Mmm-hmm.


　The day after breaking through the seventy levels. Hannah, who has woken up early in the morning and is sitting on the sofa, is looking through the dungeon newspaper that Oli bought with a disheveled look on her face. She doesn't usually look at newspapers, but the reason she's bothering to look at it is because her picture is on the front page.

　When Tsutomu came down from the second floor to see Hanna, who was grinning as she quickly read through three different newspapers, he looked at Oli. Then she chuckled and shook her head.


'It's going to be like that for another hour.'
Haha, I see.


　Tsutomu laughs a little dismissively and takes the cup of orange juice from her. Then Hanna noticed Tsutomu and approached him with a pleasant expression on her face, picking up the newspaper.


'Kukkuu. Master!　The strongest evasive tank in the world!　That's it!
'Yes, yes. Great, great, great.


　Hannah is completely ecstatic as she comes all the way over to Tsutomu and unrolls the newspaper with a bang and a smile on her face. Tsutomu patted Hannah on the head as if to taunt her, but she looked even happier.


''You can give me more praise!


　Then Hannah stood tall and slid her head into her hands as she looked up at me with her sparkling eyes.


'Well, I think you've done well. Good job.
'Right!　I did my best!
Hey, boy.


　After complimenting Hannah for a while as she looked loose from being stroked on the head, Tsutomu removed his hand from her head and sat down on the couch himself with a cup. Hannah looked a little disappointed, but as soon as Tsutomu started to look through the dungeon newspaper, she sat down right next to him and peeked at it.


(That's really a sticky note.)


　The articles are full of praise for her, so much so that it's easy to understand why Hanna is so giddy about it. The reporter who had been treating her as a burden is now also in a state of shock. Tsutomu is troubled by the regressed Hanna, who sometimes points at articles and demands praise, but he praises her, saying it's okay for now.


(Oh, someone's noticed. (Quirky.)


　Hannah was the most common name in the articles this time, followed by Diniel and Tsutomu. Some of the articles discussed why Tsutomu was able to survive and mentioned Daryl's absence at the end of the game. It was written that Amira's transformation into a dragon was somehow different as well, and Tsutomu continued to read the newspaper, impressed with how well he was looking at it.

　Then Tsutomu used scissors to cut out the photos and helpful articles taken by the Solit company and organize them for the review meeting to be held later.


''Ah. Are you going to hang them in your room, perhaps?
'No, no. It's a reference for a review meeting.
Oh, wow.


　Hanna's head is completely in the clouds after being lifted up by the newspaper article, and Tsutomu goes about his work, wondering if he is okay. Nevertheless, in this world, the influence of the divine table and the newspaper, which is the entertainment of the people, is great, and if they become famous, they have the power to change the whole world around them. It couldn't help that Hanna was in this situation.

　In fact, Tsutomu was also hurt by the fortunate person fiasco, and Alma was a changed person. Even Lorena, the Silver Beast, had been lifted up by the fire dragon breakthrough and part of her was in good shape. The power of the newspapers is so great that maybe Hannah could end up like Alma.


(I'll have to make sure to say that in my review.)


　Tsutomu took one look at Hannah, who was in a good mood, and then moved to the dining room table when he saw everyone coming down one by one to eat breakfast. Then Oli brought the food to the table one by one and breakfast was served.

　Tsutomu clasped his hands together and then proceeded to eat a mouthful of butter and honey-soaked toast, neutralizing the sweetness with milk. Daryl seems to be completely energized and proceeds to eat at his usual pace, and Amira isn't letting him down either.

　After finishing breakfast, Hannah, who had a hand full of newspapers, approached Diniel, who looked sleepy and dazed.


'There's a lot of Diniel in it too!
Yes.
This is so cool!


　Hannah hands the various newspapers to Diniel, who nods curiously as he shows them to her. Daryl finds himself pointed out in the newspaper article and his mouth tightens as if to brace himself. Amira only glanced at it, as if she wasn't truly interested, and put it on the desk.

　Tsutomu approached her and spoke to her secretly.


