I like traveling the most

It was the morning of the third day after eating the Overlord Meal.

"I'm really sorry! I'm so sorry the day before yesterday that I ran away without paying..."

The thin boy with white hair and red eyes tightened his abdomen and bent down deeply. At the same time, he held a small bag of Farley above his head with both hands. His eyes were closed tightly with a hint of indescribable embarrassment.

At this time, Bell wanted to dig a hole and hide.

In front of him was a pretty maid with short silver-gray hair. She was not angry at Bell for escaping, and she still smiled at him as before.

"Don't take it to heart. I'd be happy if you could come back like this."

He didn't ask for the reason, but was gentle and tolerant, which almost moved Bell to tears. Pretending that dust had gotten into his eyes, he quickly wiped them away.

The female shopkeeper, Mia's mother, flashed out of the door inside the bar. Her sudden presence was hard to imitate, and her figure was larger than Bell's both horizontally and vertically. The thin boy couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"You are here to pay back the money. You are quite considerate."

A generous smile appeared on Mia's mother's face, but no matter how she looked at it, it was full of threats, as if she was saying that if you don't come back, I will go find you.

Bell clamped his hips and tightened his body. He was glad that he didn't have the idea of ​​​​escape, otherwise he would definitely be killed.

"But money is not necessary."

"……What?"

"Someone paid for your meal, so you didn't eat the Overlord meal, and I didn't look for you."

"Pay for me?"

Bell was slightly stunned.

No one he knew was present that night, so who paid the bill for him?

Difficult, could it be said that it is a sword...

"It's a man."

"...I think so."

Bell put his hands on his chest and sighed in frustration.

He thought it was Sword Princess Aisi who paid the bill for him, and thought it would be great if he could meet him again, but when he heard that it was a man, his mood suddenly plummeted when he realized the reality.

What are you expecting, idiot!

He cursed himself secretly.

Then, he raised his head and asked, "Who is that person? I want to express my gratitude to him."

"have no idea."

"Yeah……"

"But he has become Aniya...the adopted brother of that little cat-human girl. If you want to know, you might as well ask her. Aniya, come here."

Mia's mother was rarely concerned about other people's affairs, and even took the initiative to help Bell call her own store clerk out.

Soon, the cat-eared girl swung her tail and jumped out of the kitchen.

Explain your intention.

Instead, Aniya said depressedly: "Brother? He hasn't been here for two days. Even I don't know where he is."

"...Eh?"

Bell blinked.

Then Aniya raised her fist again, cheering herself up and said: "However, I think as long as I keep staying in this store, Onii-sama will come one day!"

"...You're right."

Bell was convinced.

"Then, Bell would come here once every night and ask Xiaolin if you were here. Naturally, the purpose was to express his gratitude for your help."

Hill's gentle words slowly told what Bell had done.

Xiao Lin remained silent.

Being able to insist on coming every day just to express his gratitude, Bell's own quality convinced Xiaolin of his essence.

"But I'm also curious, Mr. Xiaolin, how did you meet Bell?"

The maid next to her had a hint of curiosity in her eyes, and a trait hidden deep in her pupils that did not allow lies.

She had no idea that the two children she was fond of would intersect.

In this case, Xiaolin told the story in full about the unintentional actions he had done that brought suffering to Bell.

"So that's it... Is that why Mr. Xiaolin said that the danger Bell suffered was caused by you?"

"...Yes, that's it."

Xiao Lin simply admitted.

Hill's eyes flashed with worry and surprise.

[Freya Familia]'s ability to collect intelligence is not outstanding, so she still doesn't know what happened specifically. She can only classify the [Monster Feast] at that time as an emergency. Now that I know it, I find it interesting, as if it was fate.

Then, after the cat-eared girl Aniya repeatedly begged and Xiaolin promised to come at least once a week, he was able to leave the tavern.

If she didn't know the other party's character, with her exaggerated enthusiasm, one would have doubted whether she did it deliberately to win over customers.

Wait, could this be intentional?

In this way, Xiaolin returned to the hotel.

The next day was still boring and boring, but I didn't expect to meet an acquaintance during my return.

"Ah ah ah, I'm so exhausted, I'm really exhausted! If I keep going like this, I feel like I'm going to vomit! When will it end!" The Amazon girl walking in front waved her hands and complained loudly, while the one who followed behind The blonde girl remained silent.

"Ais, don't you feel tired?"

