158-Episode 156: Makoto Takatsuki takes a walk through the royal capital




How are you feeling? Sa-san.

 Sa-san has successfully evolved into the Queen of Lamia.
 By the way, I wasn't allowed to see the evolution process.
 The ones who witnessed it were Lucy and Nina.
 d*mn, why!

Oh, Makoto...
Sofia, you're having a hard time.
 What is it, Goddess?

"Takatsuki-kun, your body might be lazy........ I'm sleeping all day........
I think you need to see a doctor, Sa-san.
 Currently, for the first time in a long time, Sa-san is back in his Lamia form.
 And she's lying on the bed with a rumble.
 Though the lower half of the giant snake's body is sticking out of the bed.

''Aya.......I wonder if she's okay.
''Even my recovery magic doesn't seem to be working...''
 Lucy and Princess Sophia are also looking after Sa-san with concern.

But her complexion is good and the flow of magic power is not stagnant, so there's no problem from what I've seen. In fact, your physical abilities have been enhanced to the level of a dragon.
 According to Friae's observation, Sa-san has acquired a dragon class body.

''Tacky-dono. Mister Sasaki has been reset from level 99 to level 1 by evolution. His body is probably confused by the sudden change. I think it would be best for you to rest for a while.
Okay, okay, I need to find a doctor to be discreet, just in case.
"Mr. Takatsuki! Don't worry, it's already been arranged!
 That's what Fujiyan and Nina do.
 Their attention to detail is perfect.

"Hey, Aya, what do you want?
'Mmm, I want something sweet...'
Well, let me just peel the fruit for you.
Yay.
 Lucy is working with Sa-san.
 Hmm, it looks like I'm not going to get a chance to do this.

 At that moment.
Lady Sophia. We have a visitor!
 The old guardian knight came running in.

'Refuse to say you're in a jam now.
 Princess Sophia said with a snap.

''Well, that's...''
I'm sorry to bother you, Sofia.
 The one who came in, interrupting the puzzled old man's voice, was a woman with brown skin and thin clothes like a dancer.
 However, the accessories and shoes she was wearing appeared to be quite expensive.
 Behind her are two strong warriors who look like bodyguards.

(Are they aristocrats from the Land of Fire (Great Keith)...?
 You are no ordinary person when you call out Princess Sophia.

''Dahlia, I can't believe you came so suddenly...''
 Princess Sophia responded with a puzzled look on her face.
 Dahlia, the name sounded familiar.


 --'The Priestess of the Fire Goddess', Daria Saul Great Keith.


(...this is a priestess in the land of fire)

 If you ask me, she seems to be wearing a noble atmosphere just like Princess Sophia.
 Ah! Oh, shit, Sa-san is still in her snake woman (lamia) form!

 I looked behind me and saw that Lucy had quickly covered Sa-san's lower half with a blanket.
 Nice!

''Oh, is the one sleeping over there a warrior who will be participating in the upcoming martial arts tournament? Now we just need to figure out if you're going to be Sofia's fiancé, Makoto, the hero of the water kingdom. I'm sorry that my guardian knight was rude to me last time. Will you forgive me?
 He apologized in a way that didn't seem very sincere.

 The patron knight of the priestess of the Fire Goddess is - Olga Saul Talisker.
 Also known as the Burning Hero.
 He is the example of the battle-crazed hero who got us involved.

 It seems that the Fire Goddess Priestess and the Burning Hero are childhood friends.
 The two beautiful looking people are said to have an idol-like popularity in the Fire Nation.

(Perhaps he could be the one who fired up the Fire Goddess Brave...)
 Just because you look good doesn't mean you have a good personality.
 In fact, I think it's better to think of him as a black-hearted person.

It's nice to meet you, Takatsuki Makoto.
'It's good to see you. I know it must be hot and hard to be here compared to the Water Country (Roses), but I hope you have a good time and go. 
 As he said this, he squeezed my hand.

(Close.)
 But I felt something that made my back tingle more than a thud.
 The fire priestess Dahlia's eyes were the eyes of a merchant as she looked at the merchandise, as if she were trying to price me out.
 Did I really look like gold or junk in her eyes?

'Dahlia, step away. If you need anything, I can handle it.
Oh, I wish I could talk to my brave friend, Makoto, a little longer.
No.
"Oh, stingy. But it's been a long time since I've had a chance to talk to Sofia, too.
 Princess Sophia took the fire priestess by the hand and took her to the back room.

