The power of the jewel of the Extreme Prison has locked up the Demon King, giving us a few days of time.
That's what King Andrew said.

Then we should go get the Fiery Sword.
The more forces we have, the better the situation.

'Dragon, the Fiery Sword you mentioned earlier, how long will it take you to go get it?

I ask the dragon in the form of a little girl who is still hugging my right arm.

I'm sure you'll be able to get to the ...... ruins in less than an hour if you fly in dragon form. By the way, Aruji-dono, please call me 'Ildora' instead of 'dragon'. As one of the females who surrendered to you, I want your favor.

.............
I'm not sure what to make of this, but it's a good idea.

'...... Okay, it's Ildora.'

I'll just answer the blandest part for now.
In the event you're not sure what you're looking for, there are a few things you can do.
To my annoyance, she was very cute.

The image of the majestic dragon in my mind was crumbling with a rattling sound.
No, I think it's been like that for a long time now, but it's about to become a mortal wound.

Anyway.
If it takes less than an hour to go one way, it should be enough to meet the limit of a few days, even if you consider the time to explore the ruins and other things.

I told Irene, my employer, to that effect,

'Yes, you're right. I think Will is right. Let's go get that flaming sword.

She replied in two words.
And so we set out on our next mission.

When we contacted the King again to inform him of our intentions, he gave us his approval and promised to reward us for the additional mission.

On the other hand, I did not get the chance to clear up the misunderstanding about me there.
It would have been uncomfortable for me to give an explanation about myself in an important communication about national affairs, if it had not been for the flow of the conversation.

Well, I've always taken the stance that I don't care how others see me, so I don't think there's anything to worry about now.

Rather, we should think about our current problems.

As for the immediate problem, the first thing to consider is how much mana I have left.
Due to the triple blizzard, about two-thirds of my mana had been lost.

With that in mind, I consulted with Irene.

'Irene, I'd like to take a good rest before heading for the ruins. Why don't we leave tomorrow morning?'

'Yeah, I guess so. I'm really tired too. Let's get some rest today and see you tomorrow.

'Then you can use my roost. I can't offer you much in the way of hospitality, but there's plenty of room.

Because of Ildora's kindness, we spent the night in the vast cave that was the dragon's roost.

For dinner, Ildora shared with us the meat of a bear she had hunted.
Ildora and Mee butchered the bear, and Cyril, who was an excellent cook, prepared steak and meat soup.

The bear meat seemed to have been drained of blood at least a little beforehand, and it was a little tough, but had a wild flavor with strong umami.
When stewing the soup, Cyril used the dried vegetables he had brought with him and complained that he wished he had more vegetables, but it was still a great meal for a traveler.

In fact, Ildora said, "This is good. It's good. Very good. That's why I don't underestimate humans.' and she was engrossed in the food that Cyril had prepared.

Then all that was left was to take a bath and go to bed, each wrapped in a blanket.

By the way, speaking of baths, ever since I made baths for the elves before, Satsuki and the others have been asking me to make baths for them on their travels.
They want to take a bath at the end of the day to wash away the fatigue, sweat, and dirt of the day, no matter where they are traveling.

My personal opinion is that it is not necessary to make such a bath unless you are in need of it, because it eats up a lot of mana, which reduces your ability to cope with something that happens during the night, and you tend to be defenseless while bathing, and I think that the real pleasure of traveling includes being covered in travel dirt...
This theory, especially the last one, did not work at all for the women.

The three of them even asked me to make a bath for them by paying them a silver coin every day, and their enthusiasm pushed me to make a bath almost every night while receiving wages for my labor on the road.
Well, it's not really a big problem if they are unresponsive or defenseless, and if it motivates them, it's not so bad.

In addition, there was once an uproar before, when Satsuki, who was bathing without a towel, said, "Why don't you join us, Will? I understood it as a joke, but as a joke, I said, "Okay. When I said, 'I'm coming,' Satsuki started screaming in a panic.
Even Satsuki was embarrassed to take a bath with a man in the nude. ...... Well, that's just an aside.

The next morning, we spent the night in the cave.

After having a simple breakfast made by Cyril, we decided to leave in the early morning when the morning sun was shining down on the quiet air.

The five of us, Irene, Satsuki, Mie, and Cyril, straddled the back of Ildora, who had transformed into a dragon and was lying face down.


However, he was indeed the king of the monsters.

This is nothing to worry about. Two or three more people and we might be in trouble.

said Ildora, who had turned into a dragon.

And indeed, as she flapped her large wings, the magical wings lifted the dragon's huge body and sent its demonic beast body flying into the sky.

We rode on the dragon's back and flew over the magnificent scenery.

Then Satsuki, who was behind me, shouted at me.

'Will! It was a prophetic dream after all!

'Ah! I didn't know this was possible!

I responded with a shout as the wind whistled through the air.
I was getting a little excited.

Flying on the back of a dragon.
It's like something out of a fairy tale, just like a dream.
I had been excited when I first flew through the sky by Metamorphosis, but this was a different kind of excitement.

On the other hand, there was a problem.
As the speed of Ildora increased, the wind blowing from the front became stronger, and I felt a little breathless and cold.
This reminded me of the difference between dreams and reality.

When I turned around to see if my friends behind me were all right, it seemed that Irene, Satsuki, and Mie were shielding their bodies from the wind with their auras, while Cyril alone was shrinking from the cold.
I'm not sure what to make of that.

...... Aura, it's not fair.
Anything is possible.

I'm not sure what to do.
I'd like to be able to use auras sooner or later, but for now I'll settle for what I've got.

' Wind Barrier!

When I activate the spell, a layer of air is created around me.
As a result, the wind that I had been feeling earlier disappeared as if it were a lie, and the air surrounding me became calm and quiet.

I breathe a sigh of relief.

In addition, the spell's area of effect encompassed even Cyril at the end of the line, and when I looked behind me, the girl in the priest's robe looked surprised.

'Warm ......, is this also William's magic?'

'Yeah. It's an elementary spell, usually used to prevent poisonous gases and the like.

It's also a side effect of this spell that you can now talk within the range of the barrier without raising your voice.

Incidentally, the principle of this spell is also applied to the higher level spells of the cottage.
Compared to these higher level spells, most of the beginner spells have only limited effects, but they consume less mana, so if you use them well, you can achieve high cost performance.

Cyril is smiling at me.



'Thank you William . I was dying of cold.'

'Wow, ...... really, Will's magic can do anything, can't it?

Satsuki and Mee nodded their heads in agreement with Irene's words.
I thought that people might be envious of what others have.