You're awfully busy.

　A guest room in the Horizon Branch of the Order.
　Tania, who was under house arrest there, closed the book she was reading with a snap and placed it on the table.

　To pass the time, she tried to read a suitable book, but it didn't tug at her heartstrings.
　Rather, my eyes were tired of the massive amount of print.

　I leaned back against the back of the sofa and fell into a daze.

'....How long do I have to sit still for this?

　Until tomorrow?
　Or until the day after tomorrow?
　Or until next week?

　I don't know when the case will be solved.
　I feel like I've been thrown into a maze with no way out.
　It's a bit of a grimace, but....
　But Tania was not worried.

'Hurry up, Rain. You're going to get mad at me if you're too slow, okay?

　Tania murmured to herself.
　There was a hint of trust in her voice, a hint of trust in Rain.

　What if Rain fails?

　I'm not thinking about that at all.
　Rain will solve it well.
　I had such absolute trust in him.

''.......Huh?''

　Suddenly, Tania was aware of the emotions she had put on her own lips.
　Rain would manage it.
　I'm sure my friends can handle it.
　She believed that unconditionally.

　She wondered.
　If it was before ... before I met Rain and the others, it would have been impossible.

　It's the dragon race that is the strongest, the one that stands at the top.
　It's impossible to trust a human being.

　I should have thought so, but.....
　Before I knew it, I had come to believe in Rain.
　I had come to value the idea of companionship.

　Tania herself doesn't know how or what led to this change.
　The only thing that could be said was....

Well this isn't so bad, is it?

　There are people I can trust.
　So I can wait like this and feel safe.

　Tania lay down on the couch with a smile on her mouth.
　As it was, she closed her eyes and tried to take a nap...

I'm sorry, what? Shut up.

　It was awfully noisy outside.
　I could hear screams and loud noises.

'Didn't your parents teach you to be quiet when people are sleeping?　It's already insane.

　As you can imagine, I can't even care for someone who takes a nap....
　Tania moved to the front of the window, grumbling, as if she didn't know that.
　She opened the window and looked out...

'Gruaaaaaah!

　There was a dragon.

....

　The scene was so unexpected that Tania stopped thinking for a moment.

''........What?　What do you mean?

　Tania immediately came to herself, and the sight of a dragon rampaging in front of her made her look questioning.

　Why would there be a dragon in this place?
　Could that be the fake thing?
　And if so, did Lane fail?
　Or did we miss each other?

　I've been thinking about a lot of things, but...

'Oh my God I can't take a nap if you're this loud!

　Coming to the conclusion that she couldn't leave it alone, Tania tried to jump out the window...

Tania!

　The door to the guest room opened vigorously and Stella walked in.

'Oh my, what's wrong?'
Thank God you're okay.

　Stella looked relieved.
　She seemed to be worried for Tania when she learned of the commotion.

''It's not safe to stay here.
I think I'm gonna go shut those freaks down.
"What, are you crazy?　They're dragons!
I'm a dragon myself.
'Yes, I know, but it's not safe to be alone, is it?　That's all the fuss. I'm sure Rain and the others will be back soon. Until then...
We can't wait or we'll destroy the entire city.
'Shh, but you see Tania is under suspicion right now. If you don't keep quiet, the impression from above might get even worse. If I'm not good at it, this whole incident may end up being Tania's fault.......
Thanks.
What?
You're worried about me, right?　So, thanks.

　Tania put her feet up on the edge of the window while Stella was pouting.

'But I don't think I can just let it go. It's obviously easier to do that...is it because I was with Rain?　At times like this, my body just goes into overdrive.
Oh, man.

　Stella giggled.
　Understand that no matter what, you can't stop Tania....
　At the same time, I understood how Tania felt.

　Because.
　Because Stella has the same desire to fly out right now to protect the city.

I'm not going to be able to get it right.　We'll be on our way at once.
Shouldn't you be keeping me here?
I take full responsibility for everything. So I'm asking for your help.
Huh, you know what you're talking about. It's not that I don't like it.

　Tania chuckles.
　Stella laughs in response.

But I'll go on ahead. If you don't stop him right now, he'll do a lot of damage.
Mmm... but...
I don't want to spend all this time in here. You know what I mean.
Okay, all right. I'm sorry, please. We'll be there as soon as we're ready.
We're expecting reinforcements.

　Tania said and jumped out the window.



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　The people of the city are panicked by the presence of a dragon that has flown in from nowhere.
　They screamed and ran around.
　The fact that it was noon and there were so many people in the city was a disaster.
　People trying to flee crashed into each other and fell down.
　More people run into them and...

　The dragon looked down at these people with some amusement.
　Then, with a lashing motion, it cleaves the building.

　The dragon's huge claw marks were carved into the walls of the building.
　Shrapnel flew off, and the people's screams grew even louder.

''Yah, yah........''

　A girl, separated from her parents by this mess, slumped to the ground.

　The dragon found such a child and.......laughed.
　As if to show off his huge body, he slowly walked up to the girl.
　Then he slowly raised his huge arms........

''F*cking naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Guh!

　Immediately afterwards, something flew from the side with great force and struck the dragon's face.
　The dragon's huge body shook and fell to the ground.

''Where did you come from?　It's shameful that you're targeting a child, as the same dragon race. Shame on you!

　Tania landed on the ground and stared at the dragon with sharp eyes.