It was midnight when the D-Team rescue members arrived at the village of Dansas, so they broke up immediately, saying they would report back the next day.

Bob also hurried home, because he had a feeling that Momo would be worried and waiting for him without sleep.

Sure enough, the house was lit up and Momo was waiting for him, not sleeping.

When Bob opened the door of the house, Momo, who was sitting on a chair, got up and hugged Bob without saying a word.

Bob also hugged her tightly.

“I’m sorry I worried you.”

Bob apologized frankly.

“…It’s okay, you’re alive.”

Momo replied, still hugging Bob.

“…But…”

“But?”

“…But…You smell bad, you have to wipe it out first.”

Momo said with a tearful laugh. She was worried about Bob’s sweaty smell after not being able to wipe his body for the past few days. The cat people liked to keep their bodies clean.

The next morning.

The four adventurers immediately went to the guild to report the completion of the quest.

They received a reward for defeating the three orcs, but it had no effect on their promotion.

The reason was that they were usually targeted for defeat in the D rank zone.

The guild rules state that targets above my rank are not considered for promotion because of the danger involved.

If they were, more people would take the risk and the casualty rate would increase.

Aeris was not happy about it, but rules are rules, and there was nothing we could do.

Shin and Rumeya were happy to receive a generous reward this time because it was an emergency quest.

It was also their first quest after being promoted to E-rank, so it was special for them.

“Okay, let’s rent a house and bring them over!”

Rumeya suggested to Shin.

“Yes, we should. I’ve saved up some money, and I’d be willing to bring her over since it’s an E rank reward.”

Tauro and Aeris looked at each other when the two said that.

“What? You have a girlfriend?”

“Yes, both myself and Rumeya have girlfriends in our home villages. We haven’t seen them for a long time, though.”

“…hmm, that’s right, I’m only eleven years old. I feel defeated…”

“Hahaha. Tauro is still a kid. I’m 19 and Shin is 18. It wouldn’t be surprising if we did.”

Rumeya tapped Tauro on the shoulder.

“Yes, yes. Tauro is just getting started.”

Shin nodded.

“Damn, I felt like an adult!”

This was the first time Tauro had felt the age difference.

Shin and Rumeya decided to take the day off to look for a place to live, while Tauro had some business to attend to.

Aeris followed Tauro.

“…Why are you following me, Aeris?”

“Are you going to do something?”

“…Yeah, that’s why I’m here, isn’t it?”

“Yes, that’s why I’m following you.”

Aeris had a curious look in her eyes.

“Well… I just learned a new spell and I’m going to try it out, okay?”

”It’s not a big deal, okay? “Tauro emphasized

“That’s right. Tauro’s skill is a crap… no, a garbled skill right?”

“Did you just say crap?”

“I didn’t.”

Aeris looked away from Tauro.

“…not that I mind.”

Tauro thought that he could use this as a reason to disperse Aeris’s pursuit, so he started walking.

But Aeris still followed him.

“…Okay. Okay, but do you swear you won’t tell anyone?”

Tauro confirmed.

“…? Yes, I swear.”

Sighing once, Tauro came to the outskirts of the village, where there was no sign of people, and decided to experiment, forgetting about Aeris’s eyes on him.

If Tauro’s imagination was correct, the “Creation Magic (Weak)” he learned this time should be something extraordinary.

It’s the (weakness) that’s bothering me, but that’s something I’ll figure out when I try it.

“Creation magic…!”

Tauro imagines and chants.

……….

Nothing happens…

“…Huh?”

“…?”

Aeris was also puzzled as nothing happened.

“Isn’t it magic that can create something out of nothing?”

That’s what Tauro expected.

He tried it again and again, but it didn’t work.

“…Are you okay?”

Aeris called out to the struggling Tauro.

Could it be that you can’t make something from nothing?

After a few failed attempts, Tauro decided to gamble on a different possibility.

He pulled out a piece of wood from the magic storage.

Aeris was like, “Huh?” But he didn’t care about what Aeris might say, he decided to test the possibilities.

“Creation magic…!”

With the piece of wood in his hand, Tauro imagined and chanted.

Then, with a blinding light, the wood transformed into a seamless wooden chair.

“What?!”

Aeris was surprised.

“Isn’t this the legendary alchemy?”

He didn’t know if it was legendary or not, but Tauro was happy that he had finally succeeded.