"...I'm not tired."

Seeing her sword girl shaking her head, the Amazon girl became even more crazy.

Why are my companions so active every time they are in the dungeon, spawning monsters like they have endless physical strength? I can understand the deep hatred between my companions and the monsters, but they are too desperate!

In contrast, the mentality is unbalanced.

"No, no, no, I'm going to play, I'm going to have a big meal!"

"But Tiona, don't you still want to save money?"

"I've worked hard for so long and I still can't enjoy it?"

Tiona, who is playful by nature, urgently needs to release the pressure accumulated during this period, and is clamoring to go to the pub to drink and indulge herself.

She spoke loudly in the dungeon and attracted the attention of many people.

Among them is Xiao Lin.

"Miss Ace? Miss Tiona?"

"Hey, it's Xiao Lin!"

"...Xiao Lin."

The three met on the 5th floor of the dungeon, and they happened to be in the return stage.

While walking towards the ground, Tiona kept complaining to Xiaolin about the boring and painful experience of swiping cards. Xiao Lin also felt the same way about her complaints. Like best friends, the two loudly complained about the high price charged by God Gubonyu and how difficult it was to be a poor man.

At this time, Tiona invited Xiao Lin to go to the pub for a drink, trying to forget the unpleasantness of this period and release the accumulated pressure.

Xiao Lin waved his hand and refused and said that he had an appointment tonight, and the location was the hostess of Fengshou. After hearing the news, Tiona immediately said that they were also planning to go to the Hostess of Fenghao tonight. Since it was such a coincidence, they would share a table.

...That's why it's so embarrassing!

At this time, Xiaolin was among the rich hostesses.

As the person hosting the guests, he naturally had to sit in the main seat. The seats, counting from the right, are Kobayashi, Ryuzi, Hestia, Bell, Tiona, and Ais. By the way, since there are five people, Bell is facing Aiz.

So stop hanging your head in shame, Belle!

Xiao Lin couldn't help shouting in his heart.

Originally, she didn't want to bring them two with her, but the black-skinned Amazon insisted on coming with her, so she had no choice but to agree.

When Bell, who arrived that night, saw Sword Princess Ais, her cheeks were slightly red like a young girl's Huaichun, and her eyes were obviously blurred and she did not dare to look at her.

Hestia glared at Xiaolin angrily, Liu Zi looked expressionless like an outsider, Tiona laughed for no reason, and Ais stared at Bell in a daze, not knowing how to speak.

What kind of picture scroll is this?

Is it the Last Supper? !

Bell's gratitude, Hestia's glare, Hill's resentment behind the counter, and the constant looks of curiosity, envy, and jealousy from all around, it was truly the ultimate torture!

"Ahem."

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Xiao Lin hurriedly pulled back and said, "I'm treating you today, please do whatever you want."

Then he closed his mouth.

No more! The atmosphere is too weird. If you accidentally say the wrong thing, you will be dead!

"Great! Just do whatever you want!"

Seeing someone treating her, Tiona cheered happily.

Seeing her heartless look, Xiao Lin sighed secretly. This is when Tiona's importance is reflected. With such an active person around, the atmosphere will never get worse.

Well done, Tiona!

Reward for keeping the atmosphere lively tonight!

"Guest, would you like to order?"

After hearing this, Hill immediately stepped forward and handed the menu that had been prepared to Tiona while looking at Xiaolin with a smile.

Nothing was said, yet it seemed like everything was said.

Xiao Lin was sweating coldly and kept pouring water into his mouth, not daring to look at Hill.

"Hill!" As a regular customer, Tiona naturally knew Hill. After saying hello, she eagerly started ordering: "I want this, this, and this, this, and this!"

I saw her fingers running across the menu quickly, and Hill's originally unhappy fake smile slowly became sincere.

Probably Tiona ordered a lot of expensive dishes so that she could make a small profit tonight.

"I've ordered it, where are you guys?"

Tiona handed out the menu.

The furious Hestia didn't expect that her only family member would come to see Warren, otherwise she wouldn't have followed. And judging from Bell's expression, he probably didn't expect it. It was probably this man, Xiao Lin, who called him here on his own initiative, so she glared at Xiao Lin angrily.

In that case.

"Then...Bell, it's hard to reject people's kindness, so just give it some face."

After saying that, Hestia ordered frantically as if she was taking revenge, and even picked the more expensive ones. Judging from Hill's increasingly happy expression, you can tell that tonight's tip must be generous.

