Man, I know we just finished the Gaelion arc, what with its abrupt ending that feels like it skips a major portion of exposition between the dragon's defeat and the group's return, but the effects still linger. Naofumi beating around the bush about Gaelion's not-so-subtle secret felt like the author said "nah don't worry about it, it's not important" lol. That said, it's time for them to beat the snot out of the last missing hero. This was a boring part in the anime (compared to everything else up to it), so hopefully it'll be better in the manga.