"Mr. Richt!　I've brought you some fish!

Thank you very much!

Mr. Richt, we're short on staff too.

Okay, okay.

　Richt-san is very busy tonight.
　The celebration for the Demon Lord of the East is quite large because it includes a revival of the Demon Lord army.
　Although he had a helper named Leafa, she was not enough to help him.

　Despite the fact that the entire Demon King's Army was mobilizing to prepare for the event, the work was not even half finished.

"Oh, Mr. Licht, do you want me to help you?

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that, but I'm sure you have a lot of work to do as well.

"What?

　In this situation where you don't have time to breathe, you can hear a sound like a plate breaking from the back of the room.
　I'm sure the culprit is probably Rosé, judging by her voice.
　It seems that I'm spinning my wheels again.

　This is the fifth piece of work I've done, though I'm not used to it.

......, so I'm off.

"But good luck with .......

　With Leafa seeing him off, Richt approached Rose to check on her.
　As expected, there was a scene there.

"Roze, are you okay?

"Ri, Richt-san!　I'm sorry. ...... I broke it again. ......

　He looked down apologetically.
　At this rate, the workload will only increase.
　It was clearly a task for which he was not suited, but he did not have the luxury of saying so.

　Richt began to clean up the broken pieces of the plate with me.

Today is very busy. ...... I'm ashamed that I said I was busy with all the work I've been doing.

No, Rose's workload was insane. ......

You don't have to force me to praise you. ......

　"You don't have to praise me like that. " Roze smiles shyly.
　Apparently, he doesn't understand his own workload.
　I felt like I understood why the work was being sent to Rose in an unnatural way.

...... Let's just get the job done. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

"Yes, you're right. We can't afford to waste our time on this.

　After ending the idle conversation, Richt collected all the debris.
　This was a clear delay compared to the rest of the team.
　We'll have to speed things up a lot from here.

"Okay. We'll get you back on track, Roze.

Yes, Mr. Richt!

　There was a mysterious unity there.


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I'm a little tired, sister.

"Oh, ...... you're almost there, Iris. Good luck.

...... Yeah, I'll do my best.

　Iris and Tise are in charge of preparing the fruit.
　They are handling the hard skins with a practiced hand.
　The only people who could do this were the two high elves.

　Licht had tried it in the past, but had been completely unsuccessful.

I don't know why, but the Demon Lord likes this Lekuna fruit. There are more expensive fruits.

Everyone has their own preference. There are plenty of Lechna berries.

That's true, but...

　What Iris and Tise are preparing is a fruit called a lechna berry.
　The fruit is wrapped in an incredibly hard rind, and if it is damaged in any way, the sweetness of the fruit will disappear.
　It was an ingredient that required a lot of skill.

　The fruit is also Aria's favorite food.
　If left unchecked, she would devour it to the point of extinction.
　It should not be particularly addictive, but it might have an effect only on the Demon Lord.

"Sister, look at this. Lekuna's fruit, the Demon Lord's version.

I'm not sure if it's too big or not, but ...... I think the Demon Lord could eat it in one bite.

　I'm not sure what to do with it.
　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I think it's a good idea.

　It's hard for Tise to pay attention to it, since it's only for Aria's benefit.

"Yes, I'll go show it to Mr. Richt.

I'll go show it to Mr. Richt. You're trying to skip work, aren't you, Iris?

"Heh.

　Tise firmly caught Iris as she tried to run away.
　It seems that his wiles had worked. You can easily fool a lich, but you can't fool your sister, Tise.

We don't have much time to relax, so we'd better get on with it.

I'm sorry. ......

　I'm sorry ." Iris was scolded.
　When Tise is upset, she is as scary as Aria.


　In order not to anger him further, Iris apologized honestly.

Then we should hurry too. Richt-san and Rose should be done by now.

"Yes.

　"Okay.
　They went back to work.
　At this point, they had caught up with Roze and Licht.


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"You're really ...... late, Richt.

　Licht and Roze joined the victory party a little late.
　The celebration has already begun, and half the dishes have already been eaten by Aria.
　Dorothy was waiting for Richt and Rosé to arrive.

　She finally picked up her fork, complaining.

"Sorry, sorry, I was cleaning the dishes.

I was cleaning the dishes.

　As an excuse for being late, Richt honestly told the truth, but it seemed to hurt Rose's ears.
　I don't know why he's so damaged next to me.

I'm not sure what it is, but it looks like you had a tough day. Thank you for your hard work in so many ways.

"Thanks. I'm really tired this time. ......

Sounds like it. I didn't go inside, but I could hear the screams and everything.

It was a fight to the death. ......

　Richt recalls the spirits of death that were prevalent in the castle.
　The fact that Faith and Richt only ran into Doba is probably due to the influence of Dorothy's spirit.

"Well, I'm glad we won. I didn't expect to lose, but I also didn't expect to struggle so much.

"Yes, Rose. How strong was the Demon Lord of the East?

"...... Um... He can read your movements, so my attacks won't hit you, but the Demon Lord's attacks will.

That's tough. ......

　In the event you're not aware of this, you'll be able to find a lot more information on the web.
　And how strong is Aria, who has defeated this powerful enemy?
　They had never actually seen Aria fight, so they couldn't even imagine it.

"Hey, Richt. I'm not sure if there's any such thing as a "good" or a "bad" version.

"...... There's a legend that a hero once sealed it away. I don't know if it's true or not.

I'm not sure if it's true or not, but if it is, I'd like to see the Demon Lord fight up close. It would only be a matter of time before Richt asks for a mock battle.

I won't do it.

　Richt refused Dorothy's request.
　It was true that he was interested in Aria's fighting, but it was a different story if he wanted to experience it.
　He would be killed before he knew what he was doing.

"Hey, Richt. Would you like to have a drink here?


...... I won't fight you, okay?

d*mn.

　Aria invited me to join her at the right time.
　Dorothy was looking at him expectantly, but I made sure to nail her.

　After this.
　It's another story to get tangled up with a drunken Aria.