When Rona follows him outside, she sees Nere standing alone in the starlight.
　The figure, standing right in the middle of the garden, even gives an impression of mystery.

'You may follow me,'

　After saying a few words curtly, Nayle continues to walk deeper into the forest.
　It's not a question of questioning or questioning your intentions, but Rona followed silently.

''Is this the best place to be?

　Nere stopped and turned around to look at Rona in front of him.

　They had already walked quite a distance since they left the house.
　There are a few small signs of small animals around the house, but as expected, once you step into the forest, the situation changes dramatically.
　Although they were still insignificant to Rona, I could sense the presence of beings commonly called predators peeking at us from afar.

'So?　What can I do for you?

　Rona, who no longer has any intention of hiding her true identity, asks bluntly.
　The other party must have already seen that Rona is not a mere beast.
　Pretending that you don't understand the language now doesn't make much sense.

''Hm. If you say you can understand human language, then you're talking fast.

Huh. You're not surprised.

'I'm not surprisingly naive to that extent.

　Nayle would say that's the extent of the abnormality of the beast speaking the language of man.

'Hmm. Oh well.

　Rona, on the other hand, doesn't give a shit about it either, and gets back to the subject.

'So?　I'll ask again, what do you want from me?

　It's a good idea to be able to have the same golden eyes as your body hair pierce the eyes of Amairo, with a hint of questioning rather than questioning.

You're not the one who needs us, are you?

　Nere's words in a nonchalant manner, Rona's body twitched at the words she spoke.

What do you mean? You're the one who lured me here, aren't you?　That makes your position above-board, doesn't it?

"I saw that you had something on your mind for me. I guided you to this place because I knew that you would not be able to do so in front of my master. I would have been prematurely blind if there was nothing in your heart to spit out.

Yeah. That's it. Can I just say thank you for figuring it out?

Don't thank me. You don't have to.

No one said anything about that.

　As soon as I said that, Rona sat down and prepared herself.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

It's a good idea to reveal your heart instead of showing your fangs if you are not a beast driven by instinct and have the ability to control your words. Attacking without question is not the act of a wise man.

I don't think that's what you want from a mere animal.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

I don't want an orderly narrative. If you want to fight me, I'll agree. But I don't want to be made to fight you without understanding what you're doing.

　Nehle asks him again.

Can't you trust me?　Do you feel that you are an alien to be eliminated?　Do you feel that you are a danger to the enemy?

　Rona gave him a difficult look, not hiding the color of her discontent.

'At least I don't think they're enemies. I can't even decide yet if we should get rid of them or not. However, if you ask me if I can trust you ......, I don't know you well enough to instantly affirm it.

'I'm proud to say that my Lord has put a good deal of faith in me, don't you?　You and my Lord have never had a very short relationship, have you?　Will you not recognize the faith of my Lord?

Well, that Al has been roosting for months. I'm sure he trusts you.

　It's not fun - and Rona's true intentions ooze into her expression.

'Two days - yeah, I know it's probably a year and a half for Al.

　Rona corrects him, as I recall.

'The atmosphere is so much softer than the old Al. I'm not the same person I was before, and I can't help but feel that this is due to your influence. That's why I'm still grateful to you guys for this. You've pulled Al back a little bit.

All the more so. I don't understand why you would turn your head in that direction and leap at any moment?

　It's no wonder Nehre doesn't understand.
　Because what Rona was holding in her belly was not logic, but emotion.
　It was not a question of whether or not she could be trusted.

　It's not a matter of whether or not you can trust her, it's a matter of whether or not you can trust her, because the man you thought was your partner in crime, before you know it, is standing there with a stranger standing by your side with a face like a squire. It's not a pleasant feeling.
　That's my place. I couldn't stop myself from insisting that it was my place.

　Is it an animal instinct? Or is it the discomfort of having my place taken? Or is it a sense of alienation that I'm the only one out of the loop? Actually, Rona doesn't know what's going on.
　So Rona chose what she thought was the most effective way to get rid of her annoyance.

　Rona is the only one who wanted this situation to happen.
　Nere only sensed this and lured her onto the stage.

　The voice in a bouncy tone echoed into the quiet forest as she sank her body stretched to its limit.

'Oh no, that's it. Well, well, well.'

　But," the golden beast declares as if to reopen the door.

''--You have to make sure the power relations are taught to the newcomers, right?

　Taking that as a signal, the golden body kicked out hard at the earth.

　A sharp claw strike that instantly approaches Nere.
　I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.
　Just before reaching the slender, slender leg, the fangs are momentarily inhibited by some resistance.

　But Rona's fangs cannot be stopped by such a thing.
　The jaws are immediately crushed by the invisible resistance and the jaws are closed vigorously.

　The momentum of the fangs has stopped for only a few moments.
　But that time gives Nere enough room to draw his weapon and turn to counterattack.

　He takes the dagger he took from his pocket and holds it in his backhand and tries to thrust it at Rona immediately after the attack.
　Naturally, Rona, who was expecting that counterattack, easily stopped her attack and kept her distance.

