58 – aka wheel – 58
“thank you! You owe a lot of grace to the people of Summoner Academy.”
After occupying the ship of the bandits, we returned to the Atlas, where we were originally boarding, and saw Raphael and the instructor suppressing the flying dragon.
A flying dragon whose head was more swollen than when I first saw it, probably because it was beaten pretty badly in the face.
The instructor riding on the nape of the dragon’s neck was stroking the dragon’s neck like petting a puppy.
“Gregory, you’re back.”
“… … How did that happen?”
It’s not a bird, it’s a dragon.
How the hell do you stay so still when you lose?
“As soon as Raphael tied me down and put me down here, I gave him a few pushes and he listened to me well. There was no sign of a contract as to whether the owner had died. I’m thinking of helping you with the contract because the captain here is buying it at a good price.”
It’s a contract between the flying dragon and the airship captain. It wasn’t a bad combination.
“Certainly, a good way.”
It was thought that making a contract with the flying dragon would be of great help in operating the airship.
“How did it go?”
“The captain took care of it and left only the right number of people. The airship was captured by me, so I intend to dispose of it cheaply.”
“What about the bandits?”
“You can leave it to the captain. Can I ask for that much?”
The captain overheard our conversation and replied with a long bow.
“Nothing. I will try my best. Are you going to sell the airship too?”
“Perhaps.”
“Then, sell that to our company, too. There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with the exterior, so I will try to get the best price possible.”
“Good.”
It was judged that a company that operated the Atlas was sufficiently reliable.
“How is the airship? Will it be possible to drive?”
“Yes, fortunately, thanks to the good suppression you guys did in the early days, we can keep running. We plan to resume normal operation after signing a contract with Viryong.”
“i get it. By the way, Captain, I guess you were a summoner too?”
“hahahaha! That’s right, I’m only dealing with Sylph a little now. It’s fortunate that there are enough vessels left to make a contract with the flying dragon.”
It seemed possible because this flying dragon was captured from this world, not from another world.
Contracts made in the original world, not in another world, were cheaper.
“i get it. The bandits below won’t be able to do anything else, so don’t worry too much.”
It gave me a certain fear, so I was sure that I would not think of running away even if I died.
They even warned that if you run away, you will be thrown into the black swamp for the rest of your life.
I wouldn’t do anything special unless I had a strange s*xual desire.
“Yes, then we will have them accompany us on this trip. uh… … When radioing the bandits, you should mention the customer’s name… How would you like to be called?”
… What about the bandits?
“’That which burns.’ If you say that, they will understand.”
“It burns… … . All right. You could say he is on fire.”
When I finished talking with the captain, Rose, who was watching the flying dragon from afar, ran towards me.
“Gregory! While Gregory-sama was over there, I gave Raphael-sama buffs and joined forces with Priscilla to help the instructor!”
“is it? Good job.”
Usually, when Rosé recited something she did well, it was an expression asking her to stroke her hair.
Like now, if you stroked her hair like this, she would pat her ears and make a very happy expression.
“Is it that good enough to move your ears?”
“yes? Did your ears move?! This, this is force majeure!”
Didn’t you know that even the ears can move… … .
“just… … . Because it recharges the Gregorynium!”
came out again The gnome’s Gregorynium taryeong. Glancing to the side, Raphael was also rubbing his body in the arms of Priscilla, who was smaller than him.
‘La, Raphael! You see it all around you!’
‘I don’t know! All I need is prisillanium~’
‘La, Raphael!’
“We’re going back now, Rosé. I have something to check.”
“Are you going to check?”
“okay.”
After saying that, I headed to the second floor with Rosé.
The captain died on the airship of the bandits, and as a result of examining the guy who claimed to be the vice-captain, there were some information that we found out.
First, there is someone who instigated an attack on our airship.
Second, that the target was someone else, not us.
In other words, there were people on this airship who deserved to be attacked by others except for us.
I was puzzled by the fact that there was someone to target, not even the imperial princess, but as soon as the bandits explained the appearance of the target to me, I had no choice but to understand.
“I never thought she’d be on this airship.”
“yes? is she? Is there someone else the bandits were after?”
Instead of answering, I opened the door to room 207 that I had heard from the bandits and said.
“Rosé, it’s probably someone you know.”
“yes?”
──Boom!
I violently opened the door and looked at the figure sleeping in bed very peacefully even in this situation.
One of the 12 heroes who support the Empire.
The one who resisted the disasters of the past.
A person who worked with the hero Ras and left his name on a page of history.
The one who saved countless people on the continent and killed enemies with the medicine that even the gods were jealous of.
Some call her Peony Gong (芍藥公), and others call her by the nickname Shinui (神醫).
Her name is ‘Pie on Euglia.’
“Eh, aunt?!”
It was the woman who became Rosé’s aunt.
* * *
The genealogy of the elves is nothing short of a dog’s genealogy.
This phenomenon occurs because they are long-lived people who can live for hundreds of years.
Lily von Euglia, Rosé’s ancestor and great-great-grandmother.
She had a younger brother who was 2 years younger.
Her name is ‘Phi von Euglia.’
He was one of the warriors who fought against the disaster along with the hero Ras.
From an early age, she showed great talent in medicine and potion making, and she was able to enter the warrior party using this talent.
