Oh, I've got it. I've got it!　Great, not much of a time lag.
'I know, I know. It was a matter of how to link it to the dimensional gate, but it worked.'

　I can hear the Dr.'s satisfied voice through the speaker on my phone. I seem to see a smug look on his face.
　Currently, the doctor is in Babylon in the surface world and I am on Dracliff Island in the back world. I feel that being able to talk across worlds is an unbelievably amazing thing, so I can't blame him for his smug expression. I can't see you, though.
　With this, even if a mutant species appears in the underworld 《here》, we can deal with it.
　Now we just need to find some kind of adventurer's guild on this world. With the help of the guild.
　An agency or organization that collects information we could use to help with that. Our ninja squad, I wonder if there is a clan like Tsubaki-san.
　Oh, I'm wondering if you might know the Deputy Chief of the Red Cat, Est-san. It's the same kind of underhanded business. I was going to give the phone to her and Nia, the leader anyway, so I'll ask her while I'm at it.

I'm going out for a bit.
Have a good day.
"Pi.
"Po.
"Pa

　Following the example of Shirogane, the silver dragon, the three Etoile bodies in maid's clothes bowed their heads as well. Those three bodies are also becoming much better at moving. Since they are anthropomorphic, they seem to have a high learning ability.
　Let's see, Nia and the others........
　I search for them on my phone. Hmm?　You're not in an abandoned fort in the Strain Kingdom or an underground hiding place in the Holy Royal Capital of the Holy Kingdom of Arendt. I wonder if they changed their home base again.
　It's farther north than the abandoned stronghold in the Strain Kingdom. Although it's within the same kingdom.
　For now, let's use 【Gate】 to transfer to the abandoned fort. We could use 【teleportation】 to transfer directly to Nia's place, but since the last time there was the underpants incident....... I don't think there won't be a second time, but just in case.
　I open [Gate] and transfer to the courtyard of the abandoned fort.

''Wah!''

　The young brother in the courtyard shouts in surprise and unintentionally draws his sword from his waist. I'm sure it's a member of the "red cat" from the red bandana wrapped around his head.

''Wha, wha, who are you!

　It seems that he doesn't know me, and he is uncompromising in his attitude towards who or what he is.

I'm Mochizuki Fuyao. I'm not going to be able to get to know you, but I'm just going to stop by to see Nia, so don't worry about it.
You know the boss, right?
Well, sort of. Oh, is there an Esto or something?　I don't care if it's a uni or Yuri or something.

　As I asked that, Bandana's brother ran into the fort and a ponite girl, Yuni, immediately jumped out from inside.

''Yo, long time no see.''
'Mr. Wintery Night!　Just in time!　I need your help!

　You can't even say hello to her, and Yuni appeals to you with an impatient look on her face. What is this, what happened?

The chief and the deputy chief are fighting now!　Please go help!
What?

　Fighting?　Those two?　Are we under attack by a bunch of Royal Knights or something?

A golden monster has appeared in the city of Liptos, north of here!　And not just one, but quite a few.　My leader and the prince who came to call me.......the prince of the Kingdom of Panachez......but even with two 'crowns', there are indeed too many of them......!

　There's a mutant.　And in a herd........that's not good.
　I take out my phone and project a map of this area and search for mutant species.
　Stot-tot-tot, a few pins fell out. The number is around a hundred........? Huh, I was in a hurry. I thought it was in the order of ten thousand.... This is no time to be calm.

"Isn't it possible to manage with two 'crowns'?

　As I recall, the prince of Panachez's kingdom was the crown that defeated the mutants. I read in the newspaper once when I came to the Underworld.

"Neither the leader's nor the prince's was built to fight against a multitude of mutants, it's the crown!　Besides, if you're protecting the townspeople, the leader's rouge probably can't use the Golem Skill to its fullest extent!

　Rouge. The crown of "red" as a golem held by Nia. Its ability was the destructive power and the power of fire, like a demon god, or was it? In exchange for that, it requires the contractor's lifeblood.
　It's certainly not a power suitable for a large number of people. Moreover, the greater the number of people, the more blood Nia would have to shed. If it's not done well, it's possible that she could bleed to death.
　You can't fight with all your might to avoid getting the townspeople involved... if you fight with all your might, Nia's life is at stake. Either way, do we have to hurry?

'Alright. Let's go help.
Thanks!

　If it's this distance, I can go with a single 【Teleport】.
　Without even bothering to thank Yuni, I immediately transition from that spot with 【teleport】.
　In an instant, what spread across my switched vision was the sight of a town with black smoke rising from it.
　In front of me, who has shifted to the top of the hill overlooking the town, a hundred or so mutant species are destroying the town. Most of them are low-grade species, but there are a few intermediate species mixed in as well.
　Under this situation, direct combat with frame gear in the town is not good. If that's the case.

