Chapter 77

I slowly stood up while petting Rubeum who was still eating the candies .

「Well then… as expected, it is too cold to sit on stone」

My butt was completely chilled .

I was still as buck naked as ever . That is why sitting on the floor made of stone felt chilly .

「I might catch a cold like this . Isn’t there anything else…」

Rosetta and the others might be waiting on the other side of the transportation magic circle .

I am a little embarrassed to meet with everyone in a naked manner .

I search inside the magic bag for anything that can serve as substitute clothing .

There weren’t any clothes or armour inside . I should be more careful next time .

「This is all there is…」

I retrieved a towel from inside the magic bag .

Towel has many uses so I put it inside the bag just in case .

「This should be fine」

I wrapped the towel around my waist . As it is an emergency, this much should be enough .

Rubeum, who was eating the candy happily, looked at the towel wrapped around my waist and swung her tail .

「Kyuru!」

Rubeum tried to pull off the towel . She must have thought that it was amusing as the towel was fluttering about .

「Rubeum, don’t pull」

「…okay」

Rubeum seems to be a reasonable dragon .

「Well then, Rubeum… let’s enter the transportation magic circle」

「Kyuru」

Rubeum held tight to my leg .

Although it was cute, I picked her up as it was a little difficult to walk . Compared to Saria, Rubeum was relatively light .

And then, I stepped on the transportation magic circle .

My field of view got distorted, and a few moments later, I was standing in a different place .

It was a vast room . Magic tools which shed a dull light were placed all over the room .

It was about as bright as the daytime in midwinter where the snow-laden clouds covered the sky .

And Rosetta, Arti and Tina were all present there .

All three of them seemed totally exhausted at a glance . It seemed to have been quite the difficult test .

Additionally, Regina, Xenovia, Dion, Shiro, and Fluffy, were also there .

It would appear that I am the late one to arrive .

Regina was clad in a full-face helmet and armour as usual . Her weapon was a club which was larger than her .

「PiiPii!」

Fluffy, who was riding on Regina’s head, cried out happily when it saw me .

「Mee!」

Shiro, who was riding on Dion’s head, also cried out happily .

Then, Xenovia said while looking at me .

「Will, you finally arrived . …and, that appearance is because?」

「My clothes were all burned by this little one」

I pointed to Rubeum, whom I was carrying in my arms .

「…fumu?」

Xenovia was a little puzzled and looked at Regina .

Regina tilted her head and turned her gaze towards Dion .

Due to the full-face helmet, I couldn’t understand Regina’s expression .

However, judging by the gestures, she seemed to be asking Dion, 「What does this mean?」

Dion looked at me and smiled .

「I am glad you were able to get along fine」

「Yes, thanks to you」

Apparently, it was Dion’s arbitrary decision to place Rubeum in the test .

Dion slowly approached me, and covered me in a robe which suited me perfectly .

「Thank you」

「I expected that the clothes might be burnt away」

Dion grinned sweetly while looking at Rubeum and me .

Shiro, hopped from Dion’s head onto my shoulder .

And then, while crying out 「MeeMee」, he started to chew my hair .

Fluffy too, had reached my feet before I noticed and started wiggling .

I went down on my knees, and started petting the god-beasts in turns .

「Well then, let’s return to the academy」

Xenovia said and started to walk out .

Everyone obediently followed after Xenovia .

Rosetta and the rest seemed like they wanted to ask me something .

I arrived in a near-naked appearance while carrying a small dragon in my arms . So I understand their feelings of wanting to hear the story .

However, they seemed to be quiet as Xenovia, Regina, and Dion were present .

As we walked a little and exited the room, we came out to the outside .

The entrance of the dungeon that we entered could be seen in the distance .

It was about 10 minutes walking distance away .

As soon as we exited to the outside, the wyverns we rode here were waiting for us .

Additionally, there was another wyvern present; probably the wyvern that Dion rode here .

「Everyone, get on the wyvern」

In the same arrangement that we came here, Rosetta and Tina rode with Xenovia .

Regina and Dion rode on their respective wyverns .

As I approached the wyvern to get on it,

「Kyuuun」

The wyvern cried out frightened and trembled .

Wyvern was continuously staring at Rubeum, whom I was carrying . It must be frightened of Rubeum .

「Wyvern, don’t be afraid」

「ky-kyun」

「kyurukyuru」

Rubeum also cried out quietly and licked the wyvern’s face . That calmed down the wyvern .

The act of licking the face might mean something special to wyverns .

Speaking of which, Rubeum licked my face right after I named her .

I’ll ask Rubeum about it later .

「Thank you for calming down」

I gently pet the wyvern’s head .

While carrying Rubeum, I got on the wyvern’s back together with Shiro and RunRun .

Arti got on its back soon after .

After that, we took off in the direction of the academy .