I was going to freak out the strike force in the form of a black dragon, but something was wrong.

　Accompanied by four men dressed similarly to Hinata and the village chiefs, three men and a woman came near the cave, and I recognized two of them.

　I recognized two of them.

　It's a good idea to have a good time with your friends and your sister's husband, Hurt.

　He's a monster who can beat me to a pulp with his bare hands after I've turned into a full dragon.

　The four men are probably from the four villages in the community with Hinata's village and went to the Adventurer's Guild to ask for help.

　Then, Hurt must have come here as a strike force.

　Incidentally, the woman next to Hurt is Seira, a former holy woman. She's also Hurt's wife.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

　If we fight, I probably won't lose, but I'll probably take a lot of damage too.

　Well, I would never fight Seira-san, though.

　If I mess with her, Hurt will kill me.

　He's a guttersnipe, and he has the power to easily annihilate me, who can become the strongest colored dragon in this world.



''We're here to defeat the evil dragon but you're not the evil dragon, are you?

No, no!　Absolutely not!

　Hurt asked me, and I denied it with all my might.

　If I jokingly said 'I'm an evil dragon', Hurt would be amused and attack me.

　That's the kind of guy he is.

　Maybe Hurt knows it's me.

　But since he doesn't say so, maybe he is trying to confirm our situation.

　He's a wise man.
　He's very quick-witted.

　That's why I've decided to take a gamble with Hurt.

''I defeated the evil dragon.

''I heard that there was a girl who was sacrificed, what happened to her?''

　Perhaps it was Hinata.

　It seems that the other inhabitants of the village also told Hurt that Hinata had been offered up for sacrifice.

"I saved her. I saved her and she's still alive.

Can I meet the boy?　Our client wants to make sure the kid is okay.

　A well-built, warrior-like man who approached me, along with Hurt and Seira-san, spoke to me.

　Is he related to the Adventurer's Guild?　

　Incidentally, the four men who had led Hurt and the others to this point were hiding in a rocky area far away.


''.......No.''

Why?

The human race that was being sacrificed I was the one who saved Hinata. I took a liking to her. I agreed to protect Hinata's village on condition that she would keep me company. That's why I can't let Hinata meet a man who doesn't know who he is.

'Well excuse me for this. I'm Lawrence, and I'm in charge of the Adventurer's Guild in Gareth, the nearest city from here.

　The man who came with Hurt and the others was the master of the Adventurer's Guild.

　That means, after all, Hurt and the others came here at the request of the Adventurer's Guild.

　Hurt and Seira-san might not charge Hinata's village for the cost of coming out here if I asked them to.

　But I made the Guildmaster travel all the way here, too.

　He would be charged a hefty sum in his own right.

　So...

"Lawrence and his friend, you have come a long way. But I have already defeated the evil dragon. And Hinata's village is now under my protection.

　I'll be as high-handed as possible.
　I am a black dragon.

　It's a good thing that you're a demon, but the dragon that can communicate and protect people is revered as the protector of the area.

　I'm sure it won't be a problem for them to get a little high and mighty.

　All of this is for the purpose of defraying the money requested by the Adventurer's Guild.


Any further interference would be unacceptable to me.

Okay.....!　Okay, okay.........let's do as Black Dragon-dono says.

　Sweat broke out on Lawrence's forehead.

　My point was made.
　It was worth it to try and kill just a little bit.

　Okay!　I beg you, just go home!


Do you have a minute?

　The monster, who didn't even bother to listen to my murderous words, asked me with a cool face.

''.......what?''

You said you wanted a girl to keep you company.

　Magic power was swirling around Hurt.

　Yah, yah, yah.
　I must have made a mistake in dealing with this....

　Harut is angry.

What does it matter?

'Is that ... the will of the girl?　You didn't force me to do this, did you?

　So that's how it happened!

　I asked Hinata to join me for dinner, but if you think about it, that was because I made those conditions.

　If I called Hinata here and asked her if she was under my instruction, it would be very bad.

　Because I asked for it.

　If I, who's stronger than the Evil Dragon, asked for it, it could be that I was coerced.

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

　Oh, my God. I'm sorry, I just don't know what to say.


"I'm sorry, I don't have an answer for you. A dragon that threatens a girl and forces her hand in the night is like an evil dragon, right?

What...

　Hurt had a very cold look in his eyes.

　Then he creates a huge spear of light above his own head.　


　Do you think that I have slept with Hinata?

　And I forced you to do this?

　I didn't do that!

　All I asked Hinata to do was to help me with my food!

Wait, wait...

...you're f*cked, man.

　Harut's hand swung down.

　The spear of light reached out to me...


Master Liuxin!
What?

　Hinata jumped in front of me.
　With her arms outstretched to protect me...

'Hinata!'

　Halt's magic was approaching.
　It was inevitable.

　He surrounded Hinata with his own body and strengthened his dragonskin only around her.

　If you concentrate the dragonskin that normally covers your entire body in one place, you should be able to protect at least one Hinata from Hult's magic.

　Hinata is the only one I will protect!



What's that?

　No matter how long I waited, there was no damage done.

　I look up in horror.


'I'm sorry I doubted you, Ryushin.

　There was a smiling Hurt.
　He seemed to have stopped the magic from being activated in the middle of the process.

''It looks like the evil dragon isn't there, so we're going home now. See you tomorrow.

　After saying that, Hurt left with Seira-san and the Guildmaster.



''Ryushin-sama........''

　Hinata, who was surrounded by the black dragon's body, shouted out.

''Hinata, it's not safe. Why did you come out?''

Because Master Liushin...

　Hinata started to cry.

'Oh, I'm not angry with you, I just don't want to put her in danger. I just don't want to put her in danger.

'Neither do I!　You said you wouldn't do anything dangerous... and you said you wouldn't hurt me!

I'm sorry, Hinata.

　I returned to my human form and hugged Hinata.
　Hinata also wrapped her hands around my back.


''Ryushin-sama, from now on, please only assume your dragon form when I am around.

What?

　A little later, a calmer Hinata said something like that.

''If Liushin-sama is mistaken for a bad dragon and is about to be attacked by a human, I will stop it!

　That's pretty, pretty dangerous, isn't it?

　It's not always possible to stop an attack in the middle like Hurt, and it's impossible for a normal wizard to cancel a magic that has been activated once in the first place.


　Hmm?

　Maybe Hinata thinks I'll always be in her village?

　I have classes tomorrow, so I have to go back to Glendale.

Hey, Hinata. I'm going to leave the village tomorrow.

'Is that so?　Then I'll follow Master Liuxin, too.

　As if it were natural, he answered immediately.

''........seriously?''
No?

　Tears well up in Hinata's eyes.

　

Not a bad idea. I'd be happy to have Hinata come with me.

'Thank you!　Then I will serve you as Master Liuxin's subordinate for the rest of my life!

My family?　No, no, no, I'm not going to be her... It's nothing.



I'm fine. Just forget it.

If it's up to you, Master Liushin, I'd like to be your boyfriend, Mr. Liushin.

　What?

　What did you just say?

"I am expressing my admiration for you, Mr. Liuxin.

　Hinata looked up at me as she hugged me.

　She's so cute.

　A girl like this says she wants to be my girlfriend.


　If this is the case...

　I looked around in a panic.
　I thought that Harut or Yohko might be teasing me with their brainwashing magic.

　There was no sign of them around.
　There's nothing strange about the flow of my magic, either.

　It's not a dream or illusion, apparently.

"...Seriously?
I'm serious. Mr. Lysin.



　I think I'm about to get a girlfriend.