The huge city of Annesis is a day away from the royal capital of the Kingdom of Milliana.
　It was comparable in size to Carfili, the capital of the kingdom, and was widely known as the second largest city in the kingdom of Milliana.
　and a huge mansion in the innermost part of the city.The palace is the residence of the Duke of Kelebel, a leading figure in the aristocracy, who is one of the factions of the Kingdom of Milliana.
　The vast grounds were well-maintained and within sight of the outside, they were one of the most famous tourist attractions in Annesis.
　A large bird with four wings leaps into the innermost house of the property, and lands safely on the foothold of the monsters and birds carrying the letters.
　and as soon as the bird descended on the scaffolding, a sound rang out into the room where the maid and butler of the house were waiting.The perch is a kind of magic item.
　One of the butlers, hearing the sound, came to the perch and took the letter out of a small bag attached to the bird's feet... and, when he noticed that the sender's name was Elena Kelebel, he hurried back into the house and headed for his master's office.
　In a few minutes' walk he reached the office, took a deep breath once, and knocked on the door.

"Excuse me, sir, and I have received an urgent letter from your daughter."
"Yes, I don't care. Go in."

　butler, with permission from inside the door.
　It was a luxurious room in which furniture worth a few white or light gold coins was placed.
　However, it's not a common hobby of making money, but a sofa, desk, chair, bookshelf, table, and so on, all of which have a good taste to create a calm atmosphere.The paintings on the walls were also painted by famous painters, and the prices of the paintings alone are worth spending decades playing with.
　A man in his 50s sat at his office desk in the back of the room reading papers.He is the Duke of Liberte Kelebel, the second king of the kingdom of Milliana, with the greatest power.
　Although he was thin in appearance, he never looked weak.On the contrary, the dignity of his reign as duke oozes from him.He had a full beard around his mouth, and his eyes were as suspicious as his daughter Elena's, and the strength of his gaze made him feel the strength of his will.

"Excuse me, this is the letter from your daughter."

　The butler bowed and placed the letter on the desk.

"I beg your pardon, sir,"
"Good job,"

　He called out to the butler's back as he left the room, and after a few minutes he read through the unfinished papers he picked up the letter from his daughter.

"Unsealing"

　You open a letter that is enchanted so that only a person with a specific magical power can open it, and then you quickly read it through it... and read it again a few times.

"...Viscount Sayles turned over?"

　He frowned slightly at the betrayal of his ally, whom he had been interested in and relied on for many years as a member of the aristocratic faction.
　and snort uncomfortably at the death of Custe.
　He breathed a little sigh at the result of the last written succession ceremony, and within a few minutes he heard a knock on the door, which was placed beside his office desk.

"Let's go in.
"Excuse me, duke, do you want me?"

　The man who came in was Filma Dejir, the second son of the Marquis of Dejir, who chaired the Knights of the Duke of Kelebel.
　Although he was in his late thirties and was about to lose strength as a knight, he had such a well-trained body that he did not feel such a thing.He had the skill of his soldiers, the breadth of vision over the whole situation of the war, and above all, the valour of always leading the army to raise the morale of the Knights.
　Originally, it was outrageous for a person who might have been the Knight Commander to take the lead, but they had the military power to make it possible.who is said to be the guardian deity of the Duke of Kelebel.To such a right-hand man, the Duke of Kelebel casually hands over a letter from his daughter.

"Well, let me see,"

　He turned down the letter to his lord, and quickly read it.
　I breathed out a great sigh in less than a minute to read everything.

"Viscount Sayles betrayed you?"
"Yes, if he had at least moved to the royal or neutral wing, it would have been nothing wrong with the events within the kingdom of Milliana."
"It is unacceptable to the Empire of Bestia,"
"Yes, Firma, will you kill Viscount Sayles before he defected to the Empire of Bestia?"

　I was worried about the question for a few seconds and shook my head from side by side.

"Perhaps it's difficult.From here to the Viscount Sayles's territory will take two days, no matter how hastily you ride it.and Viscount Sayles would have been prepared for the worst if he had betrayed the kingdom of Milliana.Then even if we catch up with them, it will be quite close to the border of the Westian Empire.In that case, there is almost no time to fight, or if any, very short time to fight.And if you don't do it well, there will be a pick-up force from the Vestian Empire."
"... I see,"

　I nodded to Filma's words and thought for a few seconds while tapping my desk with my index finger....and direct his keen gaze at the film.

"Filma Dejir, form a chase party with the Dragon Knights, and avenge Viscount Sayles."
"... all right? I think a Dragon Knight would certainly earn more distance than a cavalry, but as I said, there is a possibility that troops will come out of the Vestian Empire."
"I don't mind, I've probably taken a lot of this information out of my pocket as long as I've been looking for this opportunity.It is clumsy to hand it over to an enemy country."
"Then the Dragon Knights might be harmed."
"...it can't be helped.These are the people who are there for such a time."

　A dragon knight, literally a knight who rides a flying dragon and has the ability to fly and attack a flying dragon's brace.However, the Dragon Knight has to raise the flying dragon's eggs from the time they hatch, and the cost of raising them is very high.to the extent that there were only about twenty cavalrymen in the knighthood of Duke Kelebel, who was called the second king of the Mileana Kingdom.

