Translator: Skythewood

Editor: Hiiro

The day after the mayonnaise and potato salad received rave reviews, Yuri got up earlier than usual. There wasn"t any alarm clock in this world, but he could get up early with the alarm clock function in his smart phone.

… The truth was, Yuri"s phone and music player were now magic tools, so it wouldn"t run out of battery. He thought they had run out of juice after keeping it in his bag for so long, but surprisingly, it could still be used. It couldn"t make phone calls, send messages or surf the net, but the functions could still be used, so he used it as an alarm clock… The clock and calendar showed the date and time in this world too, so it was really convenient.

Yuri usually got up at 6am, but he changed it to 5am for today. He rushed to the kitchen right after getting up. Kamir and him were in charge of breakfast today, but Kamir was still sleeping, since Yuri decided to wake up earlier on his own.

Yuri took out a bunch of bread and started cutting them into thinner slices than usual. He also cut off the sides too, and transformed the bread into thin slices without the sides in no time.

「The egg salad from last night, lettuce, ham and cuc.u.mber… Let"s leave the ones with fruit jam as dessert.」

He hummed happily and started preparing breakfast.

He took out a few plates from the fridge, one was crushed eggs mixed with mayonnaise, and seasoned to make egg salad. A bowl of washed lettuce laid over a colander to drain out the water, a bowl of thinly sliced ham, a bowl of cuc.u.mber cut into long strips, and the last bowl was left over mayonnaise. 

It should be clear by now that Yuri wanted to make sandwiches.

He was making egg salad sandwich and ham sandwich. For Yuri, ham sandwich was lettuce, cuc.u.mber and ham. There wasn"t any reason, that was what he ate at home since young.

He spread mayonnaise on one side of the bread, put on lettuce, ham and cuc.u.mber, then covered it with another slice of bread. He placed the sandwich onto a tray, cover it with a clean piece of cloth, and put a mid sized pot on top, careful not to crush the sandwiches. This would ensure the sandwiches were compact.

After putting the pot on top of the ham sandwiches, he started on the egg salad sandwiches. This part was easy, he just needs to spread enough salad, and make sure they didn"t spill out. He quickly made them and placed them on a tray.

And finally, he took the strawberry jam out of the fridge and made jam sandwiches. This would be the dessert, so the quant.i.ty was much lesser than the other two variants.

After finishing with the sandwiches, Yuri took out a kitchen knife and cut the sandwiches in half without any hesitation, making them into triangles. He then put the cut sandwiches into a basket with a lid, which already had a nice piece of cloth laid out inside. He divided the three different types of sandwiches into three different baskets, and he had already decided on the quant.i.ty ahead of time, so they fit in just right.

「Okay, the sandwiches are done.」

He said with a smile, and started boiling water. He then added the hot water into a teapot to make tea. When the tea was done, he finally poured them into three flasks. These flasks were made with metal that had insulating properties, so it could keep the content warm and the outside of the flasks wouldn"t be too hot.

After pouring the tea, he carefully screwed on the cover to avoid any tea from spilling out, and placed them together with the basket. He then took out cloth bags he made for fun a few days ago, and put the basket and flask inside, preparing three portions. Yuri then brought the bags to a table near the entrance of the dining hall.

And waited for his target to appear.

A while later, he heard the footsteps of three people. They were probably being careful to walk quietly and speak softly as it was very early. Yuri didn"t know what they were talking about, but he could tell they were coming near the dining hall.

「Good morning.」

「...Yuri?」

「Hmm? Isn"t that Yuri? Why are you up so early?」

「Morning Yuri.」

Yuri greeted Brooke, Glacier and Lelei with a smile. They stood there and blinked as they didn"t expect Yuri to be there, and only Lelei accepted the situation immediately, and greeted Yuri.

They would be going on a long trip. As they had accepted a quest to collect materials from a dungeon far from here, they had to leave very early, and eat a simple breakfast along the way. This wasn"t anything new, and they would usually bring a flask and bread along with them.

