This is how the commotion of the increasing number of brave men and women came to an end.

　The brave men and women who have actually increased in number are going to give up their titles, so there is no way for this to continue.
　At last, the troubles are settled and I am relieved that peace will return to Lax village.

　........as I thought, there was still more to come.

''Huh?''

　As I was looking around the village, I saw a face that wasn't supposed to be there.
　To be precise, it was a face that should have already left.
　It's still in the village of Lax, and I've found it.

Artamil, the hero of the "Bow".

　She was supposed to be the red one among the three proliferating heroes.
　Didn't she return to the Center Guild with Zester?

Don't worry, Zester's back on track. He's very meticulous.
What happens if you don't come back?

　You three are a set, so you should all go home together.

You don't have to put them all together because Pigalle is dead and I'm giving back the hero. I'm going solo now.

　Going solo is not a reason to stay in the village of Lax.
　It's not too late for you to follow Zester back home, would you?

"Arnicky.

　When I'm confused by this troubled ex-brave, I hear a voice calling me from another place.
　There's no one else who calls me 'Aniki'.

　It's a Gashita bastard.

It's just a coincidence that we meet in this place. It's me?　I'm on a delivery quest.

　At D level, Gacita was selective and only tried to take flashy quests, but after moving up to B level in a hurry, she's still doing these low-level quests...!
　How many times do I have to show you how great you've grown up?

No, no, no, listen to me, Gacita. This girl, you know?

　He pointed to the point, but Altamir was not there.

'Yeah?'

　Where is it?
　I look around and there it is.
　Something is behind me. Hiding in the shadows.

"...why are you hiding?

　I try to turn around, struggling to understand, but every time I do, Altamir shifts to the side and escapes my view.

'?

　So why are you running away?

What's going on?　Is there someone in there?

　Gacita also twisted around to peek at Altamir, who was hiding behind me, but each time Altamir would hide behind me so that Gacita couldn't see him.

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

　Something.
　I'm starting to get it.

　She wasn't trying to hide from my gaze.
　She was trying to hide from Gacita's gaze.

　Just so she could keep me in the shadows and block Gacita's gaze.
　Am I behind a rock or something!

　Gacita followed the girl who was acting suspiciously for a while with her gaze as if she were curious.......

''......... What the hell?　Hurry up and deliver it or the old lady will cut off your spinal cord!　Big brother, I'm going to be excused for now, but please call me if you need anything else!

　Gashita ran off, probably prioritizing the delivery during the quest.
　I walked away from his back.........

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

　
　Her expression.
　It was as red as a ripe apple.

''........you don't mean to tell me that the reason you stayed in Lux village is because.......?
That's not it!

　I didn't say anything.

I didn't say anything.　It's not that I'm in love with him or anything, but...　You mean like that?　I was once known as the brave one with the bow!　As a fellow archer, I'm interested in him!　Because he is!　He's a hell of a shot, isn't he?　He flies through the air and shoots down arrows!　Anybody can see that he's a great guy from the divine!　But I know some things about bows and arrows, too!　You should see the arrow streaks and all that!　I'm getting to know the shooter's character!　Wow, what a straight, stretchy, pleasing shoot!　That's what I think!

　Don't talk so fast.
　I've learned that this guy talks a lot when it comes to Gacita.

I'm all ears. You were losing your judgment with the brainwashing spell, and Gacita held you back, right?
..........

　The affirmation sign of a damsel in love who looks down in silence.

"He's grown up a lot over the past year, too. There isn't even a trace of the man who was despised as an idiot by all the villagers back then.
That's right!

　Altamir picks up on me.

'I've been canvassing the village for the last few days!
Heard about it?
It's amazing what a reputation Mr. Gassiter has!　What's great is that the older you get, the worse your reputation gets!

　What surprises me, though, is the way you spend a few days gathering information on the man of your dreams.

The people in the village for a long time have a bad opinion of you, saying that you're no good to them and that you're incapable of doing anything about it.　But he ends with 'You're a great guy thanks to the village chief!　Everyone!
In fact, up until about a year ago, Gacita was really crappy.

　Really.

You were the one who made him become such a great person?
No, I don't have any... any...

　I'm still dragging the Bashbursa out of my mind.

'In Gacita's case, doesn't that mean the opportunity to change was great?　It's not always easy to be scared, you know.
'No information!　Details!
'I just got chased by a Blaze Death Sizer.
''Blaze death size?!''

　Altamir's eyeballs widened as if they were about to pop out.

''That fiery death snake?　It's the kind of thing that only an A-level adventurer could defeat with a brush.　You fought that thing?
''I didn't say I fought it, I just got chased around by it.　That's just like a field mouse. Do you think he was heaving when I ran in?
You came running in.　 I don't need to tell you.
?

　Anyway, that one incident must have made Gashita realize.

　His own weakness, his own arrogance.
　How good he was feeling in his small world.

'The great thing about him is that he was able to reflect on that exactly and change himself.

　I've seen many people who were just as arrogant and unable to change their ways.
　Compared to them, Gacita is a decent guy who was able to feed off of setbacks.

As village chief, I'm proud of him.
'I wasn't strong from the beginning, I experienced mistakes and setbacks and experienced...!　A beat up person. Lovely....!

　A vision of a pink arrow that flew out of nowhere and pierced Altamir's left chest was seen.
　How could he shoot it even though he was a bowman...!

Uh, yeah, gohon gohon.

　Has she suddenly become distant?

You know what?　I found out about it while I was asking Gacita-san about it, and although it's more crowded now, I heard it was a depopulated village that was sure to disappear naturally a while ago.
Yeah?
'It's good to see an influx of people coming in from outside, but we're still suffering from a shortage of people. We're still suffering from a shortage of people. Especially the couples who will take on the next generation!　Young!
Okay.
Well if you insist, I can help you solve the problem, if you want?

　What is this obvious person?
　I don't see why you should tell me.

"So you're saying that you're gonna marry Gacita and give birth to some gorgeous kids?
What are you talking about?

　Well, as the village chief, I appreciate the offer.
　This is a marginalized community on the verge of extinction, and now that we're on the verge of survival, we're more than happy to let them live and reproduce.

If there's one condition...
What?
We want you to have at least five.
I got it!

　Thus, the deal with the maiden in love was made and I decided to welcome Altamir.

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　Later.

　Gashita, who had a somewhat buoyant expression, approached me from over there.

''Aniki-aniki~, please listen to me for a minute~?
What are you doing here?

　It's been a while since I've had an impression on you.

"To tell you the truth..., I'm finally pregnant with my girlfriend!
Well, that's good...

　This gave a boost to the population growth of the village of Lax, which was moving in a more prosperous direction.