[Schwartz]

　A soft breeze blew and caressed my cheek.

　Turning my head to look at the view, I saw a vast sky with not a cloud in sight for most of my vision. It's a deep blue, one that can never be seen from the ground.

'Can I help you?'

　He turned around when such a voice called out to him.

　There was the figure of a young man with a soft atmosphere similar to the wind flowing around him.

　A great sorcerer who single-handedly floats this castle on an entire island and controls countless golems.

　The numerous amazing technical skills I saw from Lord Taiki's guidance and an army of golems that numbered in the hundreds. Even dragons can be slaughtered with a single blow, an unconventional magical power.

　Even though he knows this, he has a carefree, non-toxic air that makes it impossible to look at him that way. I'm sure you'll be able to see that I'm not going to be able to get away with it.

　He is exactly like the wind that flows above this sky.

''........Once again, the existence of the King of the Sky Country is engraved in my heart. From now on, I hope our relationship will be based on close friendship. If you ever come to our country, I will give you the best possible welcome ceremony.

'Oh, no, I'll be going quietly and unobserved then, so I hope you'll welcome me in a sober and sober way.

　Seeing Taiki-dono say that while laughing as if he was troubled, I couldn't help but laugh as well.

''........I understand. I promise to entertain you modestly, but to the best of my ability.

　I replied, and I laughed with the selfless champion of the sky.

　The King of the Sky Country may be the most immeasurable size of the vessel.




[Taiki]

We'll definitely invite you back.

　With that said, Schwartz headed to the ground with the elves.

　We all saw him off until he was out of sight, then stretched out his arms and stretched his back.

''Ah.......I'm tired.......''

　This is the hospitality of a king of a great country, even though he has just formed. I tried my best to converse with him about many things, but I couldn't quite get a feel for it.

　I turn to Eira, who is smiling next to me, and smile.

''How was it? I can't give you any dignity or anything, but I feel like I could have dealt with him surprisingly proudly, but... no, it's just my imagination.

　He became embarrassed in the middle and denied it himself, but Eira shook her head from side to side and opened her mouth.

''No, you were truly magnificent. Even though the Emperor was overwhelmed throughout, I found myself smiling many times, and I think we had a good dialogue. I think you were able to show off Master Taiki's power, but you were also able to adequately convey his personality.

　And Eira is a great admirer of the idea.

'I agree. I think you'll be able to create stronger alliances the way Master Taiki does, rather than overpowering us with overwhelming force.

　Furthermore, Yuri agreed, and I covered my face with my hands in embarrassment. I can't be in the air to say I wasn't thinking that deeply.

　As I was fainting in agony at my well-timed self from a few dozen seconds ago, Aifa, who had been quietly reserved until now, opens her mouth.

''........Well, Taiki-dono. Since you have decided to stay here, can you give me some role?

What?

　He turns around with a raised eyebrow at Aifa's strange line.

'Do you want to work?'

　Aifa pulled her chin back with a difficult face when she heard that. Apparently, he wants to work.

　When the elves returned to the forest after a break, I became a 'friend of the elves' through Aifa and Fiatola.

　This is not just a light thing, as the word suggests, but a promise of permanent friendship with the elven clan, and a very loyal substitute for a stranger to help me when something goes wrong.

　As proof of this, an accessory made of wood and metal chains is wrapped around my wrist.

　I'm not sure what the value of this is, though it seems to be a great gem made from mithril and spirit tree branches. I remember the first time I saw it, the thought of it looking vaguely hippie-like popped into my head and disappeared.

　After that, the elves returned to the forest, thanking me many times, but they said someone would stay in the land of the sky in case I changed my mind and said I wanted to see the spirit tree.

　When I heard that, I thought it would be nice if Fearatola, the beautiful elven girl, stayed on, but after some discussion, it was decided that Aifa, who I've known for a while, would stay on.

　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of it.

From now on, I would like to walk the path of magic with Lord Taiki as my teacher. I look forward to working with you.

　He gave me a mysterious greeting, "I'm sorry, I don't know what to say. After that, he became subtly respectful, but his face is still bewildering, so he doesn't have much of an air of discipleship.

　For the time being, they were given a white house on the same plot of land as Maea and her friends to live in.

　However, there is no way I can teach Aifa magic, nor is it possible for her to learn how to make a robot.

　Even if you want to give them a job, Trainee and his friends are mainly doing the farm work and castle chores, and if they are in the sky, they don't need any guards.

　When I was troubled like that, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

''........hmm? An escort?

　He mutters in his mouth and looks up. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Eira, Yuri, Ditsen and Maea, who had come out to see Schwartz and the elves off.

　And then there's Aifa.

''With these members, can we manage to get down to the ground?

　Up until now, it was impossible because there was only Eira, Maia and the others, but now there's Aifa, Yuri, and Ditsen, who are top-notch sorcerers.

　No, it might be better to have one person left in the castle who could be an asset, but even so, there's still plenty of room in the numbers.

　As I thought that, I couldn't hold back my excitement and unconsciously smiled.

　Then, I open my mouth.

''Aifa-san, may I ask for an escort?''

　When I said that, not only Aifa, but everyone else nodded their heads suspiciously.