However, Yuri couldn"t accept this.

Yuri was in charge of all the house ch.o.r.es in the 《Scarlet Lynx》. He didn"t want to be a treasure hunter, and was lodging with the 《Scarlet Lynx》 as he had nowhere to go. His mission was to complete all the household ch.o.r.es such as cooking, laundry and cleaning. For a girlish boy like Yuri, household ch.o.r.es weren"t troublesome at all, and he was enjoying his life here.

And because he was Yuri, no, because he had the values of a modern j.a.panese High Schooler, he couldn"t accept knowing someone leaving early for work without breakfast, and not making a Bento for them.

If this was modern j.a.pan, he might not give this too much thought. After all, there were convenience stores open 24 hours all over j.a.pan, and food chains that operates from early morning until late night. But this was a different world, there might be food vendors along the streets, but there weren"t many of them. And they were not headed for a large city this time, so they would definitely starve.

「Here"s a Bento, please take it with you.」

「Yuri?」

「There are three types of sandwiches inside, ham, egg salad and fruit jam, and a flask of tea. The jam is strawberry, so you can eat it as dessert.」

「W-Wait, Yuri.」

「What is it, Brooke-nii?」

Brooke interrupted Yuri who was explaining the details. The Swordsman Brooke was usually calm and collected, but he looked surprised. Glacier and Lelei didn"t notice Brooke was acting strange, as they were equally surprised too. No, they were younger than Brooke, and even more surprised by this scene.

They first asked Yuri「What is a Bento.」

Yuri then realized there wasn"t a culture of Bento in this way. There were food that could be carried around easily, the concept of bringing food to eat at a destination far away was alien to them. Even if they brought food with them, it wouldn"t be a Bento. This was a clash of cultures.

They then asked 「What is a sandwich.」

Yuri explained it as a food 「bread with fillings in between them.」 He used the leftover ingredients to make sandwiches for Kamir and himself as an example. Lelei and Glacier pounced on it immediately, but was stopped by Brooke. He said calmly 「Don"t s.n.a.t.c.h other people"s food」, which made them deflate like a flat football.

Yuri felt their sincere reactions were really cute, cut the sandwiches into bite sizes, and offered some to them with the excuse of taste testing. The two of them ate without any question, and of course, Yuri offered a sample to Brooke too. They only ate toast by spreading b.u.t.ter or jam on it, so they were shocked when they ate the sandwich.

As the side dish was clamped between the bread, so it was easy to carry and could be eaten with one hand. Brooke was hesitant to speak, and looked at Yuri with a complicated face. Yuri was clueless, but Brooke was thinking that 「you can make a lot of money just from selling this recipe.」 Tiffana thought the same way in the past too.

However, the carefree girlish boy wouldn"t think so much.

「Why did you go out of your way to prepare this for us?」

「Hmm? Because I heard you will be setting off before breakfast.」

「You mentioned that earlier, but how did it lead to this? You even got up early.」

「That"s right, the sandwiches taste great, and we are really happy, but why?」

「... What do you mean why? In my hometown, preparing a Bento for someone who couldn"t have a proper breakfast in the morning is normal.」

「「...」」

Yuri didn"t give it too much thought, and answered warmly with a bit of confusion. That was all to him. Preparing rice b.a.l.l.s meal or sweet rolls for family members who didn"t have time for breakfast was normal in j.a.pan. That was all Yuri thought.. 

But as mentioned earlier, this was a different world, not modern j.a.pan. There was a spirit of mutual support here too, but the food culture was way different from j.a.pan. The people here didn"t have the custom of putting a lot of effort into preparing take away meals for family members.

Hence, when the three of them saw Yuri took out sandwiches with a smile, their heart was filled with overwhelming grat.i.tude. They were already grateful that this ever smiling youth took on the housework everyone found annoying (For Yuri, housework was a reward and his hobby, but that was unfathomable to them). They never thought Yuri would get up early to make breakfast for them, and sandwiches which was troublesome to make at that. Instead of water, the flasks were filled with tea.

