Having been able to help Mr. Caron safely, I went back to Miarak's castle to rest after I had healed the injuries of Mr. Leona and Mr. Alk.

I should have reported to the throne where Master Norn is, even as soon as I was supposed to...... she found out Miarak was saved by helping Mr. Caron, with a full grin on her face - he fell asleep.

Lady Norn continued to build a bond with insomnia, and we knew it, and we decided to wait for her to wake up.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't resist a fierce drowsiness if I was relieved..."

"We're rested, and we don't give a shit."

Two days later, when we heard the news that Lady Norn had woken up, we were summoned to the basement where the Fountain of Creha with Lady Farga was located.

Waiting for us in the fountain were two (?) Norn and Farga.

"Thanks to your help, Miarak has been saved. And all I can say is thank you for saving Caron's life, which he couldn't have saved."

"Let me also express my gratitude. I couldn't have stopped Karon without you."

"Uh... so glad no one had to sacrifice it!"

Return to the words of Norn and Farga, illuminating.

Looking back, I think I've been pretty impotent this time around.

Mr. Caron, in a state of collapse, had undoubtedly the power to kill me. Before that, I wouldn't have been here by now without the help of Mr. Leona, Mr. Alc, Amako and Nair.

I was forced to end up with a piece of paper… something I could never do alone.

"Speaking of which, can the people of Miarak come back here?"

"Yes, I sent news to a neighboring country where the castle keeps its people within yesterday. You'll be back here in two weeks."

"Go home, you can go home... good..."

It would still be hard not to be able to go home for nearly a month.

With a relieved look on his face, Norn smiled and took a piece of paper out of his nose and showed it to me.

I recognize it. It was a letter we gave her on our visit to Miarak.

"At first, I put the answer to the letter on hold, but I have no doubt about you guys for this country. Me, Norn Elad Miarak, as queen, let's take the brief."

"Um... are you okay?"

In Norn's words, I had confused feelings before joy.

I'm glad you got the letter, but I wondered if I could easily get the letter in the current Miarak situation.

You perceived my doubts, Mr. Farga, beside Mr. Norn, slowly opens his mouth.

"The Demon King is a mighty being. To stand up to him, we have to be united. Now that the Miarak crisis has left, there is no longer any reason to refuse the writ"

Does Master Farga think he should receive the contents of the writ because he knows the demon king who fought the previous brave men?

... How strong is the Demon King?

It is certain that he had at least the strength to compete with his predecessors, who had an unruly strength.

"You don't have to worry. It will take a little while, but Miarak will be able to return to his former vibrant appearance, as Karon's power has been curtailed, which is breaking the ice around the city."

"If that's what you mean..."

As I regained my mind, I bowed my head to Lady Norn and Lady Farga and put in words my gratitude for receiving the writ.

Lukvis, Samaritan is followed for the third time, but there is still something embarrassing about it.

Behind me, Nair said, "Wow, that doesn't look good," but now I'll be patient and retaliate later.

"This is the end of the story of the letter, but I have something to tell you, Usato"

"What is?"

"Your friend, on the armor of two brave men."

……!

Did you see Kazuki with the dog in my memory about the two weapons made by Master Farga?

"As soon as Miarak rebuilds, we will produce the weapon, but unlike your cage hand, I'm going to tell you that it will take a lot of time to make it from scratch."

"Okay. Please don't be too impotent, Master Farga."

Master Farga's creation of the weaponry divided his power.

I mean, every time I create a weapon, his body is strained, so I don't really want him to be forced.

You perceived Master Norn's anxious gaze, Master Farga distorts the edge of his mouth and smiles.

"Huh, don't worry. It doesn't just cut the power to death. I'll stay here forever. Did I tell you that? And watch where you end up with my shards. [M] At least I'm gonna die until I see what's going on with you."

Oh, were you serious about that...

What am I supposed to do, that Master Farga is paying attention to my every move? Or are you paying attention to my future actions?

I'm scared of both.

"Usato is a pretty unusual person to be noticed."

"It's not normal for him to say that."

"You're not normal either, are you, little fox?"

There's a fight going on back there, but there's too much for Nair's words to think of.

Instead, I've even come to think that most of the people I've ever met are somewhere out of the ordinary.

... or Kazuki or Mr. Alk, there are quite a few common sense people out there?

Are you leaving here by the end of the day?

