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Darn.

Why is there a Half-orc in this place?

Be quiet.

Otherwise, it will come over.

Okay, let's leave now.

There is more than one Half-orc.

You're too loud.

That Half-orc will return.

It would be terrible if we're caught in a pincer attack.

What should we do?

Don't worry.

That's why

we hired that guy, right?

Hey, Keith.

Y-Yes.

Cheer up. It's your turn.

Eh?

That Half-orc has come back.

Hurry up.

Let's run.

Bye, Keith.

If you're lucky, we'll see you outside.

What?

Why are you doing this to me?

(The Healer who was Banished from his Party is in fact the Strongest)

(Episode 8: That Man is Actually an Old Acquaintance)

Miss Narusena.

What?

Well, the sausage…

Eh?

Do you want it?

No.

I can't watch it anymore.

She is being like this…

Can I have you some time tomorrow?

I have something very important to say.

Because of that, right?

Of course.

He didn't even clarify

when and where to say that important thing.

Of course, she is uneasy.

Did you hear?

You might as well get it over with earlier.

Well, even if you rush me…

Miss Narusena.

That is a flower, not food.

You'd better make it quick.

Otherwise, we won't know what else she might take to eat.

I see.

N-Narusena.

W-What's wrong, big brother?

Well,

regarding that important thing I wanted to say…

Y-Yes.

If you are willing…

Well…

H-Help.

Keith.

- Oh no. - Keith.

Oh my.

Keith.

How did you get covered in injuries?

Keith.

Big brother, how is that child doing?

He's alright now.

Fortunately, the wound isn't as serious as it looks.

That's great.

Miss Lyra and Sheila are taking care of him.

Eh?

Miss Lyra is a healer, so it's normal for her to tend to the injured.

But why is Sheila there too?

Actually, that child is Sheila's childhood friend.

His name is Keith.

He's a labyrinth orphan,

about the same age as Sheila.

I couldn't leave him alone,

so I often invited him to have meals.

However, somehow,

the labyrinth orphans

all yearn to become adventurers.

He even came to me excitedly not long ago

to say that he had joined a party.

Why did he become like this?

Sorry, Narusena.

About the thing I wanted to tell you,

can we talk about it later?

Okay, of course.

I have somewhere to go.

Where are you going?

To the Adventurers' Guild.

Hey, Raust.

They've all confessed.

They did it.

I see.

So, what do you want to do?

After all, it was your quest.

I can deal with them as you wish.

That's enough. There's no need to hurt them further.

However,

I want them to leave this town.

You all heard that, right?

The most gentle Mr. Raust

has decided to set you free.

However,

if I see you in this town again,

then I will do as I please

and tear you into pieces.

Remember that.

Y-Yes.

Oh my.

Stop trying to settle disputes between adventurers.

Otherwise, I can't keep pretending I didn't know it.

What are you talking about?

It's your duty

to regulate these guys.

You neglect your duties,

so we have to step in to help.

Well,

it sounds harsh to me.

I'm just following the orders from above.

Orders from above again?

What is the guild leadership thinking?

I should be the one to ask,

what you are thinking.

As registered adventurers of the guild,

knowing there's a conflict between adventurers,

yet you didn't report it to the guild.

Furthermore,

you also punished others illegally.

What you did is unforgivable.

The ones who should be banished

are you guys.

What did you say?

How dare you talk nonsense here

without checking your negligence.

I'll definitely beat you up.

Come down here.

Alright.

Beating up the guy won't solve anything.

Right?

Exactly.

I'll do the negotiation.

Fine then.

Come on up, Raust.

I see.

I wondered why the vibe was different from usual.

So that's the thing.

The labyrinth city and labyrinth orphans are inseparable.

There are similar incidents happening everywhere.

But,

guilds in other towns

at least take corresponding measures to prevent such incidents from happening again.

However,

why does this town…

After other towns have taken measures,

has the situation improved?

Well…

Although we are a guild,

what we can do is also limited.

We can't invest significant capital and talent

in measures that do not show results.