「Yuri, souvenirs, is there any souvenirs that you want?」

「Huh?」

「We will be going on an expedition, so we might come across something rare!」

「Hmm? I don"t have anything I particularly want… By the way, why are you so excited, Clay?」

「Anyone would get excited!」

「But why?」

The wall of cultural divide wasn"t just tall, but thick too.

Glacier drooped his shoulders depressedly, and Lelei tapped his shoulders gently. Brooke just smiled awkwardly in resignation. For Glacier, Yuri was around his age and a newbie who just joined the 《Scarlet Lynx》. Glacier was overwhelmed with joy when Yuri made Bento for them, so Glacier asked Yuri if he wanted any souvenirs to repay his kindness.

He didn"t expect Yuri to brush it off as nothing with his usual silly att.i.tude. Poor Glacier.

「Give it up, Clay. Our common sense doesn"t apply to Yuri.」

「Brooke-nii, but we...」

「T-Then, it"s fine for us to buy back random souvenirs, right?」

「That"s true, he will probably like it if we brought back rare ingredients.」

「Alright, it"s settled then!」

「What?」

They decided to buy souvenirs with no regards for Yuri"s wishes. Yuri tilted his head confusedly, and they looked at Yuri"s childish, naive face with a warm smile… As if they were looking at a young child.

After this small commotion, they thanked Yuri with a smile, and left with the sandwich Bento. Yuri watched them go and said 「Have a safe trip」 with a smile. They were surprised when they heard that, which then turned into a smile. This scene left a deep impression on Yuri.

… This carefree girlish boy, was evolving into a mother.

「Is everyone doing alright...?」

Yuri looked at the guild members (top management level) who were focused on eating cuc.u.mbers, but they didn"t answer. Harold and Yak who were accompanying and surveilling Yuri showed a face of understanding as they watched the staff members stuff their faces with cuc.u.mbers.

The cause of this was mayonnaise.

Harold advised Yuri to apply for a patent with the Production guild for mayonnaise. Yuri followed his advice, and came to the guild with Harold and Yak. Harold was one of the top merchants in the capital, so the guild got their top management level to attend right from the start, but Harold requested for the guild master… The staff members didn"t expect Harold to be so confident of this merchandize, which caused the atmosphere in the Production guild to grow tense. Yuri was not aware of that at all.

And so, the staff brought them to the Guild Master"s office, together with two other top management members. In the end, the Guild Master, two top management staff and the Principle Secretary taste tested the mayonnaise with cuc.u.mbers before Yuri and the others (It was the leftovers from yesterday, but the taste wasn"t too badly affected).

This was fine since checking the merchandize was the Production guild"s job. a.s.signing values to products by scrutinizing the goods carefully was their work, so when Harold suggested Yuri to bring mayonnaise along, he also brought some cuc.u.mbers. He did so because there were cuc.u.mbers left over in the fridge, and Yuri felt that compared to other vegetables, they were easier to eat, and he just needed to cut them into strips.

The problem was, they were too focused, and ignored what Yuri said. They ate the cuc.u.mber dipped in mayonnaise with amazing concentration, and instead of eating, this was closer to ravishing.

「Harold-san, what...」

「Anyway, let"s wait until they finish.」

「Okay...」

Harold said with a smile. He experienced the shock of mayonnaise yesterday, and was calm right now. He requested to visit the Guild Master"s office because he expected this to happen. Harold insisted on coming along as he was afraid Yuri would take out the mayonnaise at the reception counter, and cause a commotion by starting a taste testing exhibition.

Yuri was completely lost, and Yak patted his shoulder. Yuri was carefree and unaware of all the 「troubles」 he caused, but Yak and Ari knew Yuri well, so Yak told Yuri to keep quiet for now with his gaze. Fortunately, Yuri got the message and nodded.

