Originally, the Chirdragon was a herd dragon.
It is a species that is rarely encountered on its own, and the Ghost of Sorrows once fought to the death in an encounter with a large herd.

However, the contrast between the swarm of childragons filling the sky and the cityscape reminded Liz Smart, who was used to seeing demons, of the end of the world.
The flock of childragons, of which the number was unknown, completely ignored the houses and the fleeing inhabitants, and headed towards the inn where the Emperor and his party were staying as if they were being sucked in.

It was clearly an unusual sight.
The inn was about a kilometer away from the one where the Emperor's party stayed. Liz, who was checking the situation from the window of her room on the second floor, shouted behind her.

'Hey, Shito! There's too many of them! You're going to kill the emperor! How many times have you done this to me?

'Don't blame me! I only planted eleven of them, and since I was there first, ...... you saw them too, right? In addition, I don't have enough medicine to plant it in that many childrens. ......''

That's right. Liz and her friends found a childrens den in a nearby mountain and kidnapped the dragons that were inside. They planted a potion in them.
All for the sake of their leader. If the dragons were going to leave, he had to help them as a good friend.

And it was only half successful.

He turned his gaze away from his sister's disappointed excuse and looked at Luke, who was pretending to be in the room in annoyance.

'So it's Luke's fault?'

'Oh! How many of them do I have to kill?'

'No,or...... where did they come from...... maybe we didn't have to go get them?'

She turned around, propped her elbows on the window sill, and looked out at the noisy streets.
You can find a lot of things that you can do to make your life easier.

Lucia, who was frowning and looking up at the sky next to Liz, said in a sullen voice.

'Maybe they came to retaliate for catching a part of the flock. ......'

'We completely destroyed the den we caught them in, and I'm pretty sure childrens don't have that habit. ...... I don't know.'

Citrine replied in confusion, but there was a swarm of childrens, and they were heading in a straight line towards Kry's location.
In the past, demons have attacked Ryes and his team in these situations, so it is quite unusual to see them pass right in front of you.



But even if you fight off the attackers, it takes a lot of time and effort to chase down and thin out a swarm of childrens flying fast in the sky.
At least, it's hard to do it with just Lyss.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it.

It's an honorable mission. It could possibly be a chance to raise your certification level.
Most of the swarm wasn't planted by Liz and the others, but it could have been a trigger. For the first time in a long time, Liz's face showed hesitation, and Luke, as usual, shouted cheerfully without any sign of deep thought.

'I don't know! We'll wait for Kry's decision!

'I guess we'll just have to do that. ...... Well, Childrens aren't much to deal with, are they?

'............mm'.

I'm not sure what to do. It's a demon that attacks in numbers.
This time, if the Ghost of Sorrows encountered it in its travels, it would only be happy to see something rare.

When Liz checked the childrens that filled the sky once more, she let out a helpless sigh.







What the hell is going on?

Everything was unexpected. The black-clad man was alone in the room, his expression clouded.

The herd of childragons summoned by the curse had been eradicated by the power of the Stop Water. This was to be expected.
Even if they were a type of dragon, they would be an easy opponent for a level 7 hunter. Even so, there was nothing that could be done if it was a childragon with weak individual abilities that was sucked in.

So far, so good.
I was surprised that the one who was sucked in was a rare species such as a childragon, and I was also surprised that there were more of them than I expected. It was unexpected that there were no deaths among the knights, but I guess that was only because the ability of the Kingsguard was higher than expected.

However, what happened next was unexpected.

To his surprise, the "Thousand Transformations" advised him to continue his journey. And it was accepted.

It made too much sense. The one guarding him now was the emperor of a great country. Normally, an accident like this would justify canceling the trip. It was natural for the leader of the guarding knight order and the Stop Water to make a decision, and the man naturally thought that the journey would end here.

There was no way that a man who was certified as a level 8 could not understand such a thing.
However, there was no hesitation in the advice of the "Thousand Transformations". Even though the dragon attacked, his attitude was the same as before the attack.

He didn't seem to have fought at all during the dragon attack, but perhaps he was too confident in his own strength, or...

No change to the plan. The continuation of the escort is even more convenient for the man.

