9 9. Party.txt (2/2)

He gives Lin-san the money for his time here and tries to leave the tavern.

'No one is going to put together a party at that level. You'll have to come up with something else.''

The man follows Diablo's back. However, Lin-san doesn't blame him for it. Lin-san, too, but most of the people here agree with the man. Diablo clicked his tongue and walked out of the tavern.

''--Di, 《Dimension》''

I quickly cast a magic in a whisper.

Pouring in most of my MP, I expand my magic 《Dimension》 to the limit.

Then I focus on where Diablo is going.

I have no intention of letting him escape.

It's a gem that could cut my labyrinth search arithmetic in half.

'Yes, sir. Okay, everyone, back to your seats and get back to your seats. Christ, stop staring and get back to work.

...... Yes.

Dividing his attention to Diablo, he went back to work.

The rest of the day's work was the same as yesterday, and the store was closing.

◆◆◆◆◆ ...

After that, I saw that Diablo had entered the labyrinth with Dimension.

However, it was obvious that he hadn't achieved any results, as he came out of it immediately after being torn to pieces.

After closing, he rubbed together the basics of cooking with the manager and was allowed to make a light dish.

It was then bribed and spread out on the tables in the restaurant.

I go in search of Diablo, who will be dented in the warmth, as planned.

I use up the last of my MP and catch Diablo crouched down.

'...... I'm hungry,'

My stomach was growling and disheartened.

Then I called out to him, faking a coincidence.

'...... Nice to see you again.'

'......!　Yeah. And you're a tavern clerk, right: ......?

Yeah. Don't you have any money today?

As you can see, we don't have much food to eat.

Diablo shrugged, mocking himself.

'Just in time. I have some extra food. Would you like some?

Extra food ......?

He seems more than a little suspicious.

I immediately reply with the line I had prepared.

I've been practicing cooking in that bar after closing,” he says. So I have a surplus of mistakes that I am having trouble processing today.

Oh, I see. You're the apprentice, aren't you? But you want to?　I don't think that kind of thing is something you should share too much.

'That's true, but ....... In fact, I was present at the disturbance you caused today. I had to admonish you as a clerk right away, but I was too ungrateful to do anything about it ....... I felt bad for you, and so ......

'Oh, you've been watching. I don't mind. ...... but I'll take the food. I'll take whatever I can get my hands on, I will.

Finding out why, Diablo stands up, looking relieved.

He may have been a little suspicious, but he seems to have caught it well with the food.

We return to the tavern for some light conversation, and we both take our meals.

The flavors were well received and Diablo was surprised that I had made it.

Perhaps the cultural level of cooking is not very advanced in this world.

It's really good. ...... By the way, I heard you have experience in the labyrinth,” he said. I heard from the female waitress.

Well, yeah.

When I'm working, I sometimes wear short sleeves.

That's why I asked Lin and others who were interested about the situation. It seems that Dea was one of those people.

''How far have you been?''

Diablo's interest was in the labyrinth.

The topic naturally drifted to it.

Along the way, I choose my words so as not to be rushed.

'I tried it alone and got badly injured on one layer. I haven't dived since.

Oh, you're a solo act.

Diablo's face is smiling.

Maybe he's glad to have found his kind.

'I wasn't lucky enough to have a mate. ......

I see. ......

Carefully watch Diablo's expression.

Anticipating what he was thinking and guiding him.

After that, they talked about their knowledge of the labyrinth, their level and status.

After some of those conversations - I finally succeed in getting the long-awaited words out of Diablo.

”Hey. I'd like to invite you to come with me to the labyrinth.

Diablo was timid and anxious and asked me to join him.

I would have invited him to join me if it had taken him any longer. I immediately accepted Diablo's invitation without any hesitation.

'Yes, I suppose so. That's not a bad idea either. We seem to be close in ability, so I think it's good to help each other out.

Yeah, right.　Thank you ......!!!!

'Only, I'll work at the bar at night. It'll only help me for a short time in the morning.

No, I'm good!　No problem at all!　It really helps!

Diablo continues to be grateful with a big smile on his face.

Apparently, he's feeling a lot of emotion from the long struggle to find a friend.

I don't show it on my face either, but I have a gut punch in my heart.

Most importantly, it's great that I was able to get a collaborator under the guise of nature, and even more so in the form of a favor. Having a collaborator with knowledge about this world and the labyrinth would make it easier to deal with unexpected problems.

''Well then, let's start tomorrow!

Yeah, sure. My name is Christ Eurasia. Feel free to call me Christ.

All right. My name is Dia, no last name. It's just Dear, so just call me Dear.

Finally, I finished introducing myself - there was no reaction to my name.

It was a joke of a status and skill, so I was expecting a little bit of the fact that I was from my world, but it doesn't seem to be that easy to talk about.

Also, his name is different from what he self-reports.

His 'display' definitely has the surname of Sith.

Depending on how this world's surname is given to him, it doesn't look like Dia is lying about it. It is possible that he is 'displaying' the name he will take on in the future in anticipation of the name he will take on in the future.

This 'game-like' 'display'.

There seems to be a pitfall somewhere.

'Eheheh.'

Dia looks happy to have a companion called me, and she's beaming.

Combined with his neutral, beautiful face, his face is many times prettier than those girls. I have a limpid, unmanly face too, but not as much as he does. I tried to see if I could use the 'display' to check the gender, but the gender was never 'displayed'. But it wouldn't be so much of a problem. He said he wasn't a girl. Then it would be best to fit in.

'Well, nice to meet you. 'Dear.'

Oh!

And what was 'displayed' instead was this sentence.

[Diablo Sith has joined the party]

The party leader is Aikawa Uzumi.

Afterwards, Dia thanked me for the food and we parted ways as normal.

When I asked about the sleeping quarters, she said it was a normal camping trip, but I can't help myself now. It's hard to do more than this, as it's not good enough to be allowed into this post-closing bar.

In the corner of the bar, I'll be thinking about tomorrow.

I fell asleep as I packed up my strategy.