"Regingrave!

　I call up my beloved plane, Regingrave, from 【Storage】.
　I climb into the cockpit and set my phone to the console, and while flying Regingrave into the sky above the town, I activate the Flying Manipulation Sword 《Fragarach》.
　The several plate-like wings on Regingrave's back are detached and begin to rotate around the body like a satellite.

''State Change [Mode Change], Dagger [Dagger].
Fragarach is switching to dagger mode.

　The long plate-like wings separated into four pieces. The twelve plates of crystalline material turned into forty-eight daggers in the blink of an eye.

''The Meteor Sword Group [Gladius]

　The sword glittered brilliantly. Forty-eight meteors reflected the light as they pierced the mutants that rampaged below, one after another.
　Since we don't know the location of the nucleus, we penetrated about three times through the general area to defeat the mutants. I have to be careful not to cause any damage to the cityscape while finishing off the mutant species.
　In the blink of an eye, the [Meteor Sword Group 《Gradius》] will annihilate the lower-grade species. There are already only middle class species left.
　And then one of them, a centipede-type intermediate species, fired a particle cannon that converged light at me.
　In front of Regingrave, who was trying to avoid it, something jumped up from the top of the roof. Golem,?　It's a small blue fuselage golem.
　It looks vaguely like Nia's rouge. Could this be the "blue" crown?
　Just as the blue golem seemed to hold out its hand to the approaching particle cannon, the spear of light that had been thrust straight ahead in front of it snapped into a 'Ku' shape and disappeared into the sky. What was that?　It's similar to my Reflection Magic [Reflection], but........ Is this this this guy's ability [Golem Skill]?
　You helped me................now. Honestly, I didn't need it but........oops, that'll have to wait.
　He thrusts multiple crystal swords into the Centipede Type Intermediate Species that was shooting at him, piercing its body. As it was, the centipede-type intermediate species dissolved into a slurry while emitting black smoke.
　So there are three intermediate types left?

Shape-Change: Mode Change, Crystal Sword, Blade.

　The four floating daggers, the Daggers, fused together to form a single long sword. In total, twelve swords, four each, attacked the three mutants.
　Gahhh!　and a sound like shattering metal rang out, and the three mutants shattered into pieces.
　Black smoke emitted from the eerily melted golden metallic liquid, and the mutants evaporated.
　Huh, that's taken care of for now.
　When I pointed my camera downward, the monitor showed the city reduced to rubble. There's a lot of damage.
　Oh, isn't that Nia and Est-san over there? I'm glad to hear that they are safe. The two golems, Rouge and Akagane, are also there.
　I landed in front of the two men who were wary of Regingrave and jumped down from the cockpit.

'Fuyao!　That was you!''
Hey, man. I went over to the fort and Uni asked me to come over. I'm glad you're okay.
No, thank you, but.... Where did you get this golem?
'This isn't a golem. It's called a frame gear and it's... well, whatever. Wait a minute.

　Because first we have to do something about the fires that are burning all over the place.

[Rain, rain, pure grace, Heavenly Rain]

　The rain clouds quickly spread out over me, and then it began to rain in drops.
　As we ran for cover under the eaves of a nearby house, the rain came down in a sudden, powerful squall-like burst at exactly the right moment (my timing) and then quickly cleared up like a lie.

"Most of the fires are out now,
'Wow.....you can do this stuff....
It's just a great wizard...

　The two of them let out a dumbfounded voice while looking at the clear sky.
　The ancient magic that makes rain fall 【Heavenly Rain】 determines its range and the amount of rain depending on the capacity and skill level of the magic power. Lean says that a few minutes is the most that an ordinary wizard can do on an area of about two tatami mats.
　There is basically no use for magic that can make rain fall on an area of that size. That's why it's a magic that's not used very often. It's not a bad idea to use it for watering. But it's a useful spell for watering fields and such.

I don't care about the magic!　Winter's night, that!　It's that thing!
"You said it wasn't a golem...

　Nia pointed at Regingrave and Est-san looked up at it too. Rouge and Akagane next to them were also looking up at Regingrave, which was much larger than they were.
　Now, how to explain it? I don't want to misrepresent or hide it, but it's going to be long, and once we get back to the fort.......

''Great!''

