Lies seemed to have been completely boosted.
It was like watching a dragon run amok. Her energy was like the sun shining down on them, and they were all reeling from it. It's hard to stop her when she's like this.

Why is she so motivated when she says she's on vacation? I've told you many times, I'm not going anywhere dangerous, I'm not.

I was dumbfounded for a while as I watched Liz spinning around in the lounge, but I couldn't take a member who didn't want to go with me.
I'm a little worried that Liz is the only one guarding me, but I'm sure she'll follow me if I call out to Sitri.

I'm not sure if she's spun around as much as she wants to, but she comes up to me with an agile gesture, bends down, and asks me with an upward glance.

'Hey, hey, Crye. Can I take you to tea or something?

'......'

A difficult question. Tino and I are in a bit of an awkward situation because of the 'Over Greed' incident.
If I had to say yes or no, of course I could, but I felt that it would be better to give him some time to think about that healthy junior.

When I was silent, Liz suddenly lowered her eyes and gave me a worried look.

'Huh?

Isn't that a strange idea?
How could I have failed her? Tino didn't do anything to me.

Remembering Tino's behavior with the mask on, I let out a small sigh.

In fact, I'm more worried about the feelings of Liz and Sitri, who were defied by the always obedient Tino (even if it was because of the mask).

The "Over Greed" mask has a unique effect of releasing the latent ability and also the subconscious of the owner. The liberated emotions and the sense of omnipotence that came from the power drawn out made Tino a little more active than usual.
To be more specific, he stood in front of me as if he were a shield, pointed his fists at the two sisters, and complained to them as if he were talking. To be honest, I was quite amused by the expressions on the faces of Liz and Sitri at that time.

Of course, there was some trouble after that because Liz is not the kind of person who would keep quiet after being complained about, but Tino is a good, honest girl. But Tino is a good, honest girl. It was me who put the mask on her, and I don't want Tino to be harmed by it. I told her to pretend that the mask incident never happened, but it is impossible to completely eliminate the effects of an event that has actually happened.

Unusually, Liz didn't seem to be losing it, so I wasn't too worried, but I wondered what was going on with the master-student relationship now.



But it was all for Cry-chan's sake! You were just doing what I told you to do! I know it might be a bit pathetic from Cry-chan's point of view, but please don't abandon her at .......''

The drop in tension confused me.

I've never thought of Tino as a small fish, and I've never thought of abandoning him. In fact, I'm the one being abandoned. Unsure of how to react, I nodded my head with a half-hearted smile in my eyes.

'I've never thought of abandoning you, you know. No need to worry. Yeah, Tino's a good hunter. I think Lise is doing well.

I think you should be a little nicer to her. .......
In response to my empty consolation, Liz's anxious expression blossomed into a smile.

'So can I take you to ............?'

'............ is fine.'


......Well, it's just a vacation. .......

I'm not sure what to say, but I'll try. I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.

'Well, I'll go talk to her,' Liz said, walking out of the lounge with a buoyant gait.
I don't think that's what you want. ....... I wonder what Liz thinks my vacation is all about.

It's true, I'm unlucky. Even before I reached level 8, I was often involved in various disturbances. If I go to see cherry blossoms, a treasure house will be built. If I explore a cave, it will collapse due to a big earthquake. If you dive into a treasure house, you have a high probability of encountering a boss that should have a low probability of appearing, and if you walk in a huge storm, lightning suddenly strikes you (incidentally, it hit the biggest anthem near you).

But even that has its limits. This time, I'm leaving the Imperial City to avoid a commotion. I don't intend to fight demons or illusions, and of course I don't intend to kill anyone.

I looked around, but there were hardly any people left in the lounge. They must have run away because of Liz's noise.
I was just trying to get people to go out, but I have a feeling it might be a big deal.

While I was troubled by this unexpected turn of events, Eva came running up behind me.

'Mr. Cry, the carriage is ready for you. It's a large armored carriage with six platinum horses.

A platinum horse is a horse demon that is dozens of times more powerful than an ordinary horse. As its name implies, it is a top-grade breed of horse with platinum-like fur and the physical strength and endurance to run through any rough terrain.
That's why their prices are so high, but the problem now is that their carriages are made up of six horses. The platinum horse is so strong that it can easily pull a large carriage by itself.

