I solved the wheat thing, the request, and today is a free day.
　So I spent the morning hiding in the sixth floor of the Nifonium and killing all the Poison Zombies.

　I didn't neglect to practice how to take them down so that I could take care of them no matter what happens at any time.

　Today, we practiced with the task of sniping.

　I loaded my gun with normal ammunition and searched for the distance that would allow me to take it down with a single shot.
　Then he found out that he could only blow it away with a single head shot, which is about 30 meters. If the distance is longer than that, even if you hit it, it may not be able to penetrate, and you may not be able to defeat it.

　Now that I knew the approximate distance, I retreated to take that distance first when I encountered the Poison Zombie.
　I'd retreat to a pre-measured distance, stick out my gun and aim with one eye closed.

　Poison zombies approaching with a grunt, releasing poison.
　Take a firm aim--shoot!

　The first shot, the bullet grazed the zombie's cheek.
　It only gouged my ear and practically missed.

　I take a deep breath, re-position myself, and keep my distance.
　Then I aim and shoot again. This time I blew my head off firmly.

　Sniping with a handgun, not a sniper rifle.
　I kept practicing that.

　Even at this distance, if you use a tracking round, it's one shot, but it will be no different than a repetition.
　It's only a regular bullet, sniping at a distance.
　I don't know when I'll need it, but I practiced to be able to do that for now.

　At first, my hit rate was less than 30 percent. That gradually went up, and on this day's rise - when my intelligence went from B to A, it went up to about 50 percent.

　It seemed that there was still room for improvement in sniping.

　　　　　☆

　Once I returned to the mansion to head to Tellurium in the afternoon.

'Lyota-san, we have a visitor.

　Elsa, who was practically taking care of the mansion's absence, was waiting in front of the transporter room to greet me.

''You have a visitor?''
Yes, I'm new here. His name is Leon Baker.
"Leon Baker.

　I recited the name I was told, I'd never heard it before.　
　At least it sounds like a man.

What do you want to do?
Are you still here?
In the parlor, at least.
I'll see you.

　There could be something else going on. Someone could be in trouble.
　I decided to see them.

　I thanked Elsa for going back to the purchase assessment, and I headed into the parlor alone.
　I knocked and walked in.

　A man sitting on the couch saw me and stood up.
　He was a gentle man in his late twenties, maybe, with a well-groomed beard.

'Nice to meet you, my name is Leon Baker,'
It's Ryota Sato.

　We introduced ourselves to each other and I sat down on the couch across from Leon.
　Now, what do you want - I was about to say, "Well," when I realized Leon hadn't sat back and was looking straight at me.

　He stood, turned to me and bowed deeply.

"Thank you.
What do you mean?　This is the first time you've met Leon, isn't it? I don't remember doing anything to thank you for it.
It's my first time. But thank you.

　He thanked me again, and I was chipper and totally confused.

　　　　　Star.

　There is a bakery in the south of the Cyclo Street.
　Leon brought me there.

"This is my shop.
Smells good.

　Leon showed us to the restaurant, which is not a very flattering place to be, but it's kept clean and smells great, even outside.

　It's the kind of place you can't help but fall in love with when you pass by.

As you can see, I'm running a bakery. "As you can see, we've been running a bakery, and we're very grateful to Satou-san for the wheat he's been producing these past few days.
Haha. ......

　I kind of get the connection.
　I get it, but ...... is that so gratuitous?

'Is it really that much of a thank you?　You have a look on your face, don't you?
'Quite simply, yes. It's true that you can't make bread without the right ingredients, and you wouldn't want to raise the price, but I don't think this is something that you should come all the way to my house. But I don't think it's something that should come all the way to my house.
Why don't you come on inside and find out?
...... Right.

　There must be something in it for me to say that.
　Leon told me to go inside.

　The inside of the bakery was well-lit and beautiful as I imagined it from the outside, but the bread lineup was unassuming.

　Bread, French bread and table rolls.

　There is nothing that looks like delicatessen bread, and for that matter, there is no bread with sweetened bean paste or anything like that.
　Anyway, they were simple and unrefined.

　What's the point?　I turned to Leon and he moved further back.

'Come in.'

　As soon as I was led into the kitchen - the bakery - I was surprised by the sight.

　Three little pigs.

　That was the first word that popped into my head.
　There were three humanoid pigs, about the size of lower elementary school students, and they were kneading bread dough.
　They were charming, but by all accounts, they were monsters, not humans.

''What is this?''
'It's a mini-orc. Demons that used to live in the dungeon, and now they're hagglers. I'm sure Satou-san would understand.
Yeah, we have a Cerberus.

　So that's what it's all about.

'I met them outdoors a few years ago. At first I thought these kids were going to attack me, but somehow they missed me. So we decided to move in together.
The collar-- it's on your wrist.
I couldn't bear to wear it around my neck, so I got permission to wear it on my wrist.

　While Leon and I were talking, the three little pigs - and the mini-orc - continued to knead the dough.
　Single-mindedly.

　Eventually, one of them came to show Leon the dough they were kneading.

'Ogo.'
Let's see. ...... Yeah, good job. Good job.
Ogo.

　After checking the dough, Leon patted the mini-orc on the head.
　The mini-orc was delighted and started to make another batch of dough.

It took a lot of trial and error to get us to live together. A lot of things.
...... I see.

　It's hard to imagine that "many things" must have been really many things.

I've arrived at this bakery. I'm not saying that this is the only ...... thing I can do, but it's the best fit, for these kids. As you can see from what you just saw, these kids knead the dough well and are happy to be complimented by me.

　It's a good relationship, I'm a little jealous of it.

'There are days when I can't make bread, and that makes me sad, these kids. Like the day I got sick and couldn't check the dough.
I see.

　This is where I finally understood the story.
　Leon understood what I understood, too.

　If Clifford stopped producing wheat, Leon and the three mini-orcs would be in trouble.
　He came to thank me for connecting them and stepping up to get them back on track even more.

"Mr. Sato.

　Leon turns to me and bows his head again.

'Thank you, thank you very, very much.

　What I did seems to have produced surprising results in a surprising way.