Please stay away from Mr. Sayre!


    When I heard that voice, at first I thought I was hearing things.


    I thought it was a wishful thinking, an auditory hallucination made by my weak mind in the throes of death.


    Because this is a battlefield.


    There can''t be an uzuki in here.


    But...


    Hey!


    When I thought I heard a shout that was so out of place, something came flying in late.


    The projectile with a tremendous slow and mountainous trajectory, however, did not hit the Shin''en-ryu, but instead fell with a plop at its feet.


    I''m not very athletic.


    If you look closely, you''ll see that the object thrown


    Shafts...?


    It was.


    It''s the thing you use to make a meal.


    "Woo!　Then--


    As soon as he said that, he came running up to me with a delicate and not very fast run, as if to protect me, the one who stood in front of the Shin-En-Dryu was--


    Uzushi--


    She was the last girl I wanted to see at first sight - and for some reason she had a ladle in her right hand.


    Of course, it''s the thing you use to scoop up miso soup.


    Is it a weapon - is it meant to be a weapon?


    It''s a bit difficult to react.


    ''''Chichi, chichi, I think I''m going to pee my pants if I look at it up close...!　But I''m here to help you, Mr. Sayre.　Heeeeeee!　Don''t glare at me, dragon...


    It''s a good thing Uzuki is so lazy that he''s facing the Shin-En-Dragon with a ladle in one hand, but if you look closely - even if you don''t look closely - his knees are trembling.


    I''m not sure what the hell is going on here, Uzuki...


    That would be a natural question.


    As I recall, you promised something like "I''ll wait for you to come home" - "Oh, I''ll take care of it", right?


    To tell you the truth, after that, I couldn''t stand still, so I came after him!　I''m a slow runner and it took me a long time to get there. When I finally arrived in town, the gates were open, the residents were outside the walls, and above all, there was a huge dragon running rampant.


    Oh, well...


    You have to be able to have a good idea of what you are looking for.


    But the fact that Uzuru had no fighting ability and showed his back to me without a care in the world, even the Shin Demon Dragon seemed a little puzzled by Uzuru''s intrusion.


    I''m not sure if it''s because of the fact that I''m a little confused or not.


    ''''Shin Demolition Dragon is the type that can read the atmosphere unexpectedly...''''


    However, as expected, the situation is too dangerous.


    "No, Uzuki, it''s very dangerous there--


    When I said, "Get out of here,


    That''s where I knew she''d be. I knew right away that she was fighting.


    Expecting something - my belief in my victory was drowned out like a prelude to a windfall by the words of Uzuki, who couldn''t stop believing in me.


    But it''s good, I was able to save Seya from a difficult situation. Now it''s time to turn the tables, it''s Seya''s turn all the way.


    And then Uzuki gazes at me with eyes that are sparkling and filled with 120% expectation and trust.


    That passionate gaze, that strong feeling, is directed straight at me like this.


    ''''Please don''t do this anymore--''''


    When I couldn''t stand it anymore, I muttered this to myself without effort.