*

This will be Miss Fene's room.

　Laura stopped in the hallway and indicated the door with the palm of her hand.
　Mako stared at the door, then turned her gaze to Yuka.

'Why are you looking at me?'
I thought you were going to say, "Let's go to the warehouse instead of visiting you...
What do you think I am?

　Yuka said in a voice that seemed to resonate from the depths of the earth.

'I didn't see that coming.'
I guess I'll have to deal with Makoto for real. Remember. Let me show you that it's not always a night when the moon is up.
The night of the new moon is in my favor.

　Mako has acquired night vision (skill), but Yuka has not.

'Oh, what are you going to do to me?
I'm not doing what you think I'm doing.

　I shove it in as Yuka backs away, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
　You tell me to stop talking about s*xual topics, so why do you act like that?
　I want it to flow because it's just hard to do when there's a weird air in the air.

'Just for the record, I'm not going to cry myself to sleep. If you use the word 'someday', I'll definitely cut your head off.
Yooka is rather strangling herself, isn't she?
What?　How could you possibly have strangled yourself?

　The words of Makoto gave a quizzical look to Yuka.

That's right~ If I knew he was definitely going to retaliate, I would take care of him.
Yeah, I guess so.

　Liv muttered in an interminable tone and Laura nodded.
　Yuka giggled and looked at Makoto.

'Shall we get rid of it?'
Why are you looking at me?
I mean, it's just you and Makoto.
Am I the only one who can do this?
It was Makoto's idea, wasn't it?
Sure, I'm the one who started it, but...

　Makoto held his temples.

'I wasn't trying to kill you--'
Okay, you're going to kill me. I'll never break again.

　Yuka said, interrupting Makoto's words.
　I want you to listen to me a little more.

'Why don't you trust me that much?
What am I supposed to trust in Mako?
'Of course it happened from the time we met in the dungeon to this moment today. I hate to say it, but I'm awesome, okay?
What's so great about it?
The number of times you almost died, of course.

　Yuka said disgustedly, but I'll be very adamant here.

'Scars are a man's medal, aren't they? Yes, yes, great, great.''
No, it's not.

　I immediately deny it as Yuka applauds as if it were a mockery.
　But still, I don't know when I learned that scars are a man's medal.
　No, there must be a paperback edition out, so maybe that's how he found out.

'I've nearly died many times trying to protect Yuka, you know.
It's all up to you. I'm the guard. Makoto's a shield.
Or at least call it the vanguard. You're sooty in your own mind.
What about the soot?
It was a mistake. Excuse me, I bit you.
You'll be lost for the rest of your life. I'm a slug without my backpack.
You're coming with me.
You're gonna carry me into a truck?
'That's where you start. What kind of punishment is that, like getting run over by a truck with you?
My dear, the only person to get hit by a truck is Makoto. I'm going to get away with it at any cost.
'When I meet God, I'm going to pick you instead of Cheeto.
What?　What kind of a punishment for moving to another world with Mako?
It's still the same.
I mean, you were an old man before you came to this world, right?
Well, I'm still an old man by heart.
It really sucks.

　Yuka said as she let out a sigh.

'What's the worst that can happen?'
'If being held by an old man and running into a truck isn't the worst, what is?　Even if I survive, my life is a disaster.
It's going to be a big show.
I'm sure someone around Fujica will say in an interview that there was something wrong with him in the past.
Just thought you'd be sad for me.
Sad?

　Yuka frowned unpleasantly.
　By the way, the way to say it is, 'Kaa Naa Mukumu? It is.

'Ahh, yes, yes, so you're going to cry for me to increase class solidarity. Tsk, seriously, celebrities are shit. I hope they die.
Don't be delusional and resentful.

　Just as I rushed in, I heard the sound of a door opening behind me.
　I looked behind me over my shoulder and saw Fujika standing there.
　Fujika looked at us in silence for a while, then suddenly started to run with a patter.
　He stopped in front of Makoto and the others and clasped his hands in front of his chest.

