After the lords' holiday.

　I've decided that from now on, the 150-man squad's experience will be in a B-class quest area called [Corzo's Wasteland] for a while.

　It's a bit far from the commercial city of Hafenfeld, where we'll be lodging our ships, but unlike the intricate interior of the Riesentinge's underground labyrinth of dungeons, the wasteland will give us more space for battle.

　Since each of the lords have only just passed 5,000 combat strength, we thought it would be preferable to surround them with a large number of people to deal with monsters with over 20,000 combat strength. ......




　On that first day, we were on our way to the Corzo wasteland.

　Before a river.

≪"This shall not pass.

　I see a sign in front of the bridge, "What does it say?

What does it say?

　I can't read Kermut's culture completely, so I asked a priest passing by for help.

It says, "Do not cross this river.

　He said, "I see.

'I see, so we can just go through the middle, then.

　With that thought, I rode the Black King Maru across the middle of the bridge with a pakalapakala.

"Hmmmmmmmmmmm...

　But then.


　Piki Piki Piki Piki ...... Bokon!


　What a surprise! As soon as they started to cross, the bridge fragilely collapsed!

　Whoosh!

　Me and my horse falling into the river.


Waaaahhhh. ......

　Heeheen! ...... (sweat)


　But the other day, thanks to Black Omaru, who had remembered the 【Flying Magic Wollertus】, he was able to fly up just before the surface of the water and fly straight back to the shore on his horse.

''Hahahahaha...... ahahaha! d*mn. That boy, you lied to me!

　I thought about chasing after the clergyman from earlier and tricking him, but when I look back at the river, I realize it's not the time for that.


　Pichan: ......


　The bridge that crumbled to the ground.

　Without the bridge, you won't be able to take 150 of your lordship's people to the [Wasteland of Corzo]!

'Troubled ......'

　At a loss for words.

I'll build a bridge like this in a minute.

　Gonkichi Yamamoto, a carpenter by trade, told me that he had built a bridge in a few hours with the help of Kimura's men.

　I thought to myself, "Really?" but he had actually built the bridge with the help of the men in the village in a few hours.

"I'm in good shape these days," he said.

　While saying this, Mr. Yamamoto's hammer was glowing blue-white with magical power.

　That's right.

　Since he is accompanying them in the battle, a lot of experience has gone to him as a carpenter.

　I'm thinking that the carpenter's profession must be trained in the territory as well, but I'm sure the prospect of needing exclusive carpenter skills for the expeditionary unit was right.

　We're going to have to go over the mountains and valleys with a lot of people .......

　Thus, since we're even able to build a simple bridge, there may be more things that can be 'built' elsewhere.



　Now, the crucial battle in the [Wasteland of Corzo].


　Wai Wai ......


　The territories were a much brighter place than they were in Le Monde Forest.

　As expected, there were many areas where they didn't do well on the first day, but by the second day, they were able to easily defeat new monsters.


　The lineup includes 【Lion Cat】, 【Red Orc】, 【Toxodon】, 【Blue Serpent】, etc. ......

　The order of the monsters are 25,000, 18,000, 22,000, and 15,000.


　The fact that they were able to adapt (adjust) so quickly to the monsters that were one rank above them may be partly because they had gotten used to the idea of 'fighting in another land'.

　Also, there is more space than in a forest, so the fact that 75 monsters are surrounded by 75 players is also significant.

　With a battle strength of 5,000, even if your opponent was a group of four or five lion cats, you would have a fighting chance.

　The method of battle is the same as when we killed the Dark Krampus.

　The entire coordination of the battle is directed by Samurai General Gitaro Bando.


　And so, I was watching all of this as I flew through the sky in the Black Omaru.


　Wow! ...... hiyun...... kakin kakin!

　It's not just a matter of how many arrows are caged in magic, the vanguard forms a line and attacks.


　It's really easy to understand the situation when you see the battle from the sky like this.

　At the very least, if the 【Corzo Wasteland】 is in good visibility, it seems that the flight in the Black Omaru can cover Saionji Kanako's absence.

　I discovered the points that I noticed in the use of magic, the timing of the vanguard's jump out, and the formation, I went down to the ground on horseback and gave guidance and advice one by one.



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"Mister. I heard that Tiana and her friends came to town on today's flight.

　Now, it's time for dinner that night.

　Garcia says something like that.

'Hmm,'

......

　Igarashi-san and I continued munching on our food without any reaction.

'Does it still bother you?'

What? ...... I'm eating like a normal person, man.

　I answered that, but Garcia lowered his eyebrows and continued.

The miracle five will be staying at an inn called 'Grant's Hotel'. They are going to prepare their equipment and items in this commercial city for a while.

...... I see. So that's why we don't have Grieco.

　Grieco, who had been staying on this ship and eating with us yesterday, is not here today.

　He must have gone to Morier's.

　He's just like a cat, isn't he?

By the way, the soup with miso is very good today. Who is on duty again?

......

