"Thank you for your hard work," said Akira, appearing with the others beside Asuna and the group after defeating the Poison Dragon.
"I'm tired," Asuna sighed in relief, exhausted from the fight against the Poison Dragon.
Asuna was sure the battle would have taken longer without the weapons Akira provided, so she was grateful to him.
"You fought well, but there's still room for improvement," Yukihime said, starting to point out the mistakes to Asuna and Tabane.
"Hello, my name is Nifuji Akira. Nice to meet you," Akira said, extending his hand to the Elf for a handshake.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Suzailgillazegallnelbuzegillreagranzelga Elga," said the Elf in one breath, seemingly having no trouble remembering her name and certainly not forgetting to shake Akira's hand.
"Uh, can I call you Sui?" Akira asked, feeling dizzy just thinking about the long name.
"That's fine," Sui nodded graciously, aware her name was long, and liked the sound of Sui, so she didn't mind.
"So, Sui, would you like to join us?" Akira asked directly, explaining the group chat to Sui, who listened intently, curious about other worlds.
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"Wow, I didn't expect there to be so many worlds besides Granbahamal and Nihonbahamaru," Sui couldn't help but feel excited, realizing there were more than just two worlds.
Sui's childhood dream was to travel, especially to other worlds, so she was thrilled at the idea of being able to explore them.
"So what's your answer? Are you ready to join us?" Akira asked, pulling out the smartphone from the chat group to give to the new member.
"Of course! I'll be in your care, Akira and everyone," Sui said without hesitation, bowing to everyone, as she was given a chance to fulfill her childhood dream, leaving no room for doubt in her actions.
"Then take this," Akira said, tossing the phone to Sui. "As for how to use it, you'll know as soon as you touch it."
Fortunately, the group chat considered the technological differences between worlds, so all necessary information would be implanted in the new member's mind, including general knowledge about modern worlds and how to use the phone and other modern inventions.
"Ara~ ara~, this mission is really easy," Kurumi smiled lightly, as her power seemed to grow just from such an easy task, something she welcomed with open arms.
"Well, it's probably because it's the first mission and meant more for getting to know each other than finishing a task," Akira said, sitting casually on the grass. With Sui now, they wouldn't need much time to find the Flame Dragon, and defeating it wouldn't be difficult. "By the way, do you know where the Flame Dragon is?"
"Flame Dragon? It lives in the Flame Dragon Temple near Tinra Village," Sui replied honestly, though puzzled by Akira's question. "But why are you asking about this?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, but there are more objectives for the mission, and only defeating the Flame Dragon remains before we can return to our worlds," Asuna explained, as she handled most of the briefing.
"I see... But it's impossible to defeat the Flame Dragon without obtaining the Toushinken, which the Ice Clan guards," Sui said, contemplating how to get the Toushinken, as it was almost impossible to acquire without the Ice Clan's approval.
"No need to worry since Yukihime has extremely powerful ice magic, and there's no problem freezing the Flame Dragon with her magic. Also, Kurumi can easily kill it too," Akira said casually, not mentioning he could defeat the Flame Dragon with a single attack.
"I see... Everyone is truly amazing," Sui couldn't help but gaze at everyone with undisguised admiration. "By the way, why is there an unconscious Orc beside you, Akira?"
Seeing Yousuke's face, Sui couldn't help but be cautious and look away, as Yousuke's appearance was extremely unattractive and resembled an Orc.
"First of all, he's human, not an Orc," Akira said with a clear frown, displeased that she referred to someone she saw for the first time as an Orc. "Secondly, he's from another world, and returning him is one of our goals."
Although Yousuke's appearance wasn't the best or the most handsome, Akira didn't like him being judged as an Orc for that reason alone.
Akira admired Yousuke's character from watching anime and never thought he was ugly or anything like that, especially since Yousuke was very kind and didn't hesitate to put himself in danger for others, even willing to do foolish things to help those close to him.
"I'm really sorry!" Seeing Akira's frown and realizing her mistake, Sui didn't hesitate to bow to both Akira and Yousuke, even though Yousuke was unconscious.
"Wait here, I'll go return Shibazaki-san to his world," Akira said, picking up the unconscious Yousuke and disappearing from everyone's sight.
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