A few days after the day I asked for Estelle and the others' ornaments.
　The ornaments are already completed and in the hands of Estelle and the others.
　Just before receiving it, I poured my own magic power into Estelle's necklace and Sisha's into Luna's brooch.
　There is no special effect like the magic light stone, but I'm glad they were so happy with it.
　After all, it was a good decision to ask the shop to process it with magic.

　While I was waiting for the processing to be finished, the additional rewards of the magical elemental stone were decided upon, and I received 15 million g's at the Adventurer's Association.
　I didn't know I could get that much for that one stone.......magic-related things pay well.

　And after settling down in various ways, today, me, Noor and Sisha came to Lugen Valley to collect the gemstones as promised to Noor.

''Mm-hmm, collecting gems is more fun after all!

That's great, Mr. Noll, that's a lot of salt. ...Oh, there's rock salt in the mix.

You're really in a good mood when you're over here. I think you should be having just as much fun collecting magic stones as you are.

That is not possible, sir!

　Nol came back to me, holding a rough stone and rock salt in both hands, shaking his hair back happily.
　We hunted black orcs in the goblin forest before coming to the Lugen Valley, but your tension is completely different from that time.
　I'd like to have the magic stone hunting to be high tension as well, but.......that's not possible.
　Even so, I'm thankful that Nol is here because his efficiency is drastically improved.
　I have over 1100 magic stones, so at this rate, I should be able to reach 2000.

　
　Lately, when we eat meat, it's become a trend to grill it on a plate of rock salt.
　It's just the right amount of saltiness, and it's delicious on its own.
　The rock salt here seems to be of good quality, and I'm all for keeping plenty of it on hand.

'I've been wondering, when did Sisha start using swords?

　While I'm lost in thought, Noor seems to have shown interest in Sisha's magic blade.
　As if he really liked it, Sisha holstered it on his thighs and stored it away. It looks erotic.
　It's full of the desire to kill, around being equipped in a position where it can be picked up immediately.......
　At first glance, it just looks like a short stick, so it would be awful if you were hit by surprise.

"Ufufu, have you noticed. This is just the right size for cutting lapis. If it's a small one, I can crush it with my staff or bare hands, or blast it to death with my prominence finger.

He was that originally, but he's not a priest anymore, isn't he?

No, no, not really.

　Sisha replied with a grin and satisfaction, but Noor looked slightly dumbfounded.
　Even normally, he was in a state where he was not considered a priest with his staff and fighting, but he started blasting things he held with his gacha equipment and even handling a laser sword.
　I'm starting to feel like I'm strengthening Sisha in a direction that I shouldn't be.............but it's okay because it's reliable.
　It's like the recovery is an added bonus.

"Anyway, you are Okura-dono, and what have you been doing with that?

　You finally plugged it in.
　In fact, all the time we've been talking, I've been sitting on a thin, floating, silvery, circular object and talking.
　This was a thinly stretched centimeter bra, and I was practicing getting on top of it to stabilize it.
　He finally responded by moving swiftly from side to side as if to appeal to me, and spinning and so on.

It's all part of the training," he said. It's just another little application of the centrombra.

　While Noll and Sisha were hunting lapis, I was practicing my centavra the whole time.
　Not only can I attack, I can even ride and shield it like this.
　I've only tried guarding against goblins yet, but I'd like to be able to apply this to a lot of things at some point.
　You don't need to move because of the magic carpet, but if there's a difference in elevation, it's easier if you can get on and move like this.

"Wow, that's great, isn't it?

It's a lot of ways to attack, defend, and carry people. The only problem is that he is using it, Okura-san. The only problem is that he is using it, Okura-san.

You....

　Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
　I'm the best at using the Centimeter Bra!　I'm gonna make him pay!

Go centavra!

What--what?

　He jumped down from the centimeter bra he was on and sent it flying towards Sisha.
　Just before it hit him, he turned it from a circle to a liquid state and made it cling to Sisha's entire body.
　Then he quickly hardened it while tightening it and blocked its movement.

''Ugh, Kurushi........Wha, what are you doing!

Ha, you look great!　That's punishment for making a fool of me!

What are you doing, sir...

　Haha, even if it's a surprise attack, I'm the one who blocked Sisha's movements.
　Even though he's inexperienced, he should have a good amount of strength, so there's no way he can escape now.
　He looks slightly distressed as I'm trying to tighten it up, but I want him to be sorry for making a fool of himself.
　If he's really in pain, he'll apologize, then release it and........

　Just as I thought that, the centipede that was clinging to Sisha cracked.
　Then it made a creaking sound, and the crack spread out more and more throughout.
　Huh?　What? You don't think...

Hmph!

'Oh!　My centavra!

　With a shout from Sisha, the centimeter bra shattered and disappeared into particles of light.
　No way!　You crushed that thing by force!

'Huh, that wasn't strong enough yet. If you want to restrain me, you need to strengthen me three times as much as this.

'd*mn I'll make you guffaw one day!

Stop playing around and see what you've done today!

　Sisha shakes her hair out of her head and looks proud that she's won. Yikes, super yikes!
　Is it impossible for me to take Sisha by the hand........
　Ignoring me, who is on all fours and depressed, Noor is comparing the rough stones I got today, side by side.
　I guess I'm already tired of rushing into it, or maybe I'm just used to it.

''Hmm, there's nothing to be scared of this time, either...''

'Nole's preference is for ... blue?'

Oh, you are very good at that, aren't you?

　I said it because I thought there was a lot of blue in my private clothes, and I was right.
　I have a good feeling about this.

''But I'm sorry to take so much time to choose. It's time to decide....

No, you take your time. Why don't you pick one for your Moffat?

What? Are you sure?

　She's fingering the blue gemstones and comparing them, but it seems to be very subtle in a Nol way.
　It looks good enough to me, but her instincts are rarely brilliant, so it's best to leave it to her.

'There must be something behind the scenes for you to say that, Okura-san.

''Oh no, actually, I sold the gemstone to the shop where I asked Esther and the others for it, and they got a good price for it.

Are you also planning to make some money?

　After receiving Estelle and the others' ornaments, if you asked if you could buy the rough stones you no longer need, your eyes would be bright and you'd love it!　And they bought it.
　It seems that they couldn't buy that amount at once, so they only sold 3 million g's worth of them, but it's a good way to earn money if you save up and sell them occasionally.

''We got a lot of money from the last demon gemstone, and we've done a lot of requests, so it looks like we have a lot of money saved up.

''Yeah, thanks to having a home too, I don't spend much. Maybe it's time for me to set up a base in King's Landing as well.

'Oh!　Are you buying a new house, sir!

I don't know if it's a done deal yet.

　Until I got my home, I had a fair amount of expenses at the inn.
　I haven't made any big purchases since I bought a house in Brunne, and I've made a lot of money in Queles with mushrooms and magic light stones, so I might as well buy a house in King's Landing as a base for one as well.
　That way, it would be easier to keep the beacon indoors and travel to King's Landing.
　Plus, I'm hiding it so it won't be found, but there are more people near the town and the chances of finding the beacon are higher than elsewhere.
　We're going to keep our home base in Brunne since we don't have a house extension, but we'll consider increasing it, just in case.

'Then we'll hunt more lapis, as well as collect funds!　....and collect rock salt as well.

You're collecting rock salt after all!



　With a whisper, Nol regrasps his sword while saying that he's going to collect rock salt too, and waving his tied back hair from side to side, Nol runs.
　...Looking at his posterior, he looks like a dog wagging his tail.
　Sisha and I smiled bitterly and resumed the hunt together, following the running Noor while brandishing our swords.