It's Abel.
　The woman, who bore a striking resemblance to Princess Noel, announced awkwardly.

''Abel-san was a woman........?''
　I muttered dumbly.

'No ... it's not,'
　When Abel was about to say something.


　--You have the blood of the "Heavenly Winged Clan" in your veins.


　It was Mr. White Dragon who interrupted our conversation.
　Or rather, a word I didn't know came up.
　The Heavenly Winged Tribe?

''White Dragon (Mel), what is the 'Heavenly Wing Clan'?'''
You are.........you mean me, Mel? It's all right. We've been defeated, so call me what you want. The "Heavenly Winged Tribe" is one of the servants of the Heavenly God.
"The race that serves the heavens...
　
　But is it true that the brave Abel is a Celestial Winged race?
　I've never heard of such a thing, and it wasn't mentioned in any of the picture books.
　I'm not going to be able to get the same thing.


　--I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.


Oh!
　Angels.
　There are angels.

''White Dragon-sama is right, I am of the 'Heavenly Winged Race' blood. And it has something to do with my 'gender'.
　As if to supplement Abel's words, White Dragon-san continued.

　--The Heavenly Winged Race is a race of women only. But until just now, the brave boy was a man of the human race. In other words, you're a 'half-blood'.

Yes. When I am in my male form, I take the name Abel the Brave when I am in my male form. This name was given to me by my father, who is of the human race. I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to find a way to make it work. I have a name that my mother of the Heavenly Winged Tribe gave me, 'A(n)na(n)'.
"Anna?
　Today, I was shocked for the umpteenth time.

(The brave Abel and the saintly Anna are the same person...?)

　How is that possible?
　Legend has it that Abel the Brave and Saint Anna were childhood friends and lovers.
　They are depicted and described as such in books, paintings, and stories taught in churches.
　But it is said by Abel himself, who is right in front of me.
　There is no more proof.
　It must be true.

''It's rare that Mako-san is so surprised........ I'm sorry that I kept it from you. Apart from my late parents, the only people who knew about this were my mentor.

　--The Heavenly Winged Tribe, who are God's messengers, should originally only live in the 'Floating Continent'. And the demon tribe abhors the Heavenly Wings Tribe who are God's servants. If the Heavenly Winged Tribe were to be found out on earth today, they would definitely be targeted for their lives.

''Yes that's right. I had no choice but to hide the fact that I am a Heavenly Winged Tribe.......just like my mother.
　Abel sadly lowered his eyes.

　I couldn't interrupt the conversation between Abel the Brave and White Dragon (Mel).
　It was all new to me.
　The story of the Heavenly Winged Race.
　About the brave Abel's parents.
　And about Saint Anna.

(But one thing is clear.)

Abel, the Hero of Light.
Saint Anna.
Great Sage.
Mr. Johnny.
Holy Dragon Helpmelk.

　The five people are all here.
　The legendary party is here!
　Thank God.........I've made it, Noah-sama, Altena-sama......
　When I was soaked in sentimentality, she tapped me on the shoulder with a thump.

''Um........Makoto-san?
　Oops, I was in a world of my own.

''The situation, I understand. Then when do we go to defeat the Great Demon Lord?
What?
　--Ha!
　At my words, the brave Abel and Mr. White Dragon made a pokey face.
　Even dragons have that kind of face.

It's not a good idea to have a good time.
　--You've lost your mind!　

　We were treated like we were crazy.
　I was in high spirits.
　It's not a good idea to defeat the Greatest Demon King all of a sudden, no matter how many legendary parties are assembled.

''Right, we'll start with the Demon King Bifrons.
No, it's just... it's not that easy.
　--You, the "Immortal King" is a high ranking Demon King even among the nine Demon Kings....

　My suggestion of defeating the demon king first was met with doubtful looks from the two of us.
　Why?

''.........hmmm, it's kind of annoying.......''
　Momo woke up at the sound of Abel and White Dragon (Mel)'s voice.
　He crawled from the bed in a leisurely manner.

"Master, Abel-sama wake up........who is this woman!　This woman!
'Oh, peach. I'm....
"Momo-chan?　He's so familiar to me, even though we've never met!
"No, I haven't seen him before...
　--Lord Spirit Master, by the way. I don't even know your names. Tell me.

　All at once, there was a lot of noise.
　And then I realized by the words of White Dragon (Mel).
　Indeed, I hadn't introduced myself properly.
　I soothed the confused Momo and explained that Hakuryu-san would be helping me and Abel's body.
　Then we each introduced ourselves.


　◇



　--Hmmm........Mako the spirit user. Abel the Brave. The half-vampire girl is a peach. It's a pleasure to meet you.

　White Dragon (Mel) looks down at us with a blank stare.
　However, the other side is so huge that it just naturally looks down at you.　

