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—-Aikawa Emi point of view—-

Opening the door to the outdoor bath, I saw a big bath thatI had never seen before. No doubt, The size is twice ofthat large public bath that I saw at the hotel where I

stayed at Noboribetsu Onsen in Hokkaido that I took longtime ago.

(TN: Onsen is Hotspring for those who don’t know)

“Wa~a So big! Megumin”

Alice is innocently delighted, it is not on the level thatone can talk about it easily. How hard did they struggle tomake it? When Shin said “Will you accept it?” what did I

say? If you can see this much before, no way you can acceptit.

“Let’s get in”

After saying that, I follow Alice-chan entering the onsenafter we took a bath and soaked into the hot water. Myvoices comes out as I feel the hot water through my body.

“Fu ni~yu~”

“Ahaha, Megumin sounds like a cat”

Alice who heard my voice is making fun of me, I move to thefar side of the bath without care on surroundings.

“Wait, Megumin”

I can hear her voice coming from behind but I cannot stop.It’s one of my dreams. If you are here alone without theregular customers. “Swimming in the bath” this can now be

fulfilled! After I moved to the center I breathed heavilyand danced in hot water at once. When I try to breathe outand look up from the hot water, I am a little surprised to

see the figure of Alice-chan coming closer doing abutterfly at high speed.

“You’re terrible, you cannot stop swimming leaving me”

“Sorry, I just got excited… but why did you chase me with“butterfly”? I’m glad you could swim anyway”

“Me, I can only do butterfly”

When I asked her, Alice-chan replied a little swollen. Youcannot swim anything other than butterfly. Does that meanif Arakawa-kun go to the sea, she will follow behind him athigh speed while making full use of “Butterfly Swimming”?That is probably— no, It’s definitely a horror.

Might as well teach her other ways of swimming? As Ithought so, I asked Alice.

“Really? Then I want to learn crawl”

That’s not it Alice-chan. What I want to say is more…When you go to the beach with your boyfriend, you can swimwith him in ease.

After teaching how to swim for a while, we sit on the edgeof the bathtub to cool our body. While the two of as werelooking at the sky while dazzling, Alice started to talk.

“I should have brought Kon. Ah… but, I wonder if she willbe surprised if I put her in hot water?”

I wonder? I never read a story in novels that a dragon iswill be immersed in hot spring. I can only imagine herfloating with pleasure if she’s surprised. Suddenly when Iwas thinking about that.

Shuba~ tsu! Shuba~ tsu!

A small rocket was flying. You can hear the sound. When Ilooked around, I saw rockets flying away from the entrancetoward the surroundings. What’s going on? I thought that weshould move away but then Alice-chan askedArakawa-kun in a loud voice.

“Kouki-kun, what are you doing!?”

“I’m shooting an pest avoiding rocket, the next rocket iswill be shoot by Shingo and it is a homemade fireworks sobe sure to expect it”

I heard it from listening to Arakawa-kun’s reply from adistance. If so, “Firecracker”… it might be good? I donot understand why is it necessary to bother making arocket though. Ma~a, perhaps even if you asked Shin “Fuhi!Is it not romantic?” is the incomprehensible answer whichwill return.

Hyyuuu–….. Pan!

While imagining Shin’s answer, the fireworks suddenlystarted to rise and light up the sky. It is certainly alittle smaller compared to the fireworks display but it iswarm and beautiful like flower with hearts that dye thenight sky.

“Beautiful~”

As I say that, Alice was nodding. While viewing thefireworks as it is, Alice who is next to me speaks with aserious tone.

“Megumin, why do you like Saito-kun?”

Why? I do not know… but I noticed that I liked him. Atfirst I thought of him as “A bad person doing funny laugh”. I remember havingonly recognized that. From there, what did I like? I wastrying to remember clearly while exploring my memories.

It was certainly the first impression that changed, it waswhen I was looking for for a disc containing research dataafter school. Shin who passed by by chance searched

together with me for 3 hours. When the disc is found, Ithought that he will ask something in return but Shin-kunsaid “That’s good! Well then, I will go home.” I was not

able to say thank you. It change to an image of “Strangebut good person” in me at that time.

After a while, when I was shopping in town, I was involvedwith bad people. While grabbing my arm and trying toforcibly take me, I suddenly heard Shin-kun’s voice.

