Chapter 2

VOL . 2 CHAPTER 02: GOING TO ASHBATON TERRITORY

Im going to visit Patricks family home in the Ashbaton frontier county and I have a lot to prepare for .

I need to send a letter telling them the date and time of my visit and arrange a carriage and a proper dress too .

Why cant you just ride Ryuu and dressed as it is?

How can I possibly do such an outrageous thing!

You are talking about common sense

He watched me pacing around the room mumbling and looked at me in disbelief .

I wonder how Patrick can be so optimistic . Oh, and what if Patricks father said something like, You are not allowed to call me father! .

Ive already written a letter and sent it to my father, telling him about you as you are .

As I am?

Like how you usually look and what you are doing . So, its too late to fix it up

As it is, its all right then isnt it?

I guess Im doing some weird stuff sometimes, but its in the non-lethal category . His parents dont seem to be at the level of being repulsed towards me .

Right .

At that moment, I can never forget his indescribable expression .

We ended up riding Ryuu on our way to Ashbaton territory . While I was worrying about this and that, Patrick sent a letter to his house to inform them about the date he decided on to come home .

Hey, why didnt you at least ask me about the schedule?

In the way things were going, you were going to spend years picking out a souvenir .

Souvenir!

I had completely forgotten about it . Since Im visiting my future fiancs house, a souvenir is a must . What would be a good souvenir, confectionery? Alcohol? Nope . One little gesture, one small souvenir could be enough to judge a persons character . I guess I should give it my all .

Whats going on? You suddenly yelled .

Patrick, I will do my best!

The moment I showed my motivation, Patrick scrunched up his face .

Dont work hard . I dont know what youre trying to do, I just know its incorrect . Dont ever do your best .

He seemed resolute in his conviction . Where did that confidence come from?

All I need to do is bring a souvenir to Patricks house?

What kind of souvenir wait, what are you going to get?

His expression softened for a moment when he heard the word souvenir, but Patricks expression immediately hardened .

What would be a good souvenir? Something I would be happy to receive and I could do my best with it .

Something like a dragon egg?

Dragons that are used to humans wont mate with wild dragons . In some ways, its hopeless for Ryuu to get a wife . Thats a pity, I want a dragon egg . Ill have to give it my all for that .

Please dont do that .

As Patrick said with a compelling look on his face . He didnt like the dragon egg .

Well

Something Im happy to receive Id love to have some items with level cap maxed or something like that though . Id also like some light-attribute nullification armour . Once my weaknesses are gone, Im getting close to being the strongest again .

However . I wonder if Patricks parents would be happy to receive them

Do you think that my senses are out of sync with the rest of the world?

Oh! I never thought youd notice it by yourself! Great job, Yumiela!

With a huge smile on his face, Patrick patted me on the head . Ehehe . It wasnt, Im getting too far off track .

We will discuss his perception about me later in a firm way, we are talking about souvenirs .

Now is not the time for that!

I tried to shake Patricks hand off, but he pulled his hand back and dodged . His level has increased recently and hes been playing around like this more often than not . Its better than accidentally punching someone, but its also somewhat infuriating .

Now Ive got to figure out what to bring as a souvenir, right? Bringing something insignificant would really be pointless, so what do I do?

How about some assorted sweets or something?

He doesnt really seem to care . The difference in our perceptions is shocking .

No, what if they think Im some kind of crazy girl and oppose our marriage?

They already think you lack common sense .

Okay, lets wrap some appropriate snacks as souvenirs .

Then I guess I should switch from the well-behaved girl strategy to the one where I had a bad reputation but was surprisingly nice when I meet them in person .

Patrick doesnt like heights . Weve been riding Ryuu many times but he never seems to get used to it . Ive had Ryuu fly slowly and gently but his expression looked poor .

Shouldnt we be there by now? Are you okay?

Yeah look, dont do any sudden acceleration and dive .

Is he pretending to be alright? Yeah, I got a stern stare . Im not going to do it .

So, thats the town with the Lords manor . Huh? The atmosphere is kind of stuffy, though .

There were many armed forces in the middle of the town in Ashbaton territory . The tension between them seems to be like a battle approaching

That flag its an emergency flag and the highest level . No way did Remrest attack us?

As Patrick looked at the flag on the tallest building in the town, he said . Remrest? Are we being invaded by the neighbouring country?

On a day when our future depends on it

I havent slept a wink last night . If I cant meet Patricks parents today because of this, then I would have to do this all over again . Are you trying to put a hole in my stomach? I wont allow you do it, Remrest Kingdom!

Calm down . I know youre angry, but lets not lose our cool

How can he be so blas when his hometown is under attack? This is a place where they guard against monsters, the next scene would be burning down all the garbage bugs that are harming the country .

Ryuu, full speed! Ill give you a boost too!

He flapped his wings as fast as he could and accelerated . I supported him by releasing my magic power backwards .

When you get to a certain speed, the aerodynamic forces on the wings get in the way . Ryuu folded his wings back and took on fighter-like shape . From here, it will only be accelerated by my and Ryuus magic power .

The scenery below changes at a fast pace . The trees in the forest quickly drift behind us . Ryuus advances generated shock waves . Is this what you call a sonic boom?

We have exceeded the speed of sound .

Patrick! The enemy forces are in sight! Patrick?

He didnt utter a word behind me all this time . Is he impressed by the unprecedented speed? I had no idea that Patrick was a speed junkie . What if he says he wants to reach the speed of light or something?

The two armies are in a standoff with each other on the plain of sight . Perhaps that area nearby is the border line . Neither of these forces has found us yet .

Ryuu is flying with a bang but they didnt notice the sound until only after weve passed the area and gone by .

To reduce the damage Should we get the enemy general?

Patrick, who seemed to know a lot about these warfare rules, had no answers . Were already reaching above the battlefield . Ill have to make a decision soon .

Alright, lets ram it into the enemys stronghold . So where is the main camp?

Oh, its too late! Ryuu, swoop between the two armies!

Ryuu roared and proceeded to drop into the center where the Ashbatons troops and the Remrest Kingdoms troops stood in a standoff .

We were slowing down, but at a considerable speed . After landing in front of the Ashbatons troops, Ryuu stopped in front of Remrest Kingdoms troops, gouging the ground . The line ran the length across the center of both armies .

This is what I heard later on . Apparently, when the Remrest Kingdom attacked the Balshine Kingdom, a black meteor fell from the sky and the Black Demon King descended . As expected, Im being treated like a demon king again .