When Ike was still working for Cephiro as a brigade leader--.　


　I was summoned by my boss, the witch Cephiro, but I was late.

'My God, this sucks.'

　Cephiro, the witch, is a lax boss, but she is very punctual.
　More than anything else, she hates being kept waiting.

"I'm always late for work.

　She lamented that, but lamenting did not make Cephiro's mood better, nor would it be forgiven.

　I thought of an excuse to give her.

'Well, what excuse will I give her?

　I asked Giron, my chief of staff.

'It's no use. I'll come up with a special excuse for you.

'Married people are the best bet for this kind of thing.

Yes, I'm always making excuses to my wife. When I get drunk and it's late at night, or when I've gambled and my wallet is full of money.

　I'm proud to say that I'm a braggart.
　... well, okay. Let's hear what he has to say.

"How about this excuse?

　Giron insists with those words.


'I'm sorry, Sephiro-sama. I was going to go to Cephiro-sama, but Lilith's man insisted on coming with me. He got ready in 10 minutes, but on the way, the horse slipped on a banana peel and fell down and hit the river. We were swept downstream, but we encountered a dragon on the other side of the river. We managed to defeat it and return to the upper reaches of the river, but we couldn't go to Cephiro's side soaking wet. I had to transfer to the desert to dry my clothes, but I was late on time.


　How about that?

　Giron said with a big smile, but there was only one major contradiction in his excuse.

　I point it out.

'There's only one impossible contradiction in that excuse. We need to fix that.

What kind of contradiction?

How could a woman get ready in ten minutes?

　I said, and Giron chuckled, "Sure," he said.