After leaving Rumba and the others, I walked into the village of Coriat, being careful not to get hit by the cold air. When I came to Thor's house, I found Murat-san wearing a straw hat weeding in a nearby field.

'Oh, my back hurts. Totally, it's times like this that Thor can be used...''

　Murat moaned and pounded his hips, probably because working from a bended position was hard on his back.

　It must be hell to plow through the grass under such a hot sun.

　As I watched, Murat-san stood up, tapping his waist.

　He thrust up his arms as if to relax his stiff muscles and said, "Unya! I made a strange noise.

　I know, I know. I'm sure you'll want to scream those words somehow when you stretch yourself in a comfortable way.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time in the city.

''Hello, Alfried-sama!

Hey there.

　It's a brilliant mending act. I didn't realize I was stretching and saying, "Unya! It's hard to believe that he was the one who said.

'Which way did you and your family go on your recent trip?

　I've decided that I didn't see it here either, and I've been trying to quickly head home, but Murat-san has been talking to me.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of the situation. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time here. That's very thorough.

'This time I went to the Barony of Silford. There was the sea and it was fun. There are some souvenirs for everyone to enjoy.''

'Well, thank you for everything!　And Thor and Asmo are already waiting for you at home, so go ahead.

Okay. Now, I'm sorry to disturb you.

　After the usual small talk with Mr. Murat, I head over to Thor's house.

　Hmm?　Wait a minute?　I didn't make any promises to Thor and Asmo, so why are you waiting for me as if I had made a promise?

　I don't know, but I guess I'll know if I ask them directly.

　I come up to Thor's house and activate my spatial magic in the shadows.

　I take out a jar of dried fish and small crabs from subspace and put it in my bag.

　Then he took out the fish and the crate that he had frozen with ice magic and put the fish in the crate with ice magic and tucked the fish into it.

　Yeah, that's enough for a set of souvenirs for Thor and the others. I also have some shells and magic stone fragments in my bag.

　I use my non-magical psychic to float the wooden box with the fish in it and knock on the door of Thor's house.

　Then I hear a thudding footstep from the back and the door is opened from inside.

　There was Thor and Asmo with a smiling face.

'Welcome, Alfried-sama!　Thank you for taking the time to come out of the heat today.

　Both of them are rubbing hands with the biggest smiles I've ever seen and it's uncanny. What in the world are they planning to do, they're probably aiming for souvenirs and cold air from ice magic.

''Yeah, I'm going up for now.''

Come in.

I'll get your luggage for you.

　When I go up to the front door, Thor leads the way with Asmo standing behind me, holding my bag for me.

　I'm not usually treated as a nobleman, but now they treat me like one. It's even more refreshing to see that their ulterior motives are so apparent.

　When I arrive at the living room, all the windows in the room are open, but the wind is only occasionally blowing. But it's not that cool, probably because the wind is only blowing occasionally.

'It's a bit hot without the wind,'

I'm sorry. I'll have the usual stuff, please.

　Saying that, Thor and Asmo bow their heads. They don't seem to mind bowing their heads for the sake of being cooler.

If you ask me.

　I let out a deliberate sigh and activate my ice magic.

　Then, a cold air starts to drift in the room.

''Whoosh!''　Cool!　

　At that moment, Thor and Asmo let out a joyful cry.

'Al's ice magic is the best!　Hey, Asmo, keep the cold air coming!　Close that window over there!

I'm already doing it!

　As soon as I let the cold air out, Thor and Asmo promptly close the window of the room. You can feel the persistence of not letting even a little bit of cold air out.

"For now, I'll just have some fruit juice.

Okay!

　I sat down with ice magic to fill the three cups provided on the table with ice.

　Then Thor, the waiter, took the cups into the kitchen and began to prepare the fruit juice.

　I'm used to this kind of exchange as it's a regular occurrence in the summer.

　Moreover, they are in a very good mood, perhaps because they understand that I didn't just come here today to hang out, but to bring them a gift.

"Al, I'm going to put my bag on the table, okay?

Yes, thank you.

Good, it's pretty heavy. These are the souvenirs from the gift shop, right?

　What would happen if I said differently here? I'd like to see the look of despair on these guys' faces, but I'm not sure what they'd do if they failed me.

'Yes,'

Oh, what's the food?

　Why do souvenirs = necessarily food? I don't understand a bit of Asmo's thought process, but he understands that this is what happens and brings more food, so it's not a problem.

'That's something to look forward to after you open it, isn't it?

Here's some fruit juice.

　The moment I say that, Thor brings me a cup and takes a seat.

　We each take our own cup and lightly sip it first.

　Yes, the fruit juice prepared by the Thor family is delicious.

　I think it's a mixture of ribbler nuts and peaches. It has a fruity taste, with a faint, refreshing peach-like taste.

'Is this a little bit of ribbler fruit mixed in with the peach fruit?

'Yeah, yeah. The ribbons alone are rich and delicious, but they're a bit strong. I adjust it with water and peaches.

　Oh, I see. I'll ask Bartolo to make the same thing when I get home.

But it's still nice and cold with ice.

'Yeah. It doesn't matter how good the fruit juice is in this f*cking hot season, it's still too hot to go down. It's got to be cold.

　Asmo muttering sullenly and Thor making a forceful argument while popping the cup with his finger.

　It's true that no matter how much fruit juice is made from delicious nuts, if it's warm, it won't taste as good.

'Huh, the table feels nice and cold, too. Me, I think I can say I love you only in the summer.

'Don't be creepy. It makes fruit juice go bad.

　I break out in a cold sweat just thinking about Thor telling me he loves me or something.

　We put our cheeks to the table and sip to savor the coldness of the table and the coldness of the fruit juice.

'Speaking of which, why were you both waiting for me today?　We didn't really have an appointment, did we?

　Yes, from the way Murat-san spoke, it was as if he knew I was coming at this time of day. I'm sure you've already been waiting for me when we haven't even made an appointment.

It's because I was sure Al would bring you a gift today, of course. I'll just charge in from me if she doesn't come.

'Al never goes out the first day and the second day when he comes back from his trip. So I figured he'd come out today, the third day.

You know me so well.

　I was surprised that Thor and Asmo understood me better than I thought they would. I mean, I'm glad they made the decision to barge into my house or bring me a souvenir today.