“Hey! Please let her go”

While trembling a little… he is trying to save me byplacing a big baggage on the ground. I remember clearlythat I felt very dependable. Sure thing, Shin-kun who wasabout to be beaten by the defect opened the baggage thatwas on the ground and started Chabane from inside.

At that time, when he helped me with Chabane who could notspeak yet, it became “Strange but courageous and good-looking person”. I tell Alice-chan that.

“After all, the Strange Person is still attached on hisimage.”

I was laughing. Because Shin-kun is useless so it cannot behelped…I like that now. By the way, why did Alice-chanlove Arakawa? I ask her in doubt but she replied with“secret”. She did not answer while I tell her mine. Ireplied and say with a little anger “no fair”.

“Fireworks are over, time to go? I have to plan our summervacation while eating dinner.”

As I thought, she ran away to a changing room. Since I wascompletely thrown out, I decided to listen to it next timewithout hesitation. I think that while looking at the skywhere fireworks have disappeared.

There seems to be lots of fun during the summer vacationthis year.

—-Skin Head Point of View—-

While hiding together with my subordinates near thevicinity of the building of Kouki-kun. The talk is aboutdinner’s portable food. It is cold and it does not workwell for flattery but it can wake you up and keep yourbelly full. While leaving my back on the rocks that lookjust good, I started to eat barely.

“Damn, Why are we on such duty? It is around this time thatKouki-kun is doing well with cute girls soaked in a hotspring while we are bitten by insects and eating cold

meals… There is a degree to unfairness”

“You will get paid on this job. Do not say unnecessarythings, try eating the food quickly. Even the truth of thematter of the previous raid is not well understood. We need

to be alarmed”

I return the response of the template but it seems theycannot be convinced and continues to leak dissatisfaction.I also look at the faces of other members, apparently theyall seem to be in the same opinion. It cannot be helped…It is not because there is a petition order being impliedso I decided to tell “some information”.

“This is to know the land over the commander, The Arakawadid not buy only the land around that building.”

When I start talking, they closed their mouth that wascomplaining and started to concentrate on my words. Thisguys are professionals, they should be able to continue themission if you cancel their temporary dissatisfaction. Ikeep talking.

“Of course Kouki-kun had no idea about this, It is only theamount of the building and surrounding land that was drawnfrom his cash but his family purchased all the land aroundhere… the reason is for us escort to have a place tolurk”

“Because of what?” My subordinates seem to be interestedand asked me a question. Before talking about thecontinuation of the story I told them “Continue thisevening without complaining”, I will tell the rest afterthey promise me that.

“For the escort and “to base the surroundings”, the areaaround here is will be a fortification owned by the Arakawas.Of course, Okayama is only a mountain but the main is anunderground fortress, I do not know in details but I heardthat the number of military personnel planned to beaccommodated is around 1,800 and we can also arrangearbitrary arms. It seems Arakawa-san fears her son’s safetybecause of the previous raid, she got permission from theUnited Nations. That means… she will lead an armed groupnext to the self-defense army of Japan. No, perhaps even alargest scale may be good if including quality aspects. Itwas decided to station the legendary Shuichi-san’s unit in here as welleven if that itself says anything.”

I know that my subordinates are excitedly selected. Thestory earlier will include the members to be housed in theunderground fortress. I think it is a very honorable thing.

Even so… The mind of Kouki-kun and her mother and theforce of Shuichi-san. If these three started to workseriously, can they manipulate themselves at the intentionof United Nation.

I am holding my arms as if with the feeling of seeingsomething horrible. I heard the launch sound of a rocketbullet from the building. Is it not a raid!? When I got upquickly, a wireless contact came in.

“Currently, the escort target is launching pest rocketsfor harmful animals to avoid them.”

I see, No need to worry then. I sit down again and let thesubordinate listen to rest of the story.

“If you are going to make an underground fortress aroundhere, the bath is probably a hot spring after all! I’mlooking forward to it.”

“Oh-! Women of the unit will be pleased. I might be able topeek when I go as well.”

“I remembered that we could peek, that Alice was cute. CanI not peep at the bath with a scope from here?”

The moment that a foolish subordinate said suchunscrupulous things

Hyyuuu–….. Gan~Tsu!

A “Rocket Bullet” hit the rock where I was leaning earlier.A momentary silent fell with my subordinates… Theprincipal who said unscrupulous things are pulling downwith a face that seems to cry. When I say that it is acoincidence.

