The sun was nearly gone by the time I returned to Gawain's workshop after gathering materials in the forest of the demon world.

　When I returned home, Gawain was carrying a backpack of materials.


'Flick, I'll be in the workshop soon,' he said. Can I take care of the pterosaur?


　Apart from Dimol, the pterosaur that Gawain caught was also resting its wings quietly in front of the house.

　He had asked me to take care of that pterosaur.


　He also brought back a lot of crazy boars (madness boars) to feed, so I was going to feed them meat after I peeled and processed their fur and other things.


'Yes, I'll make sure they're properly fed. If there's anything I can do to help you, just let me know.

''Oh, I haven't even taught you all the body-enhancing magic yet. I'll be working on that one as I make my sword, so be prepared.

Yes, sir.


　After saying that much, Gawain disappeared into the workshop.

　As if to replace him, Noelia, who had been staying out of the main house, came outside.


'Master Flick ......!　Let's see, this big pterodactyl and the carcass of a large number of insane boars (madness boars) is ......


　Noelia had stopped when she saw the pterodactyl.


''Well, this guy is Dimol. At any rate, I guess he's the kid who became my partner. He listens to me properly, and he won't attack me, so it's okay.''

''Haha ...... I knew about the pterosaur training method from Master Gawain, but this is the first time I've seen someone actually succeed in training a pterosaur, other than Master. Moreover, she is a very large pterodactyl, even for a pterodactyl. To be able to follow a kid like that: ......

Queer!


　Dimol was happy to be praised by Noelia for his gattiness, and he flapped his wings lightly and squealed.


'Really?　I just followed Master Gawain's example: ...... I used a little magic, though.

'You are indeed Mr. ...... Flick. So, what will you do with this pterodactyl?


　A look of confusion appeared on Noelia's face.


　Let's see. ...... Come to think of it, I've never seen an adventurer riding around on a pterodactyl.

　But it's pretty handy to ride it, and Dimol misses it too, although I'd like to take care of it.

　As long as we don't go down into the city or something, we'll be fine.


"Do you mind if we keep D'Moru?　See, I'll get the food right, and I'll tell him not to attack people, and he's surprisingly strong, but Dimol is smart.

Kuehne!


　From what Gawain told me, pterodactyls have it etched into their instincts to absolutely submit to anyone they admit is stronger than them after their backs are taken.

　So, Dimol was faithfully carrying out my instructions.


''If I take you to the Yuguhanotes like this, I'm sure you'll be shot down instantly. ......

'It's ....... I guess we'll just have to get a place to keep them in the suburbs or something.


　I guess I'll have to get a place to keep the dimorphs somewhere out of sight in the suburbs.

　I have to make sure that the stray adventurers don't accidentally kill him.


　As I was thinking about what to do about a place to keep Dimolu, Noelia tugged at my sleeve a bit.


'No, there is one way to keep him from being attacked by the guards and knights. And I thought we could manage a place to keep them.

There's no way to do that!


　It seems that raising Dimolu is going to cause a lot of problems, but Noelia has come up with a solution.


He said, "If we write our family crest on a large piece of cloth and hang it around Dimoru's neck, at least he won't be attacked all of a sudden. How about a part of the horse pasture in our backyard as a breeding ground? I was wondering if we could ask your father to provide it.

"The coat of arms of House Enestrosa?　Does that mean that ...... Dimol will be owned by the Enestrosa family?


　Hearing my words, Noelia suddenly began to panic.


'Oh, no. It's not about that: ...... I wanted to help Fricke-sama's Dimolu to be able to keep it in the city without any problems. That's all. Don't worry, there's no point in that.


　Noelia's face was on fire and she was buzzing her hands to deny her intention to own Dimol.


　So ...... surprisingly, Noelia liked Dimolu, too, didn't she?

　So I guess that's how he gets his hands around a lot of things.


　It's true that a pterodactyl with the Enestrosa family's crest hanging from it wouldn't be attacked out of nowhere, and there was a ranch behind that fort-like mansion?

　That place wouldn't be too far from the inn.


　Should I ask Lloyd from Noelia to intercede for me?


'If that's the case, it would be helpful if you could ask the frontier earl-sama from Noelia to ask him to intercede for us when we get our swords and return to the YughaNotes.

Yes, sir!　I'll take care of it.


　When I said that, Noelia, who had been fiddling with her clothes with her fingers and moping around, poof, her face lit up and she replied in a voice that was unlike her normal voice, which was turned inside out.


'Good for you, Dimol. I heard that Noelia is working to keep you in the YughaNotes. I should thank you for that.

Queue!

!


　A delighted Dimol took Noelia in his beak and jumped up on her back.

　I climbed in with him to make sure that Dimol didn't drop Noelia.


　Then the three of us decided to take a scenic flight over the Yasbah hunting grounds for a while as nightfall approached.

　In the midst of this, Noelia decided to have me hold onto her to keep her from falling to the ground. She seemed to be very nervous and not good at heights, and was silent the whole time with a bright red face and fat sweat on her face.

　When she returned to the ground, she was breathing heavily and dizzy.


'I'm sorry, wasn't I good at heights?'

'What?　Oh, no, no!　It's nothing, it's okay!


　Apparently, Noelia seems to be acting strangely today.

　Her voice was different from her usual inflectionless one, and she was turning inside out.


　I'm not sure if she caught a cold or something.

　You said you hadn't slept at all yesterday, and today it looks like you were sleeping, so maybe you're not feeling well.


Do you have a fever?　And your face is red too?

No, sir.


　When I put my hand on Noelia's forehead, it felt like her heat level went through the roof.

　This is a full-blown bad idea .......

　I'd better give her a little more rest.


It's a good idea to have a hot forehead, so why don't you take care of yourself and lie in bed? I'll make you some dinner. You can lie down and keep sleeping. Come on, let's go.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. ...... No, no, no, no...

Don't worry. Even adventurers catch a cold.


　I took the little Noelia in my arms and carried her to the bed in the main house, where I decided to prepare dinner and feed Dimol and the others.