Dark Knight Kroki

　After a night, the aspidokeron carrying us left the selkie village.
　A selkie village is a village, but it doesn't have houses, just a herd of selkies.
　When the selkie doesn't go out in front of people, they live as seals.
　In other words, there is nothing special about the village, just a lot of ice. So there was nothing special to see.
　If you look out the window, you can see the Northern Lights.
　I've heard that this world's aurora borealis was created by the influence of Mina, the mother goddess of the gods of Elyos, when she appeared in this world.
　Mina is said to have answered the call of Orgis in the skies above this ice island.
　When Mina appeared in this world, Orgis became enamored with her iridescent beauty.
　The residue of the radiance left over from that time is said to be floating around as the Northern Lights.
　Even after Mina's disappearance, the aurora borealis continues to color the skies above the ice island beautifully.
　To Nargol, the goddess of destruction, it is an abhorrent beauty.
　I look inside the rooms of the mansion.
　I am in a room on the top floor of the mansion.
　The room is large and clean, and from here you can see the view of the surroundings.
　Polen is surrounded by selkie youths.
　He looks disheveled. However, Polen had a serious look on his face when he announced that he was going to defeat the Kraken.
　It felt like his eyes were seriously thinking about helping the selkies in trouble.
　I was thinking about how I could get Polen to get on board with killing the Kraken.
　But my own shallow wits would be of no use.
　In fact, it was the selkie's tears that motivated Pollen.
　The selkie's earnest appeal was what moved him to action.
　We feel helpless and happy at the same time.
　It was Pollen's will to move from now on. I can only help him.
　Pollen is surrounded by a young man, a selkie, and his face is disheveled.
　But I'm sure he has a passionate fighting spirit behind it.
　...... Yes, I'm sure it is.

"Mr. Kuroki. Would you like a drink? Or do I?

　A selkie woman offers herself a drink.
　Like the selkie youths, the selkie women have come to the island.
　Now they have shed their seal skins and are in human form.
　Like their male counterparts, they are also beautiful.
　However, instead of wrapping their pelts around their bodies, they are naked and wearing seashell bikinis. This made it very difficult to look at them.

Thank you. I'd like a drink.

　For some reason, the selkie woman looks a little disappointed when she receives her drink.
　But I can't let my mind wander.
　With the girls in seashell bikinis surrounding me, my lower body is in a state of slumber.
　This may be a side effect of the dragon power inside me, but I feel like I'm losing my sobriety.
　I must somehow defy it.
　If I'm not good, this place will turn into a ridiculous erotic spacetime. I have to avoid that!
　I try to avoid looking at the three selkie women around me.

'Huh?'

　That's when I looked down.
　I notice a small seal at the feet of the selkie women.

'Kyu~'

　The little seal makes a cute little noise when he sees himself.

'Inula!　You?　Did you follow me?　Not unless you're in the village!

　One of the selkie women holds up a small seal.

'And the little one?'
'I'm sorry!　It's like they just followed me around without permission!

　The selkie woman apologizes to herself.

'I don't mind, but she can't be in human form, can she?

　I approach the little selkie myself.

'Yes, sir. This girl's name is Inura. She is the sister of our representative, Inul. She is still a child and cannot shed her skin. That's why I can't be your partner, Mr. Kuroki. Please forgive me: ......

　The selkie woman bows her head.
　Perhaps a selkie child can't turn into a humanoid, but there's no reason why he or she should be humanoid.
　But there's no reason why they have to be humanoid.
　What are you dealing with in the first place?! And then I poke around in my mind.
　And Inul is the selkie young man who is working with Polen.
　This little seal is his sister, apparently.
　It's impossible to tell the selkie from the seal state, so it's impossible to tell whether it's a boy or a girl in the first place.
　But either way, she's fluffy and very cute.

'I don't mind. Isn't she a cute little thing?

　When I say that, the little seal makes a cute little noise.
　The little seal seems to be shy to see if it understands what I am saying.
　This little seal reminds me of the aquarium I went to with Shirone when I was little.
　In the aquarium where we went to see the two of us, there was a father and son seal.
　I remember how cute the newborn baby seals were, snuggling up to their mother.
　It was hard to stop Shirone from trying to get into the tank to touch the little seal.
　This is one of the memories I have of myself and Syrone.
　I wonder what that seal is doing now?
　I can feel my lower body calming down thanks to the return to my childhood.
　Thank God.

'Kyu~'

　The seal in the selkie woman's arms twists and turns.
　It looks like it wants to come over here.

"Okay, come on.

　I receive the little seal myself.
　Then the little seal sweetly rubs its nose against your chest.

'Good, good. You're a cute little thing.

　The little seal looks happy when I stroke its head.

'Um ....... Could it be that Kuroki-sama wants an inula?　Should we be in seal form too?
'No!　Please dress as you are!

　Oh, my God! I couldn't help but be honest with myself.
　I let out a little loudly, which surprised the little seal.

'Kyu?'
Nope. It's nothing.

　I look at the little seal as I stroke its head.
　The eyes of the little seal are so pure of heart. They wouldn't even think of something as disgusting as they do.

By the way, it looks like you're quite far from your home, is the Kraken far from where you are?

