CH 350

“All right, you’re in this cage.”

“Gaoon!”

“All right, I think your looks make people think monsters is dangerous!”

“Uho!”

It’s been a month since we started construction.

Today, we are working at the tamer facility. Some of the larger cages and stables have been completed, and today the Fang-Flame Lion and Iron Kong are being moved to their new cages.

“They’ve really grown up quite a lot ……”

“I’m sure it’s all thanks to Nora’s [Animal Protection] and baths. The monsters are becoming more and more imposing, and no one is slacking off.”

I glanced at the monsters that are fighting Schneider.

“Gaaaaaah!”

“Grrrrr!”

“Nyaan!”

“Come on, you two!”

“Wow, If they try to change, I guess they really do change.”

“Go!”

The monsters fighting Schneider was the father snow tiger who had been training for the past month and had regained his old dignity.

His belly is has become slimmer, his eyes sharper, and he’s strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Schneider, who was raised in the wild. I was under the impression that he was helpless, but now he’s a warrior you can trust to have your back.

“What are you looking at, Lars? …… Oh, the father and daughter snow tigers! Have you picked a name yet?”

“No, not yet. No, I haven’t. I don’t know if it’s okay to keep them with us now that their father’s back.”

To tell the truth, Tanji-san had asked me to name the snow tiger and his daughter, and I was still trying to decide. When I asked him why, he said that the mother and daughter were very fond of each other and that they had done a great job in bringing the father back to that level.

Then I thought it would be Nora, who had done the most, but he declined, saying he’d rather have me since she wasn’t bringing them home.

“Well, there’s no hurry, is there? It’s not like we’re running away.”

“Right. Well then, we’d better get some training too.”

“Yeah! !”

And Makina shoots her magic at the target. Recently, I’ve been using my free time to train in magic in order to improve my magical power.

I’ve been training with Fath-san, of course, but for whatever reason, her techniques use a lot of magic, so I’m trying to do everything that I can.

I was thinking that it will be a while before the monsters’ garden opens, so my brother and the others should leave soon, when I was called from behind.

“Lars-kun, Makina-chan! Do you have a moment?”

“Oh, Basleigh-sensei. Are you skipping again?”

“What the do you mean!? Yes, I am!”

“So you are …… So, what is it that you want to talk about that you have to skip for ……?”

When Makina answered in a dumbfounded manner, and my brother and the others came up to us too. Basleigh-sensei continued to talk without regard to that.

“…… It’s not a very good story, but I’ll let you know since the two of you are related. A few moments ago, a messenger from Sandiola arrived at the castle and delivered a sealed letter.”

“Oh, about the robbery? So there’s progress.”

To be honest, it’s no exaggeration to say that I’d already almost forgotten about it, especially since I hadn’t heard anything …… for a month.

I was thinking that even if they were involved, they would probably just ask them to be there at the handover, but then Basleigh-sensei said something surprising.

“The content is, “I want to thank you for securing the two criminals. I’m on my way there to decide how to deal with them, and I would like to have a meeting with you, King of Sandiola, Afmand K. Sandiola.”, that’s what it said.”

“Hmm!? Are you saying that the king himself is coming!?”

“Yes. He also wrote down the number of guards and the skills they possessed. He said that he’s coming as a messenger. His Majesty said that he wanted Lars-kun, Makina-chan, and Fath-san to be there, and that’s why I’m here.”

“W-We’re going to attend the meeting of the King and the others ……? Uhhh, I’m not sure I want to do that because it would make me nervous ……”

As Makina said, I feel the same way, so I nodded my head and replied to Basleigh-sensei.

“You don’t need us to be there to get the discussion going, right? All we did was catching them, and I think Kleinert-san who suffered the damage is the right person for the job, though?”

“Of course, we’ll call Kleinert-san. However, it seems that His Majesty has some concerns, so half the ministers and Hawk-san and the other knight commanders will participate. He would like to have Lars-kun and the others, who are powerful warriors and captors.”

“I see …… It’s strange for me to say this since it’s Lars, but I think we should attend it. It’s the King’s request, and he could be an enemy disguised as a friend. I think it’s a good idea to let them know that we have a connection to the country, so that Lars and the others who captured them, won’t be targeted.”

My brother put his hand on his chin and said something like that.

Muu, it’s true that they’re not necessarily on our side …… It’s also a very orthodox method of the Gospel’s Descent to get inside and taking them down. It’s also a bit suspicious that they’re revealing their skills and whatnot ……

“Okay. Aina doesn’t have to go, right?”

“Yes, I don’t mind if you bring her with Ash, though. She’s a kid of Irving family, after all.”

“I wouldn’t take her anywhere where she might be in danger. When do you think it will be?”

“The messenger says in three days, perhaps.”

“I’m sorry, but I’ll have to ask brother to watch the house again then.”

While I was thinking that three days was still plenty of time, my brother opened his mouth.

“I’m sorry, Lars. I didn’t tell you because the construction of the monsters’ garden has started, but now that it’s been a month, so I’m thinking that we should go home. The monsters are getting better and better, and Nora said she’s done with them.”

“Yes! I’m sure they’ll be fine without me!”

Nora said this with a smile on her face, but I hurriedly stopped her.

“No, no, no, wait! We’ve come this far together, let’s see it through to completion together.”

“Yes, I’d be happy to.”

Then my brother put his hand on my shoulder with a wry smile and continued.

“Haha, come and get me when it’s done. Even though I’m Dad’s assistant, it doesn’t mean I don’t have a job. It’s only a short ride with Sarge, after all.”

“That’s …… true, but–“

“I’ll talk to them, so let’s invite Ryuuze and the others too! Okay? Urka has already left, so why don’t we invite him?”

I’m disappointed, but Nora is cheerful and says so. 

It is true that Urka has gone back, and a month is not a short time for my brother.

Sarge looked at me so that Aina wouldn’t notice it because there was [summon], and I nodded.

“It can’t be helped, Dedite-kun is not like Lars-kun who like to play, after all.”

“I don’t want to hear it from someone who’s skipping work!?”

You don’t need to report it right now, you can do it at home, so I guess she’s really slacking off …… We all laughed at those words of Basleigh-sensei and decided to go back tomorrow night.

I was nervous about meeting the king of another country …… I thought so, but there was one big task left before that.

Yes, it’s about Aina ……

Next chapter, Aina’s chapter!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Ahhhh ……”

Ahhhh ……

“This is going to be a disaster, isn’t it? I like that girl because she’s cute.”

Well, as expected …… but!