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Chapter 53 - Interlude

"...........................Something feels..."

...like I'm forgetting something.

After parting ways with her new and long-unseen client, Kagura had returned to her home faction, Vestol, the Western Nation of Peace. Sometime later, in a corner of the workshop provided by her clan, she felt a nagging thought and stopped her work.

Her concentration broken, the crafting process, which had been following the artisan's lead, collapsed. A collection of materials that was meant to become a piece of work vanished under the name of a crafting failure—but true to her word, she was "not hurting for money" and paid it no mind.

It would be a different story if it were the irreplaceable rare material from that new client, but right now, what she was forgetting was more important.

Now, what was it she had failed to tell him―――Haru?

"Hmm... well, whatever. I'll just deal with it if I remember later."

Either way, he was probably tackling the game at an astonishing pace again today. It would be a waste to interrupt the progress of such a promising rookie with an unnecessary message―――

"...Conquering."

That infamous `Great Flowing Sand Cavern`, which he had cleared the other day in a story-filled-to-the-brim manner.

Kagura was a member of Vestol, so she couldn't claim to be an expert on Istia's affairs... but she at least knew about the hidden branches in each faction's beginner area, the ones that started from a large-scale battle―――

"Ah!"

Crap.

I forgot to tell him.

Realizing her mistake, Kagura let out a small cry.

"...Well, whatever."

She repeated the words she had muttered just a moment ago, this time with a dismissive air.

"If, by some mistake, he sends me a clear report, I'll just give him a celebratory gift."

In terms of his skewed stats alone, he could hold his own against max-level players. Perhaps―――Dismissing the foolish, half-joking thought that crossed her mind with a laugh, Kagura returned to the work she had interrupted.

"In what world is a rookie going to clear an instance dungeon recommended for a full party of max-level players?"

Even a supernova like him couldn't be that ridiculous. Maybe he'd even send a message asking for help eventually.

She recalled the boy's demeanor—how, contrary to his playstyle, he was surprisingly prone to complaining when they talked face-to-face. As she constructed a new schematic, Kagura's lips curved into an amused smile.