(Compliments!　It's been approved!　(To Master Tutom!)


　Stephanie is in such a good mood that she seems to be humming a tune, waving her wand like a commanding stick and sending support to the PT members. The temporarily assembled clan members seem surprised to see Stephanie, who is different from her usual ice-cold expression.

　Stephanie's reason for interfering excessively with Lorena and Eunice was partly because it was an imposition of consciousness, as Tsutomu had said. But the reason for a large part of it was jealousy.

　He worked so hard, and his ability was undoubtedly superior. Despite this, Stephanie couldn't forgive Lorena and Eunice, who had been approved by Tsutomu, but she couldn't forgive them. It's a reason that Tsutomu would have laughed at, but for Stephanie, it's a matter of life and death.

　But earlier, Stephanie was able to get Tsutomu to tell her directly that she was the best. That made Stephanie so happy that her face was contorted with a sickening smile no longer. The world was shining brighter for Stephanie, as she had the best approval she had ever lived.


(Heh, heh, heh. Mr. Tsutomu, Mr. Tsutomu!　Thank you!　(Thank you!!!)


　Tsutomu's words seemed to reverberate in Stephanie's ears even after she returned to her room late at night after practice. Every time she remembered those words, Stephanie was so excited that she couldn't sleep at all.

　She couldn't sleep at all because of her excitement. The array of supportive skills raged as if to show her excitement.

　Then Stephanie moved for three days and three nights without a break, but she didn't break down as much as she used to, and her mind was sound itself. Stephanie is still smiling and working hard at her dungeon attack, while never failing to greet people morning and night.


　-▽▽▽-


I'm glad. I'm glad you understand.


　Eunice is looking at Eunice as if she were avenging her parents, and Stephanie is shaking hands with him after she apologizes. Seeing Kamidai with such a scene reflected in his mind, Tsutomu was sincerely glad. He was truly relieved because he couldn't let his own black history walk through his disciples.

　After that, Aldrete Crowe's army of PTs were smoothly making trials and errors on the eighty levels. Polk and Stephanie, the granting practitioners, were even more polished, and Sova and Luke seemed to be moving more easily than before.

　Luke was the most accomplished of the summoners, and Sova was turning heads in an era when attackers were more important. These two were not weak either, and if they worked well, they were good enough.
　It has the potential to be a great success.


"Tutum's disciples are all women. They are covetous.
Polk is an apprentice too, so it's safe, right?
Men can do it too.
Can't you just put me in a good mood?


　I say that to Diniel, who is poking at me in a desperate manner, but she just gives me a look that is no different. Today was her day off, but Aldrete Crow was going to take on the 80th level this afternoon, so she was asked to come at short notice.


''I've already taken an alternative day off, and it's not like I'm going to be hiding in a dungeon.
I cherish the moment.
''You can't say it like it's a good thing. Aldrete Crow doesn't dive into the eighty levels too often these days, so it's about time to have a look at it at least once. Besides, it's Diniel who's been putting off looking at the divine table until now in the first place.
Hi.
'I went out of my way to let Amy go for this......... You're going to get a good look at her today........


　Tsutomu had tried to take Diniel out when Aldoret Crow had seriously dived into the eighty levels before, but he and Amy had been spoiled and had failed at that time. But Amy had already sent her out with Hannah and Corina, so today was no problem.


'We beat them all last time, so why not?'
''It was a good match with Garum, wasn't it? Oh, as long as you can beat General Winter by yourself?
"Stingy.
No need to be stingy.


　The last time Amy suggested we have a light match against each other in the PT, and Diniel was the only one to beat them all. It was a mock battle with the starting position a bit farther apart due to the archers, but Amy was completely read out of habit and immediately took an arrow butt that was taken out and ended up cracking the barrier. Xeno was also beaten up, perhaps with his usual rage.

　Of all of them, Garum put up the best fight and was the only one that got close, but Diniel was surprisingly top-notch at even close combat. And when closing the distance, Garum had also been hit by an arrow twice and hurt his leg, so Diniel took advantage of the gap and narrowly won the battle.


''Come to think of it, I didn't get to ask you back then, but how did Garum do?　He seemed pretty surprised.


　Diniel was the same as usual when he was confronting Amy and Xeno, but his eyes were like a hunter's when Garum approached him with a minimal amount of protection from arrow hits. Tsutomu was honestly too scared to ask, as the atmosphere remained like that for a while after the mock battle was over.

　Then Diniel looked up at the sky while sitting on the bench. It's a beautiful day and the weather is getting warmer, so the birds are happily singing.

　And after staring up at the sky in a daze for a while, Diniel spoke up.


'It's not bad.'
So-so. That's not very nice.
'If you fight for real, I'll definitely win. To begin with, I don't fight head-on. I'll take my time and shoot from one place to another. That way, it will be easier to hunt mad dogs.
Hmm. So why don't you fight him head on?
...such an assumption is nonsense.


　That's like implying that if it's a serious fight, it's doubtful. From Tsutomu's perspective, who was actually watching the mock battle, Diniel had cracked two of the three barriers granted to him. Even from the edge, it was a very heated mock battle, and Diniel's unusually impatient appearance could be seen.

　When Tsutomu returned only a smile to Diniel's reply, she narrowed her eyes in annoyance.


'Tsutomu had a habit of letting Amy play with him.
I'm not a specialist in competitive gaming.
'It's a wonder how you've managed to survive all this time with that. He looks weaker than those kids.


　By the way, Tsutomu was also forced to participate in a mock battle, but as expected, he lost all of his matches. Especially since Amy played with him by rolling him around on the ground like a toy, so Tsutomu is slightly rooted in the idea.


'Oh, it looks like it's about to start,'


　While talking like that, Aldoret Crow's army finished warming up and returned to the guild for a time. Perhaps they would transition to the 80th level after taking a short break.


''Shall I get something?''
Then I'll follow you.
"Toilet.
You've been there before.
My stomach hurts.
I think it's time you gave up. You're not gonna miss this day.


　When Tsutomu stood against Diniel, who stood up, she let out a sigh of resignation and sat down. When Tsutomu finally understood, he sat back down as well, and Diniel untied her hair elastic with one hand. Diniel's iconic ponytail collapsed and fell away.


Give me your arm.
Arm?
I don't care.


　Tsutomu obeyed Diniel, who seemed to not say anything about his existence, even though he was suspicious, and put his arm out in front of her. Then Diniel quickly dived the hair elastic into Tsutomu's arm and pulled it upwards as hard as he could before letting go.


'Yes!


　The hair band, which had left Diniel's hand, hit his arm with such force that Tsutomu screamed as he surrendered. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.


'Then I forgive you,'
"Son of a b*tc*...


　Tsutomu glared at Diniel as he said while putting his hands behind his back and tying up his hair, rubbing his tingling and aching arms, with tears in his eyes.

　Diniel, who finished tying up the hair elastic she had been holding in her mouth after tying up her hair and then holding it in one hand, was a little bitter and pursed her mouth. Then he pointed to the first table as if to blink.


'It's starting,'
Diniel, aren't you more violent than Amira?
No, it's not.


　Diniel turned his head to the side as if he didn't know. Tsutomu wanted to pull her ponytail just in front of him, but he stopped with his own weight in quicksand.