There was a distance from the royal capital to the labyrinth city that must always be interrupted by a day's encampment. Therefore, the searchers who were ahead of them had solidified and started preparing for the encampment, and the infinite circle had already begun. Oli was taking the lead in the preparations, with Corina and Daryl actively helping with that.


(Is Leleia a stubborn person?)


　And Tsutomu, who was spinning his skills alone in the tent erected by the Infinite Circle, thought so while remembering Leleia's face earlier.

　It seems that while he was sleeping in the carriage earlier, the clan members were discussing their own topics, and it seems that Amira had been moaning and moaning about their physical relationship. And when Tsutomu woke up, he was first questioned by Leleia, who had a face full of jealousy.

　It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for. So I'm not sure what the reality is, and Tsutomu was wondering what it was.

　Besides Leleia, Hannah asked excitedly for more details, and Amy was looking at her like a wild cat. But that misunderstanding was quickly cleared up as soon as Tsutomu brought up Camille's story, as Amira began to deny it.

　Tsutomu had heard a lot of things about Amira that Camille hadn't told him. Therefore, he knew that she was a girl who was turning sixteen without even dating anyone yet.


'Would you like some corn soup to warm you to the core?


　From the outside, besides the searchers camping out, merchants and aspiring explorers who have decided to move from the royal capital to the labyrinth city have gathered.


(Even so, can the labyrinth city suddenly hold this many immigrants?)


　It seems that information is already being communicated through the magical tools in the royal capital, but I am concerned about whether the labyrinth city has the structure to receive tens of thousands of royal city residents. Besides, there was also an atmosphere of disrespect among the Royal Capitals for the Labyrinth City, so there was a feeling that trouble was definitely going to occur.

　Besides, he knew that the nobles of King's City were also definitely planning to join the major clans, based on the scene he had seen in the royal castle the other day. At least the Infinite Circle would not be a problem since it was under the patronage of the Babenberg family, but there was no doubt that Aldoret Crow was definitely being targeted. Although the nobles themselves already didn't have that much power, but even so, the power of magic was something that even Tsutomu was concerned about to the extent that he couldn't measure it with his own knowledge.

　While Tsutomu was thinking about what the labyrinth city would become from now on, as he flew his skills around inside the tent, the cloth of the entrance was lifted up in a reserved manner. Then Garum, who was in his apron after helping to prepare the night meal, and Leon, who had his golden wolf ears up, peeked out.


'Yo, Tsutomu,'
Mr. Leon. Why are you here?　We've been trying to keep our distance.
'Ah!　I knew that infinite circle was out of our range, right?　Why not?
'That's because Aldrete Crowe told me you don't mind doing things in the camp.


　When Tsutomu looked at Leon with white eyes, he whistled deceptively and looked up at an angle.


'But patience is poisonous to the body, right?
You better take off your arm.
"Holy shit!　And I didn't like it either!


　Leon had been toyed with by the other explorers about it due to the fact that his arm had been torn off twice during this Stampede.


'Why didn't Tsutomu come to visit me in King's Landing in the first place!　You didn't say a lot of things because of that!
You had your chance to talk to him in the castle. Well, you did seem to have a lot of work to do picking up a few noblemen. Come on, Garum. Leon has returned to the castle.
Hmm.
"Wait a minute!　You lied about not telling me!　... well, to be honest, I didn't really want to admit it, but I just wanted to put the unpleasantness behind me.


　When Garum grabbed his arm, Leon was paralyzed and looked unsure of himself. Then he sat down on his haunches and put his hands on his knees and bowed his head.


'Thank you for saving Eunice. I couldn't have made it back then.
Well it's not like I helped him. It was Undine who did it.
I was pretty close to him when it happened. I was pretty close by. That saved me from having to look into gold. This time you saved me completely. Thank you very much.


　The only damage from the golden investigation this time was Leon's one arm and the fact that Eunice had been kicked to Orvis through Undine and passed out. And Leon, having heard the conversation between Younis and Tsutomu, knew that he had saved him by his own choice.


''It's not an easy thing to do, to throw away your own defenses and save someone over there. If it was Tsutomu, he'd be flattened by barrier magic in a heartbeat!


　To Leon, who clapped his hands with a crack and smiled and said so, Tsutomu made a bitter face.


''That was just a mistake in judgment on my part. It was a failure.''
No, no!　You didn't fail!　It saved Eunice, and it saved me too. ...I honestly didn't expect Tsutomu to help me so much, but I like him better now than I did before!
I don't like it.


　But that choice, in the eyes of Tsutomu, could only be considered a failure. So I dismissed the conversation and Tsutomu dusted off his hands.


That's the end of the story, isn't it? Then please leave quickly.
"...What?　You just want to thank me?
'To me it's just a failure, so I don't need it. Also, if you try to tell me off, I'm going to seriously crush the golden investigation, so I'm going to do that.


　At Tsutomu's words, which didn't sound like a joke at all, Leon nodded with a slightly withdrawn look on his face, and then tried to continue the conversation. But Garum, sensing Tsutomu's gloomy mood, took Leon away as if he were being taken away, and they left the tent.

　And after confirming this, Tsutomu lay down and held his head.


(I didn't expect to see black history added to this world as well...)


　Tsutomu was writhing alone as Leon hinted back at an event he didn't want to remember.


　oooh.

　And across the encampment, the carriage headed for the labyrinth city, already close enough to be visible.


''Oh, you're back.''


