I finally caught the guy behind it.
　A young man with a skinhead, now lying unconscious on the ground, with a number 8 on the right side of his head.
　The number 8-like emblem on the right side of his head, combined with his black clothing, gives him a suspicious look.
　I wonder who on earth he is.

　When I was pausing to take a breath while thinking about that, Charu came running up to me, shaking her long blonde hair.

''Ko-sama, are you alright!
Yeah, it's all right. We got the guy, so it's all over with.
'I'm glad to see you're not hurt. You really are very strong, aren't you, Ko-sama? ...... Oh?

　Char made a startled sound and then turned her gaze to the skinheaded man.

'This crest, could it be ......?'
Does that ring a bell?
Uh, well, uh,

　Char puts her hand over her mouth with a puzzled look on her face.

'No, don't worry about it ....... I may be mistaken, or I may rather confuse Kou-sama. ......

　Ummm.
　What on earth was Charu going to say?
　I'm curious.
　I'm the kind of person who doesn't leave questions unanswered at times like this.

I'm sure you have an idea about the crest. I'm sure you have an idea about that, so why don't you tell me more about it?
'But ...... we're not sure yet, and we can't tell Ko-sama that's not a good idea: ......
'I don't blame you if Char's information is wrong. So don't hesitate to tell me.

　I said and stared straight into Char's eyes.
　Char stared back at me for a while, but eventually she became awkward and uncomfortable and looked down with a blush on her face.

''Wow, I understand. I'll talk to you. Ugh, how can I refuse if you have such serious eyes ......

　Apparently, my sincerity was understood.
　Char coughed with a cohon and seemed to be still embarrassed and began to speak with his head down.

''This coat of arms belongs to a religious organization called the 'Hourglass Apostles' that was active 5,000 years ago now.
Five thousand years ago, so that's when ancient civilizations were still around.
'Yes, sir. The Hourglass Apostle worshipped disaster as a divine messenger and repeatedly carried out destructive activities around the world. I didn't know that they were still active today, even though I only thought they died with the ancient civilization. ......

　You can't believe it," he said, shaking his head with an expression of disbelief.

The "Hourglass Apostle" is not a legitimate religion, but rather a cult that mimics a terrorist organization.
　In short, they are like an evil secret society.
　It's hard to realistically think that such people ...... have existed for 5000 years, and someone may have recently revived the "Hourglass Apostle".

　Well, let the man behind it throw up the details.
Let's say I return to the inn town with [Spatial Leap].

　After I deactivated the Necrodark, I opened the item box and put on the Armored Bear Armor.
　After activating the granted effect, 《Monstrous Power C+》, I carried the unconscious mastermind man on my right shoulder.
　After that, he called out to Char.

''I'm sorry, can I have your hand out for a moment?
'Oh, yes. Is that all right: ......?

　Char holds out her right hand.
　I touched its fingertips with my left hand and activated 【Spatial Leap】.
　The surrounding landscape distorts with a gnarly distortion, and after a momentary feeling of floating, me and Charu were warped to the city streets at night.
　A short distance away, I could see the city gates of the town.

　After that, I took Char back to Fife and headed to the guard's station by the castle gate.
　I hand over the skinheaded man and report to the head of the guard.
　When I finished telling him what happened up to this point, the chief of the guards bowed deeply.

''Thank you so much for defending the city from the Devil Pass, [Dragon Slayer] Lord. On top of that, you even caught the mastermind: ......!　Ugh, I'm so thrilled I'm crying ......

　Didn't this captain of the guard cry when I left?
　You're a tearjerker in spite of your rugged appearance. ......

　The skin-headed man was stunned by 《Lightning Strike Paralysis S+》, so it was decided that the interrogation would take place after tomorrow.
　When I left the staging area with Char, Iris and Lily were waiting for me outside.

''Ko, good job!
Welcome home, sir. Mr. Coe.
I'm home. How's the city doing?

　When I ask her that, Iris replies proudly, "Of course.

Of course. Of course, of course, of course. I was protecting the city instead of Ko.
All right. Thank you.
"Mmm-hmm.

　Iris was looking up at me with a happy look on her face, but also looking up at me as if she was expecting something.
　It's like a dog flapping its tail, but I wonder what she wants me to do.
　After a moment of contemplation, Iris grabbed my right hand and popped it on her own head.

'...... what are you doing?'

　I asked with a tilt of my head, and Iris let out a troubled "uh" and "woo" before answering with an embarrassed look.

'Well, I'm glad you're complimenting me, but that ......
Do you want me to pet him?
Ummm, yeah, .......

　It's such a small price to pay.
　I pat Iris on the head with a pat.

"Mmm ......

　Puru, Iris shakes herself ticklishly.
　She's kind of cute, like a little animal.


　--I was in a dusty mood when a voice suddenly resounded in my brain.


''Due to the effect of [Disaster Detection], the appearance of a disaster has been detected. It will be reflected in [Auto Mapping].''

　Hey, hey, this is a sudden and sudden development.
　I activate 【Auto Mapping】 in surprise.
　A map of the area spread out in my brain in a flash.
　Where's the disaster?
　I couldn't find it well, so I switched the map to a wider area.
　There was .......

　The location of the disaster was marked by a blue light spot.
　It's in the middle of the ocean, far away from ...... land, all the way to the west from here.
　I haven't been to the western ocean yet, so it's outside the range of [Spatial Leap].
　As for the means of transportation, will it be in the form of being carried by a black dragon or a rampaging dragon?
　If we leave it alone, the damage will only spread, so the sooner we clean up the better.