The battle was over and we used our escape balls to get out of the labyrinth.
　We could have walked back, but we also felt elated that the battle was over.
　Since there was a chance of making an unexpected mistake, we used our magic tools to escape.

''Relius. I didn't expect your poison resistance potion to be that good!
''Well come to think of it, you were consumed by the poisonous fog, weren't you?　Don't tell me you were okay with the effect of the potion?
Oh!

　I see.
　Perhaps, but I suspect that rank has something to do with it.
　The poison resistance potions on the market were probably not effective enough to prevent Poison Snake's poison.

　It was a higher-ranked potion, so it was able to prevent the poison. That's about it.

''Back then, using the escape ball was also on my mind, but thanks to Relius, I was able to defeat it like this.
'I only prevented the poison. The only reason we were able to defeat them was because of Mea-san who was attacking us.
No, it was poisoned, too.　I didn't know you were using such a powerful poison...

　Perhaps it was because the poison attack was S-ranked, and we were able to defeat it.
　It's because the opponent's poison resistance was less than our attack.

''Well, I'm glad it all worked out.

　Mea's mouth relaxed at my words.
　Then she stretched lightly.

'I'm glad I blew it too. I've failed to capture this labyrinth before.''
''Oh, so you were strangely fired up about it.

　Mea-san nodded her head.

''As for me, it was my first attempt at a new set of equipment. That time ... I almost died.

　........I shuddered to think of Mea-san challenging the labyrinth with that equipment in place.
　If things were bad, I might not have been able to meet Mea-san like this.

I'm not sure I can say that I was able to completely capture it today because I had a powerful companion in Lelius, but still, I feel more confident. Thank you, Lelius.
I'm just an assistant.

　That's exactly what my move today was, only one role at the party.
　It was Mea-san, of all people, who mainly cut down on the Poison Snake.

　So I could be proud enough, but Mea-san was humble enough.

'Thank you Lelius,'
... no. I wish you the best of luck in the future.
Yeah.

　Mea-san clenched her fists and smiled.
　........There will not be much time left to spend with her like this.

　It was lonely, but that's what being an adventurer is all about.
　I have to grow up even more before we meet again one day.

　I don't want the future Mea to laugh at me.


　00


　Two weeks later, after she had settled into her new job, Mea had to quit her job.

　Her parents were sad to see her go, but of course they wanted to support her dream, so they were smiling more than usual on her last day.
　On their last day, they closed the shop a little early and threw a party to celebrate their departure, albeit a simple one.

　We also invited the people from the party that Mea is currently working with to celebrate.
　I told Mea's friends over and over again to be careful because she was not a connoisseur.
　We drank like we were bathed in liquor.
　Thanks to that, we all fell asleep in the dining room, so we had no choice but to clean up and tidy up.

　........Totally.
　I wonder if it's going to be all right when we have to go about our business as usual tomorrow.

　I'm a good adult, and I want you to be more careful.
　As I was cleaning my room, I met eyes with Ristina-san, who came back with a red face.
　Her face is red, but she still seems to be firmly conscious.

''That, Lelius-senpai. Are you not drunk?''
Yes Mr. Ristina, if you're okay with it, can you help me clean up?
'Eh, it's a pain in the ass! There's nothing I wouldn't do for you if you insist, senior?

　Ristina-san, who had the cuteness of a small animal, moved her large eyes around.
　........Totally.
　It's our bite that came in after Mea-san.

　Her fluffy chestnut-colored hair, cut at the shoulders, tickles the tip of my nose.
　I'm a good worker, but I'm a bit of a cocky junior.

"I'd really like to, please.
''Well, I can't help it. Well, then, can the seniors carry these people for me?

　Ristina, who took the broom I was holding, glanced at the drunk people.
　........unusually, your mother-in-law was drinking a lot too.
　Normally she's the one in charge of stopping her runaway stepfather.

　Come to think of it, she was like this when Lynn left.
　That's how much he cared for Mea-san.

　I huff, loosening my mouth as I carry them one by one.
　Tomorrow morning, I need to wake them all up and have them wash up.

　They've all had a day's work, and they've all had a drink. How could it not stink?
　When I finished carrying the snoring father-in-law, I went back to the dining room.
　Ristina, who had been cleaning up quickly, was hiding a yawn with one hand.

　I also help her with the cleaning tools I brought with me.

''It's just the two of us, isn't it, senpai?''

　She says something that is a bit of a shocker.
　But I know she just wants to tease me.
　I still get a pounding heart, so sad my heart.....

'So what's the deal?'
It's the first time I've ever been alone with my seniors like this.

　Tehe," she smiles as if embarrassed.
　.........When I couldn't help but look at that smile, Ristina-san approached me, her eyes shaking with an annoyance.

I'm a little drunk right now. I'm hot.
Oh, is it hot?
Yes so can you cool it down a bit?

　With that said, he approached, letting his chest peel off.
　........Although she wasn't as big as Mea-san and Krua-san, she still had enough to make me firmly aware that she was a woman.

　The moment I unintentionally swallowed raw saliva, Ristina-san laughed with narrowed eyes.

''Haha, I was just kidding, senpai. Don't take it seriously.''

　...and I don't mean to be taken seriously.
　This junior is really cocky.

　On top of that, from what I've heard, he has a serious attitude towards everyone but me.
　It seems I'm the only one he's going to take a swing at.

　I don't know. Well, as long as she's happy working here at the expense of me, I'm fine with it.
　It's not that I'm a cocky guy, but I can just smile and tell her she's a cocky guy.

　Even if she's a little cocky, this level of entanglement is not bad.
　It may be because the other party is a beautiful girl, but....

　........Now that Mea-san is gone, from now on, Ristina-san will probably have scenes of her acting as a senior.
　I'd be happy if you'd be a little more aware of that.