“Hmmm,” Sadeena pondered.

“Filo understands it too, right?” I said. She always seemed like a bit of an airhead, but Filo was also kinda multilingual. She could learn new languages in a really short space of time.

I was starting to wonder exactly what “being smart” meant.

“Hey! You’re thinking something rude about me, Master! I’m not a dummy!” Filo said.

“I wasn’t thinking anything of the sort,” I countered. “I was just pondering some of the mysteries of the universe.”

“Mysteries of the universe?” she asked.

“Raph?” Raph-chan chirped too.

I was thinking about how mysterious it is that Filo seems to just understand some things. The language barrier seemed low but was actually quite high, and yet there were plenty of geniuses around here who just seemed to jump right over it.

“Hey, Naofumi. If there is going to be more fighting, then we had better get our levels and weapons in order quickly,” Itsuki suggested. The situation was pretty dire over here, so I could understand his concerns.

“Do you have any earth crystals?” I asked. “People coming from our world can turn them into experience.”

“Ah, of course. I heard about you using them last time you were here,” Glass said. That was right. The special ore “earth crystals” were only found here on Kizuna’s world. They could be turned into experience if people from our world used them. It depended on size and purity, but using them at a low level could be expected to provide a considerable boost. They wouldn’t provide enough to reach really high levels, but it would be better than nothing. Then we could consider the situation and go hunting to increase our levels in short order after that.

“That’s the situation, Itsuki. I know you’ll feel uneasy until you can hold your own, but just have some patience,” I told him.

“Very well,” he replied. His monotone intonation didn’t inspire confidence, but Rishia should have his back. She had done little but make her silly exclamations since our arrival, but she had actually been recently selected as one of the seven star heroes and could also initiate her awakened state on command. She had a strength that transcended just levels, and she was also a very trustworthy individual.

“We’re getting off topic here. L’Arc, about those bandages—you’ve been cursed too?” I asked, checking on his condition. Seeing as he was still wearing the bandages even after having healing magic applied, I guessed the injuries had been caused by a curse or something similar and so the healing was delayed.

“That’s right. The injuries the ones who stole my vassal weapon gave me aren’t healing especially well,” he replied.

“Liberation Heal X.” I extended my arm toward L’Arc and incanted some magic. He made a soft exclamation in surprise as healing magic was applied. I focused on the spots wrapped in bandages. The X-class magic could even heal curses. The only issue was that it took a little time.

“Of course, Naofumi has the ability to lift curses with his healing magic. He healed me too,” Ethnobalt chimed in. This was how I had healed him.