　Tsutomu muttered as he looked at the labyrinth city with a huge divine platform sticking out of the carriage window. Although he had the opportunity to look at the labyrinth city from the outside when he went to the outside dungeon, he hadn't experienced being away from it for nearly a month, so the divine platform looked somewhat fresh.

　Besides, the checkpoint in the labyrinth city was clearly more crowded than usual. When Tsutomu looked through his binoculars, he saw that many gatekeepers and guild staff, who had been increased to speed up the procedures for entering the labyrinth city, as well as Aldrete Crow, Golden Probe and Silver Beast, who had remained in the labyrinth city, as well as many other searchers had gathered there.

　Among those Tsutomu knew were Camille, the head of the guild, Camille, the Silver Beast's clan leader, Misil, and Lorena, the rabbit person who was his first apprentice who taught him the first thing about healers.

　Then the carriage carrying the infinite circle arrived at the checkpoint in the labyrinth city, and Tsutomu and the others began to dismount one by one. Aldrete Crow and the Golden Probe also received a welcome from their respective clans as they dismounted.


Amira!


　It's a good idea to have a good time with them. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.


It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. I'm not going to be able to get it right.
'Amira, do you have any idea how worried I was about you?　Let me do this some more.
f*ck.


　Camille, who was hugging Amira firmly as she tried to move away quickly, was even cheek to cheek. Daryl was looking at such a father and son with a slightly envious face, while Leleia was staring at them with an indescribable expression.

　Other than that, Amy and Garum were being approached by the guild staff, and Zeno was already hugging his wife. Seeing Zeno like that, Hanna and Korina smiled and laughed at him.


''Tutom-san!　Welcome back!


　And Tsutomu, too, was greeted by Lorena, his most important disciple, who bounced up and down to express her happiness, with a smile that brought a few tears to her face. But Tsutomu answered easily by lightly raising his hand as he walked quickly to the checkpoint. And after giving a light eye bow to Misir as well, he immediately went to the checkpoint.


''Eh...?''


　Lorena looks stunned as she watches Tsutomu walk briskly towards the checkpoint, and Misir is smiling with an amused grin on his face.


''Checkpoint, please.''
'Oh, oh. I don't mind, but...


　The gatekeeper replied to Tsutomu who told him to hurry up, but his cheeks twitched when he saw the woman who looked angry behind him. And when the gatekeeper called out to the guild staff to checkpoint, the woman came running at a brisk pace.


''What are you ignoring, Coller!


　Lorena, who had been lightly swept away by her hands, jumped vigorously to Tsutomu's waist and tackled him. When his body was about to bend into a crooked shape, Tsutomu let out an inaudible scream and was pulled down to the ground as it was.

　And then, as Tsutomu's body was writhing in agony as he hit the ground, Lorena touched his hand and chanted "Heel". The pain quickly receded and Tsutomu, who was able to afford it, turned around to Lorena, who tackled him from behind.


''Nah ... what are you doing to me?''
'It's not your fault that Mr. Tutom ignored you!
No, you're not ignoring it.
'No, no, no!　Look around you!　You're all congratulating each other on your safe return from King's Landing!　And yet, Tsutomu-san, you're going to just lightly raise your hand!
I'm home.
'What?　Wait, what?　It's too light!　This time, the Stampede was on a scale that would shake the King's Capital!
'I don't know how it was reported in the labyrinth city, but I'll get through the checkpoints first.


　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're in the market. Then he handed it to the guild employee who held the status card.

　And when the guild official confirmed his identity with the status card, the gatekeeper stamped his seal on the document and nodded.


''Kyotanitsum, no problem. You can come in.''
Hi.
Mr. Tsutomu!　I know your eyes are already on the guild!　Me!　Look me in the eye and speak properly, please!
Shut up. And your ears.
Shut up...


　When Tsutomu said that to the rabbit ears that come in front of his face, as if they were still thrusting up from underneath, Lorena's expression froze. And then angrily delivered a wild thrust at Tsutomu's face with his rabbit ears.


''Do you know how I felt, Tsutomu-san, about remaining in the labyrinth city!
No, don't do that.
'I wanted to go too!　But if the guards and the guild stop you, what can you do?　We've been ordered to stand by because the monsters might surprise us in the labyrinth city too!　And, you know, this, this!
I understand.


　After being told that, Lorena looked up at Tsutomu with tears in her eyes and pouted sulkily to the side.


''Besides, I'm busy too, thanks to you. But since Tsutomu-san is coming home today, I did my best to adjust things and made today a holiday. Oh, what a healthy disciple. But this master only raised his hand lightly to such a pupil. Don't you think that's a horrible attitude?
'A truly healthy disciple wouldn't call himself healthy, though.
Are you going to poke me in the eye again?
Stop.


　Tsutomu put his hand in front of Lorena, who was shaking her head like a fighting bull with an awfully sharp movement. Then he lightly held her head with his right hand.


'I appreciate your concern, but for now I'm in the mood to see the divine platform. I haven't seen it in nearly a month.
'Huh. Well, if you say it's typical of Tsutomu-san, that's true, but he's still the same. ........But has your mood changed somehow?
..........


　Tsutomu returned the wordlessness to Lorena, who changed from her dumbfounded eyes and looked up at him curiously.


''Oh, hey!　What are you doing?!
I'm coming.


　Then Tsutomu pushed his head to push Lorena away and quickly walked towards the huge first stand. I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.