We came to the Pope as the bells in the hall rang out. The knights are running around more hurriedly than before.

　When we entered the room, the Pope was commanding the knights in various ways. Each of them are dressed in luxurious armor........geez!　Serpan, I think it's Serpan, that Knight Commander of the Blue Dragon Order is there. .... of course. How could he not be there when the country is in trouble?

"Ah, here you are, Caroline. Come here. You too, Ray.

　Then the Pope notices us coming in and beckons us in. He gazes at us as we walk in. A beautiful woman in red armor with blonde hair tied up in a ponytail, a fierce-looking man in white armor with blonde hair all the way back, a man with brown hair in green armor and a huge shield on his back, and a serpentine knight commander. Gathering here means...

''We don't have much time, so I'll be brief, but each of the knights here is the leader of the Order. You will be in command of your respective squads. These boys will be Caro's guards. They're quite capable, so maybe you guys can help them too?

　When the Pope jokes around and says something like that, the air in the room instantly turns bad. What are you stirring up before the battle, Pope!　In particular, the knight in white armor is staring at me with an awful stare.

''Well, I don't have time right now, so I'll see you later. The knights are asked to do as we talked about earlier. Basically, the Suzaku Knights are the center of the magic attack. The other knights are to provide support. Caro will defend with barriers as usual. Everyone's country's survival is at stake. Please.

""Ha!"

　With that, the knight leaders leave the room. We were about to leave too.

Mr. Ray, can I have a word?

　The Pope stops me. What is it?

Excuse me?

No, I need a little favor from you, Ray.

　Do me a favor?　If I could, I would.

The only thing I'm asking of you is Caroline. You're not going to lose to the old dragon, either. But there might be an irregularity. In that case, if Ray-kun decides that we're going to lose, I want you to run away with Caroline.

"Under the Papacy.

'I'm finally here and I'm happy for Caroline. I don't want it to end here.

　The Pope looks at me with a serious look on his face. ........that much about Caro. That I'm thinking about it.

Well, I'm going to win, so just in case this whole thing goes sideways. And I'm serious about it.

　He smiles at me. So the Pope is serious. He must be pretty good at it since he's close to his master in terms of atmosphere.

''I understand. I'll think about it in case it happens.''

Come on. Come on. Let's go. I have to get my date with Caro again tomorrow. I haven't been on a date with Christina in a while.

I'm sure Lady Christina will be pleased.

Yes. And later, Christina said she wanted me to call her mother-in-law.

　The Pope says to me with a smirk on his face. I'll call you after this fight. ........it sounds like a flag, but I don't care.

　While talking about this, I came to the top of the castle wall where Caro was waiting for me. It's about 10 meters high. Well, I guess it doesn't make sense when you're dealing with a dragon.

''Ray, what were you talking to your father about?''

Hmm?　It's the truth. What's going on, though?

You're the reason I'm here.

　When I look at Caro, she is blushing and looking down. Even though she is wearing a mask, I can tell. It's kind of embarrassing.

''Le~y~, leave us alone!

　As I look at Caro like that, Alexia hugs me from behind. Maybe it's because of a recent growth spurt, but there's not much difference between my height and Alexia's height, which is 170. I feel a soft touch on my back.

'Yes!　We're engaged to be engaged too!

　Ferris says that and flicks his tail against my right hand. I chuckle and stroke Ferris' head. Seeing this, Aeris chuckles. It's not like they're going to fight now.

　When you're frolicking like that.

They're coming!

　And from somewhere, you can hear a shout. The moment I hear that voice, everyone pulls out their weapons. I pull out my Rowga, too, and when I look at the direction everyone is looking at, there it is.

It's big.

　Even though it's still nearly a kilometer away, a rather large dragon flies at us. Its body alone is about 5 meters in size, but with its wings spread out, it must be nearly 20 meters in size. It is clad in black scales with red lines in places.

　Then the dragon's red lines began to glow. In the next moment, a red ray of light shoots out from the dragon's mouth. ''That's it!

Bully, here comes Bully!

　One of the knights shouted that. A red ray of light thrusting in a straight line. Just when I thought it would reach me like this, the ray of light was warped to the sky. When I look at the place where it was warped, it's a little hard to see, but something like a thin film is stretched over it. I looked next to it.

"Sanctification." You're not going to make it that easy for me.

　Caro shouts that as he holds his arms out in front of him. I knew that membrane was Caro's technique. But it's quintessential to repel an attack of that power.

　And this one's magic is now within reach?

"Order of the Suzaku, fire your magic!

　And a female voice can be heard. Is it the Knight Commander of the Suzaku Knights? The moment that voice is heard, various magic is released from each of the knights.

　There are spears of ice, there are spears of fire, if a large amount of wind blades are released, water blades are also released. Stones and stones rained down, and lightning also rained down.

　All sorts of magic hit the dragon one after another, but the dragon did not return the favor at all and pushed forward. And then

　Boom!

　And he makes a sound like he's hitting a wall.

'Ugh!'

　You've hit Caro's barrier. But the dragon still tried to push forward. Caro gritted his teeth and held on.

"Antagonism."

　Caro exclaims. Then

GGAAAH!

　The dragon is on its back as if it had been played. Then so am I.

"Lightning Spear, 100 Rows.

　When I raise my hand, a spear of lightning appears in the air. When I swing my hand down at the dragon, all the spears that glow blue-white are shot at the dragon. It's a good idea to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're looking for.

''Gaaaah!''

　That one worked, or maybe it sounded different than the one before. But there doesn't seem to be much of a wound. That's an awfully hard scale. I'm not sure if the dragon also realized that I attacked, or if it's staring at me. And as red magic power builds up in its mouth, the dragon also begins to glow red. Is that the bracelet from earlier?

　While I'm waiting with my Rogers back at the ready, a white ray of light is shot at the dragon from another place. What is that?　

　Then the dragon's breath and the white ray of light collided with the dragon's breath and exploded in a huge explosion. The explosion didn't even happen because Caro deflected it earlier, but it's actually this powerful. But to make an attack as powerful as that........ Who the hell is that?　When I think about it.

Jesus, Dad.

　And Caro sounds dumbfounded. So, does that mean it was the Pope who did that?　I looked at the Pope and he was holding something up. It was

A gun?

　I don't know much about the kind of thing, because I don't know much about it either, but the Pope held something that looked like a pistol from a previous life in both hands. When the Pope's hands started to glow, the pistol started to glow as well. ........Is it absorbing the Pope's magical power?　and

　Thud!

　and two flashes of light are released. The dragon just barely avoids the bullets released at the speed of light. If it hits, it would be quite powerful. But two pistols, huh? It's a bit cool.

　I'm sure that at this rate you can defeat the old dragon, when I heard a voice.

"Guhahahahahaha!　You're all right, guys. I'm in!

　And so, jumping off the dragon's back and landing in front of the gate was a huge, four-armed, purple-skinned, short silver-haired man about three meters tall.

　I was so focused on the dragon that I didn't notice it, but that was.......the demon race.