After we finished killing the rockworms, we returned to the tunnel and headed back to the city.
We climbed up the well-like vertical ladder and went outside, where we were bathed in the soft sunlight of the late afternoon.

I felt as if I had been diving for a long time, but in reality it was probably only a few hours.
When I think of the current time, I remember that I haven't eaten lunch yet, and I suddenly start to feel hungry, which is strange.

'Mmmm ......! It's finally outside! It's always best under the sun, isn't it?

Satsuki is stretching and enjoying the fresh air.
She seems to be in a good mood.

After all, when Satsuki is cheerful, the mood of the party becomes brighter.
For better or worse, she is a mood maker.

'Yes, sir. I don't want to go down the narrow tunnel again for a while. ...... Now that that's out of the way, what are you going to do about it?

She points to the entrance of the tunnel.
Satsuki and I also looked in that direction.

It's not like there's anyone there.
It's down there.

Satsuki walks carelessly to the entrance of the tunnel and peers into the bottom from there.

'Hey, Sirilu! How long are you going to sit there? Let's go home.

Mi and I also went over and peeked in, and saw a girl in priest's robes sitting at the bottom of the pit, holding her knees.

From the bottom of the hole, she utters a few words in a dark, undead-like voice.

'...... It's okay. I don't deserve to be with you anymore. Leave this scum alone and find a better Priestess (Holy Order). I'm going to end up here and dry up. ......'

The beautiful girl at the bottom of the pit radiated a tremendous negative aura.
If she was riding on a wagon, she would be sold in a slave market in some city.

Incidentally, she had said earlier that she would do anything for me, but now she wanted me to leave her alone, so perhaps I shouldn't assume that she meant anything by what she said.
It would be better to conclude that she is just genuinely depressed.

In the first place, the fact that she has followed you this far and is just before the exit, clearly shows that she wants to be left alone.
My sadistic curiosity wonders how she will react if I leave her like this and go home, but I don't want to give her any more psychological damage because it might really break her.

'I mean, why is Cyril like that?

'Well, he seems to be depressed because he thinks he's a scum for not helping the party to complete the quest. To be honest, Mee didn't do much this time either, but she said something about it being a matter of will, not results.''

'Hmm. That's a lot to take care of. You shouldn't have to worry about that.

'That's something Satsuki shouldn't have said after she was so beaten up yesterday.

Satsuki and Mee are talking like that.
Cyril's behavior is probably a reflection of his strong sense of responsibility, but he seems to have regressed into infantile regression because he can't stand the gap between that and the way he is in reality.

I let out a sigh.

'I have no choice. I'll go.

'I'll go, Will, what are you going to do? It doesn't look like it's going to move even with leverage.

'Well. I'm just going to try like I'm nursing a child.

I climbed down the ladder I had just climbed.
When I reached the bottom of the pit, I stood in front of Cyril who was hugging his knees and patted his head.

'Cyril. It's okay, don't worry about it. Do you think your friends are so narrow-minded?'

'Ugh ......, but I ...... am the worst .......'

Cyril looked up at me with his eyes full of tears.
The trouble is, he looks so cute.

However, the fact remains that it is troubling, so I will try to weave in a joke here.

'Hmm ......, if you want, Cyril, I can rub your breasts for you.'

'Gosh,......, you can't do that to me,............, yes?'

Cyril tilted his head.
More voices came down from above his head.

'Huh? ......Hey, I think I just heard Will's voice in my head. ......'

'I don't think I heard it. I heard it from Mee too. ......What did you just say, William? ......'

There was a very subtle feeling in the air.
I cleared my throat.

'I said I'd give you a breast massage...' No, it was just a joke, I didn't mean it. You see, when Satsuki was depressed, Cyril was talking about crime and punishment. I used that as a hint.

'............'

'............'

'............'

The atmosphere froze.
There was no response.

Or perhaps it is more appropriate to say that the place froze.
I felt as if the temperature had dropped several degrees.

'...... William'

I heard Mee's voice from above.
I looked up and saw Mee shaking her head with a sad expression.

'William's sense of jokes is devastating. And today, it's been updated even further.'

'Will, you can't do that. Come on, come on, come on, come on.

'Oh, yes, yes. ...... William, don't look up, okay?

'Oh, yeah. ......'

For some reason, Cyril regained his composure and climbed up the ladder, and soon the three girls were quickly leaving the place, chatting amongst themselves.
I was left alone at the bottom of the pit.

'...... I don't understand.

I muttered.
Since Cyril has recovered, should I consider this a good result?

I scratched my head and climbed up the ladder of the pit again.



