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Let's go.

Okay.

Slowly…

Keel will be so upset that he couldn't come with us.

The old lady and Eclair can take care of that.

They know how to coax him.

They asked us to fight for their sake, after all.

Oh, I see.

Hey, look over there!

ILLUSTRATION BY MASAHIRO SUWA

Filo!

I can't fly anymore!

You could if you went back to Kizuna's world and become a Humming Fairy again.

Filolials can't fly, after all.

What?

Then let's go back to see Sister Kizuna.

You know we can't.

I wonder how Kizuna's doing.

Just fine, I'm sure.

I'll bet she's out fishing, too.

Maybe you should've learned survival skills from Kizuna too, Rishia.

What? I was just thinking about that!

She'd be able to light a fire in an instant.

What is it?

I was just remembering when we went clothes shopping with Kizuna in Mikakage

after I went back to level one and shrank.

Oh, that time?

We should buy some clothes and armor.

Your defense and looks are kinda low in those.

They've got both eastern and western clothes here.

It'll be less conspicuous to wear eastern clothes in this kingdom.

What are you looking at?

Oh, they don't just have a good selection of equipment, but clothes too?

Yes, they do.

I'd like to try on a few different ones…

I'm not sure which to choose.

You're really into this.

Well, I guess you are a girl. You should try to look nice--

Oh. I see…

What is it?

It's nothing.

Maybe Sister Kizuna here can find something nice for our cute Raphtalia.

Kizuna?

Rishia, help me dress her up too.

What? "Dress up?"

Rishia, can you hold this?

Like this?

No! Tighter!

I can't breathe!

And voila!

It looks so exotic and foreign!

But this doesn't seem useful for battle…

Yeah, you're right.

Why not take this…

and hem it up?

Kizuna, you can't do that!

What? But this would kill that pedo Naofumi in one hit.

-"Pedo"? -"Pedo"?

Okay, next!

How's this?

You're a samurai that defends your motherland from invasion!

"Samurai?"

It's too heavy…

Yeah, it is…

Next.

Your proper maid style!

It's so cute!

But these are servant clothes, right?

These make it easy to play around in the river!

Why me too?

Please take this seriously.

Oh! This is good!

It offers both mobility and adorableness.

And it hides the erotic with a healthy purity!

It looks great!

I like this one too!

Okay! Then let's get it!

Thank you so much, Kizuna, Rishia!

Oh, no. I only helped dress you up, that's all.

I hope Naofumi likes it too.

Right…

Nice! You all look great!

You don't need to buy anything new?

I'm perfectly fine with this.

That coat's riddled with holes.

Glass gave me this, though.

Oh, I see. Sorry.

Master Naofumi, do you think this looks good on me too?

Yeah, I think it's good.

Rishia kind of looks like a kunoichi.

"Kunoichi"?

Master Naofumi! Who do you think looks best among us?

Well, let's see.

From a defense perspective, my armor looks the best.

Man, Naofumi's the very definition of "dense."

But Raphtalia's totally into him too.

Their relationship really is something else.

I see.

The Shield Hero and the Katana Hero are in a relationship with each other?

I didn't say that they were "in a relationship."

Oh, sorry for making you come fishing and then droning on about this.

Not a problem. You're doing everything you can to restore the peace around Luvar.

Fishing is nothing compared to that.

We're just doing what we need to do.

In fact, I want to hear more of your stories.

Really?

If you're okay with this, then I can talk all day.

Then, can you tell me about when you were in the Infinite Labyrinth?

What?

I hear that being imprisoned in it meant death.

But you survived alone in it for years.

Oh… Well, I guess so.

Please tell me more about it.

What kind of life did you lead inside the Infinite Labyrinth?

No way…

I have to live here until I die?

L'Arc… Therese…

Glass…

No way I'm going to sit in here forever!

There has to be a way out somewhere!

I'll search every inch of this island and find it!

And in order to do that, I need to eat something.

As for fishes…

Are there even any?

Got one!

Next, I need fire!

Behold human wisdom!

Should I roast them on the fire?

Steaming sounds good too!

Or maybe some fish soup?

Oh, I need to make a broth…

Cooking in a salt crust sounds good too.

Anything's possible with a fire!

I'm bored.

What's so great about solo camping?

It's not fun unless you know how to cook!

I'm getting out of this place now!

There might be an exit on the horizon!

Huh?

What?

What the heck? Is this the end of the sea?

Man, what the heck?

Well, guess I have no choice…

They're all flavorless no matter how I cook them.

I guess I need to get some kind of seasonings?

