The two men faced each other on the deck of the ship, with their wooden swords in hand, basking in the sunshine.

　The distance is five meds.

　We watched them from a short distance.

'Ready when you are.'

　Mr. Kilt said as he stood there with the wooden sword on his shoulder.

''..........''

　Poe remained silent, looking at the wooden sword in his hand.

　callan

　He released it to the deck.

(Huh?)

　We were stunned when a dry sound rang out.

'Po, Poe?'

　I called out to her.

　Poe didn't look at me either, but replied, "I'm not going to do it.

'No need.'
..........
Poe fights the way Poe fights.

　As he said this, he lifted his small left and right hands to eye level and lightly grasped them.

(Ah.........)

　It's a stance like a boxer or karate fighter.

'How?　Are you good with hands?

　Mr. Kilt muttered admiringly.

　Poe continues to remain silent and poised - that's the answer.

　A warrior without hands.

　Po-chan, no, was Nagaia, the divine dragon Nagaia, a subordinate of that kind of fighting style?

　Even in this other world, it seems to be very rare, and Iltimina-san and Solstice have surprised looks on their faces.

(But I wonder how far they can get through to Kilt-san?)

　Po-chan is already weakened.

She has lost her body as a Divine Family member, and most of her abilities as a Divine Dragon can't be used due to her brain injury.

　Furthermore, he also gave up his weapons.

(...is it okay?)

　To be honest, I'm a little worried.

　But Kilt-san has a look of acceptance on her face, if that's the way Poe wants to fight.

　He looks at the little girl with a calm expression.

　And.

"Kill Kill.

　Suddenly, Mr. Colontude called out.

'Mm?'

　Kilkill, or Mr. Kilt, looked a little uncomfortable when a strange call stopped his consciousness from trying to focus on the fight.

　Ignoring that, Mr. High Elf said.

'Poe is a 'divine dragon'.'

　And.

(??)

So what?

　Mr. Kilt asked back as if he was annoyed.

　Mr. Coloncude, who was getting everyone's attention, popped his white hand on my head.

(Huh?)

"A godd*mn dog is a troop fighter.
..........
..........
"God's Fearsome is the protector.

　A sleepy voice.

　And then her eyes turned to the little girl, unarmed and poised.

"Shenlong, the annihilator.

　So he tells them quietly.

(Annihilator...?)

　All of us listening are baffled, except for Poe.

　Mr. Colontude is Po-chan's guardian and underwriter.

　And while living with her, he is also investigating her, the "divine dragon".

　In the process, I wonder if he learned something about her?

　Mr. Kilt stared at the hunched over high elf as if searching for the truth.

　She replied sleepily.

'I mean, you know ... Kilkill, don't die.

(...what?)

　Does that mean you're not worried about Poe, but about Mr. Quilt?

　We are stunned.

　Ms. Kilt is also pouting.

　She's trying to say something back to Mr. Colentude.

　lily-white

!

　Just before that, Poe slowly swung his young right fist at her.

''Nuh-uh?''

　Kilt-san made a face as he noticed something.

　As if in a panic, he held the wooden sword in his right eye.

　No, but the two of them are more than five meadows apart. There was no way a fist could reach them.

　Phew.

　Poe still thrust his fist out.

　A light movement.

　A small sound of air splitting.

　White sparks seemed to fly at the end of the little fist.

　And then.

　paan

　There was a terrible dry sound, and the wooden sword in Kirt-san's hand shattered into pieces from near the base.

''--Got!

　Kilt-san lets out a bitter cry.

(What...?)

　And the strongest 'Golden Mark Demon Hunter' kneeled down on the floor of the deck.

　''Eh?

Mr. Quilt...?

　Red blood spilled from the corner of Mr. Kilt's mouth.

'Kilt?'
What... hey, hey, Kirt?

　Iltimina-san and the other sisters finally noticed something strange.

''.........''

　Po-chan slowly lowered both of his hands, which he had been holding at the ready, once he confirmed the relative human's appearance.

　The light radiating from the divine Qi crackled and scattered around the small right hand.

　What on earth?

(No way, Poe did something!)

　I was confused.

　Mr. Kilt couldn't stand, his knees shaking.

　That Kilt Amandes had lost it perfectly.

　In a trembling voice, she asked.