After we finished killing the rockworms, we returned to the tunnel and headed back to the city.
We climbed up the well-like vertical ladder and went outside, where we were bathed in the soft sunlight of the late afternoon.

I felt as if I had been diving for a long time, but in reality it was probably only a few hours.
When I think of the current time, I remember that I haven't eaten lunch yet, and I suddenly start to feel hungry, which is strange.

'Mmmm ......! It's finally outside! It's always best under the sun, isn't it?

Satsuki is stretching and enjoying the fresh air.
She seems to be in a good mood.

After all, when Satsuki is cheerful, the mood of the party becomes brighter.
For better or worse, she is a mood maker.

'Yes, sir. I don't want to go down the narrow tunnel again for a while. ...... Now that that's out of the way, what are you going to do about it?

She points to the entrance of the tunnel.
Satsuki and I also looked in that direction.

It's not like there's anyone there.
It's down there.

Satsuki walks carelessly to the entrance of the tunnel and peers into the bottom from there.

'Hey, Sirilu! How long are you going to sit there? Let's go home.

Mi and I also went over and peeked in, and saw a girl in priest's robes sitting on her knees at the bottom of the pit.

From the bottom of the hole, she utters a few words in a dark, undead-like voice.

'...... It's okay. I don't deserve to be with you anymore. Leave this scum alone and find a better Priestess (Holy Order). I'm going to end up here and dry up. ......'

The beautiful girl at the bottom of the pit radiated a tremendous negative aura.
If she was riding on a wagon, she would be sold in a slave market in some city.

Incidentally, she had said earlier that she would do anything for me, but now she wanted me to leave her alone, so perhaps I shouldn't assume that she meant anything by what she said.
It would be better to conclude that she is just genuinely depressed.

In the first place, the fact that she has followed you this far and is just before the exit, clearly shows that she wants to be left alone.
My sadistic curiosity wonders how she will react if I leave her like this and go home, but I don't want to give her any more psychological damage because it might really break her.

'I mean, why is Cyril like that?

'Well, he seems to be depressed because he thinks he's a scum for not helping the party to complete the quest. To be honest, Mee didn't do much this time either, but she said something about it being a matter of will, not results.''

'Hmm. That's a lot to take care of. You shouldn't have to worry about that.

'That's something Satsuki shouldn't have said after she was so beaten up yesterday.

Satsuki and Mee are talking like that.
Cyril's behavior is probably a reflection of his strong sense of responsibility, but he seems to have regressed into infantile regression because he can't stand the gap between that and the way he is in reality.

I let out a sigh.

'I have no choice. I'll go.

'I'll go, Will, what are you going to do? It doesn't look like it's going to move even with leverage.

'Well. I'm just going to try like I'm nursing a child.

I climbed down the ladder I had just climbed.
When I reached the bottom of the pit, I stood in front of Cyril, who was huddled in his knees, and patted his head.

'Cyril. It's okay, don't worry about it. Do you think your friends are so narrow-minded?'

'Ugh ......, but I ...... am the worst .......'

Cyril looked up at me with his eyes full of tears.
The trouble is, he looks so cute.

However, the fact remains that it is troubling, so I will try to weave in a joke here.

'Hmm ......, if you want, Cyril, I can rub your breasts for you.'

'Gosh,......, you can't do that to me,............, yes?'

Cyril tilted his head.
More voices came down from above his head.

'Huh? ......Hey, I think I just heard Will's voice in my head. ......'

'I don't think I heard it. I heard it from Mee too. ......What did you just say, William? ......'

There was a very subtle feeling in the air.
I cleared my throat.

'I said I'd give you a breast massage...' No, it was just a joke, I didn't mean it. You see, when Satsuki was depressed, Cyril was talking about crime and punishment. I used that as a hint.

'............'

'............'

'............'

The atmosphere froze.
There was no response.

Or perhaps it is more appropriate to say that the place froze.
I felt as if the temperature had dropped several degrees.

'...... William'

I heard Mee's voice from above.
I looked up and saw Mee shaking her head with a sad expression.

'William's sense of jokes is devastating. And today, it's been updated even further.'

'Will, you can't do that. Come on, come on, come on, come on.

'Oh, yes, yes. ...... William, don't look up, okay?

'Oh, yeah. ......'

For some reason, Cyril regained his composure and climbed up the ladder, and soon the three girls were quickly leaving the place, chatting amongst themselves.
I was left alone at the bottom of the pit.

'...... I don't understand.

I muttered.
Since Cyril has recovered, should I consider this a good result?

I scratched my head and climbed up the ladder of the pit again.