Biblina, who had come to the lord's room.
　I told him that my team had been selected.

Well, it's been decided...........................

　indicates irony
　He left the room looking very disappointed...

　Did you want to team up with me by any chance?
　...but I'd be a liability to my teammates, and I'd be a liability to them.
　She's one of the teams competing for Batcombe, and you don't think she's going to.......

　And so on and so forth.
　I've filled out the registration form.

　unaffected
　Sara.
　Then I wrote down my name and asked Yanjin to deliver it to the Gelter in Batcombe.


◇ ◇ ◇.

　the next day
　I overheard a bit of gossip and headed out into the underground labyrinth.

　
　This underground labyrinth is
　Jambalea used the abilities of the underground labyrinth creator (dungeon creator) to create
　It's a facility that I run.

　I've heard this place has become very popular.


　I'll tell you what, it's worth a try.
　The first floor of the building that serves as a waiting room to enter the underground labyrinth was crowded with an overflowing crowd.

　The underground labyrinth is always a thriving place.
　It's a little bit like nothing I've ever seen before...

　I looked around in confusion.
Oh, my lord, don't pout.
　and
　One of the ketsies in charge of the reception desk in this underground labyrinth noticed me and greeted me.

　She, too.
　I was returning from picking up an item the customer asked me to take to the store corner.
　He had several armaments in his hand.

　I didn't want to keep him too long.
　I am.
There's a great turnout.
　And then he called out to Ketsey.
　That Ketsey smiled and smiled.
It's affecting you.
　Then he pointed to a corner of the reception area.

　There it was.
　In addition to the usual receptionist.
"Special Reception
　and a corner with a birch listed at the top of it, and
　In particular, there was a rush of people who wanted to attend there.

　If you look closely, you'll see that behind that reception desk

"Countermeasures for the Great Battle of Batcombe
Three versus three, specialized fighting exercises.

　and other papers are taped to the back of it.

　And the adventurers in that line of participants.
　It's more or less a threesome.

　Apparently, this place.
　As a precaution against the upcoming martial arts tournament in Batcombe.
　It appears to be a special stage where you can play 3 vs. 3 matches.

　In
　Take a closer look at the poster.

The challengers are in teams of three.
There are three matches.
　You can play 3 times against each other regardless of whether you win or lose.
Your opponent.
　A team made up of three humanoid monsters that appear in the underground maze.
　Teams that have competed and excelled in past Batcombe Grand Martial Competition
　You can choose from these

　And this is what it seems to look like.

　There doesn't seem to be any drop items or anything like that.

　In particular, this 'team that has excelled in past tournaments'
　I've heard that it's becoming very popular to be able to play against
　
We need to hone the coordination among the three of us here.
　And.
　The challengers in line are
　Everyone seemed to be in high spirits, and they were waiting for their turn.

　However
　That's Jambalea indeed.

　They're preparing and running a stage like this to coincide with the Great Batcombe Martial Arts Tournament.
　I was really impressed with his careful preparation and business acumen.

　I was
　I visited her in the underground labyrinth control room and told her about it.
There's no way I'm letting this raggedy business opportunity pass me by!
　What?　You don't have to prepare the drop items, and no one complains if you charge the same amount as the underground maze.
　We only have one room, and we don't have to hide monsters or anything, so it's really easy for us.
　Giambalea sits in a chair and smiles very happily.

　........yeah.
　It was all I could do to tell them that I didn't want to receive any complaints.

◇ ◇.

　In the afternoon.
　Chief of the Guard, Eel, who had come from Guianacombe, asked for my room in the town hall.

'Thank you for your help in the matter of the inn.
　First of all, Eel thanked me for that.

　I'm sure he's made arrangements with the town hall to send the money for lodging and other expenses.

　I will
　I told him that I didn't mind that he was just letting me do what he had done to me over there.

　Then
　When I heard that they were all coming this way.
　He asked me to prepare a few things for him.

　I promised to arrange for those items to be delivered to the inn as soon as possible.

　After that
　From Yale.
I'd like to head out there tomorrow and survey the area.
　He offered to help me.

　I agreed to it.
　I had the chief of the guard, Googus, called in.

'My lord, you wanted to see me?'
　Soon after, Googs appeared in the lord's office.

　...but...

　Um, why are you lillpop and a goo-pop together?

　I was so confused that Googs chuckled at me.
I'm sorry but that guy from Goopop can't seem to be alone...
　He was scratching the back of his head as he did so.

　Beside such googly eyes.
　A lil' pop dressed up with a goop on his back.
　He stood with a grumbling look on his face.

　The goop on its back is...
　Apparently, she's crying herself to sleep.
　The tears are clearly visible around her eyes.
　With his hand, he grips the edge of Googus' clothes tightly.

　That, with his other hand, Goopop is holding on tightly to Lil Pop with his other hand.

　If Lil Pop's original strength was the strength of Lil Pop, he should be able to shake it off with ease.
　Lil Pop, with only a hint of grumbling on his face.
　He kept carrying the goop on his back.

　The sight of it.
　I'm confused, too, if I may say so.
　I'm just asking two people to take care of the goop.
　I mean, I can't say anything too weird.

　Anyway.
　I told the two men in such a state that I would like to ask for directions to Eel.

　Just.
　Since Goopop is in such a state, we're going to have to have a small mage ship to move him around.
　I gave them permission to use it to stay in the area.

　This will make it less dangerous for the Goopop to be with us.

'Thank goodness, because at this rate, the Goopop guy will never listen to me and say he's going to follow me.
　Googs chuckles at that.

　Eel looked at Googs and Lil Pop in turn.
Are you two married?
　That's what I asked.

　In response, Lil Pop, with his amazing swordsmanship.
No, sir!　The captain and his men...
　That's what I was going to say.

　That's where the goo pops just woke up.
Isn't it your mom and dad?
　As he said that, he got kind of teary-eyed again.

　Such is the voice of Goopop.
　Lil Pop looked up to the heavens and

　after a short time

I'll take my wife, sir.
　Yes, that's why I said that little...

　I don't know.
　The goo-pop on Lil Pop's back is very happy.

　Lil Pop sinks in inverse proportion to that.

　Just.
　Maybe it was my imagination, but it didn't seem like Googus was all over the place...


　Anyway.
　That's how we got our story straight.
　Now we're going to have a meeting with Eel and the others individually.

　Those who need to.　
　Talk to them to buy it on the street streets of the city.
　I spoke to the dwarves who run the forge and told them to feel free to offer me a special order if they needed one.

　As I watched everyone leave the town hall.

　The goo-pop is still on the back of Lil Pop's back.
　He looked at me and smiled and waved at me.

　I smiled and waved back, too.
　I knew kids were cute, I thought.

　I don't know.
　I look at Lil Pop's limping profile.
　I felt kind of bad about being happy about that, and...