'And I'm glad you're both okay!　When I heard that there were some very strong undead out there I was super worried that neither of you were hurt!
Ugh!

　Fujika said with tears in her eyes, and Yuka grunted.

'And if you're not feeling well, please don't hesitate to tell me.'
You need to get some more rest.
Yes, sir. Take it easy and get a good night's rest.
I'll be fine!　And I'm not going to get inside the impossible compared to Makoto-san and Yuka!

　Liv and Laura call out to her with concern, but, perhaps in an effort to not worry her, Fujica gives her a power bump to show that she's fine.
　Well, she doesn't look very well.

'Yuka, this is the f*cking celebrity you said you wanted to die?
I don't know, but I'm relieved to see Yuka as usual.
Oh, don't give me that smile!

　When Fujika smiled weakly at her, Yuka retreated and shouted in a supercilious voice.

'I know!　He said you don't like me!　You're going to up and down, right?　I know what you guys are up to!
Yuka, like you need to rest if you're tired.

　Ah, ah~, Yuka moaned.
　It's like a poor man.

''Yuuka is being purified by the power of good intentions.
No you won't!

　Yuka paciously slapped Makoto's chest with the back of her hand.

'Your plunge is weak. I knew you were getting weaker.'
No, I didn't!　I mean, how will you fight Kuzuha if I'm weak?
'Personally, I'd like to see the beautiful Yuka...'
What?　What a beautiful yukka!　Don't I always look beautiful!
That's a quick and dirty thing to say.

　How confident she is in herself.
　No, well, she's beautiful........

''Did Mako-san drop you like a beautiful Yuka or a dirty Yuka?
Hey, you can't be that dirty!

　Yuka takes a bite out of Fujika.

'You're a dirty Yuka,'
Like, "Let's give two yukas to an honest man.
Hell.

　Mako couldn't help but mutter.

'What the hell!　I mean, bullying?　This is bullying, right?　Okay, I'll take it!　You think I don't have the guts to b*tc* and cry, you're wrong!　I'm going to do far greater, unimaginable damage than you guys can imagine!

　Yuka said, pointing at Makoto.
　Her fingertips are purring and trembling.
　Mako has a vision of a comedian in tights behind Yuka.

'I've always thought that you'd be the one who'd have to--'
What do you say to a high school girl!

　Yuka let out a scream.

'If I'm in elementary school, I'm sure I won't be going to school.
You hate it that much. It's brilliant, what you're saying and what you're doing.
So there's that. So there's this. But first, you have to explain to me why there are two of us in hell.
You can be a clean euca or a dirty euca.
So don't call me dirty!
All right.

　Mako raggedly scratched her head.
　Well, if you ask me, there's no such thing as a dirty way to describe a girl.

That's why both yukas are yukas.
You've used up all your luck in the next life, having me as a partner.
As usual, you have great confidence.

　With a personality like this, life could be fun.

Aside from that, the way I see it, just because we're going in different directions doesn't change the awkwardness.
Awkwardness.

　Yuka's cheeks twitched.

'It would still be better if you guys started killing each other, but I think you guys ... even if you don't usually get along, you'll conspire to bring someone down. f*ck, if this isn't hell, what is?
'I don't know!　You, Mako, are the one who's delusional and self-serving, not the one lamenting!

　Oh, God!　And Yuka stomped down the hallway.

'Like Yuka is one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable.
Do you think you have it all together?
'I said some nice things, but you're being frightened out of your low voice.

　Fujica's shoulders slumped disappointedly.

'By the way, why did you want to talk about the annihilation reaction?'
We're not talking about that.
Where's the story about the beautiful Yuka and the not so beautiful Yuka?
You're the one who broke that story.

　When Fujika tilted her head, Yuka said in a low voice.

''At first, Mako said she was going to have a love affair with me or not.
No.
'That's right. Did I mention that a night without the moon makes you want to commit s*xual crimes?
You're trying to f*ck me over, man.
No, there isn't anyone here who believes Yuka's story.

