The situation has reached a stalemate.

Hulim and others, unable to take action, could only return to the Underworld Castle temporarily.

However, no one expected that the turning point would come to the Earth Furnace Castle.

... ...

Inside the Forge Fortress.

When Hulim and Irus returned to the fortress.

I bumped into two people head-on.

"Hey~, Irus, long time no see~."

“Eh…?”

The sudden appearance of the white-haired cat-eared lady stunned Irus on the spot.

"Laki???"

"Why are you here?"

"Hugh—li—m—"

A white figure with a long, broken sound rushed out from behind Laqi.

"I missed you so much—!"

Then he suddenly threw himself into Hulim's arms.

"??? Miko?"

Like Irus, Hulim also had a string of question marks in his head.

after a while.

Everyone in the command room figured out the reason why the two cat girls appeared here. It turned out that the letter for help sent by Analonde not only reached Ilz, but Laqi also received the message.

"... To summarize, I heard that the hero is a young girl from the White Wolf Clan, and is suspected of being enslaved. Naturally, I can't just ignore her, so I came here."

"What a surprise, Laqi, you obviously didn't care about these things before."

"Ahem, the past is the past. Now that I have chosen to stand up, I can't be like before, and..."

Laqi's eyes darkened a little.

"...The White Wolf Clan's situation is rather unique. The reason why that child became like this may also be due to my fault."

"It seems there are many hidden secrets here."

"Well, that's about it."

While Irus and Laqi were communicating, Hulim was also curiously looking at this S-level Orc who was said to be of a high generation but had a loli-like appearance.

"They are just like each other..."

"Hmm? Hulim, what are you talking about?"

Miko's face came closer curiously, and his furry ears moved from time to time.

"... ...nothing."

I just feel that you two are really related by blood. You look so much alike that someone who doesn't know would think you are twins.

Puff~, puff~.

The furry ears swayed in front of my eyes.

Hulim's eyes gradually became subtle.

Come to think of it, I haven't touched my ears in a long time...