I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. I'm sure you'll appreciate it.
'Oh?　You didn't say anything. What did I do?
Daryl, didn't you just cheer me up?
I don't know.


　Amira stared at Tsutomu annoyingly before looking away. Nevertheless, Tsutomu had seen the scene of her encouraging Daryl on the second platform, so he knew all about it.


'Keep up the good work,'
What?　Why do I have to take care of that guy? It's up to the clan leader, Tsutomu.
Oh, come on, don't be such a pussy.
You look like you really want to punch me in the face, man.


　Tsutomu quickly moved away from Amira, who clenched her fists with a simmering face, and told everyone about his plans for today. Today, he's taking a break from dungeon attack and has free time in the morning. In the afternoon, he will be interviewed by the newspaper, and then he will also head to his sponsor, Doren Workshop.


''Don't worry, you won't be able to go in on your day off today,''
Good.


　Diniel closed his eyes in relief. Then he took the plate with the sweets Oli had made on it and a drink and went back to his room, shaking his golden ponytail.


''Then I'm off to the dungeon!　What about you, Mr. Tsutomu?
Tsutomu. Come join us for practice.
'Oh!　I want to go too.
All right, all right. So, the four of us should go together.


　Tsutomu soothed the three of them as they approached him cheerfully, and after getting ready, he headed to the guild.


　--Oooh--


'Oh!　Is that snow?!


　After that, when the four of them dived into the seventy-one levels, Hannah was amazed at the white expanse of the landscape and seemed to be enjoying herself when she grabbed the snow. The area near the labyrinth city rarely got snow even in winter, and the last time it was observed was about twenty years ago. Hannah was from a village near the labyrinth city, so naturally this was the first time she had actually seen snow.


''Well, it's cold.''


　But after a while, Hannah's body shook and she spread the blue wings on her back to cover her two arms. It was a change from the volcanic hierarchy to the snowfield hierarchy, where the temperature was lower and snow was falling on the ground. Hannah, who was dressed in what looked like an ethnic costume, naturally looked cold.


'But if I move, I'll get warm!　That's how we did it in the village in the winter!
No, I think you'll freeze to death in that outfit in the snow. Put this on.
Thank you...


　Tsutomu handed Hannah a thick coat he had bought during his clothes shopping spree and she took it with trembling hands and quickly put it on. Tsutomu walked behind Daryl and opened the heavy armor's refill tube and fed in a neatly shaved and processed fire magic stone.

　After a few moments, Daryl's armor began to heat up and Hannah and Amira noticed it and quickly approached him. Daryl has an ambiguous look on his face as the two of them seem as if they are hitting a bonfire.


I'm sure you'll find that the snowfield hierarchy is just as important as the volcanoes, so it's hard to dive for a while. And Daryl's heavy armor also needs to be improved.
Oops....
We need to take care of Amira.
Yeah.


　That being said, Amira put her hand on the leather armor she wore herself. She looked a little sad, as she had been using the red leather armor all this time. Tsutomu looked at her and thought for a bit before casing the seventy-one levels and finishing his dungeon exploration.

　After that, he was interviewed by three newspapers. Taking Diniel, who was being forced by Oli to dress up in clothes at the Clan House, Tsutomu went to the Sollit headquarters where the three companies were gathered. Hannah also had her hair done up a bit after returning to the Clan House, but the other three stayed the same.

　The five of them took a seat in one of the rooms prepared at the headquarters, and when the joint interview of the three companies began, Hannah was still the most targeted person. Hannah, who was the least known in the infinite circle and was not expected to be at all, was the one who had performed a match against Mount Golem yesterday. It was only natural that questions would be asked of her with so little information.


''I heard that Hannah-san is in the role of an avoidance tank, do you have any thoughts about performing that role?
That's right. That's right!　I've been thinking about anticipating the monster's movements lately!
'I see!　You did a great job against Mount Golem yesterday!　I certainly wouldn't be able to make a move like that without anticipation!
Is that so?　Thank you!