　Fujica moves her hand up and down with a flap. The other hand is at her mouth - a gesture that has a hint of a grandmotherly touch.

'Huh?　Can't you trust me?
'When Yuka talks about Makoto-san, it's like a separate stomach. She doesn't believe in Liv and Laura either.
Of course I believe in you, Makoto-sama.
Really?
What?

　Laura looks at Liv's face for a moment.

'Mako crosses the line and she's going to come running.
Yeah, what's that supposed to mean?
Timing. Timing.

　Liv crossed her arms and huffed and sniffed.
　'Well, I don't feel like I'm wrong.

'A little more detail,'
No choice.

　When Laura crowded in, Liv looked less than full.

'I don't believe either of you,'
'It's not like Yooka is saying it's going to happen.
Tsk, you're going to hurt yourself.

　Yuka scowled uncomfortably.

'And it doesn't seem like Yuka herself thinks so in the first place.
It's like they associate everything with love. This is what the love brain does.
It's more of a spoiled feeling.
Ha, I'm not going to fall for that.

　Yuka snickered and turned her gaze to Makoto.

'Come on, go ahead and get going.
What?
I'm here to see Fene, of course.

　When I asked, not knowing what he was talking about, Yuka said in dismay.

'I'm going alone?'
Of course. Makoto is the oldest.
I don't think you can say much about being older than you are.
It's just that Mako is the best one.

　When Makoto looked around, Liv, Laura and Fujika nodded.

'Follow me when I mess up.
Again, take precautions.
That's the wisdom of working people.

　In my experience, it's often a waste of time, but it's not a good idea to take a step back and take full responsibility for the whole thing - it's a waste of time.
　No, this is where you should take full responsibility.
　Well, even so, it wouldn't be a mistake to prepare for a failure.
　Makoto opened the door and entered the room.
　The curtains were closed and the air in the room was lukewarm.
　Fene was lying on the bed with her back to us.
　Mako closed the door behind her and walked over to the bed.
　A few more steps to the bed, Fene jerked around and Makoto stopped in his tracks.

'Is that your brother?'
You know what I'm talking about.
Anyone can see that after all that fuss.
Well, yeah.

　Mako sat in a chair near the bed.
　What could he say?
　Telling him to cheer up is not just pointless, it's harmful.
　If it was that much to cheer me up, I'd be doing it.

''Well you don't say anything, do you?''
He just can't say anything.

　I'm the oldest in the team, but if I could say something that could reach my heart at my age, the world would be a more peaceful place.

I think we should move on. We don't know that Ledo was murdered, but I don't have the energy to get up. But I don't have the energy to get up.
　Fene said in a trembling voice.
　After all, Fene's brother's (Redd) presence must have been a support to her.

I understand. I'm sure there was a time when I had to move, but I couldn't move either.
"Are you my brother?
That was before I came to this world.

　There was a time when I couldn't get up because the debt, the complaints, and the power harassment were draining my spirit.
　I couldn't get up because I was too lazy to do anything about it.

How did you get over it?
'I couldn't get over it. I couldn't skip work, so I had to beat the whip out of my body and finally get it over with.

　In hindsight, that might have been my chance to quit the company, but in the end, I didn't quit and continued to pay off my debts.
　It's like being told to choose between dying or being seriously injured and choosing the serious injury.

' ... I ...

　Mako got up and sat down on the bed.

'Well, I still don't know what to say,'
What's that?
Just what I meant. I feel like I'm wasting my years because I can't think of a single word of encouragement at a time like this.

　Maybe if I had aged properly, I could have come to terms with many things.
　But I didn't, and I'm the one who's grown old and depressed.
　Since I can't make up for the past, I have to deal with it now.

'I'll do what I can,'
Can you do that?
"Yeah, I'll make sure Redd is okay and I'll kill Kuzuha.

　Killing the undead is a strange thing to say, but there's no point in embellishing the word.
　But still--.

What a shameful story.
What?
'There's only two things I can do when I'm in Araphora and my level is complete.

