The Moonlight Princess In The Land of the Sun Day
Episode 9 The Ruler of the World

"Well, thanks to my escort, the Prince of Milan, who looks like this, I am quite familiar with this continent. Much more interesting and accurate than the only logical geographers. I can do a lot of things."

　The bear bee was ridiculous and said, taking an old map from her chest and spreading it over the grass. This map was well used and was much more detailed and precise than the map Selene saw in the picture book. From the fact that there are memorandums like "There are a lot of beautiful people in the country" and "Sake delicious", maybe that's the actual information I get from going to that place.

　When opened, it is quite large, and a large bear bee can reach the tip just by scratching its crossed legs and pointing to it, the researchers said, but little Selene leaned forward and looked into the map. For Selene, who had only seen a map of the area around Aquila, this was her first time seeing the entire continent from above. Judging from its shape, this continent is very similar to the Australian continent on earth.

"Well, where should we talk to me Selene ... All right, let's start with the basics. First, the country where Selene lived was here in the Kingdom of Aquila."

"Yes"

　The rough fingertips of the bee bear point to the lower left of the continent, Aquila, the country of Selene's origin, a small country that could be called a country.

"And this is the kingdom of Helifalte, the country I am headed to. As you can see, this is the largest country on the continent."

　Like that, the bear bee shifts its finger to the position of Aquila in the right upper-east direction. At the same time, Selene frowned slightly. I've heard that Helifalte is a big country, but if you look at it on an accurate map again, it's a huge area.

　The Kingdom of Aquila alone occupies almost half of the total, and the other half, including Aquila, is divided by other countries. I decided to destroy a country, but this is a difficult opponent. Selene wondered what was going on.

　Seeking clues about her strategy, Selene notices a mysterious point. The Kingdom of Helifalte is certainly the largest country on the list, but the top of the continent is covered with clean white forests, and is not specifically mentioned as belonging to any country.

　Farther north from there, even the forest was not drawn, only the large rocky mountains were roughly written. In other words, the information at the top of the continent was completely lost.

"From here, white"

"That's right. Selene won't look at the entire continent this way, so let's explain each of them in turn."

"Are you teaching geography to Selene?"

　As Selene and Kumahachi were sitting face to face, Milan, who had been with the other servants until now, stood beside him before he noticed. Behind him was a servant, holding a large pot. Apparently it was possible for lunch, and he took pains to bring it along.

"Can I come too?"

　As soon as Selene was "not well", Milan sat down next to Selene. That's why Selene frowned that the great man had a great attitude and hated him, but Milan didn't seem to notice it.

　The waiter then distributed lunch to three people sitting around the map. Well-preserved dried meat, soup and black bread are boiled with some herbs and ingredients like potatoes. Following the other two, Selene also soaked the black bread and chewed. Whether the ingredients are good, the cooking skills are good, or both, the salty soup is simple but quite tasty, so this alone makes Selene simple in a good mood.

　I wanted to feed Butler if possible, but I also thought that I could not bring the rat to the public, so I had to take it secretly later.

"Well, how far have you talked? Oh yeah, it's the white part of this continent. It was a place called" Shiramori "."

"Shiromori?"

"That's right. As you can see, the whole forest is white.

　This was the first time for Selene. There is a white section on the map that I have seen so far, but since it is a simplified map, I think it is a snowy country or a cutout picture.

"Northern part of the continent - on this map, the higher you go, the stronger the magical power of the earth. If you are a human with magical powers like me or Selene, but an ordinary person like a bee bear, I lost my senses and fell ill from a witchcraft addiction. Therefore, only elves lived in this Shiramori."

"Don't cheat the bear"

"No, I'm not cheating ..."

　Selene bit Milan's explanation. While thinking that he was casually looking down on the bear bee, he noticed the important information there.

"Erufu? Long ears?"

"You know that well. Fairy-Although they are also known as long-eared tribes and forest people, they rarely come out of the forest. It looks like us, but it is a race that specializes in jungle life and is good at dealing with magical powers. However, since there is hardly any interaction, you just heard it."

"I understand"

"But Selene quickly understood and it helped. At Selene's age, it's a big deal to understand with current explanations."

"Ehe"

　Selene proudly smiled. No matter how much he looked like a little girl, he was an old man. Instead, how to be good at this kind of conversation?

"Then, what about that?"

"The other side through Shiramori is called Ryuho."

"Ryuho?"

"The area after Shiramori is inaccessible to humans, so it's good to draw it. The person who lives in Ryuho is the ruler of this world, that is..."

　Kumahachi said it and cut off his words, turning his gaze away. Selene and Milan followed suit.

"I'm sorry for that"

　Selene was surprised when the bear bee smiled and said so. It was because I saw a giant creature flying from afar, like splitting the sky of Sokyu.

"Is this your first time seeing a dragon? Well, they rarely fly to Aquila at the southern end."

　Ignoring Milan's sentence, Selene stared at the giant creature—naga.

　The dragon was covered in fiery red scales, with a hard body with thick wood-like limbs, bat-like wings, a long tail and fine horns. He was flying at quite a high place, but the giant could be seen at a glance even from a distance.

