Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

City malt.

On its outskirts, there is an old and luxurious mansion with a huge garden.

Our Lord seems to be more surprised if you see it for the first time.

Because she looks like an unhealthy daughter of twelve or three years old.

What you are wearing is mostly black or an old white design dress......

Well, a lot of people would perceive it as a human habit of an old house that has long had an influence on malts, and it's pretty shady, I think.

Even so, there is little, if any, for the Lord to meet with people.

By the way, our Lord's name is Laura Latour.

I mean, it's my name.

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"Why! Why don't you help me..."

That's what one boy tells me to scream at the Latour family mansion, its one room, the reception room.

Behind my diagonal stands Isaac, a servant, with eyes colors similar to mine, staring at the boy.

"... even if you say so... I'm in trouble. With me, I'm going to do what I can... Isaac"

With that said, Isaac gives me the red liquid in the bottle and gives it to me.

It is a drug solution that can be picked from dragon blood flowers.

It is not a product that is so available because it is very difficult to preserve and makes no sense if dragon blood flowers are not collected when they are in a fresh state.

But right now I have a very grateful adventurer and he picks them on some regular basis.

Well, I'm a little off the malt now, but besides what I gave him before, I do possess a magic device that slows down the elapsed time of matter considerably.

There is no problem because it is a drug solution taken from what you have collected so far and you can do enough.

I receive extracts of dragon blood flowers from Isaac, hand them to the boy and say:

"... once a day dilute this a hundred times with water and drink it and your impulse will be dampened. That way, you can live in a city of people enough. Just get out of the malt already. The devil is coming looking for you. It is not advisable to stay here"

"... something like this..."

He was the boy who received the bottle once and tried to throw it away.

"It is only with it that you have lived for a long time, disputed by people. Now...... I know it's tougher with less ways to get it, but it's not like there's any, right? There must be alternatives. Yet I came all the way out of the house to have a young being like you in a place like this...... why? You have told me earlier that you want to show the world your presence and to cooperate for it… If you can do that, people much more powerful than you should be doing that. What do you think about that?

That's what they said, and I slowly unloaded my arm trying to throw the bottle away.

You seem to understand that it is a necessary product, above all.

"I... I just didn't like my life inside. Hide from humans, live quietly... pretend you're not there, even though you're not doomed yet... I am, we are. Live in this world... and yet..."

The boy says that in regret, in tears.

Feelings, you have to understand.

However, claiming it… is not very, but it cannot be said to be wise, in view of the current world situation.

I say to him:

"… at least I acknowledge your presence. Stay alive and stay here like this. This is how I also have AC. Besides, there are plenty of people besides you who have to hide from the world. There are differences in degrees, but to elves, dwarves, fairies" fairies "and beasts...... You can't escape that fact. But still, you're alive. That's what you said yourself. If you continue to be in this land, it is likely that you will just disappear without even being able to protect that vital life. What about that?

"... Even I want to die..."

"If so, it's about going back inside. I don't ask about the place. You don't even want them to know, do you?

"But I have the means to contact you..."

"You don't have to worry about that. Isaac."

"Ha..."

Isaac nodded at my words and left the room.

"What the hell...?

"We have the means to contact your people at home. It'll take a little while, but you can be sure to get in touch, so you don't have to worry. Which" Li "is problematic for once, but if we were to lose companions as old as you, we would be looking for them with blood eyes. You'll be hearing from them soon."

"... you are. The elders told me, why are you talking so much about us..."

"For a long time, my family has lived that way. This malt was the base for this. No longer, we have a little less to know, and all we have left is our home, but you don't have to worry about it. I will not betray you."

"... thank you so much..."

"No. Than that, as I told you earlier, the malt is dangerous now. If you're going out of town, walk carefully. I gave it to you earlier. Because if you use that, the degree of danger will decrease, but you can also say that you will never expose it. Just in case, you should get rid of the accommodation you are in and stay as our guest. Don't worry, we can serve you a meal."

That said to me, the boy nodded and tried to leave the room by telling me he was going to take away the inn, so I first diluted the extract of the dragon blood flower and gave it to drink before I dropped it off.

Then I ask him because Isaac is back in his room.

"Do you think I'll be able to reach you?

"Yeah, I'll be waiting for your reply, but I thought you'd come back tomorrow. But...... is that boy the missing killer of the new adventurer?

That's what Isaac's been asking me, so I'll think about it for a little while before I answer.

"Probably not. He is a runaway from" Li ". Make it not as good as dragon blood flowers, there are medicines that curb impulses and keep people close. Looks like it's about to run out... yet, I don't smell blood"

"So... you think we're getting another one in?

"That's likely, I think. You have to find out..."

"So then. Excuse me, sir."

That said, Isaac left the room again, leaving.

Then I lean on the back of the couch and sigh.

Too much has happened lately...... seems to be getting tired.

Ha, I want someone to hold my shoulder.

That's what I thought.