　There's nothing wrong with having a high level of excellence, but it's not just the level that's important in life.
　Rather, factors that cannot be quantified seem to be more important.

''........The only thing left to do is to be on Fene's side.
Are you with me?
'Yeah, I'll side with you as much as I can, listen to you as much as I can, and be there for you as much as I can.

　Mako gently stroked Fene's head.
　Fene curled up like a fetus.

'Can I sleep a little longer?'
Yeah.

　Mako patted Fene a little roughly and stood up.
　Out in the hallway, Yuka, Liv, Laura, and Fujika had worried looks on their faces.
　They quietly closed the door.

''Well how did it go?''
What? I'm just talking to the guy at random.
Appropriate?

　Yuka frowns.

I'm not a counselor, so I can't cheer you up just by talking to you. I mean, even a counselor can't do that.
'That's true, but...'
Yuka seemed to think that Makoto-san could handle Faine.

　Fujica twisted her hips and clasped her hands together.
　If I had to make an onomatopoeic sound, it would be 'Kyar~n'.

' 'I'm going to break your neck.
'Yuka's response was salty as usual. It's like a dream come true for girls to talk to each other in a cackling manner.

　Fujika said as she shook and opened her hands, and Fujika slumped her shoulders in a daze.

''I knew that was the wrong part!
I don't want to hear it from you, you d*mned b*tc*.
I knew it. Yuka was too salty.

　Huh~, Fujica let out a heavy sigh.

'Wouldn't it have cheered you up if I gave you one of my kisses?
It's when you don't get better that you get worse.

　Mako plunged into the ribs.

What about Laura?
Is it me?

　Laura raised her eyebrows in difficulty as Liv turned the conversation over to her.

'It depends on the situation, doesn't it?'
Laura may not be around for a while.
Why, why not me?

　Laura crammed into Liv's arms.

'You're taking yourself too seriously. You see, it's all about being in the moment.
'I think we should take these things seriously,'
"People who talk like this always get caught up in the moment.

　With that, Liv put her arm on Mako's head.

'I might as well.'
'Mako is,'
I can't say the same thing.

　Well, from what Liv says, Mako must be the type of person who is easily influenced by the atmosphere.

'Laura-san looks heavy,'
'That's not for you to say, pretending to be light. Women like you are suddenly heavy. You white dwarf.
It's usually a black hole.
"Ha, you're a white dwarf. You're a f*cking b*tc*.

　Yuka ruffled her hair and spat it out.

'Well, I don't really care about Fujika.
You call people names, but it's just a bunch of bullshit.
Let's get the treasure and get the hell out of here.

　Yuka said, ignoring Fujika's prodding.

*

This will be our storage area.
That's quite a door. This is going to be very exciting.

　Laura pointed to the door to the warehouse with her palm, and Yuka stood in human form and crossed her arms.
　As Yuka said, the door in the basement is quite magnificent.
　There's also the expectation that it's a door as good as this one, but--.

''You've been talking like a thief for a while now.
Don't make accusations.

　Yuka takes a glance at Fujica.

'No, it's not a high school girl's line about slipping away after being given a treasure or anything like that.
Mako, you dream too much about high school girls.
If anything, I'd rather have you dreaming...

　Mako held her temples.

'Maybe I can dream about Kirara or something!　She's the daughter of the head of the flower arrangement house and she's a Yamato Nadeshiko!
What?　I'm not talking in my sleep.
Hee!

　Fujika let out a small scream as Yuka glared at her with a glare.

'Wow, like I got the impression they were rather close. And besides, Kirara-san was worried about Yuka.''
That's why you're such a cholo. That's why you're such a cheapskate. As far as I'm concerned, you get swept up in the atmosphere and let some louse eat you up.
You know, he just cursed at me like that.

　Fujika's eyes widened in surprise.

''She wouldn't be worried about me. She thought I wasn't there at the 'Golden Fleece' pavilion and did whatever she wanted!
Makoto-san?
Why are you asking me, Makoto?

