141 - - The Disease of Flame and Heat

The road to the small country leading to the isle was closed. Knowing this, we had come along an old road that had been abandoned long ago, but it had already been turned over to us. The old wizard whom Galahad and the others called "the One" had lived longer than the road itself, which even the local elders had almost forgotten, and he knew this country better than anyone.

Not here either.

"I guess we finally have to go the way of the Golden Dragon Paltin."

"......"

Camilla's consciousness is so clouded that she cannot even walk. She is now on the back of an eagle.

Whenever she comes to, she appeals to the men to leave her alone, but they do not listen to her, and she has to carry Camilla on her back along a road that is not a road at all.

"It's easy to get through here, but if we make a scene, he'll hear about it. If that happens, they will be suspected and pursued in earnest."

"...... let's hope Partin isn't home."

Until recently, the three of us had never thought that his knowledge and wisdom could be used for anything other than good. He does not doubt them. He is not doubting, but he is just a little bit suspicious.

That little bit is what got them to this point. They have a clean reason to do it, not to keep the three out of the country, but to make it look like they are doing it for the good of the country and the people. As long as they are pretending to be good, they cannot dispose of Galahad and the other three, who are in good standing. This barely saved Galahad and the others.

If they cannot escape to the Isle, the only destination left is Barron, the labyrinth city of the Principality of Turkey. The only way to get to Baron is to cross the Parthin Mountains, but compared to the bountiful northern foothills, the mountain peaks and the mountainsides on the southern side of Baron are steep, perhaps reflecting the temperament of the golden dragon Parthin. The only way out is through the hunting grounds of Pultin the Golden Dragon.

Pultin the Golden Dragon is more full of energy than Narung the Blue Dragon and Grasha the Fire Dragon. If he is found, he will be deadly, especially now that he is in the mating season when he is more aggressive.

The sea route to Norgjell, the continent where the elves live, was closed long ago when that man (...) was driven away. And then I noticed that my fellow knights have been disappearing like missing teeth from a comb. Galahad and the others wonder how long this country has been undermined.

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Good evening, I'm Homura, and I've arrived on the island of You-Know-Who, dashing across on my Reno.

Yes, I rode the dragon and flew over the sea!　......I don't think of myself as dashing because I'm more used to seeing humanoid figures than dragon figures, and the image of the "visceral shuffle" is more prevalent than the dragon figure, I understand.

"Shall I put it around here?"

"Are you going to build it in the cliff?"

We walk through the oak forest and look up at the sunny cliffs. We have hunted a lot of tasty meat metal jacket boas to get here. Reno was playing an active role in the battle, and I was just trying to figure out where the boas were, using a combination of [presence detection] and [thread]. While Reno was fighting, I found the next boa and repeated the [lure], and caught quite a lot of boas. Yeah, both Reno and I had lost sight of the objective.

"It won't destroy the landscape, and it's like a secret base, isn't it?　Mistiffs might not feel comfortable if they can see houses where people live."

<, a small wooden door was attached to the cliff as if it were a back door. Later we will plant a thin tree and some ivy by the door.

"No, well, I guess we could just live here on the island.　But I think what Mr. Partin was talking about is the < that will be created inside the House."

"That way."

Houses and purchased stores can come with features. Like the greenhouses, these spaces can only be entered by authorized persons. I'm interested in the possibility of farming and cattle ranching there. I don't have any information on how the house itself is actually < since there are only a few people who have recently acquired the house.

I can't help what I've already used, I'm too lazy to go back to get a new <>.

Opening the door, we find, as designed, a small entrance and a living room beyond it. There is also a kitchen and other facilities, but it will be useless if the application to acquire it is not approved, so I use this for now to record it for proof. I have already checked around the island to make sure that there are no other buildings on the island, so I think it is safe.

So let's go to Barron's and submit the application.

"Yes."

Submit your documents to the Adventurers' Guild closest to the island for review. They have to wait about ten days to receive the results, as they have to contact each country to see if there are any other owners. If the property belongs to a country, it should be marked on the map, and if the property belongs to a private individual, the right to the property disappears when the building is no longer there.

The guild is notified that both of these have been verified and the documents are submitted to the guild.

"Well, that's all done for now.

Thank you.

"If it passes the screening, we'll be just in time for the full moon."

"If you don't make it in time, it's fine.　Mr. Paltin said the next full moon, but that's too short a time to find an island and build a house. The deadline should be an expectation, not a serious one. Even if the Mistiffs stay at Mr. Paltin's place to be safe during this full moon, they can be scattered by moving to the island, even if their attributes are biased. Until now, the only difference between moving to an island and staying in the mountains was whether or not there was a strong or weak presence of Pertin-sama."

"What? You could have chosen a little slower."

