The small Dragon King Nagini timidly approached but…


  「P-please h-help us—-ugueeee…..」


  As she entered the garden proper she fell to her knees.

  Her face turned ghastly pale and…


  「…..blech」


  She started throwing up.

  「Eh? What? She suddenly started throwing up!」


  This was the first time I’d seen such a reaction.

  「……it should be because of the influence of the incredible magic concentration here…if you’re not used to it, it can cause adverse reactions…」


  「My house isn’t a poisonous bog or anything…」


  But still, I couldn’t leave things like this. It looked like she was a guest of Hesty’s so I should look after her a bit. I approached to see if I could help.

  「Are you alright?」


  「U-ugu. S-sorry for d-dirtying this place….」


  「Don’t worry about it…….there are plenty of people who have dirtied it worse…」


  「W-why are you looking at me when you say that Daichi-dono! I mean….certainly I did do some of the things accused but….but….」


  When I looked over at Dianeia it instigated her into a long series of justifications so I decided to set her aside for the moment.

  ……my current priority was this pale child in front of me.

  I thought and lightly stretched out my hand to pat her on the back comfortingly…


  「Hiyyaaaaaaaaaaa!?」


  The moment I touched her she leapt up.

  And then she continued to stand at attention stiffly.

  「Um? Are you okay?」


  「I-I-I-I’m fine ssu. J-just too much power….and I can’t move ssu…..!」


  「You’re standing but you can’t move? What’s going on?」


  I tilted my head in confusion…


  「Well, when you touched her, your magic power, got transmitted to her, all at once, shocking her. Did you forget, how huge your magic power, is?」


  Hesty explained from behind me.

  I see so touching her caused her current teary eyed state.

  「But this girl is a Dragon King right? Just by touching her she became like a plank of wood?」


  I had touched Hesty and Anne and the others before but this was the first time I’d got such an excessive reaction.

  「n~, your magic is still getting stronger after all. Plus this child, is the weakest amongst, Dragon Kings. This girl, is one half of a set of twin Dragon Kings, she’s only half of one as she is, now.」


  「Ohh, there are twin Dragon Kings?」


  「Yes. It’s rare but there are those born in, pairs. Each of them only contain, half the power so we call, them 【Half Strong】. They are the youngest as, well. They rule over, a Dragon Country quite, far from here.」


  「So they’re literally Dragon ‘Kings’?」


  A King of the Dragon country arrived…quite the amazing guest.

  「….but why is she here? She was shouting about ‘helping her’ or something.」


  「Well…….I wouldn’t know, without asking her. —so Nagini it’s about time you stop shaking and tell us why you’re here.」


  Hesty said and smacked Nagini’s cheeks.

  「Fa, Faiiii……..」


  Nagini suddenly collapsed back to the ground.

  She was quite the lively Dragon King…


  「—E-excuse me ssu! I was s-so surprised once you touched me with your enormous magic power sir ssu. Please excuse my discourtesy 【Dragon King Ruler】!」


  Nagini called out to me with fervor.

  「…..Oi, I feel like I heard some kind of weird title thrown in there…are you referring to me?」


  「Ussu! You’re famous in the Dragon Industry. The one man conquering five Dragon Kings…」


  「So there was that kind of rumor floating around? Also what the heck is the Dragon Industry?」


  Plus this ‘conquering’ didn’t feel like it had a good connotation.

  「I’m just living my days normally….」


  「…….well, un, I suppose that’s true…」


  Hesty’s reaction was a little strange, but it was still an affirmative so whatever.

  「Un, well it doesn’t really matter to me. That aside, you came to see Hesty and Ramiyuros, right Nagini?」


  「Ah, yes. That’s right ssu. More accurately I came to see them and the 【Dragon King Ruler】 ssu…..」


  O-ho? Seems she has business with all of us.

  I wonder what’s it about.

  「My twin sister who manages the country—Dora….was cursed by a monster. I came here to see if you could help remove it ssu!」


  「What kind of help are you looking for?」


  「I request this as the King of the Dragon Country ssu. In order to undo the curse I need to turn the tables on the monster…..so please train me as your disciple!! Hesty-san, Ramiyuros-san, and 【Dragon King Ruler】 please accept me!!」


  It appears this new Dragon King was applying for an apprenticeship.