Collecting Lord Pinez and Lord Velco who waited under the Holy Tree to run through the woods with Astra, about an hour.

The news that I heard the dragon roar gave me more reason to rush ahead. As a result, it was decided to impose a considerable burden on the two of you who were transported by me and Astra to get out of the woods as soon as possible, but without them expressing their dissatisfaction. There were no major problems after defeating Elatoma again, so we were able to get through the woods in a relatively short time.

Outside the woods we thus reached, the face of an ancient serpent increased more than when we arrived in Zion. Apparently, he guessed the situation from the looks of Ains and the others who came out first and waited ready for us to leave immediately. He immediately brought Blanc and his horse, and we set out for Handel without stopping.

As the sky grew white, Junma, with Astra and Lord Pinez wearing a hood deep next to Blanc with me and Lord Velco on board, walked.

Surprisingly, Astra seems to be able to ride a horse, and she was fast enough to get to Bran with me. Sometimes I speak to horses in a language I've never heard of meaning, and I guess there's some skill or dragon's own horseback riding method because Astra's magic seems to wrap horses. I'll ask if I get a chance.

I manipulate Blanc's reins with the prince of the dragon running straight next to me, thinking it's fun after everything's cleared up.

As soon as I entrust Lord Pinez and the others, I'm going to Fort Trace on Astra's back, so I'm letting the Ains, who were waiting with Bran, grab a run and write and go first. It will be a while before it reaches Lord Muske, who is on the battlefield ahead of Fortrace, but the Sumba, who is waiting at Handel's castle, and the Richters, who are at the Hendra Chamber of Commerce, must have already received it, so all you have to do is run every minute and every second as fast as you can near Handel's border.

It's heartbreaking that I couldn't rendezvous with the Leo seniors...

According to the ancient serpents, they were a foot behind us and Shion and the others went out of the woods, but they didn't get to see their faces because they were a long way from home, but they were only reassured that they were safe.

The last information I heard was that the horses would soon arrive at Zion and the others too, so they will arrive in Handel by the end of the day, and we can leave the explanation of what happened in the elves to Lord Pinez and Zion and the others.

Me and Astra still have things to do.

- You don't have to worry. You'll see me soon.

Eratoma's derisive voice revives.

The grin on his face seemed to mock himself, seemed to mock us, but there was no one left to question his sincerity.

I would never say anything, but I was not sorry for that fact.

Although it turns out the whole of the crisis that struck the elves and Handel and the circumstances that the dragon country had, in the end, we can't get much information from Eratoma, and I still don't know what Maris is looking for.

I know that I wanted and planned to execute people's strife to flutter the negative emotions that feed them. I can understand that wanting to fill my belly is an instinct, a primitive desire of all living and living life, but I don't know how much thought it made sense to involve not only humans, but even dragons, elves and beasts.

Maris is excellent. I am endowed with abilities from what Julia has told me and the feeling of confrontation, and I know how to draw back to remembering when it turns out that you can't pawn me in the dungeon. Being completely unrecognized before one of the Majesta's cases shows that it is a patient and leapfrogging nature that keeps lurking in the shadows, and that it just doesn't let you grab the tail and the head turns. Then you should have known that large-scale schemes involving many people would increase the risk of being crusaded.

What's the point of showing up before us now?

It is unlikely that from what Julia has told us about our fellow countrymen and the current situation in our homeland, we hope for the rebirth of the clan. If you want as much glory as you did when you drove Fatalia into ruin, it makes no sense without more company.

But there was only one Elatoma with Maris, hard to say both his men and his companions.

Even if you thought you didn't need the unwilling, then you don't know why you didn't solicit Julia. Julia, who was disputed by humans as a priority to satisfy her own desires, should have been dressed to draw in as a companion. She was in the position of a maid with a king prince. Her usage value is high.

But Maris never invites Julia, and on the contrary, she's unresponsive even if she falls at my disposal. You would have known from her that you would leak information about your own clan, but there was no sign of sealing your mouth.

You said you took Zenos back on purpose.

What difference does Julia and Zenos have for Maris?

The assumption that you didn't call your fellow countrymen to monopolize the bait doesn't make sense. It's unlikely that it would take so much misfortune to satisfy Maris's belly, as Julia said the entire clan was disputed to people during the war.

I guess that doesn't mean I couldn't help but want to erase it. Because if the memories I saw in the Great Temple were true, I should have butchered them at an early age. The time since we met to this day is by no means short. You should have had as many chances to kill me, and if that's because you couldn't take me in as a pawn, then that's what you're wary of. Now you should lurk in the shadows and wait for the opportunity.

But Maris didn't.

How sincere it was to draw such a plan without the need for insignificance, and to carry it out knowing that it would be seen in the eyes of many and perceived as an enemy.

If all says it is the instinct of the Demon King to lead the world to chaos, why now? As with the opportunity to slaughter me, there should have been as many times as I could have been and always will be to execute it. If the reason it has to be now has to do with me gaining power, then why didn't Maris set it up until he got the Holy Knife in the first place?

The more I think about it, the more questions arise and I don't know what Maris wants.

Where the hell are you going?

