ROLL OVER AND DIE (「お前ごときが魔王に勝てると思うな」と勇者パーティを追放されたので、王都で気ままに暮らしたい)

It's warm.

It has a gentle aroma, with a hint of sweetness.

Yum! What is this? I've never tasted anything like it!

To the right of your mug is your plate. There are fried eggs on it.

It's warm. I've had these before.

Next to the eggs are some toasted sandwiches.

It's coarse... I've had these before too.

And further right is a bowl of salad.

Veggies? I know how this leaf tastes.

Did you get all that? Are you good?

I get where everything is now. Thanks.

I hope you like the taste.

Crispy. I like it.

I'm glad to hear that.

Hey, eggs! Creamy and yummy.

I like the sour sauce on the leaves.

I'm impressed.

I was born like this, so I'm used to it.

But you should chew some more.

Oh, right.

I don't need to hurry. Nobody's gonna take my food.

I've had these before, but never in this flavor.

It's all so good.

That was amazing.

You said you had amnesia, but you know what your name is, right?

I do...

But I wanna know your names first.

Sure. I'll start, then.

I'm Flum. Nice to meet you.

Flum.

Flum, who saved me.

Do me now.

Where?

I'm Eterna, Flum's friend.

Eterna, Flum's friend.

My name is Milkit.

I'm Master's slave.

Slave?

That's naughty.

Wait, no, I swear it's not like that!

She didn't purchase me.

She took me in when I had nowhere to go.

She's letting me stay here too.

Huh...

You live together even though you're not family?

Must be nice.

You can stay here for a while, too.

Huh? Can I really?

Of course.

But only once you've given us your name.

I'm Ink Wreathcraft.

Call me Ink!

WITHERING BUDDING

BUDDING AND WITHERING

Huh?

A lost child?

Yeah. She says she has amnesia and doesn't know where she came from.

If it means I can keep eating all this yummy food, I wanna live here forever.

Flum did say you could stay,

but if you never go home, your parents are going to worry.

I don't have any.

Were you living with relatives, then?

Hmm, I dunno.

An orphanage, then?

Dunno. I don't remember.

Sounds mighty fishy to me.

If she doesn't wanna say, she prob'ly ran away from home.

No, don't jump to conclusions yet.

But it's clear she doesn't wanna go home, right?

Has there been any news about a girl going missing from an orphanage?

Not from any Church orphanage, at least.

Right, Ed?

Right.

There's been no word from the West District one or any of the others.

I see.

Anyway, do you want us to take that girl in to our orphanage?

Good idea. It'd make her easier to find for anyone lookin'.

What do you say, Flum?

Er...

If Ink escaped from a Church research facility,

handing her over to Church people might just get her sent right back.

And then...

No, it's fine.

Ink seems to have taken a liking to me, and I'm worried about her.

I'll ask around some more.

Are you sure?

If you ever need help, we'll always be here.

Hey!

It's the least we can do after everything you've done for Sara.

Jeez.

Thank you. I'll be counting on you.

You got it!

I'll ask around when I get back to the Central church, too.

GUILD

A job request to search for a missing girl?

Yep. Has anything like that come in?

Let me see.

If I can find someone looking for her,

I should be able to figure out where she came from.

Nope, nothing.

What? Not even in East or Central?

Who knows?

Can you check if a request like that has come in anywhere?

Hey, don't poke your head in.

Please look into it, Y'lla!

I'm begging you!

What's gotten into you?

Okay, how about you do this for me, and I'll look into it?

What's that? A request to guard a shop?

Yep.

Mr. Big-Fish-Small-Pond and his bottom- feeders are making a mess of things.

Big fish?

Come on in, Mister Kahnis.

Cheers.

I'm gonna follow you, Mister Kahnis.

He's got power and influence in all sorts of places.

You got that right.

I always thought Dein was no good.

Now, now. He was a pathetic loser who called himself A-Rank,

but I'd say he did as well as he could.

Okay, but he couldn't have done it without you.

You were the one who pulled all the strings!

Say it louder!

Nah, Dein did his best. Keyword being "did."

Up high!

Kahnis!

Kahnis!

Y-You mean them?

Yep. That's them.

Mr. Big-Fish-Small-Pond

and his bottom-feeders.

Ah, Dein's flunkies?

Thugs, the lot of them.

They wagged their tails for Dein,

but the moment he goes missing, look at them.

You still don't know where Dein ended up?

Nope. I heard they found some of his men dead at their hideout, though.

You sound unaffected. Weren't you on the same team?

That's what it takes to survive in West District.

Anyway, I hear you're living in a nice house now.

How'd you pull that off?

Oh, at first—

Well, if you've got an address now, better update your license.

Sheesh!

I thought you were just another slave. Way to prove me wrong.

I mean, the house came as a surprise to me, too.

ADVENTURER LICENSE APPLICATION

No, not like that.

Fill this part out.

What?

I didn't expect you to come over to help.

Hey, it speeds up the process.

Now I see what your full outfit's like.

Problem?

What a short skirt!

I'd like to make a job request.

Of course. How can we help?

I want you to look for a runaway child.

All done with laundry!

Thank you for helping, Ink.

No problem. It was fun.

It smells like the sun.

You're all sweaty, Ink.

Let's take a bath and freshen up.

You went to bed without one last night, too.

Brr!

Okay!

I'm back.

Something smells good.

Welcome home, Flum.

The bath felt great.

Hey, those pajamas...

Did you go with her, Eterna?

Yep. Her magic gave us unlimited hot water.

Good for you, Ink.

Master.

Welcome home, Master.

I'm back, Milkit.

Huh? Did the air turn all sweet?

Bingo.

Flum and Milkit are getting all handsy in secret.

That's naughty.

D-Don't tell Ink that, Eterna! She'll misunderstand!

Besides, you're one to talk!