A week had passed since Lasse had taken care of the Lizardman children.
　With Merman and Kalkinos' education, the children had steadily improved their hunting skills and were able to earn their own food, at least with fish.

You're a quick study.

　Lasse, who regularly came to check on the Lizardmen children, was surprised at how fast they were growing.

Lizardmen are a race called the Swamp Warriors. Even though they are fish, their blood demands a fight.

　As the director, Merman, who was watching at a distance, utters a speculation about the growth rate of the Lizardman children.

'Is that how it works?

That's just the way it is.

　Lasse looks around and checks on the children of the Lizardmen.
　There are children hunting with spears, fishing with fishing rods, and others making new spears by smashing stones together.

'Huh?　What about Charkinos?

　Lasse suddenly feels uneasy about the absence of the giant crab as a teacher.

Yeah, he's over there.

　I looked in the direction that Merman pointed with his spear and saw children fishing on a rock in the middle of the river.

Down there.

"Down?

　Lasse looks down at the Lizardman children with his eyes.

"Hmm?

　Then I noticed the occasional Lizardman children moving unnaturally.
　No, actually, the whole rock below.

Ah.

　Yes, the rock on which the children were sitting, that was Chalkinos himself, or rather the crab.

What's he doing?　If I'm going to teach you how to fish, why don't you just fish at the edge of the river?

I hear he's teaching them the best spots to fish. It's only a temporary thing to live here.

　Merman looks dismayed as Kalkinos instructs the Lizardman children in a strenuous manner.

"Well, your fishing apprentice is cute.

I hope it doesn't get ugly when we part ways.

Speaking of breaking up, can the kids fight the demons?

　Lasse was asked by the Lizardman to teach the children to hunt.
　But this world is tough. You won't always be able to hunt the fish, and when you do, you'll have to hunt down something other than fish.
　Yes, non-fish creatures, demons.

"Not yet. They can't fight for their lives yet. Let the fishes experience the feel of hunting their prey, and then step by step, against a stronger foe. In battle, impatience will bring everything to nothing.

Yeah, well, they're your kids, take some time to raise them.

　When the conversation was over and Lasse was about to leave.

"Lasse-sama!

　I heard a voice in the distance calling for Lasse.
　It's a voice that Lasse knows, of course. There's no way he's going to mistake the voice of someone he sees all the time.

"What's up, Lamia?

　It was Lamia, who was supposed to be tending to a customer in her office.

"We have an urgent guest!　Please return to the office in a hurry as this matter requires a decision from Mr. Lasse!

　Seeing the urgency of Lamia's situation, Lasse realized that this is really important work, so he composed himself.

'Okay, let's go.'

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　When Lasse returned to the office, he saw a large carriage parked in front of the office.

Is that the client's carriage?　It looks pretty big and solid.

　Having worked in the military, Lasse judges that the carriage is more like a military carriage than one used by ordinary merchants.

(And the guards are all skilled. They've spent a lot of money on it.

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Here you go.

　When Lasse and the others entered the office's parlor, they found a pair of men and women who seemed to have asked for the matter.
　Furthermore, two sharp-eyed men with weapons that seem to be guards are standing behind them.

"I am the owner of this store, Lasse-Tamer.

　As Lasse introduced himself to the two guests in the chairs, the man also stood up and returned the greeting.

"This is a polite way of saying that my name is Soid from Soid Trading Company. This is my client Kara.

"Oh, um!　Ka, Kara is!　Best regards!

　The woman who was called Kara also stood up hurriedly and bowed vigorously.

Well, please sit down. So, I understand this is an urgent request?

　At Lasse's urging, Soid and the others sat back in their chairs.

As a matter of fact, our chamber of commerce was asked by Kara here to look for a certain medicine.

"Is it medicine?

Yes, fortunately we found the drug, but it is a very special drug that needs to be transported with great care.

(Hmm, from the way he talks, it's clear that the reason he came to our store is related to medicine. But if you need to be careful about the transportation, why did you come to us?　(We're a store that dispatches demons as a workforce, remember?

To top it all off, we had a problem that we found the medicine too late. It takes a month by carriage from here to the temple to deliver the medicine, and it has to be delivered within a week after the patient's symptoms.



　By all accounts, the story was completely bogged down.

Not only that, because it's deep in the mountains, there are also dangerous monsters along the way, and difficult to transport medicines can be delivered within a week, protected from obstacles. That's impossible to do with our wagons.

