In the living room of my Magic Cottage .

    I made Io, Olivia, and Tanya wait in the front of the cottage, and holding Hikari’s hand, I tried to go once again to the lottery place while holding the golden ticket .

    「……I can’t go after all」

    『It’s completely the same as before』

    「It means that although I got the ticket, I can only use it after going back huh」

    「Too bad, I wanted to meet Onee-chan too」

    「You’ll meet her after we return . And for that, I need to kick “that” Eleanor’s sass」

    「Un! Hikari will do her best」

    「Hikari doesn’t need to try so hard, okay?」

    『You……』

    「It’s okay? . Hikari is a Demon Sword too . Also」

    “Ehehe?”, Hikari laughed innocently .

    「Even if Hikari slashes towards her, Okaa-san should be okay . She’s Hikari’s Okaa-san after all!」

    『Umu, it’s exactly as she said . However, it is not alright to give up just like that . Hikari, I shall teach you how to cut me . You should learn it and grow furthermore as a Demon Sword』

    「Un! Hikari will do her best!」

    Hikari who is the incarnation of purity, she’s so cute after all . She’s the cutest in the world without a doubt .

    Well, leaving aside how cute she is, am I too protective of her?

    ……ahh, I see .

    I was imposing my values on her too much .

    「Hikari」

    「What is it?, Otou-san」

    「Let’s do it with full strength . Enough to chop that other Eleanor into two」

    「Un!」

    Hikari smiled innocently .

    ☆

    I went out with Hikari and after keeping the Magic Cottage to my Different Dimension Warehouse, I called out to the three .

    「I’ve kept you waiting」

    「U?un, you couldn’t go? Kakeru-san」

    「Yeah, I couldn’t . It will be after we return」

    「Ororo?, too bad . I wanted to see Human’s thing」

    「Olivia can’t follow, so you can’t see it」

    「Un, I tried to bring O-chan before, but I couldn’t?」

    Hikari agreed with me, but Olivia shook her head with a smile .

    「Human is going to a different space right? If so, the atmosphere would change before and after that, so I wanted to see it」

    「I see . If so, I’ll show you when we returnーーor rather, the future you should know about it already」

    「We also tried to go there while I hug O-chan?」

    「Un, I’ll look forward to it」

    「Uhm……uh, what are we going to do now?」

    Tanya asked timidly .

    「Let’s meet Skiros Calamba first . Although the situation changed, we’re still probably going to fight against the Empire . The opponent only changed from Emperor Rodotos to Demon King Eleanor . If the history is moving towards the five great kingdoms, we should sortie with Skiros and the others」

    「I see」

    「Mercouri-san is not around, is it alright?」

    Io asked a very natural question .

    The five great kingdoms . Mercouri, Calamba, Comotoria, Siracuza, and Aegina .

    When I met Skiros, because I dropped the fan I received from Helene, he thought that I am a person from Mercouri .

    Although there is no problem at all fighting as Mercouri’s side, the problem is that after the war ends, who will be the one governing the Mercouri Kingdom .

    「In the first place, Helene and Iris’s appearance, they were not human」

    「Ororo?, what does that mean?」

    Olivia tilted her head . I see, she doesn’t know huh .

    I explained it to her .

    The image I had when I met Helene for the first time .

    A beauty with golden hair with pointed ears, as beautiful as a fairy .

    I told Olivia that image .

    「Ororo?, if it’s that, I know them . They’re a very small race within the demi-humans」

    「Is that so?」

    「Un, it’s like this, right?」

    Olivia waved her hand .

    A magic circle appeared from the ground and the soil gradually formed a shape .

    It slowly turned into a humanoid shape and started to change colors .

    After a while, it turned into a detailed doll .

    「Ah! It’s this」

    「This is it」

    「Un!」

    Io, me, and Hikari .

    The three of us who saw Mercouri’s royal family nodded .

    「And where are they?」

    Olivia gently closed her eyes .

