It's been a week since I've been active with Amira and Hannah in the clan. The day of the end of the trial period came. When Tsutomu told them about it after he returned to the clan house from the guild, Amira looked nervous, as if she remembered it. Hannah seemed to have completely forgotten about it and looked careless.


'So, would you be willing to enroll me?
Of course!
Nice to meet you... yeah.


　Amira finally added that when Hannah gave her a sideways zit stare. Tsutomu handed them both the official clan membership application form, though he thought it would be better if he didn't go into it anymore. Since Tsutomu's signature as the clan leader had already been written, all that was left was for the two of them to sign and submit it to the guild, and they would be allowed to join the clan.

　Hannah ran through the living room while holding the form up and hailing it. Amira looked down at the form, then held it firmly in both hands and went back upstairs to her room.


(Finally.)


　Tsutomu was willing to expel Amira immediately if she behaved in a problematic manner during the past week, but for now, she was fine. Tsutomu breathed a sigh of relief that he could finally move in earnest now.


''Go ahead,''
Oh, hi.


　When Oli offered him a cup of red tea, Tsutomu took it, thanking him for his help. After sipping the slightly sour tea, Tsutomu exhaled again.

　In the past week, the Red Demon Squad has reached the seventy levels and faced the boss of the volcano. The result was annihilation. It was a safe result since Tsutomu didn't expect to be able to break through the Volcano Hierarchy Lord's Mounted Golem on his first visit.

　Aldrete Crow also reached the 70th level in the meantime, so it was aligned with the Red Demons. Although this one was also annihilated against the Mounted Golem as well, it was definitely more competitive than the Red Demon Dan. The entire attack with the magma had killed four of them at once and collapsed, but they would get used to that range attack after a few repetitions.

　In contrast, the Red Demon Clan is a clan with a two-top system of Weiss and Alma, but this time the hierarchical lord is a monster that makes it difficult for those two to play an active role. Therefore, there were many battles where they were being annihilated by one-sided mounted golems.

　Weiss has a unique skill called Phoenix Soul, which allows him to possess phoenix blessings on his weapons. Thanks to this, he can possess the fire and holy attributes on his weapons, but those attributes are difficult to use against the Volcanic Hierarchy Lord's Mounted Golem.

　It also has the ability to heal injuries in exchange for mental strength, but once the magma is consumed all over your body, it's nearly impossible to recover. Therefore, following on from the last Fire Dragon, Weiss is in a difficult position.

　Although Alma doesn't have any unique skills, the meteo from her black staff's performance boost is powerful. However, magical attacks such as Blizzard Cross are more compatible with the Mounted Golem than physical attacks such as Meteor. But in spite of that, Alma only did a series of Meteor Streams.

　It was true that Meteor Streams that dropped meteor showers were powerful, but it was difficult to be effective against a mounted golem with high physical defense. Therefore, it was better to use other magic skills, but Alma stood around and stuck to Meteor, which had become synonymous with her.

　The Red Demon Squad's PT composition is still 4 attackers and 1 healer, so unless Weiss and Alma can play an active role, they won't be able to defeat the Mounted Golem, either by changing the PT composition or by changing their battle methods. The challenge for the Red Demons will be how to get on a playing field where they can compete with the Mounted Golem.

　Tonight, those two clans would probably be diving during the night time anyway, and Tsutomu began to prepare to go outside. It was getting a little chilly, so he put on some thick clothes and Tsutomu headed to the monitor market by himself.

　There was no longer any trace of the Stampede's influence on the city, and the streets were full of normalcy. The stalls are illuminated by a number of lights. A number of monitors floating in the air. The largest of these monitors is surrounded by a large number of spectators.

　The shops near the monitors are also busy and offer various products using new materials from the volcanic hierarchy. Especially in the workshop area, the heat of the flame demon stone has risen and the material processing has been revolutionized or maybe it is even busier than usual.

　But if you head north of the labyrinth city, you can still catch a glimpse of the stampede. Also, the religious groups that are holding up the God's Dungeon Impenetrable are gaining strength thanks to the damage caused by the stampede.


(It's a good thing there wasn't too much damage, really.)


　Thanks to two advance evacuation advisories and noble barriers, human casualties were kept to a minimum, and the only people who died were those who did not follow the evacuation. It's a pity that it's only the explorers, but the dead folk have completely deserved it. The rest of the populace has such a tendency that those who went to the dungeon impenetrable religious groups were kept to a minimum. If the damage had been so great, God's dungeon might really have been sealed off by a religious group with increasing power.


(I can't wait to get home.)


　And then Tsutomu sees a young girl, the only survivor of the religious group that was trying to revive her mother, being feted and forced to make several sympathy speeches in public. Tsutomu wanted to do something about it, but the girl hated those who hadn't brought her mother back to life, and of course they hated him too, so he couldn't help himself. Tsutomu wandered around the monitor market, lightly escaping reality.

　Then Tsutomu sat down on an empty bench as he watched the Red Devil Gang on the first stand. As Tsutomu looked at the image of Alma, who was still releasing only meteoric images, a woman with long, white rabbit ears approached him.


''Ah!　It's still Mr. Tutom!　What are you doing here?
Oh, hi, Lorena. I'm on a frontline tour now.


　A dark-haired Lorena, who was moving her rabbit ears around, spoke to Tsutomu while holding a spit roast. Tsutomu looked around while returning the greeting to the slightly red-cheeked girl.


''Is Missil-san here too?''
Oh, Misir is hiding in the dungeon with someone else right now!
Could it be that you were dropped from the second team?
Shhhhhhhh... It's time to raise the other members' levels!


　Lorena sat down next to Tsutomu, puffing out her cheeks in a sour mood. Apparently, she wanted to have some time off today and had some free time on her hands.