It's a shame for a squire to point his blade at a guest brought by my lord. But there is no way that I would be able to do that if my guest had removed his fangs from me.

　Nere's surroundings are suddenly illuminated by a shimmering light.
　The swarm of light balls created without chanting turned into many rays of light and attacked Rona.

　The streaks of light poured in from all sides, sewing between the trees, came swooping down on the golden body, but the target beast didn't care about it and headed straight for Nere.
　The light that landed on Rona's body instantly emitted a high temperature and tried to burn her body, but it didn't leave a single scorch mark.

'No need to go easy on me,'

　Laughing to include the superior's room, Rona compresses the air around her to create a myriad of blades.

''Now it's our turn.''

　Rona's ears twitched.
　In response to that movement, a magic power specialized in slicing and dicing leapt at Nere.

　The blade that attacks while engulfing branches and leaves.
　However, the actual Nere showed no signs of defense and came straight to Rona with dagger in hand.

''I have good instincts.

　Rona mumbled like a teacher grading and greeted Nere.
　In the blink of an eye, Nere's dagger was swung down as he closed the distance.
　Rona's footing, which she tried to avoid, suddenly lost its firmness due to Nere's interference, preventing her from taking a step forward.

''Unyaah!

　Nere's blow struck Rona, who lost her stance with surprise, without mercy.
　The sound of something cracking followed by the sound of hard objects colliding with each other could be heard.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
　Of course, the momentum was reduced by the magical barrier.
　It's not so sweet that Nere's swordsmanship can be taken seriously without any effort.

　I was relieved for a moment.

''I've got him!''

　Nehre, just as he had hoped, pointed his index finger, the one not holding the dagger, at Rona's eyebrows.

　It's a very small pea-sized but dazzling white light source that appears on the tip of his finger.
　The light, reminiscent of the midsummer sun, made Rona break out in a cold sweat.

　I hurriedly released the dagger from my mouth and deployed my magic barrier with all my might as I retreated (backwards).

''Can it be prevented?''

　At the same time as the fearless lines, an extremely condensed magic power shoots out from Nere's fingertips.

''No!''

　Giving up defending from the front prematurely, Rona gave priority to ducking.
　Penetrating the multiple layers of magic barriers like paper, the condensed magic power grazed Rona's tail.

''Heat!''

　A single miserable scorch mark was born on the golden, fluffy tail.

Hmm. You did well to avoid it.

'Ah!　My tail!

　Rona's emotions ran high as she looked at her own tail, in contrast to Nayle, who was impressed by her calm tone of voice.

'How dare you!　If that's the case, we'll be serious about it too!

　Rona's magic began to swell rapidly.

I'm not sure if this is the case. If that's the case, we'll have to deal with it accordingly?

I'll give you a crying face!

　As he says this, Rona begins to twist the space around him with her powerful magic.
　The scene, which has appeared in the silent forest at night, is noiseless, but it covers the surroundings, sprinkling only a vicious atmosphere around it.

　In preparation for Rona's attack, Nele silently prepares to deploy defensive barriers and prepare to counterattack.

　The air is tense.
　An extraordinary magical power fills the air.
　A forest where not a single insect's voice is heard anymore, fearing Nele and Rona's presence.

　It's not just a matter of time before he or she will be able to get to know you.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

"That's enough, Rona!

　A white sword-bladed shortsword was thrust into the air.
　The words were uttered by the boy who was Rona's former partner and Lord of Nere.

''Are you going to blow up my house with the twins?''

Moo. You're wasting my time, Al. It's my turn now.

You've seen enough of what Nele can do, haven't you?

But it's not up for grabs.

Where's the need to win or lose?

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us," said Aldis, putting a hand to her forehead in a tone of disgust.

"Because I'm stronger than you, and I've been with Al for a long time, and I know him better than you, and I know him better than you...

I know that. You don't have to fight Nere in earnest.

Because .......

Because it's nothing. What did I say before?

　Rona's expression, which had been showing a puffy face, clouds over as it occurs to her that she's been nailed to the wall to go easy on her.

'Alright, good boy. You seem to remember, don't you?　What do we do then?　You can go home quietly, or you can--

　Aldis draws his sword from his waist.
　The blue sword barrel, reminiscent of a well-cleared autumn sky, begins to cling to Rona's weakness for electric shocks.

''Wow, wow, I get it, Al!　I'll be back home as a grown-up!

　Receiving overt intimidation from Aldis, Rona hurriedly dissipated the magic power that had been deployed.

'You should have done that from the beginning, totally. --Nere, okay?

I have never had any differences.

　Nere, with his dagger in his pocket, follows Ardis as if it were a matter of course.
　It was so natural, and yet so well settled.

　That's another thing Rona doesn't like.
　You'll be able to find a lot of people who have been in a bad mood for a while, but you can't afford to wait for Ardis and Nere to come home.