"It was going to be too late for the next full moon, or something like that."

That's why I kept quiet, says Reno as they walk together toward the temple. After hanging around the fighting pits and the clan house, and after a few days of gentile-like sleep (logging out), it was natural to be concerned, but I couldn't say anything back.

"Hmm?"

"What's wrong?"

"No, I got a text. Who is it?"

Since it was late at night today, all the clansmen have logged out except for Peter a little while ago. I open the mail, wondering if it is Peter's logout (good night) mail.

It was from Galahad.

A friend called me. He is at an inn in the city."

"It's unusual to see you looking so blue, what about me?　Do you need help?　Shall I go back first?"

Reno asks. In the e-mail, he wrote that Camilla had collapsed and was unconscious, and that he should come immediately.

"No, she seems to be lying alone. From the text messages, it doesn't sound like the other two are in good condition either. Please come with me just in case."

The fact that it mentioned a place other than the Ichinokaku inn, where I usually stay, makes me a little suspicious. If it is the same thing that happened with Cal, I would involve Reno, but it is too late now when Cal is in the store, and if all three of Galahad and the others were sick, I might not be able to help them alone. I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to stay with me.

We hurry to the inn and go to our room. The inn was located in an inconspicuous place, a little off the street. No one was at the reception desk, and the inn looked a little seedy.

Sorry, please come in.

I knocked and called out to Galahad, who immediately welcomed me.

The two of them looked exhausted after meeting for the first time in a long time, and even had dark circles under their eyes.

What's your side?

"This is Dragoneut Reno. He's a very disciplined, serious, and loyal man."

He looks a little strange, but Reno tells him he can trust him. And while and , Eagle also seems to have sacred magic that they could not afford to cast on themselves. Or perhaps they did, but the stress was too much for them.

...... They were put on the bed, and there was no response to Camilla's calls. Her make-up is dripping with sweat, and her face is upturned and her eyebrows are furrowed. Just by looking at her, you could tell she had a high fever.

"What's wrong?"

I'm sorry, I'll have to ask you to stay with me. The only way to cure Camilla's fever is to take the heat away from her with the fruit there.

"Are you going to take Homra to that volcano of burning heat and fire bombing?"

Reno interjects accusingly.　Are you a little mad at me?

"Homura had [fire suppressor] and [environment changer], right?"

"Yes, I have."

Reno looks at me with a startled look on his face. I didn't understand the expression of a dragonet at first, but recently I've gotten used to it. Fire Suppressor halves the damage from fire, and nullifies the effects of climate and terrain damage such as lava. The [Environment Changer] reduces the effects from the environment such as scorching heat, extreme cold, humidity, etc. that affect the physical status of the user. ...... Is this title rare in the eyes of a long-lived dragonut?　Perhaps?

"I see, with those two titles, I can clear that harsh environment."

"Of course I'm not going to let you go alone. We can benefit from the title effect as long as we stay close to Homura."

"Huh?　Maybe they're attached to you the whole way?"

I imagined a very unpleasant picture.

"The further away you are, the less effective it is, but you can't fight it.

"I'm prepared to take damage, and I'm going to bring a lot of recovery medicine with me."

Galahad took over Eagle's words.

Oh, by the way.

"All right, I'll go with you. But only if you equip yourself with this."

Gently, he hands Galahad and Eagle each a small piece of cloth.

"What is it?"

"What is it?"

The two men accept it defenselessly.

"You got it!　All right!"

It was [Non-destructible] but not [Non-transferable], and it should have become [Non-transferable] when Galahad and the others received it. Leo's friends and acquaintances were having a hard time dealing with it because they all already had it, since Leo was turning it in. And this one was a sacred object.

"Hey, Homura!　What the hell is this!!!!!!!"

"Homura-kun?"

The Eagle's "Kimi" has been resurrected.

"I'm not in the mood for tomfoolery right now!"

"No, no, no, I'm not kidding."

What part of this is not a joke?

Galahad, who was coming at me with his hands open, banging open the golden boomerang pants, the piece of cloth I had given him.

Eagle collapsed next to him.

"What's wrong?

Galahad was startled and asked Eagle about it, but Eagle remained motionless, clutching his silver boomerang pants and nodding with all his limbs on the floor. He seems to be carrying a shadow on his back.

"...... more capable than my current equipment. ......"

Yes, you've seen their abilities. I didn't know what to do when I first saw it. By the way, the gold and silver pants that came back as a free gift are better than the purple pants you dropped, as promised by the fountain. ...... is a nasty word to use for pants, performance.

Galahad looks at his own pants with a doubtful look on his face.

"[All Climate Resistant] ...... Divine Instrument ......"

Galahad also collapsed next to Eagle.