    When I thought of why she changed her appearance .

    From a human to a huge dragon .

    「Ride on, Human」

    「Yeah」

    I didn’t need to ask more .

    It’s because I understood that Olivia’s decision to guide us there is better than just explaining .

    Io, Tanya, and Hikari .

    Everyone nodded and got on the back of Dragon King Olivia . She brought us to the sky and fluttered her wings, flying towards the south .

    ☆

    There is smoke rising from here and there in the village .

    Shouts and screams are being exchanged, and the sound of battle could be heard from everywhere .

    Meanwhile, a pair of men and women were hiding in a frugal house .

    The man looked normal, one that you could see anywhere . If else, he has a well-built body that is trained through hard farming .

    On the other hand, the woman was so beautiful that everyone would wish to steal a glance .

    She has golden hair that is worth more than actual gold, pointed ears, and within her beautiful and dignified expression was an unforgettable wisdom and intellect .

    「Rex, you should escape even if it’s just you!」

    「I leave you here and run away! Leave it to me; I’ll definitely take you with me and escape」

    「That’s impossible! They are the Empire’s, Overlord Rodotos’s soldiers . They came here to capture us . The only person who has the possibility of escaping in this village is you」

    「Even so, I won’t leave you behind! I’ll regret it for the rest of my life if I run away without you!」

    「Rex……」

    「I feel glad that I came here, it’s because I was able to fulfill my encounter with destiny with you . If so, I will definitely protect this destiny no matter what!」

    The man, Rex said with an unwavering will . Seeing him, the woman’s eyes were now filled with happiness and love, but mixed within them was the sadness coming from the hopeless situation .

    *Bam!*, the thin door was forcefully opened .

    Five heavily armored soldiers stomped and entered inside .

    「Oh?, there you are . Tch, one of them was hiding after all」

    「Don’t worry, woman . The superior’s order is just to capture you . We’ll send your complete body safely, so come here, don’t resist」

    「Who’d believe that!」

    Rex grabbed the spade that he found in the cabin and stuck it towards a soldier like a spear .

    The soldier easily dodged it, drew his sword, and chopped it .

    「What’s up with this guy?」

    「His ears aren’t pointed, so probably he’s not from here」

    「A stranger huh」

    「UOOOO!!」

    Rex held the space that turned into a stick and challenged the soldiers again .

    Although his will was unwavering, he is a man who has never fought in his life .

    The soldier dodged and he was sent flying by a back fist .

    He broke through the thin walls of the cabin, sent flying outside .

    「Rex!」

    「Oh, stop there, little lady . Don’t move . Although we were told to bring you safely, there might be a case where your jaw and shoulders are dislocated」

    The soldier grabbed the woman’s shoulder . The woman was desperately running towards Rex, not listening to their words .

    「Tch, this is annoying . Let’s kill that man」

    One of the soldiers suggested and the other soldiers looked at each other and nodded .

    「Good idea . There’s less trouble with that」

    「It’s more troublesome if she’s noisy all the way」

    「I’ll do it」

    One of the soldiers drew his sword and went outside .

    He stood in front of Rex who was hit flying and coughed out blood .

    「Don’t resent me . It’s your fault coming at such a bad timing」

    「Seven is good……three is bad……」

    「Mm? What are you saying」

    「Seven is good, three is bad……is it three……? Is it really three!」

    「Tch, weird bastard . Enough, just die!」

    The soldier swung his sword towards Rex . Its sharp blade cut through the air and was about to end Rex’s life .

    「ーー!」

    Rex closed his eyes and faced away . However, the sword was not swung down .

    Thinking of it strange, he slowly opened his eyes . What he saw was a headless soldier and a man holding a black sword .

    He knew that man . Although he does not know his name, he remembered what happened before .

    「The ten man……why?」

    After he whispered, Rex understood .

    His seven good, might be his reunion with the man with ten good .