Manowa

◎ Drums City, Dragon Road Hot Spring

A girl with a chest that didn"t jiggle even the slightest bit was crying. Kazane was crying inside steamy Drums City"s signature Dragon Road Hot Spring.

「Why is she like that?」

「Ah. When she returned to the inn, Tatsuo-kun and Yumika were sleeping together in the same futon. It seems she"s feeling jealous.」

Soaking in the bathtub a little bit away from Kazane, a girl who all but didn"t jiggle Emily asked that question to the transcendentally jiggling woman Louise.

Louise thought them getting tired and falling asleep couldn"t be helped and said so, but it seemed that didn"t stop the flames of jealousy. On the other hand, Kazane was the one who asked Yumika to take care of him, so she couldn"t lash out at Yumika, and she decided to enter the hot spring for the time being to calm her feelings.

「It"s okay. Tatsuo-kun will properly return to Kazane"s side tomorrow.」

「Uwaaan, Tiaraaaa.」

Then Kazane was crying in the transcendentally jiggling girl Tiara"s chest. The chest Kazane had jumped into was suddenly shaking, and Tiara was making an expression of supreme bliss as she was hugged Kazane. Would the psychology technical term『in heaven』be the best description of her current status?

(This is nice. This is niceー)

Tiara"s thoughts were transparent to Louise, but she left it alone. At present, Tiara"s relationship with Noaki seemed to be progressing reasonably well. So Louise was currently observing. Even though Louise had night practice with Naoki once, she didn"t have the slightest intention of partic.i.p.ating in the compet.i.tion for Naoki. Her valuation of Naoki had simply risen a little. Nothing had changed in particular.

And there was also her blood relative Emily. Louise was planning to simply watch for the time being without supporting either one.

(If you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse... is that how it is?)

Emily was shuddering as she watched Tiara and Kazane. Looking at Tiara"s usual behavior, it was difficult to tell which was the general and which was the horse, but there were sufficient grounds for the idea that Tiara was winning over the Onee-chan Kazane to make Naoki fall.

So thinking, Emily felt like a path had opened to her, but as a matter of fact, Emily kept herself subtly distant from Kazane. She didn"t dislike her, but the existence called Kazane was a slightly strong poison to a person with common sense.

After that, Kazane saw Tatsuo and Yumika further embracing each other while they slept when she returned to their room. She moaned「Uoooo」and also entered the futon with them. Yumika was startled when she woke up the next morning and found that she and Kazane had been hugging each other while they slept.

Also, it seemed Tatsuo had rolled over in his sleep. He was sleeping a slight distance away.

After that morning uproar, Kazane and the others decided to leave Drums City after their one night stay as planned. It seemed there was also going to be a festival today, but when they were informed of Kazane"s departure, they decided to do the end of festival activities immediately.

For the feudal lord, it seemed that as long as their warm welcome was conveyed, it was fine. In the first place, there was no way he could do any actions that would incur the displeasure of the G.o.d Dragon Empress, and they were immediately seen off.

Then they arrived at Deidona City around noon.

It had already been half a month since the Dragon Bear attack. From the start, it seemed n.o.body was harmed except the people who tried to flee with the feudal lord at the beginning of the attack and the battle casualties. The city also wasn"t damaged to the degree that it needed to be restored. However, the walls had become covered with soot at that time from the Dragon Bears" Fireb.a.l.l.s, and it seemed that had also been cleaned up to a certain extent.

◎ Deidona City, Adventurers Guild Office

「Yo, what did you guys do?」

「Huh?」

When Kazane entered the Adventurers Guild office and went to the reception desk, those were the first words that came from the staff.

「An urgent notice came from Drums City. Drums City has absolutely no connection to the White Party. There was nothing; nothing happened. An order to disseminate this information came.」

Kazane"s face stiffened after those words.

「Well, you guys saved this city, so we"re in your debt, and even if it"s from the feudal lord of a neighboring city, we can"t ignore his direct order, so I won"t inquire. Please don"t do showy things that require information hiding like this too often. The reputation of the Guild will also be affected.」

After being told that by the staff, Kazane groaned「Gununu,」but since had nothing to say, she had no choice but to remain silent. The cause was probably Kazane saying「For the time being, my public social position is an adventurer, so don"t tell others about me」to Drums City"s feudal lord.

(It"s certainly exactly as I said, but it seems like it will cause more bad rumors...)

With Kazane"s infamy thoroughly spreading, it felt like it was a bit late to worry about that. Even though it"s infamy, the rumors also acknowledge our superiority, so if I think of it as increasing our prestige as adventurers, it"s not a bad thing... Kazane thought. As long as they didn"t actually become wanted people.

(Well, let"s set that aside for now)

Pulling oneself together was important. Kazane decided to ignore the story she had just heard and accomplish her original purpose.

◎ Deidona City, In Front of Adventurers Guild Office, Inside Carriage

While Kazane was receiving the proceeds from the sale of the Dragon Bear materials at the reception desk of the Adventurers Guild office, Hippomaru-kun and the Thunder Chariot were parked in front of the Adventurers Guild office. This time, they weren"t going to stay overnight in the city; they planned to immediately leave Deidona City once they left the Guild and stay at the Cottage that night. So without a parking place, the carriage was parked in front of the office.

