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In order to take precautions against large monsters such as the repel spider the other day,

I tried enlarging our scope to the deeper part of the forest...

Wait... I can't run anymore...

Nooo!! Don't come near me!

Don't spread out, guys!

The usual scene unfolding...

I guess her recon can't keep up with this many monsters.

Tokishikko! Set Hitamuki free with your magic!

I'm beat...

You're beat already?!

Maidena! Cover them with support magic!

I'm scared...

You're scared already?!

This is an emergency! Allow me to use Frenzy, Sir!

Huh? Wa—

Comin' at ya with full force!

Damn it! I need to hide...

It's dangerous, so stay close to me~

It's dangerous, so let me go...

Hanabata "also" defeated the monsters after this.

Kaboom!

MEBUKI CITY

THE WAVERING EMOTION

Key...

I'm sorry I wasn't much of a help.

No, it was also caused by a misjudgement on my part too.

That can't be true...

Don't sweat it! Let's make the next one count!

I really can't forgive you.

I don't have ranged skills,

whether for attack or defence.

There's no way someone like me could cover more than one person.

Hitamuki would be the first to be attacked even if I put her down in the rearguard.

Tokishikko would simply collapse over long distance travelling.

Maidena would get too scared, she'd be unable to unleash her potential.

While Noma would get a passing grade, I couldn't just leave the main DPS or healer job to him.

Even Hanabata, the only one I could vouch for...

This is a conundrum.

Huh?

You're dismissed now.

Tomorrow, you'll have to train on your own.

Sure!

Training on my own... on my own initiative...

That means a day-off~

Come on, now...

Miss Enome.

Hanabata? What's up?

I'd like to consult with you about something...

Consult?

I, uh...

Am I being hated by Kikuru?

Huh?

Please tell me if you've heard anything about this.

I kind of get the feeling...

...that he's been avoiding me.

I don't think he is, though.

Even so,

I want to be more useful during exterminations too.

I've saved my fellow colleagues in a tight spot...

...on several occasions as well.

But...

No matter how many monsters I take down, or how much I try to be of help,

I can't seem to gain his trust...

Oh?

Miss Enome, Miss Hanabata!

What are you talking about—

What a menacing aura!

This is some destructive power!

The pride of our guild...

The two-top boobs!

Picture of two soft materials!

Are you okay?

Should Hitamuki make an appearance here as well,

I might just fall to my knees.

What did you say about me?

SHOCK

Miss Resumisu?! Are you okay?!

I just came here to grab the stuff I forgot!

This guild has an unfair rate of big breasts...

Let's go to the clinic!

I'll heal you with my physchakra!

If I were as bright as them,

then maybe I'd have just told him directly without overthinking.

Hanabata has defeated ten monsters as well today.

HUUUUUG Previously,

Kikuru said that if he were to choose a partner, Hitamuki would be the best match...

Have I...

...done something...

...that made him hate me?

THE FOLLOWING DAY

That's what happened.

I see.

Well, I knew this might happen soon.

I guess we should make up our minds already.

Both me and the Nohkins guys.

Just leave the rest to me.

Oh, Miss Enome.

In case anything happens to me...

Please gather my ashes, okay?

Kikuru?

And that's what happened.

B-But if we tell this to her...

It'll become clear that we've been deceiving her this whole time!

Could you not be so bent on preserving yourselves after all you've done now?

I think this makes for a good opportunity as well.

The important thing in a battle is to know your enemies and yourself.

But she's definitely not doing the latter.

To keep letting her use an ultimate skill that she can't control...

...would mean danger for herself as well.

If you really care for Hanabata,

then we should tell her the truth about her Flower Frenzy.

Your statement indeed hits the nail in the head.

However...

This was never about us protecting ourselves, but...

But?

There is no way to get out of this unscathed,

without damaging her trust,

and without incurring her scolding...

You're just trying to preserve yourselves like you do your first grandson!

If she knows the truth, then...

...she will surely seal off that skill.

She is usually very disciplined in her appearance,

but only shows her friendly and pampered side when she uses Frenzy.

And we all won't be able to see that anymore.

Could you please reconsider this?!

That's not the problem here, is it?

Then, uh... Could I get the album back, please?

My album...

I have this tape over here that contains recordings of Hanabata using Frenzy in practice...

...before I met you guys, borrowed from Tokishikko.

My album...

Lady Tokishikko...

She's surely come and seen our lady's battle practice many times already...

Flowery power~

Got myself a treasure trove of videos!

It also contains the recordings of our quests so far that Tokishikko recorded.

I'll invite her to my house and have her see this now.

My album...

I'll be there as well to make up for my part in the lie,

if that's all right with you.

U-Understood.

Then we shall make up our minds as well.

Yes...

Okay.

Yes...

We will look forward to your report back in the mansion.

Why are you trying to go back now?

You're coming with me!

We will pay for any damage incurred...

...when our lady is going frenzy!

Still want to preserve yourselves till the end, huh!

You really think if you just give them money, the plebs will work for you?!

Sheesh...

It doesn't change the fact that they'll be scolded later even if they're running away now.

SIR KIKURU Ki-Kikuru?!

Hello?

Oh, Hanabata.

Sorry for the sudden call, but are you free today?

Yeah.

Then come to my house now.

Huh?! Your house?!

Oh, you're summoning the others as well for a meeting, right?

No, just you.

It's hard to tell on the phone.

I'll explain it to you when you get here.

It's a pressing matter that requires my presence...

In his room...

With just me?

Wait...

Could that be... No...

No way...

So he doesn't...

...hate me...?

S-So instead, he...

What am I, a fool?!