　In this way, Igarashi-san raised a small hand with her sharp eyes looking embarrassed, and Garcia didn't talk about Cross and the others any more.



　The next day.

　When he woke up in the morning, he had a slight headache.

　I took my fellow countrymen to the wasteland of Corzo, but since there didn't seem to be any problems in the battle, I decided to leave the rest to Bando Gitaro and leave early in the afternoon.

Eiga-dono. Take care of yourself, that I do.

Yeah, .......

　I was hanging down on the muscular back of Kuro-o-maru.

　Heen! ......

　But my head, which had been buzzing with cancer as we flew through the air, gradually cleared up, and by the time we arrived in Hafenfeld, I was feeling much better.

　I thought about turning back, but that was a bad idea.

"Well, let's go have some fun in town.

　With that in mind, I dismounted my horse in the street.

　At that moment.

"I wonder if Cross will come over if I invite him to play billiards. ......

　And then it crossed my mind.

　Yes.

　It's not like we had a fight and got separated, so it shouldn't be unnatural for us to play together.

　The Grant's Hotel that Garcia was talking about is also very close by.


　With that in mind, I headed to the hotel.

Welcome.

　But when I walked in after receiving the door boy's predecessors, I found that something was wrong with the lobby.


　It's not just a matter of time before you're able to get your hands on a new pair of shoes.


　There's a strange crowd of people there.

What's going on?

　When I peeked through the crowd, I saw a respectable man being interviewed by reporters.

'Huh? Ku, cross ......

　Yes, that's right.

　That starry man surrounded by reporters was Cross.


''Huh! Isn't that Eiga-senpai?

　When I was standing there in such a stunned state, I was called out from behind and huffed.

　When I look back, I wonder if it's familiar: ......

　It was Emma and Derry, the younger members of the brave party.

'Senpai, what are you doing here?

I was just in the neighborhood and thought I'd go play somewhere with Cross.

'Hahaha! You're still thinking of playing with Cross-senpai?

Huh?

'Look at that. That's how the press always rushes in when they visit a new city. Senior Cross is the 'man of the hour' now.

　Emma munches the chest of her surprisingly sized dress and continues, her chestnut-colored, nasty-looking ponytail bouncing with a twitch.

''I mean. Cross-senpai doesn't have time to deal with Eiga-senpai anymore. Well. You might be able to deal with me as a servant, but...

Emma: "Emma: ......

Derry, please shut up.

　Emma pesters Derry's hands away when he tries to stop her.

By the way, sir. It's a good idea to go out and buy a few things if you really want to be a servant.

Buying?

We've been so busy that we haven't had time to go shopping for the items we were meant to.

"Emma, you just said you were going to die of boredom. ...... Geez!

　Emma steps on Derry's foot.

　Then she rustles on a piece of paper and thrusts it at me.

'Here's a note on what you'll need. The place is called 'Heil & Kraut', a famous shop that sells tea and medicinal herbs and such. You know it, senpai, right?

　I know.

　It's on the first floor of the store where I went with Aqua the other day.

　And when I think about it like that.

"The whispering and whispering: ...... (d*mn it, don't just think about Cross-senpai, don't you think about Tsundere-senpai a little bit?)

　And Emma is whispering to Derry in a small voice that I can't hear.

　Derry looked at me in Derry and nodded at me.

'Oh! What the hell. If you've got something to say, say it clearly.

"Woo-hoo-hoo (laughs), well, that's okay, I'll take care of it.

　Tsk, still not very nice.

"Hey, hey! The money?

'Please get me a receipt and then hurry up and get there in time, please!

　With that, Emma ran off and Derry followed her.

'What are you talking about? That shop is open until night ......

　With a sigh, I turned around and saw that the crowd was still surrounding the cross.



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　I know that Emma is foul-mouthed, but I also know that she is a jerk at heart.

　I'm sure you've got a good idea of what you're looking for when you ask for it.

　But I'm not sure what her intentions are actually.

　When you're in your late twenties, the feelings of a girl in her late teens are so complicated and mysterious that it really doesn't make sense.

'Welcome!'

　That's why I came to "Heil & Kraut" to buy something.

　Well, maybe they're really busy, too.

''Let's see. 99 potions and 80 poison removers. And tea ......, who drinks Earl Grey?

　I look at the note I received from Emma as I pack the items into my basket like this.

　But Tiana is the only one who drinks tea at the hero's party, and she doesn't drink Earl Grey.

　It's Assam tea, which goes well with milk tea.

　You wrote that Emma only drinks café au lait because she is a cafe au lait drinker.

　When I turned to the tea cabinet with that thought.

"......

　I see a woman in a furry mink coat, her back sloping beautifully like a lily stalk, selecting tea leaves in front of a shelf.

　The woman, who I could tell from her back alone was extremely attractive, frightened me a little, but on the shelf was just the tea that Tiana liked, and I was

Excuse me.

　And then he reaches out his hand.

'Eh ......'

What?

　The woman's head turned and her blonde "blonde" braids flared up from her furry hat, and her blue eyes stared at my face from behind her red glasses.