Yeah, I'll be fine.

　The day after Sylvia drank the potion.
　Wraith, who came to check on her condition as promised, mentioned the results of her diagnosis.

　The spots that had been floating around have completely disappeared and the circulation of magic power is smooth. Safely, the magic crystal disease has been cured completely.
　It was the first disease that Wraith had encountered, so it worked out well and he was at peace in his mind.

''Yay!''

　Sylvia's eyes sparkled and she couldn't resist jumping up and down. She must be delighted to be able to move because she is suddenly disabled. The sight of the red-eyed girl jumping around with her long white hair swinging, reminds me of an adorable rabbit.

　Afterwards, Wraith was thrown words of gratitude like the rain that poured down from Sylvia and Raffy. As a Wraith, it's the only thing he can do, so it's honestly nice to be thanked.

''Oh, come to think of it, I'll give this back to you.

　When I was thinking that it was time to leave. Wraith took out from his bag, a stone that glows purple.
　It was a magic stone that he obtained when he defeated a skeleton in the forest. Wraith carried it in his bag so that it wouldn't get in the way.

'No, I don't need it, so keep it with you. I also owe you a debt of gratitude for your help.
Yeah. I'd appreciate it if you would.

　Magic stones are useful to alchemists as well. Moreover, when they were the size of a fist, they could be used for many things. Wraith put the magic stone into his bag, thrilled inwardly.

'Come to think of it, that skeleton seems to be the demon that was talked about in the Adventurer's Guild. It seems that the skeleton that attacked an adventurer that I rescued a while back is also that skeleton.
...Yeah, I see.
Hmm?
Well, actually, I found this in the mail today.

　Saying that, Raffy took out a letter.
　If you look closely, you can see what looks like a family crest inscribed on it. Wraith twisted her head involuntarily at that familiar family crest.

The first thing that comes to mind is that they want to ask me and Sylvia to help clean up the demons. The place is the forest near the royal capital. It's a forest that you and I visited just recently.

　Wraith guessed what Raffy was trying to say.

'Ah, you mean ... the demon that's been appearing and being talked about lately is so strong that he wants you to help him defeat it - is that what you're saying?
'So that's it, in a nutshell. Apparently things were going on while we were in the forest.
Who's the sender, by the way?
I don't know if you know him, but he's the head of House Redeum, one of the four great houses of nobility.

　Hearing the name House Redium, Wraith arrived at the true nature of the deja vu he had been feeling since he saw the family crest.

'No, not only do I know him, I've met him, the man.

　He was one of the nobles who had submitted the request when a large number of nomination requests regarding Elixir came in. He made a lasting impression on the Wraith because he clearly refused the elixir matter in person.

　The letter I was given when we met had the family crest on it, so that's why I recognized him.

''Well what a great guy you are.
I don't know what it is, but I'm in.

　I don't feel bad about being praised. I'm not sure if they're praising me in a good way.

'It's good that you got the request, but your sister already beat the skeleton, right?
'Yes. There may still be some Bloodwolf left, though.

　The Blood Wolf would still be in the forest, but there were no more powerful demons like the skeleton Raffy had defeated. So it should be relatively easy to secure the safety of the forest.

''Well, for now, let's report the matter of the skeleton to the Adventurer's Guild. Since the request has been made, it looks like we'll get a reward.
''I'll follow you. I was just about to go to the guild, and I'm sure you'll need some magic stones to prove you've defeated the skeleton.
I'm coming with you!

　In the end, the three of us decided to head to the Adventurer's Guild. As for Sylvia, she was probably eager to get out of the house as soon as possible.

　There was nothing in particular to prepare for, so the three of them quickly left the house and went to the Adventurer's Guild.

''Oh.''

　When the Wraiths entered the guild, they met eyes with Amelia, who was just working at the reception desk. Amelia looks relieved when she sees Sylvia walking cheerfully.

　The Wraiths go straight to Amelia's front.

'Good, Sylvia-san. You're feeling better.''
Yes, ma'am. Thank you for your help, Amelia. Thank you!
Yeah, you can always count on me.

　Raffy, Sylvia and Amelia have known each other for a long time, so their relationship is similar to that of sisters. Since it was about the same time that Raffy and the others became adventurers and Amelia became a receptionist, they are very close.

''Is this about the nomination request today?''
Yes, I would like to talk to you about that a little bit. As far as defeating the demons in the request, I went to the forest in the request to gather materials to help Sylvia.......Skeleton, I defeated them.
That's another amazing coincidence.
'This is the magic stone I dropped when I killed the skeleton.

　Wraith took out a magic stone from his bag and handed it to Amelia.

''It's big...''
''Because they were pretty strong. It was probably a tough opponent if you weren't an S-class adventurer.
''You're going to beat that opponent single-handedly, Raffy. I've known you're great for a long time, but...

　The fact that they've been together for a long time means that they know that much about the other person. Amelia knew all about Raffy's awesomeness long ago, so she won't be surprised now unless it's something too much.

''Yeah, properly genuine.
'Oh, as far as compensation is concerned, I'm going to ask you to turn everything over to Wraith.
"Huh?

　Wraith unintentionally gets a dumb look on his face when his name is mentioned in an unexpected place.

Hey, hey, that was a bit much...
''No, I didn't really want a reward for this case. I figured it would be best to give it to Wraith, including a thank you.
'Umm, well, if that's what you mean...'

　Wraith nodded reluctantly, not really convinced, but he could see that Raffy's will seemed to be firm.

''Well then, I'll ask you in three days. The reward will be two hundred gold coins, so it will be quite heavy.''
Two hundred...

　Although Lace knows that Raffy isn't in need of money, it's a very complicated feeling to have such a large amount of money handed over to her in a huff. Or rather, Wraith honestly felt that he couldn't think of any use for it.

　As Wraith crosses his arms and snarls, his clothes are suddenly tugged on with a squeak. When I looked at her, I saw Sylvia's red eyes.

''How do you like the idea of running a shop?''
The shop...
If you don't mind, I'd be happy to help you out by thanking you for your help.

　Sylvia says, with a twinkle in her eye.
　If she had bunny ears on, she would be twitching.

　Lace herself had thought about owning her own shop a few times while helping Daisy.

　Just.

I don't want to go to the store all of a sudden...

　It's tough to run a store out of the blue for an amateur. Even though she had talked to Daisy a few times, owning her own shop was not so easy.

　Wraith, who had been troubled for a while, suddenly huffed and clapped his hands.

''Yes, let's build a workshop.''