I quickly took three steps back from Viville, sat upright on the floor, put my hands together and bowed my head, keeping my forehead on the floor, and said, "I'm sorry.

'I'm sorry!'

　While in this position, I explained the washed out situation to Viville.
　As the explanation goes on, the dong wind gets stronger.

'As such, Vi, we are in trouble as the warships are attacking us. Please help me!

　With words, the old man clung to the little girl's leg, crying out for help. The figure that is too pathetic and will make the viewer uncomfortable ........ painful. But this state of affairs is also an accurate representation of the power relationship between the two parties.

　To be honest, the divine dragon in front of me is the biggest threat to me.
　The fleet can just flee inland, I don't care about their faces.
　I just hoped that the anger would subside, and my wish was granted and the storm subsided.

Yes, make sure to contact me if there is any danger in the future. This time I will burn it all to the ground.

　This moment. With just a window flower and an exchange of eyes, we succeeded in exchanging information faster than an optical line.

　The poor people targeted by the divine dragon. The sacrifices must be reduced as much as possible, and the dragon's identity must not be exposed as Viville. And in order to prevent the situation from escalating any further, to bring about peace as soon as possible. I shared that this is the goal of our strategy.

　First, we moved to the island as planned. The reason for this is that it could scorch our neighborhoods and even our cities. We didn't need to buy food anymore. Once Vivir arrived, victory was assured, and it was only the difference between early peace or early annihilation.

　It's a headache because there are three strategic objectives.

　One, to make sure that Vivir's true identity is never exposed.
　2. To settle the matter as soon as possible to prevent the situation from escalating.
　3. Minimize the damage to the enemy from a humanitarian point of view.

　1 decided on the strategy to paint the characteristic scales of Viville in black.


Painting with a deck brush.

Hey, Ryou. Why do you paint my scales black?

　As a young girl, she is a beautiful platinum blonde, but as a dragon, she has platinum scales that are too rare. You can identify which dragon you are in one shot. If they find out she's a vivir, she's a big prize from the dragon council!

''Yeah, I was very scared this time, so I want to scare them too. People would be absolutely terrified if a dragon suddenly appeared and attacked them. If you want to scare them all of a sudden, you have to get close to them without being seen first, but Vi's beautiful scales are just too obvious.

　Well, it's the cheapest black color you can make with soot.

'Hahaha, Ryou likes to be funny!　If we can fly above the clouds, we'll be okay. Shall we get close enough to the edge and surprise them with a sudden appearance from right above?

It's great!　Let's do it, let's do it!

''This is Ryota, I've successfully convinced Viville. How's the window flower?''

　No matter how much they could prevent Viville from being identified, the dragon commotion itself was tasteless to begin with. Therefore, the combined fleet of private soldiers and mercenaries will be intercepted far off shore. That's why we've attached tanks to the drones and sent them out to search for enemies in the direction of Minos.

"This is Window Flower. We found the enemy fleet gathering on a small island in the southeast of Minos Sea Defense Province. The Minos mercenaries have 6 military fifth-oar ships, the Riento Trading Company has 10 sailing ships armed with merchant ships, and many other small ships. A land battle group is currently on board, probably completed around sunrise. I cannot confirm air power.'

　It's not good to be seen by the inhabitants of the island of Minos.
　I suggest we go offshore and launch the assault.

'Aye, the enemy fleet will attack once we're offshore. Bring the drones back to refuel and recharge, and reconnoiter them when the time is right.

　This almost accomplishes the first objective.
　All that remains now is the swift resolution of the second objective and the suppression of damage to the enemy, the third objective.

Vi. My question is, how high can you get up in the sky?　Also, how much of an impact would it have if you released the breath at maximum power?

　I'm sure the enemy feels comfortable with sea control, but if they attack us from an unreachable height, they'll know that air control is on us. Now we have to see how much more we can frustrate their will to fight with our breaths.

'Height and breath?　Hmmm ... the height at which you can see the earth is round?　Breath is a fireball at long range. If you release it into the sea, the seawater will evaporate and cause a huge explosion.　But in both cases, Ryou will be protected by my protective barriers. So rest assured.

