Published: July 3, 2025
Thank you for your patience.
Once again, the story revolves around Ryo.
Nils, Eto, and Amon from the party "Room 10" had arrived outside the walls of Run.
"I'm glad we could return earlier than planned for this job."
"Thanks to the magical power potion Ryo made for us, we were able to significantly shorten the time it took to recover our magical power."
"I hope this crepe suits Ryo-san's taste..."
Ryo provided the magical power potion he made during his alchemy practice as a "sample" for the three, leading to the request going much smoother than expected.
As a gesture of gratitude, the three decided to visit Ryo's home.
By the way, the crepe was something they bought from a newly opened street stall in the City of Run.
"Ah, this is it. It's definitely close from the East Gate."
Upon arriving in front of a spacious house with three distinctive doors, Nils said that.
This was Ryo's new residence.
The central door was double-opening, serving as the front entrance.
The remaining two doors were, so to speak, service entrances...
"Alright, let's enter through the right door."
"Why avoid the central door on purpose…"
For some reason, Nils insisted on entering through the service door instead of the main entrance, prompting a light-hearted jab from Eto.
"We're friends with Ryo. It's not our first time here, is it?"
With that, Nils opened the right door.
Inside was a fairly spacious table and several chairs.
In one of those chairs was a sight that made them doubt their eyes... an unparalleled beauty was reading a book.
Her platinum blonde hair sparkled in the light streaming from the window, and the slightly tilted head emanated an otherworldly atmosphere.
Just her presence seemed to change the air around her.
The goddess of beauty glanced at the three.
The three, previously frozen, regained their senses at that moment.
"Excuse us!"
Nils shouted and quickly closed the door.
For a full twenty seconds, none of them spoke.
Finally, it was Nils who broke the silence.
"Um... I think we went to the wrong house."
Saying that, he attempted to turn on his heel.
"No, no, this is right. Ryo lives here."
Eto stopped him by grabbing his shoulder.
"That was an astonishingly beautiful woman we just saw."
While surprised, Amon managed to articulate his thoughts more calmly than the other two.
"Y-Yeah. That woman... she wasn't an illusion, was she?"
Nils felt uncertain about what he had just seen, especially since now the door was closed.
"Alright, let's try again. Calm down, me."
No one suggested entering through the central door properly.
Eto also refrained from making the suggestion again.
When one fails, they try again...
That's how the three from Room 10 were.
"Excuse me."
With a polite tone akin to entering the Guild Master's office, Nils opened the door.
However, true to form, he didn't knock...
Upon opening the door, the same scene from before unfolded.
The beautiful woman was seated, this time looking directly at the three from the start.
Before anyone could speak, a voice came from within.
"Ugh, Sera. Sorry, but I just can't get that alchemical transformation to work no matter how many times I try. Can you give it another shot?... Oh, Nils, Eto, Amon, it's been a while."
The owner of the house, Ryo, appeared.
"This is Sera, a b-rank adventurer. Sera, these three are my roommates from my dorm days, currently members of the D-rank party 'Room 10'—Nils, Eto, and Amon."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Sera. So, you are the ones who were Ryo's roommates."
Sera nodded appreciatively at Ryo's introduction.
"I'm Nils."
"I'm Eto."
"I'm Amon."
The three were so nervous that they could only say their names.
In the City of Run, "Sera" had become a legend, more so than Abel or Phelps... Everyone knew she was a b-rank, but she rarely visited the Guild.
Sera glanced at the clock on the wall.
"Oh, is it already this late? Ryo, I'm heading back to the manor. I'll come by again. Take care, you three."
With that, Sera left briskly.
In that moment, the three of them felt as if they had been released from a spell and began to move.