The emperor's guards in the imperial city are perfect. It would be quite difficult to kill Radric Atrum Zebrudia, a man of great skill with a sword, while he is sitting in the castle.
Outside the thinnest of guards, a man who can use his uncommon power to summon dragons might have a chance.

The plan is not urgent. I thought if I could reduce Zebrudia's power even a little, I'd be happy.

But it was too creepy. The situation was going completely in the man's favor. It's like he's asking me to kill him.

What are you thinking, ............?

I've done a lot of hard missions. I've had missions go wrong, I've had missions nearly kill me.
But I haven't been this upset in a long time.

The man clutched his head and muttered quietly to himself to keep his composure.

As usual. Just think about the objective as usual and carry out the mission faithfully.








'Yowaningen, what are you thinking about? I'm a member of the same clan as you, so we should discuss this properly!

'Hey, hey, calm down.

'Oh, and ......! Why are you riding my horse again, sir! Get off!

'Well, well, ......'.

After a night of dragon attacks, we leave the city.
Fortunately, the meeting was not lost. If I hadn't been a level 8 and hadn't had a say in the matter, the meeting would have been cancelled, so I'd say I was just about safe. I guess power is useful sometimes.



Perhaps because they were wary of their surroundings, the carriage was moving a little slower than yesterday.
He clung to the back of the chariot and served as the leader of the troop.

It's such a beautiful day that it's hard to believe that such a thing happened yesterday. The horses seemed to be enjoying themselves.

It was very comfortable. Sitri, it's fine like this.
I wonder if that's what Tino was talking about when he said white crows. ...... I'll have to remind him of that next time.

The journey was smooth. There are not many people who would be foolish enough to attack the emperor in the first place.
Even if there was a ruffian, he would understand how reckless his actions were when he saw Telm.

Today, I placed Telm at the front.
I had expected him to be strong, but he was even stronger than I had expected. To be able to overwhelm a group of childrens to that extent, it might even be stronger than Lucia.
No matter what appears, this escort order will be safe with [Stop Water]. I should go thank the Abyssal Fire Extinguisher next time.

''Besides, Childrens' weakness isn't fire, sir! Do you think I'm a fool, Yowaningen?

'Well, well, ......'.

'...... Why are you so unmotivated, Yowaningen? In general, I've always been--'

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm not sure what to make of it.

I was completely relaxed by the power of yesterday's therum.
There's nothing easier than an escort order with a strong escort. I wonder if I deserve such a wonderful carpet for working like this.

Today, the rug is still flying behind the horse. He's a quiet guy when he's not being ridden.
I turned around in a carefree mood, holding onto his belly tightly.


And then I froze.


The carpet that had been flying behind me earlier was gone. As far as I could see, it was nowhere to be found.

I hurriedly hugged Kris's stomach tightly.


'Kuru...... Kurusu, stop! Stop for a second!

'Hyah......, what's wrong, Yowaningen!


Krus stopped his horse as if in a panic.
I struggled to jump off my horse and stared into his eyes.

The rug I'd taken so much trouble to get is gone! It's nowhere to be found! I haven't even been able to ride properly yet!

The carpet is a treasure trove. Even a ruffian wouldn't run away from me. That's what a treasure trove is.
So there's only one possible explanation.


The ...... charge must have run out.

I had my warding fingers charged, but I was in such a hurry that I forgot to have my carpet charged.
The carriage kept moving forward, leaving us behind. Perhaps because it was a lord, it didn't seem to notice that we had stopped.

If you have a little ...... bit of time, the guards won't have a problem with us leaving. I'm out of commission, and the strongest therem is with me.

I made my decision immediately.

'Krus, I'm going back.

'? Huh? What are you talking about, sir! What are you going to do about the guards, sir!


We're going to find the rug! It's a very important rug! It hasn't been long since we checked it, so it can't have fallen far.
We'll find it. I'm sure we'll find it! Don't worry, we'll find it and be back soon! The wagons are running slow today, we can catch up with them!

What's the point of having this escort if we lose the carpet?


I appealed to him with unprecedented desperation, and his eyes turned black and white.