Then.
　The boring class was over and it was after school.　

　As for me, I had left the school with Eliza as planned beforehand and visited the 'Ryusha Hut' on the outskirts of the west section.

　
''Eeeeee!　Hey, guys!　Thanks for coming today!

""Eeeeeeee!"

　Hmm?　These are the members of the Dragon Ride Study Group?
　
　Waiting for us new students in front of the Ryusha Hut were about 15 senior students in total.

　They were dressed quite frivolously, weren't they?
　They didn't look like they were about to ride a dragon, with the strong smell of perfume wafting from their bodies.

　Two hundred years ago when I was there, caring for a dragon was unimaginable hard work.

　After all, a dragon is a creature that eats and moves well.
　　
　They are also very smart, and if they are not careful, they will try to escape when they see an opening.

　It's hard to believe that these frivolous-looking men can handle a dragon, but what is the meaning of this?

...... Sorry. I didn't know that this is the kind of research group I'm talking about.

　Hmm. It seems that I'm not the only one who had a bad feeling about this.

　Even Eliza, who was participating in the tour with me, seemed to remember something strange about it.

''Umm. I have a question for you: ......

Hmmm. That's something. My little girl.

''What's the difference between this Dragon Ride Study Group over here and the Cavalry Study Group next door?''

　A female student, who appears to be a visitor, asks, and one of the senior students begins to speak out loud.

'Yeah. That's a good question!　It's a difference in stance. We're not like the next group, we're here for fun!
　So there's nothing formal about it!　Regardless of riding the dragon, each of us is free to enjoy what we want to do!

　I see. No wonder I thought the whole atmosphere of the study group was loose.

　But I'm surprised.
　Two hundred years ago, when I was alive, dragons were an indispensable and valuable resource for humans.

　That's why they never thought of using them only for entertainment in the first place.



　Well, that's how rich the modern world has become, so let's take a favorable view of it here.

'Well then, guys!　Get into pairs with a senior colleague nearby!　I'll ride the dragon now!

　The students who had gathered at the representative's voice begin to move uneasily.

　Hmm?
　What does this mean?

　This was the first time I'd been paired up in this way, and it seemed that all the visitors who had gathered at the site were women, except for me.

　On the other hand, the upperclassmen were all men.

　Huh.
　So that's what the purpose of this tour is: ...... that's what it's all about.
　
　The only thing I can do is sigh at the too pathetic development.
　No matter how much time has passed in the past 200 years, I never thought that the time would come when dragons would be reduced to tools for picking up girls.