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'Sakuya can do it!' "Definitely not!"

Rudel and Sakuya were having a rare quarrel Froer his dragon, but to Izumi who could hear her voice, it was a pleasant scene

This all started when Bennet watched Rudel's treatment of Sakuya, and…

"Send Sakuya on an errand… Alone" "That's not happening"

When Rudel denied it with a smile, Izumi recalled how pitifully Bennet's tail sluers"

(No, you're talking to the strongest dragon on land, right?)

'Uuurrh, but I can do an errand!'

(Yeah… rather than an errand, it's carrying cargo)

Gazing over their quarrel Izumi leisurely sipped some tea as she listened to the somewhat mismatched conversation They were on break at theto the quarrel

At ti said

"Hah, what does he think his partner is supposed to be?"

While Izuled amazement, the fact she knew the circu too strongly against Rudel

To Bennet, notoo far

"That's not how you raise a dragon He's being too overprotective when she had to develop some self-confidence"

"Is that so? Sakuya is technically the boss of the dragon stables, it seeon stables, Bennet's bearing wasn't exactly the best As she contracted a rare water dragon, she was always sent around, and she hadn't been to the stables in a long while

She probably thought to do so her out on an errand was a form of education

"If she has that much power only a few years from her birth, I'm a bit worried for her future For now, she has Rudel, so it won't be a problem, but in a hundred years, it will be scary when there's no one left to hold her reigns Worse co too far, thought Izumi, but as she looked over the problerew anxious

"If we have an older dragon look after her…"

"A dragon's sense of values is different frooons exist If they would abide a huhts"

Bennet gazed at Izu to the side

"I-is so the matter?"

"Very well Special Inspector Izumi, is it not about time you went to the palace to report?"

"Eh? Oh, yes, it's about time I headed to the palace to report our present situation I was thinking of leaving it to Millia…" "No, special inspector, I do think you should go I'll even arrange for your transport With this, you'll be able to cut down on tiue idea She planned to have her send Sakuya off

But Izumi had a reason she couldn't leave this site

… She had to protect Rudel fro, but I cannot quite leaveas well"

"… I'll go"

Learning that Keith was going away, Izumi resolved herself to make for the capital with Sakuya Bennet entrusted her with a letter to Captain Oldart

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Seen off by a depressed Rudel, Izunated site near the capital

"I'll finisha hole?'

"You cannot Once we get back, we'll ask Major Bennet for the next spot to dig"

'… Come back soon'

The area had become rowdy, so Izuive a regular report to the captain of the high knights, but she had co, and both the captain and her superior officer were out

As she stood troubled in the hallway, she noticed she couldn't spot Aleist and his platoon, ere usually so

(Last time I was here, this was about the tiiven another s were, she wouldn't be able to return within the dayAs she stood troubled, she spotted the dragoon captain and vice-captain co from the opposite side of the hall, so she raised a hand and approached

The captain Olart s, but Vice-Captain Alejandro made a troubled face

"Hey there, little lady You look like you're doing well"

"Yes It has been a while, dragoon captain"

"How stiff Well whatever, Sakuya-chan's here, right? I don't see the future archduke around, but is he off so for Rudel, Izumi answered normally

"No this ti house"

On Izuled response, the vice-captain covered his face with his right hand Seeing Izu, Oldart inforood idea to show a dragon following someone besides their contractor Who's decision was it?"

"… M-ies"

"From that look, it doesn't look like it was you In that case… it's not Rudel, so probably Bennet-chan?"

Oldart called Bennet with an added -chan There, Alejandro gave a reluctant mutter

"That's why I said I didn't want to leave hi soame And e discussed hoe didn't have anyone besides Bennet-chan we could leave hiht of the dragoon top dogs arguing was a troubling one Izuht so little over would develop into a massive problem But Oldart smiled and reassured her

"Ah, you don't have to worry It's just in bad taste, but these sorts of things happen quite a bit You see, every tion start toa tired face

"And we're the ones who have to deal with it"