The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 162

As soon as we returned to the room, everyone immediately began settling into the kotatsu.

“We’re going to report to the king, so you guys have a nice break.”

I informed the four, who didn’t seem the least bit inclined to handle the reporting.

“Will do!”
“Thank you!”
“…Take care.”
“Got it.”

As expected, they really had no intention of going. Well, no commoner wants to voluntarily meet the king.

“Leanne, let’s go.”
“Yes.”

When AI-chan and I touched, my vision went dark and we reappeared in the king’s usual room.

The king was seated, with his usual maid and knights standing by.

“…Does the king ever do anything? He’s always sitting there, isn’t he?”

Bending over, I whispered this question quietly to Leanne.

“…No, I informed him we would report as soon as the investigation concluded, so he must have been waiting.”

Leanne whispered back.

“What’s with the secretive whispering while flirting?”

The king asked with a weary expression.

“Oh, no. Yuuma-sama was just concerned about arriving unannounced.”

“No need to worry about that. Sit down instead.”

“Excuse us.”

Since the king insisted, we took our seats, and the maid poured us tea.

“So, how did it go? You met the dragon, didn’t you?”

The king immediately got to the point.

Leanne glanced at me, so I decided to answer.

“We did. However, I apologize—it ended in combat.”

“Haah… I see. Well, I figured as much. What happened to the dragon? Did you defeat it?”

“No. While it was a good match against Big Spider-chan, the misunderstanding was resolved partway through, and the battle ended. As I had heard, the dragon is gentle-natured and seems to dislike conflict.”

I’ll leave it at that.

“Indeed. In other words, both sides came out unscathed, correct?”

Unscathed… was it?

Well, I feel like there were quite a few injuries…

But Natalia healed them, so I guess it counts as unscathed.

“Yes. And we were able to communicate as well.”

“That’s good to hear. So, what was the dragon’s purpose?”

“Apparently, it was moving. It seems to be a dragon that used to live in the northern mountains, but it has grown sensitive to the cold with age.”

“So that’s all it was… Indeed, the western region doesn’t get snow, and it’s warmer compared to here.”

Though it was still pretty cold.

“Yes. It fell asleep peacefully right away.”

“I see. But why did it pass through the town of Celia?”

“It seems it got a little lost. Could be due to its age, don’t you think?”

“Sounds suspicious, but I suppose that’s plausible.”

That’s a lie.

The truth is, it was Layla’s snake’s fault.

“At any rate, I think there’s no longer an issue.”

“Indeed. Understood. Well done.”

Alright, it’s over.

“Uncle, that mountain should be declared off-limits.”

There might be adventurers who’d target it if they find out there’s a dragon there.

“You’re right… I’ll draft a letter explaining the situation to Faol.”

If we inform the count governing that area, it should be fine.

“I think that would be best.”

“Leanne, you must explain this to the village chief of the elf settlement.”

Oh, right. That’s a thing.

We’ll probably have to go too.

“Understood. We will depart immediately.”

“Please do. Yuuma, you’ve done well too. The reward will be decided after discussing with the guild, so wait a bit.”

By the guild, he really means Leanne.

“Got it. You can entrust it to Leanne.”

“Very well. I’ll do that. You’ve worked hard during your winter break. Rest up.”

“Thank you. I’ll do just that.”

I want to go to a hot spring.

“Uncle, we’ll take our leave now…”

“Very well.”

Using Leanne’s teleportation, we returned to the room briefly and then back near the elf settlement, this time bringing Lily along.

We headed to Lily’s house, and from there, made our way to the village chief’s place with her father.

We explained to the village chief the same thing we had just told the king earlier.

“I see… so it was the dragon’s relocation.”

The village chief nodded after hearing the explanation.

“Yes. There’s no particular harm caused, and I believe leaving it undisturbed is the best approach.”

“Indeed. We have no intention of getting involved with the dragon.”

“That is wise. As for Count Faol, His Majesty will explain the situation to him directly.”

Well, via a letter.

“Understood. That would be helpful… Yuuma-dono, we are grateful for your assistance in this matter.”

The village chief bowed his head.

“Not at all. It was just work, and I didn’t do much.”

It was all thanks to Big Spider-chan.

“Even so, we are relieved.”

“Then I’m glad to hear that. I’ll spare no effort when it comes to helping Lily’s people.”

“Is that so… You’re a fine person.”

Right?

“Of course!”
“Master is truly an exceptional person!”

Lily and AI-chan said with pride.

Lily’s father, however, looked somewhat conflicted.

“Lily, you did well too.”

The village chief praised Lily.

“Thanks! But I really didn’t do anything, you know.”

“You guided us, didn’t you? And besides, having you in the forest is reassuring.”

“Really? Oh, okay!”

Lily scratched her head, looking a bit embarrassed.

“Lily, keep doing your best from now on.”

The village chief said with a nod.

“Yeah! I’ll do my best!”

Good luck.

“Village chief, with that, we’ll take our leave. We must hurry back and make our report.”

Although the report was already done, since we can’t mention teleportation, I had to phrase it like that.

“I see… I was considering holding a feast to show our gratitude and welcome you, but if that’s the case, it can’t be helped.”

“We appreciate it, but given the circumstances, we must decline.”

“I understand. Thank you again for your efforts this time.”

“No, thank you for your cooperation. Now, we’ll be on our way.”

After leaving the village chief’s house, we bid farewell to Lily’s parents and exited the settlement.

Once we had walked a fair distance, we teleported back to my room.