Tsutomu was only able to narrow down the number of potential clan members to eight after all, so he decided to meet with all of them, although there were two more. He met up with them at a suitable restaurant, and after deciding on one person per day, Tsutomu talked with them carefully.

　However, many of them knew that the other party was also probing them, and many of them responded in a safe manner. Then he finished talking to the four tank jobs.





　Tsutomu had been bothered by meeting the super-confident holy knight since day one, but now that he thought about it, he was beginning to think that guy might be good. He wondered if he had any quirks because of his competence, but that kind of thing happened all the time in the game as well.

　Besides, the other tank applicants showed signs of being attracted to some famous clan member. It is true that the clan members of the infinite circle are now all well known, plus Garum and Amy come in. So he seemed to have a sense of awareness that if he could make it into the second army, he would be fine.

　Tsutomu defeated the fire dragons with a PT that introduced three different roles, and with the success of Garum, who was reflected in the divine table, the concept of a tank rapidly spread. By stopping the disposable healers and adopting knightly tank positions, the battle strategy of stabilizing the battle has become the current fad.

　Tank positions, which used to be limited to carrying luggage, are now taking advantage of this opportunity and moving into the PT. But there are still some people who feel uncomfortable with the attacker, and the tanks we talked to seemed to be feeling the same way.

　However, the holy knight who had been blown away from the beginning had no such feelings. Tsutomu thought that it would be possible to include him in the clan where the tank jobs were huddled together because he couldn't bear to carry the baggage, and he was making a living by getting articles published in the newspaper like a labyrinth maniac.

　As for the praying man, it was soon decided. A prayer woman who was a member of the clan called the Wings of the White Striking. He felt that she was the most skilled when he saw her at the shrine table, and when he spoke to her, she had a mature personality and didn't have any problems, so he made his decision immediately.

　And today was the last candidate to meet up with her at a coffee shop that was popular with the people. When Tsutomu headed out of the Clan House, she was already waiting for him at the meeting place.

　She was a former member of Amira's clan, a spiritist woman. Her long, glossy green hair was not as long as Amira's, but it reached below her shoulders. It's a good idea to have the same length as Amira, if only the top part of her hair is not tied up and adjusted for length.


''Nice to meet you. I'm Tsutomu. Nice to meet you today.''
Nice to meet you. My name is Leleia. It's nice to meet you today.


　And from the green scales on the back of his hands and neck, there is no doubt that he is a dragon man. Although I had looked up her appearance characteristics in the preliminary materials, I can still feel some similarities with Amira. I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.

　The atmosphere is polite, and she appears to be an ordinary woman. Her face looks very serious and her expression is somewhat hard. However, she is young at 17, one year older than Amira.


(Come to think of it, there are only young people in our clan.)


　With the exception of Diniel, Daryl and Amira are sixteen and Hannah is seventeen. Garum and Amy are also younger than Tsutomu, so if you leave out the exception of the elf, Tsutomu is the oldest.

　After ordering a drink, Tsutomu took out a document from his magic bag and proceeded to talk about it while looking through it again. After asking him about the spiritist and the highest attainment level, he got down to business.


''Leleia-san has already joined Aldoret Crow's second army, right?　I think you have room to grow from that level, and I think you can aim for the first team, but why did you apply to join the Infinite Circle this time?
''The main reason is the seventy level attack. After seeing that battle on the divine platform, I was convinced that the Infinite Circle would eventually become the best clan.
Okay.


　There is no sign of lying to Leleia, who said it with a crisp expression like a knight. Even in the character evaluations that the guild was examining beforehand, she was described as having a very serious personality. In fact, even when watching her on the divine table, her polite language and mannerisms were characteristic.


''It seems that you were previously in the clan that Amira founded.


　Leleia's thin eyebrows twitched at Tsutomu's words, but she quickly returned the words.


'Yes. 'Yes, but,'


　At the mention of Amira's name, there was a little bit of disgust in Leleia's eyes. Tsutomu noticed this and wondered what to do about it. If he only looked at his abilities, he was a good person to have immediately. However, it would be troublesome to get into a tussle with Amira.


''I'd like to ask you a few questions about what happened then.
"...he was strong. But he wasn't the one who stood on top. That's all I'm saying. You know that he was disbanded.
Yes, sir.
'I don't have very good feelings for her, but it's a minor issue if she can get into your clan. Even if we ended up in the same PT, I would never have a problem with her.
'I see. Now, at Aldoret Crow--


　After that, Tsutomu continued to talk to the serious Leleia with small talk, and after three hours, they parted ways.


　--Oooh--


　Since then Tsutomu has been busy adjusting the measurements of equipment and making preparations, answering interviews and deciding to hire additional servants with Oli. In the meantime, Amira was training with Camille and Daryl was training with Garum.

　Garum was instructing Daryl with the intention of retraining him after his abomination at the 70th level, but his movements were surprisingly good. Seeing that his face was better than before and he was already fully recovered, Garum was beaten to death.

　And when they were about to cut off the basic practice of running and skill manipulation and dive into the dungeon. A familiar voice was approaching them.


''Since we've been practicing so much, you should listen to my selfishness a little.
You are a pain in the ass.


　It was Camille with a troubled look on her face and Amira with a look of dislike for her. When the two of them stand side by side, their appearance doesn't change much, and it's easy to see that they are father and son. And when Camille noticed them and spoke lightly, her eyes lit up when she heard that they were going to dive into the dungeon.


'Just as well. We were planning to dive as well. If you'd like, you can dive with us.
'By all means, please. Then I'd like to have one more healer.
Yeah. I'll bring one of them over.


　After saying that, Camille begins to look for the guild staff who are taking their time. After a little while, Camille brought a receptionist white mage who flew in after hearing that Daryl was there. The five of them then formed a PT and headed to the volcano hierarchy.


