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The "saint shield" barrier finally dissipated as the outside blaze consuuished The only reround covered with ash It looked like an apocalyptic landscape

"…Hmm?"

"How’s everyone?"

"Oh?"

Hajime sat in the middle of the burnt out wasteland with Yue, Shia, and Kaori holding hihtly with their eyes closed They each opened their eyes in turn and tilted their heads

"Oh? What’s the matter?"

Hajie look on Yue Yue and the other girls looked at each other, acknowledging what they all had to gone through before nodding and turning to Hajime

"…Nn, we endured"

"Yes, the pleasure see, I’m back to my senses"

It seems to be that way

They seemed to have endured the aphrodisiac effect of the th Excessive pleasure wasn’t all that different froine how much Yue and the others had suffered from an attack unlike any other they’ve ever experienced

Haji the labyrinth’s ordeal

"As expected, all three of you did a good job I orried for a bit but I’lad you’re okay"

"Nn… Kufufu"

"Ehehehe, it’s e to be told that so forwardly"

"It’s thanks to Hajime-kun It was your support that allowedthe three as they were no longer under the effect of the aphrodisiac Nevertherless, they didn’t let go as they grew gitty over being praised by Hajiht by now, but Yue responded by hugging hiirl looked upward at Hajiressively They didn’t wear expressions that suggested they had lost their sanity However, those expressions hold a certain allure of their own

When they were under the aphrodisiac effect, it was easy for Hajime to reject their approaches, but it was a bit ave up trying to get his arms back

Then…

"Gohon! Sorry to interrupt you, but since we’re all better noondering if you ht untie Kouki and the rest?"

"Oh yeah? You did well too You ed to make it without help Indeed, a swordsman? Is this one of those spirit unification techniques?"

"Oh, Shizuku Ehehe, I’m sorry, At the sa was over, it looked like Shizuku had ed to escape the pleasurable hell at the saard expression when she saw the pink space the group had ed to disrupt the irls who had been basking in Hajihtly embarrassed

"Oh, thank you Well, I was able to keep cal age during fencing But it was a little dangerous I s would have turned out this way if Kouki and the rest weren’t constrained I survived because I had the roo ood to hear The pleasure could have knocked you unconscious Enduring pleasure in place of pain could do that While I prepare, Yaegashi, you ht want to fix your clothes and mud situation"

"Clothes? Mud? Oh… yeah I understand"

At first, Shizuku did not understand what Hajilanced down at herself she noticed that a change of clothes was in order (It eat, Shizuku was just covered in sweat!) She blushed at the cohtly

Haji rooes of clothing for Kouki and Ryuutaro as well (clothes bought in town) He took them out and tossed one over to Shizuku Hajiroup, releasing theed to catch Suzu before she hit the ground, but Kouki and Ryuutaro collapsed to the ground with a rather painful noise It was the hero and his sidekick, so Hajiic to clean up and changed their clothing, Hajioleround around the i out of the ground in surprise this time These extra measures seemed necessary after the amount of time the milky slimes has previously wasted

"You… master I wouldn’t mind if you looked at this mistress There is no need for a locker room" At that point, a voice tih the aphrodisiac effect readily even though she had received the lances back at Tio

"Were you still there, Ms Clarce?"

"!? Please Master! You’re still doing that? It was certainly pleasant to begin with, but can you go back to the usual way of na about? As usual, Ms Clarce is Ms Clarce Please don’t get any closer totoo excited I’, please turn back!"

"……"

As Tio crawls up to his feet and scratches at his shoe, Haji her with her last na her like she was invisible were unbearable for Tio Hajienuinely saddened by this treatment, it looked like he found an effective punish as she watched Hajio too far? Her look was beco more and more tearful

"This is a terrible master I ask… call me Tio"

Hajime had dealt a blow to stunt Tio’s abnor

However, Tio’s rueful appearance wasn’t the transfor her beautiful appearance in her deteriorating kis a little more, whether he punished her objectively, it seemed to be the role of a master Happy or not, she wasn’t aware of it

"It’s pointless, Tio It’s already too late for you to change the kind of person you are, so at least be a little prudent"

While Haji so, Tio was duave a sirl That ss

She was knowledgeable and could have so the subtleties of the hu an effort when she could have lost her coe and decisiveness, unth She was affectionate and kept her word And her appearance was the best If it wasn’t for her abnormality, you could say she was a "perfect woman"

"Really, it is a shame… Because in a sense, I…"

"?"

