It was the same street stall, but today there were only three people.
In front of Guy was a glass of juice, in front of Arios was a small bottle of sake, and only in front of Lancer was a large beer glass. The three of them were eating without saying a word.
Today, Lancer had asked the two of them to come here for a late-night snack, and although they didn't know why Lancer would suddenly ask them to, when they arrived at the store and saw the silent Lancer, they guessed some things.
"Snap~!"
After drinking the juice in the glass in one gulp, Guy finally composed himself.
"Lancer, is there something you want to say?"
Facing Guy's direct question, Lancer was stunned for a moment and then nodded.
"That's really like your personality, so straightforward. Yes, I do have something to say. I'm————planning to leave."
After Lancer finished speaking, the three of them fell silent. Lancer was a little strange. Why weren't Guy and Arios saying anything? He turned his head and saw Guy leaning against the table and Arios holding a small wine glass.
"?"
After the three of them stared at each other for a while——————
"Pfft~!"
Guy laughed directly. This laughter made Lancer a little confused. He didn't seem to know why the other party was laughing.
"Haha~! I thought you were going to say something else! You scared me!"
"Me too. I thought you were going to tell us that you were an agent from the Republic or the Empire... I didn't expect..."
Unlike Guy, who was laughing out loud, Arios had a faint smile on his face, but at the same time, he also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Lancer had saved his wife and daughter. If Lancer had really said he was an agent, he probably wouldn't have known what to say.
"An agent? Me? How could that be? I'm not interested in that... Forget it, I'm just being sentimental myself. Drink up..."
"Gulp~ Gulp~"
After saying that, he grabbed the beer glass in front of him and took a big gulp.
But Guy and Arios exchanged glances at this time. Perhaps it was because Lancer had been acting too 'calm' recently. Every day he was either hunting monsters or teaching Lloyd martial arts, which made people feel as if he was going to settle down. Who would have thought he would suddenly say he was leaving today?
'What should we do?'
'What do you mean, what should we do?'
After a brief exchange of glances, Guy quickly ate everything in front of him.
"Boss! Check please!!"
Slapping the money on the table, he rushed out of the store.
"I'm going to get Cecile and Lloyd. Arios, you take Lancer to your place first."
Looking at Guy trotting away, Lancer was completely bewildered. Although he knew that Lloyd was quite mobile, he didn't expect him to be so mobile. And Arios also changed his usual cold demeanor and put one arm around Lancer's shoulder, with a 'standard-compliant' smile on his face.
Lancer tried to push the other person's hand away, after all, he didn't have the habit of being hugged by a man, but after seeing the other party's 'determination', he also sighed helplessly.
"I'm not going to run away, is there really a need for this?"
The farewell dinner was nothing special. Everyone sat together and chatted and ate something. The only thing that was a bit unexpected was that Lloyd seemed very sad about Lancer, his 'teacher', leaving. He even had a bit of a nasal voice when he spoke, which made Lancer unable to resist messing up his hair again.
"Lloyd~ You should be smiling at a time like this~ It's the best blessing for someone who is leaving~ So smile for me~"
Hearing Lancer's words, Lloyd tried his best to control his emotions for a long time and finally showed a brilliant smile. Lancer also smiled and patted his shoulder.
"That's right, that's it! What kind of man cries all the time~! Elie won't like you if you're always crying~"
While teaching Lloyd, Lancer also learned about some things that happened in his daily life from him, such as his childhood friend Elie, who was the daughter of a Crossbell politician. At this time, he couldn't help but make a joke.
But as soon as Lancer finished speaking, Guy wrapped an arm around his neck.
"Lancer, you're about to leave and you're still making jokes like this! If Lloyd can't find a girlfriend in the future, I'll come and find trouble with you!"
"Haha~! Don't worry, guys who are introverted are very popular now~"
Looking at Lancer and Guy, who were playing around, Lloyd couldn't help but show a look of envy. He knew that his brother and Lancer had only known each other for more than two months, but they had become very good friends. He was very envious of them.
'I wish I could meet a friend like Mr. Lancer one day, just like my big brother...'
After comforting Lloyd, Lancer started to play with Shizuku.
Under her parents' guidance, Shizuku was very attached to Lancer, her 'savior'. She would even actively open her arms and ask for a hug every time she saw Lancer. This time, the news of Lancer leaving also made the little girl's eyes red, but perhaps because of her parents' words and deeds, Shizuku was more mature than Lloyd.