So are you just going to sit by and watch these labyrinth orphans die?

Sit by?

That's not true.

I should have given a warning.

If one hates this town,

they are free to leave,

whether to go to a town that has implemented measures, or anywhere.

Exactly.

The only thing you can do

is to leave here.

Raust, you've misunderstood from the start.

We are the Adventurer's Guild,

but we have never forced you to become adventurers.

So as that kid.

Just give up being an adventurer

and choose another path.

No.

Wait, although that's true,

is there no other way?

Wait.

There should be one.

Are you talking about redemption?

Eh?

Once, someone said,

"Adventurers always live in danger.

The incompetent deserve to die.

This is what adventurers should know."

Besides, he also said,

"The incompetent have no right to live.

That's how the world works."

Have you forgotten me?

Raust.

Noxem?

Are you

Noxem?

Hey, Noxem.

Here you go.

Take this as well.

What are you doing? Get to work.

Exactly.

Someone incompetent like you

can only do such tasks.

If you don't do it properly,

I won't pay you.

Are you okay?

If you don't mind, can I help you?

I can carry a bit more.

Shut up.

I'm not some loser you need to worry about.

Shut up!

Sorry.

Stop it.

Darn, I shouldn't be tempted by money.

He even asked if I was okay.

How dare he look down on me.

Just wait and see.

(The Healer who was Banished from his Party is in fact the Strongest)

No, I didn't fall asleep.

What's wrong?

There are Goblins over there.

Eh?

Wake everyone up.

I have to stay here and observe.

I see.

Hey, flawed healer.

Are there really Goblins?

I'm sure.

How many?

Well…

Make it clear.

How many exactly are there?

Too many to count.

There are way too many.

There's no chance of winning.

What should we do?

If we're going to run, now is the only time.

It's too dangerous just to run away.

Then…

Let's do it.

What are you going to do?

This is your last job.

Do it well.

Hey, what are you trying to do?

It's useless.

There's no one up there anymore.

They used us as bait for escape.

What?

That's probably what they planned from the start.

Not just moving luggage

and keeping watch,

but for this kind of situation,

they hired us, the incompetent ones.

How dare they look down on us.

Since you can still be mad, I think you are fine.

Let's go back alive

and complain to those guys.

You're right.

What's your name?

My name is Raust.

You are Noxem, right?

Yes.

Are you okay, Raust?

What about you?

It's just some scratch.

But,

we're completely surrounded.

So, the two of us

are just incompetent

as those guys said.

No.

If they managed to escape,

then we should be considered successful bait, right?

No.

I don't think they can escape.

What do you mean?

Few people know this,

but when Goblins hunt in groups,

they actually prefer to attack groups with larger numbers.

Of course. If they encounter injured or sick people,

or rookies as weak as us,

they can take us down easily,

so they won't intentionally let us go.

Then,

if we keep hiding like this…

It won't be long

before the Goblins find our previous party

and chase after them.

Now they

have become bait that helps us escape, right?

They deserve it.

If possible, I want to go save them.

What?

They just betrayed us.

They deserve to die.

We're running out of time.

Hurry up.

Noxem?

This is not just a scratch.

Heal.

What are you doing?

I am a healer,

can't just ignore the injured.

Heal.

Are you a fool?

The Goblins will come back.

You just run.

Heal.

Stop.

Adventurers always live in danger.

The incompetent deserve to die.

I'm well prepared for this.

Heal.

Enough.

The incompetent have no right to live.

That's how the world works.

That's not true.

This world is indeed harsh to the incompetent,

but there will always be redemption.

Why can you be so sure?

Because I was once redeemed.

Later,

we broke through the Goblins' siege.

It's you who

brought redemption to the incompetent me.

No. I didn't mean that.

Nothing's wrong.

This world is indeed harsh to the incompetent.

We weren't the ones

who were incompetent,

but those who didn't understand the habits of Goblins.

Whether it's me or you,

we both survived thanks to those incompetent ones.

After returning to town,

we lost contact with each other.

