A few days later, Monsterphilia began amid the noisy clamor of the crowd.
"Haaah... This is dull..."
I had no hobby of gawking at monsters, so I did what I always did and forged a sword.
This time, it was an ordinary longsword, not a magic sword.
"Bellf."
Just as I was about to pull out the heated iron and start hammering, Aiz opened the workshop door and appeared.
"What is it? The expedition should still be a while off."
"Let's go see Monsterphilia."
"...I thought you didn't really like Monsterphilia?"
"They're selling a special potato croquette to commemorate it."
"So that's why..."
I shoved the iron back into the furnace.
"One Monsterphilia-flavored potato croquette... no, make that two, please."
Maybe because it was a festival, the stalls were more crowded than ever, so packed that there wasn't even room to step inside, and the people were all full of energy.
I handed the croquette I'd bought to Aiz.
"Is it good?"
"Mm..."
"That's a relief."
"Aren't you going to eat one, Bellf?"
"I just ate."
Because of the lively festival, everyone was smiling and enjoying themselves.
"Is that a new bow?"
"I made it from the materials I got this time."
Maybe because the materials were good, it didn't look like it would break easily, even if used roughly.
"Ah, Aiz!!!"
"And beside you is... Bellf?"
While wandering the streets, we ran into the Hiryute sisters of Loki Familia and Lefiya Viridis.
"...Why are you and Aiz-sama walking around together?"
"Aiz said she wanted to walk around. If you've got a problem with it, tell Aiz."
"Ugh..."
Lefiya was an elf.
Because of that, she held quite a bit of hostility toward me, someone with Crozzo blood.
I had long since abandoned that family name, but resentment doesn't disappear so easily, and most elves were quick to glare at me with eyes full of hostility.
"Then I'll be going now."
"Where to?"
"I'd rather not be squeezed in between four women, and besides, wouldn't it be better if you all played together with your own Familia members?"
"..."
"And I had somewhere to go."
"Where...?"
"A magic tool shop."
I'd heard a rumor that a grimoire had come in.
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