Toa pissed me off when I came back to High Kuwait. Sierra also pissed me off.

Because he'd been gone for half a day without telling me anything.

And the two of you get in an even worse mood.

"What does this mean!

"How could she be here!

"Wait, there are a lot of things going on here."

We were both equally surprised.

The princess of Artemias next to me - because she looked like Suphilia.

"Isn't this the princess of Artemias!?

"Big voice"

He said he came to the dining room to have dinner because of it, but I didn't know he could even eat quietly.

"I'll explain it right, just calm down."

So Sufilia abruptly took a seat.

"My name is Sufilia, and I'm here to accompany you on this adventure. Call me Suphilia."

Their expressions hardened.

Nem is cute, he's desperately eating next to me.

Fortunately, there's no Patrick now, so for one, I didn't have to make a hassle of myself.

Well, that guy would adapt appropriately.

By the way, it seems Patrick has a special training in Spirit King and Magic.

The Spirit King himself teaches Patrick how to blow.

"Will the princess be joining the Nems' party?

Nem asked.

"Yes."

"Really? It's nice to meet you!

Nem instantly established a good relationship with Sufilia.

An effective handshake was tied across me.

"That's the thing. Well, there's been a lot going on, but from today on, Suphilia is one of us."

"That's why I'm asking! Why is the princess one of us?

"I don't know what to say...... in the meantime, there's a lot going on and Artemias is doomed"

"What?"

"Huh?"

Sierra and Toa also solidified.

"It's about the dragon's heart, so I'll skip the details, but Sufilia was about to get killed. So, I stopped it. You have to protect him more than you stopped him, that's why I brought him here."

It took a while to convince them both.

But if you don't accept me, I'm in trouble.

Because Sufilia is already part of the party.

"I can't believe it..."

"Right, w. Were the others in favor of the Princess's abduction?

Kidnapping is rude.

"If you want to think of kidnapping, fine, but if I hadn't, Suphilia would have been killed."

"Lord Nito is a benefactor of life."

"... I'm worried about the way you say" Nito, "you don't have to wear it, do you, Sufilia?

Suddenly you call it off?

Boulders, boxed daughters are different.

"I just realized, isn't this party just for girls?

"I'd rather talk about the dungeon than come back."

"Is that a dungeon? Ah..."

"Dungeon hey......"

Sierra and Toa don't seem to like it.

"Dear Nito, no way is a dungeon..."

"I hear something called a dungeon has appeared, but I'm thinking about trying it soon."

"I see... did you, in the dungeon"

Sufilia was worried by the look on her face when she just said "I'm sorry."

"Nem says he's coming with us, but what about Sufilia, are you waiting?

"No, I will follow Nito everywhere"

"So Sufilia also decided to join, so what do you two do, are you sure you're waiting?

"I'm telling you, it's not normal, what kind of dungeon?

"That's right. I think the princess should think about it again."

"I'm fine, because this life is with Nito."

Toa's little nose tingles every time Sufilia says something strange.

"Anyway, I'm leaving within a week, so just think about it by then"

I just finished talking about the dungeon and saw a pair that looked familiar.

I'm Francesca, a demonic correspondent, and a photographer.

"Were you here?"

For a moment, Francesca's gaze stopped at Sufilia and unnaturally opened.

"... I actually got a sudden job and had to leave for Razhausen today."

She didn't pry.

"On such an evening, it's tough"

"So, I was wondering if you could give me a little brief coverage."

"... when I say it, but no pictures, right?

The photographer stopped the movement and lowered the camera he was trying to set up.

"I understand. I just want you to answer a quick question."

"What happened in Razhausen, by the way?

"Oh, I'm sorry, they say the empire has appeared again"

"The Empire?

"Yes. Everything. He said another martyr came out of the White King knight. Was her name indeed Mr Hilda Ekarrat, she has a wine field in Razhausen, of the Ekarrat family...... Mrs Nito?

That was so sudden......

Sierra dropped her gaze on the table and her blue-eyed expression wouldn't move.

"Lies, right..."

Toa lost her word.

Nem gave a small sad voice and got upset.

That wasn't such a quick swallow story for me either.

Hilda's funeral took place at the Ekarat residence.

All White King knights attended, but the attendees were a minority due to the intentions of Hilda's mother - Maria.

