The Moonlight Princess In The Land of the Sun Day
Episode 28 Sword and Shield

　The red dragon that swooped in front of Selene was truly gigantic when viewed up close. Its large body, which was much larger than an elephant's body, was covered in giant scales like a shiny red shield. With his thick limbs like stone pillars, his bat-like skin wings, his long and thick tail, and his two black horns, he exuded the majesty of an extremely powerful man.

"Tidaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

And the red dragon immediately grabbed Selene, who was on her butt. Selene's tiny body was completely trapped in a cage called the Dragon Hand.

"You evil dragon! Let go of Miss Selene!"

　Immediately after Selene was captured, Kumahachi did not budge from the overwhelming intimidation of the dragon, sheathed his sword and tried to intercept her with overwhelming force. His specialty is sword fighting, called Iai. His slash strength was unparalleled. It has enough power to cut through iron enhanced by magic.

"Well! can

"Gw!?"

　However, his pride sword drawing technique never showed his strength. Just before touching the dragon, the bear's body danced in the air and was thrown backwards. The bear wasted its momentum as it rolled through the bushes, kneeling and trying to get up.

"You're tough. Normal humans should faint.

　The dragon muttered in shock. What the dragon did was very simple, it only unleashed the magical power it possessed. In terms of humans, it was only breath, but the waves of magical power, which were originally unusual, became an incredible shockwave for humans.

"Kumahachi! Are you okay!"

"Ap, what is this! More than that, Selene-dono!"

"I know that!"

　Milan and his servants rushed over from behind and tried to help Kumahachi stand up, but he stood alone. Meanwhile, the other servants brought daggers, hammers, fryers, etc. for self-defense and faced the dragon.

"Stop! Don't make no sense!"

　Milan shouted to stop the carelessness of his subordinates. They were not combat personnel, they only had combat capabilities to the extent that they could defend themselves. Nonetheless, in order to protect the loyalty of Milan and Milan's beloved Selene, he suppressed his fear and faced it.

"on the street"

　Of course, such a thing would not work for a dragon. When the dragon held its long tail in a troublesome manner, all the servants were knocked down with that swing and lost consciousness.

"Hi!"

　As for Selene, she was trembling in the dragon's palm. I said that I wanted to return to my hometown, but as expected, such a situation was unexpected.

"Kuh...! Selene! I'll help you now!"

　With a sense of mission, Milan overcame his fears and desperately thought about them. How can I save Selene in this very unfortunate situation? All my followers have been defeated, and now only me and Bumblebee can fight.

"(My sword is no match!)"

　Milano gritted his teeth. He specialized in swordsmanship, which used his agility to cover up weaknesses, so he wouldn't even be able to scratch the dragon's hard scales. Even if you try to strengthen it with magic power, the weapon will not be strengthened by just the body. The slender sword you have will break.

　What about the kumahachi sword? However, he had no resistance to magic. When I tried to cut it off earlier, I was blown away by the wave of dragons. No matter how heavy the blow was, it would be meaningless if it did not hit.

　Then there's only one way to take it.

"Kumahachi! I'll be your shield! You will be my sword!"

"Shields? A sword?

　When Kumahachi understood Milan's intentions with an unconscious breath, Milan took out his favorite slender sword hanging on his waist and charged straight at the dragon.

"again. No matter how many times you do it, it is useless.

　The dragon was emitting steam from his nose. Looks like it is ****** dragon. Just push it from the front. Moreover, this time it looked much smoother than the previous humans.

"Well! can

　Just like before, the dragon shot out a wave of light magic towards the front. After that, the blond haired human was flown, and finally the same as the previous human――no!

“Haaaaaaaaaaa!!”

　Milano's entire body was emitting a luminous glow. Unleash your magical powers and strengthen your body. Cover your body with magical powers and hit the waves yourself as if you were crashing into yourself. His body creaked, but he did not flinch and swung his sword with momentum. Bakin, the sword broke with a loud voice. However, his sword did not die in vain. It compensated for the waves of magical power and cut it in half.

