Natalie led us to find a house to use as a base of operations.
　Goodness hurry up.
　After completing the rank-up procedures at the guild, I asked Natalie-san to follow me around the city together.

''Do you have any wishes or anything else?''

　Natalie, walking next to me, holding the board with the papers between them, asked me this question.

'Well ... hmmm...'

　I'll think about it.
　I'll think about it, but I can't think of anything in particular.

　Staying at an inn has become the norm...
　What kind of house would you like to have now?　But I'm not sure I can answer that question.
　I can't picture it well.

'Is there anything about Kanade?'
Um ... the garden!
Garden?
It would be nice to have a big yard, you know, a big enough yard to run around in.

　Is the wild instinct stimulated?
　That's a very typical answer.

"What about Tania?
Well I'm still in a beautiful room, aren't I?　I'm not going to live in a dirty place and........and a big bed!　It's a must.
'You want a bed?　Not about the house?
'I don't care what kind of house you have as long as you have a soft bed. Provided, of course, that it meets the minimum line ... standards?

　Have I ever made you feel cramped?
　If that's the case, I'm sorry.
　Once I get a base, I'll buy as big and fine a bed as possible.
　Well I'll have to talk to my budget.

''What about Sora and Luna?''
I want a wooden structure. I want to feel the warmth of the wood.
I'm always happy to have a large, convenient kitchen.
'What?　Luna, can you cook?
'What's the reaction?　How rude. I'm a great cook, despite my appearance!　Hahaha, if you have a nice kitchen, I'll treat Rain to a homemade meal.
I'll help you with that.
'Mugu you don't have to help Sora...?
Why? Sola is helping. She's Luna's sister. I couldn't possibly leave her to her sister alone, as an older sister.
'Mm, no, but ... what Sora makes is not so much a dish as a weapon ... er ... well, it's nothing. Hmm. It's Rain who eats it, so it's not a problem.

　You could see the heartwarming sight of the sisters cooking together.
　When I think of that, I'll be able to find a home.
　........I think I heard a few disturbing words, but I decided not to dwell on that right now.

'Where's Nina?'
Well, you know what, my opinion doesn't matter...
'That's not how it works. Nina is one of my friends. I'm not going to ignore her.
Uh....
Do you have any idea what kind of house you'd like to live in?
"Uh, uh ... bath ...
A bath?
I'm glad to have a bath because it feels so good to have a bath.

　I see, the baths.
　Since the inn is used by a lot of people, I'm a little concerned about hygiene, and since there are times when I'm with others, I can't say it's comfortable.
　If you have a private bath, you'll be able to spend your time comfortably.

''Nya I'm not very good at baths.

　It seems that the cat spirit race has characteristics similar to those of cats, so Kanade is not good at bathing.
　Perhaps she imagined that scene, but her tail is chattering.

''If you're not good at bathing, Kanade is missing out on half of your life.
That much?
You'll feel better when we take a bath together. I can vouch for that.
All of us ... does that mean Sora and the others are together?
I love a bath.
Well, when you're all together, it's not as easy as it might be in a private home.
Oh, um ... all together, that means ... Rain ... is ... together?
Huh?

　At Nina's abrupt words, Tania spilled out a voice that sounded like she had flipped over.

'Nya........Rain is with me.......'
Well, that's as good as it gets... but that's a chance...?
I don't mind. I don't mind, though, do I?　It's going to be a great opportunity to bring the Lord and his followers closer together!

　Everyone turns red each.
　Please, please don't say anything strange.
　It's a bit awkward.

'Except for Rain, except for Rain, except for!　No way in hell I'm going to go in there with you.
Yes, that's good, that's good, that's good, that's good, that's good, that's good, that's good, that's good, that's good.
....

　The next thing I knew, Natalie's zit eyes caught mine.

'What, what is it?'
Ehhhh, it's nothing.

　No matter how you look at it, you look like you have a face for everything...
　I felt like I was going to be a bush snake, so I decided not to say anything else.



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　Natalie shows me around and looks at the properties for rent.

　And then ... the time is dusk.
　I wonder if I've seen nearly 10 properties so far.
　It's still this!　I can't find a property that is.

　It's slightly too small for six people to live in, or there aren't enough rooms...
　It doesn't reflect any of everyone's wishes or...
　Just when you think you fit the bill, it's too expensive...

　It was difficult to find a good place to live, and in the end, time just passed.

''Nya........looking for a house is a lot of work.......''

　After walking around the city, Kanade, as expected, seems to be tired.
　Her ears are flattened.

　By the way, Nina is so tired that Tania is carrying her on her back.
　She was sleeping on Tania's back.

I'm sorry, I couldn't show you a good place to stay...

　Natalie bowed her head apologetically.

'No, it's not Natalie's fault. I think we're just being a bit selfish.
'Mr. Shroud's party is special in so many ways. If they make a request that wouldn't normally be made, that's just the way it is.
Well, that's good to hear.
''No matter how outrageous the request is, it's our job as an adventurer's guild to respond to it!　You have to support them in the shadows, you know. Even if it's house hunting, you have to respond to it perfectly.

　Natalie has a real work ethic.
　As someone who is always helping me, I even respect her.
　A guild with people like this can be properly trusted.

''Hmm.......there's one more thing I haven't guided you to......but let's not.
'What?　Why?
'I was turning it in at the end, and to tell you the truth, I can't recommend it...'
'Doesn't it fit with what we want?　Or more expensive than ever...?
No, no. It's exactly what you asked for. It's a little far from the center of town, but I'm guessing the price will be something like this.

　The amount offered by Natalie is terribly low.
　It's less than a tenth of what I've been offered.

'Ooh, what a bargain!
'If you have a place like this, why don't you just introduce me to it?

　Kanade and Tania are on board.
　But I was in a delicate mood.
　It was too favorable, too weird.

　That premonition is going to be true.

''There's no doubt that it's a good property, but.......actually, there's one problem.
What do you mean?
Actually I'm leaving.

　Natalie let her hands drift down in front of her chest and let her eyes go blank.
　Scary in general.
　Nina woke up in a daze and looked at Ms. Natalie and freaked out!　He shuddered.

'Out?　Could that be...?
...a ghost.
Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

　Kanade responded to the two letters of the ghost with a tremendous amount of force.
　Her tail beamed and her ears trembled with fear.
　As it was, she hugged my back.

'Are you scared?'
No ghosts. No ghosts...
God, you're pathetic. What's a guy who's supposed to be the most powerful species in the world afraid of a ghost?
Because that's why....they can't take a beating. Also, they can get possessed........ghosts are the natural enemy of the cat spirit race.......

　Kanade says in a pathetic voice.
　You have the word 'spirit' in your race, and yet you're incredibly scared.
　........Well, it doesn't matter.

''Kanade's scared and we shouldn't?''
'But you don't have any other good properties, do you?　I don't know if you'd want to make a decision before you've even seen it.
'Or rather, we are experts in magic, aren't we?　Why don't we just purify the ghosts?
Oh, I see. I'm going to need it.

　Certainly, Sora and Luna would not be the enemy of those ghosts.

'Kanade, would you mind if I came over for a moment to take a look?　Sola and Luna are there and I'm there too. If it comes down to it, I'll definitely protect Kanade.
Really?
Yeah, really.
Um hold my hand. That's okay.
Is that good?

　Kanade looks as anxious as a lost child.
　I squeezed his hand gently.

''Nyaa...''