　After that, Hanna was asked more and more questions and was yelled at more and more often, and she became more and more talkative. Hanna has been interviewed before, but that's just as an attacker. This is the first time she's been interviewed as a main character, and she looks happy to be interviewed. Tsutomu was worried about whether or not he was going to be able to handle the situation.

　Tsutomu was also worried about the "Live Dungeon! I once felt good about being pulled up by those around me because I was a famous white mage in I was happy to be chosen as the MVP in the MVP voting held after a dungeon attack, and there were countless times when people commented on how good I was at forming a PT in the chat room or on the message board, and I smiled at them.

　However, I've had some painful experiences when I got too excited about it. In fact, at one point Tsutomu got carried away with it and went on about his own fighting style and tactics, only to be trounced by a white mage player in a raid, losing to the same white mage and even getting MVP, and getting beaten to a pulp.


(I wonder if Alma was like this, too.)


　Alma, who was in the newspapers at a tremendous rate after the defeat of the fire dragon, would have been lifted up just like Hannah was now. It was similar to what Tsutomu had experienced, but there was a big difference. Tsutomu is only a game, this is reality. Like Hannah and Lorena right now, I felt like I could feel good and if I went too far, I couldn't help but feel good about myself.


Mr. Tsutomu. I would like to ask you one question.


　As Tsutomu was thinking about Hannah, who was being flooded with reporters, a female reporter from Solitte's company raised her hand and called out to her.


''Ah, yes. What is it?''
I'd like to ask you about the raise. 'I would like to ask you about the raise, because at the end of the Mount Golem, you performed a quick raise, didn't you?　What was your intention in that?


　The woman was the one who had offered an interview to Tsutomu during the Stampede battle. There was no particular hint of contempt in her gaze, and she seemed to have a genuine question in mind.


''It's--''
'It is!　It's my fault!


　Daryl, who had been answering the reporter's questions a moment ago as if he were afraid to stand next to Tsutomu, suddenly interrupted him, his voice raised. The female reporter and Tsutomu rolled their eyes. Daryl got up from his seat and crowded the female reporter.


'It was me, it was my fault. Mr. Tsutomu knew then that I wasn't good enough. That's why Mr. Tsutomu raised me!　Mr. Tsutomu isn't bad!
Oh, really?
Yes!


　The female reporter nodded her head a little red and nodded her head a little when she was approached. Hurriedly Tsutomu also got up from his seat and called out to Daryl, holding his shoulder, he huffed and pulled away from the female reporter.


''I'm sorry!''
No, no. I'm fine.


　The female reporter took a deep breath to calm down and then turned to Daryl, taking notes on a piece of white paper.


'Indeed, Daryl-san was immediately thrown to the Mounted Golem, wasn't he? Is there a reason for that?''
That's because I'm not good enough.
...I see.


　The female reporter nodded at Daryl, who said with a sinking look. Seeing Daryl's sinking she thought it was unpalatable to ask any more questions and tried to change the subject. But Tsutomu tapped Daryl's shoulder lightly and opened his mouth.


''It's okay. It's true that Daryl made a fatal mistake at the end of the day this time. But the cause of that failure is also on me, the clan leader. Besides, our Daryl is a gem that can surpass Garum, so he will be active in the future. Oh, please put that in the article.
Tutu, Mr. Tutu!


　When Tsutomu said something outrageous with a smiling face, Daryl looked at him as if he doubted his sanity. Then the female reporter nodded her head easily, as if she was paying attention to Tsutomu, and wrote it down in her article.


''Hey, what are you talking about!
No, that's actually what Garum said.
I know, I know, but...!
'Oh, I see. Then that's a story too...
You can't write it down!


　Daryl hurriedly stops the female reporter, who was elated that it would be easier to write if she had Garum's testimony, with a panicked look on her face. Tsutomu takes his gaze off of Daryl and looks at the others as well. Diniel, who was dressed up, was as self-paced as usual, and Amira was completely unchanged and responded with a cocky tone.


''Oh, I'm going to include the Doren Workshop in my article, please do me a favor.


　After that, Tsutomu continued to answer questions from the audience, including his sponsor's promotion.