The taste testing session continued until the cuc.u.mbers ran out. They were still excited after eating all that, and the Guildmaster looked at Yuri and said:

「... You want to apply for a patent for the recipe of this condiment called mayonnaise, right?」

「Yes, I don"t understand why mayonnaise is so important, but since Harold-san and the people in the Clan said so...」

「...... You don"t understand?」

「Yes, I don"t get it.」

「......... Really?」

When Yuri said that with a firm smile, the Production Guildmaster"s shoulders drooped dejectedly. The two top management patted his shoulders, while the Secretary cast a sympathetic gaze towards him, and then left to get more tea. Yuri was confused, while Harold and Yak looked at each other and shrugged. They already expected Yuri to react this way.

「Anyway, this is the recipe for mayonnaise, but this is just the basics. I will include the other applications.」

「... This piece of paper...?」

「Oh, that"s my personal item.」

Yuri said with a smile. The memo he showed them was torn out of his notebook, which surprised everyone, since the paper manufacturing technology of this world couldn"t make this. Yak didn"t pay too much mind to it, but Harold"s eyes were shining, a merchant would never miss such an opportunity. But he remained calm and didn"t disrupt the conversation abruptly.

The Production guild members didn"t ask about the recipe, and asked about the paper instead. Yuri was dense as usual, and Yak drank the tea disinterestedly. Harold understood the impact this had on them, and looked at them supportively.

「Guildmaster, so you will accept my patent application for this recipe?」

「... Of course, I will inform the restaurants immediately and a tenth of the revenue will go to you.」

「Alright.」

「Recipes usually go for a hundred Gordes each, so for each one that is sold, you will get ten Gordes.」

「Okay, should I come here to get the money?」

「The money will be deposited into the Production guild"s vault, just collect it whenever you need to drop by.」

「Got it.」

Yuri understood what the guildmaster was saying, and thought casually 「So this is a patent and commission.」 Actually, he didn"t think his recipe would sell, and was thinking 「is it fine for me to earn from this?」 The carefree girlish boy was the same as usual.

The Guildmaster asked 「Is there anything else?」, and Yuri nodded. Yak then smack the back of Yuri"s head, which confused Yuri.

「...Yak? Is there something else?」

「There"s the patent application for the scrunchies and hair clips. And to sell the material.」

「Oh, that"s right.」

Yak felt relieved that he tagged along when he saw Yuri"s silly smile. Yuri was kind, but his denseness was unbelievable, and his carelessness led to such mistakes from time to time. However, Yuri just didn"t think the scrunchies and hair clips had such values.

「Crunchy? Hareclip? What are those?」

「Here, scrunchies are hair accessories to tie up one"s hair, and hair clips are used to pin down some hair.」

Yuri said as he took out some scrunchies and hair clips from his Student bag, as well as the original materials, which were the hair band and black hair clips. The hair band came in a bundle, and would never run out. The hair clips were kept in a bag, which seemed limitless. After Yuri"s possession became magic tool, they were overpowered in all sorts of ways.

「The original material are this hair band and this plain black hair clip, and the loose cloth from tailor shops.」

「... Where did you get these hair bands and hair clips from?」

「They are from my hometown, they are now magic items, so I can supply an unlimited number of them.」

「「Unlimited!?」」

The Production guild members screamed to express their disbelief. But Yak and Harold just looked off into the distance, as if to say 「that"s the truth」. Yuri"s possession already shattered their common sense, and Yak thought they would vomit blood and die if they learned that Yuri could supply unlimited high quality paper too. For the peace of mind of both parties, he chose to keep quiet. Ari already told him to keep the truth behind the paper a secret.

Harold looked at the scrunchies and hair clips intriguely. He wanted to sell them, but Yuri had promised to sell them to the tailor shop, and wouldn"t let Harold buy them. The girlish boy kept his promises well.

「And also, Guildmaster-san.」

「Just Guild-mas will be fine, what"s the matter?」

「Ari proposed to me about selling the hair tie and hair clips to you, and after applying for a patent, let other people make the scrunchies and hair clips.」

「... What?」

The guild members were confused, so Yuri explained further.

