The Dragon King says that Royce and the other Black Dragon brothers are hiding in three different places.
"Kioi Mountain, Kamiya Mountain, and Omoto Mountain.
"I'm sorry Dragon King, ...... where is it?"
The Dragon King rolls his eyes in surprise at my comment. You don't know such a thing? ...... I wonder how you've survived all this time, he must be thinking so. But what you don't know, you don't know.
"You, yet ......"
"Dragon King, I know what you mean. But don't say it!"
The Dragon King's expression is distorted. This creature seems to show his emotions in his expression. It's easy to see. Thinking of this, I call out to Alyria, who is on my lap.
"Arilia, do you know where is the mountain that the Dragon King was just talking about?
"No. I don't know."
I nodded broadly.
"I'm sorry, Dragon King, but Alyria doesn't seem to know either. Could you please explain it to her so that she can understand it too? If she can understand, then surely I can understand."
The Dragon King seemed to have no choice but to put his index finger on the table. Immediately after that, a grating sound was heard.
"Wait! What the hell are you doing?
The Dragon King was scratching the table with his claw. Upon closer inspection, there are a few scratches on the table. Apparently, he was trying to draw a map on this table. I wonder how angry Riko would be if she finds out. ....... Oh, I'm sweating funny. No, it was the Dragon King who did it. I didn't do it. Alyria's here. There's plenty of other witnesses. Okay, it's okay. I can't be mad at you.
The Dragon King looks at me in surprise as I nod repeatedly, taking slow, deep breaths. He doesn't seem to know what he's doing. That's why I have a problem with idiots. He should be kept away from Aelyria. It is not good for his education.
Thinking of this, he hands a pen and paper to the Dragon King.
"Here, write it here."
But the Dragon King stares at the paper and pen in front of him.
"What's the matter?"
At the sound of my voice, he grabs a pen with a look of helplessness on his face. Then he began to draw some kind of map on the paper.
"......You hold the pen in a strange way, Dragon King."
"What?"
He gives me a look of obvious anger. No, what is different is different. I have seen many times people who hold a pen in a grip, but the way Ryuoh holds the pen between the base of his thumbs. Well, he may be able to draw a map, but it makes me feel uncomfortable to look at him.
"No, Ryuo-kun, no."
Alyria, who cannot see this, holds out her right hand and takes a pen from the Dragon King.
"Hold it like this, with two fingers ...... and your thumb like this."
Slowly, and in a very simple way, Alyria shows us how to hold the pen. That's my girl.
The Dragon King silently takes the pen from Allyria and holds it between his two fingers as she had taught him, and then he puts his thumb on it ......, but then he goes back to his original unusual way of holding it. Why not? .......
As if he didn't care what my mind was doing, the Dragon King moved the pen to draw the map.
"Of the three black dragons, one is here and the other one is here. And the other one is here ......."
"......"
I can feel myself wrinkling my brow. The three places the Dragon King pointed out with his pen were all on the table. Thanks to him, the table was stained. Where in the world did he draw the map on the paper?
"...... Wow, you're a long way from home."
Allyria speaks up. What? Can you decipher this map drawn by the Dragon King? I look into her face.
"Yes. This is a house, right? Here is the forest and here is the mountain?"
The Dragon King nodded his head in satisfaction at Alyria's words. Frankly, I'm annoyed. What are you doing drawing a map of the area around this house? Why didn't you draw a map like a world map where we can see the whole area? When I asked such a question, the Dragon King's answer was really quite apt.
"Haha, I've been to this mansion many times."
......It seems that I have accidentally drawn a map of the area around the house that I vividly remember. Dragons are said to be highly intelligent creatures, but I can't find any other word to describe this one except "idiot. Moreover, it seems that the Dragon King has been roaming around this mansion many times without my knowledge. Moreover, he was flying just in time not to touch the wards. And furthermore, he was very careful not to get caught by my presence and magic detection. This is a matter of speculation, but I was very nervous about my detection skills after Rico and the others were kidnapped, even if I had been before. The fact that he managed to slip past them means that the Dragon King's fool was stalking his daughter with all his might. I would say, "That's the spirit," but regrettably, he used his skills in a very wrong way. It seems that he needs to be punished severely. .......
"I knew you'd come!"
Alyria makes a happy sound. The Dragon King nods with a big smile on his face. It is the most unpleasant expression on his face.
"Because, I thought I somehow heard the sound of Ryuoh-kun..."
""Sound?""
I couldn't help but hum with the Dragon King. I turn over while coughing.
It seems that she can hear the unique sound that the Dragon King makes. Even with her ears, she could only sense the approach of the Dragon King. He may have a level 5 stealth skill.
I heard that he visited the vicinity of this mansion 4 or 5 times a day. He was flying around sensing the faint presence of the black dragons and happened to come here several times because our mansion happened to be in his path, but I don't trust his words at all. If they were going to make excuses, they should have been more creative. I was convinced that he was clearly targeting my daughter.
He does, however, know where Lois is, the one who swallowed Rico and the others. To tell you the truth, I'd like to turn this stupid dragon into dust right now, but I can't say that now. We need this dragon's help. Sometimes God gives us crazy challenges. We have no choice. Let's just say that we'll put a ward on Aelyria that will generate so much heat that the moment the Dragon King touches it, his body will melt in an instant, and then we'll move on. With this in mind, I turn to face the Dragon King once again.
According to the Dragon King, it seems that the two black dragons are near the capital. One is in the forest about 10 kilometers west of this mansion, and the other is about 15 kilometers south. The other one is said to be in the mountains far north from the house.
"Could this be the place ......?"
"It's right near Hiyama's fort."
"I see."
Suddenly, Shario opens her mouth. Everyone's eyes focus on her.
"So..."
"I'm sorry, Shario, but you don't have to convince me alone. We don't know."
At my words, Chario's face came back to me with a start.
"...... that is the path of the wind."
"The path of the wind?"
"In spring the wind blows from west to east, and in winter it blows strongly from the north."
"...... is it not obvious?"
"You don't understand!"
The Dragon King is opening his mouth in a frustrated manner. Frankly, I don't like it when you talk to me like that.
The Dragon King takes one look at me as I glare at him, and slowly opens his mouth with an expression that says it can't be helped.
"The wind is always blowing in that place. And at this time of the year, a strong north wind is blowing constantly. This makes it difficult to detect magic and signs. You must be highly skilled, of course, but you must also be very careful in your detection in order to find him. In fact, it was Lois who took the longest time to find him. I'm amazed I was able to find it."
The Dragon King nods with a smug look on his face. However, his face immediately turned serious and he opened his mouth, this time in a calm voice.
"There's just one problem. We know where they are, but we have no way to get them out of their hiding places. It would be best if they would come out on their own, but we can't count on that. ......
The Dragon King.
What is it?
Don't worry. The space where they are hiding ...... will soon have a sword to cut through it.
"What ......?"
The Dragon King is startled, his body trembling. Is that really such a surprise ......?