Chapter 14

Two weeks after Ryuu was born, I went to the craftsman district in the royal capital to order a custom-made saddle .

Ryuu has grown up steadily with the magic that I gave him, and now he’s about the size of a house . Now, his bed is at the school’s edge, away from the royal capital and somewhere in the forest to play .

If I called, he would come right away . I wonder if he will become independent soon . Mother is sad .

I ride on Ryuu’s back . A week after his birth, he’s been able to carry me since . Right now, I fly without using a saddle . But me being too excited about flying in the sky, I fell from his back .

Unfortunately, with my body hitting the ground, my clothes didn’t survive was torn . Furthermore, he made a crater in the schoolyard, and Patrick gave me a good scolding .

And I tried to lighten his mood by offering to fly with Ryuu . But when I did that, he told me to make a saddle that can be used for riding Ryuu . Also, I was forbidden to fly with Ryuu until I got the saddle .

I’ve been getting various help from Patrick that I can’t easily refuse him . As a result, for the past week, I’ve been hiding from him and enjoy traveling in the air .

I had thought of making a saddle to fly, but Ryuu is still steadily getting bigger . If I make the saddle to accommodate his body right now, by the time it will be finished; it won’t fit anymore .

Having the same worries as growing children’s parents, I had to wait until Ryuu’s growth slows down .

When I finished ordering the saddle at the craftsman district, I decided to leave the capital and return to the academy .

As I walked along the street, lined with restaurants, a man walked along with me and spoke to me . Was he trying to flirt with me?

「Please don’t answer me . I just need you to listen to me . I’m an agent of the Remrest Kingdom . I have something to say to you .

If you’re willing to listen, please go ahead and enter the restaurant on the right . The two-story restaurant with the red roof . 」

Um, I know it, he isn’t going to flirt with me . After he said that, the man just leaves me alone .

But what do we do now? Remrest Kingdom is the name of a neighboring country . Their location is sharing the border with Patrick’s hometown .

Although I was expecting a hypothetical agent to come in contact with me, it was too late . Is there something going on, or is this a scouting attempt?

My curiosity outweighs the danger, so I decided to enter the designated restaurant .

Even if it was in the downtown area, the place looked like a luxurious restaurant . It feels like a place where nobles can visit incognito .

When I entered the restaurant, the employee showed me the inside room on the second floor . I can feel a little spirited having this private talk .

There’s a man already waiting inside the room .

「Yumiela-san . Thank you for coming here today . I’m from Remrest, and you can call me Linus . 」

Linus looked like an ordinary man . There’s nothing special with his appearance . He’s offering me a seat and gave me the menu .

「Here’s the menu . Please select what you would like to order . 」

I’m going to order without hesitation since it looks like he’s going to treat me . I’m not short on money since I sell the raw materials from monsters, but since I had a big child, it is better to be frugal .

「Then, I’ll have Tripe stew . 」

If it’s a stew, it will come out right away since they’d likely have made it . It’s the perfect menu choice .

「Ha-hai . Please wait a moment . 」

When the employee leaves the room with my order, his behavior suddenly became suspicious . What is it about? Are you going to eat stew or something?

「The usual cake, please . 」

He whispered outside the door . Ah, I see, this will be hard for me .

「Itadakimasu . Ah, I’m listening, you can start talking . 」

While eating my stew, I was having a private conversation with the neighboring’s agent . No, I don’t think this is the case .

The atmosphere is relaxing, Linus begins to talk .

「Well, where do we start this…

I was an agent that stays in the Balshine Kingdom’s royal capital . And there are several other people, including those who spoke to Yumiela-san .

We know and began following Yumiela-san since entering the academy . We’ve been gathering information and research your personality . 」

Researched… You made it sound like I’m a new creature or something .

「As a result, we’ve concluded that it will be difficult to invite you to our country . You also have no interest in court rank and fortune .

If for some reason Yumiela-san would leave the country, there is no reason to come to the nearby Remrest Kingdom . 」

So, why didn’t you try to get hold of me earlier? What’s your excuse for contacting me right now?

「However, we have some disagreement with our superior . And some nobles started to get in between . We couldn’t keep up with the dragon, while people from our kingdom began to give to their outside company… 」

The second half of Linus’s story sounds like he was complaining about his job .

「Etto, how is it going? 」

Since I don’t know how to respond, I’ll just say something .

「Please hear me out . Won’t you come to Remrest Kingdom? We will prepare everything we can . 」

「And what is the price that I’ve to pay for that? 」

「Probably joining the army . 」

If it’s joining the army, then I’ll be an enemy of this kingdom? Moreover, Patrick’s hometown likely becomes the battlefield .

「I refuse . 」

「Right . 」

He seemed already expected what’s my answer is, and I can’t see any sign of disappointment from him .

I was on my guard hearing the offer from the neighboring kingdom’s intelligence agent, whether it will be something unexpected or below my expectations .

Somehow, I felt sorry for Linus; in a sense, his job is a success .

「Just out of curiosity, can I ask a question? 」

Linus’s main question seems to be over, but he seems to have another question .

「What is it? 」

「The reason why Yumiela-san is staying in this kingdom . We were expecting that you go somewhere far away within half a year . And the discrimination against a black-haired person in this kingdom is particularly harsh . 」

That’s probably true . After entering the academy, I intended to live somewhere in a distant kingdom, hiding my status . However, in the middle of my search for a faraway kingdom, there was outdoor training at the academy .

And I met him there .

Meeting him was an accident, even if he only talks to me because he’s sorry .

「I’m staying in this kingdom to defeat the Demon King . Because it’s a global crisis . 」

That’s a blatant lie . If you know that I care about someone, he might become a hostage .

「Eh, isn’t the Demon King only attack this kingdom? 」

Is the Demon King only targeting the Balshine Kingdom? I’ve never heard of it either .

His Majesty and the Principal seem to know something about the Demon King, did you think they know about this too? But it’s also possible what Linus said is wrong .

「What does that mean… Oh, looks like I’m out of the time . 」

I was trying to ask Linus, but it doesn’t seem we have enough time .

I heard someone was about to break into this restaurant . It sounds like the soldiers from the Balshine Kingdom . That was expected, this kingdom also seems to have their agent shadowing me .

「Out of the time? 」

「Someone is coming into this restaurant . The back door seems to have been guarded . I think you can escape if you walk around the roof from the window . 」

Linus immediately moved when he heard that . And I followed him jumping out of the window .

「Thank you very much . I’ll never forget your kindness and generosity . 」

I still wanted to hear about the Demon King, but I don’t want to see him anymore…

But I realized something . Linus’ question brought me to understand how I felt about him .

I think I like Patrick .