Mr. Yoda, you have a visitor.

　In the evening, after work, I was returning from the dungeon with Aurum when Emily, who was waiting for me in front of the transporter room, told me so.

'A guest?　Did something happen again?
Maybe it's okay, I just don't think it's happening.
Yeah?　Don't be so blunt. Are you listening to what they're saying to you?
I know it when I see it.

　Emily said with a smile as smiley as the sun.
　You'll know it when you see it ...... Well, we'll see each other anyway.

Who's this?
I'm sending him to the salon.
Okay.
That sounds really interesting.
You are over here, Aulum.
'What?　Don't tug on my collar--

　Aurum, who tried to follow, was pulled by Emily.
　He was one of the spirits in the dungeon and pretty amazing, but he was pulled by Emily, a pure power type, at the mercy of her.

　Emily shoved Aulum into her room and went in with her, winking at us before closing the door.
　What's this all about ......?

　Wondering, I headed to the salon.
　The face in the salon was one I hadn't seen in a long time.

'Margaret. It's been a while.
It's been a long time.
What do you want to do today?　If you look closely at ......, is that a dress?　Are you going to a party somewhere?

　Margaret was in pure dress, not the princess armor she usually saw.

'No. I've come to ask you out.
An invitation?
Yeah, well, you know, ......

　Margaret said, taking a deep breath and looking prepared.

'So, you'll have to make a date with me,'

　　　　　★

　In the carriage, I was sitting facing Margaret.
　Margaret, the air has changed a lot since the first time we were there.
　The air, or rather, the atmosphere she wore, was much better.
　It had changed into a much better breeze.

　In the canopied carriage with a canopy so that you can see the outside, I was moving through the streets of Cyclo at dusk, facing her.

'Where are we going?'
That will be a surprise when I get there.
Okay. So, is this a normal date?
Yes, it's a date, pure and simple.

　Margaret blushed slightly and said, smiling.

'I've heard all the rumours about you. 'It's not like that,' she said. Today is purely a date with me.
'Well, it's an honour to get a date with that Princess Margaret.
What?
'I've heard rumours, too, of Margaret's exploits. She's a great adventurer, and I hear the price of air is eel-high these days.
Ah, .......

　Margaret looked happy and frowned even more.

　Margaret's airbox.
　A box that immediately encloses the dropped item and displays the face of the producer--that is, the person who dropped it to tame the monster--as if it were a photograph.
　Margaret's air boxes have been sold as a kind of fan item for a long time, but it seems that they have become even more popular lately.

　And it's not just men, the original customer base.
　Women have started to take advantage of it as well.

　It's not just air, it has a fabulous scent, and from what I've heard, it's used like an aroma.

　When I told ...... that I knew about it, Margaret became extremely happy.

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.　What is that?

　Suddenly I was curious about a store I'd seen in town, outside the carriage.

What was it?
Look, it's the place.
It's a water stand.
A water stand?
Yes, it's exactly what the name implies: a water store.
I didn't know there was such a thing.
...... is a new one. You don't know it, do you?
What do you mean?

　When I asked back, Margaret smiled with a chuckle.

'Lat,'
Ha!
Whoa!

　I was greatly surprised, so surprised that I sagged in the carriage.
　Where have you been all this time, Margaret called me, and one of those four knights appeared.
　He was running alongside outside the carriage.

'Wh-where did he appear from?
"My princess's faithful servant, who is ready to come to you at any moment should you be summoned.
'You mean they're always with you?　Is that right, Margaret?
?

　Margaret nodded her head.
　No, I was going to say privacy or something like that ......, but I didn't think she really understood, so I didn't.

　Margaret didn't understand, but the knight called Lat got it right.

'I have a special training for our Princess. She can only hear the princess's call and see what she wants to see.
That's scary!

　No, it's great, but it's great but scary.
　Is that loyalty?　I feel like there are believers in it.

　I have a feeling that these knights have been pretty amazing or penetrating before, but it seems like they've penetrated further.

I'm not sure what's going on here, but I'd like to know what's going on.
Ha. Water stand, it's a recently established business. The majority of people think it's Satou-sama's fault.
What?

　Because of me?　What do you mean?

"Thanks to Satou-sama's frequent interventions in the case, absurdity is gradually decreasing from this cyclo, and our dungeon production is rising rapidly.
I don't know if it's because of me or not, but ...... isn't that a good thing?
Ciclo is an agricultural city and plant production is up. But the city is suffering from a chronic shortage of water.
...... Huh?
The more efficient the dungeon's production, the less water there will be in the outliers (...)
...... Yeah.

　I see.

　It reminded me of a story Emily told me right after I arrived in this world.
　It's common to all dungeons, but when they don't drop a certain number of items, in other words, when they are out of line, they drop water or air.

　This means that water/air is inversely proportional to the production of vegetables and such.
　I've done a lot of stuff, dungeon production has gone up, tax revenue has gone up, and water has eaten that incentive.

Has it become so scarce that it's now ...... worth the monetary value?

　Rutto nodded.

'That's what I mean,'
'I didn't know that: ......
'That's great, even the water would be high in your hands. And in a good way.
Well, it's like a form of commerce.

　In this form, there will be new possibilities to make money for those F-final things that have not been able to get into dungeons before.
　The more jobs and business possibilities, the more money that goes around.
　It's good to have money going around.

'But come to think of it, we're a lot alike, aren't we?
What?
'Margaret is air, I'm water. We're both adding value to something that wasn't worth it to begin with. And we have similar statuses.
Even ...... is imitating it.
'What?　What did you say?

　I couldn't hear him in a whisper.

'No, you're much more awesome for putting a value on most of the water than some of the air, that's what I said.
Okay.

　I didn't feel bad that Margaret had complimented me so much.