Yuri was talking about the production and sales method. First, Yuri would apply for a patent with the Production guild, then sell the hair bands and black hair clips to the guild. The guild will in turn sell the production method and materials to housewives, and buy their scrunchies and hair clips, before selling them to the retail shops.

Yuri felt this method was like a freelance work at home, but this method didn"t exist in this world. A girl who was close with Yuri said after receiving his scrunchie: 「If my grandmother can do this kind of work, she will definitely work hard.」 When Yuri heard the girl say that, he thought 「Be it the elderly ladies, housewives, or young children who can"t work outside, everyone hopes to earn a little money, right?」 So he consulted Ari on this.

Such a production method didn"t exist in the past, but scrunchies and hair clips had low barriers to entry, and anyone who could sew could make them. And before these hair accessories sold out, Yuri only made them as a hobby when he was free, and couldn"t keep up with demand at all. He needed to solve this problem… Yuri didn"t care too much, but the tailor shop owner was already suffering from gastric pain because of the stock shortage.

「... So you already can"t keep up with the sales?」

「It seems so, I will continue making more, but it will be easier on me if others did so too, right?」

「In that case, the Production guild will take on this project. So what"s the purchase price for us, and the retail price for the general market?」

「I don"t need to spend any money on this in the first place, so I don"t need too much.」

「But you can"t give this away for free, right?」

「I hope you can make it cheaper when you sell this to others.」

The guild members all felt confused when they saw Yuri bow. It was their first time seeing such a strange customer, he had a rare recipe and materials, and had the potential of creating a new industry, but he was too pure and innocent… Or rather, too dense.

It wasn"t good to give the materials to the guild for free, so they decided to price one hair clip at 5 Gordes, a 10cm hairband at 10 Gordes. The guild respected respected Yuri"s wishes, selling the product at the cost price to those who needed it. The guild would then buy it back depending on the workmanship and design, before selling it to the retail shops.

And so, those who knew how to make them could craft one themselves. The price would plummet, but the workmanship of each individual was different, and the accessories made from different cloth would be completely unique. Those with different needs would buy the accessories made by their favored artisan, creating a flux of supply and demand in the market.

After a.n.a.lyzing the business plan, the topic came to an end… On the way home, Harold asked Yuri again to sell the scrunchies and hair clips Yuri makes in the future to him, as expected of a shrewd businessman. Because Yuri was the best example of someone who could make great pieces of work out of discarded pieces of loose cloth.

In the end, the youth who caused a panic in the Production guild went home leisurely as he thought about the menu for lunch.

Idle Chat 2: The Girlish Boy is a Weirdo in the Different World too

On this day, Yuri was strolling along the streets of the Drahern city, except his companion today wasn"t Yak, but Glacier. There wasn"t any special reason, the two of them were about the same age and happened to be free, so they were hanging out together. Instead of the market, they went to the shopping district and bought lots of stuff.

Aside from food, they also bought all sorts of daily necessities. Glacier was the one who had to go on a shopping trip, and he bought Yuri along, telling him about all sorts of things along the way, such as the magic stones needed for magic items, and the tools to repair items that had broken down. And of course, Glacier bought along a magic bag used for grocery shopping.

… However, Yuri"s Student bag was a better magic bag in all ways── this was already an open secret.

The design of the Student bag stood out in this world, so Yuri usually wouldn"t take it along with him. On top of that, Glacier was the one in charge of the money and the handling of the goods today, so Yuri was just tagging along. But Yuri was in a great mood since he had the chance of visiting shops he usually wouldn"t get to visit.

「Hey Clay, can I check out the decoration shop there?」

「Okay. Yuri you really like such small stuff.」

「Yes, I like watching and making them. If I have the materials, I want to try making some too.」

「You actually make them… That"s amazing.」

Glacier was filled with surprise and respect, which made Yuri tilt his head bafflingly. But Glacier just urged him to go in, and he did so. The merchandize in the decorative shop wasn"t cute and small items popular with the ladies, but something practical products.

