I'm home.
Ugh, I need to take a bath...
　A battered me and Saasan were able to return to the inn at sunrise and before noon.

　Most importantly, though, the reasons for being ragged were completely different.
　Me, who was desperately running away from the sand dragon's attacks with my 'evasion' skill.
　Sa-san, who was tearing and tossing and tearing and tossing the swarm of sand dragons that were attacking us.

　In the end, the mountainous herd of sand dragons was wiped out.
　They are dangerous dragons that attack adventurers and merchants traveling through the desert and wilderness, so there's nothing wrong with defeating them.......

(But I feel like I've changed the ecosystem of the wilderness.......)

　Is it still humans who are not the most kind to nature?
　Sa-san, though, is a Lamia tribe.

　When we entered the inn, in the dining room, Princess Sophia, Lucy, Friae-san and the black cat (Tsui) were finishing breakfast and drinking tea.
　Me and Sa-san were about to head dizzy and head to our room when we were stopped.

'Good morning, brave Mako, Aya.'
　Princess Sophia's voice is cold.
　I mean, as usual.

'Hey, Makoto, Aya. Where did you two disappear to last night?
　Lucy's voice is low and cold.
　Hmm?　I don't think I've ever heard Lucy sound like this before.

Good morning, Sophie, Lu....
　Sa-san doesn't seem to notice that the two of them are acting differently.
　Hmm, I'm sleepy too, so I'll pretend not to notice....

You two had a good time last night, didn't you?
　Friae, who was grinning and stroking the black cat's back, called out to her.

''........''
　Unable to listen to the quarry, me and Sa-san turned around.
　Princess Sophia and Lucy were looking at us with cold eyes.

''Hey, hey.''
　I greeted him cheerfully, at least.

'Gee, that's a pretty light greeting for a guy coming home in the morning.
Makoto, we've been waiting for this for a long time.
　Ah, I guess I missed the response.
　Princess Sophia and Lucy's gazes became increasingly sharp.

''Lord Tuckey!''
Ladies and gentlemen!　Oh my God.
　Now, while I was at a loss for how to explain, Fujiyan and Nina came over in a big hurry.
　Nice timing!

Fujiyan, what's going on?
　I wanted to change the direction of the topic, so I spoke to Fujiyan.

'Listen to me!　Apparently, an extraordinary demon has appeared in the wilderness!
Ho-ho, Fujiyan. Tell me more about it.
　I urged Fujiyan to continue the explanation.
　At Fujiyan's words, Princess Sophia and Lucy also reluctantly turned their gaze in that direction.

''Nina-dono. Please explain.
Hi!　This morning, the Fire Nation Adventurer's Guild is buzzing with rumors like this one!　'The sand dragons in the wilderness have been wiped out in a single night! And.

(Hmm?)
　A sand dragon?

What did you say?
The Sand Dragon is wiped out!
　Nina's words caused Princess Sophia and Lucy to shout in surprise.

　When I glanced at her, I saw that Freyae was uninterested, or perhaps she was stroking the black cat's throat and making it rumble.
　It seems that the big news is that the sand dragons have been wiped out.......
　But, a sand dragon, huh?


"Hi Lord of the Fire Nation Wilderness, I can't imagine doing that in one night.
　Princess Sophia murmurs dumbly and Nina speaks excitedly.

''Even among the elves, we were taught since we were little to stay away from the Sand Dragon's Nest in the Fire Country...''
You know, my grandmother might have told me once. "Stay away from the wilderness of the Fire Nation.
　Apparently, it's a well-known story for Lucy and Mr. Furiae, too.

　Hmmm.
　Well, what's going on?
　I glanced at Sa-san.

"...zzzz.

　I mean, how could she sleep standing up?
　Hey, we were the cause of the problem last night, for all I know!
　Do I have to explain?
　I'm embarrassed to explain this to you because you beat all of them and I was just running away!

'Tacky-dono ... oh my.
　Fujiyan quickly guessed with his 'mind reading' skills.

''This is not good. There is no doubt that something unusual is happening. I'll head to Great Keith Castle to gather information.''
Thank you, Lady Sofia. We are perusing the Adventurers' Guild and the Merchant's Guild.
I'll help you!

　Princess Sophia, Nina and Lucy are about to make their move.
　No, no.
　I've got to tell them what's going on!

Hold on gentlemen. It appears that Lord Tuckey knows all about it.
　I was cringing.　
　Fujiyan followed up with a follow-up.

""What?"
　All eyes are on me at once.
　Sa-san is sleeping soundly. That guy......
　I should be the one to explain........


".........actually, sir....
　I explained everything I said last night.



"You single-handedly wiped out a bunch of sand dragons...?
Oh, my God.
　Princess Sophia and Nina have completely donkey eyes.

'Aya!　Aya, wake up!　Is it true what Mako said?
　Lucy is shaking Sa-san, but Sa-san has been sleeping soundly while standing up and not waking up.
　He was tired.