'Po ... what did you do?'

　Poe replied matter-of-factly.

''God's bullet.''
..........
''Po released some of the divine dragon's power for a brief moment. Those divine energy bullets destroyed your body from the inside.

　That's how you use the divine energy...?

The little girl in "Shenlong" stared at the silver-haired beauty on her knees.

''Po has a young appearance.''
..........
'But I've lived longer than any other human being on earth.
..........
"I've been training in battle longer than you have. Never underestimate the power of appearances.

　Mr. Kilt's eyes widened.

　He realized the fact that he'd been conceited.

(No, it's the same for us...)

　He was overconfident in Mr. Kilt's strength.

　I thought that Mr. Kilt was stronger than the weakened Poe.

　But the reality was.

Hey, treatment ... done.

　snappingly

　Mr. Colontude shines his toy-like magic wand and illuminates Mr. Kilt.

　Mr. Kilt finally stood up.

''..........''

　He stared at the shattered wooden sword in his hand and looked regretful.

　Poe said.

'Poe has figured out what you're capable of, too.
..........
Poe is counting on us to fight together down the road.

　A voice with no inflection.

　It sounds like a social call.

　And.

Poe finished Poe.

　clink

　There was a hint of something switching, and Po-chan pouted with a blank expression on her face.

　The sea breeze shook Po-chan's soft hair.

　Soon, the little girl from the 'Divine Dragon' returned to the ship's room, accompanied by Ms. Colon-Tude.

''.........''
..........
..........

　With that, the three of us finally approached Mr. Kilt.

''...........''

　Mr. Kilt remained staring at the broken wooden sword.

　I called out to him fearfully.

'Mr. Quilt,'
..........

　She closes her eyes.

　When they were opened again, she was back to her usual Mr. Kilt.

'Oh dear, you got me.
..........
..........
..........
You thought you were going to see how good he was, but he saw you the other way around. I'm not ready yet.

　He crumpled up his silvery bangs and

It is a complete defeat.

　He acknowledged it in a heavy, iron-like voice.

　I couldn't say anything.

　Realizing this, Mr. Kilt laughed and gave me a light pat on the head.

　The sound of waves could be heard.

　The ship was surrounded by a vast blue ocean.

　On the deck of that ship, Mr. Quilt looked up at the blue sky.

It's a big world.

　He muttered something to chew on, then closed his eyelids again and spilled out a big breath to the sky.


　◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇


Poe.

　After that, I was chasing after Poe.

　I catch up with them in the hallway in front of my room.

　Po-chan turns around and stares at me.

　Mr. Colontude looked at me and Po-chan and nodded, ".......hmm..." and went into the room first by himself.　

　I wonder if he was taking care of me?

(I would have been fine with you being there.)

　With that in mind, I spoke to her again.

'Po-chan. If you'd like, I'd like Poe to receive this for you, too.

　Saying that, he takes out the "Rainbow-colored Sphere" from his pocket.

It's a 'divine armor'.

　Originally, it was about three centimeters in size, but this one is about one to two centimeters.

　That's right, I divided the 'Divine Armament' into two parts.

　This is one of them.

''.........''

　Poe's light blue eyes stared at the vaguely beautiful 'iridescent sphere'.

　Kachiri.

　'Something' switched in my eyes.

'Poe replies. 'No.'

(What...?

　The unexpected answer made me pout.

''Marle's 'Divine Armor' is already one-third the performance. Split further, this one is one-sixth as powerful.
..........
I've determined that any drop in performance to that extent would have more drawbacks than benefits.

　Her small hand touches my hand with the sphere.

　Slowly, I let my fingers close.

'Therefore, no,'

　Po-chan, no, Shenlong Nagaia, answered so clearly.

(............)

　I looked down at my hands, which were closed in annoyance.

　Then I looked at Poe's face.

'Are you sure?'

　Even if it's a sixth, I think 'Divine Armor' is a pretty powerful force.

''Good.''

　But Poe's rejection didn't change.

　Her young beauty smiled a little softer.

''Unlike Marle, Poe may have lost his powers, but he hasn't lost his fighting skills.
..........
For that, Marle should give himself a better chance of survival.

Poe...

　His concern made my heart flutter.

'Thanks, Poe,'

　I looked straight into her light blue eyes and thanked her.

