It came at the moment the sun was setting.

Well, the day's work is done, let's go home.

　After finishing their work in town, Lasse and his team were on their way back to the store, their residence and office.

Are they back?

　Letty, who is also finishing her work for the Order, comes by.

Is Letty on her way home now?

Yes, I've put together a report on the fraud scandal.

　Letty was referring to the scam artists who flocked to Lasse's store the other day.

Then we'll go home together.

"Yeah!

　Letty had her own room in Lasse's office because she was Lasse's bodyguard.
　The reason for this is because when Lasse set up his office, he casually asked for his own room.

"Quay!

　And then there is a loud bird call, and Lasse and his friends look up at the sky.

What?

　Letty was startled by the sudden squeal, but Lasse knew that voice.
　He knew it very well.

Are you Bennu?

　It was a bird of golden radiance.
　The golden bird, also known as the first bird, was Benne the demon.

Do you know it, Lasse?

　The bird, called Bennu, perches on the shoulder of Lasse.

"Ah, ah. This is the beast from the village of the demon hunter.

"The village of the demon hunter?

　Lasse had heard from Lasse, but the fact that a messenger from the village actually arrived was a mild surprise to Letty.

(The message is also a demon, as expected of a group of demon users.

　But even more than Letty's surprise, Lasse was surprised.

"Master Lasse.

　Lamia looks at Lasse's face with tension.

"What's going on with you two?

　Letty scowls, not understanding why the two of them are nervous.

''In the Fiendish village, we don't often send out demonic messages.

　To Letty's question, Lamia answers.

"Does that mean that something happened in the village of the demon hunter?

　Lamia nods with a look of urgency.

"Master Lasse, please check the letter.

"Oh, oh

　At Lamia's urging, Lasse took out a letter from the tube strapped to the neck of Bennu, a courier demon, and began to read it.
　Then he opens the letter and begins to read it.

......⁉

What's wrong with you, Lasse!

　Letty calls out to Lasse, whose expression has obviously changed, with concern.

"...... village was attacked.

"What? !

"Not Sure....

Letty and Lamia scream at the same time.

"Is your family safe?

"Are the attackers safe?

　But I have the wrong person to worry about.

"Huh?

"Yes?

　What is it, against a scowling Letty?　Lamia tilts her head to the side.

"Why worry about the attackers?

It's just, well, it would be a shame to kill them.

　Letty tilted her head further to Lamia, who obviously speaks on the premise that the residents of the village will win.

'You're going to win?　A man of the village?

We will win. 　Definitely.

"...... Yes, it is.

(Am I wrong for worrying about your family?)

So, did your family survive?

　Letty, somewhat inexplicably convinced, urges Lasse to continue with the letter.

"Ah, the attackers are all repelled. The perpetrators were in a life-and-death situation, and some of them have not been able to come back to life.

How could you do that?

The sight of Lasse's family and the inhabitants of the village, which I had never seen before, gave me a frightening imagination of Letty.

But then, wouldn't you have sent me a message?

That too, I suppose.

　Letty agrees with Lamia's words.
　If you don't have to contact him often, there's no need to let him know you've been attacked.
　Especially if you've won.

"It seems the attackers came after me. They want me to come back to .......

Get Lasse!

Lasse?

　Folding the letter, Lasse lets out a deep sigh.

All right, I'll go home.

　For some reason, Lasse decided to return home with a gloomy expression.



　The

　The following week, Lasse and his friends took off with the dragons, who adjusted their schedules and took a break from carriage work.
　Their destination was of course the village of the demon hunter.

It's been a while since we've traveled so casually.

　And Letty, who accompanied Lasse, is enjoying a pleasant flight.

"I mean, why do you want Letty to come along too?

　Lasse looks quizzically at Letty, who has asked him to accompany her back home.

"Oh, I'm Lasse's bodyguard, remember?　It's not natural to say hello to your family.

"No, but you don't have to say hello to ......

　Unusually, Lasse is reluctant to move on Letty.

"What!　What's the problem with me being with you?

No, not a problem: ......

"Then why not?　And my family will be relieved that I'm going to be there to prove that the Order is protecting Lasse.

　But Letty had other things on her mind.

(This is your chance to say hello to Lasse's parents!

　But Lamia, who seems to have seen through Letty's ulterior motive, lets out a meaningful chuckle.

What?

No, no, nothing.

　Lamia flushed it off as nothing, but she mumbled to Letty so that she could hear.

"You shouldn't expect too much, right?

　Letty tried to ask the truth of Lamia's words, but Lamia just smiled and laughed, but decided against it.

　.

I'm getting closer.

　After a night of flying over the forest for a long time, Lasse calls out to Letty, "Where are you?

"Where are you?

"At the foot of that big tree,

　Letty looked at where Lasse was pointing and saw a huge tree.

What the hell?

　Letty was understandably surprised.
　The giant tree was obviously much larger than the surrounding trees, and there was no way to tell how long it would take for it to grow to this size.

　When they reached the giant tree, the dragon slowly began its descent.

We're coming down!

　The

　The dragon descends at the foot of the waterfall, a short distance from the giant tree.
　Once there, the dragon let the minotaurs remove the saddle that held him in place and he swam to the waterfall basin.

I will wait here.

"The dragon does not go?

　With the dragon in the waterfall basin, Letty nodded her head that he would not accompany her.

Dragons are too big to enter the village.

"Oh, I see.

　At Lasse's words, Letty understands once again that dragons are huge.

(I didn't feel any different about dragons normally descending on towns and villages anymore!

　Letty, who realizes that she has lost her common sense.

Come on, let's go.

　But Lasse seemed somewhat uncomfortable, although he urged them to do so.

"You don't want to go back to your house, but are you so reluctant to go home?

"No, not really: ......

　Lasse blurts out at Letty's question.
　That's when.

Lasse!

　Suddenly a red shadow flew in below Lasse and the others!
　It's so fast that neither Lamia nor Letty is able to react.

What...

Oh, you'll know when the dragon comes!

　To Letty's surprise, Lamia looks at Lasse nonchalantly.

'Welcome back!　Welcome home!　Welcome home, Lasse!

　At the sound of an unfamiliar voice, Letty turned around to find Lasse in the arms of a beautiful stranger.
　Lasse was wrapped around the octopus-shaped beauty.

"Huh?　Duh, who?　Huh?　Octopus?

　Letty looks at Lamia with a puzzled look on her face, wondering what the hell is going on.

'Oh, I knew it was going to be like this.

　Lamia seemed to understand this situation and watched the scene with a sigh.

'Hey, hey, who is that ...... guy?

　Lamia averted her gaze from a screaming Lasse, who was covered in octopus feet, and told Letty.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

"Welcome back to Rise!