The Adventurer's Guild's cafeteria was clean and tidy, as if yesterday's feast was a lie, but there were all sorts of smells mixed in.

　Finding me coming into the cafeteria, Gruger-san asked for help rather than greeting me.
'Luciel, do something about this smell before we eat, it's choking me.
Good morning, Mr. Gruger. I understand.
　As the cleansing magic was cast over the entire cafeteria, the various mixed smells became odorless and then turned into the delicious smell of the food that Guruger had prepared.
''Oh!　It's easy to have Luciel around after all. That ability alone will come in handy.
　Mr. Gruger said, as he removed his nose plug.

'If you want, Mr. Gruger, you can try to remember that too?'
'You know I'm a beastman, so I'm not very good at magic.
''Well, you need to raise your Holy Attribute Magic Skill to VI or higher to use it, so it was a little unrealistic.
Yeah. I would have liked to see you use your magic if I could, though.
　Even beastmen can use magic, the book I saw Nerdal said that even beastmen can use magic, so it might be up to them to make the effort, but Mr. Grugar seemed to have given up on it.
''It would be great if there were beastmen who could control magic in an all-around way.
'They don't teach magic in Yenis's school, do they?
'Oh, I don't know. The school's curriculum had been thrown over to Nahlia, who had become the headmaster.
Hey, hey, well, you'll have to listen to the guys who were in Janice recently.
Yes, I will.
　Maybe I'll ask Lionel and the others later and we'll find out what's going on.
　Disgusted at myself for not asking them about so many important things, I decide to pull out my notebook and make a list of things to do for the first time in a long time.
　Mr. Gruger laughed at me and suggested I take a seat.
Okay, well, breakfast first. Well, sit down for now.
''Oh, yes. Speaking of which, have you seen Master?
'I'm sure that one is happy to have fought Luciel and is taking a nap in the Guildmaster's room.
　Mr. Gruger told me that with a wry smile.

　Apparently, there was no mistaking the fact that Master was complete.
　But still, Master has a lot of zest for life, like getting sleepy when he relieves stress.
　I'm sure Master has fences, but he doesn't make you feel that at all, which is really impressive.

　When I sat down at the counter, Guruger-san prepared breakfast for me, and as I thought, the amount of food was too much.
''Whether you're an adventurer or a sage, you're going to be doing a lot of mock battles today anyway, so make sure you eat well.''
'Speaking of which, the adventurers asked me to be your mock battle partner...'
　I can't say I don't like fighting against people, but I don't want to lose because I'm going to do it. But I really don't want to fight.

'There are a lot of idiots out there who think they can beat Luciel. Especially the newbies and intermediate adventurers.
''I don't know what my master will say to me if I lose unceremoniously with this. I'll make sure I eat well.
Okay, I'll add it to the list.
　I was savoring a salad and a meat dish, when I was served a dish with Mr. Gruger's object X.
''........You don't think you were making this so you had to wear a nose plug?''
Yeah. I'm used to being sarcastic, but as expected, I'm not used to object X.
Mr. Gruger doesn't blink either, does he?
'I'm just doing what I love to do,'
　Mr. Gruger said and laughed again.

　Both Mr. Gruger and his master, but you do what you want to do unexpectedly in your limited time.
　I envy them for that, or maybe I haven't had anything that I can call a hobby since I came to this world.
I'd like to find a hobby like Master and Mr. Gruger to relieve some stress.
'There's a right or wrong way for everything, but it's best to do what you like. I don't mind if you continue to use and train in the same magic methods you've been using, though.
　Mr. Gruger said that and disappeared into the kitchen.
　I turned to his back and muttered my true feelings, knowing that it was useless.
'It's not a hobby, it's a survival technique.
　The thought that various people might think he liked to train was enough to make me less excited.

　After that, we were in the empty cafeteria, and I finished my tasting of Mr. Gruger's food and the poisonous taste of food with object X in it.
　And then Lionel and the others all came to meet us.
''Good morning, Luciel-sama,''
Good morning. And guys, I'm really sorry about yesterday. There was a lot of information, and every single one of them was so upsetting to me that I couldn't quite process it all in my mind.
"Master Luciel, we were all very upset with you...
　Everyone nods at Lionel's words.

　It's going to be gloomy, so I start with a bland story for now.
''Guys, have you eaten?''
I already did it at the inn.
'I see. I've thought about it a lot since then, but I couldn't make a lot of decisions on my own, and I wanted to get everyone's opinion on it, too.
Is that your opinion?
　Lionel asked as he tilted his head, but each of them must have had their own thoughts on what they heard yesterday.
　So I'm going to tell you honestly that I think we should have a discussion here.