 The Fire Goddess Priestess, Dahlia Saul Great Keith, is also the royalty of the Fire Nation, she said.
 If that's the case, royalty would be the best person to deal with.
 A cake is a cake maker.

(Let's leave it to Princess Sophia........)

 Sa-san is being cared for by Lucy.
 The Fire Priestess came suddenly and was taken away by Princess Sophia.
 Now, I'm getting out of hand, I thought, and then I saw a person who was dizzy and trying to get out.


''Princess? Are you going out somewhere?
I'm just going for a walk.
 There was Friae walking fluffily towards the door with a black cat on her shoulder.


 -- better watch out for the 'Moon Goddess Priestess'


 The words of the Goddess of Water (Eir) came back to my memory.
 Huriae, a moon priestess who is being warned by the Goddess of Destiny (Ila).
 I feel it's dangerous to let her go alone.

''I'll follow you.''
Hmm, that's unusual. My knight. Oh, my gosh, were you my patron knight, by the way?
You're not safe on your own.
Haha, I'll just charm them at random and run away.
 He was not particularly refused when I followed him, although he was strong, such as.


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It's hot.
It's a tropical climate.
Control the water spirits and keep them cool.
There are no water spirits anywhere.
 Seriously, no matter how much I look around, I can't even see the shadow of a spirit.
 It's tight, Fire Nation.

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 However, while complaining about the hot, hot weather, Friae's profile looks like he's enjoying himself.
 Scurrying around and curiously looking at the shops in the royal capital.

''Do you want to buy something?''
 He called out to Friae, who was looking at the clothes being sold in the stalls with great interest.

''Huh? Do you want me to dress this revealingly? Is he a pervert?!
 Mr. Furiae gave me a look that was unexpected.

 It's true that Friae-san usually prefers to dress relatively skinlessly.
 But I figured that would be hot in this country.
 Most of the costumes in the Land of Fire are robustly skin-baring.
 I think Lucy would like this kind of clothing.

Generally speaking, if I dressed like that, I would attract every man on the street. It would be bad for the girls in the Fire Nation if I did that, wouldn't it? Do you understand?
 Hmph, Friae brushes her hair with her hand and smiles.
 The high-handed gesture becomes frighteningly odd.

 After that, he was hovering around for a while, but suddenly said, "I'm hungry.
 Indeed, it's time to get a little hungry.
 When I looked, I could see a few shops that were beginning to attract lunchtime customers.

'I'm going into that place,'
Hey.
 Me and Mr. Friae went into a random restaurant.

 We walked in and had spiced soup and crispy bread.
 It came with a set of sweetened drinks, like coconut milk.
 I ordered some grilled fish for the black cat (Tsui).

'It tastes so weird!'
 Friae was eating it with a strange look on her face, and it looked delicious.
 But it tasted familiar to me.

'It's like curry, this soup.'
What is that?
'It's the food of the world I was in before. In the country I was in, all the kids grew up eating curry (that).
Oh, so it's all good old-fashioned then.

 I certainly miss it.
 I'm glad the food is good, even though it's been a lot of work since we came to this country.
 Let's bring Sa-san and Fujiyan along next time.
 We enjoyed the food that came out.


"Haha, I'm feeling a bit sleepy.

 After the meal.
 Mr. Furiae began to cocoon his chin on his hand.
 Soon after, I hear a little "coo~" and a little sleep.
 The black cat (Tsui) is also curled up next to me, sleeping.

(Was she tired?)

 I had to keep up with Sa-san's leveling up every day.
 Thanks, Friae.
 I decided to let her rest for a while and wait for her to wake up.


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 It must have been about half an hour since Mr. Freyae went to bed.


'Huh!'

 Suddenly, Friae gasped and sat up.
 Her eyes widened and her dark hair stuck to her sweaty cheeks.
 Instead of her usual spare demeanor, she looked like she was scared of something, like when she first met him.

'Princess? What's going on?
....
 He didn't answer my question right away, but instead stared and looked around suspiciously.

'Lend me your ear,'
 He grabbed my hair and pulled my face to his.
 I whispered in my ear.

'My knight a lot of people in the Fire Nation are going to die...'