Luna Maria and I are kneeling together in the drawing room of the mansion of the Lord of Anaheim Trading Company, Viktor Anaheim.

She is drinking a cup of tea served in a leisurely manner.
I envy her.

Lunamaria is amazing, she doesn't seem to mind being shown into such a luxurious room.

"I am a blind priestess. It's the same in the room of kings and nobles as it is in the room of a beggar.

Oh, yeah, right.

"That's why I gave up the light. To realize that we are all equal before God. --Oh, of course, Master Will is different. Will is the most special person in the world.

A priestess of unconcern.

Well, we're all special. To someone.

To sum it up in general terms, I waited for Karen to come back.

It would be about half an hour. It's not Karen, but Johan coming back.

A middle-aged man in a butler's uniform enters the room and cryptically says, "The master is waiting in the parlor.

The master is waiting for you in the parlor. He would very much like to thank you.

No need to thank me.

I can't do that. He would like to entertain the lady's life-saver.

You look at Luna Maria, but she proceeds to accept the thanks honestly.

A journey must come with a price. And I will need Mr. Viktor's help with the holy sword.

Yes. I think the Holy Sword is on Viktor's land.

Yes, let's go get some information about that, too.

and head to the parlor with both of them
.
There he was, "Is the ball tonight? It was so well dressed Karen and her father.

The head of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Viktor was a medium height, romance gray gentleman.

He bore a striking resemblance to Karen.
I guess Karen took after her father.

Viktor greets me with both hands as I enter the room and says, "Oh, you're the hero we've heard about.

He's likeable right from the start.

"I would love to have you as my daughter-in-law, would you be free tomorrow?　I would like to mend the groom's outfit.

"I'll pass on that. Instead, I would like to ask a favor from Mr. Viktor.

"What is it?　I want to give my daughter's benefactor the best possible accommodations.
It was a reliable word, so I felt free to speak.

As a matter of fact, we were looking for the Holy Sword and I overheard that it belonged to Mr. Viktor.

"Oh, that's the thing. Are you looking for the Holy Sword?　Are you a brave man?

No, I'm just a citizen.

"Hmm, then you can't find it and equip it, but

and gives me a look at Viktor.
I'll give that look to Lunamaria.

"Master Will may not have the proof of valor, but he will soon awaken as a hero. But I want to get the holy sword first.

Viktor lets out a "hmm" at that word and puts a hand to his goatee. He seems like a realist merchant, skeptical of the Lunamaría's words.

People do not awaken so conveniently.

That's what I thought, too, but she has an unexpected ally.

"Father, I agree with you, Lunamaría. Father, I agree with you, Lunamaria, that Will is a special man, and I have a feeling he will awaken as a brave man one day.

Do you think so too?

"Yes, I was convinced from the first moment I met him. I knew this man had a special destiny.

I thought I was exaggerating, but Viktor was surprisingly serious.

...... Hmmm, my daughter has a talent for futures trading.

And clap your hands.

"All right, all right. I'll take the word of my daughter and of this holy woman.

and he gives me permission to give you the holy sword.

"The holy sword is this boy's. The holy sword is this boy's. The Lord of the land in which it is stuck says so.

I wasn't sure if it was such an easy decision, but I didn't think it would work out so well.

I heard from Karen the other day that the holy sword is stuck in the land that belongs to Viktor. But it takes a brave man to pull it off.

You would pull it off.

That means you can pull it out and do what you want.

Yes.

"I see.

And I put my hand on my chin too.

(...... Well, you'd have to say that to my daughter's benefactor, who doesn't hurt to put it in her eyes.

In any case, I'm not a brave man, so I'm stuck.


That's what the shrewd merchant master thinks.

In fact, he was more concerned today with how to treat me than with the holy sword.

The only people here who really think the sword will fall out are Karen and Lunamaria.

I'm sorry to tell you two, but there's just no way I can do it. Well, if they don't actually pull it off, they'll give up).

So I decided to forget about the holy sword and focus on how to fend off Karen's marriage proposal during the Anaheim family's hospitality.

It's not that I'm not interested in getting married, but I can't just marry her when I've just traveled.

I wanted to see at least half the world before deciding on my lifelong companion.

I promised myself that, but then I caught a glimpse of Lunamaria's face.

Speaking of which, Mom said she wouldn't allow you to marry Luna Maria, but what about her?

Can the earth mother's maiden marry?

I was very curious, but I couldn't ask her.

Of course I couldn't ask the naughty young lady who was saying, "I won't let you go tonight," as she twined her arms around me.