Sir Tucky!
"Takatsuki Sama!
　As I was practicing alone, looking out at the ocean, I was called out from behind.
　There is only one person who makes this call.
　I don't need to turn around to recognize the owner of the voice.
　It's Fujiyan and Nina.

Hi, Fujiyan. Nina-san, it's been a while.
　I raised my hand lightly in greeting.
　Dosudos and Fujiyan come running in.
　Nina was following next to me with Totta Totta.

'Oh, are you alone?　I can't seem to see Lady Sasaki, Lady Lucy, or Lady Hooley.
... uh, yeah. That one.
　I remembered the events of this morning.


　-- last night, Lucy and Furiae found out that I was meeting secretly with Sa-san last night.


　And in addition, they found out what (kissing) I was doing.
　When Lucy heard that, she said, "Well, I can do the same thing," and gave a bewitching smile with a Nimmer smile.
'No, that's not...'
　Before I could say anything.

'I don't blame you, Lu. You can't f*ck me all the way through, okay?
　Sa-san answered.
　Huh?　I'm not willing to do that?

Come on, Makoto. It's embarrassing to be seen, so let's go behind the partition.
　Apparently I had no intention of doing this.
　I was taken by Lucy and made to lie down on the futon behind a partition in the tent.
　On top of that, Lucy would mount up.

'Oh, go easy on me,'
Dame, a bad guy who sneaks up on Aya at night has to let his body know.
　The lecherous smile with some sass reminded me of Lucy's mother, Rosalie.
　We're father and son after all, I thought, and the button in front of me is unbuttoned in a flash.
　I vaguely look up at Lucy from below, and she's taking off her jacket furtively.

'Are you going to take it off too, Lucy?'
Because it's hot.　
　Lucy has a habit of being a single bath towel after a bath or taking it off while sleeping, so I wouldn't be upset by a jacket or two now.......

''It's kind of annoying that Mako is so calm. Alright, take this one off too.
Hey!　You don't have to take your bottom off!
Come on, it doesn't hurt.
No!
　I resist Lucy's attempts to take off my pants and underwear, as expected.
　But Lucy is stronger than I am, so resistance is useless.
　We've been jostling each other for a while, though.

Lu-chan, I hear you taking off your clothes........ahhh!
Hey, Aya. You're interrupting me, Aya.
No!　If you're going to go that far, I'll be in the mix!
Well, Aya was the one who skipped out.
'Uhhhh, but but but!　I'm in the mix!
Hey, hey, guys...
　I was just about to stop him when even Sa-san interrupted me.

'You're so annoying!　What the hell are you messing with in the same tent!
　Friae's face turned red, and she kicked the divider away.

''Warrior-san!　Wizard!　Sit on your haunches, both of you!　You guys have no shame!　I'm going to preach to you today!
Uh, but...
Shut up!
Fu-chan, I'm scared...
　Lucy and Sa-san are sitting adult and upright in front of Friae's swordsmanship.
　I was left behind, half-undressed and dumb.

''Um, Princess. What about me?
You go practice on your own!
Yes, sir.
　I shrugged and left the tent.

　--I had to leave the tent.


'Ta, that was tough...'
Fujiyan, who had figured out the approximate situation with her 'mind reading' skills, smiled bitterly.
''Master, I'm going to go greet everyone else, ne.
Yes, it's all yours, Nina.
　Nina bounced towards the tent.
　She is as nimble as ever.

By the way, what are you doing here, Fujiyan?
　For merchants, war creates all sorts of demands.
　I understand that Fujiyan is a good time to make money, but this is a different frontier than the main battlefield.
　Isn't there a more lucrative field to be found?

'What a lonely thing to say, sir. I've come here for my friend. And please accept this as a gift in case you need it.
　Then he handed me what looked like a magic tool in an expensive looking wooden box.
''What's this?''
'Open it, please. I had hoped to have more, but I could only afford ten.
　I open the wooden box and take a look at it.

　At that moment, I feel a thick, sludgy, dense magical power (mana) coming from inside the crate.
　Inside the wooden box are ten glass bottles, and inside is a dull, luminous liquid.
　And as a wizard, I knew that this was a different order of magnitude from the magic tools sold around the corner.
　It's almost impossible to see the actual thing, but....

I'm not going to be able to get it for you.
It's the elixir. After all, it's war. You should be prepared for something like this.
"Ten units of the elixir?　One bottle should cost over a million dollars, but...
"Unfortunately, the war broke out and the value has skyrocketed to 1.2 million g's apiece. They are hard to come by, so please plan accordingly.
...Uh-huh. Sure.
　My hand trembles as I realize that the crate I'm holding in my hand right now is worth over ten million g's.
　I gently close the crate.

''Well, Fujiyan. How much do I owe you...?
You must be a brave man, Tuckey-dono. I'd like to say that I'll put the cost of the tools on the Roses royal family, but this is a parting gift from me. I don't have the ability to fight, so I can only do this much.
Fujiyan... thank you.
What's that?
　Snickering, my best friend was a manly man.

'What are you going to do after this today?'
I'm going to spend the night and then deliver some food to the battlefield where Lord Sakurai is staying.
It's a major battleground. You okay over there?
I'm told we have a few days before the battle.
'Well, according to the priestess of the Goddess of Destiny, it should be a few days before the Demon King attacks.
　But I know Fujiyan very well.

''Well, let's have dinner together. I hope the princess will be in a better mood by now........
Ha ha, I've brought you a lot of exotic foods to try and put you in a good mood.
　I'm counting on you!　Best friend.
　We chatted and went back to the tent.

