After that, they explained the roles of attacker, tank, and healer and checked each other's statuses, and Tsutomu shared with the three of them the knowledge and other things he had discovered from watching the live feeds on his day off. Tsutomu talked to them while eating a steaming ham to see if Garum and Camille had any information to share.

　Garum didn't seem to have much experience in attacking the canyon and hadn't watched much of the live feed, so he didn't have much of an opinion. Despite Garum's slumped tail, Camille had a lot of useful information since she had conquered up to fifty-eight levels in her own body. Tsutomu wrote down that information even as he compared it to the knowledge he had gained in the game.


(I guess I've secured a few safe points now.)


　The safe points where the monsters that exist at each level don't get too close are the big trees in the case of forests. If it's a swamp, it's a cave, etc., and each of the ten levels has a different characteristic. While keeping in mind where Camille's information and knowledge of the game mesh together, Tsutomu moves his hand with his pen.

　Then he moved on to equipment, potions and equipment management. Ten percent of the total income from the dungeon is managed by PT leader Tsutomu as a supplementary expense for equipment damage and equipment replenishment used in the dungeon attack. When Tsutomu started talking about the compensation, he was a little nervous because he didn't want Camille to say anything about it, but he didn't seem to have any problems with it, so he felt comfortable talking about it after that.

　As for potions, the provided potions are allowed to be used at your own discretion. Except for personal cell phones, Tsutomu, the magic bag holder, will manage them. When I mentioned that, Camille raised her eyebrows in a surprising way.


I'm not going to be able to get it right," he said. And it's a forest apothecary's potion, right?
That said, though, it's getting harder and harder to stock up on stones these days, so I'm planning on lowering the quality of the portions by one.


　The forest apothecary's potions are different from the watered-down potions sold at the tool shop. Not to mention the healing effect, the amount of recovery for each drop is extraordinary, so you don't have to drink too much of it. Furthermore, the taste is popular among searchers because it tastes just like a slightly bitter tea.

　Naturally, the performance of the Forest Apothecary's potions is expensive, and since there is currently only one person who can make them, there are not many of them. Therefore, the potions of the forest apothecary, especially the green potions for recovery, cannot be replenished that often.

　So, although Tsutomu is thinking of using other potions as a substitute, they are still inferior to the forest apothecary's potions. After drinking the blue potion, which tasted like raw fish rotten in a blender, Tsutomu hasn't drunk any of the other potions from the forest apothecary.

　After that, the meeting ended with Camille asking her about the days and times that they could meet during the week, changing the closed days, and sharing the shops where they were doing equipment inspections.

　And since Camille is going to be taking two days off due to the handover of the guild leader and other matters, Tsutomu has decided to take two days off from today. The meeting was supposed to be dismissed after that was announced.


'Wait, wait, wait. There's no way I'm going to come here and not drink.''


　When Tsutomu was about to pay the bill, Camille tugged on his arm and returned him to his seat. As Camille said, this place has a reputation for good, relatively inexpensive drinks, and everyone around Tsutomu and his friends were boisterous with cylindrical containers of liquor in their hands. There were few customers who hadn't ordered booze, except for them.


'A newcomer has joined the PT. Can't start without a welcome drink, can we?
I'm sure you just want a drink.


　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for. It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends and family. But the meeting was over. Tsutomu didn't particularly dislike alcohol, so he called the waiter and ordered a black barley wine.

　You will find that you will be able to get more and more of the strongest liquor, while Garum ordered a barley wine. Even though tomorrow is a holiday, Tsutomu wanted to avoid a hangover, but he took a sip of the black barley wine that was brought to him immediately. The barley wine was cooled by the magic tool. The faint bitterness that lingers in your throat as it moistens your dry throat. Tsutomu couldn't help but gasp.

　Two hours later, he is drunk and unconscious. Two hours later, Tsutomu left the barrel hat pavilion with Camille on his back and the most expensive bottle she had bought for him.


''Why did this guy ask for a bottle of alcohol when he's so weak...''
'I took a swig of the dwarf's favourite drink. It's not unreasonable.
Don't let me die of alcoholism, for heaven's sake.
Is it...?


　Garum, who has a white face despite having drunk quite a bit, dog-ears and tilts his head at the first word he hears. Tsutomu replied with fluffy awareness.


''High alcohol content is hard on the liver, so chugging it down is not legal.
Hmm, yeah.


　Garum concluded that Tsutomu was drunk, too, and Garum carried Camille back on his back, which was occasionally aching as he countered.


It's a good idea to have a good time. It's a good idea to have a good time with them.
Oh. Okay.


　He had to tell the forest apothecary and the shop he regularly went to for equipment inspections that his regular leave had changed. Tsutomu was grateful to Garum for agreeing to this, but covered Camille's face with a bag of vomit, which she was about to throw up.


　--Oooh--


　The next day. If they were going to go around the shop anyway, they wanted to redeem the magic stones during that time, so Tsutomu had come to the magic stone redemption office of the victorious dwarf girl with Garum. Tsutomu watched the man, still strong as ever, carrying a crate while raising his voice, and headed to the end of the reception area where some people were lined up.

