The next day.
　In the morning I went to the library and looked up the information but couldn't find it.

　It was lunchtime and we were about to eat our food at a slightly more expensive restaurant.

'Finally the time has come...'

　Meku mutters with all his heart.
　Actually, Mek, I haven't done anything about eating up to this point.

　He forgot to eat in the rumble in Faracion.
　When we left the country, I said, "If we've been waiting so long, I'd like to eat something delicious first," and decided to hold out until Vafol, where there are many delicious things to eat.

I stopped eating yesterday's noodle dish because it was unimaginable, but this time it was a meat dish. But this time it was a meat dish, and a very tasty beef. It's a good first meal.
That's why it's so expensive, though, the price. I'd like to keep my expenses to a minimum.
What are you saying? I don't usually eat, so I don't have any money for food. I don't think I'll be able to eat every day from now on, and when I do, I won't mind eating something expensive.
'That's true, but...'

　It would be fine if it was just Meku who ate, but since we came together, naturally me and Lenya would eat as well.
　I asked for the cheapest dish possible, but Lenya didn't hold back at all and asked for the most expensive dish.
　Well, we don't have to worry about it, at least for today.

　The food is brought to us.
　Raina has a big steak, and I have a steak too, but smaller.
　Meku asked for the beef stew, which is full of stewed beef.
　I heard that stew was his favorite food.

"Now, put me back together again.
Okay.

　There are quite a few people in the restaurant, but this world is full of magic, skills, and strange things, so many people don't care about every single thing that happens, even if it's a little weird.

　I don't care and use [Release (Release)].
　Since I had accumulated quite a few skill points, I raised my release by one level, so my duration should have increased.
　I haven't used it once after I raised it, so I don't know how much it's increased.

'Okay, I'm back!

　Mek returns to his original form.
　No matter how many times I see him, his appearance is beautiful and I get nervous when I'm with him.

　But Meku starts eating his stew in a very messy way.
　He eats like a hungry, athletic junior high school boy with no class at all.

'Good, good, good!　This is what I meant by eating!　It's been a long time!
Can't you eat a little more slowly...?
"Fool, I'm not going to waste my time shapeshifting for a few minutes!
No, but she's a former queen, so class is important...
When I was a queen, I was so busy I didn't have time to eat alone.

　Meku speaks up with information that disrupts the illusion.
　Looking at Meku in his normal form, though, he no longer has any illusions.
　But when I saw Meku in his original form, I felt a sense of familiarity, or perhaps a slight release of tension.
　Somehow, I feel like I can treat him normally from now on.

"You eat so much, Master!　I can't lose!

　And for some reason, Lenya also started to eat quickly against it.
　What are you playing at, this girl?
　I eat normally.

　After Meku finished eating it all, he was immediately released.
　It looks like it was worth it for me to eat fast for once.

　I was the last to finish eating.

"Well, let's do some research for lunch.
'There's a guy called Saint Rico coming back today, but that's supposed to be this afternoon. I'd like to take a look.
Do you mind?
'Yeah, maybe it's the girl who came into this world with me. It's entirely possible it's not at all, but I'd like to wake up and check it out just in case.
It's your hometown's. That must be interesting to you.
You know Tetsuya?　I want to see it too!

　I don't know him, though.

　I've done some light research on Saint Rico since then.

　It seems that she was called a saint because she appeared in this town a while ago and helped the poor people.
　She's built an orphanage and is taking care of a lot of orphans there.

　She's been so active for a short period of time that no one in the town seems to know about her.

　A powerful demon has appeared in a nearby village, and we were called to rescue it, so we defeated it and are returning today.

　From what I've heard, he's a true saint.
　She also tried to save me, so I think she was a kind girl. I don't know if he was so much of a saint.

'I heard they're coming back through the gate north of town, so let's go there.

　They nodded and we left the restaurant and headed for the north gate.