It seemed like Hajime had opened a new door for Tio He felt partially responsible for her abnorht it

"What’s is it? Master…"

"…No, nothing Go get changed and freshen up"

"Yikes, it’s a… That’s okay then, ht here in the corner?"

When Hajiave an expectant look and said such a thing

Hajime’s cheek twitched as he wondered "where’s that prudence?" and pulled out a grenade

"…How about this? It’s a special present for you It’ll blow the dirt away along with your skin!"

"!? I get it I’ll go change my clothes i rooical serpant flickered in Hajime’s mind as he watched her back He shook his head to drive the characters out of hisrooh, Kouki, Suzu, and ed with downtrodden looks They were all hunched as if burdened by unbearably heavy stones, and the at used

Although they had lost their sanity during the aphrodisiac effect, they seemed to remember what they’d done Pleasure followed by hell, it seeht when she predicted this would try the bonds of relationships, Kouki’s group seeirl’s eyes and Suzu seemed determined to keep her distance Suzu kept to the shadoith their heads down and red ears Hajime feared he’d need to folloith Suzu if they couldn’t figure things out on their own

Because they nearly sexually assaulted each other, it uilt that couldn’t be ignored In particular, Suzu was a girl The fact that she could have started that kind of relationship with her peer caused a certain kind of daet it, Suzu…? It was unavoidable Things didn’t go too far… so… There are one or two memories no one wants to remember, probably…"

"… Shizu, Shizu"

"Look! Rea as for sale? It was serious, the mental eyes… and I becaames?"

"That’s not it! That was an unfortunate accident!"

"Shizu investigating dirty games… kufufu, with a serious look… pukuku"

"It is terrible to laugh, Suzu"

Shizuku looked so

It seemed like any comfort would work to overcome the dark history sealed in people’s meredient necessary to help Suzu’s spirit recover a bit

As expected of Shizuku, willing to sacrifice herself It was admirable!

Kouki had his head down, so Suzu watched hiumo cared for everyone We should be thankful he stopped us"

"Yes, you’re right We were saved by Nagumo I’m serious Thank you veryKouki turned his eyes to Hajime and expressed his thanks

"Be thankful Make sure to remember that Always be conscious of your debt So that when you’re better, you can return it toto be an appropriate meat shield If I o to the ends of the Earth to make sure you repay it"

Haji out money at 11 to 1 When soth to make them pay A thank you didn’t see for

The church or soht want Kouki’s party to become his enemy (no matter how hopeless) So he wanted to keep them conscious of the debt, just in case

But not really knoas on Haji cheeks and disturbed expressions like cheat victims who had just found themselves consu debt in that sense unless they could stop relying on Hajiave each other a silent nod

However, the aardness seemed to clear up after the speech that traht of the debt collector co to make unreasonable demands seemed to inspire Kouki and Ryuutaro, and apparently Suzu and Shizuku as well In a sense, they felt unity over not wanting to be consu the break between the attacked by any more Milky slimes, they advanced across the wasteland with ease and finally arrived at the giant tree The gather at the entrance and step into the next ic circle

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The place where Hajiht being emitted fro to the outside and was open fro that he wasn’t ic eye could not detect the present of any fakes In other words, they needed to proceed as is

Hajiht as Hajien" Hajime looks ahead and nods as so

Yue and the others had similar impressions and nodded

Ahead of the cave exit was an aisle, or rather a huge branch that could easily be lanced back, he could see a huge wooden trunk that went back so far he couldn’t see the end In other words, the empty cave came at the root of a branch that Haji, and the branchbranches protrude fro here and there It was an air corridor in the sale branch growing from the tree and intertwine to s of branches

If you look up, there is a stone ceiling, so they were definitely still underground This tree branch was likely part of the Great Tree as Hajiiant trees like this

"…Great Tree?"

"It’s likely this is a space just under the Great Tree"

"But the Great Tree is visible on the ground"