The time goes back even further before Akira and the others discovered the traces of our encampment.

I woke up in an unknown room and was quietly confused.
I couldn't eat lunch due to a demon attack, and to top it off, the demon wasn't a demon, but an artificial robot.
I fought to the death and used my new skill "Break the Limit" to win, but the robot was equipped with a self-healing function, and when I was in a desperate situation, I was saved by a girl who seemed to be the creator of the robot.
I remember up to the point of ......, but I don't remember from there.
She must have collapsed from hunger and battle damage, but I wonder where I am.
The interior of the clean room is painted white, and it's a simple room with just a desk and chair in addition to the bed I'm sleeping on.
There is no sign of anyone living in the room.
It's probably a guest room somewhere.
We had been camping for a while now, so it had been a long time since we had slept in a bed in a room surrounded by walls.
Speaking of buildings with rooms like this one in the woods, have we arrived at the safe house where we're meeting up?
I'm not sure if it's the accumulated fatigue or the relief of being surrounded by walls, but after that much checking, my consciousness drops off.



I'm going to have to go to ....... ...... ...... Hey! Wake up!


I woke up next to a time when the sun seemed to be setting and taking on a gentler color, no different from the world over there.
I was awakened by a loud voice in the room.


'Hmm, you're finally awake.'


Her voice is like a girl's, but her pompous tone reminds me of some pitch black cat messenger.
She's the one who woke me up, saying, "Are you awake?" and it was her voice that woke me up.


'...... You are? I mean, where am I?


My head, which had been sleep-deprived a moment ago, began to work on the dangerous situation of a stranger in an unknown room.
The girl in the gothic dress narrowed her eyes at the sight of me holding my own sword, which was propped up by the bed.


'What, have you forgotten me? I saved you. The only reason Usako 11 was able to intercept it was because it hadn't noticed the trap you guys had set, and it broke through the perimeter.


The words "How can you be a brave man for that?" continue.
I opened my mouth and froze.
What can I say, I'm too free.
This is a race I've never been around before.

I didn't answer any of my questions, but I could remember the girl.
She must be the girl who looks like the creator of the robot I saw just before I lost consciousness.
Even though she was the robot that toyed with us so much, the robot was more impressive when the name was too unfortunate.
Moreover, I was already in a daze at the time, so I didn't get a good look at the girl's face.
However, I felt as if I had seen that hair and eye color of a girl with a well-defined face somewhere recently.

I relaxed my shoulders, deciding that at least she wasn't an enemy.
Perhaps because I was relieved, I could hear the sound of a nervous stomach in the room.
I can feel the heat slowly rising in my face.
The girl sighed as she saw me blush.


'What an assertive body you have. ...... Well, that's fine. And the only reason I came all the way out here to feed you a meal is so that you could eat it.


I opened my mouth for a moment to argue with that dumbfounded, over the top mannerism, but I had a bad feeling and closed my mouth as it was.
I don't know why, but I felt like I shouldn't disobey this girl.
The girl takes me out of the room.
The inside of the building was a little decayed in some places, but it was kept clean.


'Where is everyone else?'


I raise my voice in anxiety at the sight of my companions, who are out of sight.
There are signs downstairs, but it's impossible to tell if they belong to their friends.
The girl huffs and sniffs.


'You're the only one who's been asleep for two days. Fool. The others are downstairs getting ready to eat. You'll have to join them tomorrow.


I don't know why I had to listen to the orders given, but I nodded instead of talking back, relying on my earlier hunch.
I mean, had I been sleeping for two days?
No wonder I was so hungry.


'Oh! You're up, Sato!

Good morning, Tsukasa!

You're late.


When Waki-kun, Asahina-kun, and Ueno-san saw me being taken by the girl, their faces lit up as they stopped preparing the meal.


''Tsukasa-kun?''

Oh, good morning.

Good morning!

'Good morning. Are you feeling okay?


Then Hosoyama-san, Tsuda-kun, Nanase-kun, and Jir-san appeared from the next room.
All of them seemed to be safe except me.


So much for rejoicing, get ready to go!


Everyone's shoulders shook at the girl's blackmail, and they each began to prepare their meals as if they were scattering spiderlings.
What on earth had she done to them?
Or rather, who was she?
I don't think the content and the outside match up clearly: .......


'Is there anything I can help you with, Hosoyama-san?


I called out to Hosoyama-san, who was the closest person to me, taking the dishes from the shelf.
Hosoyama-san shook his head with a jolt and then shook his head.
His movements were somewhat awkward.


It's okay! Sato-kun needs to rest more than I do. I'll be resting for at least one more day, that's for sure.


I have to nod when Hosoyama-san, the healer, tells me that I have to nod.
It's true that my body is still a bit creaky, so I'll carry something light and easy on my body.




I'll have to explain to you what's going to happen.


After eating a decent but not at all decent dinner of bread and soup and salad, considering the place, the girl made one move and said.
It is full of tweaks.
Where the hell did the bread and vegetables come from, and who is she?


'Excuse me ......, but I think you might want to introduce yourself to them first.


Ms. Ziel raised her hand and then spoke up.
'Does that mean that they, other than Mr. Giel, don't know who she is?


I guess so. I guess so, because I haven't known what to call her for a long time.

You're right. The reason we came here is because the robot took Sato away from us. ...... I don't know why, but they said something about 'no man shall eat' and made me clean up this place and so on.


Ms. Ueno and Mr. Kazuki blurted out.
Apparently her free-spiritedness had already swept them off their feet.
I mean, it's amazing that you lived with a stranger for two days before I woke up.


'Right. Come to think of it, I hadn't even introduced myself yet. My name is Noah. I'm the mother of Crow the Blacksmith you know and love.


We froze in place as a bomb was thrown out without any further ado.


I'm going to make sure you are ready to use it when you get to the demon territory.


Only Mr. Giel was pale at the smirk on his face.