You use good tea leaves as always. Today's tea is from the south, in Razili. This bitterness is great. You know what you're talking about.

No, I don't really care about the tea now.

　I let out a small sigh as Silmeria sips her tea and expresses her thoughts.
　Now is not the time to argue about tea. After all, the "big machine", as Silmeria calls it, is coming towards us.
　You have to do something about it as soon as possible.

Noah-sama. It's a time crunch, so can I ask the demons to start working first?

"Oh, yeah. Jessica--

　Oops.
　We can't just give our consent. You have to tell him.

"I'm sorry, but you have to leave Gilanka with me. I have some errands to run.

'Oh, yes!　I understand. Bau and Chappie, and also Amanda, please.

　Jessica gives instructions to each of the human forms, Milo, Bow, Chappie, and Amanda.
　She tells them what to do one by one, and then she has to convince them each to do it. The instructions are not stagnant and it's clear how smart Jessica is.



Oh. You got it, little girl.

'Yes!　I'll do my best for my master, too!

Oh, my God, I'm going to...

I will do my duty for Lady Noah and do what I was given.

　At Jessica's direction, I watch the demons leave the room.
　Also in this room are me and Jessica sitting on the couch, Alisa with Alisa, Silmeria sitting across from her, and Drake, Angus, and Gilanka in the background. Puppy is outside the window so that he can hear the conversation.
　That was before Silmeria arrived, but Puppy hasn't said anything.
　It's unusual for this guy to be quiet or anything.

'So, Silmeria. What's that 'big thing' ... what is it?

Hey, Mr. Noah. You're jumping to conclusions.

You're paying the price for that.

I know. We don't want to go back on our word, either. Well, settle down. This tea tastes so good.

I know.

　Silmeria's words are returned with a raised eyebrow.
　Now is not the time to be gossiping about tea. Why can't I understand that?

Well, there's no reason to be in such a hurry. Well, there's no reason to be in such a hurry, because with those big feet, it would take two days to get here.

Really?

We're an information service. I won't lie to you. Well, we're not much better than a carriage.

Well, that's a good thing.

　Two days.
　Whether you take this as a short period of time or enough time may be different for each person.
　At least I took it from Silmeria's attitude that we still have time.

I have to say, it's a pawn of the Müllerian religion. It's called 'Saint Muller's sent guardian' or something like that.

...the guardians of the Müllerian religion?

Hey. Hydrilla Yuna.

　The Mullerian religion itself is a religion that I, as an imperial citizen, am familiar with.
　It is a religion that the priest Marin, whom I helped at the Ruins of Rilkara sometime ago, adhered to. It must have been the idea that everything is equal under Father St. Muller, and that everything given to humanity is a gift from St. Muller.
　But I've never heard the term "patron of the Mullerian religion" before.

Hydra..... Do you think that's where the name Hydra comes from?

You're more perceptive than I thought, Mr. Noah. You're right.

'So you're saying that it has shown up in the past?　Well, a guardian named Hydra.

Yeah, sweetheart. Well, the Mullerian religion has a lot of secrets around here. It's not easy to get hold of.

　Silmeria nodded easily in response to Jessica's question.
　If there is a history of such a monster's appearance, I wouldn't be surprised if I knew at least a little about it.
　However, I find it strangely incongruous that the history of the appearance of the guardian of "Hydra" is kept secret while the name "Hydra's Seki" remains.

'Noah and Miss. Noah and Miss Noah, what have you heard about Hydra's Seki?

Well you sound like the Seki who once defeated the Demon King Lil'kara.

Yes, I heard that the Demon King Rilkara appeared 1,000 years ago and tried to invade the Empire. I heard that the Demon King Rilkara, who appeared 1,000 years ago, tried to invade the Empire and defended it at the natural fortress of Hydra.

Well, I guess that's normal. That's what we heard too. But think about it...

　Cooing, Silmeria chuckles.

'Mr. Noah, you, when you were about to invade the Empire.

Yeah.

Are you afraid of this Hydra?

....

　No, it's not.
　That's what I'm talking about, standing in the gap between the sheer cliffs, but I'm not sure.
　As Drake said before, it doesn't matter how high the Puppy flies, if it flies, it might be able to get away with throwing a giant race. If not, my camp doesn't need to bother dropping Guan, my camp doesn't need a meal.
　If you really want to drop the imperial capital, it's obviously easier to ignore Hydra's Guan and fly through the mountain range or fly to the imperial capital in a straight line.

''I don't...I don't think so, but...''

'Then why was Demon King Lil'kara deposed?　The current demon king isn't even afraid of Guan.

It's a...

　Indeed, that's a contradiction.
　Aside from the fact that I'm a demon king, I've heard that Lil Kara was a demon user too. If that's the case, she must have had a demon army of the same caliber as me.
　So why was he dismissed by Seki Hydra?

The main reason was the guardian Hydra.

　In other words.
　In other words, the Demon King Rilkara was no match for the guardian named Hydra--.