293. Two choices




 I asked the cell to get rid of a mountain of gifts.

 The battle with Hagremonos messed up a lot of things, and some of them were sent anonymously in the first place.
 It became impossible to poke back at all of them, so I decided to get rid of them and redeem them.

 I thought about getting "Tsubame's Benefit" to do something about it via Elsa Ena, but that place specializes in vegetable-related items and can't handle expensive gifts.
 It's not exactly something I can't handle, though.

''It would be trespassing on the territory of another place.

 Elsa told me.
 It's true that if a vegetable shop gobbles up something else just because it's profitable, it wouldn't be a good image for the minds of their peers.

 That's why the cell is an aristocrat and has all kinds of connections.
 All they sent were expensive items, and there's nothing else that goes together as well as "expensive" and "nobleman".
 So I threw the whole thing to the cell.

 After that was all done, and the inside and outside of the mansion returned to normal, I relaxed in the salon.
 That's where Aulum came in.

'Can I talk to you for a moment?'
Yeah? What is it?
He's talking about Nifongnium.
"Hmm.

 I leaned back deeply against the slightly tired couch - almost throwing my arms and legs out and slouching - and then straightened up and returned to a normal sitting position.

 He locked eye level with Aulum, who was holding his partner, Meeke, and stared straight back at him, asking.

'What's wrong with Nihonium?'
Lyota, of course you're going to help that woman.
'Well ...... yeah. I'm going to do what I've always done.

 Aulum was one of the people who had been 'saved' by me, so I figured that was all I needed to say.

'Can you give me a moment to do that?'
Yeah? Why?
...... I'm going to take him around the various dungeons for a while.
What do you think?

 Aurum's face was more serious than usual.

 She's the same type as Alice, the type that lives her days with ease.
 The fact that Aulum is more serious than ever is worrisome.

'I think that guy needs to look out for a moment.
Is that so?
I'm happy to be out there.
Okay.

 I nodded, and Aulum looked a little surprised to see me.

'That was easy, right?
You have an idea?
Yes.
'Then I'll leave it up to you, or rather, spirit to spirit, if you have your own ideas.
Thanks.
What if...
Wow!
Huh!

 Me and Aulum were so startled that we were both flipped over at the same time.
 A man suddenly interrupted the conversation from right beside me.

'Do me first!'

 A calm tone of voice, a look that never ceases to make me smile.
 Neptune.

'When did you get here?'
H-mi-tsu.
...... those two aren't there?
Ha-ha, I don't spend all day with you.
Okay.
I'm the least of your worries. Tenesin, you promised me you'd do something about it.
That's right--
Master Sato.
Whoa!
What, not again?

 I was surprised again with Aulum.
 This time Cell appeared from the other side.

'What's the matter, Cell?'
I need you to fulfill your promise to me.
With you? Yeah, he's going to do something about the minting dungeon.
Hmm.
Have you cleared something political?
You're a good man.
I see.

 Neptune and Cell.
 The promise I made to both of them, and they demanded that I fulfill it at the same time.
 In that case, thank God for Auld Lang Syne.

"Please, you're the only person I can think of who can help me.
This is a story that will affect the world in a big way, and I would love to have Satou-sama's help.

 They both looked at me hard and asked me to do it.

 Now, which one to go first.
 Neptune, and then Cell.

 I looked at them both in turn, then.

'Where's Tennysin?'

 I said.

Thank you. You coming in here is pretty much a done deal.

 At that moment, Neptune was happy with a big smile on his face, and Cell made a face as he bit down on a bitter bug.

 I'm sorry for Cell, but I'm curious.

 This had never happened before, Neptune's appearance that wasn't Lil and Ran together.
 That bothered me, so I chose Neptune.

 Tennesin, what kind of dungeon is this?