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Ichika laughed as though ashamed.

So there was even something like an underground arena too?

This world's amusement facilities stink of crime, too huh.

For now, we returned to where Meat was.

"Ah, welcome back, Goshujin-sama."

Surrounding Meat, who was standing up while holding the rabbit, were five goblin corpses. All five of their necks were severed clean.

Lured out by the smell of blood, moreover attacking since there was a small child, looks like the tables were pretty much turned on them huh.

"Yeah…"

"Ah~, it happened after all~. I had a feeling~…"

I didn't notice at all.

"… Ah~. [Meat] means—"

More or less, Ichika told taught her a slightly obscured meaning of was [Meat] meant.

Even though it was obscured, Meat definitely understood the meaning.

For Meat, she was aware of the significance of the act with her vague memories of it.

(So it was something like that?)

She understood as though it happened to someone else.

Then, she thought for a moment.

The head of a rabbit she just found flew away while she thought. The amount of corpses increased by one.

"Let's keep this a secret from Goshujin-sama."

"… Hoh?"

Ichika raised her eyebrows in inquiry.

As for Meat, she answered while staring at the rabbit.

"This name… is one Goshujin-sama gave to me for the first time, something I cherish. If my name changes now, or if it stays like this from here on, it's not a problem. So, it's fine to keep a secret."

It felt somewhat odd, but Ichika held back her response seeing Meat's bewitching smile.

She looked like a beastkin adventurer that Ichika used to know.

For beastkin, they instinctual felt names given to them from their parents were valuable. He said that. In fact, he held pride in being given a name associated with the hero, continuing to always exhaust himself in fulfilling it.

Being proud of your name, you wouldn't be ashamed of it. Even she had lost her original name when she became a slave, beastkin absolutely wouldn't. Even if it looked like they cast it away on the surface.

However, Meat's current expression looked just as determined as his. At the same time, it felt glad.

If it was put into words, it would be something like [I can do it].

… To Ichika, she didn't think it was the expression of a child at all.

"But that's a problem huuuh, I promised Goshujin-sama. Meat-senpai also knows right? He said, 'Teach common sense'… I can't go against a verbal command as a slave, right?"

Meat tilted her head to the side and responded.

"Ichika, you taught him common sense. You aren't breaking the promise."

"… Goshujin-sama didn't say 'who' to teach. Kuku, quite the schemer huh? Meat-senpai."

"Will you keep it a secret from Goshujin-sama? If you tell him, I'll get mad, okay?"

Judging from the looks of it, Meat's collar seemed to constrict a tiny amount.

However, Meat simply smiled as she knocked away the final rabbit's head.