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"Ahh It's so cold! ”

Nana and Hinako were liberated first.

“…… Sorry for the trouble......"

Hoshino, who came out later, said apologetically.

"It's okay, didn't you save Nana and Hinako?"

"But...... That kind of salvation is not ...... at all."

"But you saved both of them."

"Yes, Captain Suzuki is right. Thank you, Nao-chan! ”

"Although the Super Slime is gone...... Nana: Thank you, Sister Nao. ”

The sentence you preceded was redundant.

“…… It's not a big deal. ”

Hoshino's expression softened a lot compared to just now.

"But your magic is so powerful!"

The surrounding ice world has not been destroyed, and a large area has been directly frozen, so you can imagine how powerful it is.

"This is the strongest magic in our clan, and although it is very powerful, it is also very expensive. Don't look at me standing and talking to you now, in fact, I will fall to the ground if I touch it. ”

"Really?"

Extremely curious, Nana gently touched Hoshino's body.

As a result, Hoshino really fell straight to the ground.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry...... I didn't mean to......"

Nana's aggrieved look made me lose the mood to continue scolding her.

"Are you alright, Hoshino?"

"I'm okay...... Can you give me a hand? ”

A weakened Hoshino held out his hand to me.

I didn't hesitate to grab her and let her lean on my shoulder.

"Sorry for the trouble again."

"Say what? We're teammates! ”

“…… Hehe, this is the first time I've been retained. After teaming up with other people once, I was kicked out, and I don't know how many times...... Today, I finally stayed......"

"Don't worry, no one will do that to you anymore, we're going to be teammates for the rest of our lives."

“…… Is it a lifetime, it's really long......"

I inadvertently said something ambiguous, but sometimes I'm really bold.

"This mission is also completed, let's go back to the union first."

"Yes!"

"Yes~"

……

"Okay, that's right. It was determined that several of them had indeed completed the task of defeating twenty slimes with great success. I'm glad everybody. ”

To be exact, we've wiped out a large herd of slimes, more than twenty. I don't know how she determined the progress of the mission, but since there were no problems, I didn't bother to ask.

There are no additional rewards for the portion that exceeds the specified mission.

The staff handed me the agreed payment, a total of 500 gold coins - I couldn't even afford an old game console.

The exact level of consumption has yet to be investigated, and it is unclear whether 500 gold coins is too much or too little.

…… I can't help but sigh a little bit about the hardships of life.

The three of them were already sitting in the union bar, and I went to the counter to hand in the assignment first.

"I've been waiting for a long time, and I've got my pay back."

I sat in the seat they occupied.

The table was already full of all kinds of food, and it looked delicious.

"It's so slow, I'm waiting for you."

"Sit down."

What a relief! They didn't take advantage of my absence.

"Can I ask a question before that?"

"What's the problem?"

"Is five hundred gold enough to buy these things?"

"Shouldn't it be enough?"

Nana doesn't have a strong concept of money.

"It's okay, I still have some money here, it should be enough."

As the daughter of a merchant, Hinako will definitely carry a certain amount of gold coins with her. But if she was to pay for it, it would be a bit of a reversal of the cart.

"So be it...... If it's not enough, can you lend me some Hinako? ”

"Can't I give the money?"

"Of course not, this is the result of our joint efforts, and we should share it together."

"Sister Suzuki is so handsome!"

"Captain Suzuki...... I can't imagine you're so great......"

"Eh, isn't that a matter of course? You're thinking too much. ”

"Nope! Captain, you're amazing. Come, I'll toast you. ”

Hinako said to me as she lifted the wine glass on the table.

I'm still underage, but ...... In the game, it should be fine.

I raised my glass and took a sip.

It's so unpleasant!

But—

After drinking it, I felt a little comfortable in my stomach.

What a strange feeling.

"Captain, do you know?"

"Know what?"

"Generally speaking, the captain will take half of the team's mission reward and divide the rest equally among other teammates."

"Huh? What kind of strange rule is this? ”

Who will abide by such an unfair distribution legal system?

"It's true."

"Does even Hoshino say that......"

If that's really the case......

"Even so, I-Suzuki swear that in the future, all of our rewards will be divided equally, and no one will take a penny more!"

Then let me break this strange rule!

"Captain!"

"Sister Suzuki!"

The two of them looked at me with great admiration.

Anyway, you two look a lot like my two dogs.

"Actually, you don't have to do this, the captain plays the most important role in a team, and it is also appropriate to get paid more."

"Nope! Each of us gives the same amount and deserves the same reward. ”

"Really......"

"Hmm."

I nodded without hesitation.

In other words, I would not say such bloody words in my usual life, but after drinking, I was obviously a lot more excited, was it my delusion?

"Cheers to the captain!"

"Oh!"

The two guys had almost drunk a large glass of wine.

I really admire how much they drink.

"Don't you drink Nao-chan?"

"I'll just drink some plain water."

"Come on, drink some!"

"No, really no......"

Seeing that Hoshino was reluctant to agree, Hinako had no choice but to give up.

"Then let's both drink, the captain is already drunk."

"Okay."

They drank to themselves.

Hey, what are you talking about? I'm not drunk.

"Huh? How come there are two Hoshinos? ”

Two Hoshino appeared inexplicably in my sight.

"You're drunk."

"How is that possible! I just... Drunk... Drunk... So a little bit. ”

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Nana and Hinako started a competition for alcohol as if no one was around.

"You two stay here, I'll go and help the captain back."

Hoshino leaned me on her shoulder.

What are you doing...... I'm not drunk......

"Hmm."

"Go, go."

Okay, I'll admit that my head did get a little dizzy, but I don't believe I had that bad drinking.

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