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We have two months until the Phoenix awakens.

The Heroes must band together and grow stronger to defeat it.

We also need to prepare enough arms for the village to defend itself.

I hope everything will be ready in time.

Looks about right.

It… good.

It'll be ready in a minute. Wait a little longer.

It smells so good! I'm starving!

Hurry up and let me eat!

Wait, are you…

Keel?

Isn't it awesome? Big Sis Sadeena taught me!

Keel had the potential to gain a therianthrope form, so I taught him how.

How does it affect his abilities?

Every race is different, but generally speaking, they increase.

On that note, Fohl also has potential.

Keel is so much cuter like this!

-Cut it out! That tickles! -So cute!

Come on!

All right, time for breakfast!

Ren, have a minute?

What?

What is it?

Here. Care to serve it?

Huh?

Sir Amaki, the Sword Hero, will distribute your delicious breakfast.

Gather around!

Sword guy, give me some!

Hold on, I'm… getting it ready now.

That girl was…

Was it Wyndia?

Master!

Help!

Sit still!

No!

Master!

Filo!

Master!

Who is she?

She jumped onto Filo's back and wouldn't let go…

You must be the Shield Hero.

Yeah.

I am Ratotille Anthreya. My friends call me Rat.

Nice to meet you.

It's only natural for you to be suspicious.

For starters, maybe you'd like to read this.

From the queen?

What does it say?

She's an alchemist who was exiled from Faubrey for various reasons,

but she'll be an invaluable resource for the domain if properly used.

I'd like to make a correction to that.

I was exiled

because they were all incompetent fools who didn't understand my research.

What's your specialty?

Monsters. My job is modifying monsters to make them stronger.

But they claimed I was researching demons

and destroyed my lab and killed my subjects!

That was a disaster!

But…

Maybe it was a blessing in disguise.

I got to meet a filolial that understands human language and can transform.

Save me, Melly!

Aw, my lovely research subject…

You called yourself Ratotille?

You can call me Rat.

What's your objective?

If I had to name one… filolials.

Do you mean Filo?

The queen filolials in the legends are one thing,

but common filolials assist humans in all parts of life, especially transportation.

I want to make a monster that can do that.

That's a monster stable, right?

Would you mind if I took a look inside?

I'd like to know more about the monsters that a Hero raises.

Should we let her?

I guess we can monitor her for now.

Oh?

I've never seen a caterpilland this big at this level.

One, two… three?

There's one more than before.

Where did it come from?

No!

No, you can't!

It's not here! This one isn't here!

What is she trying to do?

I don't know…

What is this?

Master Naofumi…

These…

We'll take care of them!

Please! Don't throw them away!

Now, now. Sure, you can take care of them, but this many is--

I can manage them for you.

We need a specialist to raise the monsters to be stronger…

I hate it when people lie to me.

You'll be under my slave seal.

Is that fine with you?

Yes, anything for my research.

All right.

Then that's settled. Good to work with you, Count.

Um, Shield Hero…

We have some supplies from Siltvelt here too.

Siltvelt…

What's this giant egg supposed to be?

A dragon.

A dragon?! This is a dragon egg?

Filo won't be happy to see it.

Yes, she won't.

Higher-order dragons will copulate with any species. They're a menace.

They can destroy entire ecosystems.

That's not true! Dragons are strong and cool!

I'm talking about ecosystems.

I can make monsters that are even stronger than dragons.

I can raise a dragon that's even stronger than that!

Guess we can try raising it.

Rat, can you handle it?

Let's put a monster seal on it first.

Also, I have a request for you, Count.

Huh?

What's with the egg, kid?

It seems that it will have better stats if Master Naofumi keeps it warm.

Why do I have to do this?

Ren, sorry, but can you take care of this?

Sorry. My Curse seems to make anything I touch degrade.

No!

The Sword Hero can't touch it!

Then you'll have to do it.

Where's Raph?

Why do you have to bring up Raph now?

Here. This is what you asked for.

A meteoric iron sword.

RESULT - METEORIC IRON SWORD QUALITY: HIGH

It's been a long time since I forged a sword.

