After killing the demon beast Cerberus, I had finished my training under Gawain, and I had returned to Yuguhanotes with Noelia.

　And now I had finished feeding Dimol in the ranch in the backyard of Lloyd's mansion first thing in the morning, and I was showing up at the Adventurer's Guild to get my daily bread and butter for the day.


''Oh, hey. It's Flick-san. ...... I heard you almost soloed that demonic beast Cerberus.

I heard. It seems she used the sword to suck up all the blood of the magical beast Cerberus. Look at that evil. Look at the red glint in the blade.

''I shudder just hearing about this demonic sword sucking up the blood of the magical beast Cerberus. Thank God I didn't sell the fight. ...... If I had sold it, I wouldn't be alive.


　When I walked into the Adventurer's Guild, all the adventurers had quietly moved into the waiting room.

　There were many things I wanted to argue with the stories coming from the waiting room, but due to the tangle of magic swords and magical swords, Lloyd had nailed me to not talk about the details of the defeat of the magical beast Cerberus.


　Unable to argue, I had no choice but to head over to Rebecca at the rattled window.


'Good morning. There are a lot of rumors going around. According to the information I overheard, adventurers and townspeople have begun calling Flick-san, who defeated the magical beast Cerberus, by his two names, 'Crimson Mage'.


　As I sat at the window counter, Rebecca told me about the rumors in town.


　I knew it was a bad idea to make that return .......

　The people in town saw Dimolu with the Enestrosa family's coat of arms hanging around his neck and the three heads of the magical beast Cerberus dangling together with it, so the people in town saw that a lot.

　Although he didn't shoot any arrows, he may have surprised the residents in a different way.


'The crimson mage is so cool!　It's great!　That's the master!　I'll do my best to make the blade dripping with blood worthy of my master's two names!''


　Don't do it!　It just makes it even more annoying to be misunderstood!


　The demon sword, which I had promised not to speak in public, read my mind and spoke to me without speaking aloud.


　It would be a problem for me if I tried my best to become a sword that dripped blood.

　If they start calling me a mage with a cursed demon sword or something like that, it's going to be hard for me to do my job.


''Yes!　I understand!　I'm not going to let the blood drip!　Instead, we're going to take in the factor and grow big!


　Yes, it would help me too.


Mr. Fricke, is something wrong?


　Rebecca was watching me talking to the demon sword with a strange look on her face.

　As long as neither of them were speaking, I was talking to the demon sword and I seemed to be looked at in a daze.


''No, it's nothing. Speaking of which, are you able to redeem ......?

The materials you brought in for the Black Horned Goat (Black Horned Goat), Sleeping Sheep (Sleep Sheep), Fire-Eating Bird, Gale Eagle (Gale Eagle), and Crazy Boar (Madness Boar) have all been assessed, but not yet for the Cerberus: ...... ......

What was it, 35,000 ounces without Cerberus?

Yeah, right this way.


　Rebecca holds the leather bag in front of me.

　She had left a gratuity of 300,000 ounces as a thank you for all the help she received at Gawain's place.

　However, Gawain didn't stubbornly accept the cost of making the magic sword, so he received the money under the guise of food and instructional fees.


''Thank you. I had a lot of expenses, and I need to earn money for feeding Dimol.''

'Oh, that big pterodactyl. In Ygghanotes, it's only Flick-sama.


　I know, ...... normal adventurers don't ride around pterodactyls or anything.

　But Dimol is such a pretty, loyal guy, even with a strong face like that.


''Then you'll have to earn a lot of money today for that pterodactyl. We are discussing with Lloyd-sama about Cerberus' valuation, so we should be able to redeem it in the near future. Please wait for a while.

All right. Then let's see what you asked for today.

This way. Also, we have completed the transfer of money to the orphanage you entrusted to us last time. It was donated by the Adventurer's Guild.


　I see you finished sending the money to the orphanage.

　I didn't send you too much, but I'm glad you got it.

　I'll have to earn some more money to send it to you.


　Satisfied to hear that the money transfer to the orphanage is over, I receive a list of today's requests from Rebecca.


　Even though I'm now at bronze grade, I have more people to feed, so I have to earn a good amount of money.

　When I think about it, I can earn more efficiently from the demon defeating system, and can I let the demon sword collect the demon factor?


　After deciding on the request to be received, I give Rebecca the request form.


I'm going to be the one for today. It's in the neighborhood, and it seems to be profitable.

Yes, sir.


　I received three requests to defeat the demons in the vicinity, and when I drove Dimol to my destination, I instantly finished defeating them with my demon sword.

　When I completed the requests, I returned to Yuguhanotes by mid-afternoon.


　When I returned to the ranch, I was giving the meat of the demon that I had secured and bled out during the defeat to Dimol for lunch.


'You did a good job today, Dimol. You can eat a lot of food!

Queue!


　Dimol pecked away at the demon's meat that he had cut into pieces, looking delicious.

　Gawain told me that the amount of food they feed on is greater than other pterodactyls because of their large bodies.

　Still, he is a reliable partner who faithfully carries out my orders, so I didn't want to give him a string to hang around with.


''Thanks to you, we have some time today, and I'll wipe you clean after I finish eating.

Kuehne!


　Dimolu is a surprisingly neat freak, so he takes a bath by himself, but he is especially happy when I wipe his body with a water-wet cloth.

　So when I said I'd wipe her down, she started to eat faster and faster.


''Fufu, there's no need to be in such a hurry!


　I was petting Dimol, who was eating, when he called out to me from behind.


'Master Flick, may I have a moment of your time?'


　When I turned back to the voice, there was a maid standing there who looked a little older than me.

　I didn't recognize the maid who called out to me.


'Huh?　Who are you?

My name is Susana, Lady Noelia's maid. Please get acquainted thereafter.


　The maid, who called herself Susana, greeted me with a graceful gesture.


"You are ...... Susana with Noelia? It's a pleasure to meet you, what can I do for you?

As a matter of fact, Master Lloyd has asked me to host a banquet to honor Mr. Fricke's defeat of Cerberus, and I have come to invite you to join me as head of the party.

Is Miss Susana in charge?


　I thought that if it was a revelry hosted by Lloyd, the frontier count, then I thought that the person in charge would be Mais and not a maid.


　I'm not sure I'd like to be in charge of the feast, but I'm not sure I'd like to be in charge of it.

　Perhaps sensing my condition, Susana hurriedly waved her hand.


"I'm afraid you're mistaken, Master Flick, but this feast is to be held only in private.

'Huh, I see. When I heard it was a drinking party, I thought it was going to be held for a large number of people ....... This invitation is like a dinner party, right?

Yes, Master Lloyd, Master Noelia, Master Mais, and Master Gawain. And Noelia-sama's mentor, the director of the Institute of Magic, Linus-sama, will also be joining us.


　Linus was the person who taught Noelia magic first, right?

　I heard that he's the director of a magic research institute in the royal capital now, but you came to this YgghaNotes?

　From what Noelia told me, he seems to be a leading expert in magic research, so I have a lot of questions I want to ask him about magic as well.


''So, when is that dinner party going to be held?''

This evening. So I've asked him to stay at the residence until then.

Now, I'll go to the mansion when I've finished wiping Dimolu's body.

'Yes, sir. Please feel free to make yourself at home in the house, and I will inform the men in the house. Now, if you'll excuse me.


　Susana greeted him with the same grace as she did at first, and then went back towards the mansion.