That night, Amira went back to her parents' house instead of the Clan House. Perhaps she was influenced by Fenrir's appearance and wanted to see Camille, but Tsutomu didn't want to be beaten up anymore, so she had nothing to say.


'But I think I can understand now why Hannah and Daryl were so depressed. That Fenrir monster seemed distinctly different from the monsters we've seen before.
We've never had a monster that we could fight with. However, Aldrete Crow seems to have realized the structure of the 96th level, so we have to hurry up too.
''........Come to think of it, the ninety-sixth level seemed to be something special too. Did Tsutomu find that too?


　Garum, who hadn't been informed of anything but the ninety-sixth level of information, asked Tsutomu with his indigo dog ears up. Then Tsutomu waved his hand no, no.


'That mechanism itself was discovered by Hanna. You see, you use a magic stone to use the fist of the demon stream, right?　So when Hannah was procuring the magic stone locally, Diniel noticed that the dragon stone statue was reacting, and then he proceeded to cover up a lot of information about what was going on.
I see.


　It was a story that Tsutomu, who knew how it worked after all, had led him to do so, but it made sense and Garum didn't seem particularly suspicious. Then Leleia came into the conversation as well, discussing Fenrir, and Corina came down from upstairs, parting her sweaty, pale white bangs.


'How's Hannah feeling?'
'I suppose it will be a relief to get past tomorrow night for the time being. There's no particular sign of a bad illness.
Well, thanks for your help.
I'll take care of her later. Corina should get plenty of rest.
Oh, do you want me to take over?
'No, don't worry about Amy, she has some exploring to do tomorrow. Diniel and I will take over for you.
Yeah.


　Diniel yelled out when he was suddenly caught up in the situation, but he only averted his gaze from Leleia, who looked at him accusingly as if she had no choice but to not take care of the stone.

　After that, the topic of illness came up and as Tsutomu, the clan leader, was eating while talking about how he was dealing with the situation, Amy, sitting next to him, smiled mischievously at him.


'But then again, I didn't expect Hannah to get sick. Out of all of them, Tsutomu seems to be the sickest of them all.
I'm not sickly, but I'm certainly not the most susceptible to sickness out of all of them.
''It seems like you've been working out a bit lately, so I'm sure you're stronger than when you became an explorer~''
'But I still haven't beaten Corina in a matchup, though.
''.........Well, you know, Tsutomu-san, you're still very reserved in your attacks. If only you could improve on that, I'm sure I'd lose sooner or later.


　I say this while softly avoiding Amy's hands that peck at my two arms, and the quoted Corina follows up with a vague smile.


'It's really poor, isn't it, Tutom? I don't know how you've managed to survive all this time with it.'
It's not as bad as Leia, who has muscles as strong as Garum's. There's no way I'd ever be able to do that. I'm sure his arms are thicker than mine.
'You seem to have a big mouth, but I really don't know how you've managed to survive on it. If this were a slum, you wouldn't be able to complain about being killed.


　He returned the mild sarcasm to Leleia as he rolled up his own arms and she glared at him with her fierce, snake-like eyes. Tsutomu then annoyed him by suddenly shaking Daryl out of the blue, saying that green haired people were scary.

　Then when they finished eating, they all washed their hands and gargled and so on, but eventually Amy and the others seemed to be worried about Hannah and went to check on her. Tsutomu wasn't sure what to do for a bit, but he put it on hold for now and went to bed early.

　The next day, Amira, who had returned to her parents' house, came to the Clan House as if nothing had happened, so Tsutomu and the others proceeded to the ninety-third level of the Swamp Hierarchy early in the morning, which seemed to make the Swamp Hierarchy even more intriguing.

　Corina and the others had to spend some time with Hannah since she was sick, and the three women took turns looking after her. Daryl tried to help, but there were a lot of things only the women could do, so in the meantime, he showed up at the orphanage and helped Oli with her work.


'Ugh, my head is spinning!'


　The body temperature of a bird person is originally higher than that of a human, so if Hanna gets a fever due to a cold or something else, her energy will be exhausted and her sweat rate will rise considerably. For this reason, you need to pay attention to hydration, and if she is too exhausted, you can use skills such as healing light.

　However, research on the use of skills to treat diseases is still incomplete, so it is best to avoid unnecessary recovery. Moreover, there have been cases where people died as a result of relying too much on skills because antibodies were not formed in their bodies, so Korina tried to refrain from using them.

　There are many other things you can do besides using your skills. Fortunately, Koryna, who had experience nursing Hanna's type of bird people, understood that, so she relieved their suffering by caring for them worthily without using her skills. Thanks to that, Hannah seemed to be out of fever in two days, and she looked much better after that.


''I'm so sorry........''
You'll be fine. Don't worry about it, just get some rest.


　Hannah, whose sweat-soaked body and wings had been wiped clean with a towel and dressed, apologized in a tongue-in-cheek manner with a shabby eyebrow lowered. After patting her head and making her lie down, Corina carefully covered her with the newly changed bedding.

