"Can you listen to me? Lord."

The next day.

I was an intermediary with Ilys and I was meeting with Lord Ilgafa.

The location is between the Lords' quarters.

Left and right rooms are also paid for, with only the lordship butler and Rafilia holding off at the end of the hallway.

"First, I'll give you some information about the gargoyle that attacked (probably) the town yesterday and its users."

I said.

The lord is nervous and listens to me. [M]

In the abandoned village where the 'Vale' and the others were already present, soldiers have begun to investigate.

I decided to pass on information that I didn't know was there. [M]

─ ─ That 'Vale' was walking around selling cheat items and skills to nobles.

─ ─ To that end, having deliberately summoned Gargoyle to the town, endangering the inhabitants.

─ ─ Princess Claudia, Princess of Mercy, may be working with them.

─ ─ Finally, if you magically analyze the mask used by 'Vale' as physical evidence, you may understand your involvement with the princess.

I briefly summed that up, and I told the lord.

"... well, that's what happened"

Lord's voice was trembling.

I can't help it. I was just thinking that I was going to welcome my successor to peace and security, and all of a sudden, royal troubles jumped in.

"What happened to the captured 'Vale' and Baron LaLambell's warrant?

"If you're a baroness, you admit you were manipulating gargoyles. but as for his involvement with the royal family...... its"

"I'm not talking," he said?

"Yes. And he said it was an accident. He said the gargoyle he was using to protect himself just ran wild. Lord Ilgafa will be compensated by the Baron's - he said he could offer a part of the territory. So he said to let me go."

Hmm. Are you just going to push it through in an 'accident'?

If you're "Vale," you're completely out of memory. The "Ice Skill Pollution Skill" he used paralyzes him to the thought circuit. He even lost his memory because he ate that ice.

Well, even if he had memories, he couldn't be honest with me.

"... why is this happening all the time in my town..."

The lord held his head.

"Why is this happening in the place of welcoming a new successor and finally settling down... I wish the sea dragon Kelkattle would protect the ground as well"

"A dragon that protects the ground..."

I touched the "Tenryu (Shiro) Bracelet" on my right arm.

"... Shiro, you're right. Can I borrow your name?

"I was wondering."

Keep your mouth close to the bracelet and exchange words so the lord doesn't hear you.

I have a story to tell Ciro and Illis about yesterday, just in case.

This is where the negotiations begin.

"Okay, please. Do you mind giving this town... the protection of a dragon in the sky, unilaterally?

"............... Yes?

"Blah, blah, it's Tenryu."

"Yes, no!?

The lord opened his eyes and shouted.

"Tenryu's!? No, we do hear rumors of the resurrection of the Tenryu... and that the wings of the Tenryu in the neighboring town are beginning to collapse..."

"Actually, they say that the witch, Iris, in her dreams, heard the words of Tenryu." Tenryu, "" On the Side, "" Always Together "......"

"............... oh"

I didn't lie.

Me and Iris are listening to the words of Tenryu's residual thoughts in Shiro's dreams.

"Isn't it good news for the townspeople who are upset by the attack on Gargoyle that the town received the protection of the lidded dragon"

"Yes, indeed. Bless the new lord."

"You won't be able to help with anything that's going to raze the town."

Even before, there were aristocrats trying to raze the legacy of dragon relations.

But I haven't got my hands on the dragon itself.

Etherina-Hersburg, who tried to crush the 'Sea Dragon Festival', also tried to obstruct the ritual, but did not take measures against the sea dragon itself. I could have sent people and tried to attack them.

The "Wings of the Tenryu" found in the town of Sharka were celebrated as amulets for the journey. Whoever tried to break it or shred it was a felony.

Carmina, who met in "Misty Valley," also attacked us in front of the Tenryu in "Fantasy Space," but not the Tenryu phantom itself.

Probably... because you know you can't win.

So if this harbour town of Ilgafa can be named 'I don't know what it is, but a town protected by a heavenly dragon and a sea dragon', it should be a deterrent to royal and strange enemies.

"To be precise, Tenryu seemed to care about this town with its dragon fringes and the winged town of Sharka, around the conservation site Mishrilla, wide and shallow. That's the kind of sign Iris felt, he said. Don't you hear rumors about Tenryu, Lord?

"Indeed… we have heard of the collapse of the 'Tenryu Wings' in the neighbouring town, the appearance of Tenryu in the conservation area Mishrilla and the defeat of Hydra"

"We saw it. At that time, the only Tenryu was the head - the great Tenryu, so with that much resurrection, you must have helped the town. The Virgin said so, too. And the wrath of the dragon shall be upon the things that deceive men. Isn't Tenryu already watching over us for the first time in the resurrection..."