　Thanks to the medicine that Garum gave him, Tsutomu's hangover look has been lifted somewhat, and he starts fishing through his magic bag and pulling out a bag of magic stones before his turn comes. The searchers waiting their turn to look at him quizzically, but Tsutomu didn't pay any attention to them.

　The dwarf girl who saw Tsutomu's face when her turn came around looked at her as if she were a lowly person. With eyes that were so cold that if Garum wasn't there, he would probably eat her out of the gate, Tsutomu asked her to purchase the magic stone while breaking out in a cold sweat.


''The small one is that, the big one is here.


　I'm not sure if it's because she considers it work, but her attitude is as if she's dealing with dirt. Tsutomu didn't seem bothered by this attitude and began to fill the vat of water with the small magical stones that he had previously prepared.

　As he was working, Garum was beckoned to by a dwarven girl.


''Garum. You should think about socializing with people. You'll be treated like one too.
'That article is a fabrication. Don't dance with it.
Fake?　But I've checked with the explorers who come here and they all say it's the right thing to do. And he's doing what he does because he has a bad personality, right?
'It's true that Amy clung to Tsutomu in the guild and begged for forgiveness, but the facts have been twisted with a malicious view. If there were any secrets that Amy would be forced to obey if she knew in the first place, I'd be the first to find out and make her quit the guild staff.
''Well that could certainly be true!
I'll be there as soon as I can because there are people behind me.


　After making quick work of delivering the rubbish and small magic stones, Tsutomu placed some large magic stones on the counter and tugged on the arm of the biting Garum. I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more information on this topic.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a good deal more than one for your own personal use. I've been to the dry cleaners, but they didn't give Tsutomu any welcoming glances. Every time he goes there, Garum shelters him, so Tsutomu pulls him back and leaves the store.

　The moment the green potion is sold out, the forest apothecary is almost empty. Tsutomu took a deep breath to calm down in front of the empty shop and then opened the door of the forest apothecary.

　When Tsutomu went to the counter and rang the doorbell, he heard the usual croaky voice, and with the sound of a wand being used, an old woman, an elf, came out. Tsutomu was prepared for the old lady to give him that look, but she looked at him with her usual reassuring smile.


'Oh dear, you're Tsutomu, aren't you?　I was surprised to see a familiar face in the paper!　It's pretty crazy out there, huh?　That's a tough one.
Yeah, yeah. Yes.
Well. It'll blow over soon enough. Until then, just act like it's nothing. And then what?　It's still the blue potion today, right?　I put a lot of pressure on it.


　Tsutomu's throat trembled involuntarily as the old lady started to prepare the blue potion with a smile, and he cried out. Tsutomu nodded at the old lady's words and looked down, hastily brushing the drops from his eyes.

　The clerk at the inn where he had been staying for nearly a month, as well as those at the shop he had been going to, had looked at him somewhat disdainfully, or as if they wanted him to stay out of it. It's true that Tsutomu knew that he didn't want anyone with such a bad reputation to use the store. However, being looked at in that way by people with whom he had exchanged quite a few words with in the past, Tsutomu was secretly hurt, even if he did not show it on his face.

　The old woman looked at him and patted him on the head, looking at him with tender eyes. The old woman's warm hands nearly destroyed his tears, but he managed to stay on and gently brushed her hand away. Tsutomu's ears turned red, and the old lady told him to cheer up.


That article was a bunch of bullshit anyway, right?　You'd know that by the look on Amy's face.
'Oh, did Amy come here?'
They came in the last time to see the price of the blue potion. I heard you bragging about Tsutomu to the point where I got calluses in my ears. And I know you're not the kind of girl who would do such a thing. What are the thoughts of the Solit Company?
Yeah. That's absolutely right.


　Tsutomu, who was mildly embarrassed by Garum's nodding, lightly kicked him in the leg without saying a word. The old lady held her mouth to hold back her laughter as Garum retracted his kicked leg and turned a puzzled gaze on Tsutomu.


''Actually, I had to remove Amy-san from the PT because of this commotion. With that, our regular closing days will be changed and the day we stock up on blue potions will change. From now on, I think we'll be visiting on Saturdays.


　The old lady sat down in her chair and leaned against Tsutomu, who spoke up quickly to mend his upset, with a slender look in his eyes. The old chair squeaks and shakes.


'Yes, it does. You're as fine as ever, Tsutomu.
'I hear blue potions don't sell very well, so I'm sure you'll be careful about production, and that's a natural consideration. Then I'll come back. I'll bring the magic stones on Saturday.
I love you. Here, I'll give you something to chew on. It's a prototype.
Thank you very much.


　After being handed three green candy balls, Tsutomu bowed and left the forest apothecary. Tsutomu blew a breath of air to cool the corners of his reddened eyes as he basked in the sunlight.


I used to think of him as a quiet person, but he talks a lot. And isn't he a wonderful man of wisdom!
'Garm. You're breathing too loud.
..........


　Tsutomu crisply told Garum, who was frothing at the old lady's mannerisms, and headed to the magic stone exchange office with a light step. The dwarf's gaze was cold, but as far as the appraisal of the magic stone was concerned, she settled on a price that was not particularly acceptable or unreasonable.