Along the way going back to the town of Roizen .

    I told Io who was walking beside me .

    「You’d gotten stronger huh」

    「Really?」

    Io’s eyes sparkled .

    「Ahh, pretty much . When did you become something like an A rank adventurer?」

    「It was a while ago . While Kakeru-san is busy, I’m clearing quests from the guild . It’s like when I noticed, it’s already like this」

    「I see」

    「Uhm……Kakeru-san?」

    「Un?」

    「Did I……really got stronger?」

    Very timidly, she asked as if to check my face color .

    「……pu!」

    It got funny, so I couldn’t help but laugh out .

    「I-I’m sorry! I’m still not yet there after all right」

    「Nope」

    After taking a laugh, I said .

    「You’d gotten stronger, with no doubt . You’d gotten stronger that you cannot be compared to when we just met」

    「Really?!」

    「Yeah」

    I nodded clearly .

    「……I did it」

    Io made a small guts pose .

    That appearance of her was very cute .

    She was so cute that I want to return to the mansion right away and push her down on the bed .

    「And then? I’ve completely forgotten to ask it but, what was those two?」

    I asked Io .

    The two who’s taking about ten meters distance back after I defeated the goat head monster .

    The ponytail female swordsman and clerical clothed female priest .

    The two who were calling Io Ane-san and Onee-sama .

    「Agnes and Julia?」

    「Ahh . When did you get to know them?」

    「Just a while ago . On that day, the two suddenly came and said『Please let us enter Io-san’s party!』」

    「That’s something I also heard somewhere」

    When I said that, Io’s face reddened .

    She said the same thing to me, and pushed herself to be in the same party with me . Honestly, it’s the same pattern .

    「From there, you were in the same party huh」

    「Yes, when Kakeru-san’s not around . Ah! It’s alright, Kakeru-san, I’m telling the two girls that it is only a temporary party」

    「Temporary?」

    “What do you mean”, I asked back .

    「I refused because I’m already in another party, but they said that it’s okay even if it’s temporary party . If they say that much, I couldn’t help it, so I accepted」

    「He?」

    I didn’t get clearly how it means .

    Is there something like a real party or a temporary party .

    But well, from how Io said it, there probably is .

    「It’s real okay? I’m in, Kakeru-san’s party after all」

    「Ahh, I know」

    I nodded .

    「You’re in my party, and you’re my woman . Even if you say you’d want to leave, I won’t let you」

    I said with a little strong tone .

    「……ehehe」

    Io had a more and more grinning face .

    「I got the story . You’re fighting monsters here and there with those two recently huh」

    「Yes」

    「And then, you’re being admired like Ane-san or Onee-sama」

    「Yes……」

    Io looked down embarrassingly .

    「I’m telling them to stop, but the two wouldn’t」

    「Isn’t it alright, letting them call you like that」

    「Eh!」

    To Io who’s troubled, I said as a joke .

    「Rather, you should win them over more and more . Io should win over them, and give them to me including yourself」

    The footsteps stopped .

    I looked at Io who stopped on her feet, she looked at me with a surprised face .

    Mu, I said it wrongly huh .

    That right now wasn’t good huh, it can’t be helped, I should make it up……

    「If I do that, would Kakeru-san be happy?」

    「Un?」

    「Uhm……」

    She took a glance to the two on the back, and said .

    「If I win over the two, and let Kakeru-san e-eat us together, would you be happy?」

    Io asked .

    She stuttered, but her face was serious .

    Her face was saying, if I said “Un”, she would really do that .

    This reaction is unexpected .

    It’s unexpected, but I don’t hate it .

    「I guess so, I’d be happy」

    「Then, I’ll do that」

    Io smiled innocently, and nodded .

    「I’d do that for Kakeru-san’s sake okay!」

    Io, she showed me her best smile today .