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12-16 Invitation to Breakfast Gathering

Satou's here Maybe due to the fact that we could frequently send mails even to a far away place, unlike in the past, I feel that I rarely felt distant

But, it sure is s come to be talked about

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"Grandfather asked if you'd like to have a breakfast with hi each other, Sera cut to the chase

It'd have been a te woman, but since the it's an old man, and an authority of a nation at that, 'breakfast' probably

Now then? The duke probably invites me to a breakfast in order to solicit s

We're not only explorers who hold Mithril Plate, but there's the ht Swords too, so the possibility is high

"I a noble like ine those carefree Duchy Capital nobles ostracizing me, but not all of them should think favorably of me

People froht, but people fros of Liberty seee

"It's fine you know Because even Ane-sama approves Satou-san"

"--I feel honored"

By Ane-saht?

I don't re that would ainst Hero?

It's not like I can decline anyway, I tell Sera that I'll be attending the duke's breakfast gathering, and get Toruma and Karina who have been treated like air up until now to join the conversation, telling each other's situation

"Then, you're saying that Head Miko-dono isn't feeling well?"

"No, it's not that she has fallen ill, however, she doesn't seeetic She rarely ever comes out of the consecration inner room, let alone the temple"

I wonder why?

Did she receive a new oracle or so?

"No the only new oracle was the one about the destruction of the newly appeared demon lord in the Labyrinth City"

Come to think of it, it should be near the time for Hero Hayato's call

I have to ask what's happened to the dedo isn't it?

Please don't appear all at once in the world

I throay that oht far beyond the beyond, and add the plan [Visit Head Miko] on the Meo visit her once the business in the Royal Capital are all over

Torue back the flow of conversation

"According to my brother, Satou-dono is also popular in the Labyrinth City"

What's with the [Also]

Since as I popular--No, I guess I'irls

"Elderly and children seeo"

"My, oh Satou-san"

Sera gracefully laughs to ly, but Lady Karina reacts questionably

"It's not only little girls"

Lady Karina muttered so, it was a voice so small only me who had [Attentive Ear] skill could hear

I see, they all looked younger froirls ere the sae and older

"However, I heard that you were close with soe?"

Toruma who couldn't read theLady Karina's mood

Even Sera waited for my reply with a serious face

By princess, did he hter, I guess it's either Zena-san or the daughter of Baronet Dyukeli?

"Both are just acquaintances I knew from a little incident We don't have special relationships"

When I asserted so, the girls let out relieved sighs

Lady Karina has irls before, so she should have known our relationship anyway

"What, is that it Since Satou-dono is still young, why don't you becoh society"

""Toruma Oji-sama!""

Sera and Lady Karina repri like that only betweenlike this coh letters

While Sera is telling e people, I also tell her about the Labyrinth City's orphanage and training school for explorers

I tell my activities in the Labyrinth City as plainly as possible

She's also told me the present state of the sealkin children whom Nana cared, I'll tell Nana about it later

Still, Lady Karina is shy with strangers like always

Even though she could talk normally with me and Toruma, she only replied with brief words like "Yes", or "That's right", when Sera talked to her, the conversation couldn't continue

It's like she's reserved toward Sera

Since Toruers like always huh" when that happened, Sera didn't seem offended