In the living room of the Clan House of the Infinite Circle, the two army PTs were having a meeting for the ninety level attack. Issues were raised for each of the attacker and tank roles, and finally a discussion was held about the healers.


''As far as I'm concerned, Korina-chan's support recovery is a bit biased in favor of Garum,''
Yes, sir. I'll be careful.


　First, Amy mentioned that Corina's support recovery was biased. However, that had been pointed out to her beforehand, so Corina quickly accepted that fact.


''Hmm, I definitely had a feeling that the support recovery to us was thin!　I'm sure Corina-kun can do better than that, though!


　Then Xeno agreed with her opinion in his usual confident tone. However, as soon as she heard those words, only Amy felt the light rapidly fading from Corina's small animal-like eyes.


''I'll be careful not to bias the support recovery towards Garum-san.


　But even her eyes were fleeting, and Korina only immediately responded with a hint of innocence. Xeno and Garum were completely oblivious to her appearance. Amira seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, but she didn't go so far as to say it.


(Nya, this air is not good. It's like he's completely mended. They don't even bump into each other. (I've seen this kind of thing in the guild.)


　Amy was wondering what was wrong with Corina, who no longer seemed to have even an emotionless feeling beyond dislike, and was wondering what was wrong with her. The white cat ears on her head twitched in sync with that.

　Somehow she knew that Corina was avoiding Xeno itself, but she didn't think it was serious enough to bias her support recovery. He was so distracted by the obvious feud between Leleia and Amira that he hadn't been paying attention to Corina, who seemed to be a good person. The slight discomfort was noticed when he invited her to speak at the members-only meat restaurant.

　Corina was the oldest of the clan members, except for Diniel, who was an elf, and was already old enough to be considered an adult. As such, unlike the still-young Amira and Leleia, she is equipped with the ability to reason with her own emotions in order to avoid causing a scene. Her behavior is brilliant, and even Tsutomu, who often watches the clan members, does not realize the intense dislike she has for Zeno.


(Korina, your self-esteem is still rather low, you know. I guess that's why I'm angry at Xeno's confidence like that, but I didn't think it was until I unconsciously stopped restoring support. (Maybe I need to ease up on the relationship a bit, or it's not good.)


　Corina seems to have gained a little more confidence since crossing the Mutant Shell Club, but she still has the lowest self-esteem of any of the clan members. And Xeno, who is still discussing with Garum about how to get around the tank, still looks the same.

　Corina's reputation has now reached the point where she can be counted as one of the three greatest healers instead of Tsutomu. But the confidence she has is not far behind the still less-valued Zeno. Did that distorted difference bring out this much dislike?


(But Xeno is that thing in the public eye, but he's working hard behind the scenes and he's capable. Otherwise, there's no way he'd be able to enroll in the infinite circle.)


　Although Tsutomu, the clan leader, also appreciates the influence of Zeno and Amy, he is not naive enough to accept their membership in the clan for that reason alone. In fact, he has a high opinion of his abilities as a searcher, so if Zeno were to neglect his efforts because of his influence, he would immediately suspect that he would leave the clan.

　In fact, if I had been so focused on my idol activities, I would have been ordered to leave the clan with the same eyes as I was during the Shell Club battle. That cold look that only considered his strength as an explorer was completely traumatic for Amy.

　And Xeno is keenly aware of that, and is desperately training to avoid being left behind by those around her. He has a tough environment where he has to compete with the top-ranked ones for first place, and a strong mentality born of intense self-love and those who support him. The combination of these factors has made Zeno, who until now had never been out of the realm of ordinary people, grow rapidly as if pulled by those around him.


(Corina hasn't seen those eyes, you know. I think maybe Xeno's popularity has a lot to do with his clan enrollment. Well, it usually has a great deal to do with it...)


　Amy's popularity goes without saying, but Xeno can be a huge asset to the clan. By using their influence, they can earn huge amounts of Gs from any number of companies that offer to support them, and they can also get special equipment and supplies from their sponsors. If a popular person becomes the face of the clan, their name will be known and they will be able to gain even more influence and sponsor more companies.

　However, Tsutomu has limited the sponsors of the infinite circle to only the Doren Workshop. And before he knew it, he was building a personal connection with the merchants and artisans he had built up personally, trading large amounts of G's and dungeons for items he had acquired in the dungeons to increase his assets like a game of doubling. On top of that, he used his earnings as an explorer to fund his clan operations, and I've never seen Oli's management skills so lean that I've never seen him in need of cash flow.

　Amy's earnings are as good as Tsutomu's, but he has no real or ideological need for it. Therefore, no matter how much money Amy and Zeno make, it's clear that he will cut them down if they are less capable. That's why she's also desperately following Tsutomu's deathly painful training.


(Should I talk to Korina alone once again........ (Narcissus and blunt dog.)


