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And the next morning.

Oh, I regretted not drinking alcohol, I didn't have anything to regret.

”Hmmm, hmmm... ......

He could feel the light shining on his meditated eyelids and slowly opened his eyes.

The morning sunlight shone through the faintly dancing dust. The wooden chairs and tables that lined the perimeter were empty. The hustle and bustle of yesterday drowned out like a phantom, and the inside of the tavern was very quiet.

Apparently, he had fallen asleep as a result of his continued drinking.

But my head doesn't ...... hurt. If anything, my back hurts, probably because I slept in a chair.

My liver seems to have a good ability to break down alcohol. No, maybe this is also related to the status of this world. I've been told that I'm the one who steals the logic of the dimension, and it's possible that I have the same ability as Titi, who doesn't accept poison.

And, although it's unavoidable to think about it now, there's also the possibility that I'm immortal--

My body may be approaching the so-called ”monster”. But I am no longer afraid of it. Since I arrived in this other world, I knew that my body was moving away from humans. Even if I become a monster, I am still me. That's what I swore.

No matter how far Rowen or Titi went, Rowen was Rowen and Titi was Titi. If you know that, you have nothing to fear.

And without feeling the hangover I've heard so much about, I get up from my chair and look around the bar. The chairs and tables were empty, but there was one of my friends sitting on the ground.

Somehow, he was sitting upright.

'Hey, what are you doing ......?'

It was Titty, sitting upright, groggily and dexterously asleep.

When I called out to her, she raised her face from its prone position and opened her eyes with a start.

''What?''

Even with my mouth, I said, ”Ha.

Then he looked around, looked at my face and apologized shakily and apologetically.

'Oh, good morning, Kanaminyo. ...... I'm really sorry about yesterday ....... Can I unbuckle my seat now?

Oh, did I make you do that?

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry for getting carried away with the whole thing. I'll be more careful from now on, so please do not hesitate to contact me at ......

'No, I'm not sure what you're talking about, but I'm done with it: ......

There's no reason to keep forcing her to sit upright, so I immediately give her permission to do so.

Then, Titty stands up, wiping away the cold sweat, and performs a bending motion. Apparently, her strong body doesn't cause a single numbness even if she sleeps on her knees.

''Woohoo. Ah, that was scary! It was scarier than when I was on the 66th layer...''

Looking at my face, Titi says she was scared.

But I don't remember her imitating being scared.

Immediately I try to recall last night ...... but find that my memory is blurry. I remember having a drink at the end of the day, but I can't remember anything about the end of it.

It was a bit uncomfortable for me, as I was absolutely confident in my memory.

I was grunting and groaning as I tried to remember one thing, when Crow appeared from the back of the bar drinking water. He has a history with the tavern and me, and he seems to have stayed with me until the end.

'Oh, you're up too. Haha, you laughed yesterday. You laughed yesterday, but it was nice to hear your true feelings thanks to the alcohol. I'm not sure if I'm being honest or not, or if I'm just being a little out of control as a boy. That kind of thing is ......

However, his words only heightened the bad feeling.

Not only did he fall asleep at the store and cause trouble, but he also said that he was a typical boyhood outburst ......?

He hurriedly filled the surrounding area with Dimension.

The store is clean.

Even though it's called a runaway, it doesn't seem to have been a runaway by breaking things. If that is the case, what exactly did he do?

As I'm guessing this, Crow-san's words are followed by a word that makes me guess what happened last night.

''Hmph, that's right. You were out of control yesterday, Christ-kun. Oh, but it was cool to look like a man ......?

Lin-san, who would have been preparing to open the store in front of the store, said that while coming back into the store.

For some reason, Lin-san was blushing.

For now, I apologize for the inconvenience I caused to the bar.

''Well, I'm sorry ....... Apparently, I fell asleep after drinking ......

Don't worry about it, I got permission from the manager. It's a celebration.

'Well, ....... So, I'm having a bit of a muddled memory ....... What did I do yesterday, ......?

Then he asks what was most on his mind.

Mr. Lin replies to that with a red face and a patter as if to remind him of something.

'Let's see, Mr. Christ yesterday was masculine or distracting or ......?　Anyway, it was a good night to see how much I usually repressed myself: ......?

At any rate, I know I've made some very embarrassing statements.

But I won't let a little embarrassment or two shake me. After all, I am now known as the ”Christ Eurasian Waldhusiers von Walker” in the world. Yesterday alone has trained my mind quite a bit.

So, for now, I just ask him carefully if he was not annoyed.

'Perhaps I was being cocky?'

'No, I wasn't being cocky, but ....... I don't want to drink anywhere other than in my circle of friends ...... because it blows up your honorifics?

Keh, the honorific is blowing up. ......?

'I don't mind. I was rather happy about it, wasn't I?　Familiar, Christ you were a breath of fresh air.

Mmm-hmm?

I'm a blown up respectful, awkward, familiar, familiar, boyishly out of control and full of true feelings ......?

Picking up bits and pieces of such key words brings back memories of yesterday, little by little.

That's right.

The me of yesterday was pompous and villainous like the progenitor of a thousand years ago (once), and I felt like--

I don't want to talk about this anymore!　Anyway, thanks to the booze, I've learned from the truth that you love this Rustyala thing!　I see now that you have not given up on your true and honest feelings!

I got a recall interception from my neighbor, Titty.

Apparently, it's not a good time for her to be reminded.

Probably, but it's very likely that ...... was preaching to her all through the night. Like the encounter scene I remembered from a thousand years ago.

