I’m completely satisfied.
I gave Noie’s head my full-powered petting treatment.
I’d love to keep going longer, but she’s on duty.
Her ahoge swayed happily back and forth, so that should be enough.
「Come on, Noie. Time to get back to work」
「…Yes」
「If you finish early today, I’ll give you lots more pets later」
If that makes her happy, it’s worth it.
But… sometimes people say things casually and it turns into a huge mistake, right?
The words I just said were exactly that.
「Will you pet me?」
「…Yeah」
「If I finish early?」
「…Yeah」
Her eyes sparkled with serious determination.
The fading afterimage of Noie… that was a residual image!
She vanished at a speed no one could follow.
『Senpai～ The captain’s moving too fast to track～』
A complaint echoed from far away.
The subordinates, who had been recovering from the dragon attack, were completely left behind by the sudden development.
Even the person involved, me, couldn’t keep up.
「You… trying to destroy the country?」
「Why me!」
My brother, getting treatment for his back scrapes, scratched his head in disbelief.
「I’ve never seen Noie that motivated. Probably」
BOOM!
The ground shook, and dust rose in the distance.
「See?」
「……」
Is Noie doing that?
BOOM!
Twice the dust cloud this time!
「What now? The land’s gonna deform before the dragons even run away」
「Ahahaha」
When in doubt, just laugh.
I never imagined this would happen.
Time to get advice from the people who’ve known Noie longest!
I turned to the vice-captains… only to see Frea pinning the thrashing idiot down.
「Nooo～ That happy captain isn’t the captain I know～! I’ll remind her of the joys of being single～!」
「Enough already. Isn’t happy better? Haa～ I want to see him soon too… eek, so embarrassing」
What kind of imagination lets someone blush while stepping on a colleague? More importantly, is Frea-san really that kind of character? Honestly, it doesn’t suit her at all.
「So, what now?」
「……」
Alright. Got it.
「Can we head home early today?」
「Don’t run from reality」
「No, together」
That’s the only option, right?
「…Then wait a little longer. Once the dragons are out of Noie’s sight, they’ll be far away. Until sunset, they probably won’t come back this way」
My brother folded his arms and stared at the distant dust clouds too.
Sorry about all this.
「By the way, why do we only protect the capital? Don’t we defend the other towns in the country?」
「That’s it. For some reason, dragons have a habit of eating their own kind’s corpses. It’s said consuming that flesh and blood makes them stronger. When Noie is in the capital piling up bodies, they swarm here like moths to flame. In the end, fighting them in the capital keeps damage to other towns lower」
「Huh～」
It’s efficient, sure. Though the nobles living in the capital hate it.
「There are four dragon hunting grounds total in the capital. Or rather, places where Noie dumps the bodies after hunting. You went to one with Father once, right?」
「Yeah」
That’s the day I first met Noie-san, after all.
「She basically rotates through those four depending on the day… but mostly it’s whatever Noie feels like. Or rather, somehow teach her to go in proper order」
「Isn’t that Mische’s job?」
「Gave up」
「Useless idiot」
Even now she’s looking blissful getting her back stepped on by Frea-san.
「That’s why Noie’s squad operates mainly around here. If something happens, come here and you’ll know where she is」
「You can tell?」
My brother grinned smugly and pointed behind him.
There were two cabins. Typical log cabins made of logs.
What’s in there?
「One is for women to change clothes and such」
「And what exactly do you expect from me knowing that!?」
「By the way, peeking here is absolutely impossible. That’s the secret to always knowing where Noie is」
「Really?」
「Attention～!」
The idiot prince’s voice drew every gaze.
「Anyone in here who tried peeking at superiors changing and saw hell… raise your hand honestly」
Everyone except me raised their hand. Even you, aniki!?
「Men really are… I’ll only show my naked body to him」
「If you’re gonna peek anyway, just confess and breed me full force! Nooo～! Frea～! Don’t twist your toes in～!」
The vice-captains were blushing. Let’s go with that.
「So why can’t anyone peek?」
「It’s an important state secret of this country. Only those punished for peeking get told the secret」
「……」
「Among the royal family, only Father and I know」
Good thing the eldest is serious.
But that guy has lolicon suspicions. Mische is fake-loli, though.
「Argusta-sama is looking at me like I’m a bug!」
My eyes gave away my thoughts, huh.
「So, wanna peek?」
「I won’t peek. No one’s even changing right now, peeking an empty room would just make me a total creep!」
A pervert panting over an empty room.
Maybe brain-filling in all sorts of things.
「By the way, Lutte’s inside」
「Lutte’s usually half-naked. A 14-year-old with bigger boobs than the captain is unforgivable!」
The double-idiot comment caught my interest, but I have Noie, so I’m good.
If it’s her, I could ask to see her naked….no, that’s not it!
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