"What did you say! ?"

　The dragon opened its big eyes in astonishment. No matter how much I take shortcuts, I don't think humans can resist their own magic. However, from now on the dragon would be completely shocked.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

　Suddenly, a strange sound like the roar of a monster bird appeared from behind Milano. This is a bear bee! He chased after hiding in the shadows of Milan, and the waves of magic power disappeared, and he jumped like a strong wind into the chest of the dragon, which was empty. Completely shocked, the dragon could not follow the bear's movements.

"Prepare!"

　Kumahachi—'s all-out sword drawing techniquethe powerful punch that pierced through Aquila's magical power seal and even pierced through the iron captured the dragon. The goal was just one point, the front right toe grabbing Selene. If you cut him off, you can save the imprisoned Princess - or so it should be.

"The sticky and viscous zat! ? Being stupid!"

“Are you stupid!?”

　A dragon and a bee bear, both of them were shocking to each other at the same time. The dragon scales themselves were slightly scratched, and the bear bee was only able to scrape off a few dragon scales with a punch of her entire body and soul with the sword of her pride.

"It's troublesome. Let's keep playing like this.

　Kumahachi, who had exhausted his physical strength, was filled with gaps, but the dragon did not try to resist. From Milan and Kumahachi's point of view, this was a life-threatening suicide attack, but from the dragon's point of view, it was nothing more than a joke.

　As I observed and played with the ants, I was bitten by two of them. That's the extent of feeling. Thinking that it was foolish to be so stupid, the dragon kicked the ground and soared high into the sky.

“Selena!!”

　shout Milano. However, before Selene could respond to the voice, the dragon suddenly rose to a height that humans could not reach. Then, as if to show it off to humans in the lower world, it slowly spun in place and casually flew to the far side of the sky, heading north. Judging from the direction, they must have been after Shiramori.

"Prince!

　Without time to wipe his sweat away, the panting bear bee rushed to Milan. As Milan looked around, the people who were swept away by the tail of the dragon also stood up while holding their sick parts. Fortunately, no one seemed to be seriously injured. If I were to chase after him with my horse from now on, the possibility of chasing after a slowly flying dragon was not zero.

"Kuh.H...!"

　Two thoughts back and forth in Milan's mind.

　Instinct yelling. Go awayl. If you don't chase after her now, you'll lose Selene completely.

　Reasons crying. Stop over. If we forcefully attack here now, everyone will die in vain.

　milan chose the latter.

“............ I will pull it to Herifalte once.”

“But prince!

"Gu..but, is it okay with the prince?"

"Shut up!"

　Milan bit his lip until it bled and put aside Kumahachi's opinion. Magic is a boon to those who have it, but it poisons those who don't. The rush to the magic-filled Shiramori was the same as jumping naked into a sea of sulfuric acid.

　Moreover, since I came all the way here for tourist destinations, I did not prepare much for the battle. As a prince, I have to put the people first. Milan made that decision.

"Selene, please stay safe ..."

　Ignoring Kumahachi, who seemed to want to say something, Milan ordered his subordinates to return. The voice of Milan, who expected Selene's safety, sounded like a prayer.

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"Hey, hey ..."

　Selene's entire body trembled as it held on the palm of the giant dragon.

　If you fall, you must be flying at that earthly height while being gripped by a giant lizard. I can't not be afraid. Thinking that trembling as fear for himself, the dragon spoke in a calm tone.

"Don't be afraid of that. It's not like I'm gonna take you and eat you. I will send it back to my hometown. That's it."

"D-Thank you..."

　Selene managed to smile kindly even though she twitched. In a game, when a huge dragon appears, it will happily attack with the feeling of "Hyaha! It's a big game!"

　Sorry I said let's go hunting. Selene reflected. I deeply regret it. However, after pondering about it, the reality did not change.

"princess! Are you safe! ? can

"Butler, are you coming !?"