　And as I was inwardly poisoned by Xeno and Garum, who seemed completely oblivious to Corina's secretly bad feelings, the two men left after the PT discussion. When I was about to call out to Corina after confirming that.


'Something was wrong with you, wasn't it?　You don't like Xeno that much?


　Amira, who had brushed her red hair to her shoulders depressingly in front of her, called out to her. Corina and Amy's eyes widened at her words, but Amira's mouth was half open with a blunt face.


(This girl has grown up too...)


　Originally, Amira was a tyrant to the point of being dismissed by most of the clan members. But after joining the Infinite Circle and going through various experiences, she became observant and caring enough to notice the changes in Korina. She had been encouraging Korina for some time now, but Amy cried out and mimicked her good changes.


''Amira-chan, you've become so fine...''
'Oh?　What is this? I don't feel good.
Oh, no, I'm not.
I don't like that glib and scheming guy either. I'm not sure I've even learned how to tie the knot yet, but he's always doing other things. Perhaps you are biased because you think that he is weaker than Garum?
It's...


　In front of Amira's straight red eyes, Corina was at a loss for words. Seeing her, Amy coughed like an elder with an oops, making them both pay attention.


''Let me, here, make a suggestion to those two.
No.
Why don't the three of us go take a look at what Xeno usually does?


　Amy said with a snap and a wink, and they looked at each other with an unsure look on their faces.


　“Oh!


　Zeno is the only one in the Infinite Circle who hasn't moved his residence to the Clan House, so he doesn't see much of his private life. And since the Infinite Circle doesn't hide in the God's Dungeon all day long due to Tsutomu's policy, he has rather a lot of free time. For this reason, the actual state of Xeno's life is not known to the members of the clan.

　Furthermore, the Infinite Circle has two days off a week, but today is a day when hiding in God's dungeon is also forbidden. And since Xeno is spending his day off at home, he will not come to the Clan House unless called by Tsutomu.


'Oh Dango Amira-chan!
I'm going to kill you.
It's nice to have long hair, so you can do many different hairstyles. Maybe I'll grow it long too.


　In front of the vanity, Amira's long hair was gathered up and put into two buns, and Amy, with an envious look on her face, is running her fingertips around the hair elastic. It's a good idea to use hairpins to hold the bangs up and change the hairstyle to show off the forehead.


''Amira, it looks surprisingly good on you.
What's the matter with you, man? You haven't been here that long.
I didn't have time to go to the hairdresser at one point, so I left it there for a while and ended up here. I didn't want to waste my time cutting it off.


　On the contrary, Corina had let down her long cream-colored hair, which is usually braided and clothed on top. Seeing her like that, Amira touched her own bun with a rare look on her face.


''Today we're going to find out what's really going on with Xeno!　This is the schedule for the week!
"...what?　Is this his?
I got it from Zeno's wife, nishi.


　Amy, who had been in contact with Zeno's wife before the holiday and told her what was going on, had been given his schedule sheet. Corina's eyes widened when she saw the form.


''........Is this true?''
Well, since I may be slightly exaggerating, why don't we take a break and observe Xeno today? I've already gotten permission from your wife...


　In his free time outside of dungeon diving, Zeno reportedly spent his money sparingly on beauty treatments and the like, mingling with his fans and drinking wine, and he admitted to it.

　However, as far as the schedule was concerned, most of it was filled with dungeon-related things. Unable to believe that, Corina followed Amy as she left the clan house with enthusiasm.


(I say I watch the God's Table all the time, too. But I've seen others, but never Xeno...)
Oh, that's the one.


　Corina has witnessed all the members of the clan except for Xeno, as his hobby is watching from various places to view the gods' platform. As such, he thought he was really playing around.


'That's it,'
What?


　The only thing that Amy gently approached and pointed to without being noticed was a dull man with a hood on and round glasses. Corina wondered what he was talking about when he told her that it was Xeno, but sure enough, his wife, a labyrinth maniac, was also next to him.

　Then, at Amy's signal, her wife took the man's hood off, feigning coincidence, revealing silky silver hair that didn't look like a man's hair. Then the man, caught off guard, unexpectedly uttered in an earthly voice.


''Nah, what's going on?''
Sorry, I had a bug.
Oh, that's not safe. I don't like that.


　And when she saw Zeno, who had started to speak in the latter part of the story, making a high-pitched, rat-like voice, Corina realized that he had been admiring the God's Table in disguise. That certainly gave her a reason for not looking at Xeno herself.


'What the hell, that voice!　You sound like a faggot!
Surely you sound a bit like Bruno?
..........


　Xeno was just someone who was too busy with his talent to work hard, Korina thought. She had assumed he was a talented man when she heard that he had graduated from the King's City's academy at the top of his class. And that he was the one who had fallen in the labyrinth city without making any effort, leaving only his self-conscious personality behind.


(...we may never know yet.)


　But I saw now the possibility that it might not be so. Corrina was staring at Zino in disguise, while they were laughing at Zino's made-up voice.