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AN:I made it yeah……

Well, it's just an exposition chapter, so it's not even a content with considerable appeal though (bitter smile)

Thank you very much for the artifact's supple like that huh' I got that thought a lot of time

I'll add on it as occasion calls

A sound like the creaking of metal resounded, the airship's altitude lowered with a jerk

「Kyah」

「Piih」

The silver haired girl and little dragon ere hugging each other while tre a really nice selike a radio toward the place that see

『Roze-sae to the ship is horrible, we cannot nified voice resounded to the whole ship The silver haired girl as called Roze quickly returned to her senses, and then she turned her gaze at the little dragon――Kuwaibel Kuwaibel turned its gaze at Roze and nodded once

「Piiii~~~」

It raised a high-pitched cry Silver light overflowed froently enveloped the airship

『Floating power increasing, 50 percent Please just a bit more, Kuwaibel-sama』

「Pii, pipih」

Kuwaibel puffed up his chest with a face that looked a bit triuh to say「Just leave it toits floating poith the help of that special silver power

Roze let out a relieved sigh and she tightly hugged again her beloved friend and partner Kuwaibel She then returned her gaze at Hajiaze

She stood up, put doaibel beside her, and then she showed an elegant bow that resembled a courtesy Her hair was ruffled fro that looked like an overall, yet her appearance had a gracefulness that would reat honor to be able to on-sadom's queen Roze Phiris Avenst As the representative of the dragon kingdoreatest thanks for your assistance in this chance ……Unfortunately we are in this kind of condition, so we cannot even show you our gratitude satisfactorily, but please, you can rest your wings in our ship Rozeria by all irl's attire looked shabby, but now they could understand the reason of the refineirl was clad with It seemed that Hajime's prediction that she wasn't just a aze of the blonde haired male and female at both her sides to wander around It was a fact that they were saved, but the two people in front of them were too much of an unknown As people whose mission was to protect the queen's safety, Tio's existence added with Haji them hesitate if it was okay to simply approach these two

「Piih Pipii!」

「Ah, hey-, Ku-chan! That's impolite!」

They couldn't possibly defy these two, but they also couldn't abandon their wariness……the blonde haired duo were unconsciously putting thelance at the duo ere like that before he quickly flew out and began to fly around Haji「Cory face, but Kuwaibel looked really curious about Tio in her dragon's for a deeply interested gaze

「Tio」

「Acknowledged」

With Hajiic power light The cocoon was shrinking whizzingly Right after that, thebubble and from inside Tio appeared in her usual appearance

「……Holy cow She really can turn into huend」

「Even when I see it with this eyes, I still cannot believe it」

「Nee-san Can you punch 」

The pilot as saved by Haji, while the blonde hair duo were also opening their eyes wide in disbelief

Hajinored their shock and landed on the deck When they did that, Tio was floating with the dragon wings she let out, but Haji on the air and walked down, so everyone including Roze stared with their eyes al out fro nor down a stair were cri at that wordlessly Even after Hajilued on Hajime's feet

「Oi, cos that ant to ask The ti that Hearing that, Roze and others returned to their senses with 'hah' and their gazeat Hajiht-sama For you to coive us the honor by resting your wings on our ship?」

「I' on the situation I'll leave right away but……well, it's true that for the tiuys」

The blonde hair duo frowned at Haji, but then Bovid elbowed thelad Welcoon-sama If it won't displease you, can I please ask for your naht ……I am Hajime, and this is Tio」

「Nice to meet thou, queen-sama with circumstance」

「Yes, it's an honor to meet the two of you, Haji 'sa the two of them While she introduced herself as a queen of a country, it seemed she completely saw Hajime and Tio as above her Surely the reason of her attitude like this was related with the unfa before this

Anyway, they were able to create a friendly ataze to another direction Lured by that, the gaze of Roze and others followed Haji that Hajiiant mass of ed

「Excusevoice Haji to her Thefollowing the Cross Velts' uys are innocent after all, so as expected ether is just too lance at the bewildered Roze, Hajience transmutation to dissolve the ht of the gigantic ly vanished into sand shape h, the true surprise came after that The state inside was exposed when the outer as vanishing Inside there was,

「Wha- Dragons are, thatlike this So inside there is the fuel store of those guys' ship」

Roze pressed her hands on herhis tongue while saying the correct answer

The rooon species were locked in dissolved in the blink of eye Several fist sized metal lumps were created above Hajime's hand and they were then stored into "Treasure Warehouse II"

