The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

It was a carriage ride to the house of Geolen.

The target's guard was diluted because I decided to go from myself and make a big deal out of it. At least, it's not the kind of situation where you're getting a knife stuck in your throat, and Laocles and his former colleague are safe.

Me and Laocles are in the carriage right now, and then there are three Geolen family escorts.... There is no disturbing air. It's okay. It's okay.

Laocles is safe, and the woman in his colleague is making sure he rides the other carriage with the other escorts. It's okay. Nothing irrevocable has happened.

"... hey"

Laocles followed me from the side.

"Why did you do such a lame thing?"

"I don't think it's impotent. There is a chance. So."

"He's shaking."

That's what they said, I noticed.

... the feeling of my hand was thin.

I grabbed my arm with my hand and found my hand limping.... They're in the same condition as Laocles just now.

"... I think I'm a little nervous"

"I guess."

Am I nervous?

If I put it into words, oh, you're definitely nervous, I think. Yeah. I'm nervous. I was.

"... but because this is the second time this has happened. I'm used to it, and things are much better than the first time."

So now, consciously, make it into words.

The teacher said words have power. Sometimes it changes when you put it into words.... hateful, though I don't like it.

"So I hope you don't worry. Because I think you and that colleague can help you."

Let's put it into words. Let's be conscious and put into words. Thinking so and saying so... Laocles looked sinister.

"... let yourself in while you help"

"Uh... oh, yeah"

I get a very sinister look on my face, so I answer this too.

"Well, I... Laocles and that co-worker, and then me too. Help properly."

"Do it."

When I said that, Laocles looked a little relieved. And he says.

"As far as that goes, you can do what you want. Some injuries. Just out of magic. Meditate your eyes. When you do, I'll take care of it."

... Hey, I'm surprised. 'As far as it goes' and 'You can do what you want'. And 'meditate your eyes on some injuries'. 'I'll take care of it afterwards'.

Right. Can I do what I want? [M] Somewhat, you can get hurt. If I can't move, Laocles will help me. So help everyone, including me. Yeah, well.

"... only make yourselves a top priority. About us... Especially about the interior. You know what I mean?

"Yeah."

"You... no, to say any more novels, that's the parent's..."

"Parents?... Yeah, sure, maybe so. I wondered if you looked like a parent."

"Hey."

Yeah. Only, ideal, the story of.

Then we had an ops meeting. For once, there are other Geolene family escorts on board, so keep it down.... Though I feel even better now.

No, but the escorts, they're sitting across from us, but they're familiar with our conversation. Some of them pretend to sleep openly.

... I mean, apparently they're 'like that' people too. Comfortable.

"What are we going to do now? I hear you have plans."

"Yeah. Well... I'll draw"

While the carriage rocked me, I decided to talk to Laocles.

"Okay, so"

"Yeah.... if I'm going to be working on a painting, I think I'm going to have to draw something I don't want to..."

Raocles seemed a little worried, but yeah, I can't help this.

I couldn't think of any other way to save people's lives there. Someone else may have done something to me even if I didn't do something, but I couldn't help it because there was no guarantee.

"Draw it, what are you going to do? You give them the dragon, and that's it?

And I don't think this is going to end, I suppose. Maybe you'll give me a reason to stay at the Georen's all the time. Somehow I can already imagine that. That's... well, I can imagine.

But... in the first place, when the dragon comes out, it shouldn't be.

"Uh... when I put out Faye's, it wasn't that size at first"

"... the dragon, huh?

"Yeah. He was about the height of Faye's house"

I remember. It was a dragon big enough to think it would reach the sky. I don't know why that is, though I shrink a lot and stay with Faye.

...... yeah. I mean, it is.

"So the ceiling broke because I was painting it in an underground cell."

"... hey"

Laocles looked like 'I've got a guess'.

"Their... in the house, you're going to draw, aren't you?

"Yeah, well, I think that's good enough."

The people of the Geolen family don't know the first size of the Red Dragon. If Faye were to assume the size of the dragon he's taking with him now, he wouldn't complain about doing it indoors. So, well, the last resort is, 'ceiling collapse with dragon head thrust'.

"... before I said it, I'm not gonna stop."

"Yeah. Thanks"

"In that case, what about the escape?

"I was hoping Laocles would subpoena the dragon that came out."

That's what I said about the way out, and Laocles looked surprised.

"... me,"

"Yeah. Because Faye said something that seemed like a problem when it came to my subpoena."

When I said that, Raocles remembered and looked like he had a headache.

"But... am I the one who summoned the legendary demon? It's a joke of bad nature."

"I guess so."

Though I think I look good.

"Suppose, what if I didn't?"

"I think Faye will come"

"... are we having a meeting?

"I didn't. But all those flashy Geolene people came..."

So Laocles nodded loudly.

"Does the Redgards have a reason to move independently of you?"

"Yeah."

Well...... I mean, I think we can figure it out.

