After everyone gets up, we have a quick breakfast in our room. I'm thankful that there is morning service.

　Eggs, fresh bread, and bacon. They said that fresh vegetables were not always available, mainly fruits and nuts were served for breakfast.

　After finishing the meal, I drove Louisa-san to the guild. The town is still quiet in the morning, but other staff and explorers have already visited the guild.

''Thank you for last night. It's been a long time since I've been able to stretch my wings and my body feels lighter.''
Thank you for coming on such short notice. Let's get together again when you're done with your work.
'Yes, by all means. Are you going to the labyrinth today, Lady Atobe?
'I'm thinking of going to a shop that will open the boxes for me in the morning. Would it be okay to view the new room in the morning?
Yes, unless it's mealtime, I'm sure the superintendent can help you at any time.

　First we went to a box store that is said to be located near here, and next we previewed the property. In the afternoon, we head to the deepest level of Akebono's field. Although it's rough, today's schedule has been set.

　Louisa-san enters through the private service entrance at the back of the guild building. She gave me a small wave at the end, and I raised my hand in response, feeling embarrassed too.

''Well at first I thought you were a bit of a bad type. I'm sure you'll find that you'll be able to get along with me very well when you talk to me. I didn't know this could happen.
'We'll have a chance to talk together again. I hear you'll be able to keep us in charge in another ward.
Hmmm... did you want to do it, Rearward?
'Well, well, yes. I have no ill will.

　She's a beautiful woman, she's impressed by what I do, and she can do her job - she's a woman who can't complain, but since we're only guild officers and explorers, it would be difficult to make any further progress.

''........That's right.
Kyouka, Kyouka. You said you wouldn't tell anyone about it.
Oh, you mean last night?　I'm glad you learned a lot, Suzu.
''I'm sorry Aricht-san, I can't see your face... I did that just because I'm with you all...''
Did he do that?

　Suzuna says something that's bothering her and I can't help but ask her a question. Then everyone starts to get really upset.

'Hey, it's nothing. The latter was sleeping on his stomach, so I just put a blanket on him. That's right, Ellie.
'Yeah, yeah, that's really all. I didn't do anything else. Are you saying I did something?

　Igarashi-san calls Elitia a nickname. I guess that means they talked and got to know each other before I was even looking.

　The two of them have a bit of a similar personality, but they didn't seem to clash over similarities. It's good to have a good relationship with the party in the future as well.

''Well what did or didn't you do or not do or what are you talking about?''
'No, no, it's fine! Brother, you're going to see your room, right?　I asked Louisa to tell me where to go! What do you think, how prepared you are?

　I asked to see the map, which I thought was a bit of a mess. I switch the license display to show a map of the town and the markings were struck there. Apparently there's a new property on a different plateau from Nornil Heights.



　--the center of the Eighth Ward, about fifteen minutes' walk from the Guild. The property, which is also perfect in terms of convenience, had facilities, room sizes, employee services and everything else that could not be compared to the middle class lodging, Nornil Heights.

'Welcome, sir, miss. Please, your room is this way.

　On the outside, it's a two-story Western-style building with only four rooms. There's another property of the same make, but that's all the building with a royal suite in Ward 8.

　You are greeted in the entrance hall by a few maids. They seem to be able to take care of our luggage, but since we'll be out soon, we refrain from doing that and are shown our room.

　The rooms are so overwhelmingly luxurious that even the always lively Misaki is modestly silent. All of the rooms were carpeted, and even the spacious bathroom and restroom were fully equipped.

''It's........amazing, even more so than I imagined. What do you think, Igarashi-san?
"I was told I could rent a middle-class room privately, but if you have a room available, this is better..... It's still annoying...?
'Yes, no, not at all. I'm too big for one person, and that means there's a limit to the number of rooms I can rent for the party, so I'd like to live with you if I can.
So I guess I'm going to have to live with you for the rest of my life.

　The word "live" makes me imagine the future of my life.

'Well, um ... hopefully one of these days we'll be able to buy a house where we can sit down for the long term.
Is that..........that.......that's what you mean, Rearward, is that what you're saying?
'If we can buy a house, then the residency limit won't matter, and we can have multiple parties living together. If Alihit wants to move up the pecking order without stopping, he could consider 'multiplayer combat' (raiding) with just his own people.

