- Ryosuke Sakurai's Point of View

　Great!　They really pulled out the abomination dragon.
　This troublesome monster was hidden deep in the dungeon and I was at a loss as to how to defeat it.
　With Takatsuki-kun's magic, he and I were thrown high into the sky.
　Suddenly, I remembered.

(Oops, Takatsuki couldn't use his flying magic!)

　I hurriedly looked at Takatsuki-kun and saw that he was falling fluffily with a small umbrella-like item.
　Thank goodness, apparently he was holding a magic item.
　He raised his right hand and made a gesture like 'take care of the rest'.

(Alright!　(This is my job from here on out!)

　Holds the holy sword and concentrates the holy fighting qi.

--'Hero of Light' skill. Golden Saint Qi.
　Let it be transmitted to the sword.

　The enemies are two abomination dragons.
　Takatsuki-kun's magical water dragons have disappeared and they are free to reveal their ugly forms.

(I'll go all out, I'll go all out!
　He held the sword in both hands and swung it out.

--The Sword of Light, Shining Saber

　The light emitted from the swords cut through the enemies in a crisscrossing manner.
　One of the abomination dragons burst forth.

(Alright!)

　Seeing this, he realized that he was no match for it, and the other one ran away.
　Let it go!

That's the direction of the town!

　Sheesh.
　I rush after it, but the guy is a little faster than me.
　The town is confused by the sudden appearance of an unseen and creepy dragon that has appeared out of nowhere.

　An abomination dragon is trying to spit out a breath!
　Oh no!　The Abominable Dragon's Breath 《Breath》 is not just a means of attack, it has the effect of spreading a curse.
　A labyrinthine town becomes a cursed town where no one can live!
　But if we attack with all our might from here, it will engulf the town.

(How can I...)

　I glanced at Takatsuki-kun and he looked at me with a "Hey, hey, what are you doing?" look.
　He raised his hands and paused, "I'm out of it.
　Yes....................He's made it this far.
　I can't ask for more.

　I'm prepared to bring the town into the mix, and I'm trying to beat the 'Sword of Light'

--Siriyaan.

　The abomination dragon bumped into the transparent wall and it sounded like it had shattered.
　The abomination dragon seemed to be puzzled.

(.........Is that a ward?　(And it's strung up in layers?

　You can't do that.
　The garrison of the Order of the Sun at the edge of the town.
　At the far end of it, I found a wizard in white robes floating above a huge tent.

(Great Sage!)

　She set up the wards!
　Here.
　I'll raise the holy sword.

--The Sword of Light, the Shining Saber.

　Shortly after the second abomination dragon screamed, it was torn apart.


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- Takatsuki Makoto's Point of View


"Listen up, all of you!　Tonight's bar is to honor the brave men of light who have successfully defeated the legendary Evil Dragon!
　Today's Hero's Tavern is even more crowded than usual.

'All the money for today's drinks will be held by the Land of the Sun (Highland). Everyone should thank Princess Noel!
" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

　A special venue was set up in the spacious outdoor bar, where the knights and nobles of the Highlands had gathered.
　Mr. Sakurai and Mr. Yokoyama can be seen there, too.
　Or rather, they're the stars of today's event.

''Long live the hero-sama of light! Long live the Knights of the Sun! Lord Sakurai-sama, turn around and hold me! The Holy Knight looks great!
　Yellow cheers are flying around.


'Oh no, it's a great commotion,'
We're having a private launch.
　We're sitting at a slightly luxurious table that Fujiyan and Nina-san have arranged for us, with lots of food and drinks.

　After Sakurai-kun defeated the abomination dragon, I met up with Lucy and Nina-san.
　Lucy said, "What's that!　True, you can even use king-level magic? He was confronted with the question, "My identity...
　''My identity...'' he mumbled, ''My identity...'' ''You only have a king-level magic skill, but you can't use king-level magic.

　Although many of the people from the Order of the Sun were injured, with the help of the Adventurer's Guild, they were able to leave the dungeon safely.

　The demons in the great labyrinth had calmed down, and the city of the labyrinth had regained its peace.
　And it led to the current banquet hall.


''By the way, who's the person who's been giving a speech since just now?''
　He's not from the Adventurer's Guild, and he's not a merchant.

He's a nobleman from the Sun Country (Highland). You're the Assistant Prime Minister, right?　Master.
''That's right. He is one of the prince's faction, and he was supposed to report to the kingdom if Sakurai-dono failed in this defeat, but he must have missed his chance and is doing this kind of work.
　Fujiyan laughs wickedly.
　You really know everything, don't you?

I'm sure you're not the only one.　It's an irritant that the Order of the Sun took the credit for all of this.
Not really. Sakurai-dono told the Adventurer's Guild about Tacky-dono's activities. Sooner or later, the guild will contact Tacky-dono.
So how come you're so much faster than me?
　I peck at my ale and fried food, pecking away at it.

'Well, I'm not the star of the show over here,' he says, tapping his classmate on the shoulder as he crunches down on his food.
　He turns around and has a mouthful of meat on the bone and a bottle of wine in his hand.
　He eats a lot and drinks a lot.
　You're so small, though.

"Congratulations on defeating the Harpy Queen.
'Yeah, thanks. It's all of you ... especially Takatsuki.
I don't think so.
'But if I don't meet Takatsuki-kun in the dungeon, I'll...'

　Sa-san intertwines her hands with her arms and waist as she speaks.
　What is it, is it because of Lamia's ethnicity?
　It may be that she is simply drunk, though.

'Hey, hey!　Aya's too close to Makoto!
It's fine. I've always been like this. Hey, Takatsuki-kun?
　I don't think so.

'So what are you going to do now, Aya?'
'Come to think of it, you have a sister somewhere who betrayed the Lamia people, don't you?
　If Sa-san wants to explore the dungeon, I'll go with him.

'That's it, but I don't think that guy is probably here. To be honest, I think the Great Labyrinth is a tough environment for a mere lamia to live in on her own.
　Sa-san's idea was that the upper tier had too many human adventurers and the middle and lower tiers were too hard for Lamia to survive on, so she had fled to somewhere else.

'Takatsuki-kun and the others are going back to a town called McAllen, right?　Do you mind if I follow you?
'That's of course...'
'Of course!　We're the party!

　Lucy told me first.
　That's so manly.
'Nice to meet you, Sa-san.'

Tacky-dono~. I'll be at that party as well, won't I~?
Master, master. He's unusually drunk.
　Nina said that Fujiyan had been worrying all the time because she was home alone.

"Hey, hey, Fujiyan. We're buddies.
'Oh!　Buddy!　Sounds good to me!
You're as friendly as ever.
　Sa-san laughed in dismay.

''By the way, how did the hero of light-sama defeat the abomination dragon?　You were up close and personal, weren't you?
Yeah, I thought I saw some kind of sword flash, and then in a split second they were all torn apart.
Tell me more about it...
Oh, this pasta is so good!
Come on, Sasaki-sama. That's a platter, so you have to share it before you eat it, Des.

　When I was moderately drunk and excited.
　The great man from the Land of the Sun, who had just come in, shouted loudly.　

'I am Makoto Takatsuki, the adventurer of McAllen. I am honored to receive a word of thanks from Princess Noel. Come this way!

　The adventurers of the labyrinth town turned to me in unison.
　Eh...................I'm going to sober up.