But if I told the Fire Nation the truth, would they believe me?
　Fujiyan scratched his head with a troubled face.
　Apparently, the defeat of the Sand Dragon's Nest was so important that even if he said, 'Sa-san wiped out all of them by himself,' there was a high chance that it would be judged as false.

''However, we can't remain silent. Currently, the Fire Nation is busy searching for the factors that led to the destruction of the Sand Dragon. The people will be anxious if we don't tell them the truth.
　Princess Sophia, with a determined look on her face, began to prepare to go out.

'Shall I go too?'
　Maybe the parties involved should explain together.

'No, they might get strangely involved if you go. I'll go first.
Okay.
　I'm sorry about that.

　I glanced at the other party and he was mumbling in his sleep.

'Hmm, no, Takatsuki-kun, you can't do that here........ Oh, it's already naughty.
　Mr. Saa you're talking in your sleep, are you doing it on purpose?

"...and...
　It hurts the way Lucy and Princess Sophia are looking at me.

''Aya~, come on, wake up!
　Lucy tugged at Sa-san's cheeks with a muggy tug.
'Mmmmm,'
　Oh, you're awake.

...hmmm, what?　What's going on with everyone?
　I noticed that they were all staring at Sa-san, and I squirmed in embarrassment.

'Aya, you've done one hell of a job.
'What?　Luu. What's so outrageous about it?
　Sa-san, who was asleep and hadn't heard the story, hadn't kept up with the situation.

Sasaki-dono. You've made a big deal out of it.
''But Sasaki-sama is a Stone rank adventurer on record. The Adventurer's Guild will have a hard time dealing with you.　
　Fujiyan and Nina looked at each other and blurted out.　

'Brave Mako. There is a possibility that the General may call you to explain the situation. Please stand by just in case. Aya-san, you too.
Roger that, Sofia.
　I nodded, and Sa-san's eyes fluttered.

　Belatedly, he apparently realized that he was the center of the conversation.
　Horribly, Ms. Sa-san opened her mouth.


I don't know what I've done,


　Sa. I've been reincarnated in another world and that line is out.


　◇


　I took a bath and collapsed into bed, but woke up after a few hours.
　Apparently, I can't sleep soundly in the light of day.

　I was curious, so I peeked into Sa-san's room and found her asleep in her goose-cuppy.
　Since my boss, Princess Sophia, has ordered me to stand by, I decided to practice water magic in my room.

(Hmm, I slept halfway through, so I'm a little lazy, but not enough to go back to sleep again.......)

　As I sat on the bed and continued my training with a not-so-focused mind, my back suddenly felt heavy.

'Lucy?'
That's unusual, that Mako didn't see it coming.
　I don't know when I walked into the room.
　Lucy leaned back against me, back to back, like a chair.

'Hi, I couldn't concentrate.'
Hmm.
　Lucy said, not sounding very interested, and removed the cloak from her shoulders.
　I heard the sound of the cloak falling off the bed with a shuffle.
　Now Lucy was dressed like a camisole.
　I wonder if it's hot.
　'It's hot in the fire country.

'It's hot,'
　Before I could ask her anything, I saw Lucy trying to take off even that camisole as she said it out of the corner of my eye.
'Miss Lucy?　What are you doing?
　I'm stuck in a quandary.

'So I'm just taking it off because it's hot.
　Don't take your clothes off in my room!　
The 'RPG Player' gaze switch was sealed and I tried to use water magic, but I couldn't do it like I usually did.

　I found myself sitting on the bed with Lucy, who had lost her clothes, and I was sitting on the bed.
　This..........

'Mako is the type of person who doesn't feed the fish she catches, right?
Bait?
'I used to look at my mum and sisters when I was little and think it's a waste of time for a woman to come on to a man.
Yeah, huh?
　Well, if you grew up with that family of meat-eating girls........

'But I was wrong!　Mom was right. Because Mako won't touch you for a long time!
　He put his arms around my neck.
　Lucy's body temperature is high!
　I thought you've gotten better at controlling your magic.

So I've decided to come at you.
It's a bit sudden, isn't it?
　He turns Lucy around and pushes her down as she is.
　And then he almost unbuttoned me...　


　--Slam!


　There was no knock and the door suddenly opened.

'Takatsuki-kun, Roo-chan, speak up,'
　Sa-san came in, rubbing her eyes.
　I didn't make a sound that loud.
　Mr. Sa-san, are your ears getting better with age?

Lucy, that's enough of that.
　Even Princess Sophia walked in.

"Hi, Ru-chan. It's over.
Yeah. I'm almost there. Just a little bit more.
No, no. I thought you were going to do it alone.
　Saa-san left with Lucy in her wings.
　Lucy didn't particularly resist, either.

(Was it a joke?)
　I looked away from the two of them as they jostled each other.

　The next thing I knew, a cold air passed around my neck.
　Princess Sophia was standing close by.

'We need to talk. Come here, please.
　Princess Sophia took me by the hand and brought me into the room.
　Princess Sophia's hand grabbing mine was incredibly cold, the opposite of Lucy's.


　-- oh, this is angry.