If I get the dragon out, the ceiling will break and it won't be my place to talk, and when the dragon comes out, I can get Laocles to use it as a subpoena and get out of there on that dragon. Even if not, Faye and Faye's father should be able to move to boulders. Go around me, not for more good reason.

"... by the way, did you think that far and just pop out?

"About half."

To be honest, I just thought about the escape.

"... but I think this is a good idea. The people of the Geolen family are the ones who will attack even if they say no properly. Then I'll have to look up at the sky from an empty hole in the ceiling and ask you to think about it. Besides, that woman managed to help."

This is how the Georens attacked me after I said no, so I guess this is the only way it could have happened. Or was there a better way to say no?

"That woman...... interior, huh"

But I'm glad that the woman who's making Laocles look so complicated right now was there.

"The interior thing... it's a slave. Me too, that guy."

"Yeah."

"It was a circumstance I should have missed."

"Really?"

When I asked him back, Raocles sighed deeply... and said, blush.

"... I don't think you're smart at what you do. But thanks, I do."

Then we arrived at the Giolen mansion in about half a day.

After a bit of chatting with the escorts, I got information like 'The Giolen mansion is not that far from the Redgard mansion'.

For once, it seems that there are other territories as well, but as far as distance is concerned, they are not so much. Redgard territory is due to the large forest in the middle, and the mansion is also on the edge of the territory. So extra, I guess that means.

... As an image, did Shiga to Nara move each prefectural location in a linear fashion? I'm on my way through Kyoto, but not that far away as a distance, like.

"We've arrived."

"Oh, thank you."

I need help from my escort to get out of the carriage. (I don't think they had to help me, but the escort wanted to help me.

What was in front of me was a mansion made of chocolate, cocoa brown, and then sometimes biscuit bricks. The roof is orange. The window frame was painted white, and somehow, I got the impression that it was spilled.

... like an orange and chocolate cake. It is somewhat of a hungry color scheme.

"Finally. It was a terrible trip."

From the carriage next door, Mr. Santos and his escorts were coming down. Then I can see Laocles' co-worker woman coming out of another carriage, too. Good.

"... okay, don't stay right"

"Yeah."

Mr. Santos looked at me and looked a little anxious. Are you afraid of me? Though that would be appreciated if you were scared.

"Then we're going. Your father is waiting for you.... Hey, you guys go back to your positions"

When Mr. Santos says so, the escorts are scattered sparsely. Go to the gate or rush back inside the mansion.

... and some of the people returning were Laocles coworkers.

"Hey, interior bersch! Where are you going!

"… I was originally the escort of Master Carnelia"

The woman called to rest, Mr Interlia, says so in retrospect. From the look on his face, his loyalty didn't seem very good.

"Except you. Come on, you're going back to Carnelia after your deal with this guy."

But I guess I have to ask. Mr. Interlia has returned to a position a short distance from Mr. Santos.

"All right. Let's go, then."

And we go inside your mansion.

"Oh! You're here!

"Yes."

The lord of the Ziolen family looked happy to see me.

I'm glad I walked in on my own free will. [M] Yeah. Right. I came here of my own free will. [M] On my own initiative, I get to the negotiating table. I'm not threatened, I do what I want.

... so right now, I can't even get a knife stuck in my throat, and I'm not so alert. Yeah. This was a bit of a big harvest.

"Does that mean you're willing to summon the Red Dragon for our home?

"Well... if you don't, you're going to repeat the crime."

Even if I say a little bit of disgust, the lord's man remains a full grin. They don't care if we're doing something terrible anymore.

"Well. Let's get a contract, shall we?... Oh, of course, this is a one-time contract. I hope you'll think about your ongoing contract with the Geolens family in the future. But we need the Red Dragon ASAP."

... right. What are they, 'there's a reason to hurry'? That's why I came up with such an absurd imitation.

Yeah. Let's remember.

Then the contract came out.

Unfortunately, I can't read it, so I was watching Raocles as I heard the Geolenes read it out. Yeah, I'm really glad he's here.

"First, the first one, but I ask you to summon the Red Dragon. By doing so, you get paid. All right?

"Uh... is that supposed to be the Red Dragon?

And from the beginning, I was supposed to pinch my mouth.

"If there are other creatures as rare and precious as the Red Dragon, I want them that way."

I'm not putting out the Red Dragon, because I wanted to decide first. I don't mean to be instrumental to Faye, but I still don't want to put out a bunch of Red Dragons like that. Somehow.

"... a creature as rare and precious as the Red Dragon...?

"I'll think about it and then I'll decide. I'll take confirmation before I send it out. Do you mind?

When I asked him that, he couldn't disagree with the boulders here. I checked with the lord and Santos, and they also acknowledged this.

... They didn't originally want the 'Red Dragon', they wanted the 'status and fame gained by the Red Dragon', so I guess it doesn't have to be the Red Dragon. Yeah. I knew this, too.

"Next, you're the Red Dragon... no, summon the equivalent of the Red Dragon for our Ziolean family."

