Makoto!　So you get to travel with me!　I'm glad.
　Prince Leonard grabs me by the arm and says, "I'm glad to meet you.
'It's nice to meet you too,'
　Well, I guess Prince Leonard is going with me to the tree country (Spring Rogue).

　I didn't expect him to be so excited and happy.
　However, I'm still in bed.
　I can't change my clothes as it is.

'Leo, you must be very annoying, brave man. Get away from me.
　Princess Sophia warned me.
　But Prince Leonard ignored his sister's words.

''Come to think of it, Makoto-san has become Sister Sophia's fiancé, hasn't she!　So you're my brother. From now on, I'll call you brother Makoto!
What?
　Decided?　Did you decide on that name?
　Also, my breath is in my ears and I'm a little nervous.

'Leo!'
I'll see you later!
　Prince Leonard pattered away and ran.

".........
　Princess Sophia and I looked at each other.
　I chuckled, scratching my cheek with my index finger.

'Prince Leonard is in good spirits, isn't he?'
You seem to have a lot of respect for Leo.
''Why are you looking at me so suspiciously?　Sophia.
Nothing.

　Princess Sophia looked away from me with a pout.
　That profile looks a lot like Prince Leonard's and I realize that we are sister and brother after all.
　And the head that has gradually woken up reminded me of the words of the Water Goddess (Eil).


　-- Actually, you see, if things continue as they are, the Water Country (Roses) might be destroyed.


　Does Princess Sophia know this story?
'Sophia, have you heard anything from the Water Goddess (Eil)?'
...what is it?
　Princess Sophia nodded her head.

''Well, the Water Country (Roses) is in danger, or the Demon Forest is dangerous...''
　While choosing my words, I ask a question.

''No, nothing... you didn't mean to talk to Eir-sama!　What did you talk to him about!''
No, no, no. I was just talking to my goddess (Noah).
　I was in a hurry to misrepresent it, though.
　Is it still valid that I was previously told by the Water Goddess (Eil) that I had a conversation with her, "You're not telling everyone"?

'I see........ The brave man, you have a visitor here to see you. Please come out after you change your clothes.
　With that, Princess Sophia walked out of the room.
　''Guests?


　◇


Long time no see, brave man of the water.
　Inside the room was a beautiful, sharp-eyed female knight wearing golden light armor.
　That was............

'Um, Gerald Ballantyne, the sister of the brave man of lightning, Gerald Ballantyne, the leader of the Pegasus Order?
Well that's not a very long title, Janet Ballantyne.
　He narrowed his eyes and corrected me in a slightly stronger tone.
　Oh, yes, Janet, I remember.
　Why are you in McAllen?

I asked for it. I asked Princess Noel if she could borrow some of her brave men to help her on her way to the Woodlands.
　Princess Sophia told me.
'Be thankful. Because we, the Pegasus Knights, are the best ones to cross the Great Forest of the Woodlands.
Huh... but why not an airship?
　I'm sorry Janet for being so pompous, but it would be easier to travel in Fujiyan's airship as usual without having to worry about it.

'Lord Tuckey, you can't do that,'
Oh, Fujiyan. When did this happen?
　Before I knew it, Fujiyan and Nina had come to my house.

　I heard that there are many different kinds of dragon species living in the large forest.
　If you travel by airship, they become targets.
　Indeed, they said before that the area where the dragons are encountered is off the course of the airship.
　Green dragons live in large forests in large numbers.
　It's true that even Fujiyan's airship would be in danger if it was attacked by those guys.

(I guess it can't be helped...)
　The Pegasus Knights who fought together for a little while in the Land of the Sun.
　As I recall, there were a lot of women with tough personalities.......


''Ta, it's terrible!''
　At that moment, a female knight who looked like a subordinate of Janet's (with the emblem of the Land of the Sun on her armor) jumped into the city in a hurry.
'A giant has appeared in the city!　We're trying to return fire, but our attacks aren't working at all!
'Oh!　Yikes.
　It's an old giant god!

'True!　Oh my God!
Takatsuki-kun, there's a monster in town!
　Lucy and Sa-san also looked flustered and tried to get out, but

'I'm sorry!　That's what I called it!

" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
　Everyone present turned around to look at me.
　Yes, I'm sorry!


　◇


　--a huge, seven-colored giant standing there.

"..........
　All of the people in the room are not talking much.

'It's been a long time ... boy.
Hi! Long time no see. Giant God.
　I greeted an old man from the Giant God Tribe that I hadn't seen in a while.

　A tremendous amount of magical power (mana) swirled from his huge, seven-colored, shining body.
　It's more powerful than the last time we met.
　It seems that he wasn't in his prime last time.　

　By the way, the female knights who are kneeling behind the old man seem to be depressed that they attacked the giant god's old man with all their might and didn't get a scratch.
　Or they are depressed by the intimidation of the old man of the giant god.

''Let's hear your business.
'Well, you see, I'd like you to strengthen the walls of McAllen.
　I told him about the recent mass outburst of demons that happened and my request.

''.........Hmmm, something like that. ........fine, but what exactly should I do?
'What?　....something nice?
Well I'm not so sure about that.

　The old man of the giant god made a troubled face.
　''Huh?　Isn't this way of asking for help?

"Mr. Tuckey!　Giant God!　I have the plans here. If you would strengthen the city's walls in this street.
Fujiyan, when did you get ready to do that?
　Wow!　The arrangements are perfect.

''As soon as I heard Tacky-dono talk about asking the Giant God-sama for a favor, I immediately sought out an architect and obtained approval from the acting lord, Chris-dono. As long as this blueprint is correct, there shouldn't be any problems.
Let me take a look. Well, all right.
　Thank God you're here.
　I'm glad Fujiyan is here.
　He's God, and if I ask him to do something appropriate, will he discern it on his own?　I was thinking.

