78 Episode 77 Around that time, they were...




I'm not sure what to make of it.
It's almost as if I'm being told to go to the moon for the first time in a long time. ...... To be honest, I'm not sure what to make of that either.

I don't have any refined Hyruna metal to deliver.
I don't know what I'm going to do when I get there this month.

The fact that I was able to defeat Suzaku without any damage this time was thanks in large part to Artemis, and if possible I would like to pay a visit to her in the near future, but ...... there's nothing I can do if I don't have the goods to deliver.
I'll go again next time, as soon as I've refined the lunametal ore I have in my storage magic.



"Caucasus, Belzebub, let's go home.

I had the two of them ride on top of the myotrope and started to move.

I thought about going to the Labyrinth of the Elite Academy ......, but then I thought better of it and decided to stop somewhere else.


Even though I wanted to pay my respects, there was no reason for me to keep such a tight schedule.
I've been working day and night on a tight schedule, pushing myself with elixir, and from today on, I want to get back to a human lifestyle where I spend my nights in off mode.

I'll start the refinement work tomorrow morning, if I have to.

Artemis isn't the only one I haven't seen in a long time.
I'll see them tonight and have a nice night.







"...... here.

On the outskirts of the city of Merkelus.
I landed near a building with a sign that said "Hair Salon Orihalcon" and knocked on the door.

A few moments later, the door cracked open and a girl came out.

She said, "Sir, ...... is closed on this day.

The girl tells me with a troubled look on her face.
But ...... I'm not trying to stop by this building as a customer.
In the first place, I can style my hair by myself without coming to a hair salon.

No, I'm not a customer. Tell the manager that Valerius is here.

...... Are you acquainted with the manager? Okay, I'll let him know. ......

After saying that, the girl withdrew.
After waiting for a while, the door of the building opened again and the leader of ...... "Knuth's Arrow Hope" greeted me.

It's you, Valerius! Long time no see!

Yes, it's been a long time.

Come on, let's go inside.

Yes, this is the manager of Hair Salon Orihalcon.
I'm not sure what to make of this.

As for me, the existence of such a beauty parlor would make it easier for me to explain that Tamer was pretending to be a wise man.
For this reason, I decided to give him a small loan to start his business.

You've come at the right time. We're all here today.

Everyone's here?
I tilted my head at the leader's words and walked into the room where I was shown to. ...... To my surprise, all the members of Knuth's Arrow Hope were there.

"...... What is this?

I've heard that each member of the Knuth's Arrow Hope is currently doing something they want to do separately, and I thought they weren't doing any adventuring as a party. ......
When I wondered about this, the leader explained to me.

We're not active adventurers anymore, but ...... we still get together once in a while for adventuring to keep our skills up so that we can respond to emergencies as adventurers. It just so happens that today is one of those days.

...... So it's a holiday.
I sat back in my chair, thinking.

I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's worth it. I'm sorry.

It was Plex who said that.
The tone of voice was cheerful for a man who said he was sorry.

"No, no. It was a very close fight, but we won, so all is well.

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. ...... Oh, well, I guess it wasn't our place anyway. ......

I'm not sure what to make of this.


How's Mr. Tyrion doing, by the way?

"Well, I've got some good news. One of the tamers I taught how to call a kirin successfully tamed a Killing Jab using ...... Beast Chips.

Killing Jab: ...... Isn't that just a little too good to be true?
I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but I think it's a good idea.

There's a world of difference in strength between a donkey ape and a killing jab.
I suppose that's good news.

"That tamer's a hero now.

"...... That's a bit much, isn't it? We've only just taken the first step. ......

No, let's think about it. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea. I want to be like this!" It's hard to be like that. It's easier to motivate yourself if you have a slightly cooler older brother around you.

...... seems like a theory that I don't agree with, but if things are going well, so much the better.



So I had a nice chat with the members of "Knuth's Arrow Hope", and relaxed to the fullest after a long time.