Tsutomu walked around the large guild quarters, even as he checked the room number that the deputy guild leader had given him. Then he found Amy's room number and after checking it twice he rang the doorbell.


''Oops!　Hurry up and get in here!


　Amy's voice, a little accusing, could be heard below Tsutomu from within the door. When Tsutomu pulled the door, wondering if the deputy guild leader had told him in advance, it opened easily and was not even locked. The structure of the room is the same as Garum's, so Tsutomu went to the living room first.


Dini-chan oso.........


　Amy, wearing a loose nightgown, turns around with a smile on her face as she places the cup on the desk, bringing Tsutomu into view and making his face harden. Then she backs away, holding the empty cup she had left on the desk.


'Yeah!　How could it be Tutu?
'No, I came in thinking that the deputy guild leader had told me... sorry, I misunderstood.
I-I just need a second!


　Amy walked out of the living room, hiding her slightly reddened face with her hands, and went flabbergasted into her room. The sound of cloths scraping against each other as if they were hurriedly changing clothes enters Tsutomu's ears.

　Then Tsutomu had to wait for a while and by the time he thought it was getting hard for him to stand up, Amy came back in pretty clothes for her age. Amy looked awkward, paying off her white bangs with one hand as if she was worried about them.


'Well, maybe your friends are coming over, right?　Then I'll come back tomorrow myself.
..........She's pretty fast-paced, so it's fine. She won't be here for a while.


　Amy sat down across the desk from her friend with a look on her face that reminded her of her friend, so Tsutomu sat down as well. After taking a break from sitting on his knees as if to relieve the fatigue in his legs, Tsutomu spoke to Amy, who was sitting as a girl.


'It feels like it's been quite a while,'
Well yes. Exactly a week?　Is that about right?
'Huh?　It's not like that, relatively speaking. Oh, well, let me get to the point. I'm going to have an interview with Solit Co. I'd like to ask you to accompany me for the interview, so I came to ask about your schedule.


　Tsutomu got right down to business, trying to get to the point of asking about the plans as soon as possible, since he didn't want Amy's friends to arrive on the way. Amy looked at Tsutomu's haste and the fact that she was the only one to be named after him, as if salt had been applied to the wound.


''Both the guild leader and Garum call you by your name, but you're calling me by my name. ........Well, that's true. I'm not a member of the PT anymore, you know. And I already have a guild leader.


　Amy mumbled the latter part in a small voice that seemed to disappear. Tsutomu tilted his head, unable to catch the latter part of the voice.


'I'm not sure, but if I'm allowed to call you out, I will. So, how's your schedule going?
Well I'm always free. I'm free.
'I see. Well, how about two nights from now?
You said it was free. I'm available. I'd rather...


　Amy replied as if it didn't matter to her about that, then she tipped her wilted white cat ears back. Then she looked around as if lost in the placement of her eyes, and then quickly bowed her head.


'Tutum. I'm sorry. I've wanted to apologize for so long.
..........
'I rode into Sollitte's and got caught, and then it was blamed on Tsutomu. I'm so sorry I did something on my own and got Tsutomu involved.
Okay.


　When Amy raised her head, she saw Tsutomu nodding with a supremely serious face. His gaze wasn't as inorganic as it had been at the Shell Club, but it wasn't a gentle stare either. Amy looked down as if she had made up her mind.


''You can be more angry. You can hit me. You can kick me if you want; I'll tell the guild about the PT contract, of course, and I'll cancel it. I'll give you all the money too. You can tell the guild staff to quit. If you want me out of your sight, I'll go away. And then, and then....
"Amy,


　Tsutomu called out to discipline Amy as she began to slink around as if looking for something else to do. Amy's shoulders jumped and she looked at Tsutomu with a frightened upward glance. Tsutomu smiled to reassure her.


''You're already sorry enough, aren't you?　Then there's no need for any punishment.
Why?　It's my fault Tsutomu is being treated like a criminal!　It's my fault and I have to be punished for it!
'That said, it's okay, because it's already been confirmed that it will be corrected as far as that Solitte article is concerned. Besides, I don't feel comfortable complaining about the failures of a child four years younger than me.
"...what?　Four years old...?
'Oh, I'm twenty-two this year. Amy is eighteen, right?
'Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!　Tutom is older than you?
'Something Garum and Camille said to me, but I don't know if I look that young. I don't look too young, though.


　Amy's expression changed and she was surprised, and Tsutomu confidently put a hand to her head. Amy, who had warped her body in surprise for a while, revived from her surprise and leaned forward with a bang on the desk.


'That's not what I meant!　I need something to make me feel better!　Come on, you can hit me!　Bang, bang, bang!
'You're going to hit me... hmmm... yes. Oh, the last contract is still in effect, isn't it?　Then I'll use that now, too.
'Yeah, yeah!　If there's anything I can do ... nah, anything at all!


　Amy said and gulped her eyes away. Tsutomu leaned forward on his desk, smiling bitterly at his plump and trembling shoulders. Amy could tell by the sound that Tsutomu had moved, and she stiffened and pounded herself up. She waited for him to act.


'Tei.'


　A light deco pin hit Amy with a pop. Amy cracks up and blinks her eyes at the light impact she wasn't expecting. Tsutomu, who has regained the body he was riding on, looks her in the eye and declares, "Amy is with me and Garum again.


'Amy, you must form a PT with me and Garum again and defeat the fire dragon. That's my request. What do you think?
What's that?
'No, of course Camille was good too, right?　It still doesn't feel right if it's not Amy. I've been using an attacker with a lot of hands, so I'm not used to managing Camille's hate, which is heavy in blows. Oh, and I don't want to end up not being able to try the strategy I had in mind for Amy. If it's okay with Amy, let's make a PT again. After the Solit Company interview is over.