　Poe nodded.

　Then, as if she suddenly remembered, she uttered these words.

'People in this day and age are very good at what they do.
What?
''Kirto Amandes. Although it was unconscious, I used my wooden sword to slash the divine Qi released by Poe.

　Oh, yeah!

Otherwise, your guts will rupture.
..........

　I got a delicate look on my face.

"With the columbuds, we can treat it. No problem.

　Say it simply, Poe.

(No, no, no.)

　What do I do?　Poe is much more poisoned by that high elf's way of thinking........

　Or, are we similar in the first place?

　bang-bang

　Poe tapped my troubled shoulder, 'Don't worry about it,' he said.

　Then.

We've got a really interesting set of people from this era, too.

　He muttered a little nostalgically.

　...........

　Four hundred years ago, a 'divine dragon' that fought alongside people.

　And one of the 'divine relatives' who barely survived the betrayal of humanity in the past.

　It seems that her impression of humans has changed a little bit again in her mind.

''That's right.''

　I laughed.

　Poe nodded.

　And.

　clink

　Like a switch being flipped, something disappeared from his eyes.

''..........''

　He continues to walk into the room with me.

　Patan.

　The sound of a door closing.

　I stared at that door for a while.

　Eventually, I tucked the "divine armor" in my hand into my pocket, and with a smile on my face, I hurriedly returned to the deck where Kirt-san and the others were.


　◇ ◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇


　The boat trip to the dollar continent continued.

　Of course, it wasn't all smooth days.

　There were days of heavy rain and storms.

　The waves, generated by the strong winds, reached up to a dozen or so meters high and shook the ship's hull violently.

　It was like a never-ending roller coaster ride, with sudden tilts and drops that would knock you around in the cabin.

　A huge 250-medium king ship.

　But I was reminded of how insignificant it is in the wilderness.

　The day after we passed through the stormy waters, Solstice and I were both exhausted...

　Besides that.

Shoot him!

　Boom, boom, boom, boom.

　I once fired a cannon at an approaching demon.

　It was a bright red jellyfish.

　But the mollusk was a hundred meters long.

　It had approached us as it drifted on the surface of the sea, puckering and drifting.

　Inside its translucent body, I could see several undigested ship wrecks.

(Has that thing ever attacked another ship?)

　What happened to the people who were on it?

　I turn blue at the worst imaginings.

　Dozens of cannons were fired at them, and Iltimina-san also threw her white spear several times, and finally, Colonchudo-san moved her magic wand like a conductor, ".......Hoi.

　Dpaaaan.

　The surface of the sea rose like a drill and tore the giant red jellyfish apart.

　Almost torn in two, the jellyfish didn't die, though, as it swayed away from the surface of the sea, bobbing in the waves.

　Even the sailors in military uniforms were relieved.

　Even Kilt-san let out a breath of relief and let go of the hand that had been attached to the 'Great Sword of Thunder' all along.

　Solstice sends a look of admiration to the great wizard, High Elf-san.

''As expected of you, Colontude-sama!
Ahem.

　She was shaking her long, sleepy blonde hair, and her chest was heaving.

　I walked up to my sister, white spear in hand.

Good job, Ms. Illtimina.
"Yes, Merle.

　When I call out to her, she happily hugs me.

　Thrill.

　I was cheek by cheek, as if it were a reward for me.

　-- and so the two months went by in a flash.

　Then, one sunny afternoon.

I can see it!　

　At the sound of the sailor's voice, we left the cabin and hurriedly gathered on deck.

　Other sailors had gathered on the deck as well.

　We joined them and looked in the direction where everyone was watching.

　A world where there was nothing but the sea for 360 degrees.

　There, a blue hazy continent could be seen.

(That's........)

　I gasped.

　Solstice squeezed the hem of her sister's clothes at her side. Noticing this, Illtimina-san also gently hugged her sister's shoulders.

　Ms. Colontude and Poe remained expressionless, but their gazes didn't move either.

　Ms. Kilt said quietly, ''We're here at last.

''We've finally arrived. --That's the dollar continent.

　A cool sea breeze blew through us.

　It blows up into the blue sky.

　Fifty-nine days after our departure from Shumuria, we finally arrive at the Dollar Continent after a long voyage.