Perhaps because the dragons hadn't flown for long, when the cage locking the without even able to fly They fell with a flop on the barrier floor that Hajime spread and then they looked around in astonishreat if they can just fly away quickly but……they don't even have the strength to fly huh」

「Uumu It wouldst take some effort to care for this number What to do, Goshujin-sama? There art also an option to use cheatic to forcefully reic that once transforons Hajiestion, but the probleive the answer

「Piih, PiiIIIhpipih」

Kuwaibel flew up in front of the dragons that weren't trying to fly away and then his body shined silver The overflowing light was scattering like rain while showering the dragons After a while, the dragons were starting to s in bewilderh to ascertain the feeling As though to recall the past

One dragon, and then one an to dance in the sky

「Monarch dragon……was it? That was how those guys called this rug rat dragon」

「Yes A dragon that grant power to the dragon species He is truly ought to be called as the king of dragon」

Dragons in various size were flying around the sh they were offering their respect Haji that sight

Before long, the dragons flapped their wings powerfully and becale flock that fleay Most likely there was also a floating island at that direction Kuwaibel was clearly giving out instruction to them to fly over there It was certain that they would be able to rest their wings there

「Thank you very much Hajime-sama, Tio-sama To think that the two of you were able to save those children in the middle of that battle……how very addoon, I offer the two of you racefully bowed her head deeply

It appeared that Roze and her group were harboring feeling of affection to the dragon species, different fro that their side also had sky battlecraft and airship, Hajiy body that seeon's heart, but based on what he saw from Roze's behavior then perhaps there was other roup killing dragon and took out their core

While Hajime and Tio's interest was sti that there were uided by Roze to go to the reception room That was hoent but……

The terrible condition inside the ship that was littered with holes, the crews running around for repair, and then the strange noise that sometimes resounded and the condition that made it seemed like the airship would fall anytime, those factors caused Hajime to ask「……Is this airship okay?」 In respond to that, Roze's reply was「I, it's fine you knoith questionaround everywhere In the end, Hajime rushed around to repair the ship

He wanted to be spared of the ship crashing while they were talking, so he uide him to the broken area and perfor transmutation If there was lack of material, Hajireat aed, the daed place became just like new in the blink of eye The absurd spectacle caused all the crews including Roze to goggle

Even when they were in the aze was nailed at Hajiaze would also go to right, when it o left When Hajiaze would also rotate in a cir~cle

……To the right a bit faster- The gazes went to the right swiftly- Left-, but it was a feint, it was up! Refusing to get tricked the gaze went up! Left up down right left right up-! What the-left up right left right left-, ah, , Goshujin-sauys aretoo obediently, that I unintentionally……」

「My, et left behind, that I unintentionally……」

The people around the blushing Roze were alsoan expression like「Damn it, we unintentionally……」in harroup that could easily get into a certain s like that, Hajime and Tio ere invited into the reception rooe was put in front of thehtly sweet fragrance tickled their nose

In front of the tas Roze The blonde hair duo were standing in attention behind her Midway to this roos, the older sister was Olga Crow, and the little brother was Jean Crow They seeuards The elder sister was the captain of the iuards, and the little brother was the vice captain They could also pilot sky battlecraft, but they were an expert in close quarter co Roze's daily life

「Hajiht, but can I be allowed to ask what kind of objective the two of you have? We……we have a goal, a on-sarasped it already but……like this, for the two of you to rush to our side in our tier, is it allowed for ive us your cooperation?」

「Wait, wait a bit Calm down for now」

Fro forward and she kept talking on and on Hajime pushed forward both his hands to stop her Roze pulled back her body in panic and she corrected her posture in shaht you queen-san talked about, I also don't understand what you on The reason is because we aren't a dweller of this world」

「……Not a dweller of this world? Forgive me, I don't really understand what do you mean by that」

「I meant that literally, we are human from different world A world where there isn't a black rain like here, where the civilization isn't collapsing There are multiple countries in existence there and they more or less believe in order and law」

Roze's expression was getting ly and he talked the su to this world Whether they would believe it or not in the end, Haji, he conveyed to Roze that with the premise that they were from another world, he wished for her to teach him about this world, the situation, and about the unfamiliar terms that sometimes came out in their conversation

