Black Hero
Valmas City

"W-why is the flame wolf tame?"

The woman who hugged us asked that by pointing towards Ignis.

"Of course, with your Zen power is nothing."

Riska replied in an arrogant tone, as if she had done it.

"I'm sorry, we're just surprised because magic beasts are usually ferocious and difficult to tame, let alone Flame Wolf which is one of the no 5 magic beasts in the encyclopedia of magical beasts."

they kowtowed and apologized to us, but seeing them they seemed to be adventurers just like Riska, maybe I could get information about Riska's party.

"I'm so sorry. But, on one condition."

"Whatever the conditions are we'll try."

They immediately agreed to the terms without listening to it first, but yes. I whispered with Riska to find out her friend's name.

"What's your friend's name? maybe they know about your party?"

"You're right, the chiefs are Maria Kyoko, Nanami Megumi, and Ryuusuke Egil."

After hearing her friend's name, I approached them and asked Riska's friend.

"Then do you know someone named Maria Kyoko?"

"Mary Kyoko?"

They looked at each other with confused faces but one man wearing a coat seemed to know something.

"Ah, I know him, he's the one who attacked and took our money time in the market."

"Oh, I remember that woman."

I was surprised I thought this one named Maria might be the mastermind but after hearing it it felt like I wanted to meet her and kill her.

"How about we work together to capture this Maria, then you get your stuff back."

"All right, but we don't know where he is now."

I don't think finding people is hard, but what's hard is finding clues, because there's a town in the west maybe we start there.

"There's a city, how about we start there."

"You're right."

Riska and I climbed onto Ignis's back, while they walked, but seeing Roy not walking properly would be troublesome so I decided to heal him.

"Stop."

"What's up, Zen?"

"What's the matter, my lord?"

"Bi-bi-can talk!"

Hearing Ignis speak they looked very surprised because it was natural that he did not speak from earlier.

"Your name is Roy, right?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Seeing you can't walk well is very disturbing, so I'll cure you."

His friends helped him sit on the ground, and then the woman wearing the blue witch outfit looked like Roy's girlfriend, and she told me with a pity look at Roy.

"Thank you for your help but I tried to use my healing magic but it didn't work out."

I felt that if my healing skill was underestimated, I sighed in my heart and ignored what he said and approached Roy, I touched his feet and used my skill.

"[ex mega heall]"

A bright green light came out of my hand and enveloped Roy's feet, Roy's expression was mixed between joy and awe, his friends were surprised to see it.

"How now?"

"Well! It doesn't hurt anymore."

He looked very happy while moving his feet, he looked at his friends with a happy face and hugged at the same time like a 7-year-old boy who was playing together.

Tired of just walking around without talking, Roy starts to open the conversation.

"Oh yes, your name is Zen, we have not met before, right?"

"Y-yes"

My name is Roy Martel, who wears a coat is Leo Martel and Kei Daisuke."

"Greetings."

"Greetings."

they said that while waving their hands to me.

"Then the two women there were Mila Misuzu and Haruna Kana."

The two of them just smiled and waved, from their facial expressions it felt like they were wary of me or just my feelings.

Riska immediately introduced us with a sweet smile.

My name is Riska Ignatius."

hearing his last name it felt like he was deliberately using my name so I tried to refute him.

"Oi, since when did your name change from Scarlett to Ignatius?"

"It's okay - not because the name is cooler and also means almost the same."

"Not that."

They just laughed and Ignis laughed at us.

"Sir, your face is really funny."

I let out a heavy sigh because I couldn't fight Riska, so I continued the introduction.

"Well, she's Riska Scarlett, my name is Zen Ignatius and she's not a flame wolf, she's Ignis."

Mila's face looked like she wanted to tell me something.

"Uh, is there anything you're asking me?"

"Eh?"

His face looked a bit panicked and all eyes started looking towards Mila.

"Ah yes, from where did you learn magic without neatness like just now."

When I heard that at first I was a bit confused, indeed without neatness it was unusual yes after seeing the expression on his face when asking finally I understood that without neatness is not something that can be done easily.

"Well, that's for sureEvery time I want to use magicI just imagine magic itself."

Their faces suddenly changed looking so amazed at me, I could see their eyes shining.

We finally arrived in front of the city of Valmas, a gate shaped like an archway but slightly different, on both sides were soldiers wearing full armor while holding spears.

Before entering Roy and his friends told us that Ignis could enter the city because it was too dangerous, I just stared at Ignis while thinking about how to bring Ignis into the city.

As Ignis' body shone and shrank, he shrunk like a kitten.

"Well! funny thing."

Riska was very happy while hugging Ignis and Mila and Haruna took Ignis like a doll and hugged Ignis so tightly.

"Master, help me."

"Sorry, I can't help."

"Master?"

The men just laughed to see them, and then we entered the city even though before entering had to show identity, but Riska and I were able to enter without having to show identity because we were considered as the children of Roy and his girlfriend Haruna, even though it was just a temple, I did not want to be Roy's son. Because to me he looks like a fool.

First we went looking for lodging while circling the city, looking around I felt very happy even though I did not show my expression, because I could see many races other than humans like half-rabbit humans, half-wolf, half-tiger man, dwarf and long-lived race of elves.

Usually I only know them from books - novels that I often read but this time I really can see them directly.