"Huh?"

It's for Laocles, isn't it?

"In other words, having the people of the House of Geolen present, let them summon you.... I summoned him, but he got away with it, but it was different."

Yeah, you're worried you can get away with dragons and stuff. Oh well. That was... a little unexpected.

"Okay?

"Well...... yes"

I can't help it, but I have to snort here. Hopefully the creature I put out will be Laocles' summoner......

"Oh, were you worried that the summoned Warcraft would not come to us? Then you can't worry about it. We have the finest demon stones available. Any warcraft would be able to handle it."

... Well, even in the worst case scenario, if a proper summoner will find his favorite address and live there, that's fine...

"And last but not least, we're talking about rewards."

"Yes."

Talk about rewards. This is the most important part of me, though the Geolenes look like 'I don't care about this'.

"Let's just do what we want for the reward. Except it's a lot of work. Success reward, let me say. How much do you want?

The lord of the Geolen family smiles with a full face saying so.

The smile looked like an appeal: 'This one can give you as much money as you want', or something like 'it's a sight to see how much money you're going to offer'.

... but my demands are settled.

"I don't need money. I don't even need the canes, the jewels, that have been presented before. What I want instead is me and his freedom and security guarantees for the escort. Promise not to bother us or the Redgards anymore. And then there's Interalia Bersch."

When I answered, all the people in the Geolen family looked surprised.

"Hey...... me? Me?"

"Yes."

The most surprising would undoubtedly be Mr Interalia Bersch himself. I'm sorry I couldn't afford to talk to you about that.

"... did you like Interalia Bersch so much? Or... Hmm, if you're going to send it to your slaves, there are many better slaves."

"I like her."

"But..."

I'm reluctant. I can't help it. Even they wouldn't want to let go of 'the ingredients that can threaten me forever'.

... but I'm not going to leave here. If I leave here, there's no point in coming this far.

It was then.

"... heh. Don't you get it yet?"

Laocles opened his mouth with a little laugh.

That, he laughed, doing to... For what, with a scary face.

"My lord is not under contract to the Redgard family, he is rootless."

Yeah. It's rootless.

"Um, right. That's why I'm with the Geolen family..."

"And you're outlaws."

Their expressions froze.

"Outlaw has a way of fighting outlaws. You proved it. … but if you are going to fight against the law, we are prepared to do so."

"This one has no back shield. I mean, you don't have to act like you care about someone behind you.... you know what that means?

As soon as Laocles said so, the people of the Geolen family blued.

... It's not like I didn't sign a contract because I wanted to behave like this, yeah. It has helped.

Right. Those who have nothing to lose are strong.

I can collapse the ceiling of this mansion without worrying about the face of the Redgard family. That's what happens.

"If you ever try to threaten us again, this one will be hostile to you. If we're just gonna end up with this contract, we'd better do that for each other, wouldn't we?

When Laocles said that and stuffed him... the Georens looked at each other... and nodded at each other.

... so a contract was signed.

I summon something as rare as the Red Dragon. Summon for the people of the Geolen family in front of the Geolen family.

And as a reward, our safety and future, in addition to Mr. Interlia's personality, will be ours.

It's a contract like this, so it's a little different from what I originally planned... well, I think there's a lot to do.

Make a contract, check each other's writing, and sign each other. (I signed with the letter of the original world. I was a little surprised.

… and then we will be guided to our workplace.

That's how I was led underground. [M]

"The ceiling is unexpectedly high"

I was curious there first.

... all the way down the spiral staircase, the basement ahead. A basement with cool bottom air. High ceilings, basement.

What should I do? I guess I'll have to get a guy of a hell of a size out of this to crash the ceiling. We have to work hard.

"Summoning room, I wonder"

"I guess."

Apparently, this is a room reserved for this kind of use. Yeah, well, isn't it weird to have a room like that?

"Is sleeping here too, this"

"... they're not going to let you get away with it until this one summons you."

Yeah. In the corner of the cold basement, there's a line of beds like, 'Hurry up, but I've carried them away'. That's our bunk...

... Although it's a lot unexpected, well, let's just do what we can.

So we went around the room, and then, after the maids of the Geolen family left the room, we decided to draw out a big drawing sheet so that we could paint at any time.

"The summons will take about three days," he says. Then, he also said, "I'll talk to you about what to summon," so he also has time for it.

And... although I was somewhat guessing because they were in a hurry at first, they can't keep us under constant surveillance because they have a lot to do.

So I figured I'd draw it all out of my mind. Although there is no reason to be free. But I have plenty of time.

That was the time.

Cuttlefish, and footsteps approaching. That, while you think, the footsteps approach.

But...... somehow, that footstep sounds a lot smaller. I looked at the door thinking that... eventually, Ki, the door snapped and opened.

"Who are you? Customer?"

There she was, a girl about 10 years old, dressed in a dress, with honey colored hair and orange eyes.

... was an unexpected visitor.