As if to chase away the darkness of the night, the town was lit up everywhere.

"Hahahahaha!

　Those who drink alcohol while laughing

"Crunch, crunch, crunch!

　The one who just eats meat.

Good job!　Do more!

　Those who performed improvisational tricks.
　All sorts of people were savoring their hard-fought victory.

We managed to win.

　Letty eating the flesh of a squirming demon she had defeated.
　Her mind was exhausted.
　She was in command of amateurs, not professionally trained soldiers.
　That was a lot of stress.

We had no casualties, but we had many wounded. Thanks to the unicorns, we're out of danger, but there are still a lot of people who will have to be laid up for a while.

The Adventurer's Guild will take care of that area. This demon extermination is something we do every year, so if we are not prepared for it, they won't take the job. That's why I'll get a free pass to treat any new wounds I get from this project.

　I'm jealous, Lasse replies with a laugh.
　He knows this kind of knowledge thanks to the friendships he's made with the townspeople.

"But what was that frog?

　Letty reminds me of the frog demon that appeared at the end of the battle, the Bael's Apostle.

"How can demons spontaneously occur so easily in the first place?　Isn't it usually a ritual call?

Letty, who didn't know much about magic, didn't understand that area. She knew that demons were ritually summoned by dubious pagans to make ritual sacrifices. That knowledge, however, came from a fairy tale she heard as a child.

Demons can also occur spontaneously. As I said before, a low-grade demon can appear in this world without a summoner if the conditions are right. Perhaps there is no human involved in this case.

　Due to the lack of further information, Lasse attributes this demon's reappearance to coincidence.

And if demons can only appear in the world through rituals, how did they come up with the way to call the first ritual demon?　If you don't know it exists, you can't summon it, right?

"Oh, I see.

　Chicken or egg first?
　It was a riddle, but Letty decided that without the original information, she would not even think of summoning the demon.

But for now, let's just enjoy the day!

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"Here you go, Lamia, eat too.

"Yes, thank you.

　Holding the meal that was forcibly promoted by the neighboring old ladies in her hands, Lamia also began to eat.
　In this battle, she was responsible for using her long body to deliver arrows and food produced in the city to the top of the city walls.
　It's a simple but important logistics mission.

Unico-san, bring me some carrots and eat for free.

Why is it that only an old woman and an old man come to congratulate you on your recovery behind the scenes of battle?　Poly Poly.

　The unicorn was the same as always.

　A short distance away, near the Rise's ranch, the dragon was perched.
　It watched the humans' revelry softly and silently.
　As if it were someone else.

　And then voices could be heard.

Hey, there they are!　There you are!

　The people who came were all drunk, and each of them had a drink and food in their hands.
　All of them were drunk, and I could see the drinks and food in their hands.

Come join the party, dragon.

Oh yeah, you blew up that monster!

"Yeah, yeah, let's have fun together.

　The drunks invite the dragons to the festival.

"No! I am a dragon. I am the one whom men fear. This is why my lord asks me to join you in this fight.

　It was a rejection.
　The dragon had turned down their advances to show who and what she was as a dragon.

It's good!　It's a festival, let's have fun!

"That's right!　You can't eat that.

And drink!

"Oh, come on, you guys. ......

　One by one, drunken men were holding meat and drink between the dragon's fingers.
　It's like packing things into a warehouse.

Don't eat it!　It's delicious!

"Phew!

　A drunk who didn't even listen to us and confidently assured us of a taste.
　It was easy to ignore it. But the feel of the food and drink between his fingers was annoying, and he brought them to his mouth and swallowed them whole.

Oh!　You're a good drunk!



No, you're a bite!

"Ga-ha-ha, either way, it doesn't matter!

"Alright!　Bring more food to the dragon!

Drink too!

　There is nothing to fear from a drunkard.
　They serve the dragons as their emotions dictate, bringing drinks to your food to feast on.

Yeah, drunkards!

　The dragon was swearing, but for some reason he didn't want to leave.

　Lasse watches the dragon from afar.

People who offer their dragons drinks?

　He smiled as he watched the humans and demons enjoying the festival together in the town.

"It seems that the people of this town are finally recognizing you.

　The time of the festival was just beginning.