"Yep. I got a reply to the letter and my body rested well enough, so as soon as I packed up, I'm going to head to my next destination"

"Too bad. I wanted to thank you for everything..."

I'm sorry to hear that, Master Norn.

Though Mr. Caron's rampage subsided and peace returned to Miarak, not everything went back to normal. We have to rebuild the interior of a city where people have disappeared and gone rough.

It's only annoying if we stay long.

"Your next destination was the kingdom of the Beasts?"

"Yes."

Nodding at Master Farga's words.

It is the ultimate goal of our journey and the reason Amako asked me for help - the land of the beast.

"You should be careful. Strange things are about to happen in that place right now."

"Weird, is that right?"

"We don't know what the Beasts are doing. But one thing I can say is that many beasts still hate the existence of man. I'm sure you'll be fine, but you've never been too careful."

Strange things, huh?

What does that have to do with the inexplicable behavior of the beasts that Lady Norn said?

I hope it's not a bad thing...... but for now I have to go and see if I can get started.

To help Amako's mother, it's a matter of decision to go to the Land of the Beast.

"I'll keep it in mind"

"Uhm."

He nodded at my words and opened his beautiful blue eyes.

"Usato, the end of your journey through the continent is near, but your adventures in this world are not yet over. In the process, there will be troubles, suffering, but I am certain that with that heart that tried to save Karon without giving up until the end, it will not break."

If we go to the kingdom of the Beast, our journey will be over.

After finishing his role of handing over the letter and saving Amako's mother, he must return to the kingdom of Ringle.

It doesn't matter to me that I get a little carried away, Master Farga goes on to spin the words.

"Once there was a man distressed between hope and despair"

... somehow, but I think I know who the man Master Farga says is.

A hero who defeated his predecessor, the Demon King, and who continued to be betrayed by men.

I listen to him silently. [M]

"The man, who kept being betrayed by people and who kept fighting even as his heart was about to break, had one day come to hope for those of the future, not the present"

"Even if it sucks now, isn't it... something like that? That's too vague..."

"The situation in which the man was placed sucked so much that he recognized it was right"

... right, I guess.

The identity of the curse that was eroding the royalty in Samarial was once the soul of those whom the brave men were supposed to have saved in the battle against evil dragons.

The person I helped was killed because of me.

That should be tragic enough, but it's not strange that something worse could have happened given the circumstances surrounding the earlier braves.

"In despair, the man entrusted hope to the future. But for a man, that hope..."

So Farga, who cut off his words as he put it, closes his eyes with sadness.

The next word from him that opened his eyes was directed at me, not at the brave.

"Usato, I want you to believe in” people ”to the end. Whatever anger you have, let it disappoint you, lest you ever fall into darkness with hatred."

"... Yes"

Hate, for God's sake, I can't even imagine it right now, but let's keep Farga's words firmly engraved in our hearts.

Satisfied with my reply, Master Farga shifted his gaze from me to Master Norn when he exhaled to relieve the tension.

"Mm-hmm. There's nothing to say from me. Norn."

"Yes, now that we're leaving here by the end of the day, let's at least give you what you need for your upcoming journey"

"Oh, that helps."

I won't have food and water on my journey.

They're a little far to the kingdom of the Beast, and I'll get what I can get.

"And when I return to the kingdom of Ringle, I will arrange a ship. By the time you get here, the ice will be melting, and we can take you down the river by boat and take you near the kingdom of Ringle."

So, is it easier to get home than to go? That would be a good thing, but first we go to the kingdom of the Beast Man.

Nevertheless, it's been a really long week.

But what I realized here wasn't in vain. The only way I fought, the cage hand that Master Farga made me, and the meeting to strengthen the healing magic lineage.

Besides, Mr. Leona could also go his own way of bravery.

"Well, speaking of which, where is Leona?"

Lord Norn answered my question today as I leaned my neck against not seeing her.

"I asked Leona to drop you off from here."

"Really?"

Will you drop me off?

Good. At the end of the day, we're not breaking up face-to-face.

I wanted to thank her again for making me realize that it was important to me as a helper until now.

Fortunately, when I had the opportunity to reassure myself, after sending farewell words to Norn and Farga, I went back to the ground to prepare myself for the journey.

●

Ready for the kingdom of the beast man, we said goodbye to the maid we took care of until today, after waking up Brulin, who was devouring his slumber in the stables by the castle, and left the castle.

According to the maid's story, Leona is waiting at the castle gate.

