lou squatted down on the spot with his head in his hands.

''Lou!　What's going on?　Are you okay?
　Surprised by the suddenness of the situation, I hurriedly crouched down and rubbed Lou's back .

'I don't want to be alone. ....... I miss you ....... Don't leave me, everyone, please don't leave me ......
　I'm starting to get the general idea . Maybe there's some kind of trauma in being left alone: .......
　Maybe it's a trauma from being a slave.

'Lou, calm down. We're still decades away, aren't we?
　How can I comfort them?　Maybe that's not a good enough word.
　What could be a better word for Lou to hear?

　As I was rubbing Lou's back like that and worrying about it, Lou's behavior became strange again.
　This time, she started to tremble.
'No!　Don't leave me!　Big sister!　Don't leave me, sis!

Sis?
　No one calls Lou "big sister" .

　So that means ......
Maybe it's an old memory that's gone?

Sis!　No!　How could you leave me here!　Please come home!

Lou, relax!　Look at me. You're not alone!
　I grabbed Lou's shoulder, which was getting crazier and crazier, and forced him to make eye contact .

　We made eye contact, but ......
Sis. . ......
　Lou's eyes were empty and he wouldn't look me in the eye.
　And for some reason, he just closed his eyes and fell asleep.

I'm sorry. I didn't feel like I could talk to you, so I used holy magic to put you to sleep. Maybe you'll calm down when you wake up and then we'll have a long talk.
　It seems that Lina's holy magic put her to sleep.
　The holy magic had a calming effect on me.
　So when she wakes up, she'll be in a calmer state than before.

Yeah, that's right. Then I'll stay with you until Lou wakes up.

Yes. Shall we?
　I took Lou to bed, and we all agreed that he should be ready to wake up at any time.

　Four hours later

　SIDE: Lou.

Hmm. ...... Huh?　When did I fall asleep?　Yeah. ...... I can't remember. Anyway, I think it's time for dinner. I've got to get up quickly. ......
　Do I have someone's arms above me?
　Huh?　Leo?　And Sherry?
　Why?　That's my bed, right?

　When I hurriedly got up, I found that not only Leo and Shelly were asleep, but everyone was asleep in my bed.

Everyone is asleep. Well, it's nice when we all sleep together.
　Besides, what is ...... this feeling .
　It's so calming .......

"Whew~. I'm starting to feel sleepy. All right, fellas, good night.
　As I said this, I put my head on the pillow again and closed my eyes as I held Leo and Shelly's hands.