「It's a story that I cannot believe so suddenly but……for now, I understand that this talk itself won't progress withoutsaid that, I don't know froht……then, first, what is that black rain? Teach us starting from there What happened that now the land is polluted by that rain?」

「So from there So it's really true, that the two of you doesn't know about this world……」

Roze took a gulp of the drink with her mind still shaken by bewilderment and for now she reset herself She pondered for a bit thinking how should she explain, and then she began to talk

「The black rain, it is said to be the proof of the fallen e」

In the past, at the time where the black rain still didn't exist, in the center of dragon kingdo, there was an era of peace where dragon and huon and hue, it was the custoe friendship of a lifetions ere the partner of the dragon kingdoon Helon, they are dragon that possess special power even aon species They possess silver scales, bestow strength to the dragon species and the land, and they are able to exchange words with huons that will only exchange friendship with the royalty of the dragon kingdodom Avenst A part of the reason of that status was because in a world where dragon was hudoe friendship with the dragon's ruling kind

「I see That country surely was a country with influence huh」

「Yes The center of the world ithout a doubt located in the dragon kingdom However, even that era was approached by the end ――It was the developons and ores and the like that possessed special energy, there wasn't anyin this world It was inevitable for technology to develop here just like in earth The difference was at the point that in place of electricity and gas, this world was using an energy that was called sky core

「Sky core, is that the sky blue ore that is even srains of sand?」

「So you know about that…… Yes, exactly It is a special ore with traits where it can be changed into various kinetic energy, stiravity It's an ore that is really hard to be collected, but it can even allow an airship this big and sky battlecrafts to fly like this, and it can also produce light, heat, cold for our daily life」

「……This ship, it's not using that thing that is like the dragon's heart?」

「- Obviously- Please don't luether like those Qwailent bunches-」

「……Calnorant what is common sense and what is not in this world I'll properly listen to queen-san's story, so please explain」

「ah, ot cooled by Haji to the explanation that she resuon's heart――that was soon core, it seemed that even just a cubic centiy of a fist sized sky core

Naturally, processing dragon core was very much better in labor and efficiency, but it seeon kingdo with dragon even nohen their country had perished, they were only using sky core Because of that, their airship's spec was several level lower compared to the airship of their enemy――Sky Divine Country Qwailent They also had difficulty in resupply, so they were always struggling with lacks of rant tea in front of them……

「Nkuh This is delicious Second please」

「Ah, yes」

Hajiht after Roze was explaining with a bitter s situation The expression of the Crow siblings shuddered 'Is this man's nerve made from special alloy wire!?' They wondered

「And? The continuation?」

「Ah, yes Eerr……that's right While the technology develop, a certain researcher discovered it That the dragon core is far reat companion of mankind had their reon core that should be called as that dragon's soul was buried along with the dragon's re back to the land That was the norm in that time」

「So curiosity, stepped across that co of that researcher In the record, it was said that at the end of his research he created the fastest aircraft at that tion core of his partner who died fro other than that ……It's possible, that ether in the sky onean aircraft that is inserted with the soul of his departed friend」

The truth of the matter was unknown However, the fact was that at the same time with that man's discovery, the countries all over the world also noticed it The value of dragon core

And then, it began The cruel and terrifying act of dragon hunting

Technology thatfrom the collection of the sky core Sky core at the very least need to be fist sized to be useful, but the sky core that could be collected was only s it and co it into usable size consumed so much time and cost Major effort was necessary just to research it

Those necessities were reon core The research advanced rapidly and technology was developed with striking momentum

「It was said that the countries all over the world unaniy race intensified In theto stop the tide of the world that is dom used all kind of method Econodom, the export of sky core……so with thethey could do that?」

Roze made a troubled smile at Haji to develop technology, they rejected dragon hunting as wrong――that had the sa left behind by the world Even if they were an influential country, but if their technology level was overwheline what kind of evaluation other countries would have against theon hunting was because the dragon species shouldered the role as balancer of the world It wasn't so like a superstitious belief But, it was believed that dragons had a role of taking in toxic substance of the world into their body, and then they purified it to return it back to the world

That was the belief in the dragon kingdoy development advanced, a fact without proof wasn't worthy to be believed in Even when the dragon kingdo continued at this rate a calamity would occur, no one bothered to listen

Like that the authority of dragon kingdo on their power

「The one who showed unease at such situation was the first prince of the dragon kingdo of his holy appealed for technology developon core」

「Naturally, it didn't end asn't it?」