Chapter 44 (1/2)

I don’t want to return!”

Hearing those words, Yuri tilted her head as if she was in trouble.

“However, it seems to have become an uproar down there……”

Yuri said that and turned her attention to the video which was being shown. The video is a view of the ground which was taken from the sky. Apart from the grassland, the hills and the red townscape, there are many figures of people.

Yanual mumbles with a face that looks dissatisfied at that sight of Ditzen.

“That’s right, Ditzen. Taiki-dono has told us that we can come again. Isn’t it fine if we come again immediately?”

Being told that by Yanual, Ditzen spreads his hands with a face that is about to cry.

“Those people are searching for you it has nothing to do with me!”

“Who the hell is ‘you’? Do you mean ‘us’?”

Seeing Yanual’s eyes were narrowed, Ditzen raised his voice with “Uguh”.

“N, no, Your Highness. But even if I don’t go down……”

Yanual snorted to Ditzen who refused to back down and he speaks.

“Don’t think that only your wish will come true because we will end up going home. We’re taking you along with us.”

“As I thought! Hey, Taiki-sama! Can I stay in this castle!?”

Ditzen cried with desperate look due to Yanual’s remarks, but Taiki shook his head from side to side with a wry smile.

“I bet, there are also many people who are looking for Ditzen-san.”

When Taiki answered that, Ditzen turned to Yanual.

“Your Majesty, just say that I died……”

“Let’s just say that Ditzen has kidnapped us. There will be a wanted list circulating around even in the neighboring country, for sure.”

“What a coward thing to do!”

Ditzen kneeled on the ground and groaned. While looking at that situation, Ayla speaks.

“Ditzen-sama? There is also something called diplomatic relationship. Even if one person becomes missing, they will definitely think that this Heavenly Country is the one who is suspicious.”

“If they don’t say that they have been at the top of the sky……”

“There is a high possibility that they will be seen by someone when Yanual-sama and Yuri-sama went down, right? The ground is being searched by that large number of people, after all.”

Being persuaded by Ayla, Ditzen kept silent without being able to object this time.

Yanual and Yuri look at each other and turn to Taiki.

“It seems that the talk has finally came to a close. I’m sorry that it took so much time.”

“No no. It makes me happy if he got interested in this castle to that extent.”

“Please invite me again soon, okay? Because I will throw away anything even if I am busy.”

“Hahaha. Then, I will send you an invitation in the near future.”

While having such exchanges, Taiki raise his head.

And Mea, who was watching the course of events quietly until then, opened her mouth.

“That, it’s my first time to see that floating stuff.”

When Mea said that, Torraine, Rant and Schnee who are standing side by side with her, nods silently.

“Did you mean this?”

When Taiki pointed his finger at it while saying that, not only Mea and the others, but also Ayla nodded.

There’s a black drone floating above where Taiki points his finger and a video is being projected in the empty space above the drone. The video is slightly transparent, and the blue sky and a part of the castle wall were visible behind.

After confirming that, Taiki opens his mouth.