I know I can dry out seawater to make salt, but that's such a pain!

"If you'd rather die, then why not take the effort to make salt?"

I mean, I know, you're right…

All right, don't look at me like that.

I'll try it out once. That's all, right?

Wow! Just putting some salt on before roasting it makes it seem good!

It's good!

It's so good!

What the heck? How is it so different?

Hey, no need to be so smug.

But yeah, you're right.

I should try to cook other foods, too.

Maybe something spicy or sweet.

Back then, when I saw the light from Naofumi entering the Labyrinth,

the hands of my frozen time started moving again. That's how I felt.

That's the end of that story.

So you survived for years in the Infinite Labyrinth

thanks to your partner.

Partner?

The ball that you drew a face on.

Did you bring your partner with you?

What?

Well, you see…

The thing is…

That ball was like what Kyo was to me.

Well…

What?

Lately, I've tried to remember his face, but I can't.

It's so strange.

We've been together since we were children.

Every time I try to remember, I only remember his face in his final moments.

I just can't remember.

It might be better to try remembering happy times instead of hard times.

What do you mean?

Try remembering the times that you were happy together with him.

This was before Kyo went to the other world and instigated the Spirit Tortoise.

I was helping him in his laboratory.

I wanted to be helpful to him.

And then, one day…

One day…

He came running to me with such a look on his face!

His brow was furrowed this thick, and guess what he said?

He shouted, "Where are my glasses?"

You see, he had his glasses on his head! And he had to ask!

I wanted so badly to tell him that they were on his head,

but I held it in by force of will!

It was funny watching Kyo run about, turning the whole laboratory over!

I watched in silence for a while,

but unfortunately, Kyo eventually realized!

The look on his face when he did…

And what do you think he said after that?

With his flustered face, he said, "Damn, you could've told me."

Get that?

A few months after that, he left for the world with the Spirit Tortoise.

Thinking back on it, that was the last time I enjoyed myself with Kyo.

Thank you.

Thanks to you, I could remember his face.

Should we get going?

If we stay out too late, Glass will come to fetch us.

Yes. We are almost done.

Right!

Quit it, Filo!

It's okay, Master!

I'll fly this time!

You're imagining things! You're a filolial now!

He's right, Filo! You can jump over it by yourself,

but you can't with the cart!

Jump?

Filo, I'm sorry, but jumping and flying like a Humming Fairy are different things!

Okay…

Sorry, Master.

I'll go around it.

I wish I could fly again…

You can't do the things you can't do in this world.

If only Ost were with us…

You're right. Maybe Ost could use her gravity magic

to secretly float Filo and the cart.

And she'd watch from the side with a smile.

Oh, right.

One time she tried to casually explain something for you to understand,

and it turned into a huge scene!

That…

Rishia! You can't talk about that!

What?

Excuse me, Ost…

What is it?

I've been meaning to ask…

Yes? Ask anything that you'd like.

What are "circumstances that cannot be denied?"

What? Well… Come again?

"Circumstances that cannot be denied?" What's that?

I couldn't understand the advice that you gave to Rishia.

Oh, that advice!

That's right! I gave her advice!

Ost!

Raphtalia, circumstances that cannot be denied are--

That's not it! I'm saying that you can't tell her!

Oh, was it?

Rishia, I'm fine.

Huh?

I am Master Naofumi's sword.

I can accept anything that may come!

Well, I'm not sure about this…

Then I'll tell you quietly.

Whisper, whisper…

I told you not to!

That's what it means.

Do what to the thing?

I don't understand. What do you mean by that?

And what is "the thing"?

No fair, Raphtalia!

I wanna know too!

Raphtalia can't understand it, so I'm sure you can't either, Filo.

Whisper, whisper…

Huh?

You mean mate with Master?

"Mate?"

Ost! What are you saying?

Oh? So you understand now, Raphtalia?

I don't!

-Let's stop this! -I don't understand, but I understand!

-Let's stop talking about this! -If that's the case,

-Are you listening, Ost? -you need to know more.

I don't need to know any more!

Really? Then I'll listen!

No, Filo. This is shameful!

Shameful?

Is mating shameful?

Well, that's…

It is a very wonderful thing.

Though I use it in a very shameful way.

I don't know what's right or wrong anymore!

What is "the thing"?

Will you stop it already?

Oh my…

This isn't funny, Ost!

It was quite a scene, but it was fun.

I nearly had a heart attack!

What have you been talking about?

You see, it's about Filo and Master--

Stop it!

Come on.

Hey. We're here, Ost.

Shall we go?

Yes.

Okay!

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