And a lot happened to me after that.

One day,

I came under the care of an old man.

I learned a lot from him.

Unknowingly,

I've become someone competent.

I see.

So the old man you mentioned is…

His name is Mist.

He is the branch president of this branch.

That's why you've become a member of the guild.

I've heard

you are the branch president's right hand now, right?

You've made your name.

That's great, Noxem.

No, I should call you Hansam now.

I don't think you understand what I mean.

I bring up the past

not to remind you of it,

but to return the favor.

I won't harm you.

Leave this town now.

Why is that?

Because it's the biggest redemption

I can do.

By the way, speaking of redemption,

it's Narusena who redeemed you before, right?

Then take her with you and leave.

Did you hear me?

This is the last piece of advice.

Raust.

Leave this town as soon as possible.

How is it?

I'm sorry I failed.

I see.

Can I borrow you two for a minute?

Actually,

there are also quite a few members of the guild

who oppose the practices of the branch president and Mr. Hansam.

Are you saying there are sober guys in here?

Because Mr. Mist has only recently become the branch president,

it's easy for him to disagree with the senior staff.

Then,

here's what I want to tell you.

To repel the monsters?

Exactly.

I heard there seem

to be a lot of monsters around the town these days.

If this goes on,

even ordinary people might get hurt.

However,

at times like these, the guild would issue bounties to find someone to deal with it.

Just like with the phoenix back then.

That's true.

But Mr. Hansam's method now is…

So,

who will regulate the adventurers?

I'll spread the word about the people in question.

About what happens next,

I can pretend not to know it like before. What do you think?

What about alerting everyone to the labyrinth's unusual situations?

Because there are spies from the branch president around,

I can't be noticed.

But I'll try to alert them when I can.

The rest

can only rely on the adventurers.

I always feel like only our workload has increased.

What's wrong with that?

Moreover, magic stones obtained after repelling the monsters,

she seems to buy them from us at a slightly higher price.

Eh?

Can she do so?

Of course, no way.

So I have to take money from my commission.

Although I don't want to do that,

I really don't want to

see you being like this.

I guess I have to sacrifice myself.

I didn't expect you to say so.

What?

Who do you think I am?

- Miser. - Miser.

You two!

That's the thing.

Starting from tomorrow,

we will have to repel the monsters near the street temporarily.

Is that okay?

Sure.

After all, hunting monsters is part of an adventurer's job.

I'm okay.

Clamp your underarms.

Yes.

Start.

Impressive.

He's fully recovered.

This is all thanks to my healing magic.

I would like to say that,

but what's amazing is that kid's innate resilience.

He's really suited to be an adventurer.

However,

why did they suddenly start practicing swordsmanship

and with so many people?

Initially, it was Keith who asked Mr. Zieg to do so.

He said he wanted to become stronger.

After they started training,

the nearby children all gathered.

I see.

All right, so much for today.

Next is Narusena.

Yes.

Follow my lead.

One, two. One, two.

Even teach martial arts?

After all, buying a sword costs money.

But punches don't cost a thing.

The latter should be more realistic.

Indeed.

Well, Raust.

Have you talked with Narusena?

What? Oh my.

However,

- she changed back to her original self somehow. - One, two. One, two.

One, two. One, two.

Branch President.

There's a letter from the Royal City.

What did the Prime Minister say?

Still the same.

He told me to keep a close eye on the daughter of the Analestria.

May I ask you a question?

What is it?

Is the Sleeping Beauty

really so important that even the Prime Minister

must pay attention to it at all times?

Hansam.

Have you heard the story of the Evil Dragon and Sleeping Beauty?

A story every child knows?

The Sleeping Beauty in the story

brought peace to the world by sacrificing herself.

Yes.

That's not just a fairy tale,

nor is it a fabricated rumor.

Eh?

The blue hair

is the proof of the chosen one.

Now, in this world,

the only one capable

of subduing the Evil Dragon

is that…

One, two. One, two.

Girl named Narusena.

(Next Episode: That Master is Actually a Disciple)