"... oh"

"I think that's why Iris was able to hear the dragon."

Because of that.

Let's take advantage of everything we've left behind: The Legend of the Tenryu.

"... How can you tell me such valuable information?

"Because this town has our house."

I said.

"This is the house my best friend gave us, and it's where I met my new buddy. This is where I decided to live here, accepting that I am the 'Sea Dragon Brave' with the protection of the sea dragon Kelkattle. I don't want that to get rough with the weird guys. That would be the same for you, wouldn't it? Lord."

"Right. It certainly is."

"I don't want many. That this town, like the sea dragon, also received the protection of the heavenly dragon. Can you promise to spread that rumor and accept the rumor in a way that the Lords feel like 'Come on', 'I don't know', 'I can't say it clearly'?

"Just my town, I guess"

"You will also know the winged town of Sharka and the maintenance area of Mishrilla. I don't think this town will be the only place to get your attention if you sneak around and spread the word."

The lord seemed to think a little of my words.

I wonder what will happen. I don't think the Lords have any other disadvantages.

Not only the harbour town of Ilgafa, but also the winged town of Sharka, up to the conservation site of Mishrilla, is the subject of some sort of 'protection of the Tenryu', so this town will never be the only one to be noticed. Even if the enemy is endangering the dragon, the subject should be wide-spread.

All you have to do is someone with authority - the Lordship - to "somehow" acknowledge its existence.

"If you do anything wrong, Tenryu will come -" is enough to shed the rumor that nobles fear.

"............... My town is originally a town that gives up dragons"

That's what the lord said and nodded slowly.

"Fine. spreading rumors - not denying them - to neighboring towns. If that's all you need."

Negotiations are in place.

─ ─ In the sanctuary of the sea dragon ─

"It's just a gibberish...... a voice has reached the sea dragon Kelkattle. He said there's no problem with the town granting protection to the Tenryu."

After leaving the cave of the sanctuary, Illis said.

Rita wraps a cloth around a small body sitting on a rock. Cecil magically creates a bonfire and starts figuring out hot water.

"One more thing, I also asked permission to borrow your name"

"'A sea dragon and a heavenly dragon punish those who ravage this town', right?

"That's the point of this operation."

Iris, Rita, and Cecil looked at each other as they caught fire.

Then I look at the land. Too far from here, but beyond their gaze lies Lord Ilgafa. There must be three husbands negotiating with the lord. We all really want to relax because we just had a rough time yesterday.

But I don't know how the enemy moves.

The three of you think-- I hope you don't move if you can. Princess Claudia, the royal family, I hope that has nothing to do with that. Everything I said about "Vale" is a lie, and everything is her solo offender. The royal family has nothing to do with it, and that's the end of the story.

─ ─ Then Nagi and ourselves can relax at home.

"Really... I wanted to tell you a lot about how worried we were that Nagi was gone..."

"Not at all, Cecil. Even Iris couldn't stop shaking his body after he heard your brother had been taken."

This time, they noticed me again.

How much we need and care about your husband.

"... and you don't know when the incident will happen,"

"... even if I could sleep with your brother today, it wouldn't necessarily be the same tomorrow, would it?

"... you know what, Mr. Iris?"

"... of course, Mr. Cecil."

Kokoku. Yeah, yeah.

Staring at each other and nodding, two tiny pairs.

"... Nagi once again said he was going on an employee trip, right?

"... during an employee trip, it's a 'bump', isn't it?

"... that's good, right?" Blistering ""

"... let's definitely do it this time. 'Blink'"

"Um... Cecil, Iris?

Rita just wanders around Cecil and Iris discussing it with a serious face.

I can't break into the story because I know how you two feel. Because when I try to get a scratch on it, I remember what I did yesterday.

─ ─ Me, I hugged her naked to the nagging...

After listening to the story of the Nagi's expropriation, I asked him where he was, and he turned into a wolf in 'Complete Vestification (Beast Mode)' - and I can hardly remember anything from then on. There was something tangential about it, so I tore it, and then kicked it off one end because something undead appeared, and it was a straight line after I noticed the sign and smell of the nagi.

I rushed through at full speed and hugged your husband as he did. That's all.

Every time I remember, it turns bright red. My heart is about to burst.

But because of that, Rita's readiness hardens, and I can't say anything about Cecil and Iris' mindset to 'employee travel'. 'Cause you can never say it's weird. Because that feeling is what Rita naturally has...

