10-10. Hurry and go
Maybe I caused a great deal of trouble to Houen by unconsciously evolving… That’s probably it!
It must be it!
No no, I’m sorry, please don’t stare at me like that…
But I’m curious about the situation back then.
I won’t know unless you tell me…
“First… you evolved five days ago.”
“Five days…?”
“And it happened when many people were resting at the inn…”
“Wha-!? W-was everything okay!?”
“As if it would be, you idiot!!”
“I deeply apologize from my heart!”
Well, of course!
I mean, everything in the place where I was sleeping was completely destroyed!
I had a stomachache and thought it was something else, but it turns out it was all debris from the former inn!
And on top of that, what kind of nerve did I have to sleep for five days straight?
“I was truly shocked at that time. When I returned to the room where you were sleeping, a white mass kept expanding.”
“No way!!! Was that really me!?”
“It was you. Considering the matter with the evil god and the suspicion that someone was plotting something, we prioritized the evacuation of the people in the inn. We used the excuse that monsters were falling from the sky.”
“And they believed that…”
“Well, as soon as everyone left the inn, you grew explosively and completely destroyed it. These past five days have been really tough…”
A white dragon.
Well, true dragons are not recognized in this world, so it caused quite a commotion.
Adventurers gathered, and the country’s research institutions began investigating. But it seems that Houen managed to stop all of that.
Ugh, I’m truly grateful…
Since I was asleep and harmless for now, I took charge of the situation with Houen’s authority.
The inn was compensated by taking out a wallet from the magic tool bag that I had.
I couldn’t spend all that money I had in the end…
“Sigh… Well, what’s done is done. For now, I’ve told you about the current situation. We’ll explain the details about the evil god on the way. Our first objective is to meet up with everyone.”
“Ah, right… Irza.”
“What’s with her?”
“Should we tell the children about this?”
“Not yet. But if our existence is properly recognized, we might consider informing them.”
“I see…”
There’s no way we can explain the current situation to them.
It would only frighten them.
…Ah, I see.
Hiwa might have felt responsible for bringing us here with the voices.
They interfere with us who somehow exist in this world.
If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t have been able to come here.
…We need to do something about it.
“Alright, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
“Ah, sorry. Please wait a moment.”
Irza stops us, adjusts her hat, and runs to the back of the room.
After a while, she returns with two magic tools in her hands.
She hands them to me and Houen.
One of them looks like a charm.
It’s a shape I’ve never seen in this world, but it feels familiar.
A magatama.
It seems to be crafted in the shape of a magatama with a blue gemstone.
A string is attached so that it can be worn around the neck.
The other one is a ring.
It seems to be worn on the wrist and automatically adjusts to fit.
“What are these?”
“The ring you wear on your wrist is a magic tool infused with defensive magic. It deploys a shield for a certain period of time by channeling magic power. As for the stone… it’s a secret.”
“A secret? Right in this situation?”
“Ouren. This is probably something to counter the evil god. Let’s take it.”
“It’s amazing that you can make these… Well, I won’t ask any questions. Thank you, then.”
After wearing the magatama around my neck, we left Irza’s magic tool shop.
We immediately headed to the location where Lacc was.
Since Houen was flying in the sky, I used the water spear volley to fly as well.
This is quite convenient.
Why didn’t I think of combining several spears to create a platform before?
With this, I don’t always have to hang on to something.
But the balance is off, so I need to at least deploy one spear overhead and hold onto it.
I’m afraid of falling…
“You have an interesting way of flying.”
“I just came up with it earlier! So, do we just need to ride on Lacc?”
“That’s right. The operation should already be underway over there. Let’s meet up and get an update on the situation.”
It will probably take two days, though.
…I think Lacc isn’t really flying at full speed.
Hold up…?
I mean, I’ve heard that he’s holding back when flying…
So, if he were to fly any faster, my body would break apart.
Please spare me from that.
But if we can arrive in one day, that would be much better.
I’ll ask about it later.
Or maybe I should just become a dragon myself…
“Hmm?”
“What’s wrong?”
“Well, we’re monsters, right? But I feel like we haven’t fully mastered our monster forms…”
“We’ve entered the world of humans. Just give up on that aspect.”
“I guess you’re right…”
“…But still… I’m envious! Why are you the dragon!!”
“Huh!? You complain about that now all the time!?”
Hear me out, youngsters!!
Your Phoenix immortality is also quite tempting, you know!?
