I like that.


　As they entered the snowfield hierarchy, Diniel also wore a solid winter gear with a layer of green shirt, but she looked enviously at the fluffy earmuffs Hannah was wearing.

　The elven Diniel had long, protruding ears, so the earmuffs didn't mean much to her. However, the tips of his ears are freezing cold, so he would like something like Hannah's earmuffs.


''Well I won't know if I can make one until I hear it.
I'm cold and I'm dying.
'Oh, really?　Would you like a pocket warmer for now?
...ahhh...


　Diniel stared at Tsutomu with his usual lowered eyes and then sneezed. I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot more information on this topic.

　Inside the warmer, wrapped in pure white cloth, there are finely carved colorless magic stones and flat stretched fire magic stones, with a thin plate between them to separate them. When it was crushed and the colorless demon stone touched the fire demon stone, it was adjusted to gradually release moderate heat.

　Only a magic-using nobleman or a licensed magician can flatten and refine the magical stones. The dungeons themselves have existed in this world for hundreds of years, and the history of these dungeons is deep because of the existence of magic stones.

　However, the tools that are made from the magic stones are quite expensive. This is because the technology is monopolized by the nobles and magic stone craftsmen. For this reason, if you use them too cheaply, the clan management will lose money.

　Diniel, who warmed his cold fingertips with a warmer, let out a white breath and shivered. Tsutomu was worried when he saw Diniel, whose skin was white despite wearing quite thick clothes, but she said she would be fine after a bit, so he resumed his search.

　However, in the battle that followed, he was slow and missed a few arrow shots due to the snow and cold. Seeing the situation, Tsutomu decided to retreat for once.


''I'm sorry.''
'No, that's perfectly fine. It's just a matter of taking better precautions against the cold.


　The elves basically lived in a forest with a warm climate as a settlement, so Diniel seemed to be coping quite well with the cold of the snowfield hierarchy. There was a risk of misfiring if they continued their search, so Tsutomu draped his own jacket over her before heading to the Black Gate of Return.


''Are you okay?''
I just want to fall asleep.
You can't sleep!　You're going to die!


　Diniel stepped forward with Hannah's warm hand pulling him forward. Hannah, the bird person, and Daryl, the dog person, didn't seem to suffer that much from the cold, and they could get by with light winter protection. The human Tsutomu and the dragonman Amira were almost the same, and had no problem with general cold protection.

　However, the elf Diniel seemed to find it difficult to work properly without raising his body temperature with a warmer or something else, in addition to general warmth protection. Tsutomu returned to the Black Gate of Return and returned to the guild, thinking that he had been a bit naive in his thinking.

　After a short time in the heated guild, Diniel's white skin gradually regained its redness. Relieved by this, Tsutomu sent Diniel back to the clan house and let the other three continue their search, while he himself went in search of additional warmth products.

　For the next six days, he didn't allow Diniel to explore in earnest, but rather tried out the warmth and let him get used to the cold. In the meantime, the other four of them explored the snowfield hierarchy without Diniel.


''Tightly.''


　He then wrapped the warmer around his extremities and planted it in his bellyband, and even wrapped his long, pointed ears in woven woolen yarn. Wrapped in full winter gear, Diniel was able to overcome the cold of the seventy-one levels, and was able to get used to the snowy footholds and modify his usual standings.

　However, he needed to replenish the warmer every time the effect time of the warmer expired, which would take quite a bit of G and effort. With this, if he had to fight for a long time against a hierarchical master, he could conceivably freeze to death at worst if he didn't have time to replenish.


(I didn't anticipate this one for a minute.)


　Rather than Diniel, Tsutomu was left scratching his head at the elf's unexpected weakness. It was a shame, because Diniel had been relied upon as a fighting force. However, the other clan members did not seem to think so.


''Ha, you're going to be quiet and rest. I'll take care of everything for you instead.''
Yes. Please.
d*mn it. Come on, act a little frustrated, d*mn it.


　Amira is abhorred by the honest Diniel. Daryl was also enthusiastic about the chance to make up for his failure at the 70th level.


''Well, I'll leave it to me!　Oh, I don't mind if you misfire me~?
"Cheeky.
'What?　Wait! Oh, hi-hi-hi-hi!　No, no.
"I won't stop until you apologize.
Sorry, sorry, no!


　Hanna was tickled by Diniel's mounting position as a result of Hannah's teasingly sinking eyes as she got on a roll. Tsutomu was a little relieved to see the PT member who didn't care much about Diniel's weaknesses, and then snickered at Hannah, who had been tickled so much that she had fallen down with the breath of a bug.

　Then Hannah, who had been lying on the carpeted floor, twitched.


'Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh. You just laughed, didn't you?
No, he's not laughing.
No questions asked!


　Then Hannah got up like a zombie and jumped up, spreading her blue wings, and Tsutomu was tickled too.


　--Oooh--


　And so it was the day that the additional clan members entered. The four of them, except for Tsutomu, waited in the clan house while he went to the guild to pick up the three of them.

　Leleia, the Spirit Master, and Zeno, the Holy Knight, were already waiting at the entrance of the guild. Leleia was still standing there with a serious expression on her face. Zeno scraped up his short, silky silver hair and smiled with a smile that exuded confidence.