"That's why you came to me.

Yes. I was told that your store will deliver the medicine to the dragons if I pay a large sum of money for it. Will you bring the potion there for the dragon?

　Lasse ponders. Because there is only one major problem with that request from a dragon.

"When a dragon carries a load, you don't have to worry about speed and demons. But I've heard the cargo needs to be handled delicately. What exactly is the problem with this medicine?

　At Lasse's question, Soid chuckles.

It's a natural question. When I heard about the transportation hassle, I too was puzzled by how it was done. And it would be faster if you could see it in person.

　With that, Soid got up and told Lasse to come to the carriage he had placed in front of the store.

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Open it gently.

　Following Soid's instructions, his men quietly open the door of the carriage.

That's the medicine box.

　Soid pointed to a box in a translucent substance that filled most of the carriage.

Medicine is vulnerable to vibrations, and during transport the ingredients of the medicine are separated and rendered useless. To deal with this, we wrapped the medicine in glass bottles in a harmless, medically bred gelatinous slime and sealed it in the box, and then wrapped the outside of the bottle in another gelatinous slime, which was finally able to absorb most of the vibrations.

　Although it looks like an over-packaged scene, medicines are supposed to be prepared on site and taken on the spot. Considering that it is not suitable for transporting over long distances, it makes sense that this particular medicine really needs to go this far.

So you want the dragon to carry this in a wagon?

"Yes. If you can get it to fly for you, it won't shake the medicine inside as long as you're not going too fast or flying too hard.

"I see.

　Lasse is relieved to see that the medicine is ready for transport.
　Even a dragon cannot carry a package without shaking it at all.

Okay. All right, I'll take that as a yes.

"Oh, thank you!

　Lasse's response to the request made Kara very emotional and thanked her.

"Now we can save her life!　You have saved our lives!

No, no, no, I haven't brought the potion yet. Anyway, I'll have the medicine brought in as soon as the dragon returns. You'll have to help me find it.

"Huh?　I'm going too?

　And then Kara nodded her head when she heard she would be riding a dragon, too.

Well, well. You can tell me where to go beforehand, but I can't tell you the details unless you live in the area.

"Oh, yeah, right!　That being said, it is true!　I understand!　I'll guide you all beautifully!

　So saying, Kara took over the guide with a thump on her chest.

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"So, please.

　When the dragon comes back from work, Lasse quickly explains the drug shipment.

Okay. I just have to be careful not to shake the shipment, don't I?

"Yeah, I'm sorry I just got off work.

"It doesn't matter. It is a task that only I, the king of the skies, can perform.

　Then the dragon proudly spread his wings.

"Come on, load up.

　With the dragon's approval, Lasse orders the minotaurs to load the carriage with their cargo.

Kara, take a seat over there. You'll have a better view of the ground from the front.

"Ha, ha!

　Seeing the dragon for the first time, Kara heads in with a nervous look on her face.

"It's okay. They'll do exactly as I tell them, sir.

Isn't it?　And yet, flying sounds kind of awesome, doesn't it!

Kara, calm down. Dragons have big wings that allow them to fly freely, so they won't sway if you take care of the wind gusts. As long as you stay on the right side of the road, you can definitely get the medicine there on time.

"Yes, yes!　I trust both Mr. Lasse and Mr. Dragon!　Although my home valley is windy due to the unusual terrain!　I know you'll be fine, Dragon!

"Yes, of course. ...... What did you just say?

　And that's where Lasse stops when he hears Kara's words.

"Well, Lasse and Dragon both trust ......

"Then is



"In my home valley, the wind is very strong due to the unusual terrain.

"That's it!　Is it true that the wind is terrible!

　Kara nodded, looking at Lasse's panicked appearance with wonder.

Yes, the air currents are so chaotic that even the birds can't fly properly. But it's okay, isn't it, Mr. Dragon?

"I haven't heard of .......

"Huh?

"Huh?　Not .......

　Lasse held his head in his hands as Kara didn't understand what he meant.

''It's so windy, no amount of dragons can carry a load without shaking it.

"............ eh?

　Kara, not understanding, manages to utter just one word.
　And after plenty of tens of seconds have passed, Kara finally grasps the situation.

"Yeah, yeah ～～～～～～～～～～～?

I don't know what to do: ......

　The new request was quickly hit a snag.