''Nice to meet you, Hakuryu-sama........''
Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Herr Helpmelk.
　Abel the Brave and Momo still seems to be a bit reserved with Mr. White Dragon (Mel).
　Oops, speaking of friends, there was another important girl.

'Dea.'
"Yes, my king.
　A great spirit of water (Dea) appeared from the middle of nowhere and said, "Shurun.

"Thanks for watching over me. Thanks to you, I was able to rest.
I'm glad I could help.
''Since Mr. White Dragon (Mel) has become one of us, say hello again.
Huh....
　Dea's smile that was directed at me has changed to a disinterested face.
　The white dragon (Mel) also has a nervous expression when he sees the great spirit of water (Deea).

''You should be honored to join my king's crew, Toka.......''
Hey.
　I grabbed the Great Spirit of Water (Dea) by the shoulders and pulled him towards me.

'Wow, my king?'
Dea-kun?　Mr. White Dragon (Mel) is kindly helping us out. Be respectful.
'Yes, yes I'm sorry...'
''I'm sorry, Mr. White Dragon (Mel). Our Water Great Spirit (Dea) spoke rudely.

　--Uh-huh. I don't care about that. And it's not a favor, it's a threat.

　Thank God!
　As expected of the legendary Holy Dragon.
　You have a big heart.

"A new name for you, White Dragon. I am Undine, the water genie who was given the name Deer by my king. You must be pleased to know that I am.
　This new Water Spirit (Dea) is very polite.

　--I am Helpmelk, the ancient dragon. By the way, that trick to name that water genie, Undine. The old Titan god race....

Dea!
　He sensed that Mr. White Dragon was about to say something and hurriedly ordered it to the Great Spirit of Water.
　In an instant, the deepest layer is enveloped in fog.
　It's not just a fog, but a fog that contains the magic power (mana) of the spirit.
　You can use this thing to activate your magic at any time.

''Hee!''
　I heard the old dragon's scream, "Is that Mr. Red Dragon?
　Is that Red Dragon-kun?

　--What is the matter with you, Mako?

　Mr. White Dragon let out a puzzled voice.

''XXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (Mel, do you understand the spirit language?)''　
XXXXXXXXXXXXX (I know one).
　Good.
　It's just as expected of an old dragon that has lived for more than 10,000 years.
　He knows everything.

''XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX? (It's a secret to my companions that I'm an apostle of the old (titan) god race. Can you keep up with the conversation?
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (wow, okay).
　Huh, watch out.
　I didn't tell him to say anything.

"Miss Makoto?
Master, is there something wrong?
　Abel and Momo look at me curiously.

'No, it's nothing. 'Never mind, Abel, Momo.'
　I pretended to be calm with my 'clear water' skill.
　At my words, the heroic Abel stepped forward and grabbed my hand.

''Um...Makoto-san...''
What is it?
　Ugh, am I a suspect?
　Have you been found out that you believe in the same God as the Demon King Cain?
　No, it should be fine.
　There's no proof of this.
There is nothing written in the Soul Book either.

"Um........could you call me 'Anna' when I'm in this form right now?
　She said, moping around.
　I was out of it.

(What ... that's what it is?)
　Good.
　It wasn't like they found out about the God I believe in.

'So, Anna, I hope you'll keep up the good work.
Okay, yes.
　I shook hands with Saint Anna.
　For some reason, she smiled, a slight blush on her cheeks.
　I wonder if she's still not feeling well?

Master.
What's up?　Momo.
I'm fine.
　There was the Great Sage Master puffing out his pooch and cheeks.
　I wonder if he's hungry?
　I'll give you some blood to drink later.

''Well, then, it's time to go back to the middle level. White Dragon (Mel), if I need help, can I come back here again?
　When I said that, the white dragon tilted its head curiously.

　--I'll go with you. It will be more convenient for you.

''Eh?　Are you sure?
　That helps.
　But will it be okay?
　It seems that White Dragon (Mel) is leading the old dragons here.

Mother!　I'm not going with a human!
Then I'll go with you!
What should we do?
　Sure enough, the old dragons began to make a fuss.

　--I just want to get on the ground for the first time in a long time. You guys stay here. The deepest level of the Great Maze is safe. If you want to go with me, just ask Makoto.

".........................
　The old dragons are all shushed in unison.
　In addition, Anna also has an indescribable look on her face.
　Together, we've frozen, you know.
　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it," said Mr. White Dragon, turning his serious eyes to us.


　--It's a good idea to be able to have a good time. Your goal is to overthrow Eveleth, the god of the demon race. Are you sure?


Yeah, I'm sure.
　My words upset the old dragons, Anna and even Momo.
　Anyway, it's not called the Great Demon King in this era, is it?
　There's a difference between what I learned in history and what I've learned in history, and I'm confused.
　But my goal is unwavering.
　Together with Abel, the brave man of light, we will defeat the Great Demon King (Eveleth)


　--not the demon king, but the higher being......... Normally, I wouldn't deal with the nonsense of a madman, but....


