It had been a month or so since the days of the nighttime battle with my fiancé and the sudden assault of Phelia.

　I met Zeke back in the Lanwalker Frontier County after that, and told him about Phelia. That if Feelia hadn't changed her mind when she graduated from the school, I would take her to wife.

　Zeke naturally got his head in his hands, but he convinced me that it was better than handing it over to some horse bones, although he did get hit with one blow as hard as he could. I guess that's just the way it is.

　If I think about it, I'm not a person either. I don't think about it now, but there's no guarantee that any future children born won't do the same thing I did. I wondered if I would be in the same position as Zeke then, and I wondered on my own.

　That day was the first time I had dinner with Zeke. I couldn't do that in my previous life either. I was a little nervous talking to Zeke, but he was drunk and just complained about a lot of things.

　But among them were things about me, such as worrying about my rarely showing my face, or worrying about whether I was able to deal with everyone properly because I was getting engaged all the time.

　He even talked about the occasional things that Ellis would be angry if he heard, things like my wrinkles had increased, my waistline had softened a bit, and I was usually crisp, but very sweet in bed, and other things that weren't the kind of things I would listen to my son talk about.

　It must have felt that good. I fell asleep after that. It was good to talk slowly for the first time in a long time, too.

　Now that a month has passed since those days, I'm sitting in the office of the royal residence. Looking at what I have in my hand.

''I'd better go check it out now.

　Rolling around in my hand is a key about six inches long. If you listen to this alone, it seems like just a key, but the light emitted emits a divine atmosphere and intimidates the people around it just by being there.

　The moment I produced this, Ekla and Klondine, who had been rumbling about, were so startled that they left the room and never came back. The other handmaids also stopped coming into the room. Probably the only ones who could stand this.

Cousin, here I come.

Ray, I'm coming in.

　They had just arrived. The door is opened and the two people who come in are Caro and Kana, who have the same blessing from the goddess Astell as I do. These two are also fearful, but they come into the room. Then they look at the key in my hand and frown.

''Well it's because of that key. The reason why Ekla and the others came with tears in their eyes.

'Both Ekra and Kron didn't leave May in a hug. They said their cousin had something that scared them.

　This was that far. I only had the feeling that I was a little something out there. Maybe it's because I have multiple goddess blessings myself?

'I'm probably sure of that perception. My fiancée and I were the only ones who didn't want to go near this place. We probably have the blessing of a goddess too, so we can withstand it.



　...which I'm going to put away before Krona wakes up with her weird s*xual habits. I'm going to put the key in the item ring. That should do it. I look at Caro and the others and they both exhale deeply and take a deep breath.

　Then, within a few minutes, thud!　And the hallway became noisy and the door was opened. The first one to enter is Ekla. She flew in a straight line at my face. Then Alexia and the others come in as well.

　I stroke around until Ekla calms down and then tell everyone about the key. She had told them about getting the key from the goddess Aster before, but they didn't think it was something that would give off such power.

''Well then, now.

''Yeah, the goddess Aster says that you can ask the Dragon King and he'll tell you. She said she didn't know if she could tell me, so I'm going to see her now...

I don't need it.

　As I was talking to everyone, I hear a voice from the entrance. When I looked towards it, I saw Levin and Anima-san standing there. This is.........

Adultery?

What the hell are you talking about?

　Mr. Levin starts to panic at my vaguely worded words. And, of course, I react to it.

Gulu.

'Well, wait, Ekla. What the boy said was wrong!　I just happened to run into him!　Come on, old lady, don't shut up and say something about it!

　After being told that, Anima-san looks at us and a flustered Levin-san in turn and smiles evilly with a grin. And then.

That's right. Levin's in hot pursuit of his mistress.

b*tc*!　Why would you lie to me like that?　Ekla, you're lying!　I didn't do it!　Unlike the knuckleheads out there, I'm all about Hilde, you know!

　Rude to call me incorruptible. I love you guys. But Mr. Levin's pleas didn't get to Ekra.

"Gyula-la-la-la!

　Ekla makes a sphere of light appear. Then it is released towards Levin. Doggone!　

　◇ ◇ ◇ ◇.

In here.

　Two hours after the commotion in the mansion, I came to a small island outside the continent. I rode on Anima-san's back and came to a small island outside the continent. Mr. Levin is still in the mansion, making excuses to Ekla.

　The other fiancées wanted to come as well, but Anima-san said they couldn't take them with them because it was said that anything that couldn't withstand the intimidation of the key would be fatal if they came near it, so they all stayed behind.

　I look over at the little island, though.

I don't see a creature.

　Yes, there is no sign of life on this island. There are no people or demons, and of course no birds or insects. The only thing that exists is a skin-colored mountain. There are no plants or trees growing here either.

Even the faintest hint of divine power cannot be endured by ordinary creatures. But there are living creatures.

What?

　Does anyone live here?　Or so I thought.

This is an unusual guest. And it's been a while. It's Anima.

Yeah, Domon.

　An old man with his brown hair pulled back in a lump appeared in front of him. He looks like an old man, but he has sturdy muscles and a sharp look in his eyes. This man.........

This is Domon. This is Domon, the mourning king who guards the divine dragon's gate here.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Domon. My name is Ravert Lanwalker.

"Kakka, good to see you, Ravert. The Divine Dragon has spoken to me about you being the one with the key.

'Did the key come from the goddess Aster?　Then it's me, but what do you call the Gate of the Divine Dragon?

Hmm, you're right. Now, let's take a walk and see what happens. Follow me.

　Domon-san says and walks ahead. Anima-san and I are following behind Domon-san.

　Shinryu is the kind of dragon that is not just in fairy tales but in myths. I remember when I was researching about the dragon species before, only the name came up.

''It's that Shinryu-sama. That man exists. He kills living things just by being here, and that's why he's on this island. I'm his gatekeeper, but I'm more of a talker for the one who can't get out.

　The divine dragon is apparently a divine dragon that has divided the goddess Astel's divine power into about a third of the goddess's power and made it manifest in this world. He also says that the divine dragon is the goddess Aster, but is also an individual divine dragon.

　I don't know the details, but Domon-san says that he is waiting for the same memories and other things as the goddess Astel, but he seems to be a divine dragon as his will.

''Look, here it is.''

　Then Domon led me to the huge gate, which is about 10 meters long. But it's definitely ridiculously intimidating. Domon-san seemed to be used to it, but even Anima-san looked pale.

I don't know what's on the other side of this door. "Even I don't know what's behind this door, because the only thing that can open it is the key you have.

　Saying that, Mr. Domon pointed to a small keyhole that doesn't look like this huge gate. It seemed to open if I inserted it here. I took a deep breath.

I'm off then.

　I put the key in the keyhole. At that moment, my vision changed. The huge gate in front of me was gone, and the whole area was replaced by a world of white. And there it was.

Welcome, Ravert Lanwalker.

　And then there was the goddess Aster smiling at him.