'Yeah. And we need to talk about the way forward. We're not all slaves anymore. So I want you to be honest about your feelings and thoughts. It doesn't matter if we disagree, so don't hesitate to say it without hesitation.......hmm?　Paula, what's going on?　Do you have an opinion on this early on?
　In the middle of our conversation, Paula moved forward and came up beside me.

'Luciel, he said yesterday that he would give me a magic stone when we got to Melatni.
　He doesn't change his expression much, but if you look closely, you can see Paula glaring at him with her hands on her hips and a subtle zit in her eyes, and it's soothing.
　She's probably angry at me for breaking my promise.
''Ah~ Sorry. I completely forgot about it. I'll give you the magic stone, but do you have a magic bag?
...in Lionel's magic bag.
Okay. I'm sorry, Lionel, but I don't mind being first.
Yes. Let's take care of Mister Dolan and Paula first.
Okay.
　Lionel took out some magic bags to Paula, and Lisian came next to him, and they both prepared to receive the magic stones.

''Then I'll take them out and you can collect them.''
　I laid out the magic stones on the empty table, but when I saw Dolan not entering the conversation, I noticed his pale face and activated the purification and recovery.
　I thought he was probably hungover anyway, but he was actually right.
　'No! Thank God. My head hurt like it was going to crack and I thought I was going to die.
　Scratching his head, Dolan came up to me.
　'I think I've told you before, you can drink, but I think you need to think about your body a little bit.
　If a dwarf had a drink in front of him, he would drink it. Well, if Master Luciel is here, I won't have to go through this hellish suffering in the future, so I can drink without reservation.
　I felt a little funny that both Mr. Gruger and Doran were treating me like I was handy.
　Everywhere I went, it was Luciel-sama, so the two of them asking me for something so unreservedly seemed very precious.
　Such was the case, Dolan laughed and began to examine the magic stone.

　Since this was the time, he decided to ask these three people what they wanted to do as well.
　''Do the three of you have any hopes for what you want to do in the future?''
　Not really. Whether it's Rockford or Yenis, we have a workshop, so we can work on it.
　I was told this magic stone came from Glandle.
　So what?
　''If there's a steady supply of magical stones of such quality and quantity, life in Grandle isn't too bad.
　''You do have a point. It's not often that demons with magical stones appear in Rockford, and when they do, they're usually flying. Yenis also doesn't require that much quality, since the only things that appear in the uncivilized forest are orcs and ogres.
　Apparently, from the developer's point of view completely, they want to secure resources first, but I have a feeling they're more robust than me.

　''Well, I've got the two of you to proceed with the development of the magic tools. How about Dolan?
　'It would be nice to have a mine to make weapons and armor, but for that I feel the best place to go is around Rockford and the Dwarven Kingdom.
　I'm pretty sure that good quality ore was all that was needed?　Then Dolan would still be Rockford, I suppose.
　''I see. Oh, by the way, there's a girl in the Holy City's magic shop who has a talent for making Paula and Lisian magic tools, and I was thinking of putting her in the development department as well?''
　"Not many geniuses exist in this world.
　'Yes, I did. Until I met Paula, I had no idea that anyone had the same level of skill as me. Well, the engineers at Rockford never ceased to amaze me...
　It turns out that Paula thinks she and Lythian are geniuses, and Lythian admits that he was a frog in a well, and he seems to think that Paula is the only rival to him as well as Paula.
　So I'll add a little bit of information and some additional information.
　'She's the same age as me, and she's already opened a mage shop in the Holy City, remember?　You two have seen the cooking spells I have, too, right?
　You're not the guy who developed it?
　'Yeah. If she's around, you'll discover a lot of new things, won't you?
　Immediately, Paula nodded in agreement.
　''Luciel-sama, the Holy City means you won't be able to see that girlfriend for the time being, right?
　''She's got a demon ball too, so she'll be fine. Originally, I wanted to call her when we were building a city in Yenis...''
　Then I'll be waiting.
　That's right. We can work anywhere. And don't be in a hurry to get to that person and let me know when everything is settled.
　Paula and Lisian moved back after collecting all the magic stones.
　As long as they were able to develop their magic tools, they would be able to go anywhere.
　You're really not blinkered.
　''Please tell me what you want to do, Luciel-sama, when you decide on it. I have prepared a magic gun to attach to the airship, so I will follow Luciel-sama this time.
　Dolan said and stepped back.
　I laughed at the three of them and looked away.

　The development department of the Luciel Chamber of Commerce was really reliable, and I was getting more options that I hadn't expected, Grandle.
　''Well then, let's hear what Nadia and Lydia have to say.
　Then the unexpected words came out of their mouths.