There were a handful of pirates left on board the pirate ship, so I disabled all of them with the Thunderbolt Paralysis S+.
　Control is now complete.

　I climbed the stairs to the deck of the pirate ship.
　Then, the situation was a bit strange.

　The Scarlet Trading Company's ship had been trying to escape from the pirate ship just a few minutes ago, and now it's gone.
　But before you know it, they seemed to have made a U-turn and were approaching the pirate ship.

　Eventually, when they were close enough to jump over each other, the Scarlet Trading Company's ship stopped moving.

　The first to board the pirate ship was a tall, young man.
　His short, cropped blond hair gave him a very active look.

　When he looked at me, he came running towards me with a dada-dada-dada.

'Oh no, thank God!　Thank you!　Thank you!　You took down those pirates all by yourself?　You're the Dragonslayer, you're awesome!　It's a surprise!

　He's awfully excited, isn't he?
　I mean, how did he know I was the Dragon Slayer?

Oops, I didn't get to introduce myself. I'm Nicole Scarlett, nice to meet you. The eldest son of the Scarlet family, would that be easier to understand?
...... son of Mr. Chrome, you mean?
'Yes, that's right!　Great call!　My father wrote about the Dragonslayer in his letter. But I wasn't expecting to see you here. I'm so happy!

　Nicole smiles and holds out her right hand to me, smiling.
　While responding to the handshake, I asked her what she was wondering.

''How did you know I was the [Dragon Slayer]?''
Can.　I'm sure you'll be able to see that he has a large mechanical dragon at his side and single-handedly overrun a pirate ship. Such a reckless person is surely the "Dragon Slayer" of the moment: ......

　Nicole pointed to the sky with her left hand.
　There was the figure of a mechanical dragon there.
　The mechanical dragon maintained a reasonable altitude and was on alert for the area.

''Dragonslayer-dono, if you would like to come to my ship?　I want to thank you for saving my life and I'm sorry that I'm leaving the man who saved my life standing. ......

　There was no reason to refuse.
　I nodded.

　* *

　There were pirates lying around on the pirate ship, stuck in the Thunderbolt Paralysis S+, but they were restrained by Nicole's men (all of whom were strong men, so maybe I should say bodyguards) and moved to the Scarlet Trading Company's ship.

　After I watched them, Nicole took me to the reception room set up on the ship.
　The sofa in the parlor was soft and the ship was rocking, so I felt as if I would fall asleep on it.

'I like to sink into this sofa and take a nap,'

　I know the feeling.
　Very much so.

'Be that as it may, let me thank you again. It's a good thing that you've saved me from a dangerous situation. ...... By the way, I heard that my father was also saved by the Dragonslayer Lord.

　It's a nostalgic story now, but when I first arrived in the other world, the first person I met was Chrome-san.
　At that time, Krom-san was being attacked by Armored Bear.
　If I hadn't been there, I don't know what would have happened.

"You and your son must be very fortunate to be in the care of the Dragonslayer Lord. For my part, I hope that this relationship will last as long as possible. ...... According to a letter from my father, the Dragonslayer is on his way to the capital.
'Yeah, that's right. I was going to take the ship and go non-stop, but I heard that the Scarlet Trading Company's ship was being attacked by pirates.
'That's why you came all the way out here!　I'm thankful for that, but I'm sorry to interrupt your boat trip, or rather, what can I say: ....... ''Dragonslayer-dono, are you a reincarnation of a saint or something?''
No, I'm a twenty-nine year old man from everywhere.
29 is not an old man. ......

　Nicole muttered sadly for some reason.

'I'm twenty-nine, too. I'm still supposed to be young. So why do my nephew and niece call me 'old man' or 'uncle' ......?

　It's not hard to understand Nicole's feelings.
　Until a few years ago, I used to correct my relatives' children whenever they called me 'old man', I used to correct them to 'old man'.

''What about the Dragonslayer-dono?　Don't you hate it when people call you 'old man' or 'uncle'?
'I don't care. ...... men are always going to be old men sooner or later. That's the way it's supposed to be.
You're an adult, aren't you? You can't help but feel that you have a good grasp of the situation. ...... That kind of thing, too, is somewhat like a saint.
I'm not trying to be a saint, though.

　It's not like I'm on the side of justice.
　The reason I saved the ship this time is because of my connection with Krom-san.

I'm afraid I've gotten off track. It's a good idea to get back to the topic at hand, but I would like to thank you for your help. I've heard that the Dragonslayer is going to the royal capital, do you have a place to stay during your stay?
No, not yet.
In that case, let me arrange it myself. I'll find you the best place in King's Landing.

　I don't have to go that far, but it's an offer I'm willing to make.
　It would be more rude to refuse the offer.

I'd like to tell you that I'm going to take this boat to the capital ...... while I'm at it, but do you have a ship that I'm originally on?
Yeah. They should be heading to the nearest port city, avoiding the pirates.
'A nearby port town would be ...... Fortport. Just as well, let's ask them on the magic radio.

　Nicole took me to the ship's radio room.
　The radio operator immediately put me in touch with the ship I was on.
　The destination was the port city of Fort Port, just as Nicole had expected.

The destination was the port city of Fort Port, just as Nicole had expected. This ship is going to stop in Fort Port as well.

　According to Nicole, they plan to turn the pirates over to the guards at Fort Port.

'I don't want you to spend three or four days sailing around with a pirate on board, as expected.

　I don't like that either.
　Just get the bad guys away from me as soon as possible.

　After that, the ship arrived in Fort Port in about three hours.

　The cruise ship I was originally on had already stopped at the harbor and would be leaving again tomorrow for the royal capital.

　Nicole offered to treat me to dinner as a thank you, so after meeting up with Iris and Lily, we decided to head to the restaurant we were invited to.