“But that… it is a misfire”

To point out with trembling voice. I realized that he and Igot frightened. A suitably shot rocket flew by chance toour place. Does it make it for me to be accidentallymisfired? It is impossible for such a thing not to happen.He definitely aimed and shot it but only the beginning wasa warning shot.

It is thanks to the the head of the institution thatconducts ethics education. If I return, I have to write areport titled “Ethical Education Effects are Great”. Icommand my subordinates to refrain from any moreunscrupulous remarks.

I do not know the effect of avoiding pests but the rocketbullet seems to have an effect on “peeping women” pests.

–—Yamamoto Kaoru Point of View—-

When I am arranging documents in the office, I heard a scratchingsound on the door so I raise my face. I wonderif that child came? I found a small dragon at my feet when I

opened the door.

“Kon!”

“Hello” is what her face showing. While hugging Kon-chanwho is looking at me, I took out the tomato that I alwayshave from the refrigerator since this child first arrived.

While watching the appearance of her happily eating. Iremember the time when I first met this little dragon. Thatwas supposed to be the night of the day the school wasattacked…

A report told that the school was destroyed and one studentwas taken away, I was busy contacting various partsconcerned. When I was hoping that the students will comeback safely after the communication has settled down, I sawArakawa-kun’s pet coming in from the open door.

I thought “A new type of lizard”. I wanted to drive outreptiles but since it is a pet of “Arakawa-kun” I can onlywatch because I don’t want to irritate him badly and causeinjuries. The lizard walked unsteadily while staringat me. When I jumped onto the desk, She touched the ink padthat was near by my hand and rubbed her hands on paper thatdon’t have anything written on it.

“Food Please”

The character was written badly but the lizard in front ofme definitely wrote Japanese on paper. I was surprised,“What are you? Can you understand words even if you are a

lizard?”. In addition to writing letters on paper, I hearda voice.

“I am a dragon. It is different from a lizard. Foodplease.”

Dragon… This lizard pertain herself as a dragon. Althoughnormally it will be a funny story, it is annoying thatArakawa-kun would have no discomfort in having a pet such

as this. However, there is nothing to eat under suchcircumstances even if you ask for a meal. If anything isgood then it might be convenient to ask the dragon.

“I like vegetables but anything is fine.”

There should be left over from the vegetable salad that Ibought for lunch… When I handed a salad, it began to eatdelightfully. It looks like it is pitifully hungry, she iseating wholeheartedly. When she finished eating, she wroteletters on the paper again.

“Thank You. My name is Kon”

“So, you say your name is Kon-chan”

I stroked Kon-chan and found out that I was smiling. Todaya lot of terrible thing happened… It will be good ifthere is some healing at the end. While continuing to

stroke while thinking so, Kon-chan touched the paperweightthat was at the desk and starts to write letters on paperagain.

(TN: Healing here is a Japanese Expression like forgetting bad things because of cuteness, its hard to explain)

“Is this iron?”

“Yes, That’s an iron-made paperweight”

When I answer, Kon-chan’s wings started to light and apurple light flashed… the

iron-made paperweights became abrilliant “pure gold” paperweight.

“Here you go. I will come again”

After writing so, Kon-chan go out of the room through thedoor where she came in.

“Kon… Kon?”

I noticed Kon-chan being crowed, I suddenly got pulled backto reality. It seems like she finished eating the tomatothat I gave her. I am writing letters on paper with myfountain pen.

“Gochisosama, It was delicious”

(TN: Gochisosama is a Japanese expression after eating a meal. Can also mean “Thanks for the meal/food”)

“You seem to have memorized a lot of characters”

When I say so and praise her, she proudly puff her chest.Its cute and caught her to stroke then Kon-chan writes morecharacters.

“Thanks, but I don’t always have tricks in gold so let’stry another one this time? Please teach me valuableprecious metals and stones.”

When I saw it, I got dizzy against Kon-chan for the firsttime. Does this child understand the value of the act he isdoing? Ma~a, I’ll teach her properly later.

Now, I decided to have a big blue diamond made.

Author Notes:

It was the hidden feelings of Aikawa-san and Kon’s hiddenability. Kon can not speak just by communicating withcharacters. It will evolve from now on and will not talk

suddenly.

Later, Kon can use magic! There may also be people whothink that the main characters has only confirmed whetherKon can “fly and breath” so Kon did not show her otherabilities. by the way, it is alchemy rather than magic. Itis not an equivalent exchange.

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