　I say, trying to distract him from the subject.

'What?'　Master Kroki, we're already in the waters with the Kraken.

　I look out in surprise at his words.
　There's nothing different, just ice floating in the air.
　I close my eyes and concentrate on my consciousness.
　You notice that something huge is coming towards you.
　I'm slow to notice it because I don't feel any hostility.

'Hey, this might not be good: ......'





Polen, Princess of the Devil's World

'Poochie. I knew it was ....... Maybe it's a bit too much ....... To begin with, I can't swim, I'm not good at going out, and I can't kill the Kraken. ......

　I say, so that the selkie lords around me can't hear me.

'Your Highness Polen~. That's not a new thing~. It was good, wasn't it?　With a grand gesture like that?

　Poo-chan picks up where it hurts.

'Boo. Maybe it was a mistake. ...... I didn't think so at the time. The selkie lords were so charming that I was sarcastic .......
Huh. ....... Well, that's certainly more like His Highness. I'm relieved.

　Poo-chan shakes her head, "Oh dear.
　I'm wondering what the hell is going on with me in Poo-chan's mind.

"Mr. Pollen. I have brought you sweets. Would you like some?

　The selkie Inuls bring me sweets.
　I let them call me by my name because I want them to call me directly by my name. I want the beautiful men to call me by my name.
　Kuroki-sensei would like me to call him by his name if possible, but he is too serious to do so.
　Instead, for some reason, the selkie women have started to call Dr. Kuroki by his name.
　Well, if you're a serious and saintly Mr. Kuroki, you won't be moved by the sight of the selkie women.
　So, it's safe.

Yes, I will. Thank you, I'll take it. Ahh.

　I will be fed directly.
　The selkie's beautiful hands feed me directly into my mouth.
　The sweets made of honey feel sweeter than usual. After all, it is good to be fed by a beautiful man.
　Inul and his friends are dressed in nude and seal fur.
　Their slender limbs are more than half visible, which is a sight for sore eyes.
　Sometimes I'm nervous that I'll be able to see the seal between their legs.

'Muha ----!!!'

　I'm going to snort.
　But I can't let them notice that.
　Inul and the others are looking at me with sparkling eyes.
　I'm sure they believe that I will exterminate the Kraken.
　To be honest, I'm sorry.
　But even if I don't do anything, won't Kuroki-sensei be able to eliminate the Kraken?
　After all, Sensei is the strongest dark knight that even your father approves of.
　Probably, apart from your father, the only person in Nargol who is on a par with me is Kuroki-sensei.
　Yes, there's no problem if you leave it to him.
　So you can eat your sweets.
　Then, the pavilion suddenly shakes.
　It seems that the aspidoceron has suddenly stopped.

'Doh!　What's the matter with you?!

　Then Dr. Kroki comes over to us with a selkie child in his arms.
　The selkie child rubs his nose against the teacher's cheek as he removes his helmet to spoil her.
　I'm so jealous. Yeah! Get out of that place!

'Your Highness Polen. It seems that something huge is coming toward us. Therefore, I will intercept it here.

　Kuroki-sensei reports back to me with his head down.

'Yeah?　Really?　Did you get the Kraken?
I don't know. But it could be the Kraken. Perhaps General Riburum and Ezasa and the others are preparing to fight back. Therefore, I urge you to prepare yourselves.
'What?　Am I moving too?
What?

　Dr. Kroki and I give him a strange look.
　Then I remember.
　Come to think of it, I had promised to beat the Kraken.
　I resent being a good-natured person.

''Ah!　That's right!　I'll be there in a minute!

　I got ready and left the pavilion with Dr. Kuroki.
　I went to the head of Aspidokeron and found the Dragon Demon General's Librum already waiting there.

''This is Your Highness, my lord. The fleet of Lord Ezasa's fleet ahead of us is already preparing to intercept us.''

　Librum answers on his knees.
　He looks ahead and sees a fleet of ships waiting, led by the orc Ezasa.
　I look out to the sea beyond, but I don't see anything in particular.

'Your Highness. You can't see anything in particular, your highness. I'm sure your highness will be able to sense it.

　The doctor, holding a small seal, puts his hand on my shoulder.
　My heart seems to beat faster when the doctor touches me.

'Yes. Teacher.

　I close my eyes and focus on my consciousness.
　Then my senses seem to expand.
　I can see something coming from far beyond Ezasa's fleet.
　It's quite large.
　Perhaps Ezasa and the others won't be able to stop it.

'General Librum!　Tell Lord Ezasa to step back!　Probably unstoppable!

　Dr. Kroki handed the little seal to the selkie woman and stepped forward.

'Dr. Kroki!　What are you going to do?!
Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll stop it myself.

　The teacher says this and puts his hand out in front of him. Then a powerful magic power erupts from the doctor's body.
　A thunderous voice leaks out from the surroundings due to that powerful magic power.

"What?!
It's amazing. ......

　The magic released from the teacher hits a huge object coming towards it.
　A huge splash of water rises in front of Ezasa's ship.

"'Snake?'

　The voices around us overlapped as we saw the thing coming out of the water spray.
　The giant thing that came towards us was a giant sea serpent (Sea Serpent).