I returned to Toa's for the first time in a few days.
　When I ducked under the castle gate and opened the front door, I saw Toa--.

''Masamune!''

　He jumped at me as if he knew I was back.

'....Toa.
Welcome back.
I'm home.

　The Toa smiled with a somewhat more exhausted expression than before.
　What was going on........

　I saw Lucius-san looking at me while putting his hand on the grand staircase.
　It's a somewhat unexpected expression, but I know it's against me.

''What have you done?''
I had to run an errand.

　There was no response from Lucius-san when I answered, and he disappeared into the back of the corridor as if he didn't believe in anything at the beginning.

'How are Nem and Sufilia doing?'
'I think they're both in the archives now, because Nem has been with Sufilia all these days. He says he's tired of Lisa's training.
What? Why?
He said he was so good at it that he over-instructed his friend. And then he sulked.
You've been holed up in the stacks, just like the Sufirians.
Yeah, Sufilia hasn't come out for a long time either.

　We headed to the stacks to see them first.

"Nem, Sufilia, we're home.
Master!

　As I opened the door to the stacks, I heard Nem's voice from somewhere.
　The room was filled with tall bookshelves everywhere I looked, and except for one place where a table was set up, it was a maze.
　It was impossible to tell who was where.
　I'm not sure I'll ever be able to find anyone," said Nem Nem, popping up from the shadows of the bookshelf in front of me.

'Nem.'
He's the master!

　Nemu comes trotting over and jumps on me.
　I caught him well and hugged him.

'Master, where have you been? I've been gone for a long time.'
I was just out of the country. Here, I picked up some random souvenirs.

　I bought this one at the Sigma Deus store on the way home.
　That was a funny country.
　Despite the fact that almost no information about the inside of the country is known, it was lined with souvenir shops and the like that were probably for tourists inside.
　The shopkeepers were friendly, and I didn't think it was a king's country with an empire under its control.

　Nem opened the wrapped box messily and opened the box.
　Inside is just a piece of candy.

''Nem, wait a minute.''

　Just in case it was poisonous.
　It was like a long, thin bun, with a sweet, anko-like substance inside and a biscuit-like texture inside.

''It's ... okay.''

　I checked the status to see if there was anything unusual in the numbers.
　Probably not laced with anything crazy.

'Yeah, it's fine,'
Can I have it?
Yeah.

　When I said that, Nem was eating happily.

'It's delicious!'

　The Toa takes one as well.

'Sufilia, are you there?'

　I called into the stacks.
　But there's a hint of magic, and it should be here.

''Masamune-sama........''

　Sufilia emerged from the shadows of the storeroom.
　She has the same appearance as before, but her expression is a straight face.

''I thought you wouldn't be able to come back.
'It can't be,' says Toa.
'Sufilia's been like this all along,' adds Nem.
'What's wrong with you, aren't you feeling well?
No nothing.

　He doesn't try to express himself at all, but he's clearly not very energetic.
　If possible, I don't want to use [Emotional Sensing].

''Sufilia, I bought some souvenirs, do you want some?''
Where did you get that?
I was in a different country.
What a name for a country.
It's... what's it called?
'....do you forget about it?
I guess so. But it wasn't much of a country.
What were you doing out?
Sightseeing.
You're just going to leave us here?
....
Would you like to leave Toa and Nem and me in the lurch?
.........Sufilia.
'No, I'm sorry. Maybe I'm a little tired from reading too many books.

　Sufilia said and rubbed her fingers between her eyebrows.

'But even Sufilia was gone, she left Nem behind.
''Nem...'' a faint emotion could be seen in Sufilia's expression.
''Is that so?　Where have you been, you don't think you're out of a magical land?
What's wrong with that?
''No, not that I shouldn't. Sufilia is originally a princess of Artemias, and some of the Yagis have gotten the idea.......

　The King of Latosfilia.

'I was just off somewhere else to do some sightseeing, sir.
...on foot?
We're moving on in transition.
I see...

　Could Sufilia be used?
　No. Is it possible if you're not a healer?

　I'm glad that Toa is getting better.
　And if you think about it, Sufilia is getting darker.
　Nem is relieved as usual, but what happened?

'Hey, why don't we all go out together for the first time in a while?'

　I was suggesting it out of an idea.
　I wasn't thinking about anything in depth.

'Tourism?' And Sufilia.
'That's fine, but don't you want to do something adventurous for the first time in a long time?　I've been asked to take requests and drink at the tavern.
'It's been a long time since we used to go to the tavern in Rathhausen.
Nem went to play too!
I don't know ... because I wasn't there.

　Sufilia gets even darker.
　I couldn't help but chuckle.

''Well then, why don't we go to Raz Hausen?　It's been a while since I've seen Sierra or something. So, you know, I'm going to go to the guild, take the request, and have a drink with the yogis when I'm done.
Nice! Toa, who is eager to get on board.
'We're going to see Sierra! And Nem.
'Hey, Sufilia. Do you want to go?
I've still got a lot to read.
'You can always read a book. You can go out for a bit and come back in a few days.

　Sufilia's expression didn't change in the middle.

''........I understand. I'll follow Masamne-sama.''

　The only thing he said was that he was.