"Your husband!

"This way!

As if waking up to me, which was about to fit into the depth of my thoughts, the high squeal sounded like it ripped the air.

Ahead of his face up, he looked like Eince and Zwei, who he was supposed to use for Handel.

From the dialogue I heard earlier, I have successfully handed over the letter that I made you to observe, and on the contrary, it seems that everyone will guide you to where you are waiting. The people who used to treat me like rice have grown up quite nicely.

Lightly manipulating the blue wings, Ains and Zwei flipped themselves as they twisted the long stretched upper tail barrel, flying side by side with Blanc, opening their mouths early in arrow succession.

"Mr. Richter and the others are waiting in the woods."

"I think it's time for Mr. Sumva and the mercenaries to take the castle people this way, so I'll pick them up."

"Okay. Thanks."

As a token of gratitude, Ains, who remained to guide us on the road, flies forward, and Zwei rises again high in the sky to lead the Sumva lords into the woods. Astra shrugged as she was impressed as she narrowed her eyes to say you really grew up splendid in such a feniche look.

"Even in the elves, I thought, but I'm not afraid of the signs of dragons. You're a tough bunch of feniches. And I miss Doyle a lot."

"Bran, you're all my proud men. He's got the courage and the wisdom to do it first class."

Astra blinks, wondering if she was surprised that she had a response while she was walking at full strength with her horse, or if what I told her was unexpected. But soon his face turned into what he called a great pleasure.

"I see. A proud subordinate."

"Oh."

"You really deserve it."

Astra laughed at Aince and Bran, who sounded happy to hear my instant answer, saying so, layering some sort of magic on the horse she rides and lining up straight again. Then, wrapping Lord Pinez and Lord Velco with his own magic, he called to Ains and Blanc.

"Neither these horses nor the people behind them need care because I help them. You should be committed to fulfilling your husband's life. You guys know what Doyle wants?

"'Of course!

I wondered if Ains and Blanc's voice overlapped in Astra's provocative narrative, and the view that seemed to be looking at the fast forward image turned into a tinted line, increasing air resistance.

I appreciate it, but both Ains and Bran are over-stretched. It's no longer a rate at which normal humans can stand. How much bravery and the blood of the Virgin shade your body is sturdy, but without Lafar's protection you have something hard, this.

The person who also incited Astra to smile lightly with such thoughts looked good for some reason, when there was no color for reflection.

"I see the woods, Doyle. At this rate, we'll be there soon."

"Right."

While I think it's saved at least that Lord Pinez and Lord Velco are concentrating on getting their eyes closed and grabbed early on by Astra, who sounds happy with what looks like a forest approaching at a tremendous speed instead of bad.

I grabbed Blanc's reins, jumping into the dark green, in preparation for the shock.

"Excuse me. I caused you trouble"

"You're safe, Master Pinez!

In the unpopular woods, the voice of his subordinate, who was impressed to make sure Lord Pines was safe, echoes.

King Plata sent him out. He seems to know all about this rush, and he was very grateful to me and Astra earlier.

"Is there any difference in the country?

"Yes! I have been contacted by some merchants who have felt the stiffness of the castle, but there is no visible anomaly due to the dedication of His Majesty Plata. The people are all encouraged to be successful in business, and the market was very vibrant."

"Right. That's more news than anything."

Next to Lord Plata, who drained his shoulder strength as he exhaled slowly and thinly into his subordinate words, the employees of the Hendra Chamber of Commerce, whom Lord Velco rushed with Mr. Richter and the others, are pissed off.

"What are you doing wrong with someone who is also the chairman! What's wrong with the proud [fake discerning eyes]!?

"No, I definitely didn't have the color of a lie. Really. So after the conversation came together, stop looking at it using your skills... perhaps, but until the middle of it, the only thing on your mind was a business meeting, and I was wondering if there had been some kind of change during the post-business meeting -"

"No excuses! Didn't the chairman and the previous chairman always tell us that business is all about results? If you have time to explain why you failed, figure out a way to cover this loss. How much do you think the Handel branch lost because of the Chairman's sudden disappearance? And besides, please bother Doyle, who is a great customer! What are you going to report to Luce Boy, aside from Majesta's HQ guys? The Branch Manager is also Cancún!

Lord Velco stuffs his words with the relentless scolding of an old employee, but he couldn't stop asking for responsibility. Even so, as soon as I saw Lord Velco on arrival, I'm witnessing him collapse like relieved in the shadow of a carriage, so I guess my worries feel like recruiting him.

It seems that Lord Velco also realizes that not all the dialogue that comes out of the employee's mouth is genuine, and he seems to be devising how to forgive it without forcefully saying it back, so there doesn't seem to be a problem.

... Ains and Bran don't seem to be all right though.

"It's rare that you guys are so tired. You've been rushing in with great momentum, and you've been so harsh..."

"Are Eins and Mr. Blanc okay?

"Ya, I'm done, wah..."

"Your husband praised you, so no remorse,"

Zwei, who has joined Yulia in one with one of his wings, who is working a little further away from Lord Pinez and Lord Velco, who are delighted to reunite, talks, but Ains and Blanc's response is uninterrupted and still breathing rough.

