I'm riding in a carriage with all kinds of things in the back.
　It's just like a merchant.

You keep those things to yourself.

That's okay. I'll make sure you're taken care of.

Hmmm. Anyway, it's a bit of a long way down the road, so for the sake of fellowship, let's do away with the salutation.

Oh, okay.

Yeah. Good.

Kyuun!

　The baby dragon let out a little loud cry.

''Oh!　What's the matter with you?

"I'm hungry!

　Ah, ...... I'm pretty sure you've been saying that since yesterday.
　I've been so busy getting telepathic communication that I haven't been able to feed you anything.
　But we're on a wagon...

I'll see if Ral has any food.

"Amondo Sushi

　An amoeba?
　...... almonds.

"Ral, I think this kid is hungry, do you have any food?

Food?　They're in the back of the truck. Well, there's only enough for one day, so don't overfeed them.

A day's worth.

There's an abundance of lodgings to get to our destination, Weminia.


　Trade City Weminia.
　There is a great deal of commerce and a port nearby.
　There are many merchant guilds, and quite a few merchants have set up shop in Weminia.

　Because of the large number of traders, many inn towns have naturally sprung up near Weminia.


　Weminia is the largest city on the way to Hleipara.
　When you get to Weminia, you'll be about halfway to the Fleipara.


Thank you. That's very helpful.

　Then I took out the food in the back of the truck.
　It was mostly dried meat and tea and other preserved foods.

Ooh, there's almonds.

"Amondoko!

　The baby dragon poked its head into the jute bag that contained almonds.
　The baby dragon gobbled it up.
　I wondered what a baby dragon eats.
　I was curious and looked it up in Wisdom... it seems it eats everything!
　That's just what dragons do!

　Watching that baby dragon eating almonds made me want to sleep.
　My eyelids feel heavy.
　I took a nap, but the exhaustion still lingered.
　I closed my eyelids and decided to get some sleep.




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Shit!　What the hell are you doing?!

　...... n .

　Lal is yelling at me .
　The voice woke me up, but what on earth happened?


''Kyuun~......''

'How much do you eat?　We don't have anything to eat today!

　The little dragon let out an apologetic cry and literally lay on its back with its belly bulging out.

''I've eaten too much except for Amondo~''

　He's too distressed to get up.

　All around them are the remnants of the food being devoured. .......

"Ah!　That happened just in time!　Is this your squire?　What are you going to do about this!

"Wow, sorry ......

Huh? We don't have time to waste back in town. Well then, as soon as we find an animal or demon, we'll have to let Revell hunt it down.

Looks like it's the only way.

　There's no hotel nearby.
　I looked up the map in Wisdom, and we won't arrive at the next post town until tomorrow night.
　We can't stay on the move until tomorrow night.

Watch the perimeter, okay?　Besides, you're my bodyguard, you need to stay awake, not sleep!

'Yes ...... sorry ......'

Cue .......

　Even the little dragon looks apologetic.
　After confirming this, Ral began to move the carriage again.


''Ugh...... Ayamaru......''

Well, I was asleep. I'll be more careful next time.



Oh, yeah.

　Flapping his wings, the teary-eyed little dragon jumped into my chest.

　So you're still master?
　Is it because you signed a servant's contract with them?

　...... or maybe we didn't decide on a name for the baby dragon.

　I'll think about it...




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　It's getting dark.
　We stopped the carriage and got ready to camp.

"It's a good thing we found the Rabbit.

Really.

　Along the way we ran into the Rabbit and managed to kill it.

...... But then again, people can move that fast.

　Lal was looking up at an angle, jogging his memory.
　Maybe the story goes that's when I got off the wagon to hunt the rabbit.
　I couldn't miss the rabbit, so I had to get out of there.

"But my father could move faster.

Combat jobs are awesome. And yet there are still people more powerful than Revell, right?

Of course you do.

　I am reminded that I need to deal with geniuses.

"Oh, can Revell cook?

I can do some things.

'Wow, that's a big help!　I'm not a good cook. I'm not a good cook.

Okay. Can I use some of the spices in the back?

I'll give you a special permit!

Thank you. Thank you.

　Then a baby dragon flapped its wings and climbed onto my head!

Yuji!　I'm looking forward to it!

　I heard a grumbling sound.

"You're still going to eat: ......

"Yeah. Growing up.

　Okay.
　We had a pretty good idea that food would be costing us a lot of money.



　Let's make a fire.

　Use fire magic to make a fire.
　The unlighted skill is useful for things like this.



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　Fatigue skill "no chanting".
　You can activate magic without chanting. You can activate magic by imagining the desired effect and performing magic operations according to the theory.

　Conditions for obtaining this spell.
　Learn how to manipulate magic and circulate magic.
　Learn enough magic theory to build magic from scratch.

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　It was quite difficult to acquire the "Wingless" magic.
　You used your wits to study the principles of magic and gain a great deal of knowledge.
　And after working hard at the Conjunction, learning to alter the magic wavelength, my understanding grew rapidly.
　A big byproduct of the Consequence Contract.



"Hey, wait a minute!　How can you do magic?　And no chanting!　Aren't you a [swordsman] or something?

　Lal was beside himself with amazement.

'A lot of people could use rudimentary magic like this, couldn't they?　I'm not surprised.

'Yes. ......?　I wonder if I could use it: ......?

　Apparently, Raru isn't very studious.
　As someone who studies magic with Wisdom, it was noted that anyone can use this level of magic, if not unchanted.


　You will be able to process the rabbit and cut the raw meat into bite-size pieces.
　It's low in fat and has soft muscle fibers.
　Sprinkle the rabbit on the bone with spices and prep it.

　Then fry the rabbit in a pan.

　Adjust the temperature by using your magical control and cook it slowly and at a low temperature.
　Then you put it in a bowl.

And when you serve it... it's done.

...... It's frustrating, but it looks and smells so good. It smells good too. But you won't know until you eat it!

　Lal took a piece of rabbit bone and put it in his mouth.
　Haha.

Yum!　It's soft but crispy on the outside, and the moment you bite into it, the juices come out of the ...... haha!

　Lal ate a lot of them with relish.


　I'll try one.

　Yeah.
　It's good.

"Swoosh!

　The baby dragon flapped its wings.

"Yummy!

　He seemed to be expressing his pleasure.

'Do you like it?　Kyu

Cue?

"You've been cooing a lot, you know. That's why I'm going to name him "Kyu.

　I have to admit, it's too easy a name for me.

"Q....... Yeah!　Ciu, yummy!''

　I'm relieved to hear that you like it more than I expected.