While Tsutomu was checking the equipment with Oli at the Clan House, the four of them changed into equipment for the snowfield hierarchy and each of them was talking in the living room.


''Ga, Garum-sama. It's nice to meet you, starting today!
'Oh, it's nice to meet you. I've seen you in Shentai before, but it's encouraging to see you fighting with me.
That's not true!　I knew I wanted to be a tank when I saw Master Garum!　I'm too reliant on you too, and I'm about to cry!


　Or rather, Garum looks like he can't get to the point with Hannah, who is already spilling tears due to her excitement. Besides, the difference in height between the two of them is tremendous, and Hannah turned her head almost directly upward when she spoke.


'Oh, I know this one. It's a salamander, right?
Yes, sir.
Here you go. Here's a magical stone of fire.
Yeah.


　Amy knows some of the spirit sorcerers, so she doesn't seem to be particularly surprised by the salamander's presence. She immediately gives a small granular magic stone to Salamander to interact with him. After receiving the magic stone from Amy's hand with her mouth, Salamander swallowed it and let out a small fire as if to burp.


''Yes, then it's time to go to the guild!
Oh!
Oops!


　At Tsutomu's voice as he finished checking the equipment, a highly excited Amy and Hannah raised their hands high in the air. Garum carried the large shield back on his back and Leleia had a crisp look on her face.

　Tsutomu then received two last sheets of paper from Oli and approached Amy and Garum with them.


''Oh, Amy and Garum, you should write this in the guild.
Hmm?　Is this...?
Klan membership form. Turn them in today.
"...uh... I see. Right.


　Amy stared at the form and gripped it tightly in both hands as if she were biting down on the joy. Garum's tail wagged behind him as he looked at the paper with a clear face, which said a lot about the infinite circle.


'Welcome to the Infinite Circle, both of you. Nice to meet you again.
But you're not sure you're going in yet, are you?
We're going to have to take Amy out of the equation and find an attacker to replace her.
'Wow!　Wait, wait, wait!　Just kidding, just kidding!


　She hurriedly corrected Tsutomu, who said such a thing with a look on his face as if he was blowing away at Amy's prodding, and crowded him. Then Garum next to him sniffed in frustration.


I'm not going to be able to get it right. I didn't mind having him quit in the first place.
'Shut up. Shouldn't you be the one who declines?　Wouldn't it be better for you to decline before you get slowed down~?
I could say the same thing. You're the one.
Yes, sir. Stop.


　Tsutomu stepped in between them as they began to argue and let out a sigh of relief, no longer relieved by the exchange as usual. He then took the four of them and headed towards the guild.


''The two of you are leaving the guild and returning as explorers, right?


　Along the way, Hannah asks Amy, who is walking around in a blatantly good mood, and Garum, who is walking around with his dog ears up, peeking around. Then Amy turns around with her cat ears up with a bang.


'I am!　Well, if the guild leader is in trouble, I'm going to help him out a bit~
'Me too. The back is growing up, though, so I don't think that's a problem.
Huh. But it's amazing that you bothered to quit the guild staff.
'Tutum made you quit, so you should take responsibility!　Hey!
'Well, I'll let you earn enough to keep your standard of living the same. So don't hit me.


　When Amy flattened her white tail accusingly, Tsutomu controlled her with a blank stare. Amy, perhaps satisfied with her response, let go of her tail and began humming in a good mood.

　Garum closes his eyes, seemingly uninterested in Amy, and replies bluntly.


'I only came in because I like it, nothing special.
That's what I've been telling you, Master Garum!
All right, I'm gonna work myself to death without pay.
'Master!　No!
I don't mind if I don't get paid. Food and a place to sleep is all I need.
So, what's the deal, Master Garum?
Don't take it seriously.


　Tsutomu knows that Garum means it, and he steps forward, looking at Hannah with white eyes, who is affirming everything he says.

　And when they arrived at the guild and turned in their clan membership forms, Garum and Amy were approached by the staff for various reasons. Amy smiled and laughed at the words of congratulations again for returning to the searchers, and Garum was saying this and that to the newcomer's gatekeeper.


'Alright then, today, Hannah will be with Amy. Leleia, team up with Garum.
Okay. Good luck, Hannah!
Nice to meet you!
"Avoidance tank?　I've never teamed up with a guy like that before, so I'm sorry if it bothers you.
I'm fine!　Maybe!
'I'll be fine then!　Come on!
Oops!


　Saying that, the two of them are high-fiving each other with vigor. It's probably because of the cheerful nature of each other's personalities that Tsutomu looks twice as dazzling as the PT they had been working on until the other day.


'Nice to meet you,'
Yes. It's nice to meet you.


　In contrast, Garum and Leleia greeted each other with a serious bow. Both of them had the vibe of being supremely serious, which was in contrast to Hannah and Amy. Tsutomu, who felt like he was looking at the gutsy group and the enjoyment group, dispelled that thought and finished the PT contract at the guild's reception desk.


'Alright, let's go!　Tsutomu!　Hands!　Let's hold hands!
No, shouldn't we be connected soon?
It's not good!　Maybe we'll get separated, right~?
I've never had that happen in any of my many dives.


　Forced by Amy to take his right hand, Tsutomu looked back at her in annoyance. Then Hannah, who saw this, tilted her head and then took Tsutomu's left hand as a flash of inspiration flashed across her face.


'Oh!　A circular formation?　Great, great!　Look!　And Leleia and Lady Garm!
Mm-hmm.


　Called by a cheerful Hannah, Garum also headed towards the three of them. However, it's been a while since I've been an official PT member, and if anything, Garum wanted to hold hands with Tsutomu like before, so he took Hannah's hand while leaning on his dog ears with a little bit of disappointment.

　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. Then she hurriedly took her hand away from Tsutomu and switched positions with Garum.


''I'm sorry for being so inconsiderate!　Go ahead!
No. Well, yeah.


　Garum awkwardly returned the words to Hannah, who was bowing her head repeatedly in horror. And when he realized that Amy and Tsutomu were looking at him in a disgusted way, he looked away as if he was tsking.


''We're not children, we don't need to hold hands or anything.
Oh, come on, don't be such a pussy.
'Wow! Are you possibly embarrassed?　Disgusting~
"Die once.
You're the one.
Yes, I'll jump then.
'Yes, sir!　I'm going to be in the mix!
Well, since you're here, I'll tell you what.


　Tsutomu declared as Hannah and Leleia also joined hands and the five of them formed a circle in the magic circle.


''Transfer to the seventy-oneth level.''


　With those words, the five of them moved into the snowfield hierarchy.