　Suddenly, a loud voice rang out from behind us. When I turned around to look at the person, I felt my face instantly turn into a frown.
　This is because there was an entity that could only be described as a "prince".
　Short, silky blonde hair, a small crown on top of his bun head. A short blue-based cape and white tights on his legs that stretched from his shimmying pumpkin pants.
　If this had been a child, he would have passed for a cute boy, still a cute boy. But I don't think his age in front of me is so different from mine. That is also painful. He's like a prince who jumped out of a fairy tale.
　If I had to guess, I'd say he's the prince of the Panachez Kingdom. There's also a little blue golem beside him that twisted the particle cannon of the mutant species earlier.

''Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!　That strength, that beauty!　I can't stop shaking with emotion!

　Excitedly, the blue prince turns to Regingrave with praise. What an over the top guy........

''.........What is that guy?''
"The First Prince of the Kingdom of Panachez, Seraphim Robert ter Panachez. He is also the wielder of the Blue Crown, the Distortion Brau.
He's just an annoying idiot prince.

　Nia spits out in annoyance. Well, the feeling of being out of the ordinary is kind of, well, pretty apparent.

'Hey!　Are you the master of the Golem?
Well, yeah, I mean, I'm the master, but...

　The prince, who had taken his gaze off Regingrave, walked up to me with a large gait. He had a big smile on his face, and as if to express his emotions, his big gestures did their best to express it. He looks like a stage actor somewhere.........

''I see!　Thank you!　I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't rushed in. On behalf of the people of the town, thank you in the biggest way possible!　Can you tell me your name if you'd like?
"Mochizuki Fuyao...
"Fuyao Mochizuki, is that you? That's a nice name!　I am Robert ter Panachez, First Prince of the Kingdom of Panachez. You and I are going to be good friends, and you can feel free to call me Robert!　For some reason I don't have many friends. I suppose people are put off by the fact that I'm a prince, but I hope you don't mind that!

　Prince Robert firmly grasps my hand with both hands and looks straight into my eyes with his sparkling gaze.
　He doesn't seem like a bad guy, but somehow........I can feel the difference in temperature. Isn't that the reason why you don't have many friends?　I don't know much about him, but at least I can't follow that fashion sense.

"Hey, hey, hey, get your hands off of Winter's Night. He's my friend.
If he's your friend, he's my friend!　What's the problem?
Don't get too comfortable with me!
'It's nonsense to set limits on the development of friendships, Nia Vermott. I'd like to develop a friendship with you as well.
"Don't be a creep!　You bloke prince!
You're a bit shy. The master of the "Red" crown.

　Robert replies to Nia, who glares at him like a thug, with a smile that is not at all malicious. The conversation isn't engaging at all. He walks away from their argument (although Nia is only biting him one way or the other) and calls out to Est-san.

''You seem to be quite a troublesome prince........''
That's what I'm saying. But it's time for him to grow up.
What?

　When I was puzzled by Est's reply, Robert, who had been arguing with Nia, batted on the spot in front of me as if the battery had run out!　And fall down. What the hell?　What the hell happened?　Didn't Nia hit you, did she?
　　Asleep!

The price of the Blue Crown. Blue's manipulation is a spatial distortion. Just like Nia's blood, he pays for your awakened consciousness and forces you to sleep.

　Spatial distortions...?　So that's the power that twisted the particle cannon just now. And the price of that power is that he loses consciousness. It's not that I'm fainting, it's just that I'm sleeping.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. Well, after an hour of using the ability, I'm in a dream like this, so it's hard to judge whether it's convenient or inconvenient.
How long will I have to sleep?
It depends on how often you use your ability. From what I've heard, I'd say this time it's going to take two whole days.　I don't really know.

　You're going to sleep for two whole days. It's certainly a difficult ability to determine if it's useful or not. If you fall asleep in the middle of a fight, it could be fatal. The Sleeping Prince instead of the Sleeping Princess.
　........or rather, what are we going to do with this guy?
　 Oh, he's going to take him home.

'Prince!'
Master Robert!

　Two knight-like men and women come rushing towards us from beyond the crumbling townscape. When I asked Nia about it, I found out that they seem to be this prince's bodyguards, and they are always shifting with him.
　Well, if that happened, it would be extremely defenseless. Even if it was a prince, that's what would happen.
　Accompanied by two guards, the 'blue' crown and the blue prince sleeping on its back left us.

''But 'red', 'purple', 'blue'... are there no decent contractors for the 'crown'...?''
Did you say something?
No, I didn't.

　My small muttered words, fortunately Nia didn't seem to hear them. Watch out, watch out, your mouth is a recipe for disaster. Let's be careful.
　For now, Nia and the others can't stay here for too long as well, due to their position as a bandit group. We retrieved the Regingrave, opened the 【Gate】 and we transitioned to the abandoned fort of the [Red Cat].