Most of the other bandits had been defeated, and the only one left was the man standing in front of me.“You’re the only one left, aren’t you? Why don’t you just give up already?”“Hmph! I wonder how long you’ll be able to keep that smug look on your face?”“You still want to fight? What can you possibly do all by yourself?”“I could’ve handled scum like you all by myself from the start. That condescending attitude… I’ll make you regret it!”With that, he began to back away.Then a skill activated, and the ground glowed.“I never thought I’d have to summon this guy… [Summon]!! Minotaur!!”The ground glowed, and what appeared was… a massive, colossal figure.“Bwoooooooooooom!!!”It was a humanoid monster with the head of a bull.It held a massive club in its hands, carrying it with ease.“Hahahahaha! This guy’s a monster powerful enough to take down anything up to B-rank! With him here, I could’ve wiped you lot out in an instant!”“Huh… I never thought you’d summon a Minotaur…”“What’s

I decided to take all the bandits to the capital and hand them over to the guards. When I told them everything about the ambush we suffered along the way, the guards accepted our explanation and took them into custody.To be honest, bandits aren’t worth keeping alive—I could have just fed them to the monsters. But since that so-called “Emperor” seemed to be planning a terrorist attack, I judged it would be more beneficial to have them interrogated to extract that information.　If they’re lucky, their fate will be permanent employment in the mines. If they’re unlucky, they’ll face the death penalty.In any case, those bandits will likely never see freedom again.After wrapping everything up, I was finally able to head home.“Phew… I feel strangely exhausted for some reason…”“Yeah…”　Both of them sat down as soon as they entered the house.In contrast, Lily seemed completely unfazed, showing no signs of fatigue. However, something about her seemed a little off.“Hmm…”“What’s wrong? Wh

I had planned to head straight home after leaving the orphanage. But I couldn’t stop thinking about Reese; she was constantly on my mind.I wanted to see her at least once, but I never expected she would already be gone from the orphanage.So I thought I’d go find her myself, but I had no idea where she was. At this rate, I wouldn’t even be able to catch a glimpse of her.　Just knowing she was safe would be enough. If she was living peacefully, I wouldn’t have anything to say to her.But since I couldn’t even do that, I couldn’t stop worrying.If only… if only… if I could just find out where she was……That’s it.If I go to that person… maybe that person can help.I stopped heading home and went to a certain place instead.　I kept walking until I arrived at a certain place.The exterior looked like an overwhelmingly grand mansion.When I went inside, the maids greeted me. As soon as I gave my name, they escorted me to the reception room.After waiting for a while, the door opened and a

We’re on our way to a certain place.Today, I’m out hunting with everyone again.“Hey, hey. Where are we going?”“Hm? To the Orc Forest—we’ve been there before.”“Eh… Orcs…”Lapis’s expression immediately darkened. Fine, standing next to her, seemed a little bewildered as well.　Lily watched the scene with a puzzled look.“Huh? What’s wrong? You guys seem down.”“Well, just a little. It seems they’re a bit nervous about the orcs.”After all, the two of them had come here to hunt orcs before. They must have been reminded of that time.They might be a little traumatized by it.“I-I wonder if we’ll be okay… I wonder if we can beat them…”“What are you talking about? You guys have gotten stronger since back then. They’re opponents we can definitely beat.”“Y-yeah… We’ll be fine, right…?”Lapis sounded unsure, but in terms of ability, there shouldn’t be a problem.That’s exactly why they’re going hunting again. I want them to get used to facing all kinds of monsters.And so, they arrived n

After returning to the capital, we all headed to a certain place.Of course, our destination was that workshop where we’d been helped before.We arrived at the workshop and went inside.“Excuse me!”“…! Oh! It’s been a while!”Inside stood a burly man in his fifties—Mr. Leord.“What brings you here today? Did you come to have the girls’ weapons reinforced?”“Ah, no. We actually came today to have you make a new weapon.”“Hmm? Sure, why not. But are you the one who’ll be using it?”“Not me. I’d like you to make a weapon for this girl over here…”He turned to face Lily, who was standing behind him.“…………I see. That’s quite rare. A draconic?”“Yep! My name’s Lily!”“I’m Leord. So, I’m to make a weapon for her, is that right?”“Yes. You’re the only one I could ask to do this, so I came today.”“Hmm. Very well. That’s a piece of cake.”　He accepted it without a second thought.Perhaps finding the turn of events strange, Lily tilts her head.“Huh? Is that okay? I haven’t done anything.”“I