This shop wasn"t what Yuri had in mind, but he likes pretty and cool stuff too. His only dislike were tough and manly things marketed to men, he didn"t like heavy metal and punk rock music either. He didn"t really mind Gothic fashion, but would be turned off by designs with plenty of skulls.

When the young male shop clerk saw the two teen boys came in, he was surprised by their demography. However, Yuri perused the merchandize carefully while Glacier gave his opinion from time to time, so the clerk didn"t give them too much thought. He only glanced at them occasionally and looked out the window.

「Yuri, are you looking for something?」

「No, I just like to browse the wares.」

「I see… Oh, this seems pretty good.」

「What is it?」

Glacier raised his brows happily and arc his shoulders, as he picked up a leather knife sheath that could be fixed onto a belt. The sheath didn"t have any design, but the workmanship was solid, and there wasn"t any excessive decoration on the metal belt clip. It was simple and inconspicuous.

「Clay, you are looking for a sheath?」

「Not really, but I think it"s almost time to buy a new one… But I can"t buy it with my income.」

「Is that so?」

「I can"t strike out on my own yet, so my earnings are low. My old one still works fine, so it"s okay.」

「Oh.」

Yuri wasn"t an adventurer, so he didn"t understand the quality of the equipment and the price. But from the fine workmanship in this shop, it was clear the price would be high to match. Since there wasn"t any urgent need for it, Glacier would naturally avoid spending money beyond his means. However, he looked intensely at the leader sheath, as if he was saying 「I will buy this one day.」

Yuri was staring hard at the leather sheath too. Yuri had never made leather products before, but during his graduation trip, he saw smith working at a leather workshop before. Yuri likes to make things, so he had fun observing, and hopes he could make something like that one day. For example, he could make a card holder and add patterns he likes onto it. That cardholder would be great.

They shopped around leisurely, and headed back to base when it was almost time for dinner preparation. Yuri and Yak were in charge of cooking today, and recently, the apprentices who were free would help out too. The other apprentices also felt that Yuri"s teachings were interesting.

「What"s for dinner tonight?」

「Let"s splurge a little and eat Bison meat tonight. I marinated the meat in the sauce this morning, so I just need to roast it later.」

「Alright! Bison meat tastes great! If Yuri is cooking it, it will be even more delicious!」

「Clay likes meat, huh. I actually prefer the lighter taste of Viper over Bison...」

「Viper is good too, but don"t you think something is missing?」

「Everyone"s taste is different.」

They suddenly stopped talking when a figure appeared before them. Glacier stepped forth to cover Yuri behind him. Glacier then stretched his hand before Yuri, gesturing him to stop. Yuri was confused, while Glacier looked at the face of the figure.

No, perhaps 「glare」 would be more appropriate.

「We want to pa.s.s through.」

「Hi, long time no see, Glacier.」

「Hi. We are not kids any more, so don"t block the way. Let us pa.s.s.」

「Is he the new guy on your clan? The 《Scarlet Lynx》 actually took in someone who can"t fight and is of ambiguous gender, how miserable.」

「...... What?」

Glacier growled in response to the man"s taunt, and looked up at the man who was taller than him. No, he was 「glaring」. Glacier was 18, a teenager that just reached the age of adulthood. But Glacier stood before Yuri to protect him, and emitted killing intent only a treasure hunter that had faced the dangers of a dungeon could.

The man just laughed it off. Yuri who was being protected tilts his head in confusion… He didn"t understand why Glacier was growling with such a deep voice, and didn"t notice the intimidation and killing intent at all. As expected of a carefree girlish boy.

「Can you refrain from criticizing my comrade?」

「You are full of yourself as usual, Glacier.」

「That"s how my personality is… And you are one to talk, people look down on you because your character is like this.」

「... b.a.s.t.a.r.d.」

The man got mad after hearing Glacier"s insult, but before his hand touched Glacier, he heard a silly 「Sorry.」 The voice sounded so silly that he stood dumbfounded on the spot. The one apologizing was Yuri.

