The reconstruction of the city proceeded rapidly.

　Apparently, the city had been through several crises before, and the rebuilding process was quite familiar.
　The houses that Reffi burned and flooded were magically cleared of debris in no time and are already in the process of being rebuilt. It's a good thing we didn't get any claims for demolition or anything.

　The only direct damage to the city is the house that burned down or the house that Reffi destroyed, and in addition, the entire town worked together to rebuild it, and the dead were all politely buried the next night, and then the next evening --In the midst of such an event, the entire city is in the midst of a frenzy of drinking and eating, with the whole town holding a "revival" or some such foolishness, which they call a "feast for the dead".

　--And in the middle of such a city, Reffi and I were sitting side by side at the edge of a campfire in the center of the noisy city, eating food from a stall that we had bought.

　The flickering flames of the campfire lit up Leffy's cheeks as she chewed on what looked like grilled squid, highlighting her mysterious beauty.

　...... That's something that makes you want to wear a yukata.

"?　What is it?

"No, it's nothing.

I won't give you this one because it belongs to me, even if you stare at me like that.

That's a shame.

　I give a wry smile at her words and turn my head back to the front again.

　In the center, some street performers are playing their instruments and performing, and the people in town are laughing and laughing at them.

　It's not bad to see a large group of people making a lot of noise like this. Just looking at the scene, our mood is somewhat uplifted.

　This time around, I just went there to make up for the fact that I had been interrupted in my sightseeing. ...... Well, it was all worth it.

　By the way, the other side of this situation is not yet known. It seems that they are currently interrogating the black-robed man and will let you know as soon as they find out something. I'm sorry to hear that. We'll forget you interrupted our sightseeing because it was probably worse than dying.

　I asked the old man if he didn't think I did it, and he said, "If you're good enough, you can destroy this town without this nonsense. And laughed back.
　You're getting bolder and bolder, old man.

　But we decided to go back to the dungeon before we heard the results. We had better get home or those guys are going to be worried about us.

　The lodge was nice and the town was fun, but ...... well, there's no doubt that home is the best place to stay. I'll dive under the covers when I get home.

　I'm sure the brave man will bring the information to the dungeon soon, so that's not a problem. I asked him if it's all right to go home, but he said he couldn't just leave us halfway home like this. Serious guy.

"Ah ...... right, Leffi

?

"This

　I opened the item box and pulled out an item, and handed her the 'thing'.

"Hmm? This is ...... ring (...), right?

"Oh . That ...... well, what. I got something you'll like. I bought it.

　I feel embarrassed and scratch my head as I reply.

　This ring was found in a street vendor's shop when I was exploring the city alone, before the commotion.
　A suspicious old lady was selling it, but at first glance I thought "this would go well with Lefi", and before I knew it I had bought it.

　It is a simple silver ring with a light blue line running down the center. The line is crisscrossed in one place, and in the center of the line is a small, beautiful, translucent red jewel that seems to contain magic power.

　What I like about this ring is the design that seems to go with her beautiful silver hair, but most of all the effect.

　Free-wheeling Ring: The ring automatically changes size to fit the size of the target finger. Quality A+.

　As you can see, it has a convenient auto-adjustment function, just like in other worlds, so I thought that even if Leffy were to return to her original dragon form, it wouldn't break.

　It was a little embarrassing to give them to you, but ...... if you don't give them this kind of thing early on, it will become harder and harder to give them to you, and eventually you'll have to leave them alone. I'm sure you've bought it, but it's such a waste.

　You have to put the food on a plate in your lap and hold it up with both hands and stare at it intently - then for some reason, you start laughing.

"What?

"No. ...... By the way, Yuki. Isn't this the kind of thing that goes on until you put it on my finger?

"Huh? Oh, oh, oh. Yeah. ...... So, then, goodbye.

　She reached out and gently grabbed her thin white fingers with one hand. The finger was the ring finger of my left hand, which happens to be .......

　I'm going to take the ring with my other hand and slide it through her finger, which is so smooth that you'll want to touch it forever, hiding your inner turmoil.

　When it's completely settled on her finger, Leffi raises her hand again and looks at it in the light of the campfire, and then, satisfied, turns to me.

...... It's great to see you, Yuki. Thanks.

　She smiled softly at me in the light - unwillingly, my heart continued to beat fast and loud.