　What I was thinking was that rather than moving from one accommodation to another, it would be better to be based in one place, meaning that I wouldn't have to move, and I could do whatever layout I wanted with my own house - Elitia was right, if 16 or 24 people could live together, multiple You can even share a party.

　You already have six friends, but as long as you have enough friends to form another party, you can swap out members as needed to explore.

(That way, the number of positions that can be organized will increase. We don't have any professions that specialize in vanguard defense, or medicine men, or wizards or monks.)

'If we don't have people in the jobs with the skills we need, we could be in limbo... and we'll have to add more people to our ranks if we can. Even if we don't all live in one house, it would be ideal if we could buy several houses and live wherever we want.
'When your brother becomes a multiple homeowner, he'll pop one of them on me... and then I'll have to listen to everything he says...'
Well, no, it's not a good idea to trade your house for a house, Misaki, is it?
''Well I have a problem, as you guys know, so I might as well bring in a different swordsman when we get to a closer level. But please ... even if you're in the middle of it, help me. I don't need to go to the depths of the labyrinth where my best friend is. If I can get to the front of it, I can go on my own.

　Seeing us talking ahead, Elitia probably couldn't help but say it.

''........Elitia, when you were exposed to the enemy's return blood, you were acting a little strange. Are you telling me to keep your distance because that state of affairs is dangerous for your friends as well?

　I wasn't sure if I should do it here or not, but it's something I'll have to do at some point, Elitia says while looking at the sword stored in the scabbard at her waist.

The first thing that comes to mind is that this sword is called the Scarlet Emperor. I was always a swordsman, but when I got this sword in my hands I couldn't let it go.
Endemic weaponry there's such a thing?

　The 'Carth Blade' is a unique weapon profession - the 'Scarlet Imperial Sword' is a cursed sword that cannot be let go. In other words, you can't even change your job title.

　It's similar to the circumstances of sub-humans. After losing their lives, they are revived in a different form and cannot return to a human--their equipment is also limited, and there are some things that cannot be removed.

''Didn't you know beforehand what would happen if you equipped that scarlet imperial sword?
''........The explorer group I was in, the 'Byakuya Brigade', hunts for 'named' and collects boxes and strengthens itself with the armor found within. There are many searchers who try to improve their strength in the same way, and that in itself is the royal attitude of the searchers. But........in the Byakuya Brigade, we are absolutely not allowed to reject equipment, even if we don't know what kind of weapon it is.

　Elitia had no choice but to equip the Scarlet Imperial Sword without knowing what kind of weapon it was.

　No matter how powerful the weapon was, there was a major problem with 'Berserk'. On the contrary, as long as it could be countered, Elitia would be an unquestionably powerful vanguard.

''Wasn't there a shop in the Byakuya Brigade that could appraise it, or a skilled one?
''If you bring it into the shop, you will not be able to use it as a weapon because if you find out that it is cursed, you will have to prioritize its sealing. In the brigade, even if the cursed weapon was dangerous, they considered it to be far more powerful than a normal weapon... so they didn't dare to appraise it. Appraising with skills can be fatal if you fail, and there aren't many people with the aptitude for it, so professions similar to appraisers are protected from the guild. Even the brigade couldn't keep them in the guild at all times.

　--Rare skillful people will be protected by the guild. The people in the 'box store' we're going to go to are probably also subject to it.

　Since the guild protects them and opens a specialty shop, even the explorers of the eighth district can benefit from the rare skills. So, thanks to the guild, they don't have to be exclusive to the human resources that could be monopolized by a party of high-ranking searchers.

Personally, I don't sympathize with the brigade's approach.
'I suppose it doesn't help that you say that. I wanted to be strong as well, but after I became a Carth Blade, all I could do was regret it... I didn't feel like I was fighting of my own volition, just being swept around by the sword...''
'Eritia-san but it was different when you and Aricht-san were fighting together, wasn't it?　You fought for us, you fought to protect us.
.........

