Sayu had never imagined that one day a mission would be this simple.
The round trip took probably less than an hour in total.
But that was fine too—the extra time meant she could find a spot to slack off.
After returning to the Kamisato residence, Sayu instinctively started looking for a good place to rest.
But the old uncle grabbed her by the shoulder.
"Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou, is there something wrong?"
After all, he had just shown off a wave of divine power. Right now, Sayu's attitude toward the old uncle was almost no less respectful than toward the family head himself.
As for why it was still a bit less than toward the family head?
Because the family head gave Sayu pocket money.
The expression on Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou's face was very complicated.
"Sayu, listen to me. Actually, I have a friend who was short from childhood. But... he was only short for ten years. So please, no matter what, don't give up. You will definitely grow taller."
Sayu...
Without a doubt, she took Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou's words completely seriously.
"Huh? Am I going to stay a shorty forever? Mm..."
Sayu looked down at her own small hands.
"Would that be bad or something?"
Sayu scratched her head. After all, at this point in her life she hadn't yet experienced the urgency of watching others grow taller while she stayed the same, so she hadn't fully realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Ah... you might end up being treated like a little kid forever?"
Sayu thought about how she was usually spoiled in the Shuumatsuban...
"That actually sounds pretty great...?"
The old uncle was rendered speechless.
Sayu, I hope you can keep that mindset forever.
The old uncle—who knew what the future held—felt a slight sense of helplessness.
That said, back when Cid Kagerou was little, he really did have a childhood friend who suddenly shot up in height after being short for years.
When Cid was in elementary school, this friend was on the shorter side among their peers. Then, at some point—maybe third grade?—he suddenly grew to a typical "pretty boy" height. Back then he was probably only about 130 cm? And after that, his height seemed completely stuck.
In Cid's memory, that friend basically never changed in appearance throughout elementary, middle, and high school—he stayed short the whole time.
It wasn't until Cid went off to university and came back that the friend had suddenly shot up to 170 cm.
Cid couldn't understand it, but he was utterly shocked.
So even if you're short, don't lose hope. Who knows? Maybe in another ten years you'll grow tall.
"That does sound pretty good. But Sayu, you have to remember first: there are three secrets to growing taller.
Eat well and don't be picky. Eating a lot isn't a problem—make sure you balance meat and vegetables. Don't skimp on meat, eggs, or milk...
Then, go to bed early and wake up early. Ideally, be asleep by a little after nine, and in the morning, if you can laze in bed a bit, go ahead...
And also make sure to get plenty of exercise every day. If you don't run around, your body won't know you want to grow taller. But don't overdo the exercise, or all that growing energy will just go into building muscle instead..."
The old uncle started lecturing Sayu like a worried mom...
At this moment, Sayu wasn't really taking it all in—oh, wait, no, she took in a little bit.
Go to bed early... laze in bed... don't exercise too much...
With selective acceptance of the knowledge, Sayu nodded...
In the end, she headed off to her own living quarters under the old uncle's reminders.
Of course, the old uncle could see right through this.
Heh, who hasn't been a kid before?
So after handing the account book over to the head of the Kamisato family, the old uncle deliberately stayed behind to write up a single sheet titled "Sayu's Guide to Growing Taller."
"When little Sayu eventually wants to grow taller, give this paper to her."
The head of the Kamisato family looked at the special purple adventurer's experience book that the old uncle had gone out of his way to leave behind. He treated it like a treasure and placed it inside the Kamisato family's chest along with the account book.