And in the process, unlike her older sister, Lily von Euglia, who rejected the offer from the Empire, she accepted the offer from the Empire and became the ninth duke of the Empire. He is given the name ‘Pakyakugong (芍藥公)’ and at the same time he is given the middle name ‘On’.
In that way, her name became Paion Euglia.
Her older sister, Lily, received Lars’ seed and gave birth to children, and because of the elf’s characteristic of shortening lifespan when she gives birth to offspring, she leaves the world quickly.
And as a result, Paion Euglia sees the process of her sister’s offspring growing up.
When Lily’s descendants first saw Pyon Euglia, they called her Aunt, and later Grandma.
Pie on Euglia, who did not like such a title, made her sister’s descendants call her ‘aunt’.
In this way, ‘Pie on Euglia’ became Rosé’s aunt.
“So, you call this woman your aunt?”
“yes! So Aunt Pie is Aunt Pie!”
I wondered why they called Pi, who was no different from her ancestor, her aunt, but it seemed that there was such a reason, and it was a surprisingly convincing reason.
Even I don’t know what to call my great-grandmother’s sisters.
“By the way, I don’t know why this guy is riding here. Is this?”
“yes that’s right. This airship is an airship from Sumonia… … . Why did you not hear from me when you came to Sumonia?”
From what Rosé said, it seemed that Rosé and Pie had a pretty good relationship.
It seems that he gave Rosé pocket money through letters from time to time, and it is said that he has helped Rosé, who has been weak since childhood.
“What’s even more absurd is… … You’re talking like this, but you’re not even moving.”
“… … My aunt used to sleep a lot. You said from long ago that if you fall asleep, you may carry it on your back.”
No matter how much it was, I thought that it was not a little bit of sleeping in the chaos.
“… … Shall I wake you up first? Rosé, maybe you should wake me up, right?”
“yes! I’ll wake you up!”
Rosé approached the sleeping Pi with strides and shook her body.
“aunt? Aunt Pie?”
“Huh~nya~~~”
Pie rolls over on her side and goes back to sleep.
Rosé shakes her body more violently than before, as if there was something wrong with this.
“Auntie? Aunt Ohhh?!”
“Ahhhhh~~!!!”
Pie who frowns but never gets up. Later, even though Rosé shook it with all her might, the pie did not happen.
“hahahaha… mandible… . this is kinda… … Isn’t that too much?”
“… … I mean.”
If it doesn’t wake up even after shaking it like that, isn’t it dead?
“Look out. I’ll try it. transform.”
“Ahhhhh?! That, Gregory? That, that figure!”
wheel form.
Nothing is more certain than this.
“He is one of the few dukes in the empire and a hero who fought against disasters. My Gregory- Amatera… … A single gluttony punch will make it happen.”
“Now, wait a minute! die! My aunt is dying!”
“… If you don’t want to die, you have to get up.”
While saying that, he clenched his fists at the same time.
“Hey, wake up! Because I woke up!”
Just like that, a burst of pie happened.
“… You weren’t sleeping either.”
If you don’t wake up after shaking it like that, the only answer is pretending to be asleep.
“Ha-am~ I heard my cute nephew’s voice aaa nephew’s
Pai, still with her eyes closed, yawned and stretched at the same time, turned her head towards me.
“By the way, who are you to live such a scary life——Eh?”
Our eyes met.
“Why is that?”
“oh… … . oh… … . oh… … ?”
Pie’s head creaking like it’s broken. Soon, he sighs and collapses on the bed.
“Are you pretending to sleep again? I can’t help it. Gregory-style magic——”
“That, Mr. Gregory?! I guess you really fainted?”
“… … It’s ridiculous.”
To think that a hero who had gone through a great war against disaster fainted just by looking at the wheel form.
“that is… … My aunt has been weak against insects since long ago. Because of that, I understand that you went to the Empire because you didn’t want to do farming where worms pop out like food.”
“… … A hero who is weak against bugs.”
It was a really odd setup.
The clan that farms while managing the world tree is weak against insects.
“hmm… … If I pour cold water on it, won’t it wake up soon?”
While saying that, Rosé created water on her hands with magic. Without hesitation, she splashed water on the stunned Pi’s face.
“Puhaaagh! cool! What, what!”
“Ro, Rosé! You saved me!”
“yes?”
Pie suddenly embraces Rose.
“Well, I mean. I just had a dream, a strange creature that seemed to have climbed out of some abyss and was trying to attack me strangely! Auntie was scared!!!”
It seemed that he hadn’t seen me standing behind her, perhaps because he was still hugging Rose with his eyes tightly closed.
“I… … aunt?”
“no! hug me! If Rose doesn’t hug me, I think that monster will come out again!”
“That, that’s it… … .”
“A monster, you talk too much.”
“that’s right! It was just that voice… … Eh? Hey, isn’t that a dream?!”
At the same time, she pushed Rose behind her and tossed it onto the bed, while taking out a vial containing an unknown liquid from her pocket.
“Monster, monster! What are you trying to do to us! Don’t touch my nephew!”
“No———”
“A poison I developed. If you don’t want to fall victim to ‘Max Force’, get out of here!”
… … Sounds like a really dangerous drug, right?