Quickly, when you go out where you can see the castle gate, you notice two figures on the inner door of the gate.

I thought Mr. Leona was the only one who could drop me off, but is there someone else?

As I approached him in doubt, I saw clearly what Mr. Leona looked like and what the other person looked like.

"... ah"

Next to Mr. Leona was a man who supported his body with a cane.

The man looked familiar. Instead of being familiar, he was the person who fought death the other day, Mr. Karon.

"Oh, there you are!"

Mr. Karon, the man who cut his stretched hair short, waved his hand wide as he turned towards us.

Seeing him like that, Mr. Leona held his forehead and sighed.

"Karon, don't push me too hard. I just woke up today."

"I'm fine. I know."

Mr. Caron, who gave that back to Mr. Leona, was someone with a refreshing vibe, unlike when he was running wild.

He smiled with a friendly smile as he shifted his gaze to us when he arrived at the gate.

"I think I already know, but I'm Karon. He was a Miarak knight. I'm so sorry about this. And thank you, without you, I would have destroyed my hometown with my own hands."

"Uh... was your body okay?"

I panicked at Mr. Karon, who bowed his head deeply, and I asked him if there was anything wrong with his body.

After all, I'm not used to being thanked face to face.

"Thanks to your healing magic, I'm not hurt. I didn't think you'd get hit while you were cured magic. Ha ha."

"Did you remember when you were fighting?"

While upset by Mr. Caron, who remembers punching him in the process of helping him, see if he has any memories.

He nodded at my question. [M]

"Oh, I was interrupted, but I remember. I remember the damage done to the people of Miarak, the battle against Leona... and the way you tried to save me from death and madness."

"... I was just impotent. Leona and her crew saved my life many times, and I couldn't save you alone."

"I have friends who can help me even if I'm impotent, that's just great"

Somehow, he's a pleasant personality.

I also feel that Mr. Leona is the ideal knight.

I just found out who he is, and I ask him questions that I was wondering.

"What will Mr. Karon do now?"

"Right...... first, we have to atone for our sins. I'm not the only one who put Miarak in crisis because of the power of a sleeping dragon rampant in me. Miarak gets the punishment he deserves after he rebuilds"

Miarak's crisis has left, and I hope it can end, but I don't expect Mr. Karon, who ran wild, to blame him.

To the boulder, it seems that Norn and Farga will try to make it convenient because of the reason......

Besides, I can't be a knight anymore.

"Oh, why not?"

That you can't be a knight...?

I tilt my neck, and Mr. Caron shows me the wand in his hand.

"I'm losing my magic. Because of that, I can't walk properly without a cane. Well, it wouldn't be so bitter to live normally, but my body has become too brittle to fight as a knight"

"... the temporary impossibility of awakening has placed a tremendous strain on Karon's body...? That is to the point where even the strengthening of Usat's pedigree cannot be healed..."

To Nair's whining behind me, I become silent.

If I had helped him sooner, I wouldn't have had to. [M] I may be arrogant, but that's what I thought.

"It's not your fault. It was a lame story about people becoming dragons. After that change, I lost my ability to handle magic, that's all.... and there's someone you can count on without me. Like a serious knight next door."

"Don't call me by my weird name"

Mr. Leona stared at Mr. Caron with his jitsu eyes.

He put his hand on my shoulder when he brought his gaze back here to escape such a gaze.

"That's why I don't need you to get sick. What you did wasn't wrong."

"... Yes"

"All right, I'm done talking to you! Leona, you had something to say to them too, didn't you?"

"I was tasked with dropping you off..."

Leona, who took her hand off my shoulder and looked back at Mr. Caron as if he was frightened, moves in and out of our way to replace him.

……

……

……

"... er"

Why are you silent...?

You got nervous in front of us, and the gaze that was looking straight at us gradually moved diagonally down.

"Mr. Leona?"

"... oh, sorry! The words I was thinking about disappeared in my head...!"

"Come on, Leona. That's not gonna happen."

"Ugh, shut up, Karon!!"

Mr. Leona blushes and yells at Mr. Caron.

Having smiled at her like that, I speak from here to distract the tension.

"That spear. You look great."

"Huh!? Really?"

"Yep. Very cool."

With Mr. Leona's hand, a weapon that turned into a spear shape.

The cool is too simple to compare to my cage hands.

... If my weapon was a spear, not a caged hand... no, let's not imagine.

The only image I have is that I'm turning it around to leave it to myself.