'I can't go that far.'
　He read my mind and tsked me.

'Oh, hi. I'm sorry.
　I apologized.

'Well then stay away.
　The old man of the giant god said that and got down on his knees and put his hands on the ground.
　The body, which was covered with an enormous amount of magic power, is now gathering even more magic power.
　The 'Great Spirit of Water (Undine)' we met one day.
　The amount of magic power far surpasses that.

　Everyone of the Pegasus Knights and the people of the Water Country Knights who are guarding Princess Sophia looking at it have bright blue faces.
　
　Apparently it was too exciting for those who had never seen it before.


　--Create.


　The old man of the giant god announced solemnly.

　The ground shook, and I felt an illusion that it was slowly rising.
　No, it wasn't an illusion, the ground and the entire city were rising up.
　At the same time, the city walls were being rebuilt high and strong.
　It only took about 10 minutes of time.


　--The whole city was transformed.


".............
　Everyone who was there, including me, was speechless.

　Whatever I thought, Janet came flying back over the sky astride the Pegasus.
　Then, she came back with a startled expression on her face.

''Princess Sophia........this city is being reborn as a citadel!
'Yes, yes........ It's a hell of a spell.
What the hell is that giant...?
She says she knows the brave man himself...
You are your brother's rival.

　Janet with a look of disbelief on her face and Princess Sophia with a stunned look on her face.
　Janet?
　Can you stop treating your brother like a rival?

'Hey my knight. Isn't this god-grade earth magic...
　Mr. Furiae pointed out in a shaky voice.
'Hmmm, I don't know,'
　Many of them didn't know, so I slurred my words vaguely.

(Well, that's the magic God used.)
　That's god-grade.


...I've done what I promised. Farewell.
"Thank you, giant god.
　I panicked and thanked him.
　The old man disappeared into the dirt.
　I don't feel very rushed.

"Just take it a little slower, okay?
Makoto the hero. That's the old god race, isn't it?　I wonder if Master Eil will allow it.
Oh, it's okay. Sofia. Master Eil has given me permission.
''........Wait, I thought you were talking to Eir-sama.......?
Oops, I'll get ready to head to tree country.
Hey! Wait a minute!
　I was feeling ragged, so I decided to go back to my room and prepare for the trip.


　◇


Well, I'm off. Fujiyan, Nina and Chris.
You're in a hurry. You can slow down a little bit if you want to........no, that's what I mean.
　The day after the Pegasus Knights, led by Janet, arrived.
　We were to travel to the land of the trees.

　

Be careful, my dear boy. Leo, you must listen to the truth.
'Yes!　Sister!　I'm off!
Princess Sophia is returning to King's Landing, isn't she?　When we return from the tree country, I'll report to King's Landing (Horne).
Yes, I'll be waiting for you.
　I'll finish my simple greetings.

(But it's a crisis in the land of water and Princess Sophia doesn't know about it...?)
　I casually asked Princess Sophia yesterday, but she didn't seem to know anything about it.
　Inexplicably, I felt a little strange.

'Hey, my knight. What are we going to do about this girl?
Uh-uh.
　Huriae grabbed the black demon cat "Tsui" by the scruff of the neck.
　Ah, it lives in our backyard, right?

Marie, may I ask you to take care of this black cat?
Oh, Makoto's pet?　Yeah, okay! I'll take care of it.
　Marie-san is officially in charge of the Water Country's heroes in the McAllen Adventurer's Guild, so I'm also asking her to manage my mansion.
　It's also unnecessary to say that no one will be there while I'm away.
　But my luggage is only enough for one backpack, so the room is empty.

'Oh, isn't that dangerous?　Even though it's a juvenile body, it's a Hexenbiest. I thought I was going to make you my knight's 'messenger'.
'What?　Is that boy a monster beast?
　Marie freaked out at Freyae's statement.

''Oh, sure. It can't be helped, let's take her with us...
　I reach for it.
Shhh!
　I got scratched.
　Oh, yeah.

"Now.
　Tsui-kun rubbed his head against Friae's.

'Oh my, your master is over here. It's not me.'
　At Friae's words, Tsui came over to me, sighing, "Huh," he said.
　I went up to it's shoulder and curled up as it was.
　........Hey, don't you have a bad attitude?

Aww, Tsui got cuckolded by Foo-chan.
True I feel sorry for him.
　Sa-san and Lucy gave me a look of pity!
　You guys?　Stop looking at me.

"You, Tweed, look at me. I'm going to make you indispensable.
Now.
　I don't think he understands what I'm saying, but the black cat responds appropriately.

'Is that enough?　Are you done saying hello?
　The knights led by Janet-san were looking at us with dumbfounded eyes.
　Shit, I had to keep them waiting.

''Well, I'll be off then.''
　We took off into the air astride the Pegasus, waving to the people who had seen us off.


　◇


　The city was getting farther and farther away.

　I turned around and looked at McAllen, which had been transformed into a fortified city.
　The thick walls and high stone walls.
　A large moat surrounds it.
　From a distance, it looked like a huge military facility.

　I'm sure that even a swarm of tens of thousands of demons could withstand that.
　It's unlikely that a mass exodus of demons will occur again while I'm away as a brave man.
　That facility is probably safe.



　McAllen is the city where it all began for me.
　It's the city where I was brought to the Water Temple without knowing the language and then arrived first.

　It's a city like a symbol of peace that I've been a part of since level 2.
　It's changed a lot.

(...Isn't it too harsh for a first city?)

　What if someone from another world sees McAllen in the future?

(You'll be surprised...)

　With that in mind, I enjoyed walking the Pegasus in the air.