I've also recovered most of the hidden items in the royal capital Laxtia.
　I haven't touched any of the goods that would annoy innocent people, and apart from items that are impossible to get at in any way, such as the items inside the royal palace's treasure room, I'd say they're complete.
　Also, thanks to being able to get acquainted with Aria, I was able to secure a route to sell the surplus items.
　Since it is indeed suspicious to sell a large number of items at once, we have been discussing when and how much to sell while on a date with Aria.
　Since being kicked out of Eugene's party - no, it's been completely smooth sailing so far because of being kicked out.

''Well, let's see what the next move will be...''

　I lie in bed in my private room at the inn, reading a strategy book.
　I hit on various information to see if I could come up with any interesting guidelines.
　Then one piece of information catches my eye.
I discovered it in the section on subquests, a concept that is unfamiliar to our world.

"That girl was saved?!

　I was so surprised that I jumped out of bed.


　That girl--Mel's explanation takes a bit of time.
　In the first place, me and Eugene and the rest of the group are not from this Rakstad Kingdom.
　We were born in Haricon, a small country next door.
　There, a foolish little kid was told by the fickle spirit of Tigon to become a brave man who was destined to defeat the Demon King Morl-Fi.
　So you've given the blade to ●●●●.
　So, Eugene gathered up his friends in Harricon, first Hilde, then me, and finally Misha, and we continued our journey through various adventures, arriving here in Laxteria, the royal capital of the Laxter Kingdom, after about two months.

　During that trip, we stopped at a small village called Enzo and sought lodging for the night.
　It was a village that didn't even have an inn, but the village chief was a really nice old man and he was happy to lend us a place to sleep.
　There was just.......one poor story.
　The mayor had a fourteen-year-old granddaughter named Mel, who was suffering from an incurable disease and was bedridden.

　Misha couldn't see this, and he urged Hilde to use the magic of the Cure Disease to heal her illness.
　It's a magic that essentially lends itself to five gold coins if you go to church.
　Hilde is determined to get her way, but Misha's persistence in persuading her to use the Cure Disease on Mel for free.

　However, the magic didn't work.
　It wasn't that Hilde's abilities were lacking, but rather that the disease Mel was suffering from seemed to be special.

''Ko, this is not a matter of my lack of faith or anything like that!

　Hilde was pissed off and insisted.
　Rather than feeling good about it, I felt sorry for Mel, who was suffering from such an incurable disease.


　But now, thanks to the Strategy Book, I have a clue as to how to cure Mel's illness.
In the chapter "Subquest", "Save Mel in Enzo Village! It was written in the section called.
　Mel's illness is actually a demon (a boss monster living in the suburbs!) It was a curse placed by the

''Enzo Village........''

　I'd be lying if I said I didn't wonder whether or not I should go and help them.
　Thanks to the magic of the Towngate, which I had recently mastered, I could reach the nearest town in an instant.
　But from there to Enzo village was a three-day trip.

　Even though he owes me a favor for a night's lodging and a meal, is he still willing to go that far?
　And if there is, shouldn't Eugene and others be helping out, and not just me alone?

　I thought about such inexplicable things in vain.
　But no matter how much time I spent thinking about it, my mind was made up from the start.

Let's go. Enzo Village.

　I stood up, picked up the and left the inn.

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'Well, well it's been a long time, Master Magnus. Is the brave master not with you?
'It's been a while, chief. Eugene and I have a lot of things going on, and now we're going our separate ways.
Ha ha ha.....

　The chief of Enzo Village is a good man, but not an idiot. He guessed that there was some kind of mess going on and didn't do anything foolish to stick his neck out.

''And what can I do for you today?　I wish there was something we could do to help.

　The village chief smiles at me and tells me so.
　It's a good thing that he treated me as a human being after I broke up with a brave man, but he didn't treat me roughly. This is what makes him a good person.
　At the same time, it makes you feel glad you came to the rescue!

As a matter of fact, I'd like to take down a boss monster that lives nearby.
'What?　Master Magnus, you're all alone!　As expected of a great wizard who has met the eye of a brave man, as expected of a great wizard.......
I don't want to be flattered. Anyway, we would like to use this village as our base.
Yes, yes, in that case, you are welcome to stay at my house for as many days as you like. Ever since I lost my son and daughter-in-law to the epidemic, I've had a surplus of rooms...
Speaking of ........illness, chief. Speaking of my granddaughter, sir.
What can I do for you, Mel?
''I don't want you to get all bogus because it's still uncertain, but if we can defeat the boss monster in question, it could be a key to curing my granddaughter's illness.
Really?
'No, so it's still uncertain.
I'm sorry about this I was just trying to...
I know how you feel.

　The village chief bows his head in horror, and I ask him to raise it immediately.
　The reason why I chose "uncertain information" is because it would save me from having to explain the details of the story beforehand.
　As soon as I've successfully defeated the boss monster and Mel is cured, we can say goodbye to it. That's the least of my problems.
　I'm here just to meddle, and I can't even be bothered to ingratiate myself to this good old man and his grandson.
　Yes, not because I'm embarrassed or anything. Never.

　　　　◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇.

　The next morning.
　Something slightly unplanned happened.

'Good day, Lady Magnus!
May the best of luck, Mr. Magnus!
'Mel is a really good kid!　Please help him, Lord Magnus!
"We are no match for the boss monster!
Master Magnus is the only one who can help us!

　-- and.
　The whole village had to be sent off together.
　It seems that the village chief was so happy that his granddaughter could possibly be saved that he had touched the whole village last night.
　Well, there's nothing wrong with that, but.......it's embarrassing!
　I left the village as quickly as I could.
　The good people of the village kept seeing me off until I was out of sight.

　Then I stepped into the Enzo Forest, where this boss monster lives.
　And not long after, I realized that I was being followed.
　I was being followed.

'Hey. What the hell do you want?

　I turned around and pointed the tip of my wand at the shade where my tails were lurking.
　I don't want them to lick my "status," which is level 28 and crispy doped with the Fruit of Perception.
　I'm not sure if my tails were prepared for this or not.
　He was a stern man.
　He was tall, broad-shouldered and rugged.
　He had a strong face and a large scar on his forehead and cheek.
　He has a very raggedy appearance.

''You are.........''