"Cecil and Iris, the journey is after this operation, right?

So Rita has a sisterly tone and I just had to say that.

"If you're floating, they'll shrug you under your feet. Hey. Now, we need to focus on the operation!

"Ha, ha."

"I'm sorry. Rita."

Cecil and Iris become mindful gestures.

"... excuse me. I was floating."

"... that's Rita. As a senior slave, I respect you!

─ ─ Wow. I'm sorry, Cecil. Iris.

Apologizing in her heart, Rita put what she had kept from the nagi, on the ground.

It's a wooden, old box.

It was a box used by the people at the "Sea Dragon Festival" when they made a dedication to the sea dragon Kelkatore.

"... I hope you get caught up in this"

Is that it? Shouldn't you be catching on? Because it's easy.

But I'm not comfortable with that... hmm.

With her neck hanging, Rita checks the contents. There's only one thing in there.

─ ─ It was a silver mask with half the face on it.

"Now let's finish with the Illis"

Illis rises and reaches for the sky.

"I've created this phantom many times already, and I can produce the precision 'Ichiban Isuzuru'...... what did your brother want?

"They say it's good enough to look blurry from land"

"But he said he liked flying away from the ground to the sky."

Cecil and Rita answer.

Iris gets in the mood for "Mmm" when he decides to "cool pose" direct from Rafilia.

Reminds me of the transcendental presence (amazing) I saw in Shiloh's dream.

The phantom created in "The Misty Valley" was a poor detail. Now give me the exact shape. and blur lightly. As if I'd just flown away from this sanctuary.

Shadows are the only thing to show people. If it supports rumors, so be it.

"Activate!" Fantasy Space (Hansanukkan) LV1 "!!

And a giant white phantom appeared in the sanctuary of the sea dragon.

─ ─ At the same time, the market in the port town of Ilgafa-

"It's Princess Claudia!

"There was a carriage of royal princesses...!

The day after the dawn of the Gargoyle raid, people were roughly opening up markets.

It was before noon that a carriage with a royal crest appeared so as to cross that boulevard.

The carriage windows were closed and the curtains were pulled so that they could not be seen inside, but it was definitely the carriage of Princess Claudia, the 'Princess of Mercy'.

"─ I can't believe this kind of disaster struck the rich town of Ilgafa."

People calm down to the voices they hear from inside the carriage.

The side of the carriage is cemented by soldiers in gold armor.

You can't get close, but people kneel down and clear their ears, trying to hear a little.

"I don't know who did it, but we can't allow such barbarism. Even though the harbour town of Ilgafa has the protection of the sea dragon, it will also be the responsibility of the Lords that the protection of the land was elusive."

"Princess of Mercy" Claudia's words continued.

In the meantime, the soldiers in armor are calling the head of the market. Hand a small leather bag to the old man who showed up. "As used to rebuild the market," he tells them to hear. Marketers applaud the voice.

"When this is the case, if the aristocracy that is present has the power to protect the people - I cannot help but think so. Yes, it is the role of kings and nobles to protect the people. On your behalf, I offer you mercy."

"They say the one who was manipulating the gargoyle got it!!

"─ Ho?

From inside the carriage, a distracted voice sounds.

A few people have noticed that.

Most of them remained on their knees, pointing toward the Irgafa Regular Soldier who raised his voice.

The Regular Soldiers continue to speak to people as they boast of their achievements.

"The place was in the woods, and when the Regular soldiers rushed, they said the killer had already been defeated..."

"There was a gargoyle wreckage in the hall, and there was a nobleman who manipulated it..."

"The rumor is that the heavenly dragon protection was also given to the port town of Ilgafa."

Speaking of which, there were rumors of the emergence of a tenryu in Mishrilla.

"The fishermen said they saw a dragon-like shadow flying away."

"Is that true? Winged towns, sanctuaries, and this township are also protected by dragon connections...?

"" "" Whoa whoa whoa!!!

…………

The carriage moves out.

And...

"This is a secret... that the evidence of the true culprit who attacked the town was passed from the Tenryu Blancharca to the Sea Dragon Kelkatore... as a sign of the promise of the Sea Dragon and the Tenryu... to the Holy Land"

The moment the voice sounded, the princess's carriage increased its speed and ran away at a glance.

- Dozens of minutes later. The royal quarters of the port town of Ilgafa...

"What do you mean?!? How come 'Vale' hasn't said anything!?

[incomprehensible]

The cup that Claudia threw blurred the butler's forehead.

"La, I don't know what happened to Baron Lambell's warrant, thank you. I was in contact with Vale through her."