"Or cool..."

"Wasn't it cool with women...?"

"No! I'm glad you said that, but it's a little complicated..."

"Complex...?"

Should I have told you it was beautiful or straight? But it's a shitty dialogue too unlike mine, and I'll be bored with shame later.

Mr. Leona coughs up with Cohon.

The tension also seemed to have subsided, opening his mouth with a slight tremor in his voice.

"Well, I wanted to talk to you guys for the last time."

Nodding at the words, Mr. Leona looked around at each of us.

"... When I first met you, I was lost. A man like me doesn't deserve a brave man. But as a brave man, I have to protect Miarak. Stopped going anywhere...... in that situation I met you"

"I?"

"It was shocking. How to fight to overshadow common sense so far, the strength of its mind. And let the beast man, the demon, go through his heart too...... bizarre"

"Can I honestly say freak!?"

"Nair, there are good and bad things to say. Like?"

Generating a healing magic bullet over my index finger, Nair snorted as she held her forehead against me with a smile on her face.

When I take my gaze off of her, I'm about to complain to Leona in tears, "Hey, this looks like it's making me feel good!? Hey!?" but Leona just laughed bitterly.

"Seeing you like that, I had a solitary thought and tried to get out into a means of not looking at myself. We must not let you die in battle with Karon. I didn't want Norn, Falga, or the rest of the castle to get hurt... so I thought about taking down Karon in exchange for my own life"

To Mr. Leona's words, Mr. Caron behind him gave a sad expression and put his strength into his hand holding the wand.

"It was you who made up your mind and stopped me from dying. Ask someone for help, not alone. I didn't realize it was that simple, but not now. Usato, you taught me to rely on you. If you can't do it alone, you can rely on someone next door. If anyone is suffering, you can reach out. I'm standing here now because of your words and your actions."

"So-"

"That's not true, and I think you'd be humble."

That's not true, Mr. Leona stabbed me in the nail before that.

... How did you know what I was saying? Is it that easy to understand?

Look at me in silence, Mr. Leona smiles.

"You're easy to understand."

"Oh, is that easy to understand? Amako, am I that easy on your face?"

"Yeah. He's a ghost, he's a person"

Isn't that a mistake to be leopard, not easy on your face?

Rather, is my face familiar? [M]

Amako continues to spin words at me in plain shock. [M]

"Mm, a joke. But Usato is easier to understand what he's thinking."

"From Amako. That's right..."

"Ha ha, because Lord Usato is expressive"

A., to Mr. Alc......

I thought you were good at making your own expressions, but they don't usually.

"Humph, I miss your interaction... but it's time to say goodbye"

"Right."

Nodding at Mr. Leona's words.

We can't be talking here all the time.

Besides, when I go back to the kingdom of Ringle, it's not that long of a goodbye because I'll be here again.

"I know you guys are going on a difficult journey... I know, but I still hope your journey ends safely"

"Good luck, Mr. Leona. How are you, Mr. Caron?"

"Oh, I look forward to the next time I see you"

Having exchanged farewell words with Mr. Leona and Mr. Caron, we walk away from them and out of Miarak.

"Oh, yeah."

What's the matter, Usato?

"There was still something I forgot to tell Mr. Leona"

I stop, I look back, and I see Mr. Leona dropping me off.

I didn't mind Mr. Leona looking confused by me suddenly turning back, and I threw the words I was going to say to her.

"Mr. Leona is a brave man for me too!"

"...... Huh!?"

"Bye!"

Yesterday, I thought carefully about what Mr. Leona said.

But I didn't have to think about it, and the answer came right up. A dear companion to me... I mean, that's what I'm talking about.

In my words, Leona leaned over to hide her face with her forehead after a surprised look on her face. At the end of the day, that's all I wanted to say, I turned back and walked straight out without waiting for her response.

"I knew Usat was unconscious"

"I agree with you though. This is, like, a kind of person."

"Where did you see it now and decide so!?"

I drop my shoulders when I feel unreasonable about Amako and Nair's words, which only make me friends at times like this.

The incarnation of the dragon, which was rampant in Miarak, was quelled and peace returned.

All that remains is for the people of Miarak to return and wait for reconstruction.

But our journey is not over yet. The next place we go after our mission in Lukvis, Samarial and Miarak is where it is difficult for humans to step in - the kingdom of the Beast Man.

To give you the letter, and to save Amako's mother, we moved on to our final destination.