　The dragon seemed to enjoy taking a leisurely stroll in the sky, not paying attention to the humans under his eyes, as if he was the ruler of the sky.

　Selene is just staring at the invasion of a giant creature that can only be seen in games and manga, but suddenly returns to herself and pulls the tip of a bee bear.

"Bear, bear! Hurry along!"

"Why what's wrong? It's okay if you don't panic. They have a big figure, but basically we humans have no hands so we don't need to run away ..."

"No! I gotta!"

　Selene was excited. Being alert, I flew right above. This is a great hunting opportunity. It should be shot down as soon as possible with a blinding or exploding sound.

　Contrary to Selene who was in a hurry, Kumahachi and Milan looked at Selene with their eyes. Ah, Selene wondered what she was cursing at, but suddenly the bear bee laughed with her stomach. Even Milan are usually quiet.

　Selene could not understand, just flicking her eyes and seeing the two men laughing out loud. Did you say something to laugh at? For Selene, who was enthusiastic about the dragon-hunting game with four people holding large weapons, the dragon was treated as a hunting bird and a wild beast the level of a deer and a boar. However, Selene had no friends, so she had to play almost alone, but it didn't matter.

"Hunting, dragon hunting! Relax, it's only in picture books and myths."

　Perhaps it was very funny, the bear bee laughed and quivered, and managed to answer. It took a lot of time in their common sense to understand that "don't know" Selene meant "must hunt." Milan opened his mouth as if to soothe Selene, who was dissatisfied with her cheek.

"Selene, the dragon is the creature that distinguishes it from us. As Kumahachi said, the story of signing a contract with a dragon and gaining great power, or taking three days and three nights to conquer it, across the continent. But it's just a fantasy."

"... what?"

　Still, Selene endlessly ate it. I really wanted to see the actual dragon hunting scene. Selene knew that the bear bee had a good sword and even Milan had a beautiful sword, so it was Selene's insistence to hunt one or two dragons quickly.

　What is three days and three nights. I complained in my heart that I would hunt if I had fifteen minutes, like a flying dragon. Selene was both afraid to give up and go crazy.

"Well, whether it's dragon hunting or riding it, it's a romantic tale. What about a prince, why don't you try to conquer a dragon?"

"Please don't. If you're so suicidal, it'll be more troublesome to do seppuku in your country, so you'll have to do it yourself."

　Milan also plays the light mouth of a bear bee. Milan gave an additional explanation to Selene who was still not satisfied with a bitter smile.

　Little is known about the ecology of dragons, but it seems that they have a much older history than humans and possess unparalleled magical power and vitality. Unlike the Earth, where humans were the rulers, the pinnacle of this world was the dragon.

　On the other hand, there is a theory that intelligence is more subtle. Most people say that they are equal or better than humans, but being attracted by the street performances performed in the human city and going down to the square, all the entertainers and spectators escape, and the, so they got angry and left the city. There seems to be a stupid case for destroying it. The general idea is for the Komodo dragon, human activity is like an ant nest for humans.

"Is that so……"

　Kumahachi and Milan explained how amazing the dragon was, and Selene finally got the spear. At that moment, perhaps he noticed that the three small creatures on the ground were making noises about themselves, the dragon flying high in the sky suddenly fell to the ground. A gust of wind blew, and Selene hurriedly pressed down on her hat with both hands to prevent it from exploding.

　The dragon soared in U shape without killing the diving momentum, spun to show off its power, and then flew north at an eagle-like speed.

"very"

"Pulse. Well, like lions that don't deal in moles, they shouldn't be too interested in humans, so don't be too scared. Well, I'm hungry and I'm gonna go. grave"

　With that said, Kumahachi folded the map and put it in his pocket. Even after the dragon left, Selene always looked in the direction she disappeared. Let's leave it for a while, said Milan, with the bear bee, holding an empty bowl and helping clean up.

"Kumahachi, thank you."

"What's wrong?"

"I told him about the continent. He seems very interested. The dragon came at the right time. I want to thank you."

"Well, I'm sorry for the cheap price"

　After all the cleaning and rest, the carriage with Selene started walking again. Selene, who had previously rolled with eyes like a dead fish, now seemed to be sitting properly on the carriage bench, smiling little and sticking her cheeks out to think of something.

　Milan also showed a relieved smile when he saw a thin smile on Selene's face that had been depressed until now. The world is not just something to be feared, but there are as many exciting things as ever. I was so happy he could deliver it even a little bit and smile.

　Milan thanked his best friend Kumahachi and the dragon who happened to pass in his heart, and straddled the horse again.

　However, Selene is still plotting a sinister plot. It's a pity that I can't hunt monsters, but the information above is quite useful. Elves were also worried, but if the dragon was so powerful, the idea arose that no matter how strong the country was, if only in a certain way, there would be no blobs.

"fufufu"

　I really couldn't think of how I could do that, but I imagined the prince rushing for skin calculations, and Selene loosening her sweet lips and having an evil smile on her face.