　That day, for the first time in a while, Fujiyan and the others had dinner together.
　We talked about Zagan, the Demon King that Sakurai-kun and his friends were planning to fight.
　However, Fujiyan did not seem to have any information about the Demon Continent, and no one knew the specific strength or shape of the Demon King.
　I heard that he has a physique as huge as a mountain....
　What in the world was he like?
　It's been a long time since I've seen my classmates, but I guess it's because we're in the middle of a war, and I'm a little tense.

　Incidentally, the elixir that Fujiyan gave us was two bottles each for me, Lucy and Sa-san.
　We decided to leave the rest to Furiae.

　The next day, Fujiyan and Nina-san hurriedly moved on to the next place.



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'Oh my, you're not my knight who's been messing with the girls in my party lately.
　As I was training to the sea alone, as I was yesterday, Friae came over.
'That was force majeure. I didn't have a choice.'
　At any rate, I'll make an excuse.

　I can't see Lucy or Sa-san.
　I had a party with Fujiyan and Nina-san until late yesterday.
　They must be sleeping well together.

''For that matter, they were stretched out under their noses.
I don't think so...
You're okay, Mr. Skill, right?

Do you think he's going to get to me one of these days?
　Mr. Furiae is grinning with a mischievous look on his face.
　Oh come on, no matter how much you are, you're not that dismissive.

'Don't worry, that's just not going to happen.
　I assured her with a smirk, and Friae's smile disappeared.
'Hmmm, oh yeah,'
　Boringly, Friae looked away, fiddling with her hair.
　Hmm, my answer isn't wrong, is it?

"...and...
　For some reason, we were both silent.
　I wondered if I should start a conversation.
　Hmmm, but what should I say?
　Should I say something like, "You're beautiful today.
　But before I said, "I'm not caged! And he was furious with me.

Friae-sama!
　That's when a man arrived.
　A handsome man with brown skin and red eyes and silver hair.
　As I recall, he's of the demon race, and he's Huriae's childhood friend.
　His name... what was it?

It's not Havel, what's going on?
''The children and old men of the demon race have finished evacuating from the sea side near the battlefield. However, as long as the underground tunnels continue, we can't leave too far away...
Well, it's no wonder.
　Apparently, Mr. Havel, a man of the demon race, regularly raises reports to Mr. Furiae.
　It's disciplined.
　That's how special the priestess of the Moon Goddess is, I guess.

''Hey, Friae-sama's guardian knight.
Hmm?
　Me?

'Don't let Master Freyae lay a finger on the enemy!　I won't allow you to hurt me one bit!
Uh, yeah. I'll do my best.
I promise!
　That's a hell of a swagger.

''Enough of that, Havel.....Oh?
　Friae, who opened her mouth to chide the man of the demon race, looked up at the sea as if she had noticed something.

'Wait, my knight. Look at the sea!
　Furiae's sharp voice rang out.

　The waves on the shore are calm and a few white clouds are drifting by.
　A flock of seagulls could be seen in the distance.
　It was a peaceful scene.

'Princess?'
　'That's nothing,' said another voice, trying to continue.
'That one!　A flying dragon and a gryphon!
　The voice of a man of the demon race rises.
　It seems that the basic physical abilities of the demon race are superior to normal humans.
　I can't see with my eyesight.

　-- "clairvoyant" skill.

　When I used my skills to look in the distance, what I thought was a flock of seagulls were flying demons.
　And they were rapidly approaching towards us.
　Is it the Demon King's Army!

Mako!
Takatsuki-kun!
'Lucy!　Saa-san!　There's a horde of demons coming toward us!
　The two of them came over in a hurry.
　They seemed to have already noticed the demon.

''That seems to be under the control of Zagan, the king of beasts. So they came from the sky under the pretense that a sea demon was coming!
According to the guards, flying demons are bringing magical weapons for bombing. At this rate, they will attack indiscriminately and blow up the whole area around here!
　At Lucy and Sa-san's words, Furiae and the demon race man's complexion changed.

''What did you say...!
'No, Master Freyae!　You must flee now.
Princess, do as the man says and take shelter.
No, I don't want it!　This is the country I grew up in!　Why do I have to run away with my tail between my legs!
　Mr. Furiae's attitude is strong, but he compares his country to the demons in the sky with Harrah's and the demons in the sky.
　Even though they have been evacuated, there is a high possibility that the people of the Moon Country (Rafiroig) will be killed in an indiscriminate attack.
　He must be worried.

''Hey, my knight. Can't you call up the Great Spirit like you did before?
　Furiae-san holds out her right hand just to tell me to go along with her.
''I don't know.......if it's a sea demon, but against a demon that flies through the air, it might be tough.
　I told him what I thought.
　But I know the weakness of water magic better than anyone else.
　Last time I was able to do this magic because the enemy was in the water.
　Probably, it won't work this time.

''I'm only capable of melee combat so...''
　Sa-san is dreading it.
'Aya!　Don't worry, I'll shoot you down with fire magic!
　Lucy holds up her wand, but there are thousands of enemies.
　There are too many targets for a meteorite drop (meteo).

"Lucy, come over here.
Okay, but what's going on?　Mako.
"Takatsuki-kun. I think we should join up with the Order of the Sun....
　Sa-san looks at me uneasily.

'No, it's too late for that. Let's shoot it down before it hits land.
What?
　I hugged Lucy's shoulder and 'synchronized' with her.