"Ah, Finn already gave his permission."
"Huh?"
"He took some divine wine, so the expedition got pushed back a bit."
"...?"
"An expedition's still just for showing off strength or making money, so we ended up getting some pretty heavy sponsorship."
[We got sponsorship too?]
I had no idea.
"Anyway, Bellf, for this one time all you need to do is help Dionysus."
"Yes."
...It really reeks of wine.
I'd finally come home after a very long time.
"Ughhh..."
As soon as I got home, I buried my face in the sofa.
"I've got a lot to do..."
Repairing Excalibur, getting in Dionysus's way, and now dealing with the Xenos too.
My workload had suddenly exploded.
"Oh, right. Urus, do you know how to make Excalibur?"
[...I don't know.]
"Then does that mean there's someone who does?"
[You're the one who knows.]
"I don't know because I don't have my past life memories."
If I had my past life memories, I would've made it ages ago.
[Hmm...]
"Though it feels like some remnants are still there."
[...What?]
"When I used the grimoire, I ran into someone who was similar to me."
Maybe because I had made a contract with Urus, the things that had been hazy came back clearly.
"If I read it again, maybe I can meet him again."
[Let's read it right now.]
"Grimoires aren't exactly common."
Even the large Familias snap them up the moment they hit the market...
...
I was lucky back then.
[Why don't you ask Fels for one?]
"...Ah, that's an option."
But then...
"How am I supposed to know where Fels is?"
[Ah...]
Maybe I should've learned magic myself so I could make it directly?
[Just in case, why don't you go to the shop you got before?]
"...Should I?"
Let's at least try.
I visited the witch's hideout after a long time.
"Kihihihi! Long time no see!"
"Did you get the magic sword all right?"
"Of course! More importantly... so it's true you contracted with a spirit."
"It just happened somehow. It wasn't my own ability."
"I see. If you came here, then... a grimoire?"
"Yeah, do you have any in stock?"
"Plenty. Exactly two left. Want to buy them?"
"How much?"
"Two hundred million each!"
"Here."
"Kihihihi! You're very thorough when it comes to money."
I handed over all the Valis I'd brought from Lenoa.
"Next time you come, bring me a magic tool imbued with spirit power!"
"I'll think about it."
It really was there.
[Are you going to read it right away?]
"At home."
I flopped onto the bed and opened the grimoire.
[...]
[What is a sword to you?]
"Why ask if you already know?"
[...Fair enough.]
Before I knew it, the surroundings had turned into a wasteland, and when I set the book down, there was a man standing there wearing the same clothes as me.
"You really are an odd one."
"Says the same to you."
The man in front of me... I said with a smile.
"Yeah, you've really come a long way."
"Can't you just show everything from the start?"
"Then you'd have ended up with silver hair and a tanned body."
"...I don't know what that means, but I really hate it."
For some reason, I felt like I'd end up hating myself and getting called mom by everyone else.