I'm carrying a juvenile Stella on my back and walking through the miscellaneous sound-filled streets of Aruch with Aria in tow.
　For now, I'm going to report the completion of the quest to the guild. After that, I'll leave Stella with the guild.
　I let out a thought that occurred to me.

　'Speaking of which, Stella-chan. Could it be that something like that has happened before?
　'There it is!　When I came to, I saw the shape of the scales spread out before my eyes!　There were two men and a woman around!　What do you mean?　You said it!　What's that?　Come to think of it, I don't see what they look like.

　Those guys are probably the ones from the party Stella used to join before.
　I can understand why they can't join the party because of these disadvantages. I don't have the confidence to take care of them.
　Neither me nor Aria have any techniques to protect little girls from monsters. Most of the adventurers in this city are just starting out. You can't blame them for not being able to accept someone who has been turned into a little girl, since they're at the same level as me.

　''Right now, Stella-chan's only party members are me and Aria, okay?
　Wawa, did you get dumped again?
　...What?
　Wawa, did you get dumped again?

　Oh, shit!　That was a topic I should have been talking about before I entered the city, ahhh!　My ass!　Dumbass!
　Don't look at me like that, please. What do you think you're going to do? Stellar, I just said something incredibly dark. Hurry up and get back to normal, Lady Stella.

　I don't know if they abandoned her or not.
　Okay.

　Please don't cry. Please don't cry.

　Are you going to sit up and drink?
　....

　Stop?　Can you stop talking like that?　There's something in your eye.

　"I'm not going to leave you, Stella.　We and the grown-up Stella were just together as a trial, you know?　So we're not throwing it away or anything, we're just saying goodbye, okay?
　So you don't want a strawman after all?

　God d*mn it!　What kind of creature is this!　This is more complicated than that aria!　You're pretty on the outside, but you're a wreck on the inside!
　Then I heard a voice from around me.

　"Oh, hey. My brother is going to abandon that little girl...
　Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!　There's a devil!
　'And look at that?　She's wrapped up in clothes that don't fit her...
　Huh, I thought that was what I was doing. I've been thinking about it for a long time.

　Yuck!　Very bad!　d*mn it!　How could this be happening to me, living in another world?　Doesn't this world need me to take care of it!

　I don't like it!　I wouldn't discard Stella, who can use the most powerful magic in the world!　Haha!
　'Right!　I'm going to be a strawman!
　Yeah, I guess so.
　Are you going to be with me forever?
　Yeah, I guess so.
　'Yes!　I'm gonna make the call.
　Yeah, thanks.

　The ambient noise changes.

　'What, did I hear wrong?'
　Maybe I heard wrong. But I'm so glad that little girl didn't end up on the street.
　But why is it rolled up in a circle?
　Huh, I thought that was what I was doing. I've been thinking about it for a long time.

　Whew. I think we got this place under control. And the last one. You're the guy from that time, right?
　In the midst of this process, the clunker who had been silent since we entered the city said.

　'I don't want to. I don't want some kid throwing rocks at me, a god.''

　I said, hastily grabbing both of Aria's cheeks as she dropped the bomb in public.

　'Alright!　You'll be quiet the whole time!　Stella is a very important and valued party member of ours, you know!　And you're a kid too, so you need to understand that, you little shit.
　'What?　Hee hee hee hee!
　'Shut up, shut up!　Don't tell me what to do!　Get some air!　I'll buy you whatever you want later!　Nah!
　I was right.
　"Don't throw it away, don't throw it away!　We've been together the whole time!　Stella, let's shut up for a minute, too!

　
　Adventurers' Guild "Strelitzia" *

　I'm coming to the guild by myself after I brought Aria and Stella back to the inn.
　It's only going to be troublesome with those two. It's exhausting.

　''I'm here to report on the quest achievement.
　Oh, Kakeru-san. It looks like you made it.
　Yeah, it's a long story.
　...and where are the defeated komomo dragons?
　...What?

　Hey, seriously. What a f*cking game. I thought the guild was supposed to collect the monsters you killed for you!

　Just give me a minute. I'll be right back.
　....

　Please don't look at me like that. I didn't know about the common sense of otherworldly adventurers.
　Dammit. What am I supposed to do, carry the corpses of 11 komomo dragons from there? It's like carrying 11 humans......... No, wait, what?
　I had an idea and ran out to the inn.


　'Hey!　KAKEL!　What the hell is wrong with you?　Let me go!　Please put me down!

　I kidnapped Aria, who was drinking and relaxing at the inn, and rushed at full throttle to the place that was Komomo Dragon's territory.

　'Just shut up!　I'm gonna bite my tongue!　We need your verbal magic!
　'What?　What do you mean?　Do you need my power, God, to help you!
　I told you we need it!
　'Humph!　Then I don't blame you!
　....　

　--- Old Komomo Dragon Territory ---

　I can't believe I'm using my powers for this.
　'You said your magic started to work on things, right?
　I told you but......... I've said it, but this isn't magic for carrying this kind of thing!

　I had Aria carry the corpse of a Komomo dragon.

　I can't report quest completion without them.
　Is that so?

　Aria's verbal magic doesn't work on me, who is protected by the ≪Soul Blessing≫. The effect was not seen on monsters with purple souls either. But it had an effect on objects.
　I remembered that Aria used word spirit magic to bring a whole roasted Malmedori to the table, so I thought that word spirit magic would work on a monster corpse that had lost its soul.
　My reasoning was spot on, and my assessment of Aria was elevated from a crazy clunker to a crazy clunker courier.

　'But a monster's flesh shouldn't have a soul in it, so why do we as adventurers get experience just by eating its meat?
　I don't know if I'm the right person to ask. Are there soul particles or residue of some sort left in the corpse? In fact, it seems that the amount of experience you get from killing a monster and eating Malmedri's meat is different.
　"......... You.........knew such a difficult word.......
　Are you kidding me?