　I'm amazed I survived a fight with Viville... How much firepower can you use to create a steam explosion?　I think it's about a monster plasma fireball.

　It was just a very fortunate coincidence that we were able to beat Viville. It's a veritable feast for the eyes.

　In the meantime, the rest of the plan will come down to the wire.
　Strategy to achieve the second goal: Vivir will threaten us and show us the power of the fireball.
　Strategy to achieve the third objective: don't hit the fireball directly, the aftermath will take away its war potential.


The enemy fleet reaches the coast.

　Today, the waves were calm and the sky was 6:4 clouds.

　But there was a cluster of clouds at the right place. As soon as I got on the Viville, I got on the cloud. When the enemy fleet came to our position, they suddenly appeared out of the clouds. Then Viville roared loudly.

　Next, at a distance from the fleet, the Viville shot a fireball into the air, causing a steam explosion. In the aftermath, the fleet's alert small ships capsized in rapid succession.

　Good. Those who fell into the water were quickly picked up by the surrounding ships.
　That's likely to leave us with little or no casualties.

(A lot of dead fish were later enjoyed by the staff.)

　Since it seems to be effective enough, I will use a battery-powered trumpet-type loudspeaker to advise the enemy fleet to surrender.

This is the Alp Guardsman, Baron Ryota Ohnaka.　A moment ago, we opened the war. Now let the joyous warfare begin!

　I don't want to actually start a war, but I think the more willing I am to do it, the more my opponent will surrender.

　As a result, the surrender flag is raised and settled on all the ships. At that time, it was decided to meet with Leon at Manya's house at a later date. The ceasefire, the peace talks, and the truce agreement were all wiped out, and Leon came to surrender unconditionally out of the blue. But the word is not nice, so the name is changed to "Negotiated Settlement".


★Manya's house

Thank you very much for dismissing Minos's charges on Ryota-dono's advice. I will certainly repay you for this favor. Also, the military officer of the Riento State Observatory, who was riding with us, has decided that the Riento Society of Commerce will leave the assets of the branch and withdraw from Olin. We have also received a promise of a national letter of intent.

　I was relieved that it seemed to be settled as planned.

''Furthermore, all of the Olin branch that Riento Trading Company has, they're going to give it to Ryota-sama. The Minos Sea Defense State will be responsible for executing this as well. Thank you for handing it over, Schmel-sama. Is there anything else on your mind?

　The gratitude is distressing. The purpose of the dictatorship was to put Minos in a lot of trouble afterwards. And on top of that, you're going to get a huge amount of compensation.

No, not at all. I'm happy with the excessive settlement terms as well as the state papers. The cotton goods and money are enough for me; I'll leave the stores and other goods to Master Leon. A cheap loan to the Riento business community will help restore the credibility of the Minos defense state. I thank you for your efforts in this instance.

　We travellers don't need fixed assets, or rather, we're just in the way of taxes. Plus, the maritime states might go there for research. It's more profitable to make connections to the Minos Maritime Defense State.

　Then the cotton came out good, 95% cellulose, treated with a mixture of acids made from two types of acid slime, mixed with additives such as oak back oil, and turned into a firing agent in two days.


★ Departure.

"We've got 20 times as many rockets as we have and I want to get the hell out of this country. We'll head north along the eastern seaboard to the border.

　It was selfish from my scary memories, but no one objected. But for some reason, I could feel an unusual tension from Midia, Manya, and Yukikaze.

　Why?

　Well, I don't like the process, but if you just look at the results, I made a lot of money. The only thing left to do is to get out of the country as soon as possible. We'll probably stop for some supplies, but first we'll head north along the east coast.

　Our schedule is set, and we're off!　 I tipped off the representative of the Tet clan and sent him to meet you.

　So, once again, we're off!


A certain place in Japan

Ryota is good at getting more local help. I think I've chosen the right person.
"...even if it's weak...this one is better suited to investigate...and analyze it for future use...