Tiara, Louise, Mefirus, and Tatsuo were inside the carriage, with Yuuko-nee sprawled on top.

An Elder Cat variation that was two times larger than a normal one was also conspicuous, but the impact of the jet black carriage pulled by a jet black armored horse was abnormal.

Therefore, a person who knew about the White Party likely wouldn"t carelessly approach, and as expected, there was no way a person who didn"t know would try to approach a dangerous object that looked like a Devil King"s carriage.

「Mama, big kitty!」

「You, you mustn"t look.」

Such voices could be heard from the surroundings. From the beginning, the windows of this carriage were at the same height as or slightly higher than human eyes. There was no fear of a person staring inside, and of course, there was also no way anyone would notice the beings on the floor of the carriage.

『The outside is a little noisy, isn"t it.』

『Well, that"s as usual.』

And on the carriage floor were Tatsuo, a juvenile Crystal Dragon subspecies, and Mefirus, a juvenile Ruby Griffon. In fact, after Kazane and Yumika, the person in the party that Tatsuo was most attached to was the former king. Their body types were similar, and it seemed Mefirus" personality vaguely resembled Naga.

「As usual, this carriage"s style resembles a bed of nails. 」

Louise said. She possessed a normal sensitivity, so she understood the way the surrounding people reacted to the carriage very well. After all, she thought that if it were her, she absolutely wouldn"t approach.

And Tiara beside her was a real princess, so as might be expected, she was used to gazes from the surroundings.

「But it"s a good carriage. Even sitting for a long time isn"t tiring at all.」

There were no lies in the smiling Tiara"s words. The comfortable environment this carriage provided was enough to impress even Tiara, a member of royalty.

(Hmm, if anyone returns, maybe I"ll also go the bar)

Unlike Tiara, who had always been in luxurious environments, this carriage was too comfortable for Louise. She was thinking she also wanted to soak up a slightly different atmosphere as she looked toward the entrance of the bar.

◎ Deidona City, Adventurers Guild Adjacent Bar

While Kazane was in the office and Louise"s group were in the carriage, the other members Jinrai, Yumika, and Naoki"s group were in the Adventurers Guild adjacent bar.

Kazane had also heard they were going there when she got off the carriage, so after receiving the money from the sale of the Dragon Bear materials and putting it in her Item Box, she decided to immediately head to the bar. She hadn"t been to an information gathering place like it for a while, so she also planned to do that.

(But no matter where you go, there"s a bar next to the Guild office)

Well, it"s convenient, though... Kazane thought. The thought that they might be establishments for the sake of segregating rough people like adventurers from the rest of the populace also came to mind.

And when Kazane entered the bar, there was a reasonable number of people inside even though it was noon, and Naoki and the others were in the center of the crowd.

「Ah, Aneki.」

After Naoki"s words, the surrounding men turned toward Kazane and took a step back. She played a leading role in saving the city half a month ago, but if she was as the rumors said, she was also an extremely dangerous person. Being on guard was natural, and the usual exchange「Oi, is that kid really」「Idiot, do you want to be forced to polish?」also occurred. Kazane was already used to such a scene.

「Oui」

Kazane said that single word and raised her hand. She looked at the surrounding people and didn"t see anyone that seemed like the people Naoki"s group came to meet, so she decided to ask about it.

「Naoki, were you able to meet your friends?」

「No, it seems they left a little while ago.」

After Naoki"s immediately reply, Kazane said「Is that so.」

「We heard a monster called a Demon Wolf appeared between Deer South and Dolmu City. It seems quite a large number of people are partic.i.p.ating in the subjugation. And it looks like Iria"s party also went.」

「Demon Wolf? Moreover, since it"s between Deer South and Dolmu....」

After Kazane"s words, Naoki replied「Probably......」Jinrai and the rest also nodded.

Naoki, the others, and Kazane had reached the same conclusion: that monster called Demon Wolf had probably evolved by eating the Earth Core Dragon meat and Childstone that was stolen by the Kobolds.

Demon Wolf. It was a giant beast with red eyes and jet black fur. It was a monster that also had the name Fenrir Imitator.

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Magic Swordswoman

t.i.tle: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Draghorn Tonfa (Incomplete) x2, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Eating Ogre King"s Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Acc.u.mulator, White Magic Acc.u.mulator, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring

Level : 33

Health: 135

Magic Power: 260+420

Strength: 57+20

Agility: 52+14

Endurance: 33

Wisdom : 65

Dexterity : 41

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror Shield』

Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Warrior"s Memory』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog"s Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv3』『Rush』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link: Lv2』『Optical Camouflage』『Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Hand Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『St.u.r.dier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Fabricated Coercion』『Stone Minotaur』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『s.p.a.ce Expansion』『Pseudo-silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』『Arms Creation: Black Flame』『Ingredient Connoisseur』『Dragon Pheromone「Dragon」』

Yumika:「Ah, it appeared after all?」

Kazane:「It appeared.」