He stood between the thick trunks of trees and looked out at the endless blue sky.

　A gentle breeze caressed my cheeks and I stretched out my body and called out.

''It's a nice breeze today, huh?

　As she said this, Eira nodded as she combed her hair.

'Yes. It feels good.'

　Eira's beautiful red hair swayed in the wind as she replied. Today Eira was not dressed in her usual plain brown clothes, but in a stunning white dress that seemed to radiate light herself.

　She looked exactly like a princess, and to be honest, I had admired her many times.

　No, it's only natural that a true princess would look good in it. At any rate, A1 is also standing diagonally behind you like SP, watching you.

　It's fine, but isn't it natural for you to stand behind me?

　As I was comparing Eira and A1 while thinking about that, I heard a voice of protest from behind me.

''........Mother, Taiki-sama is looking at Eira-sama again.

Hmmm, I'm in a bit of a pickle hopefully we'll be able to get Maer and Schnee into a side room.

Me too!

I'm sorry I'm late.

You're a single man, Runt.

　I turn around with a wry smile at the buzzing voices and their content, and turn my attention to Trainee and the others.

　Today, Trainee and the others are also wearing costumes like dancers that reveal a lot of skin, unlike the usual. They seem to have chosen colors such as light blue and light blue-purple, perhaps to match their blue hair. At first glance, she looks like a dancer, or perhaps a belly dancer.

　All of these items were purchased from yesterday's peddler, but there were certainly many unique and interesting items that they were proud of. As if it suited the sensibilities of the cat-beast man, Trainee and the others immediately picked up the current outfit.

　Maea spinning around in her clothes was very adorable.

　When I looked at Maea with that thought in mind, that one was looking at me with a bit of embarrassment as well. Her tail is wagging anxiously at the bottom. I don't know if she got nervous when my face turned to her, but for some reason, Schnee froze in a similar manner.

'Maea-chan and Schnee are both cute.

　When he said that, Maea's eyes narrowed happily, and Schnee looked up in a strange voice.

''Ka, I can't believe you're cute...!

　He is flapping his hands around, but his tail is wagging just as loudly as Maia's. Although Schnee has an interesting atmosphere, perhaps she has a surprisingly cute personality.

　I'm not going to be able to get a good look at the tail that is waving and waving, and I open my mouth.

''A mysterious power that stopped the war between kingdoms and empires, huh? There are only five people living there, if you exclude the king.

　When he said that, Trayne and the others laughed in annoyance. Even Eira laughed. By the way, I liked Eira's dress and recommended it to her. It seems to be much more sober than what is popular in the royal capital, but I personally like it.

　Eira, wearing such a beautiful dress, looks at the endless sky and opens her mouth.

''........So, which way are you heading?''

　When Eira looked back at me as she said this, Maia turned her head to me as well.

''Where are you going?''

　Maia looks at me with sparkling eyes. She's like a child expecting her first outing.

'I was wondering if you'd like to see a country called Emperor Frieder.

Emperor Frieder?

　Maea nods her head at my words. Then, before I could answer, Eira opened her mouth.

''It's a country next to the Empire and the Kingdom. The southernmost part of the country is ruled by the Atul Kingdom and Emperor Frieder's Kingdom side by side, so in a sense, it's a country that is in a similar situation in terms of national power and position to the Atul Kingdom.

　Eira was talking about and explaining our position as a country in a royal way of thinking, but as a commoner, I'm more interested in other parts of the country.

　The streets, the culture, and the unusual food. To be honest, there's nothing more than the feeling of traveling abroad.

　The Atul Kingdom and the Blau Empire had a medieval European atmosphere, and I wonder if the same is true of the Frieder Empire.

I'd like to walk around the city anyway, right?

　I want to feel the exotic emotions on my skin.

　These words were uttered with such a lighthearted feeling, but the eyes of Runt and Schnee, who were deep inside Maia, glowed dully.

''Leave it to us. We will protect you, Taiki-sama.''

I'll go with you.

　I look at them, full of f*ckery, laughing and shaking my head from side to side.

'No, no, I was just kidding. Thank you for your concern.

　Well, in a sense, there's Eira, a wanted person, and I'll ask her to help me when I go to a more distant country.

　I refrained from thinking about that, but Runt and Schnee seemed disappointed for some reason.

''Well then, let's go check out where it is now. Dinner is near, do you guys want to go to the castle too?''

　I said that to mend my ways.



　In the control room on the fifth floor of the castle, Trainee and his friends have only been here once, so everyone is still looking around with great interest.

　I'm sure you'll be able to see the vast forest and the high mountain that seems to be approaching you on the screen.

As I expected, that mountain is big.

　As I said this, Eira nodded next to me.

'The Leelabras Mountains are the largest mountains in the south. It is often compared to the Zwanzig Mountains in the north to see which is the largest in the world.''

'Huh? I've never heard of it. There's a mountain like that?

''Yes. They're both mountain ranges that reach to the heavens, so there's no way to judge their superiority.

Oh, yeah. That's great.

　I guess it's like the Everest of the earth. I wonder if there aren't many people climbing the mountain.

　When I turned around thinking about this, the only one standing was A1 and the trainers who were there a while ago were gone.

　But for some reason, they are all kneeling in a row. The four of us kneel on both knees and fold our hands in front of our faces.

'Huh? What's going on?

　When I asked that in surprise, Trayne looked at me with an unusually mysterious face.

''Well to us, the Leelabras Mountains are the land where the gods reside. When the mountains are in sight, we must bow our heads.''

'Oh, I see. Do you always pray in the morning or at noon?

　It was a bit surprising, but it made sense if they were the people who guarded the deep forest at the foot of the mountain range.

　When I asked the question, Traine nodded shallowly and narrowed his eyes.

''Yes. Normally the mountains are hazy and I've never seen them so clearly.''

　As he said this, to my surprise, a single tear flowed from Traine's eyes.

　Gazing at the magnificent Leelabras Mountains projected on the screen, she smiles.

''........After all, the land where the gods exist is beautiful.

　The white-tinted summit of the mountain peaks pointed like a knife, and the other mountains lined up to surround the largest one. Luckily, with few clouds this time, the view was truly spectacular.

　Snow-covered mountains against a blue sky.

　Indeed, I feel it's no wonder that the gods lived there.

''........I was thinking of going over the mountains, but shall we take a detour?''

　This mountain should be respected.

　There was also a reason why he couldn't straddle the mountain that Trene and the others revered, but he honestly felt respect for the mountain as well.

''Yes. I think that would be a good idea.''

　Eira agreed, with a gentle smile on her face.