"I know that, too!

Princess Claudia shrugged her back teeth.

Grab the dagger in your hand. This is one of the organization's means of communication. Simply cast a determined spell, think of the other person, and you can send a simple message. But I'm not responding to anything right now.

I was just going to play.

What I got for "Vale" is a mask that makes me forget just a little that I'm the princess.

I can read and record what another human sees and hears. By wearing it later, Princess Claudia can experience the life of 'Vale'.

"... is it something you can always and always be the 'Princess of Mercy'! GOOD!!"

That's why I cooperated with 'Vale'.

I allowed her to use the name 'Princess Claudia' to help her make contact with the nobility. It was a fun 'play' for Claudia.

I chose the port town of Ilgafa for the playground to laugh at the sea dragons.

I can't get my hands on the earth, the patron saint of the sea. I laughed at it and enjoyed roughing up this town. And yet...

"─ Tianlong, I can't believe you're coming out."

"Dear Claudia, It would be better if you returned to the King's Capital."

"... right"

With a nod, Claudia shook her neck to the side.

I have something to be sure of.

What is the "Tenryu gave to the Sea Dragon, proof of the true culprit" in the rumor?

If that's the 'Vale' mask, it sucks. There's still something left over from what 'Vale' saw and heard. In case they analyze it, they might even be able to retrieve the information when they talk to Claudia.

"... if the existence of such a thing appeared in the light... to have defiled the royal name... in the royal family of meritocracy, what would happen to me..."

Even with princes and princesses born in the royal family, their status is not stable.

If we do not achieve results, the right to inherit the throne will keep falling.

The ones whose inheritance rights have fallen below 10th place suck. Both private property and distribution are taken away, and they have to serve as subordinates of those who have a higher right of inheritance.

In the unlikely event that the 'Vale' mask is analyzed, Claudia's status will definitely fall for hurting the royal authority.

"... this is probably a trap"

if you go get this thing, that's the proof claudia is involved.

If it is left unattended and analyzed, it may still eventually reach Claudia.

Claudia grips the dagger again.

"Vale" should be able to summon the trump card - "Demon God" - when you have to. A demon who possesses mighty skill and flight skills and also understands human language. Claudia repeats, calling the demon god to keep screaming. but I don't respond.

I feel nauseous about what I have to think and solve on my own.

But there's no other way.

"... pick out the worst of the subordinates, the ones who do not work. Send them out with the strongest armor and weapons. Approaching the sanctuary of the sea dragon, if you find anything, it will be destroyed. In case you get caught, I'm gonna have to give you your name and let you sign a contract."

Claudia, yes, gave instructions.

─ ─ At dawn the next day, the rock that leads to the sanctuary of the sea dragon ─

"... did you come after all? You don't have to come..."

I shrugged my shoulders when I saw a bunch of black capes who came to avoid the eyes.

I can't help it, we're on the move.

"─ Lights!"

On the right side of the soldiers proceeding through the rocks sandwiched by the sea, a voice was heard.

When unexpectedly all look towards the sea, the boat floats in the waves of dawn and the magical 'lights' floating behind it.

Two girls in backlight and faceless, riding.

One gets on his knees and bows his head.

"─" Forced Courtesy (Manor Gears) "(Boosh) ─ Good morning!!

The moment that voice was heard, the soldiers bowed their heads reflexively.

"Yes, 'Delayed Martial Arts' (Sheathed)"

Shh!

The moment the soldiers' centers of gravity leaned forward, something huge snapped their asses.

─ ─ ─ ─

Dobon

Waiting for them to fall out of balance and into the shallow waters was, by chance (...), the blues lime that was gathering there.

The slime enters through the gap between the armor and the helmet, restraining the soldiers who twitch in the muddy rock.

Thus the soldiers did not see the faces of their enemies, and all were deprived of their fighting abilities.

─ ─ The royal quarters of the port town of Ilgafa ─

"It's my loss... I surrender..."

Claudia collapsed as she received reports that the soldiers she sent were devastated.

There was no other way but total surrender.

The soldiers were captured by regular soldiers of Ilgafa as' a pretext to vandalize the sanctuary '.

If the mask is analyzed, the connection between them and Claudia will also be revealed.

"... to never touch this town again. Not to tell anyone about it... and... the magic weapon that Azakusha possesses, the item... to give it all to Lord Ilgafa... to take on any order when Azakusha is in need... instead of 'covenant'... not to make this a statement... Tell the royal family that you can be on the side of the dragon... and have mercy..."

With disappointment on her knees, Claudia had no choice but to crush.