　Selene confirmed the presence of a trustworthy butler, and shouted in relief. Butler cleverly traced the dragon's skin.

"Very sorry. I can't do anything with my strength.

　Butler lowered his head in frustration as he slipped his small body through the gap between his fingers and jumped onto Selene's shoulder. Milan and Kumahachi are not the only ones fighting the dragon, but Selene's loyal retainer, Butler, also participates.

　While Milan and the others were fighting, Butler ran from behind, leaping onto the dragon's back and desperately raising his fangs, but no matter how big he was a magical beast, the dragon and the mouse were not even comparable in strength.

'What is a mouse? are you keeping? I'm surprised you can talk.

　When the dragon, which was flying through the wind, noticed Butler through Selene's shout, he whispered as if he had seen something unusual. The dragon was currently talking to the magical power of Selene, so it could catch the voice of Butler, who had the same magical power as her.

"Big Red Dragon-sama. I'm Princess Selene's aide, butler. See you around. It is a great honor to be able to have a direct conversation with a world ruler like this.

　Since I was captured by a dragon, I had no choice but to look for an opportunity to escape somehow. Thinking that, Butler respectfully bowed to the dragon so as not to offend the dragon. The gigantic mouth of the dragon wrinkled and laughed as if the little rat's respect wasn't too good.

Praising me is a nice sight to see. But aren't you a rat? That's not a sheep

"I'm sorry for that silly joke. It was also the role of the lower classes to calm the situation.

　I almost corrected him by saying that he was a butler, but Butler hurriedly closed his mouth. It would be unbearable if I was so offended and slammed into the ground.

　For a while after that, both Selene and Butler crouched down on the dragon's palm, but the dragon continued to soar north and north. The flat land was getting smaller, and the sea of trees was spreading further down below. It was a story that she was going to send him back to his hometown, but it was running in the opposite direction, and even Selene became agitated and opened her mouth without thinking.

"Ryu, this is different"

"Wrongly? Ah, so your village is a bit far away? Don't worry, we'll be in Shiramori soon. From there, you have to get used to the land.

"Village, Shiromori?"

"Hey, you've seen it."

　When the dragon threw its huge head, I could see a sea of pure white trees in that direction.

　The large forest we had seen so far was usually green in color, but it gradually turned white, making it seem as if snow had fallen throughout the forest. However, both Selene and Butler soon realized that it was not snow, but the trees themselves were painted pure white.

　Before, I had heard that there was a white forest in a bear bee, but even Selene didn't think it was really a "white forest".

"Gee the baby fairy. Surrounded by an adult human, it must have been very frightening. Were you kidnapped while lost? can

"What……?"

　What did the person he said made no sense? Selene thought so and blinked her eyes, but the dragon kept twisting the words apart.

Originally, I would never touch an elf or a human. I noticed you asked for my help a few days ago. And today, I just passed by Shiramori, so I was on my way home. Just my wish. No need to thank me

"I'm an elf, am I wrong?"

"What did you say? Do you think we don't know you? Isn't that white hair and skin, red eyes, fairies themselves?』

"Different"

Ah, the Red Dragon-sama is ...... I'm very sorry, but what Princess Selene said was true.

　Due to Selene and Butler's objections, the red dragon stopped in midair.

　After a short silence, the dragon asked Selene and the others.

"... Really true?"

"……Yes.Yes"

　An indescribable refined air flowed between one person and two people.

　The dragon carried his right forefoot holding Selene in front of his head, and with black eyes larger than Selene's head, he stared intently.

"Hmm...? Hmm...? "

　The dragon furrowed his brows and observed Selene like a short-sighted person desperately trying to figure it out. And in the next moment, I opened my eyes wide.

"Oh! you don't have ears! ?"

　The dragon retreated in midair, surprised as if it had seen something unbelievable.

　The elves, the dragons knew had white hair, pale skin, and red eyes. But other than that, he must have long ears. But the girl in front of me doesn't have it.

""You, you! "You tricked me!""

　The dragon, though not too touched by anger, became angry by itself.