　The next day, the fever had completely subsided and her appetite had returned to some extent, but if she pushed herself too hard here, there was a strong possibility that she would return. However, since there was no longer any need to take care of him in earnest to that extent, it was decided that Leleia would take care of him today, mainly by taking care of him.


''Oh. It's pretty cool.''
Don't let the wind blow too hard, okay?
But my wings are itchy, and I want to make them a little stronger. I can't wait to fly.


　Leleia called the sylphs to take care of Hannah's wings while she put the wind on her wings and let the salamander do the juggling. She was good at assisting someone else, too, so Hannah went through the day without feeling particularly inconvenienced.

　The next day she was already in her usual good spirits, but she had been given the day off due to her illness. Diniel was the caretaker for the day, and she was reading a book all the way through in front of Hannah, who was stretching as well as rehabilitating.


''...Diniel, have you ever taken care of anyone?''
..........
Not really.
Then I'll groom you.
I hate it. It's going to hurt.
..........


　Diniel had helped Hannah when she was feverish and dazed, but now she didn't do anything, as if she knew she didn't have to. And without bringing it up, she turned her attention back to her book.

　Then, in the evening, Hannah was able to wash herself and her wings thoroughly in the bathhouse she had longed for. Unfortunately, she didn't spend a long time in the tub, but she felt like she could wash off the dirt and fatigue from the past few days. Then, after wiping her hair and going right back to her room so that the water wouldn't get cold, Hannah frowned as she lay down on her bed.

　It had already been five days since she'd been off with a cold. The nursing and holidays of Corina and the others made her feel better than before, but there was one thing that bothered her.


It's a good thing that you're still the same. I'm sure he'll be in the living room tomorrow to say hello.


　Garum, Amy, Zeno and others came to check on him on the way, but Tsutomu was the only one who didn't show up at all. It was half-expected, though, so Hannah didn't seem particularly shocked, and she was thinking of paying him a headbutt when she saw him tomorrow.


'I'd be sick too if I could rest this much.
No, it's pretty tough, isn't it?　I'm staying in my room.
No, it's great, but I'm staying in my room.


　As she and Diniel, who no longer seemed to have a shred of interest in taking care of her, were chatting with Diniel, there was a knock on the door of the room with a bang. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you go to work.


''Whoa, you're looking pretty well already,''
Hey.


　He walked into the room and put the tray on the desk as Hannah stood there, startled by the sudden appearance of Tsutomu, who had just raised the subject, and he entered the room.


'It looks like you can eat a lot of things already, so I brought you dinner.
Hey, what?　Why did Master bother to bring it to you?
A friend of mine who is a food merchant had plans to visit the village of Milni, and while he was there he asked me a lot of questions about Hannah.
Oh.


　Every dish on the tray Tsutomu brought was familiar. A stew of lumpy potatoes and a jumble of chicken shanks and thighs, and boiled green root vegetables. Fried yatara spider, which is treated as a ghetto in the labyrinth city. It's not a bad idea to have a lot of dishes similar to the ones my mother used to cook for me when I lived in the village.


Some of them are arranged by Oli for better nutritional distribution, but the recipe seems to be almost identical. I heard that Hannah especially likes this fried food.
What is it?　What's your complaint?
Well, well, don't be so loud. You're a sick man, aren't you?
I'm fine now!　We can dive into dungeons from tomorrow.
Well, that's good to know.
''Well you're being sickeningly sweet today!　Has Master gotten sick too?　I can take care of you if you want!


　Tsutomu sighed in disgust and held Hannah's head in his hands as he sighed in disgust as she bounced around in opposition and almost reached her face.


'I'd be somewhat worried if a Clan member got sick. Well, I'm glad to see that you've recovered your energy. I'll be looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.''
'Ah!　This is the one they say!　But I'm not a beastman, so it won't work at all!　I'm not going to be like Daryl!


　That said, Tsutomu sighed again and held up his hand like a claw as he looked up at her without seeming to shake off the hand on his head. Hannah's blue hair is ruffled in a flash.


''Gee!　What are you doing?!
I'm glad to see you're looking so well. Then eat it before it gets cold and get some sleep for tomorrow.
You don't have to tell me!　Master's baka!


　Tsutomu left the room to be chased out by Hannah, who shouted at him, holding her ragged head.

　She then finished her dinner in a single gulp, complaining musingly, and then went downstairs and demanded that Tsutomu bring her back to her room for a refill.


''Why should the clan leader have to be hobbled by the clan members?''
Because that's what a clan leader does, sir.


　When Hannah casually said that, Tsutomu smiled as if he was somehow different from the usual. A smile that seemed to leak out when he saw something nostalgic. It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to get your hands on some of the most important things in life.


''Are you satisfied with this already?''
I'm satisfied. I feel like I'm the master of this.
Okay.


　Then, after finishing the meal and having Tsutomu lower the dishes and dimming the lights and getting ready for bed, Hannah pulled the covers deeper over her head and half peeked out her face.


'Sometimes I get sick, don't I?
Oh, shut up.


　Tsutomu left him with a disgusted look on his face and closed the door to his room, tray in hand.