Lydia Femme Fatale, 36 years old.

Current Archduchess of the Trident Principality and mother of two.

Having lost her husband 5 years ago in a monster subjugation in the Miasma Forest, she is currently a widow.

She has no plans to remarry.

This is Shion's and Mayria's mother, whom Renya has heard about from Mayria. It was information about Archduchess Fatale, the most influential authority in the Trident Principality.

You can call this information really lacking.

Of course it would have likely been possible for Renya to learn in detail about what food she likes and dislikes, her hobbies and even the color of her panties if he asked, since Mayria is her blood-related daughter, but Renya wasn't interested in any of that to begin with.

She was the type of person he didn't want to get involved with as much as possible, but as a war is something where you often can't choose your options, it has become necessary, no matter what, for Renya to exchange a few words with the archduchess if he plans to put an end to this war.

It was a fact that there might exist a plan that will be affected if he were to irresponsibly feign ignorance, turning it into a situation where this war will be far off reaching a clear conclusion.

Although it's tentatively, Renya got a promise from the Holy Kingdom's side that they will bring the hero's rampaging to an end in regards to this time's matter as long as he deals with the hero. So it's necessary to advance the situation in a way that is in accordance with that.

Renya, who flew back to the city of Kukrika, tried to head to the capital Trident after picking up Croire and Emil, but after being asked by Frau that she'd like to borrow some of his time, he went back home.

What awaited Renya there is the complete set of armor he handed over to Frau a little while ago after she requested it.

Renya ran into it at the front door just as he came back home. Normally such an armor is something you either store away after taking it apart or leave alone after displaying it on something like a simple stand. But what Renya ran into, was something that stood by itself while properly adopting a human shape, without any indication that it has been placed on some kind of stand.

Master, Frau can't participate in the war ~no. However, Frau also wants to be useful to master ~no. Therefore I'd like you to take this along with you ~no. (Frau)

Next to Frau, who talks while looking up to Renya, the armor fluently bowed its head without even causing any creaking sounds.

Renya, who succumbed to his curiosity of wondering whether there was something inside the armor, touches a clasp at the torso part of the armor, which that was standing straight after lifting its head again.

To begin with, it's a set of armor that was created for the sake of cramming Liaris into it.

Since he has created the armor with the idea of only tossing Liaris into it, it allows one to see the contents by simply taking the lid off. As he didn't put much thought to donning and removing it, it was very easy to take the armor off.

After making sure that Frau had no intention to stop him, Renya undoes the clasp and opens the torso armor like a door.

Now that he was able to look inside, Renya peeked into the torso armor quietly.

Just like the interior of Croire's skirt, only a black space spreads within.

Staring fixedly at that space for a little while, Renya quietly closes the torso armor before long and affixes the clasp back again into its previous state.

Frau-san. This is? (Renya)

I did my best to make it for master ~no. (Frau)

No, saying you made it. from what? (Renya)

From the armor I received from you, master ~nano. (Frau)

What about the content? (Renya)

Secret ~nano. (Frau)

Frau said that while looking slightly bashful. But even if one can call her words and gestures cute, he can't apply an evaluation of cute to the thing actually indicated by those words after having seen it earlier.

Due to Renya maintaining a faint smile while not saying anything further, Frau started to emphasize how very useful that armor will be.

On top of being able to move eternally without sleep or rest, it won't get destroyed by mere damage ~no! In addition it becomes stronger in proportion to the enemies it kills ~no! (Frau)

Does this grow? (Renya)

It doesn't grow ummm I guess you can call it becoming bigger by absorbing ~no? (Frau)

I think it's a failure if the producer mixes doubts into their explanation. On the other hand it seems that the armor was an item that made him think that the armor's functions, which he somehow managed to guess, might be interesting in their own way.

Its actions are of the autonomous type? Does this listen to what I tell it? (Renya)

It will only listen to the orders from you and I, master ~no. Normally it acts independently ~nano. It does have a configuration to put priority on orders though ~no! (Frau)

The only question remaining would be why Frau, who is ought to be a simple fairy, can create something like this?

It's left unanswered, but as for asking about it, Renya feels that it's somehow equal to opening the lock of a door that mustn't be opened.

I guess for the time being it will be fine if I can use it without bringing any danger onto myself, he persuades himself to agree.

Master, there are no absolutes in war ~no. Besides, even if you will be safe, I will be troubled if something happened to Shion-ane-sama or Ronane-sama ~no. I'd like you to be careful ~no. (Frau)

I guess you are right. I will do that. Thank you. (Renya)

Renya nodded while gently stroking Frau's head, who's looking up at Renya with slightly teary eyes.

No matter how great of a power one possesses, people will still easily die due to one blow that, by coincidence, got through.

Renya didn't have the slightest intention to be arrogant and conceited, but there are also situations where it happens unconsciously.

Renya smiled at Frau in order to make her feel relieved while thinking I have to be careful.

By the way, Renya didn't notice at that time that Croire, who watched that scene enviously, and Emil, who attentively watched while finding it amusing, were present as well. Afterwards he ended up getting embarrassed due to being teased by Emil.

It seems that's how much he was preoccupied with the worrying Frau and being surprised by the armor.

Anyway, he grabs Emil's nape, who is poking fun at him, and Croire with her expression full of jealousy, throws both of them on the emerald dragon's back and straddles himself onto its back as well.

He wondered what to do about the armor, but it clung to the dragon's foot before being told anything by Renya and stopped moving just like that.

Can you fly like this? (Renya)