Returning to Razhausen, Sierra can't find some realism in the way her sister was put in the coffin.

Maria collapsed on the lawn.

I couldn't stand the look of my daughter being buried.

But Sierra didn't shed a single tear.

The feeling of standing up and the feeling that my sister is still alive.

That never showed signs of disappearing after a few days.

Since then, Sierra has been caged in her room.

When it comes to going out, it's about as far as going out to the balcony.

Clear skies are naturally seen as clear skies.

But I couldn't escape the feeling of standing up, and I continued to feel as if I was in a dream.

As he stood beside the columns, he saw Reinhardt diving through the gates of the Ekarat mansion.

Sierra decided to go down to the garden for the first time in a few days.

Reinhardt came to tell Sierra how Hilda died.

Sierra listens to him in silence.

"This time, their aim was only prisoners. I didn't even have to confront him, but Hilda... if I had noticed the break-in a little earlier, this wouldn't have happened. Sorry."

Reinhardt waited a few days for Sierra to be able to listen.

But Sierra's gaze still roams right and left on the table.

"Sierra, if... what would you do if it went to war with the Empire?

……

"Want to join the fight?

"I don't know..."

I thought something had happened.

Sierra thinks that during the past few days, there have been events where the word war has become obnoxious.

But for Sierra now, it didn't matter.

Many horses walk sloppily through the rough ground where gravel continues everywhere.

It is a group of empires.

"Hey, and Mr. Gazelle. Thanks for your help. Thank you for your help this time."

This time, he led a squad to reclaim Gido, Gazelle Crown, the beast of lions.

He was pale without sympathy to a giddo that was even more flirtatious than before.

"You don't need to thank me, you know.

"Of course, let's get punished. I couldn't do anything with all that, no excuses,"

"... what?

"If only there weren't that elusive..."

"I'm listening, was it Nito the S-rank adventurer? The whole world already knows its name. But it's been a long time, and I don't have any information. What's this all about?

I don't know, I'm just an adventurer.

"But I guess your lord doesn't think so, does he?

"That's right... that's a kind of monster. When I realized it, all my pets had been killed. Even more francs."

"I see."

"I've never seen you do advanced magic with your bare hands."

"Bare hands?

"Yes, we were just being played. He grabbed Fran's magic with his hands and threw it back."

"... but in any case, this is your Lord's fault. That's what she'll think."

"So you're saying you know. By the way, does your coming to the rescue mean Artemias had something to do with it, did you get the Trifoul?

"No, they rubbed ahead"

"Well, who is it?

"Let the Lord guess, it's the heart of a dragon."

"I see, is that them? It's something that doesn't work for each other..."

Road to the Empire.

The look on Gazelle's face when she arrives home is not clear.

On Gazelle's head were the appearance of five unusual children that she still encountered at that time.

I have no idea how to explain it, and Gazelle delays her thinking on the horse.

Gido is the same invincible grin.

What that means is the next raid or war......

Either way, there will be a future not far away, a massive dispute.

The world should have felt heralded and anxious from that day when the letter Imperial Raid, colored the great headlines of demonic communication.

Maybe that's what he means in that laugh.

"Not yet. -"

Retrieve the map and tell people where to go.

There's no sign of Sierra there.

Toa got into the carriage first with a non-floating face.

"Master, what will Sierra do?

Nem gets into the carriage when he releases his hand from the hem of my pants.

That's what he says we should wait for him to come home.

I know that......

They say the dungeon is a disgraceful thing, and it's not always there.

They don't know when they're going to disappear, and they may be gone by now.

It's been a week since I dropped off Sierra, but I didn't come back.

Know it or not, Sierra said so without waiting for herself.

No, you knew.

About the dungeon, about not being able to go back.

"Masamune, are you sure this is it?

"We're adventurers, give priority to dungeons. Besides, Sierra knew this was gonna happen, so I told her to go first."

"I know, but"

"... oh, I know too"

"Dear Nito, the carriage is leaving."

Suphilia prompted me, and at the end of the day I got in too.

Gates to a distant college.

I was attacked by that feeling, as if I were moving away from Sierra as well.

But we have to move on.

That's what's best, and I guess Sierra thought so too.

"... let's go, to Beyond"

The destination is Beyond.

What coincidence.

The name of the town closest to the dune where the dungeon appeared was Beyond.