　When Suzuna said, Elitia's eyes moistened and she lowered her eyes.

''........If it wasn't for Arihito, we would have been wiped out.
'You don't have to be so hard on yourself. I was surprised and thought I was going to die too, but now that Elitia is here, I can handle it. Then you can do better next time. Because you'll be stronger with a party from the beginning than you will be with a party in the middle.
Arihito...

　It hurts my heart to see her blushing eyes, too. 'You don't want to see the tears of a younger girl as much as possible.

'Well, as far as experience goes, you're going to have to be a guest for a while. I'll join the party and put my support to good use when I need it. So please.
"Yeah, okay, fine. I'll let you do all the work. If it goes out of control, stay away from it and stay away from it until the fight is over.
Yeah. But I can reach my skills pretty far away, you know.
'Oh....'

　The 'physical invalidation' was broken by the unattributed 'support attack'. How far away they were then - so far that they were completely out of the battle zone of Elitia and Juggernaut.

　If we can support them as far as we can see, then the flexibility of the formation will be very different if we can support them as far as we can see. After all, we should verify the range of effect while the enemy hasn't become too strong yet.

'I would be able to cover for Elitia's 'Berserk' with less risk, even with her dangerous skills. But I suppose the curse should be broken eventually. There must be stronger weapons out there that aren't cursed.
''You ... you ... it's easy for me to say. Aren't you afraid of me?
I'm not afraid of you. However, it would be a shock if you were to be cut down, so I'll keep my distance.
''Haha........Normally it wouldn't end in shock. After all, your brother is not normal either, he just got reincarnated, but he's very calm. Well, that's what makes me feel safe when I see it. Hey, Suzu-chan.
'Ha, yes ... time seems to flow gently when I'm around Aricht-san.

　If I'm quicker to adapt than everyone else, then the air of the other world is probably better suited to me. If that makes everyone feel at ease, I'll continue to try to remain calm in the future.

　This is the kind of world where a momentary lapse in judgment can be fatal. If you can't instantly grasp the situation from the rear guard and choose whether to fight or run away, you'll put the entire party in danger.

''Well, if Elitia wants to act independently once she reaches her goal, then there's no way around it. If possible, though, I'd like a good swordsman to stay with me forever.
'Mmmm ... how much of a sycophant can you be? Kyouka, say something to him too.
'I'm happy to have more people around too, so I can't complain. I decided when I joined his party that I would defer to the judgment of the latter, and I decided to defer to his judgment when I joined his party. As I told Louisa-san, I feel like I'm his subordinate.
''Eh.........so that's how it is? Igarashi-san is my subordinate........
You look a little ... very happy. What do you imagine?

　I'm the one who orders a lot of things from my loyal subordinate, Igarashi-san. Yeah, that's going to be easy to work with - I think I understand why people are drowning in power.

'Everyone is on the side of Arihito, so it's a problem that there's no one to admonish.
'That might be true. Maybe it's just as well if Elitia is strict about it.
''Well yes. Don't get mad at me for that kind of role, you said it yourself. It would have been best if Kyouka had been strict with you.
'And it's been too much of a done deal since I've been over here, and I don't have anything to pay attention to. I'm not sure I'm okay with that either.

　Igarashi-san says, and everyone laughs - I have no choice but to laugh with them.　

　Theresia, who's been watching our exchange for a long time, nods at me. It's her way of showing her will of affirmation.

　There are a total of six people living in this room. It's all going to be busy, but I'm sure we'll get along just fine.
I hope I can be in a position to watch over everyone as they spend their time in a humble way.

Now....the preview is over, what do we do next?
'Well we need to go back to our quarters once and tell them we're moving out. They'll send our stuff back to us.
May I bring it in here?　It's only day three, so there's only a little of the stuff.
'Yeah, we'll figure out room assignments and such later. We can get your stuff in the living room first.
''Then let's meet again in the plaza in front of the guild in the afternoon after we finish arranging for the move. Rear-kun, let's go home for a while too.

　After today's exploration, we'll all be spending another night together. I'm going to be able to sleep in my bed today too - after all, there are two bedrooms in the royal suite, with four beds in each.