When I left the inn, the town of Marine Label was already on the move.

　The morning of the port town is early.

　I order coffee and morning at a coffee shop near the wharf, and begin to look through the [territory] materials Tiana gave me.

　Pella......

　But I can't really understand it just from the information on paper.

　Well, I've been there before in the quest for "Ghidorah's Serpent, Orochi", but I didn't expect to see anything like this.

　But at the time, I didn't think anything like this would happen to me, so I didn't really remember it.

　...... At any rate, do you want to go there?

　I'm not going to be adventurous, I don't have anything else to do.

　I'm not going to be able to get it right.


''Well, anyway, we've got to get on a ship headed to the Far East.


　I finished my breakfast at the coffee shop and went to the 'ticketing office' to check my ship's flight.

'The earliest flight to the Far East is ......, although the earliest one is this afternoon, leaving at 1:00 p.m.'

Okay, then. Seating is second class, please.

"A second-class seat on a flight to the Far East. Uh, that'll be at least 70,000 bonds.

　I paid the money and got the ticket and went to the bank as there was still some time before 1:00.

The remaining balance of Aega-sama's deposit is 2,253,450 bonds.

　It's not for the party. It's for my own personal deposit.

I'll draw down 15 million of the bonds.

"...... uh. I'm sorry. The limit for same-day withdrawals at the counter is 10 million bonds.

I see. Okay, 10 million bond.

I'm sorry, sir.

　In this way, he keeps a certain amount of money in his possession.

　After all, not all banks are located in Japan, right?


　Zsa Zsa: ......


　Then, this time, I headed to the 'arms store'.

　Cha-ching, cha-ching...

Come in!

　The voice of a weapon shop is loud and boisterous.

　When you enter the store, your eyes are captivated by the luster of the swords that cost millions of bonds, and armor that costs more than 10 million bonds, but unfortunately they are all things that I cannot equip.

　I wish I could at least have advanced equipment ......

　But it's no use saying that because this is all talent.

　I bought some intermediate armor that even I can equip as spares.

　Especially swords and knives wear out, and there is no guarantee that there is a blacksmith's shop over there.

　Well, I may not be fighting much more from now on, but I should at least protect myself.


　Well, next to the weapon shop there is a 'tool shop', rather than the weapon shop, this was the one where I bought a lot of things.

　As well as various grades of recovery medicine, poison and paralysis remedies, holy water, bills, outdoor sets, incense, tableware, and so on, as much as you can think of.

''Oh, I'm sorry. I'll send these all by post.

Okay, here's the address.

I'll send you the address as soon as I have it. Could you keep the address for me? I'll pay you in advance.

Huh. We're happy to accept payment in advance.

　So I arranged to have what I bought now for weapons and tools sent to the site later.


　Don!　Don!


　As I left the shop, a blanket gun echoed in the blue sky.

　It was now 12 o'clock.


Should we go back to the pier?


　That's when I turned on my heel.


''Huh? Oh, what? Isn't that senior Eiga?


　A familiar voice enters my ears.


'Ugh, Emma: ......'


　Yeah.

　It's Emma, the white mage in charge of our party's recovery, and she was the last one to join our party.

　She was the last one to join our party, but with her high-level recovery skills, she's now an indispensable part of our party.

......

　Then there's Derry, the vanguard swordsman standing behind Emma.

　This guy is a quiet guy who usually just sticks to Emma's back, even though his striking power is superb.

　Even now, he doesn't seem to open his mouth.


'Cross-senpai was looking for it very much, but is it ...... okay? Stay here. Hmmm.

　So it was always Emma who would talk to me like this to tease me.

'You don't call me Cross,'

'Hahaha! Cross-senpai said something about 'farewell parties' and other things that made my head boil (laughs).

Don't laugh at him. That guy is for real.

"Haha, ...... it's definitely not funny.

　Emma's tone changed a little lower.

''It's only natural to fire a weak person in the first place, isn't it? Both Cross-senpai and Tiana-senpai care too much about Eiga-senpai.

"ugh. ......

'How much the party has stalled for most of the time the seniors have been sitting around. Have you ever thought about that?

It's .......

　When I couldn't answer, Emma continued, irritated.

"Hmm ....... Or rather, Eiga-senpai. You knew that Cross and Tiana couldn't say 'you're fired', right? You knew that, and you took advantage of it and stayed at the party, didn't you?

...... Emma.

　Then, unusually, Derry, behind me, spoke up.

'Beyond that, don't.'

Derry......

　Then the excited Emma breathed a sigh of relief.

...... Well, that's fine. It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to be treated like a senior citizen by someone who is weaker than you. Hmmm. So, goodbye, senpai...


　This is how Emma and Derry left me.


　◇


The ship for the Far East is leaving at 1:00! Please proceed to the boarding area!

　We arrived at the wharf with plenty of time to spare.

　I responded to the attendant's voice, grabbed my bag and stood up.

　However, the two cruise ships had arrived side by side.

　But I couldn't help but notice the one on the left, so I asked the bored-looking security guard, "Where is that boat going?

Where is that boat going?

Yeah, that's a ship going west.

"West," you say?

Zahalbert. That was at six o'clock today, wasn't it?

　I knew it.

　Cross and his friends are all going to ride it today.

　To continue the adventure at a higher level, please visit .......


　Gaya Gaya Gaya: ......


　As I climbed the ramp with a large group of passengers, I stared over the deck at the other ship from the top of the deck, staring over the mast.

　We were so close now, but that ship was going west and this one was going east.

　It's a very strange thing.


　Chapu......


　A seagull took flight.

　The ship leaves the dock.

　Each time this ship moves forward, the distance between it and the ship going to the Zahalveld becomes greater and greater.

　It's small now.


　Bo...... Bo...... Bo...... Bo......


　The three blasts of the sailing whistle sounded like the sound of a man crying.