　When Fujika turned her gaze towards us, Yuka raised her voice.

'And I don't want it to be the result of the Yuka filter being activated.

Like Yooka is telling the truth?
Well it's true, in a manner of speaking.

　He said he wasn't good with Yuka, and he agreed with Takeshi's words.
　Mako is emotionally on Yuka's side, but I know they have a point.

'Look, look. I'm right about what I'm saying.
It bothers me that it's just a word.

　Yuka thumped her chest in triumph, but Fujika wasn't convinced one way or the other at the moment.

'And I want you to tell me the truth,'
If you talk about it, it's going to get to the point where you're a criminal?
And I believe in Yuka!

　Fujika was easily self-preserving.

'Generally speaking, I didn't like that woman from the first time I met her. She's not very discriminating towards anyone, she's the daughter of the head of a flower arrangement--
That's Yuka's backbone.
'Yes!　It's a name!　I hate the name Kirala!　Like, like, a DQ name.
They call it a glittery name now.
'Changing the name doesn't change the essence of it. You can pretend to be a lobster, but a crayfish is a crayfish.
'It's a lobster thing, and besides, Kirara's Kirara is like a mica.
'Don't worry about the details!　The important thing is that I don't like that woman!
It's like I'm not impressed with their style of making one enemy after another.
Ha, he was the enemy all along.

　Yuka snickered at Fujica's admonition.

'May I open it?'
Of course I do.

　Mufufu, Yuka replies with a snort.
　Lola turns her gaze on Makoto as she shyly looks at him.

''May I?''
Yeah, please.
Why are you doing this, Makoto?
That's because I'm their leader.

　Mako would argue with a sideways glance at Yuka, whose lips twitched in frustration.
　As Laura opens the door, a rush of dusty air rushes in.
　For whatever reason, the lights turn on from the front to the back.

''........Makoto.''

　Yuka turns to look at me.

'What?'
Go.

　Makoto asked, and Yuka pointed to the back of the warehouse.

'Am I a dog?'
Or should I say the canary in the mine.

　'Hmmm,' sniffed Yuka.

'No traps of any kind, right?'
I think there might be a cursed item in there.
There are some items that have been mentioned, but there's no end to it, and

　Laura raised her eyebrows in annoyance.
　It's true that it's an aristocrat - it's a historic family, so there will be plenty of items to say.

''Mako, Go!
All right.

　Makoto ducked through the door and walked straight into the warehouse.
　Although it's a warehouse, the inside is so large and well organized that the first floor of the Golden Fleece could easily fit inside.
　A breeze passes by Makoto's side.
　Well, by wind I mean Laura - as Laura walked past Mako's side, she opened the box she wanted and gave a big smile.
　It's a smile that gives the illusion that the surroundings have brightened up - but.

'A thousand years of love is going to get cold, isn't it?
It's cooling down too fast.

　Before you know it, you run into Yuka, who was standing next to you.

''Speaking of which ... your wand was broken, right?　Don't Yuka have to look for items?
How am I supposed to find anything if I don't know where it is?
Surprisingly reluctant.
I'm a reasonable person.

　Yuka said as she looked at Liv and Fujika, who were opening the box.
　She suddenly remembered that she had acquired an appraisal.
　It was a useless death skill, but the magic granted to the item could be read.

''........Appraisal.

　I muttered to myself and multiple windows popped up.
　I looked at the shield Laura took out of the box and saw that it was labeled in the window as physical and magic resistance.
　Next to that, the chest armor was the same, and then next to that, the leg armor was strengthened with agility, the basket hand was strengthened with muscle strength, and furthermore, the sword was labeled with the holy attribute.
　Apparently, it seems that all equipment is new.

''About 10%?''
What's 10 percent?
It's a magical item.
If you know what I mean.
"Oh?
Hey!

　Mako ignored Yuka and walked over to a box.
　When he opened the box, he found a pair of baskets contained inside.
　In that window--.