　To Tsutomu, who began to talk flippantly about the dungeon in an unconcerned manner, Amy laughed a little bit and then her expression quickly dropped.


''........impossible. Even the head of the guild took eight hours to get there, right?　I'm not strong enough.
'What?　Oh no. I do think Camille has more firepower than me, but I goofed off a bit early on.
Gudas, huh?
'Oh, Amy didn't see the first one from the beginning?　The first fire dragon's roar made Camille lose her will to fight. That's a big reason why it took so long.
What?　The Guild Master losing his will to fight?　That man!
'I was surprised myself, too. I thought he had a lot of confidence. I'm glad that he came back to work afterwards, but I thought he might lose the will to fight if he attacked me again, so I told him not to.
'....Oh yeah. No, but it's still impossible for me to do it. I can't do it.
It's all good!
'No!　So I can't!


　A rather bossy Tsutomu sends crude words of encouragement to Amy, but she denies them with a wave of her hands. Tsutomu crossed his arms as if troubled by the situation.


'Hmm. But I think it's a good PT. Besides, it looks like we'll have already completed the contract once the Solit company matter settles down, and I'd like to break through at least the fire dragon together before then. It's the first PT you put together for me, so I have some feelings for it...


　Amy clenched both fists as Tsutomu crossed his arms and snarled. Amy was well aware of that. She saw Camille fighting the fire dragon and how much she wanted to replace her.

　When she and Tsutomu had first formed a PT, Amy had felt the worst inside. A stodgy garum to babysit the lucky one. Disgusted, she reluctantly obeyed the guild leader's orders and formed a PT. However, that perception began to change after the 20th level.

　Tsutomu's proposed battle plan. Amy thought that the battle, which was divided into the roles of attacker, tank and healer, was meaningless at first. However, Garum, the tank, who doesn't fall at all even when he's attacked by monsters, and Tsutomu, the healer, who doesn't lose his recovery and support skills. And the exhilaration of reaping the monsters one-sidedly with the light body that was given the support skills.

　When she finally managed to capture the insurmountable wall of the Shell Crab with room to spare, Amy was humming and giggling after she left. Then she was able to defeat the Shell Crab once more, and she was beginning to get a sense of the role of the attacker Tsutomu was talking about.

　He would kill the monsters that were aiming at Garum one by one, giving them priority. He moved with awareness of Tsutomu's support and recovery skills and stopped the attack before he was warned by Tsutomu. She found joy in doing her part and in being praised by Tsutomu.

　Amy thought from the bottom of her heart that this PT might really be able to defeat even a fire dragon.


''I think...''
Hmm?
'I too ... think it's a good PT!　I'm finally figuring out how to fight the Twombs!　Garum is getting kind of strong, and I'm getting stronger too!　I'm getting better at adapting to Tutom's skills, and I'm getting to know Hate better and better!　It's just the beginning!　But ... I've caused you a lot of trouble, and besides, the head of the guild.
No, Camille had nothing to do with it.
'There is!　That was so awesome!　I couldn't have done it on my head!　Then you have to give up!　And Garum definitely thinks the guild leader is a better choice!　Even Tsutomu is really better than the guild leader, right!
'No, if anything, I'd rather be Amy.


　She crunches her mouth, but no words come out as Tsutomu answers Amy's question immediately. Tsutomu puts his hand to his chin and starts to speak.


'Camille's dragonization is definitely appealing, but it's exhausting for us to adjust. Plus, it takes up a lot of time thinking about mistakes, so we don't have the luxury of mental strength and hate management. But it's only been a week since we started working together, so it can't be helped. Compared to that, Amy has been working with me for a long time, so she's been able to adapt to me pretty well. And she has plenty of firepower. Amy's light weight and light weight make it easier to hit the vital points.
'But... but... but...'
Amy, you're not inadequate at all. So let's make a PT again. Oh, and Garum is also nervous about Camille because of the hierarchical relationship, so he feels more comfortable arguing with Amy, isn't he?


　Tsutomu's hand is held out to me. Tears dripped from Amy's eyes as she stared at it, falling to the floor. She went to beat up on Solit Co. to further damage Tsutomu's reputation. By the time he was released, Camille had joined Tsutomu's PT, and a few days later, he defeated the fire dragon. He thought he was no longer needed.

　But he has forgiven her and is reaching out to her, saying he still needs her even more. Amy was so moved that she jumped over the desk and hugged Tsutomu.

　Tsutomu jumps at her and catches her by surprise, pulling her face away. Burying her face in her chest, Amy began to cry.


'Oh my God!　No, I'm not going to go through with it.　I knew you'd say that!
I don't think so.


　Smiling, Tsutomu pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket and gently wiped Amy's tears away as he smiled at her. Amy squinted her eyes ticklishly as she continued to speak.


'Gee, the guild leader says I'm better off!
The first one is "Hmm, well, ideally, I'd like to have both. Both of them have high AGI (agility), so I think they can avoid monster attacks to some extent, and Garum can make that easier. Ah, but I'm not sure which one to put on Haste. When in the dragonized state, I'll give Camille priority--
...stupid!


　Amy looked up at Tsutomu, who was still talking about PT, with tear-stained eyes, and pulled his cheek to the side with both hands.


'Just me, right~?　I'm better than the guild leader, right~?
It's between us!


　Amy pinches his cheek lightly as she sits on Tsutomu's chest. She tugged on Tsutomu's cheek for a while with her usual sunny smile.


(.........what am I doing?)


　Amy is frolicking in the air, picking the man's cheeks. Her best friend, Diniel the Elf, who had been called out by her, was waiting behind the door, unable to get out when she saw her. She sighed inwardly as she shook her gold ponytail that was tucked behind her.