Their work on Astra's provocation was so eye-catching that it was a natural consequence. I'll give you lots of compliments and spoil you when you get back, so please take a rest.

With that in mind, I turn back to Mr. Richter and Lord Sumva.

"Then I'll go. Theon and Seniors Leo will arrive in Handel later, so please report back to King Plata."

"I'm in awe. I'll take care of the Hendra Chamber of Commerce and Leopard."

"Leave their escort to Handel and their report to King Plata to me and Pail. I have one more day till the promised day, so I'll clean this one up fine. Thanks to you."

I opened my mouth, stopping with my eyes the words of Lord Sumva, who slapped me in the chest following Mr. Richter, who broke his hip. It's too early to get ahead of that word.

"Lord Sumva. Let me hear it later when it's all over. I still have to go."

"Right...... ask me about Fortrace"

Of course.

That said, I jump on Astra's back, who became a black dragon.

If I landed on a hard scale, my golden eyes looked the biggest ever because Astra looked back at me.

"Is that enough?

"Oh. I said what I should tell you. All we have to do is stop Maris and the Dragon Nation."

"I got it."

Astra rises with the reply, making loud noises with the bass, spreading loud wings and stretching her neck.

If I turned my attention to the distant ground, not only Mr. Richter and Lord Smubba, but Julia and Blanc and Ains and Zwei and Lord Pinez and Lord Velco looked up to me at some point.

"- The Duke of Aginis! I'll take care of Eratoma. I'll flip through the royal records and check them out!

The unexpected proclamation of Lord Pinez puts on a strange face other than Lord Velco and Astra, who were with him at that time.

But no one has asked correctly if Lord Pinez or Lord Velco, who won't open his mouth any more when he gets everyone's gaze, and then realizes it's useless to just look at me and pry. After a slight silence, I heard prayers for good luck.

Put your hands up instead of responding to them like that, and I'll call the Black Dragon's name.

"Astra"

Bassa and the dragon wings move out to respond to my voice.

I wondered if the Black Dragon giant floated to match its powerful wings, and everyone looked smaller as I looked at them, and quickly became invisible.

Protect yourself with wind magic, not just the protection of the lafar, on the astra that crosses the clouds, and if you look forward, the bright blue sky will appear all over your sight, then narrow your eyes to the brilliance of the sun that is about to burn your eyes. After Astra, who stopped rising while doing so, turned her neck to look around lightly, she looks in one direction and squeals.

"That way. Let's do it."

"Oh."

It seems that my voice reached Astra properly in the world above the wind-blowing clouds, and my head shook as I nodded.

And right after that, the clouds flow backwards at a fierce speed.

The back of the black dragon was very quiet, which would be proceeding at a rate that wasn't the eye, such as Lafar's protection and the wind magic he exercised himself, and then Astra was also protecting me.

What I thought of in the silence was how Maris confronted me in the dungeon a year ago.

If they're referring to me with the Holy Knife, [Demon King] is definitely the word to indicate Maris. Then I guess me and Maris will see each other again.

Brave men and demon kings are bound to patrol.

The king who missed the crown, or...

That's what Elatoma called Maris, but what the hell does that mean?

His figure in memory had grown considerably from the footage he saw in the Great Temple, but where and how he spent his time and what he saw and what he thought and lived until he was reunited with me.

You can't know how much I've thought about that.

But I couldn't help but wander through my thoughts.

If this sentiment is due to the fate of the brave and the demon king, where do the gods invite us?

- The time will soon come to find out all the answers.

With such certainty in my heart, I closed my eyes gently.

Often depositing oneself on the back of a black dragon while traveling through various thoughts.

That's when it came.

I slowly rise up to the scenery that stops and the magical runoff that burns my skin spraying from far below, looking to the presence that would be under the thick clouds.

"Doyle"

"Oh. I'm sorry, but get me down here. It looks like Maris is calling me."

"No, I'm going out with you."

Astra says so and shakes her neck sideways, reflecting me in her big golden eyes.

"Where one of us headed, the dragons can't stop the humans anyway. Besides, I'm worried about you, Maris, and how you ended up with the knife. Let me see it with this eye till the end. Whatever the consequences, I promise I won't stand in your way like I did when Elatoma did. Is this your destiny to bear?

If they say so far, I can't tell you to go first.

"Oh. Right."

If you kneel on Astra's back again with a quiet nod, the body of the Black Dragon sinks into the clouds with the voice "Let's go".

My vision stained white as if I was going through the fog, and I couldn't see anything.

But also for a while.

If Astra wings vigorously as if to blow away the mist that wraps around her skin, the puff and clouds clear and her vision expands. It was black nestled alone in the wilderness that caught my attention as I descended head-on through the backward scenery of colour.

Maris' hair and eyes glowing red as she zipped up at this one, illuminated by the light plunging through the cleaved cloud gap.

"- Are you here? Doyle von Aginis"

"Oh."

Jumping off the back of a black dragon, I look to Maris, who hasn't faced him in a year, and tell him.

"Let's settle this. Maris."

The red balls that captured me were more beautiful than any gem I've ever seen.