「It"s true that I can"t fight and is a burden. So I hope you two can stop quarreling.」

「What are you saying, Yuri...!」

「Oh? So you admit that you are a burden?」

「Yes, I can only cook, clean, do the laundry and wait for everyone to come back.」

Yuri said gleefully, and Glacier grit his teeth vexingly. The man smiled deviously when he heard that, which angered Glacier. However, Yuri didn"t mind, or he wasn"t aware.

「If that"s all you have to say, then can you let us pa.s.s? I still have to prepare dinner.」

「Hah, what a useless man, go on then.」

「Okay, thank you. Let"s go, Clay.」

Glacier still gave the man a deathstare, while Yuri pulled his arm and slowly left, completely unfazed. The man then started laughing out loud, but Yuri didn"t turn back at the sound of the low cla.s.s laugh. He pulled Glacier who was gritting his teeth with a smile.

「Clay, what he said is true, so there"s no point in getting mad.」

「But why! Yuri isn"t a burden at all! Thanks to you, a lot of things are easier on us...」

「From a neutral perspective, I really am a burden leeching on the clan. And if we don"t hurry back, I can"t start preparing dinner.」

Yuri continued with a smile 「Everyone is waiting for us.」 When he saw Yuri"s pure and silly smile, Glacier"s strength was sapped away. He said 「You really are...」 as if to admonish Yuri, but decided it was useless before he finished his sentence. He knew how Yuri was, and getting angry wasn"t inside Yuri"s dictionary.

When Glacier heard Yuri say with a smile 「I will cook a delicious dinner tonight」, He thought Yuri"s face looked just like his mother from back home. When Glacier got scolded and was feeling down, his mother would cook things he liked, and Yuri"s face looked just like how his mother"s was. Glacier didn"t know why he thought that, and suddenly blurted out 「I"m not feeling depressed.」

However, the story didn"t end here.

After dinner, when Yuri had cleaned up and returned to his room, Glacier gathered everyone in the dining hall. Except for the apprentices, everyone was present and listened to Glacier recount what happened on his way back earlier. The atmosphere suddenly changed.

Except for Ari who was keeping a calm demeanour, everyone was clearly enraged. If anyone had the misfortune of pa.s.sing by the dining hall, he would definitely flee in tears.

「...Clay, you didn"t do anything even after he said that much?」

「I did try to do something, but Yuri...」

「What did Yuri do?」

The angry Lelei glared at Glacier, and he answered with a sigh.

「He said everyone is waiting for him back home, and wants to hurry back to make dinner.」

「「...」」

Everyone fell down, and someone muttered 「This kid is really...」, and another said 「I knew that would happen.」 This youth was really important to them, but he was also the most dense person in the world.

Frau suddenly stood up slowly, and made no attempt to hide her murderous aura.

「Frau-nee?」

「Clay, thanks for your hard work. Leave that moron to me.」

「No, that"s my job, Frau.」

「Tiffana?」

Frau"s boiling point was actually really low, and Tiffana cut her off with a smile. Her smile was as beautiful as ever, but her oppressive aura would even scare off a monster. She calmly fiddled with her knife, and the scene was incredibly frightening.

「I rejected his advances a few days ago, in that case, I should be the one to take care of this matter, right?」

「Huh? Tiffannee wants to settle this alone? That"s too sly, too sly!」

「Do you want to come too, Lelei?」

「Of course!」

「I"m the one he taunted, so I"m going too!」

Tiffana smiled at Glacier who volunteered, and said 「Let"s go then」 and strode off. Followed by Lelei, Glacier… In the end, everyone except Ari went too, fully armed and their killing intent showing openly.

「Just don"t kill anyone.」

Ari warned them, but no one answered. Instead, they just waved their hands to acknowledged that they heard him. Ari"s face looked tired, but there was a smothering lava in his eye too.

In any case, the girlish boy was beloved by his fellow members.