When she was picked up by Lancer again, she took out a small bag from her pocket under her parents' encouraging gazes.
"Uncle Lancer~ This is my gift for you!"
The little girl's soft and sweet voice calling him 'uncle' was very adorable, and Lancer smiled and pinched Shizuku's chubby face.
"Then thank you, Shizuku~"
"Uncle~ aren't you going to open it?"
In Shizuku's expectant eyes, Lancer smiled and opened the bag. He then saw a pair of sunglasses.
"Daddy said that if you had sunglasses at that time, your eyes wouldn't have been hurt, so Shizuku used her allowance to buy you a pair of sunglasses..."
Children are always so innocent, but it is precisely because of this that their words are more likely to move others, such as Lancer at this moment.
"Uncle... I'll cherish them very much~"
"Mm~"
With the soft voice and cute expression, Lancer couldn't help but kiss her on the face, and Shizuku smiled while pushing Lancer's face away...
The dinner ended, and the children, Lloyd and Shizuku, were already fast asleep. Cecile was sent home by Guy, and Saaya was in the room with Lloyd and Shizuku, while the three men stood on the balcony with their wine glasses.
The three of them didn't say much and just drank their wine in silence. Suddenly, Guy took a big gulp of his wine, as if he had made some kind of decision.
"It's a shame. I was planning to marry Cecile after this matter was over..."
But before he could finish, a hand covered his mouth.
"Slap~"
"Are you an idiot? How can you say things like that? Are you trying to set a death flag?"
Guy, who was about to say something emotional, was a little bewildered by Lancer's sudden attack.
"Death flag? What's that?"
Arios, as Guy's good friend, also asked the question in his heart when Guy couldn't speak.
"Don't you guys read novels? Don't those heroes often say things like 'I'll go back to my hometown and get married after this war' or 'you guys go first, I'll be right there' before they die? So Guy, you owe me one!"
Lancer's words made Guy, who was originally a little angry, look helpless.
"Are you an idiot? That's a story! Forget it, don't say it then. I'll save a seat for you when I get married anyway."
"Haha~ If I can make it, I'll definitely be there!"
And at this moment, Arios suddenly raised his wine glass. Lancer also raised his. And Guy, who had already finished his wine, raised his wine bottle after being stunned for a second.
"Until we meet again!"
After Arios said that, he downed the wine in his hand.
"Until we meet again!"
Lancer also downed his in one gulp, and then looked at Guy with mischievous eyes——————
And Guy, after glaring at Lancer, also raised his wine glass and downed it in one gulp.
"Until we meet again!!!"
In this world, Lancer's biggest gain was the 'Occult Art Scroll' given by the mysterious woman, but even without that, being able to meet two good friends was worth the trip.
The next morning, Lancer looked at Guy and Arios who were still sleeping in the living room, adjusted his sunglasses, took a deep look at them, and then pushed open the door of Arios's house. And as the door was pushed open, a very soft 'until we meet again' was heard inside.
"Click~"
As the door was closed, Guy and Arios, who were originally sleeping, opened their eyes.
After exchanging glances, they also said in a voice that only they could hear——————'until we meet again'.
Lancer's Orbment
Lancer's Orbment: Six slots (2-2-2-2-2). The core slot is unlocked, the first branch is locked to a water-attribute circuit, and the others are unlocked.
Circuits used: Deathblow (5 Time), Heal (4 Water, 2 Wind, 2 Earth), Hawk Eye (2 Earth, 1 Wind), Attack 3 (5 Fire), Move 3 (5 Wind, 3 Earth), Mind 3 (5 Illusion).
Core Circuit: Move 3
Orbment magic that can be used:
Earth Wall (2 Earth)
Earth Guard (4 Earth)
Stone Hammer (1 Earth)
Stone Breath (3 Earth)
Earth Spear (5 Earth)
Fire Arrow (1 Fire)
Flame Arrow (3 Fire)
Heal (1 Water)
Mid-Heal (3 Water)
Water Arrow (1 Water)
Wind Guard (2 Wind)
Wind Wings (6 Wind)
Wind Wheel (1 Wind)
Wind Domain (4 Wind)
Time Accelerate (1 Time)
Anti-Magic Field (3 Time)
Mind Fog (1 Time)
Shadow Spear (5 Time)
Chaos Brand (5 Illusion)