–The knights had recovered, and I muttered to myself as I looked at the darkening sky.

“I guess this the end of the matter?”

Then, Grace-sama opens her mouth, looking at Sarge and brothers beside me.

“Yes, it is. Now that the dragon turmoil is over, let’s go home. For now, we need you to do something about that rubble.”

“Oh, yes. Sarge, I’m sorry, but could you please remove the rubble?”

As soon as Sarge arrived in front of the rubble, he moved the large rocks away one by one to clear a path. I thought he was going to break them with his fists, but he did a good job.

“Thank you!”

“Oh, really! Wow, no one at the same age has ever ridden on the back of a dragon, you know? I can brag about this all I want!”

“…… It’s going to cause a lot of unnecessary trouble, but it’s nice to be able to brag about it. I’d like to introduce you to Kuderica and the others. I’m sure they’ll be surprised.”

When Makina was smiling happily imagining the surprised faces of Luciel and the others, Sarge looked down and asked in a worried tone 

“Oh, Lars-kun healed me so I’ll be fine.”

“Oh, are you sure?”

“I’ll have one too.”

“Can I have mine?”

We shared our blood, and as we drank it down drop by drop, for some reason I felt a surge of strength. And then we said to Mom and Verna-sensei, we’ll get on Sarge’s back and wait for Tigre-sensei.

“…… I apologize, it seems like we caused trouble to people of another country ……”

“Don’t worry about it. We were just doing our thing. And I didn’t do anything either. That’s for the kids who made friends with dragons and lost his will to fight.”

“…… But I’ve shown the children a shameful thing. I hope the knight is not disappointed.”

“Dragons definitely need concentrated firepower to break down magical barriers. Swords and spears will work, but magic is more efficient. I don’t know if you saw it, but it’s better to use magic against them like those brothers over there.”

It’s not the best, but it’s better …… Tigre-sensei sounds like he’s fought one before, but I wonder? Maybe I’ll ask him later? There, Jack waved his hand to the Commander, Veig-san.

“Sir Knight Commander! I’m not disappointed in you! We’ve become friends, but just standing up to Sarge is awesome!”

Makina also took advantage of this and shouted with a smile.

“That’s right! I’m working hard to become a knight, and I want to be as strong as you!”

Shina smiled at her and put her hand on Veig’s shoulder.

“Fufu, aren’t you glad, dear?”

“Well, I am looking forward to the future of these children.! We are going to go down the mountain. I’ll see you at the castle later!”

“You must come! Don’t just go home while you’re in the dragon!”

Grace-sama raised her fist and said this over and over again, and after seeing the last of the knights off until they left, Sarge moved his wings and rose little by little.

“Wow, Sarge, you’re amazing! But Lars-kun, you can fly, can’t you?”

“That’s true. But I don’t have any more magic power, so I’ll have ride on his back.”

“I’m tired too, for the first time in a long time. ……”

“Lars-kun and Dedite-kun, you worked so hard, after all. Nora-chan, Makina-chan, and Jack-kun, too♪.”

As Verna-sensei patted us on the head, Tigre-sensei swore as he removed the bandage from his right arm.

“Geez, who do you think is at fault! That’s why I told you to rent a room at the school!”

“W-What! I was aware of Gurudo, but I didn’t expect him to ask me to go back to my country now!”

“Expect, my ass! …… I’ll tell the headmaster to take care of the herb garden and flower beds, so stay close.”

“…… Yeah.”

I thought they were fighting, but Verna-sensei smiled a little tearfully and rested her head on Tigre-sensei’s shoulder as he sat down. Then I saw Mom’s sullen face, so I asked her.

“What’s wrong, Mom?”

“…… That’s not good, those two are confirmed.”

“Confirmed?”

When my brother tilted his head and asked, my mom looked away and gave us an answer that only my brother, Nora and I could understand.

“…… It means that Verna got a boyfriend before Nina ……”

“Oh.”

“Oh.”

“Ahhhh.”

Yeah, we’ll keep our mouths shut.

“G-Girlfriend …… I wonder who Lars-kun will choose ……”

“Shouldn’t you be showing off?”

…… I can hear Makina’s words, but I pretend not to hear them.

The first love of my life is Luciel, but she comes with an unhappy set of sisters. Also, if I’m not getting conceited, I think Kudelica likes me too.

They’re all so cute and unique, I honestly can’t choose one. Besides, I’ll probably have to leave this town after I graduate from the academy. In fact, I wonder if it’s okay to choose one.

…… Well, I’ll think about it later. I’m still only ten years old, after all. Then Makina spoke to me.

“Whoa, pretty. Lars-kun, you can see the moon now!”

“Oh, it’s true. I don’t usually look at the sky, so it’s refreshing.”

“Yes! Wow ……”

I laughed at Makina’s genuine happiness and rolled over. Just as the ascent ended, Sarge opened his mouth.

With that, Sarge began to move.

But no one thought at the time that this move would end up being the worst for us.

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!? I-It’s shaking-!?”

Now, what’s going on in the castle?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“So that’s how the teachers ended.”

Well, it’s all in the plan, isn’t it? Nina’s story too.

“Oh, my ……”

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