You can't do this!　Even Lord Ashtaroth, the Dragon King, was no match for him!
''There's no way a human race can defeat a demon god!
"A foolish race of men who don't know the horrors of Eveleth...
　The old dragons don't seem to believe the words of defeating the Great Demon King.

''You can do it,''
　When I looked straight into their eyes and told them, the old dragons shushed me.
　Well, I suppose it can't be helped in the age of a thousand years ago.
　But for me from the future, the defeat of the Great Demon King (Eveleth) is just a fact.

　There's no need to worry about it.
　After all, the legendary members are all safe and sound.
　All we have to do now is to proceed as per history.
　We just need to do what history says.

"Those lizards........don't seem to have grasped the power of my king yet.
".........................
　The Great Spirit of Water (Dea) manipulates the magic power as she puts her hand on my shoulder.
　Zuzu.........and a heavy air fills the deepest layer.
　The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it's not a good idea to have a good time.

　--You're not going to be able to get away with it.
Stop, Dea.
Okay.
　At the words of Hakuryu-san and I, Dea immediately fits in her magic power (mana).

''Then it's only White Dragon (Mel) who will go with you. But the middle level is quite far from here, is there any shortcut?
　I said, remembering the long labyrinth of the wayward journey.

　--Don't worry, I'll teleport you to the place of your choice with a spatial transfer (teleportation).

　Oh!　You can do that.
　I did.
　I turned back to Anna and Momo... and realized.

'Anna-san, is it safe for you to stay like that?
I would like to return to my human form if I could, but I'm not in the right shape yet.
　Saint Anna replied with a troubled look on her face.
　Then the white dragon gave me a helping hand.

　-- drink the water from the Fountain of Life there and you'll recover.

Well.....
　Indeed, the spring next to Mr. White Dragon was overflowing with powerful magical power.
　Anna approached the spring and put its water into her mouth.
　Then a light enveloped Anna's body.

''Wow, my body has recovered...''
　The tiredness that I had seen earlier was gone from Anna as she looked back at me.
　Then, the woman (Anna) changed back to the man (Abel) from the woman's (Anna) form.
　Apparently, the water in the Fountain of Youth has an effect like a restorative potion.

　I go up to the fountain and scoop the water into my hand and drink it.
　The next moment, I felt a burning sensation coming from my body.
　As soon as I drank the water, my body was filled with magical power (mana).
　It was amazing.
　Could this water from the fountain be as good as a top restorative elixir...?

''Wow, I want to try it too!
　The peaches come running in a flurry of activity.
　The peach approaches the fountain of life.

　Hmm?
　I felt an indescribable sense of discomfort.
　At that moment, a letter suddenly floated in the air.


'Can Momo drink the Fountain of Life?'
　Yes, sir.
　No.


　What is this?

"Mo!　Stop!
　--Wait!　Little vampires!
"Huh?
　Me and Mr. White Dragon yelled at the same time.
　Momo stops dead in his tracks.

''You can't drink that!''
　--The water of the Fountain of Life is fiercely(¦) poisonous(¦) to the undead(¦). They will perish.
Hi, hi!
　Momo came back in a hurry and clung to me.
　Oh, oh no........
　

"Here, peaches drink my blood.
Yes, yes....
　I held out my arm to Momo and gave her a little blood.
　I let out a big breath, "Ta-ha.

　I'm really tired after all I've been through today.
　I need to rest.
　I also want to eat some meat because I don't have enough blood.

''Well, let's go back to the mid-level subterranean lake.
Oh, but, Mako-san...
Nice to meet you, Mr. White Dragon.

　--Mmm, I'll take care of it.

　As I said that, a magic circle appeared at the feet of Mr. White Dragon and us.

''Great Mother Dragon-sama!''
Please take care of yourself!
　The old dragons are waving their hands as if they were leaving behind.
　I'm not sure I've ever seen such a thing.


　--I'll be gone for a while. You guys!


　Mr. White Dragon said gravely.
　And then we were surrounded by light.



　



　The next moment, the landscape switched.
　The first thing I noticed was the roaring sound of falling water.

''Whoa!''
Yikes!
Oops.
　The brave Abel and Momo weren't standing on the surface of the water, so I grabbed their hands and cast a 'surface walking' spell on them.
　Looking around, it's definitely a mid-level subterranean lake.
　Oh, I knew teleportation was useful.

　Well, then, tell the brave man of the soil (Wolf) and the brave man of the wood (Julietta) that I'm back....
　As if to interrupt my thoughts, someone's scream echoed.

''It's an old dragon (Ancient Dragon)!
Oh, isn't that the master of the Great Maze...!
Run!
Help me!
　The inhabitants in the middle level, who would have been on guard, fled like spider spiders.

　--You know, Makoto. Are you okay with this?

　White Dragon (Mel) looked at me with a troubled face.

　.........................Oh shit.