'Then I'm glad.'
Of course not!　Because I'm the best healer right now!
Are you ... are you drunk?
'What?　I'm not drunk, okay?
Oh, I see.


　Tsutomu looked back at the monitor, wondering if she was in such good shape. Then Lorena followed suit and stared at the monitor.


''There are still a lot of attackers in the Red Demons!
Yes.
'Hmmm, Silverbeast is going to pull it out again.
''Oh, you seem to have gained a lot of confidence after breaking through the fire dragon. By the way, how far have you advanced in the hierarchy now?
'It's sixty-five levels now. That one is very strong. That one.
Bolsayer?
'Yes, sir!　Go!　What the hell is that thing?　We've been wiped out!


　The borsayer, whose name was revealed after being appraised by Amy, was a monster that looked like a combination of a loach and a catfish that could swim in magma. The Silver Beast was now in a state of distress over the borsayer.


''Isn't that sliding in cunning?　It's not going to stop anytime soon!
'Yeah. It would be easier if we had a black mage or something.
'That's right!　But Black Mage, you haven't broken through the fire dragon yet, so right now we're all working hard to level up so that we can beat the fire dragon consistently!


　Volsayers have a slimy red film on their body surface that they use as a lubricant to slide on the ground or swim in magma. It is therefore necessary to deactivate the red film.

　There are many ways to do this, but the safest way is to cool the surface of the bolthayer. It is the quickest way to do this, and the magic skills of black mages and spirit masters are the quickest way to do it.


''If we can get past the Borseyeer, Silver Beast might be able to join a major clan. I've been seeing a lot of them in the newspapers and other places lately, and I've heard the names of the clans.
'That's right!　After we defeated the fire dragon, there were a lot of interviews and stuff, it was just amazing!　I was interviewed for the first time!　Oh, but don't worry, I'm not being interviewed by Solitte!
Thank you very much. But you don't need to worry about that anymore. I don't care about Solitte anymore.
"...Huh?　Is that so?
'Yes. So please mention this to Misir.


　Tsutomu told Lorena, who tilted her head, with a smile. She looked somewhat unconvinced by his words, but quickly nodded her head.

　The two newspapers have grown up enough already, and Tsutomu has received an award and backing from the nobility for his work in the Stampede War. So he didn't feel the need to tighten up Solitte's company any more. Although it is still the largest company in terms of size, the two newspapers have also become much stronger. Tsutomu decided that if he caused further disadvantage to Sollitte, he would only be resented in vain.


I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. You know, Aldrete Crow's, Stephanie-san?　I heard that guy declare in an interview that he's going to surpass Mr. Tsutomu eventually, but what's that all about?
'Ah..... Oh, that. To be honest, I don't understand it either. But I don't think Stephanie probably has any bad intentions.
'What?　I'd rather feel bad about it!　That man, Mr. Tsutomu, taught you to be a healer!　And yet, the way you said it and the way you said it was terrible!


　He could hear what she was saying to those around her after she finished teaching Stephanie that she was finally going to get past Tsutomu. But Stephanie's words didn't seem malicious, so Tsutomu let it go if that was her motivation.

　But Lorena seemed uncomfortable with Stephanie's declaration, and her white rabbit ears twitched in a sullen manner.


'Surely Stephanie-san is a bit better at it too, though?　But I'm better at that than you are!　It's still too early to get past Mr. Tsutomu!
Well, it sure is.
'Of course!　So, I'm the one who's going to go over Mr. Tsutomu!
I'm not going to be such an easy stepping stone for you, though.
'Mmm-hmm!　It's the disciple's job to surpass the master, you know!
Good luck!


　Lorena proclaimed while lifting her chin in pride, and Tsutomu laughed lightly back at Eunice's illusions as he spoke. But actually Lorena is very good at being a healer, unlike Eunice. So it's still in the category of forgiveness even if you are on a roll.

　Although she is inferior to Stephanie in terms of simple healer ability, Lorena is better as a healer in the PT called Silver Beast. Hearing and the ability to perceive the presence of the rabbit person's strongest point, and the ability to perceive the presence of the rabbit person with agility. These two things fit the role of a healer perfectly. Especially in the field of hate management, a field that is still vaguely understood, Lorena is ahead of the other healers. It's comparable to Tsutomu's game knowledge and experience in analytical hate management.

　Lorena is an old-timer among the explorers, so she has five or six years of experience in the field. While she wasn't at the forefront of the explorers, Lorena wasn't playing around either. Those five or six years of explorer activity were not in vain.

　After that, the two of them continued to chat about each other's clan chatter, such as why the color of their hair and rabbit ears were different, and how they were able to accept child beastmen again thanks to the funds they had recently received.


''Heh.'' So Lorena-san's ears are a mutation.''
Looks like it. Well, it's just a different color.


　Basically, the beast's ears and tail were the same color as his hair, but Lorena was unusually separate in color. Lorena folded her white rabbit ears, though I would have preferred black anyway, Lorena folded her white rabbit ears.


'I'm grateful to Misir for picking me up like that. So I need to work harder for the Clan.
He may look like a disheveled uncle, but he's a good man, isn't he, Misir?
'Ohhhhh, let's say it. I'll tell Misir.
A child.


　Tsutomu prodded Lorena, who was in her twenties, pointing at him with both hands as if teasing him, and realized that he had gone a long time without looking at the monitor.


I'm not sure if it's that late. Then I'll go home.
'Oh, I'll go and show up at the clan then. Mr. Tsutomu!　You can come back to visit anytime!
I'll think about it when the Klan settles down.
You must come!


　Tsutomu waved back at Lorena as she waved him off and headed home, regretting that he hadn't been able to check the footage of the volcano.