It only happened yesterday!

Miss Enome must've spoken to Kikuru about this!

I'm sure he invited me there to tell me how he thinks of me...

H-How he thinks of me...

Wait, why am I cleansing myself anyway?!

Immoral Guild~!

THE GREAT FATHER

G-Greetings.

Yeah. Sorry to have you come visit me.

P-Pardon the intrusion, then.

Is it just me...

...or Hanabata smells a lot more floral than usual?

Oh, right.

I've baked you some cookies.

Please have them if you'd like.

Even though I've baked them, I haven't eaten anything since last night...

That means I'm the first test subject?

But cooking is a good thing, huh?

You can immerse yourself in the work while cooking.

I'd already imagined a future in which Hanabata...

...would kill me by mistake after losing her cool from watching the tape...

I see... so external factors don't always kill you.

Wow, I can't wait to eat these~

What do you think? They look appealing enough to you, right?

Yeah, they do look appealing.

I don't want to be thought of as a woman who can't cook forever!

I want to clear my name.

I don't think you can do that when I haven't even tasted them,

but I lack the courage to do so.

Anyway, the reason I called you here today...

...is that I want you to view a certain tape.

But I want you to promise me this beforehand.

Please don't go wild over this.

You say funny stuff sometimes, Sir.

Are you planning to play a horror movie?

It might be horror for you, though.

B-But if it's really horror stuff,

I could just pretend to be scared and lean in close to him...

But I thought he had something to say,

so why is he doing this instead?

The reason I got called here today...

...was clearly because I asked Miss Enome for advice, and yet...

Comin' at ya with full power!

Kaboom!

A different kind of horror from what I had imagined is playing on the TV...

Wh-Wh-Wha—

What kind of vicious video manipulation is this?!

It's too elaborate for a prank!

Calm down, Hanabata!

That footage is not edited nor is it a prank at all!

Enough with the jokes!

That will be a bigger problem!

This is... how you look when using Frenzy!

Huh?

I love you, Sir!

I wuv you, Sir!

Huuuuh?!

Sorry for keeping it quiet from you.

Don't listen to this!

Don't see it either!

So soft!

Smells so good!

I can't breathe!

TAP TAP Why are all my interactions with her...

TAP TAP ...always life-threatening?!

- Praise me, Sir! Pat my head! - My current reality is in sync with the screen...

THUD

I used a cookie made by a maiden as an attack item...

Anyway, I need to get her off me quick...

Or else my "knife" would be in trouble as usual!

A young lady who is assertive in many ways all over her body...

You can't... touch there...

And my fingers are on the only part of her body that's retractable.

Shoot! She's going to kill me!

FALSE CHARGE Appeal! Appeal!

He's not moving anymore...

Sorry...

...but could you lend me your clothes?

I...

I have one great father.

Oh... your father?

Until last year, when he took over the company from my grandfather,

my father was a knight as well as the company's employee.

Due to his minimal number of quests, he didn't get to defeat a lot of monsters,

but his strength was still top-tier.

I thought no guard could ever pass him in this city.

But one day, he praised a nineteen-year-old new ace of the city.

He wasn't really popular with his fellow guards, always on his own...

The one time he was mentioned was in a small corner of a local newspaper.

Yet my father still praised him.

My strict father, who rarely praised people.

While I was envious,

I still adored him more than that.

But then, I...

I never thought I'd hurt the very ace I adored...!

The people at home...

The must be scared of me that they couldn't tell me the truth!

I'm sure they must be mad at me!

HANABATA Not at all, Milady!

We are fools for our continuous lies to you to see your friendly side!

If there's anyone to blame, please blame us!

Hey, you guys just came out straight after knowing she won't be mad at you, huh?

You...

...don't hate me?

Not at all, Milady!

We all adore you!

Let's tear this place down and put up a statue of you!

Hey.

Then I shall issue convertible notes in your portrait!

100 HANABATA

The servants here don't really mind bothering people, huh?

Of course, I don't hate you, Hanabata.

I'd rather like sensible people.

That means I'm not fond of them.

L-Like...

I meant to have you seal off Frenzy after showing you the videos,

but I changed my mind.

We should use it next time.

Why?!

That skill is so powerful, and it's true that it's saved a lot of people beside me.

But you'll be hurt again!

I'm not saying that I want you to use it as it is without the ability to control it.

FRENZY Frenzy is essentially...

FRENZY ...a condition of losing reason...

FRENZY ...through suggestion, isn't it?

Y-Yeah...

FLOWER FRENZY But your Flower Frenzy...

...is a skill to improve physical performance as a result of the outburst...

...of magical power in the body due to mana drunkenness.

There's no need for you to lose your reason.

That means, if you can overcome that drunkenness,

you can use the skill while maintaining consciousness.

But...

I've never been able to maintain my consciousness!

So there's no guarantee that I'll be able to overcome it!

Also, I...

I can't just trouble you any more—

Just trouble me as much as you want.

After hearing what you said earlier,

I could tell how you felt about me.

H-How I felt about you...?

You could tell...?

It's "respect", right?

I want to work hard enough to match your admiration.

As a matter of fact, I'd thought a little along the lines of "courtesy", too...

Shoot, I might just be too self-conscious.

Sir—

I've been embarrassed by the same mistake before.

The word "like"...

...doesn't always mean romantic affection.

You can't just take words at face value.

I think I'm starting to get it now.

No, you're not.

You're taking her admiration at face value.

Sorry to say this out of the blue,

but do you mind sparring with me now?

No, I don't mind.

Somehow, her attacks were tougher than usual today.

CONTINUE To be continued.

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