They all walked back into the village. On the way, the villagers cheered seeing Thomas defeated by the four of them.

"Cheer for our heroes!" the villagers exclaimed enthusiastically.

In the middle of the night, everyone in the village celebrated a grand feast to celebrate Thomas' defeat from his throne.

Although the four were full of wounds, they tried to remain spirited and steadfast in front of the cheering villagers. Smiling and waving was all they could do.

The bounty hunters who had previously targeted Sylphy only annoyed and gave up, belittling the strength of the four.

They were amazed at what the four had accomplished, and the bounty hunters only watching from the roof of the houses.

After walking for quite some time, they finally arrived at the tavern.

The bartender recognized Gabriel's face and immediately cheered!

"Come on everyone! The hero has arrived! Make way for them!" the bartender said excitedly.

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The people inside the tavern also burst into applause.

Gabriel and the others walked up to the bartender's counter.

"Hehe... One bedroom..." Gabriel said weakly.

"Of course! You can sleep in any room for free, as heroes. Ah! I'm not done, you four will receive free room-stay privileges forever!"

The bartender continued enthusiastically, seeing them carrying Thomas.

"Thank you," Gabriel and his friends replied.

They then proceeded upstairs and chose a room with 4 beds.

Entering the room, they immediately selected their respective beds and fell asleep, letting Thomas drop to the floor.

Since Thomas' mouth was also tied, he could only stare at them.

"Finally, I can rest..." the exhausted Kaizoku said.

Kaizoku continued, looking at Thomas.

"Alright, pointy mustache, don't go anywhere, because we'll need you alive. Don't run away, okay."

Hizo was proud to feel useful to them, proud to have helped the hero save their village from Thomas' grasp.

Hizo spoke to himself in a low tone, making sure no one heard him.

"Heh... If I hadn't pretended to accept his offer, I might have died and couldn't have saved the struggling Kaizoku. Next, I promise I will save you, grandpa."

"You are the only parent I dream of... unlike father..."

Gabriel sat on his bed. "Alright Thomas, don't run away and hold my sword... Or I'll crush your hea-"

Gabriel's words were interrupted by an angry Sylphy. "You guys! Can you just be quiet!? I want to sleep!"

Immediately, everyone returned to their sleeping positions, keeping their mouths shut tightly.

They all slept soundly until the next morning...

In the morning, they took turns healing their wounds with Gabriel's healing spell, mending the injuries from the previous battle.

After all of Kaizoku and the others' wounds were healed, Thomas was also healed, as Gabriel needed Thomas alive to force their entry into the Underworld border.

"Yes, I suppose I'll have to let Shubarashi-san stab your body, Thomas. To keep you constantly weakened and unable to break free from these ropes." Gabriel said as he healed Thomas' wounds.

Gabriel continued, "Next, we'll move towards the center, to the right of the Underworld and to the left of the snowy mountains."

"It shouldn't be too far, as long as no further issues arise." Gabriel said with a serious expression.