A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

"There are too many of you. My room is too small to accommodate everyone."

"Emmmm," Bray stroked his chin, lost in thought, his dead fish eyes scrutinizing Redip.

Bray found this place entirely because of a recommendation from a captain who liked reading comics.

"You only need 10G to stay one night," the captain said mysteriously, covering his face with a comic book.

Bray believed the captain's nonsense and actually found the place.

"Dove~" But while Bray was thinking, Levy suddenly appeared from behind Bray.

Levy pounced on Dove.

"Levy~" Dove recognized the cute little girl and showed a surprised expression.

"..." Both dead fish eyes fell silent at the same time.

"There are three of us here, is it enough to squeeze in?" Bray asked.

“If you’re just looking for a place to sleep and shower, that’s perfectly fine,” Redip shrugged.

"Bray, here it is~" Levy said, wagging her tail as she hugged Doffin.

"That's settled then. We just want to find a place to sleep and take a shower."

“Hey, Naruko, do you have any objections?” Bray turned to Naruko and asked.

However, he soon realized that Naruko was not paying attention at all.

She was still munching on her dried fish.

"Smacking sounds—" Naruko was happily eating dried fish.

"Alright, let's stay here." Bray decided to ignore Naruko.

“Then you guys can put your stuff there yourselves. It’ll be 20GB a day for three people,” Redip quoted Bray.

Bray took out banknotes from his pocket and handed them to Redip.

Redup glanced at the denomination casually; it was indeed 20G.

"Food and drink are not included, you'll have to take care of it yourself." After saying that, Redip continued to talk to Bray about some precautions.

After saying these words, Redip pushed his cart out to set up his stall.

They are not afraid at all of their own home being robbed.

Of course, in order to make things clear for Bray and the others, Dove was left behind.

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“Please take care of me from now on, Levy,” Dove said to Levy.

"Mmm~" Rebi wagged her tail rapidly.

Levy is a little excited because she hasn't met anyone her own age in a long time.

It's definitely better to play with people of similar age.

"Wow, it really smells like the sea." Naruko exclaimed as she stood inside the wooden house.

"Is there something you're unhappy about?" Dove suddenly became nervous.

The so-called taste of the sea, of course, refers to the fishy smell and the like.

There's nothing we can do about it; that's what Reddip does.

It's inevitable that the place you live will have this kind of smell.

"No, no, don't be nervous, it's just a habitual way of complaining." Naruko realized that what she said wasn't very good.

However, Naruko didn't find the taste unpleasant.

You should know that when Naruko was adventuring, she went to all sorts of places.

Not to mention places with a fishy smell, I've been to places with even stronger odors.

“She wasn’t nauseous,” Bray said.

"Hmm..." Dove nodded slightly.

Dove hadn't previously invited the people who rented this place.

Since this was the first time someone had come to rent it, Redip had only announced the news a week prior.

I didn't expect someone to come and rent it so quickly.

Redip's intention was just to give it a try, thinking that maybe someone would live in this dilapidated house.

After Bray and the others put down their luggage, they prepared to leave.

Ultimately, this place is just for sleeping and bathing.

"Let's go find Lux."

"I know, you siscon."

"... "

Naruko patted the dust off her palms and looked at the neatly arranged luggage with satisfaction.

"Levy, let's go enjoy this rare vacation!" Naruko shouted, raising her arms.

“Oh!” Levy agreed.

"Meow!" Fireball echoed.

"Wait a minute, please wait a minute, you haven't taken the keys yet." Dove took out the keys.

"Thanks, Levy, get the keys."

"Bye-bye~" Levy waved goodbye to Doffin after receiving the key from him. After leaving Reddeep's house, Bray and the others began to enjoy their wonderful trip.

At the beach, Imperial Academy students were having an event, and Lux ​​was, of course, among them.

Unfortunately, Bray couldn't participate, since it was an activity among students.

But he can relax nearby.

Bray lay on a deckchair, enjoying the pleasant time under the parasol.

He's not a Grim Reaper elementary school student, nor does he want to fight and kill every day.

The task of suppressing Miqiu Rabbit can't be done all the time; it will become tiring.

The two swords were placed beside Bray, basking in the sun.

I cannot treat my two swords poorly.

"Master, are you an idiot?"

"Have you ever seen a sword sunbathe?" "The Last Echo" couldn't help but retort.

Don't force a sword to speak!

“It’s okay, it’s good to get some sun,” Bray said casually.

"Brave, who are you talking to?" Naruko, who was also lying on the recliner, asked Bray curiously.

“Speak to my sword.”

"..." Naruko chose to shut up; it seemed that Bray's mind was starting to go awry.

Let's find some time to take him to see a doctor.

Naruko pushed up her sunglasses.

Before that, let's enjoy the sea first.

Although Naruko has been to many places, she has never really had such a relaxing time.

"This is wonderful, this is the kind of life I want," Naruko exclaimed.

“When you have money, you can live this kind of extravagant life every day,” Bray replied casually.

"Just leave me alone every day, I still prefer excitement," Naruko said lazily, her hands behind her head.

“Levy, I want coconut juice,” Naruko said to Levy, who was playing with seashells nearby.

“Oh!” Levy responded.

"Fireball, get Naruko some coconut juice." Levy was still playing by herself.

"Meow meow meow?" Fireball tilted its head, looking completely bewildered.

When was this relationship chain formed, and how come Fireball has no idea about it?

When did I become the lowest in status among this group of people?

Despite his confusion, Fireball reluctantly handed Naruko the coconut juice at the behest of his little master, Levy.

"Fireball is so well-behaved." Naruko lay there, sucking on a straw.

"Meow..." Fireball felt helpless.

"What an amazing cat! It even helps people carry things." A voice came from the side.

Upon hearing the sound, Bray turned around and saw a guy holding a comic book.

It's that captain who likes to read doujinshi... no, comics.

However, after taking off the captain's hat, Bray didn't recognize him at first glance.

"It's you." After a long pause, Bray finally realized who this guy was.

"Good afternoon," the captain greeted, then continued flipping through his comics.

The comic book cover is different again; it seems like I've switched to a new comic book.

"Good afternoon," Bray replied politely.

"Is this kitten a tamed monster?"

"Maybe."

"Just to add some context, this is a lion." Bray looked at the blue sky, but couldn't bring himself to look at the bright sun.

Bray really wanted to wear sunglasses, but he also had an eye mask to wear.

Therefore, it is not convenient to wear an eye mask.

"A lion?" The captain put down the comic book and stared at the fireball in surprise.

After Bray pointed it out, the captain did indeed notice that Fireball had sideburns on his neck.

It appears to be a male lion.

But does such a small lion already have mane? What breed is it?

“Yes, a lion.” Bray nodded expressionlessly.

"Forget it, let's not dwell on this." After Bray's antics, the captain lost all interest in reading comics.

After putting the comic book down, the captain pulled out a telescope from somewhere.

"Do you know the romance of the seaside, dead fish eyes?" the captain said seriously, while shaking his binoculars.

"I don't know, I don't come to the beach often," Bray said dejectedly.

Bray just wants to rest now.

"The romance at the beach is all about swimsuits and young girls," the captain uttered a lewd remark.

"May I go to the guards?" Bray asked the captain calmly.

"What an unromantic man," the captain said, waving his finger.

But the captain soon noticed that Bray's fingers were tapping erratically on the edge of the deckchair.

"Oh, so he's a repressed pervert." The captain curled his lip.

"Now, go and enjoy the world's sights on your own." The captain casually tossed the binoculars to Bray.

Bray caught the telescope with one hand.

He was struggling internally.

In the end, Bray was defeated.