"S-Sir, there is no need to order something so expensive!"

Bell quickly tried to dissuade him, but Hestia above him couldn't stop at all.

Xiao Lin still maintained his drinking tactics, but his slightly trembling hands revealed his true inner thoughts.

——My hard-earned money!

Unfortunately, his silent cry was not heard at all.

Ai Si was very polite and only ordered an ordinary dish, but became an outlier among them.

After a short wait.

"Please take your order slowly."

"Thank you, Hill, Anya!"

Hill and Aniya continued to bring dishes from the back kitchen to cover the entire table. The rich and unusually rich food made people salivate. The cheerful Tiona shouted loudly and then ate it.

Others also started eating and drinking.

Seeing that the awkward atmosphere was resolved, Xiao Lin quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, it's really unexpected that you took the initiative to ask for an apology." Hestia said suddenly while swallowing big mouthfuls of food.

The underground city is a very dangerous place. It is not surprising that anything happens, and some even deliberately frame you.

At that time, adventurers usually consider themselves unlucky.

There are very few people like Xiao Lin who specifically apologize, especially to a family member like her who has no influence or is even unknown and is looked down upon by everyone.

That's why it feels strange.

Xiao Lin paused for a moment and said: "Maybe it's the apology in my heart that prevents me from forgetting this incident. It was me who caused the incident, and compensation is a matter of course."

"...You are a good boy."

Hestia's prejudice against Krillin disappeared and she nodded as if in approval.

"But I didn't do it right this time! When I'm apologizing to others, how can there be outsiders present!"

She's blaming Krillin, but also hinting at Tiona and Ace...well, mostly the latter.

However, one of the two was an idiot who only knew how to eat and drink, and the other was a natural idiot who didn't realize that he was being disliked. Instead, Hestia, who had done useless work, felt depressed.

As Xiaolin apologized again, Bell expressed his forgiveness simply.

In other words, he had no resentment from the beginning. After all, in his opinion, it was his reckless running to the lower level that put him in danger.

Compared to this matter, Bell was more concerned about another thing.

"Um...Mr. Xiaolin, can I ask you a question."

"Please, if I can answer."

"Excuse me, what is your relationship with Ai, Ai Ai Ai... Miss Ais...?"

Bell asked stammeringly, and the uneasiness in his voice was particularly obvious.

The girl Huaichun looked like a girl. Except for Aisi, who was naturally stunned, several people present knew what the thin boy in front of them meant.

Xiao Lin really wanted to say something to him: Longing is the farthest distance from understanding, boy!

"Same as you."

"What?"

"I also encountered difficulties in the dungeon. It was the Loki Familia who helped me at that time, so to a certain extent I am the same as you, Bell."

"Yes, that's it..."

You might think that something you think is unique is actually used by everyone else, and the feeling of exclusivity disappears immediately.

Bell looked sad and depressed.

Instead, Hestia secretly gave Xiaolin a thumbs up, indicating that he did a good job.

Um? ? ?

Xiao Lin felt strange.

He was worried that he would be misunderstood, so he said that Loki Familia saved him, but he didn't expect that he would still look lost and depressed in the end.

What a coward!

The dinner was quite pleasant this time, and everyone left after eating and drinking.

But before leaving, Tiona said as if she just remembered: "Ah, I forgot. Xiaolin, the old man said that your weapon is ready, so you have time to take a look."

"Ready?"

Xiao Lin was slightly startled.

Ten days have passed since the forging was commissioned. Thinking about it, the forging should have been completed.

Xiao Lin was full of expectations for this.

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In Norse mythology, there is a magical rope that binds the magic wolf. It was a chain forged by the gods for the third time after the [Thunder Ingot Chain] and [Dlomi Chain] failed one after another.

The materials used are:

cat footsteps

stone root

woman beard

fish smell

bear alert

bird saliva

Since these materials have been used up, the world will no longer have these things. The chains created are thinner than threads and slipperier than silk, but they have powerful magic power, and even the demon wolf Fenrir cannot break free. Its name is——

Gleipnir

Corresponding to the only ore and materials brought from other worlds, Gleipnir is a chain that has already been set to bind the demon wolf Fenrir. It can barely be considered a qualified artifact. .

Of course, the final means of fighting is not it, but another. At the same time, this attack method will also appear in the "Di Wrong" volume, so stay tuned.