I can't hold a candle to my master.

Mister, mind if I try it?

Sure.

I'm done now. The skill name is "Stardust Blade".

It might be similar to Ren's Shooting Star Sword.

Let's try it out later.

Yes!

Thank you very much.

If you ever need anything, I'll always be here.

Yeah. We'll be back.

Oh, for the equipment you left with me,

once I finish repairing it--

They're gone already…

Having trouble sleeping?

Pull the covers over you.

I want you to sing that song.

Mom's lullaby?

Yes.

When one loves another

What does one lose?

Time searches in time

For what it has let go

The usual…

So gentle and so warm, like the sun…

Good night, Brother.

Not again…

Good morning, Sir Naofumi.

How many times does this make?

This is my third time sharing a room with you, Sir Naofumi.

And the slave seal doesn't hurt you?

It is more like a warmth in my heart than pain.

What is that Fohl doing?

Brother is sound asleep in our room.

Good morning, Master Naofumi.

You did it again, Atla?

Good morning.

How many times do I have to tell you? You must not enter this room.

I am Sir Naofumi's shield.

I must be with him at all times.

If you are Master Naofumi's shield, then you should think of your master's sleep.

You should not bother him.

Sir Naofumi decides if I am bothering him.

Atla!

How many times have I told you not to come here?

Why can't you--

Be quiet!

In any case, you are leaving this room.

I do not want to!

I want to be with Sir Naofumi!

I just woke up, and I'm already exhausted.

What?

You fit the part well, Naofumi.

You're always taking care of people, and you're a good cook.

You make a surprisingly good father.

You're distracting me from work.

Go somewhere else.

Come on! When I made time in my busy schedule!

I see you're hard at work, Mr. Iwatani.

Is this a doll of me?!

It's so cute!

Yes. I used Keel in therianthrope form as a model.

You can speak a lot better now.

The… before…

The men we defeated before had an accessory that I repaired.

I can use it as a translator.

You can't use it yourself?

It conflicts with my Vassal Weapon.

It's difficult.

I see.

So what do you want today?

Is it time for breakfast?

The Melromarc alphabet?

Let me see.

This should be spelled this way…

What's wrong?

Nothing…

It was another busy morning.

The village has grown quite a bit.

We need to think of how to deal with that.

Let's get a bigger pot.

The department store in Zeltoble should--

Huh?

When did that…

Rat!

You've finished building it already?

I've been waiting for you, Count.

I call it the camping plant.

If you plant one, it turns into a living space in no time.

It absorbs sunlight during the day, and its flowers glow at night.

Sounds revolutionary.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

It's no longer the village that I once knew.

Don't worry, I have herbicides for it too.

I don't mind if it makes life better for the people in the village.

A crack!

Not hatched yet?

What do dragons eat, anyway?

They'll generally eat anything.

You can call them omnivores.

It's pretty different from what I imagined.

It's very cute. It reminds me of when Filo was only a chick.

Good. It doesn't look like anything's wrong.

Looks like it's a male.

What kind of dragon is it?

A wyr, I think. It's a particularly loyal species of dragon.

Your name will be…

Gaelion.

Yeah! Gaelion!

You like your name?

Are you okay with letting her name it, Count?

He likes the name, so why not?

Wyndia, you named him, so you have to take good care of him.

Yeah!

What was that, Master Naofumi?

Now, let's see who the culprit is.

It was you?!

Gaelion!

Where's Wyndia?

Someone's been knocking on my door and running away the last few days.

And he's that someone.

Why would you?

He says he wanted the Shield Hero to play with him.

You played these pranks because I don't play with you?

But it may be the answer.

For Atla. He can chase her away before she climbs into your bed.

So he's a guard dog?

What's that?

That's a Dragon Emperor fragment that I had processed in Kizuna's world.

No! Get it away from Gaelion right now!

What's wrong?! Spit it out right now!

Raphtalia, water!

Yes!

Hey! Gaelion!

Stand back!

What? What's going on?

Gaelion?

Damn!

Count, you need to deal with him before he harms the village.

How do I get him back to normal?

Gaelion!

Gaelion…