A few hours had passed since the sun peeked out into the world.
　I was riding for the first time in a carriage, a means of transportation that always comes up in otherworldly things.
　But it's not the carriage I thought it would be. The ideal journey I had in mind is not the one I would do in a carriage like this.
　To begin with, this is not the horse I know. It looks like a horse, but it's a complete monster. It has scales. It doesn't have a mane that flutters in the wind. They're smooth.
　And besides...

　Isn't it strange?　Why are we being crammed into this jail-like place to be carried around?

　We were sitting in a steel fence, a cage of sorts, surrounded by a steel fence.

　"Feels like someone's selling us out. ... ha ha ha.
　"Hey, hey, Stella. Don't say anything sinister. I don't feel good about this stuff, even though it makes me sick.

　Carriages are the worst vehicles to ride in.
　Even the slightest bumps in the road are a pain in the butt when you get over them.
　How can you try to travel using such a vehicle? It's going pretty fast, so it will get to the destination quickly, though. I want to travel more slowly. I want to ride in a wagon-like vehicle instead of this cage.

　I'm sorry that this is the only thing I can offer you, Kakeru-sama. But it would take us three days to get to the capital in an ordinary carriage. But with this Hayato Vulture, we can get to the capital in one day.
　....

　What's a chalet lizard? You've got to be kidding me.
　The knight who took the reins of the horsey monster, Hayatobuma, and put us in this situation, opened his mouth.
　It might feel a bit nice to be called by someone else with a 'sama'.
　But even if you apologize, it doesn't satisfy me. This situation, from the side, we are sinners.
　In fact, the uninformed townspeople sent us off with pitying eyes as we were trapped in the cage and carried away. It's really hard to understand why even Denver and the guild sisters among them had regretful expressions on their faces.

　"It's Kakeru's fault,
　You're an idiot. It's not my fault. Have you forgotten what you said about yourself last night?
　....
　What are you laughing at?

　The reason for this is also because of something the clunker said last night that was out of line.

　--- time goes back, last night ---

　I had invited the knight into the living room with the condition that I would only listen to him if he listened.
　The knight sits down while making a heavy noise with a chattering sound. At that moment, Aria offered him tea, saying something like, 'It's a boring one, but...' or something like that.

　'Thank you for your concern. Your kindness, you sound like a goddess.''
　.......... I am God.
　Oh. Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. Behold the good God.
　'Then I, God, have some washing up to do.
　I'm surprised you're able to do the housework, because you're not only beautiful, but you seem to know a lot about people's lives.
　Uh-huh.

　What are these guys doing?
　I let out a small breath.

　When the king said he wanted to see me what did he mean by that?

　I cut to the chase.

　'Oh, yes, I did. But first, let me introduce myself first.

　The knight got up on one knee, hung his head, and ostentatiously announced his name.

　'My name is William Mag. I am the Deputy Commander of the Edoram Knights.
　I'm KAKEL.

　Stella and Touka introduced themselves after me.

　'So, the one floating around like an idiot over there is Aria.

　I point to Aria, who is humming and washing up.

　'Isn't it rude to call me an idiot to God?　Hey Will?
　'Yes. You must respect Lord Aria because he is God.
　....

　No, why is that idiot calling me Will or something familiar, that idiot.
　This knight-sama isn't laughing at the idea of being fooled by that guy's delusional words either.

　As I told you earlier, the only reason I am here is because the king said he wanted to meet with Kakeru-sama and the others.
　It's all yours. Why would a king want to meet with a bunch of upstart adventurers like us?
　I haven't been given a reason for it either, only that I should invite the adventurer known as the Dragon Hunter to the castle.
　That's why they don't call us dragon hunters.
　'But but! The city--
　''But not however. Didn't you think it was strange that we, who haven't even been adventurers for six months yet in the first place, were dragon hunters?
　Well that's true, but...

　All right. Let's keep on driving him away.
　We're looking for a dragon hunter, or something like that, and we'll be forced into a whole lot of trouble.

　All right, find someone else. We need to go back out there and kill the High Wolf tomorrow--
　'Isn't Kakeru called Dragon Hunter?　You were happy to hear him call you that, weren't you?　Hey Stella?　

　You f*cking idiot!
　A clunker who said something outrageous with a look of pride on his face. Stella turns her face away, her shoulders shaking.
　She's laughing.

　'See!　Because that's what God says, too.
　'I don't like it. That was Aria's joke, a joke.
　'Are you kidding me?　God doesn't make jokes or anything like that.

　This guy.
　No, wait. There's still a way. You were invited, so you have the right to say no.

　By the way, can I say no?　You can do that, right?
　'What are you talking about, Master Kakeru!　The king's orders are absolute. If you refuse, you will be put to death for treason!
　Yeah.

　Hey, what's going on in this country?
　A dictator reigns supreme.

　Well, I'll get ready to go as soon as possible.　I'll be up to pick you up in the morning, so be ready to travel.
　Hey, I'm back.

　William ran off somewhere else, not paying any attention to my stillness.

　--- Time is back, now ---

　Inside the rattling cage.

　'But it's not my fault,'
　'But no. If you hadn't said that, I'd be lounging in the inn right now.
　'Because it can't be helped!　God can't lie!
　You just admitted that you were wrong.
　Oh.
　You're stuck.
　"I am a god and I'm falling for it!
　'You're the one who put us in this situation!
　'I knew it wasn't my fault!　Kakeru is the dragon hunter!　And then he bragged to me about it!
　You gotta be kidding me.　I knew it!　I never said that to you.　I just told you that God can't lie...

　William interrupted me.

　You're very good, Kakeru. How dare you talk to the goddess Aria on equal terms.
　I need you to shut up for a minute.

　Distracted, I exhale heavily and watch the scenery pass by.
　The carriage is too fast for me to enjoy the otherworldly scenery slowly, though.
　Why is this happening?