'Alright, let's get an early start today!　From the looks of it, he doesn't have a hangover!

Oh, yeah. All right, all right. All right, don't push me.

Titi pushes me back and I have to leave the tavern. I pay Lin enough to pay for it, and then I walk out into the freshly risen morning sun.

The chill of the morning is still there, and I feel a little bit of white breath. Here I realize that I'm missing one companion.

'Speaking of which, where's Ryner?　--Dimension.

Although I'm not overly worried, I still lightly spread out the 《Dimension》 for searching and quickly find the figure. Ryner was at the inn yesterday. And he's talking to a familiar woman.

A woman with light blue hair and wolf-like ears - that's Sera.

With a twitch of her distinctive ears, Sera-san reacted to the magic of the 《Dimension》. Perhaps because of the keen senses characteristic of beastmen, she reacted faster than Ryner. Ryner also noticed my ”Dimension” after that and looked around.

Immediately, Ryner beckoned me towards an empty place. It seems that he wants to tell me to come over here.

'Looks like you're in the room we took yesterday.

Hmm, there you are. Well, let's get together there.

With Titi's approval, we moved to the inn.

It wasn't too far from the tavern, so it didn't take long to get there. We then walked through the door of the inn, greeted the receptionist, and headed upstairs to our room.

The first thing I do after entering the room is to turn to Sera-san. Yesterday, I couldn't talk to her well enough, so I thought it should be a priority.

''Sera-san, it's been a while. Sorry I didn't get to say hello yesterday.

”...... It's been a while, Kanami. Sorry I didn't get to say hello yesterday either. I missed the timing.

Sera-san lightly raised her hand and greeted my visit with a smile. It seems that she, too, was worried about what happened yesterday. We finish exchanging greetings as if we were going to meet again. As he did so, Titi introduced herself as well. Titi says in a light tone, ”Hi, I'm Titi, the child is a traveling entertainer,” and Sera says a little stiffly, ”It's nice to meet you, Titi-san. I'm Sera Raydant, Knight of the Fooziers.

As soon as she finished her greeting, Sera produced various documents from her pocket.

''Kanami. I've brought you a letter of introduction and everything. I'm sure it will come in handy on your upcoming trip. Keep them in the space as usual.

Thank you. It helps.

I receive a large quantity of sealed waxed parchment. From what I lightly read in the 《Dimension》, I can tell that it is a certificate for passing through the customs offices of various countries and a mouthpiece for the noble and powerful families in various places.

Apparently, they visited me to give me this.

I take them one by one with gratitude.

On the way, I notice something unusual from Sera-san's behavior.

Yesterday I didn't 'pay attention' because Rastiara was in front of me, but today I check the status again.

[Status]

Name: Serra Raydiant HP352/352 MP194/194 Class: Knight

Level: 26

Strength 11.12 Strength 12.78 Skill 10.11 Speed 16.26 Wisdom 6.56 Magic 10.90 Elemental 1.57

Inherent skill: Intuition 2.01

Acquired Skill : Swordsmanship 2.19 Physical Skill 1.71 Magical Combat 1.21 Sacred Magic 1.99 Inspiration 1.31

''I mean, Sera-san: ....... Isn't she pretty strong?　The level is more than Rastiara: ......

His level is high, and his skill growth level is greater than Rath Tiara's. No, if it's not my imagination, I think the growth in the value of certain stats is also unusually high. It's hard to say for sure, but something seems to be wrong .......

'Oh ....... I made sure I took care of all the rough stuff, and this is what happened naturally. Yes, I'm confident that I'm the strongest knight in the land.

”Well, if you're the best knight in the land, you're busy ......?

I can't keep 'gazing' at a woman's body forever, and I respond to Sera's story.

You say it like it's nothing, but it's amazing. Being the best in the Hoosiers nowadays means being the best in the Union.

'Yeah, I'm busy. Right now, I'm not only the end of the ”Seven Celestial Knights” (Celestial Knights), I'm also the lady's secretary and captain of the guards. ...... Still, I wanted to meet with you personally. I've made time for you.

Sera raised her eyebrows and complained about the lack of time. But she soon corrected me with a gentle tone of voice.

The expression on her face was different from the image I had of Sera. I thought she was a more strict person, but she has changed a lot in the past year.

I was a little surprised, but she laughed as she continued to talk to me.

Huh, you were shaken up badly yesterday. How's that?　Did you give up on your daughter already after that?

With a nasty look on his face, he plays with my blunder of yesterday. But we've already settled that one.

I'm sorry to ...... sera, but I'm not sure I'm ready to give up. I was so shocked then that I let go a bit, but even now my feelings haven't changed. ...... Yeah, it hasn't changed at all. So, I'm going to take the opportunity to go see him again. I want to check things out.

Okay.

Hearing my hesitant response, Sera-san nodded briefly.

Her face is down, but I can see that her mouth is relaxed. It seems that my response was a favorable one for her. This is also slightly different from the image I had of Sera.

'I'm here to make all sorts of excuses, but I guess I didn't have to.

Sera happily says that it was a waste of time.

It seems that the purpose of today's meeting was not to say hello, but to follow up on yesterday's conversation. Ms. Sera goes on to explain why Rustyala 'refused' to speak to her without bothering to say anything.

''Right now, the young lady has become a symbol of the power of the Confederacy. That's why I can't let you get away with this. The escalating border war with the North has left the Fooziers unable to leave any openings for other countries, including our allies. That's what I wanted you to know. Perhaps, the young lady actually wants to go with you.