''Oh!　There you are, Mr. Tsutomu!　Oh no, I've just arrived too. We're on the same page!
Hi.


　It's a good thing that you're not a fan of this kind of thing. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.


''The rest........''
Oh, um.


　Tsutomu was looking for the last clan member when someone called out to him from behind, looking feeble.

　The woman with long cream-colored hair pinned back was the last clan member, Corina. She was a prayer woman who belonged to a clan called Wings of the White Strike, a clan that was characterized by the fact that aggressive white mages were enrolled in it.


''Oh, hello. Well then, since we're all here, shall we go?
"You are the new Clan members!　I'm looking forward to working with you!
Nice to meet you.
Hi, nice to meet you.


　Leleia and Korina bowed to Xeno, who was smiling high. Tsutomu then led the three of them to the Clan House. After introducing Oli to the three of them as they were greeted, they walked past the living room and headed upstairs.

　He introduces one room in particular to Leleia and Corina, who want to live in the house, in detail, and then he finally meets the Clan members. Daryl and Hannah, who have already gathered in the living room, are fidgety, while Amira and Diniel look the same as ever.


''Everyone's here. These are the three people who will be joining us today. The first one is Leleia. Could you please introduce yourselves?''
Yes, sir. Nice to meet you all. My name is Leleia. My level is sixty-one. I'm not going to be able to get it right. I look forward to working with you today.


　Daryl and Hannah took the lead in applauding, and Diniel and Amira belatedly applauded as well. Leleia, who had been bowing, raised her head and looked briefly at Amira, who was clapping, before standing upright in a correct posture.


''Leleia-san, as I recall, is very confident in her swordsmanship as well, isn't she?
Yes, sir.


　Leleia nodded vigorously. Her job was that of a spiritist, a job that specialized in long-range attacks. But since she comes from a knight's background, the sword skills she has learned since childhood are remarkable, and she implements them in battle as well. If there is a job for a spirit swordsman, you can be sure that it is one that Leleia can handle in close quarters combat as well. It is very rare for an attacker to be able to fight from a distance.


I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about that. I'm not going to be able to accompany you to that point until we have a full complement of members, but I look forward to working with you.
It's nice to meet you, too.


　The three who enter today will be confirmed as second-string until a month and a half after Garum and Amy enter the infinite circle, and their activities in the meantime will be modest. However, this condition has been neatly written and confirmed beforehand, so there's no problem.


''Well then, Xeno-san is next.
All right. I'm zeno!　He's level 70, and he's an aspiring Holy Knight tank!　This is a man who will be part of this Clan in the near future. I look forward to working with him.


　Zeno, who has introduced himself as a human being, has a look on his face as if he were crazy, while Corina next to him is looking at him as if he were crazy. Hanna and Daryl are astonished, and Amira is looking at them as if she has found her prey. Diniel is still the same.

　And Xeno finished introducing himself with satisfaction and looked at Amira curiously when he noticed her glaring at him with a predator-like look.


''Oh?　There seems to be one woman who looks at me passionately. ........Oh!　I'm sorry. I have only one mate in mind. I'm sorry, but I can't respond to your feelings. Oh no, I'm really sorry.
Tutom, can I blow his brains out?
Hold him back.


　Amira stood up with her arms rolled up as Zeno ruffled her silver hair, but Tsutomu won her over with a disappointed look in his eyes. He then ignored Zeno who was giving him a racy wink and quickly turned it over to the next one.


'So finally, Corina-san. Please introduce yourself.''
Hey!　Mr. Tsutomu!　Don't you have something for me?
Corrina. Please introduce yourself.


　Disgusted by Xeno's voice that seemed to linger in his ears, Tsutomu nonchalantly asked the last clan member, Corina, to introduce herself. Korina, who had a face like a small animal, was puzzled, but she looked forward when she saw Tsutomu's face as if he didn't want to say anything.


''Yes........ Ah, yes. I'm Korina. My level is 60, and my job is a prayer warrior. I'll be playing a healer. I'll do my best so that I won't drag you all down, so I'm looking forward to working with you.


　It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for. It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of any of these prayer warriors who are currently working as searchers, and despite their protective looks, they are older than Tsutomu.

　He is the only one who has the ability to use the various wishes in his skill set to support his allies, which is different from that of a white mage. However, its revival skills are a bit more difficult to use than those of the White Mage, and few clans have adopted it as a healer.

　And the highest level of Korina's reach is the 49th level. In other words, she hasn't been able to break through the Shell Club. But that couldn't be helped, as it was difficult to break through the Shell Club with the firepower of the Wings of the White Strike.


''Korina-san was enrolled in a clan called Wings of the White Striking,''
Oh, there it is.


　Hannah sounded impressed that she knew the clan. It was previously recognized as a strange clan that was able to perform attackers in the healer position, but those of the White Striking Wings had been pulled in once the three different roles were spread out. It was proof that if the environment was that good, they had a group of people who could demonstrate excellent results.


''Prayers can have a completely different standing than white mages, so you can count on it.
Oh, that's not true.


　Corina's face immediately turned red and downcast as if she wasn't used to being praised. In fact, of all the members who were enrolled in the Wings of the White Strike, she seemed unsure of herself as she was rarely invited to join the clan.

　And so, after the three of them introduced themselves, Leleia, Xeno, and Korina joined the Infinite Circle.