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After meeting Yumil and Ashley face-to-face at the stables, I'm leaving the mansion alone for the Merchant Shipyard of the Marida Chamber of Commerce.

All the citizens of Amar already know that the Labyrinth Dragon is approaching and that the Big Sheep fleet is approaching to escape from it.

Fishing and trading vessels are rushing to start moving, opening up spaces in ports and shorelines for the reception of large fleets.

Few merchant ships move their base to another port town in the east of the marine city of Amar.

Citizens without ships will be evacuated across the mountains to the mining district of Britra and the mountain city of Bareiler.

If multiple Knights enter Amar from the neighborhood to be replaced and fail to manage the evacuees or crusade the Labyrinth Dragon (Labyrinth Dragon), they are to deal with it if the spitting Warcraft slips through the defensive lines of the Marine Knights and convoys.

We continue along the coastline listening to the hustle and bustle that gradually grows, entering Marida's merchant shipping yard.

"Ah, good morning, Mr. Schwartz"

"Good morning. Is Mr. Marta here yet?

"I've been staying here for the last few days."

Speaking to a young man of the discerning beast race who was working in a warehouse on the ground floor of the merchant's yard, he immediately acknowledged me and called me upstairs.

Soon after hearing the young man's voice, Mr. Malta rushed down.

"Oh, Mr. Schwartz! I've been waiting for you!

"Good morning, Mr. Malta"

"Yeah, good morning. First of all, let me make you some tea right away."

He followed Mr. Marta, who rocked the same big belly, and was passed into a reception space delimited by a simple partition.

"Again - welcome home, Mr. Schwartz. Glad you made it back."

"Thank you. But I still don't know if I could make it back."

"Is it a labyrinth dragon... I've been given a warning with the details down for a few days now, but it turned into an evacuation recommendation from last night to this morning. I will return to the king's capital too, and the merchant shipyard personnel will take me to another port town. Mr. Schwartz is going back to Wangdu, right?

He kept talking as he sipped the tea transported to the reception space, but Mr. Malta was anxiously looking at me somewhere.

Place the cup on the table and unconsciously put your fingers together in front to look straight at Mr. Malta.

"I'm one man ahead, and I'm off the lead in the Labyrinth Dragon crusade."

To the words, which I assure you are clear, Mr. Marta sighed loudly with his hands against his face.

"Again... I thought you would. Is there anything I can do to help?

Mr. Malta did not try to stop him from heading for the Labyrinth Dragon (Labyrinth Dragon) crusade. Instead, I anticipated that I would do so and offered my help smiling like I was half frightened.

"I want the Demon Stone - so do the Unattributed Demon Stones, but I also want the Attribute Demon Stones in bulk"

"We are already ready to give you the unattributed Demon Stone at any time. But the Attribute Demon Stone is hard to get back to the King's Capital, sorry."

"No, if it's Wang Du, that's convenient. In preparation for the proximity of the labyrinth dragon (Labyrinth Dragon), a group of people staying at the Zepernell family mansion should also return to the King's Capital. If you give it to Ashley then..."

"Yes, I did. Is the attribute Demon Stone a gift to the Dragon Child... that he has begun to raise?

"Yeah, it's tough with the food on the plate. My body is getting bigger and bigger, and I asked the Chancellor to protect me, so I think I can secure where I live, but I don't know how far I'll grow..."

"Ha ha, child growth is the greatest distress for parents, and watching it is the greatest joy."

"Right. Minnea will surely grow up to be a beautiful child."

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. If Mr. Schwartz is going to raise a dragon child, he should see it grow."

We sank each other's backs onto the sofa in the reception space and continued to have a calm conversation looking forward to the child's future - but not really.

Mr Marta never says. Because I know it's useless to say that solo precedence, which seems reckless, leads directly to death, is such a dangerous act that it's impossible for me to come back alive.

That's why we keep talking about this.

I know what Mr. Malta meant by that. They're trying to make an untrained inside of me.

Indeed, I want to see Yumil grow… how far will it grow into a beautiful and noble dragon, like that “El Cainez of the North"?

And most importantly, I want to go back to Ashley again, that's not untrained or regretted - I wish.

Heading for the Labyrinth Dragon (Labyrinth Dragon) crusade, it is impossible to return intact… there is no doubt that even natural healing will not heal, a great change will come.

No... the chances are much higher that you'll never be able to return

That's why I didn't rush to kill the Labyrinth Dragon so far.

We needed to be prepared in case of failure.

It was necessary to lay down a place for Yumil to live, which he decided to protect.

Every untrained and regrettable need to be eliminated.

I can give you any number of reasons - but most of them could have been eliminated by last night.

All that remains is to see Yumil protected and say goodbye to Ashley for a moment - or maybe the end.

"It's hard to see Yumil grow. I'm a dragon boy who doesn't know how far he'll grow. I can't keep it on my own, and it's best for Kurt Merga to protect me."

"Indeed...... there are a number of countries and regions that have the dragon as their patron god. But everywhere I said how to deal with dragons is worship, fanaticism, far from breeding and coexistence. With the Kingdom of Kurtomerga welcoming the Dragon as its patron saint, how its existence will be in the future…"

"It's...... enjoy the future growth. Compared to other countries, Yumil is the only dragon that has been in contact with people since they were babies, and that future will surely be different from other countries."

"That's... I'm looking forward to it"

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it"

In the end - as Mr Malta aimed, I was looking forward to the growth of Yumil and the fate of the Kurtomerga kingdom.

"So... when are you leaving?

Until then, we had looked at each other and talked, but only that inquiry took Mr. Malta's gaze off.

Mr. Marta silently turns the cup placed on the table and awaits my response as he rocks the tea inside.

In retrospect - if I hadn't met this guy on that street that day, what would have happened to my life in another world?

He entered the fight in a way that involved half of what was being chased by the superior species, and when he realized, he had conducted business talks and became a friend.

Without Mr. Marta's support, I would not have been able to move so far freely and without the difficulty of securing CP (Crystal Point) or living funds.

If we hadn't met, we would have gone deeper into some labyrinth unprepared and decayed without being able to move on or retreat.

No, that's not all. The tea party with Marta, which became a pattern for a handful of friends, was an important time for me to calm down.

"After noon, Ashley and the others will return to the King's Capital. As soon as I drop it off, I think we're leaving."

In reply, Marta raised her gaze from the cup, but she seemed sincerely worried about me as a single friend, without her usual sum grin or her sharp gaze as a merchant.

"... be sure to come back. Because I have not yet been able to repay Mr. Schwartz's gratitude. Until then, I will see the Great Black House in Wang Capital at the Marida Chamber of Commerce."

"Thank you so much..."

Marta took the hand she unconsciously offered and held it with gratitude so far.

Now we have one last thing left to prepare before we leave.