Plumbum Dungeon, Spirit Room.
　When I flew in the transporter room, Eri, who had been clinging to me until then, tottered away from me.

''Eri?''
...... (smiling)

　Eli still didn't talk, but I felt like he was somehow telling me to go for it.

'Good luck with what?'
What are you working on?

　The owner of the room, the spirit Prumbum, responded to my mumbling.

'Come on, I had a feeling Eri had told me that.
'I see. I guess our hearts are in sync.
I hope so.

　I can't relax until I can completely heal Eli's wounded heart.

''But you're a different person than when you first arrived. I was relieved to see your face, but that didn't stop me from becoming you.
I interpreted it as "spirits are my friends, so I'm safe, but I'm afraid of the spirits' room because of the bad memories: ......
I see.

　He comes here every day to make small talk, so Prumbum understands Eli's situation.

'This is another step forward for you today, isn't it?
Yeah, we're making some progress.
You live at Elythronium now, don't you?
'Yeah, because you modified the dungeon for me.
It's not uncommon for people to live in dungeons, but I've never seen anyone convert a dungeon into a home.
'There were people living in Plumbum's place too?'

　Like Aulum, Prumbum didn't know much about anything other than his own dungeon.
　It was mostly first-hand experience, except for what he heard from me.

'There's that. I've heard it all before. Adventurers, unlike others, can't help but get into it (、、、、、).
Do you "get into it?
It'll be harder for me to work.
...... Yeah.
What do you mean?
He didn't ask you why?
I'd like to hear your interpretation.

　Nikoli and a smiling Prumbum.
　It's her first-class sweetness.
　No matter how boring the story is, no matter how much you've already heard.

　She wants to hear it from me, even if it's from me.

　She wants to hear it from my mouth, again, twice, even three times - from mine.
　Once I knew she enjoyed playing that kind of game, I decided to tell her everything in front of her.

'An adventurer makes money on a single arm, and the more monsters you kill, the more you earn. Especially if you're doing it on your own.
I see.

　Even with a premise I've heard before, Prumbum smiles and looks like he's never heard it before.

'People can work hard when the thing is that if you work hard, you're sure to get more in return. And some humans can work harder than their limits.
Do you think you can push the envelope?
Oh, the limitations of others.
Someone else's?
It's not a limit for that person, but it goes way over the edge for most people. ...... Our president was like that.
I've heard of you before. I'm the head of your organization.

　I nodded.
　'Unlike back then, I'm able to step away and look at it with a cooler eye.

'Now that I think about it, it was a black company and the middle managers were all jerks, but the boss was the only one who worked harder than we did. I could do it, I could do it, why can't you guys do it?　on the ground.
"Mmm-hmm.
"Godzilla said, 'If you breathe in and breathe out, you'll get radiant heat rays, right? But people are like, 'No, no, you can't do that.'
That's the way it should be, isn't it?

　Prunbhum doesn't go into my metaphor, he just counters it with a flowing response.
　He's a good listener, and I can't help but talk about things too.
　Before I knew it, several hours had passed.

......

　Eli came over to my side and tugged on my sleeve.

'What's going on?'

　Eli silently points to the transporter gate.

'Do you want to leave?'
...... (click here)
'Right. Sorry Plumbum, I'll pull up today.
Thanks again.
I'll see you tomorrow. Let's go, Eli.

　I pull Eli's hand away and stand up.

'Noh.'
Hmm?

　Prumbum, who had just said goodbye, spoke to me.

'What's up,'
The word "eri" stands for erythronium, doesn't it?
Yeah, but?
I've heard of the boy. They're calling you a fake.
Yeah.
So you didn't think about giving it a different name?
'More than that?　You don't take eli from erythronium, you mean something completely different.
Hmm.
I see.

　Prumbum has a point.
　But that's what Eli didn't ask for - he didn't ask for it.

...... (geez!)

　He grabbed me by the hem pretty hard.
　When I looked at Eli, I saw him looking at me with his eyes, which were incredibly strong, something that appealed to me very strongly.

'Shouldn't it be Eli?'
...... (Kok Kok Kok)
I see. ......

　A name that isn't erythronium.

　Not a nickname, a name.
　You want me to give it to you?