''Daryl-kun. It's nice to meet you.
Yes, sir!　Best regards!
Okay. You're overreacting.


　Amira looks stupidly at Daryl, who is horrified to be greeted by the guild leader, Camille. The beautiful receptionist then addresses them with a bitter smile.


'I've never teamed up with you two before, so let's have a little meeting.


　The receptionist, who was to take on the healer, gathered Daryl and Amira to begin the meeting. After a brief discussion about what to do when someone dies and the type of support to put on them, the five of them decided to level up and collect materials at the 63rd level.

　It's been a long time since a five-man PT, and since it's a situation where both of them have a master, Amira and Daryl are fully motivated. Camille, who hasn't hid in a dungeon with her daughter for a long time, is enthusiastic, and Garum is as calm as ever. The receptionist is smiling at the guild leader who is extremely enthusiastic. While chatting lightly, the five of them moved to the 63rd level with a magic circle.

　Then they hid in the dungeon for a while, killing monsters and digging for ore to collect materials. Camille can use Consciousness Dragonization and has skills, so she's completely superior to Amira. Garum is a knight, so unlike Daryl, he can move lightly, and he also has experience in forcing himself to be an attacker, so he can be flexible.

　Camille and Garum's moves will be a good reference point for both of them, and they are lucky to have been able to form this PT. However, Daryl and Amira had a subtle expression on their faces during the battle.

　A support skill that occasionally cut off. A skill misfire to a monster to a medic that never came. The various problems, especially from Daryl's point of view, were felt by the healer's receptionist. After the battle was over, while Daryl was debating whether or not to say this, Amira said matter-of-factly.


''I guess Tutum's more swell after all.
''I can't bear to be compared to that one. What could have gone wrong?


　The receptionist looked troubled by these words, then asked Amira. Then she replied, leaning with her arm on the hilt of the great sword she had stabbed into the ground.


''Um, the blue one. It's a pain in the ass when it's off. It's because every time it's cut, the sensation changes.
Haste. All right. I'll try not to cut it up. But I wish you'd try to be a little better at it, Amelia. It's hard to keep her running around like that.
'What?　Is that right?


　The receptionist frowned a bit at Amira's reply with a hidden brow.


It's easy to match up with the guild leader and Garum because they've teamed up many times, but this is the first time I've teamed up with you in the first place, so it's not surprising that it doesn't work out. I'll try to match up with them, but I need you to do the same.
Well, what can we do about it?　Discretion. Then the dragonization--
I can't do that. I can't do that trick of hitting them in the middle of a fight.


　Tsutomu hit the medic in battle to release Amira's dragonization, but that was difficult to replicate without a medic to place and the ability to read where he was going to act. Perhaps the receptionist could also manage to hit it if she concentrated, but it was impossible to do it single-handedly during battle. So Amira, who still couldn't deactivate the dragonization by herself, would find it difficult to operate the dragonization without Tsutomu.

　After that, the receptionist, who had talked with Amira and made her aware of matching her movements, turned back to Daryl with a bit of a wince. She had been curious about him behind Garum for a long time, and she's become a fan after seeing him in action after entering the infinite circle. So it was nice for her to be able to PT with Daryl.


'Daryl, what do you have in store for me?'
Well, is that all of it?
..........


　The receptionist, who asked in a catty voice, couldn't help but freeze her expression at Daryl's scathing reply. Daryl, who was looking at the froze receptionist curiously, changed his face as soon as he recognized the words he had unconsciously said.


''Ah!　Excuse me!　I'm sorry!　I've said too much!
Oh, all of them. Haha. All of it, huh?


　Daryl desperately apologizes to the receptionist, who sounds like a cripple. Then the receptionist comes to her senses more and more each time Daryl calls her.


'I don't know if this is your first time!
Oh, really?
'Yes!　And I wanted to practice too, so it's just perfect for me!
'Yeah, that's because I'm weak and it gives me practice...'
'No, no, no!　No, I'm not!　That's what you said before.　I've been doing things the way I want them to be done.　I'll match this one too!
Choose your words a little...


　Seeing Daryl turn to follow up in a hurry, Garum let out a sigh with a look of relief. The receptionist's mentality then managed to recover and the search continued.


''It would be helpful if you could give me a medic when you can afford it.
Okay.


　Although the receptionist is also retired once, she has been in a clan that had broken through the shell club and has reached level 70. I'm sure you'll be able to get used to this PT's support recovery as you progressively go through the battles.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out the exact number of seconds left of your support skills, as well as manage the hate and give instructions, just like Tsutomu did. The two tanks are excellent this time around, so they don't have to take on too much of a deep hand, but if one of them collapses, the healers will instantly be unable to catch up.


Defensive.


　Daryl had been standing around the same way as Garum until now, but lately he had begun to use more and more of his heavy knight-specific skills. Amira has also started to actively use her skills after seeing the Great Swordsman of the Golden Research.

　And the two of them were working hard to somehow work with the receptionist, the first healer to team up with her. Daryl has started to think for himself as well as others' instructions, and his ability to make it happen is gradually taking shape. Amira hadn't been trying to fit in with anyone else before, so she was doing her best, although she was looking very uncool.

　In the past, Amira would never have tried to match up with an ally, but now she is trying to somehow match her movements with the receptionist she has never met before. In the infinite circle, Tsutomu was not very good at matching his movements with his allies because he matched them on his own, but Camille was a little tearful when she saw the scene.


'I guess we can't be too gloomy about it.
Yes.


　Garum nodded at Camille's words. Daryl had finished absorbing Garum's standing and now he was trying to find his own way around, trial and error. This made Garum feel lonely for a moment, like a child had left the nest, but he tapped the ground with his tail as he quickly switched.