The first time I was "possessed" by Morier.

　I remember being amazed at how glittering the five senses that a 12-year-old body receives were .......



　The colors that jump into my eyes.

　The sounds that come in.

　The touch of clothing against my sensitive skin.

　The saliva in my mouth.

　The seasonal breeze tickling my nose.



　The freshness of the cells, the freshness of everything, as if the world was assaulting them.

　It's a child's world, different from the adult world .......

　When I was 12 years old, was this how I felt about the world too?

　When I put my hand to my head, that youthful, silky hair touched the tip of this little hand.



''See, this is an explosive magic level 1 [Ex].

　Boom!

　I move Morier's body with my soul and release elementary magic from the palm of my hand.

''Wow!''

Come on. You should try it.

Yeah!

　Morier was not afraid of possession at all from the beginning.

　Rather, she was amused by the magic emanating from her body, and when she was able to imitate or trace it and do it herself, she jumped up and down with joy.

　Every day Morier would say, "Do your magic! And even when he wasn't possessing me, he was always following along beside me, imitating everything I did next to me.


　It was me, and I couldn't help but enjoy watching Morrie grow up and become more and more comfortable.

　I'm sure I stayed up all night preparing to teach Morie the magic attributes that I had never used before.

　You may misunderstand me when I say this, but honestly, I couldn't help but think of Morie as cute at the time.



　But then I turned thirteen, and then fourteen.

I'm going to be a man!

　When I stopped saying "I don't know when".

　When the person following beside me was changing from me to Tiana .......


　The number of times I possessed 《Hailing》 was getting to be counted per year.

　That's because Morier had quickly mastered all six attack magic attributes up to intermediate level 3, and the limit of attack magic I could learn was that intermediate level 3.

　In other words, I was no longer able to use magic that Morier couldn't remember.

''Master, do ...... magic?''

　But even so, Morier, being a child, is careful in his own way, and occasionally asks for guidance in his possession.

　That kindness was a bit irresistible to me .......

　It's a good thing that you can't use advanced magic, so you can control the beginner's magic into a sphere and spin it around with your finger to make a muddle of tea,...... but I was already thinking about that at that time.

　It's a good idea to let go of your apprentice at the right time, no matter how cute he or she is.



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　A week has passed since the Fall Festival.

　I've already resumed the elimination of monsters in the west by the territorial residents.


　I'm going to have to say that I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.

　We're going to somehow raise the 75 members of this latecomer group to a combat strength of close to 1,000, and we want to make sure that there are no holes in the entire 150-man team.


　Wow!　Wow! ......


　Perhaps because of the increasing attention in the territory, the seventy-five of us have been working hard in battle, undaunted by the daily monster hunts.

　Thanks to this, they have all reached a level of 500-800 combat power, and they are almost ready to consider an overseas expedition.


''Wow!

''Hahahahaha!''

　Pow! Pow! Pow! ......


　On the other hand, Morier and Guriko are playing in the Black King Maru.

　These guys say, "Monster hunting, we'll help you! That's good! But in reality, there's no way they'd be able to go hunting for beginner-level monsters, and in the end, it was decided that it would be safest to let them play this way.

　It would be a problem if they were to destroy my territory for being too reckless.


''Oi! Let's pull out now!


　When I gave the command to the whole group, a solid seventy-five of the lords gathered, and then Morier on the Black King Maru arrived.

''Huh? Where's Glico?

Over there.

　Morier pointed at him.

　Gliko put his hands on his hips in a majestic manner and stood alone in the meadow, looking up at the mountains.

'What are you doing, that guy?

Please go get Master.

Me?

　I told them to wait a bit and ran to Grieco's.

　Tattata: ......

Hey, buddy. What's up?

I'm going to do some training and then go home.

Okay.

　I thought that the world's No. 1 competitor was indeed maintained by a tireless effort: .......

It takes tireless effort to maintain this just right amount of abs. You can't put on too much or drop too much.

Oh, yeah?

　I was just about to turn around to see if I was still going through the motions.

...... I must get back to my adventure soon.

　The woman muttered to herself.

　The voice seemed to fade so much that I thought maybe she wanted me to stop her, but I decided against it.

It's better that you do. I'm sure that no matter how much you say you're number one in the world, if you keep playing, there will be people who will say you're number two.

Mm. So, I'll tell you what: ......

　Then Grieco poofed that long and wonderful silver hair here and there.

'You're not going to leave that boy ...... Morier Laxström to me, are you?

' ......

''I can even take that boy to a higher level quest ...... to a Demon King level adventure.

　Yeah.

　That's what I thought this guy would talk about, you know?

"And in the future, my fiancé will be ...... handsome.

　Grieco's cheeks stained with that.

　Well, I didn't think I was that invested in it.

　There's a lot of twists and turns, but for now, go to ......

'Well. If Morier himself really wants to team up with you, though, there's nothing to stop me from doing so, Kenri.

　I lit a cigarette in there, took a breath, and

But it's gonna be tough, I think.

　I continue.

'Why?

I mean, 'cause it's all over the place. I mean, it's a bit of a mixed bag, isn't it? You're a top-notch magic swordsman, but ....... It's a good thing that you're a top-notch magician, because you're a top-notch performer in both "total attack magic" and "physical attack with the sword", which means you can deal with the flock and the boss all by yourself, right?

'Hmm. That's true, but once again, when people tell me that I'm really great. Oh no.......... ......

　Guriko is happy to fidget with her bare thighs in her bikini armor.

'But then you wouldn't need Morier's aggressive wizard abilities. You'd be doing all the work. In fact, the gap between you and Morier's powers is still too big, too.

　The mojo on his thighs stopped with a snap.

'Then no matter how many high-level quests you can participate in, it's difficult for Morier to gain quality real-world experience. I think he knows that part too, so I think he'll reject my invitation.

......

'I appreciate you being so good to him. But, Grieco. I think you're mistaken, but Morier is .......

...... I'm sorry. Leave me alone for a minute.

　We were in the middle of a conversation, but Grieco looked sad and started to train his muscles.

　Even though he's ranked number one in the world and seems to have all of his dreams in hand, he may have something on his mind.

　And he's surprisingly lonely.