The five adventurers grinned and smiled uncomfortably in front of Astel. As for Astell, who was exposed to their gaze, he said

'Huh........................Huh. Hmm, at first I thought it might be an ant or something, but compared to Ray-san, it's not enough. Come on, Ray-san!

　Astell convinces me alone on his own, and then he opens his hand to me and asks me for something... no, because he doesn't know what it means. I don't know, you say. Do I just bite the iron claw?

　Just as I was thinking that, the men who were completely ignored grabbed Aster's shoulders, their faces red with anger.

''Hey, don't ignore us!　Follow me, you little b*tc*!

　One of the men angrily grabbed Astell's shoulder, but the man went straight into the air and was slammed to the ground. Astell took the hand that had been grabbed by his shoulder and pulled him back with force and slammed him down.

'Don't feel free to touch me. Only Mr. Ray is allowed to touch me.'

　Saying that, Aster-san unleashes a killing spree. That's a bit much!　The man who was targeted the most is unconscious!

　The current Astell had no vibe of the bad goddess from earlier, and she was looking at the men with eyes so cold that she could kill her enemies with her gaze. Then she looked at me.

'Oh no!　That was scary!　Mr. Ray!

　And they hugged me with a very sweet voice. Naturally, the men who were entangled with Aster, who suddenly changed her mood, looked at her with a pompous look. The surrounding receptionists and other adventurers were also looking at him with dumbfounded faces. So.

"Mr. Ray~.......ah!　It hurts!　Oh, my head is going to crack~~!

　

　I was making a lot of noise like that.

What's the big deal, you guys!

　A woman came out of the underground training area. At that moment, everyone in the guild stood up and bowed their heads towards that woman. That woman looks around and sees me grabbing Aster.

Oh, hey, it's Ray. What's going on here?

　He smiled at me and talked to me. So I did.

'Hello, Master. I'm here to take a few requests with Asuna.

　I smile and greet my master, Sylphid Thickzar. It seems that my master quit the academy after the end of the Great War three years ago, handing over the head of the Kardia Academy to the vice-rector.

　After that, he went around to other countries to help with the reconstruction, and after he settled down, he's now working as an advisor to the Adventurer's Guild and teaching new adventurers in this royal capital.

　It is said that quite a few adventurers are registered in this adventurer's guild in order to receive the benefit of it. The reason for this is that only adventurers who have been registered with the guild for less than a month are able to receive guidance from their mentor.

　That's why new adventurers who want to become adventurers gather in this city and register here. Then they learn from their masters, and when they are able to become an adventurer to some extent, they set their sights on another country, another city.

Asuna?　........I see. So what's all the fuss about?

　The Master tilts his head at my mention of the name Asuna, but he seems to agree with me when he sees Aster being ironclawed by me. Ask the staff about this mess. It's not our fault.

　Then the master heard from the receptionist, told the staff to bring the adventurer who came to tangle with us, and went back to the training grounds. Apparently, they're going to re-train him. Doman, the people who got involved.



　Oh, man, I was still holding Astel.

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"Phew, that was fun, Goblin slayer!

　Astel is excitedly playing next to me, looking extremely happy. It's almost dusk, and it's almost night.

　After meeting my master, we were asked to kill the goblins that appeared in the forest, and we cleaned up all the goblins that came out of the forest. There must have been about 100 of them in total. It may feel like we overdid it a bit, but well, it's a good thing that Astel seems to be enjoying it.

　When we returned to the palace, we were just at the gate.

Oh, Ray, you're back. You've been out?

Hey, sweetheart.

　Looks like Ferris and Haku are back, both of them are active adventurers just like me. I think Ferris was ranked A and Haku was ranked B. The two of them are mainly active in the Land of Demons, where the seal of Baron is gone and the remaining miasma of Baron is still present.

　Even after Baron's seal is gone, the demons are stronger there than in other areas due to the remaining baron's miasma. The miasma is no longer in place, but powerful demons will occasionally come out of the land of evil, and they are being defeated.

''I'm home, Ferris, Haku.

　I stroke their heads, which is cute as they both rub their heads against each other in a pleasant way. There's a bad goddess fidgeting next to me, but I ignore her....she starts huffing and puffing, so I have no choice but to stroke her.

　The four of us enter the palace while chatting, and I return to my room. My room is the largest and widest in this royal palace and has the biggest bed. The reason ........is for the nighttime battles.

"...I'm sweating, I need a bath.

　It's been a long time since I've had a request and I'm sweating too much, so I think I'll take a bath before I eat. I can probably get in already. If I can't, I can force myself to make a hot tub.

　I grab a change of clothes and my bathing gear, which is changed daily, and head for the bathroom. This bathroom is still as spacious as it was three years ago. It's a good place to take a good rest.

　As I'm humming to myself as I head for the bathroom, I hear a voice from across the street.

Oh, Mr. Ray. Are you taking a bath too, Ray?

　And then Helen walked over. Apparently Helen was going to take a bath too.

'Yeah, it's been a long time since I've been outside and worked out. I've been sweating a lot. 'Helen too?'

'Yes, I've finished my business for the day, so I thought I'd have a bath first if you'd like to join me...'

　I grab Helen's open right hand before she can finish her words. I wonder if I should work on Helen, who is doing a great job as Prime Minister.