"And tell them to be careful of the demons mentioned in the letter."
"I understand.Then I'll get ready to go."

　As he bows and sees Filma out of his office, the Duke of Kelebel pulls aside a letter from his daughter and picks up a piece of paper.
　It is true that the contents of the letter from her daughter were of great importance, but for the Duke of Quelevel, who had a large domain, there were many other important duties.First of all, he reaches for the pen to write a letter to the house of Custe, the captain of Elena's Guards Knights, the Marquis of Brassin, whom he trusts, informing of his death.

"Well, you fool,"

　The last thing I had said was the last word for Viscount Sayles.





"Well, thank you,"

　Elena called out to the coachman in the cab.
　Originally, it was Ver who was sitting there, but the Ver is no longer in the party, betrayal.and Custe, another of the other men who could handle the carriage, had already died.Ray and Arra are basically incapable of handling a carriage, and that doesn't mean that Elena will imitate the coachman.as a result of which he hired an adventurer who could ride a coachman in the guild.It was contracted that he would first drive to the town of Gillum, and then to the Duke of Quelebel.

"Well... yes!"

　Ray entered the carriage with a smile on his face, nodding as if he had been overwhelmed by Elena's beauty.
　In the carriage, Arra had already prepared tea and placed a cup on the table.The fact that the number of cups is already three and Ray's share even before Elena tells him is probably a sign that Arra is being considerate of Ray.
　or perhaps it was because of the fact that he had handed over the Power Ax in the carriage.
　I sat on the sofa thinking like that, and Elena came in a little late.Then he sits next to Ray with a mischievous smile.

"Ray, the coachman's adventurer seemed to be afraid of Sett, but was it all right?"
"Nothing, nothing, he himself does.You'll probably get used to it on the way to the city of Gilm.So did the Elenas?"
"In my case, there were other people...

　The reason why I glanced around was probably because I thought about Custe and Ver, who were present when I headed to the dungeon.
　Guessing this, Arla suddenly turns to the window.

"Here, Mr. Elena,"As I thought before getting into the carriage, the weather is nice today.This is what you call the clear autumn weather."
"... well, yes.The autumn harvest festival is just around the corner.As soon as it's over, winter will come."

　She nods with a smile at the subject that Arla changed awkwardly.

(Yes, the season is already autumn, and after autumn it becomes winter.Even though the Empire of Bestia, it would not act as if it were moving its troops.If that happens, the beginning of the war will probably be in spring.I will definitely be able to use the power of this new entrepreneur dragon.Ver, if I see you on the battlefield, I won't forgive you.I will avenge Custe well.)

　Ray brought tea to his mouth, noticing Elena's sharpening gaze.

"Elena, will you go back to the city of Gillum and show up to the Count of Larkus and finish your request?"
"...what? Oh, oh, I see.Ray had a special party during this request.I was quite familiar with her..."

　He opened his eyes slightly as if he had heard an unexpected story, and then nodded.

"Yes, I think so."
"Well, it was a long and short request. . . . . . . . . I should I say it is short and long?"

　Elena gazed at Ray, who was thinking of what had happened so far, and eventually opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.

"Will you come with us, Ray?"
"...is that a new request?"
"Yes, he says he will quit his adventurer and join our knighthood."

　After listening to Elena's words, Arra nods with a smile as she drinks tea next to her.

"That's a good idea.If I had the ability of Lord Ray, I would be able to come up at once."

　Ray shakes his head when he thinks about it for a few seconds, even though he looks at her smiling face.

"I'm sorry, but as you know, I don't know about manners and manners."
"If you study like that..."
"I understand Arra's point, but basically she's not compatible with the nobility.Elena and Arra are the exceptions, but remember the relationship between me and Custe.That's probably the norm."

　Custe looked down on him plainly, abhorring Ray, and did not even see Custe as an equal to the powerless nobleman whose pride alone was enlarged.Elena and Arra did not see any improvement in each other's consciousness at the end of their battle with Ver.
　Elena breathed out a sigh, perhaps thinking of it.

"...I see. I'm afraid I can't decide Ray's future on my own terms."

　Elena sighs regretfully, perhaps because she didn't expect to be refused.
　Watching it, Ray said he could not comply with Elena's request and simply carried the tea to his mouth.

(In the first place, my aim was to grow Sett through witchcraft.if you join the Knights, it will be harder to collect monsters' magical stones than it is now.)

　In Ray's mind, murmuring inwardly, Grimm's words were strongly impressive.
　In other words, it is a magical beast with the strength to overwhelm even the army of a country by itself.
　At least it's not a dream.because Zepyle, who had entrusted him with the art of the beast, had reached that point.
　After hearing the story, Ray has a stronger desire than ever before.How strong can you and Seto be?

(If you believe Zepyle's story, the magic in me must be very powerful.So the set created by that magical power should also be superior to the one created by Zepail's sorcery, which alone overwhelmed the country's armed forces, absorbing more magical stones and gaining even more combat experience.I myself must be able to make full use of the magic which is sleeping on me.)

　He glinted toward Elena.

(Yes, in order not to put my precious comrades in danger again)

　and the carriage, sinking somewhat, made its way straight to the city of Gillum.