.. If you'd like, there's a good inn over there..."

"Well then, Nozomu, let's go"

"O-oi, Iris ..."

Apparently, Feo had been watching everything from the beginning.

Nozomu was shocked and sighed, but Irisdina leaves Feo behind and tried to head for the forest. By the way, her hand was still holding Nozomu's hand.

"W-wait a minute! It's just a joke!"

"Nozomu, I'm counting on you today."

In a panic, Feo rushed over and made an excuse.

However, Irisdina only spoke to Nozomu and smiled, but did not pay any attention to Feo.

"Ignore!? You're ignoring me!? Princess, wait a minute! Nozomu, say something!"

Feo clung to Irisdina, who did not slow down at all. But when he saw that there was no result, he clung to Nozomu instead. However, even if he tried to help Feo, Nozomu couldn't do anything about it.

Nozomu's sigh faded into the streets of Arcazam City.

He wondered how much chaos there was just for today. Moreover, he had a feeling that there would be more trouble ahead of him.

While feeling a little nervous from the warmth of Irisdina's hand and a headache from the trouble-attracting fox that clung to him, Nozomu prayed that he could get through today safely.

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For Lisa Hounds, whenever she thought about Nozomu Bountis, she felt a stir in her heart.

She had a dream, and he is the person who supported that dream.

The one who had once said he would be with her, but now, feeling betrayed, she began to hate him with the same hatred she had once held in her heart.

When she saw Nozomu, what she saw in his eyes was always a scene of betrayal. The sight of him cuddled up with someone else who wasn't her. And herself holding her own knees in the room where no one comes to see her.

“........”

In silence, Lisa walked through the streets of the commercial district. Next to her was her childhood friend and best friend who had supported her.

"Lisa? What's wrong?"

"Are you alright? You've been absent-minded lately..."

Camilla, who was walking next to her, glanced at Lisa with a suspicious expression on her face. Ken was also looking at Lisa with concern.

"I-I'm alright! Sorry, I've been having trouble sleeping lately..."

"If you're not feeling well, do you want to go back to the dorm?"

"Umm. Don't worry, I was just thinking about something."

Lisa smiled as she waved her hand. She behaved so, trying not to make them worry, but inwardly she felt a rippling sensation in her heart.

She began to feel this sensation when she heard that Nozomu Bountis, who had fought the Undead Dragon after the special training, had been seriously injured.

Since then, she had been experiencing this strange feeling whenever she thought of her former lover.

At first, Lisa had thought it was hatred for Nozomu. However, it wasn't the stirring sensation she had felt before.

In the depths of her heart, she didn't seem to be sneering at him, who had betrayed her.

She wondered what was going on at .......

With that in mind, Lisa turned her eyes to Ken, who walked next to her.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

As usual, Ken is smiling at Lisa. The smile was the same as when they were together in Oire village.

But for some reason, every time she saw that smile, the ripples in her chest begin to rage as if complaining about something.

"Ah~?"

At that moment, Lisa saw Nozomu being pulled by Irisdina by the side of the guild building.

He was being pulled by her dark-haired classmate.

In the next moment, the ripples in Lisa's heart burst into bubbles. The feeling in the depth of her heart that she had felt since this morning rose to the surface and hit her like a tidal wave.

A scene flashed back before her eyes. It was his back, standing in front of the Undead Dragon.

"Lisa ...?"

The voice of her best friend who was supposed to be next to her was distant. Lisa could only stare at his back as he disappeared into the guild.