「Kukeh」
「Ah~, like I said, don’t pout.」
The silver feathered Kulkel, Silber. I borrowed this guy from Sylvia but, maybe because I haven’t ridden him for a while, he was in a bad mood.
「Kukeh」
「Uwah, don’t peck at me. Huh? What about this?」
Being suddenly pecked at from behind, when I turn around to look, it seems that the pouch-type magic bag (in a fourth dimensional pocket way) that was attached to my waist was the target.
When I thought that, he undid the pouch’s fastener, and he held my leg in his mouth.
「My leg? ……Fuah!?」
By the time I noticed, I was being held in Silber’s mouth and dangling.
「Noaahh!? Silber! You, if you don’t want to be turned into yakitori, put me down rightuwahh! Stop! Stop it! Right now!! Quit iiiiiiittttttt!」
When I tried to yell at Silber to put me down, Silber shook me up and down as if to throw out all of the contents of the bag.
And then, just as it would in reality, the bedding, the tableware, the change of clothes, the daggers, the throwing spears, the twin swords, everything that was crammed into the pouch was thrown out, making clanking sound.
And then, finally, Silber swung like a pendulum and,
*Poi* (Toss)
tossed me away.
「Gefuh! ……Ugigi, why you little……Hn?」
Landing on my face, when I got up while enduring the pain, I lowered myself down to one knee in front of the scattered items.
「……Is it that? You saying “if you’re not going to ride on me, put this luggage on me”?」
「Kukeh」
Silber replied to my question with a slow cry.
Kulkel were one of the mountable animals that had popularity that rivaled horses. In some regions, especially in Leezelion, they are considered divine birds and are spread out even more than horses.
As for the Kulkels’ greatest characteristic, it’s their walking ability. They easily surpass horses in terms of maximum speed and are powerful enough to easily pull luggage no matter how heavy it is.
However, on the other hand, they don’t have stamina and if they were to run with all of their might, they wouldn’t even last ten minutes. And then they are more timid and sensitive than horses (it goes without saying that Silber’s sensitivity is shameless).
That’s how Kulkels are, but they possess an unusual mentality of liking having something heavy placed on their backs.
Silber probably wants to say 「If you’re not going to ride on me, at the very least put something on me」. He wouldn’t move away from in front of the scattered stuff.
…………
「I got it. However, dangerous things like the spears are not allowed, got it?」
Silber nodded with a *koku koku*, then, with his beak, picked up a rope that seemed to have fallen out of the pouch with the other stuff and handed it over to me.
Tie them up with this, is what he’s saying, isn’t it. Good grief.
「Yashiro, kun?」
「Ah?」
Saying things like daggers and spears, when I crouched down to gather up those objects that could never be called as livingware and put them inside of the pouch, I was suddenly called out to.
While thinking that it was a voice that I had heard before, when I turn around to look, what was there was Pretty Boy-kun, who was wearing white clothing that looked like it formal dress, looking down at me.
「It really is you! I sure am surprised. To think that you would really be here!」
When I grasp the hand that Pretty Boy-kun put out, Pretty Boy-kun pulled my arm and got me to stand up.
「It sure has been a while, Yashiro-kun. I had heard from Norn-san that you left to travel and thought that we just might meet up. But I didn’t really think that you’d be here.」
Without letting his smile disappear, Pretty Boy-kun struck my shoulder.
However, as if to halfway ignore how Pretty Boy-kun was amicably touching me, I chewed on the words that Pretty Boy-kun had leaked out of his mouth inside my head.
(There’s no mistake. There’s no mistake that he said Norn, right?)
I don’t know what happened after I had left, but it would seem that Pretty Boy-kun and the others had come into contact with Baba-chan. ……Now then, the question is what did Baba-chan tell them about me……
「Ba, ……So you know about Norn-san?」
「Yeah. Or rather, ever since we heard that you had gone to her side, we had only known the name, but the first time we met her was when the Queen of a country called Leezelion introduced us to her. It was at that time that we heard that you had gone on a journey.」
Leezelion……Sylvia huh.
Come to think of it, Luxeria held a festival-like victory commemoration or something, didn’t it.
Being the major power it is, I guess it’s natural that the Emperor of Leezelion would be invited to the political party. She does love that kind of formal stuff after all.
「Nevertheless, it’s great to see that you are looking healthy. I was surprised at the time that I heard that you suddenly went to the Guild head Norn-san’s side in order to learn defensive techniques. ……Since we also had various things going on, we couldn’t do anything but be concerned about you.」
……I see, so it’s that kind of setting, Baba-chan.
But still, various things, huh.
If I’m not mistaken, the time when you went at it with Agniera was after I had left, wasn’t it?
Having gotten out of danger numerous times, a feeling of being right here, right now. It was only for a moment, but gloom could be seen on Pretty Boy-kun’s face.
「Sorry about that, making you worry and all.」
「It’s fine, please don’t mind it at all. I’ve come to know that you’re in good health just like this. That itself is enough.」
What’s with this guy. Is he seriously a Pretty Boy by nature!?