'...... Isn't that very flashy?

The platinum horse and the large armored carriage were definitely not owned by the clan.
Eva's eyes blinked at the question she had fearfully posed.

'That's ...... well. But I thought the platinum horse would be able to outrun a pack of dragons if they chased us.

I'm not planning on being chased by a dragon!
Well, Eva can't talk about vacations, so I can't blame her for the strange misunderstanding. ...... A platinum horse six-horse armored carriage, even the emperor wouldn't use it very often. I wonder how they prepared for it.

I put my hand on my chin, pretended to think, and said.

'It's better if it's not too obvious. We don't need platinum hoses, and we don't need armor. Just an ordinary carriage. No, a little shabby would be just right.

I'm putting Eva through a lot of trouble by going on vacation at this time. I'm too sorry to have to pay for it.

'But--' ............ I understand.'

I started to say something for a moment, but eventually Eva nodded with a look of disapproval. I gave her a half-hearted smile and said jokingly.

'Look, we have to save money.






'What ...... is this, a vacation ......? Of course, I'll come with you!

Sitri, who was in the laboratory of the Clan House, agreed to the sudden request without even a hint of displeasure.
He seemed to be happy, but not as excited as Liz, which made me feel calm.

This is it. That's the reaction I wanted, that's what I wanted.

'Do you need to be armed?

'No, it's just a vacation, I don't need one. ...... Oh, no. At the very least, you need a weapon to protect yourself.'



'I understand.'

A pleasant response that seemed to resonate with me. I want Liz and the other members to learn from this attitude.
Thereupon, the smiling face of Cicely clouded over.

'............ Ah, but--yes. I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I'm sure you have.

...... Akasha-related investigation?
It seems that Citri was doing something that I didn't know about.

There's no way I could have understood what he was doing, but if he was going to do something dangerous, he should have said something.
Well, there's nothing I can do about it now.

'Oh, I've asked the Hidden Curse to take care of that for you, so it's no problem.

'! Thank you very much! And I'm sorry. I'm sorry to bother you at .......'

'Oh no, it was just a coincidence. ......'

The Magic Staff is an old clan. I don't think that Citri's abilities are inferior to those of its members, but if you want to investigate them systematically, they're probably better. Of course, I'm not interested in Akasha, and I don't want her to do anything dangerous.

The only thing is that I asked him to do it on his own, and I was worried that something might happen to him, but it seems that nothing like that happened.

For a while, the smiling face of Citly soothed me. Talia, who was holding a flask over the fire in the distance, was looking at me and smiling. There was true healing here.

'By the way, what is the purpose of your vacation?

Sitri asks, pulling her arms out of her stain-proof robe.
'Purpose? You can't even go on vacation without a purpose, can you?

But unlike me, Liz and Sitri are busy. Perhaps it's natural to ask that question.

'Right, ............ hot springs?'

'Okay. Fire resistance, right? Magma?'

'Actually, there's a bit of escape in there too.'

'I see. ...... You could be chased by a powerful enemy,' he said.

'Yes, Eva was trying to prepare a carriage for the platinum horse. Haha, you're exaggerating. That would have been too obvious.'

'Hmmm... it requires secrecy. By the way, are we the only members?

'We tried to call out to everyone, but they ran away. We're in trouble.

At my words, Citry's thoughtful expression changed to a smile, and he made the usual motion of clapping his hands together.

'Just as well. There are three people I've been wanting to use it on. I've just gotten their help, so I'm still a little nervous about their abilities, but I think they can stand up to use. ............ I'm willing to lose them. Leave the preparations to me!

It seems that Citri has an idea. It is true that, unlike me who is not well-liked, Citri has many acquaintances.
His phrasing is a bit peculiar, but I'm sure he'll do fine.

Then I had a good idea.

'Maybe I'll pick up Luke and the others while I'm at it. Aren't they on their way back?'

It's been a while since I've been away. I don't intend to go to the treasure house, but it would be nice to pick them up instead of just waiting for them.
Citri clenched his fists in agreement with my suggestion.