I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 237
8-9. Apprehending
“Hurry, hurry! Where did Amariaz go?!”
Just a few minutes after receiving the request for backup, Abyss-san and I were searching for Amariaz. Ideally, we would have had Ouren-san handle it, but we were told to do it ourselves… They said they didn’t want to use it unless it was enemy territory.
Apparently, when Ouren-san uses their “Mist Manipulation” he can see everything, so he prefer not to use it outside of emergencies to protect everyone’s privacy.
Since the search for Amariaz didn’t qualify as an emergency, it was up to us to handle it.
“If you find them, I’ll carry them, so tell me what happened on the way!”
“I know, I know! Ugh, if we don’t hurry, Dad’s going to run out of magic and won’t be able to maintain the defense!”
“If it’s me, I can get there in less than a day if I push myself, so as long as we find Amariaz, we’ll be fine!”
“Where are you, Amariaz?!”
My ability to sense presence is less effective when there are too many people around… I guess we’ll just have to keep running and searching.
Clatter…
The sound of a tile being stepped on came from the roof. When I looked up, there was Amariaz, standing there with a puzzled look.
“Huh? What are you two doing?”
“Found you!”
“Eh, eh—?”
Abyss-san transformed his arm and instantly captured Amariaz. He pulled him closer, creating a cage-like structure and dragged him along.
“What is this?! What’s going on?!”
“Who’s next?!”
“Lize-san!”
“Hey, listen to me—whoa!”
As we dragged Amariaz along, he almost bit his tongue and quickly clamped his mouth shut. Abyss-san continued to run around Oni Castle, carrying the caged Amariaz.
Now, we just need Lize-san!
Why wasn’t she there when we needed her? It’s taking so long!
But Lize-san’s power is strong, so I have a rough idea of where she is. If I head towards the place with the strongest presence, that should be it…
“Found you!”
“Wha—? What’s going on, Yuuzen-ku—”
“Capture!”
“Kyaaa!”
Abyss-san stretched out a mass of white flesh and captured Lize-san. We threw her into the same place as Amariaz, and with that, our preparations were complete.
After quickly reshaping the cage into a basket, Abyss-san unfurled massive wings made of white flesh. With one flap, they scooped up a large amount of air and took off instantly. Another flap, and we accelerated, heading straight for the Kingdom of Garott.
“Whoa!”
“Sorry, you two! I’ll explain quickly since we’re in a rush!”
“You’re doing it here?! Couldn’t you have taken a bit more time?”
“We can’t afford that! The angels are attacking the Kingdom of Garott! Dad is holding them off, but he’s running low on magic!”
“Oh, right… Come to think of it, Reizen doesn’t have much magic, so he can’t endure a prolonged battle…”
Hmm… So that’s the case… No, wait!
“Once we arrive, we might have to fight immediately, so be prepared!”
“Are you stupid or what?”
“There was no time to prepare… Well, I don’t need anything, so I’m fine.”
“Lize-san, you’re too calm! Yuuzen-kun, I need more information on the enemy! And how much longer until we reach the Kingdom of Garott?!”
Oh, right, how much longer? We’re flying pretty fast, but…
“Abyss-san?”
“At this speed, about two hours.”
“That’s so fast… It’s great the reinforcements will arrive quickly, but we’re just a small elite force! How many enemies are there? Where will we be fighting? What’s our own strength?”
“I don’t really know…”
“If we just charge in without a plan, we’re going to get hurt!”
“Ugh…”
I-I didn’t realize that with Dad in danger… All I thought about was getting there as fast as possible…
“Well, well, Amariaz-kun. We’ll manage somehow.”
“We’ll have to, but it’s dangerous.”
“Maybe things will work out, you know? Abyss, I’m not good at aerial combat. Can you make a platform or something?”
“Sure, I can!”
“Then no problem!”
Lize-san proudly puffed out her chest, giving a thumbs-up. Amariaz sighed, bewildered by her confidence.
Then, Abyss-san flapped his wings again to increase speed.
“We seem to be at a slight disadvantage, so I’m speeding up a bit!”
“Wait, we’re at a disadvantage?!”
“Until now, Reizen’s defensive skill was visible… It seems to have cracked.”
Peeking out from the basket, I looked towards the Kingdom of Garott… I could see part of the dome-shaped defense skill had been breached. It was too far to make out the details, but it seemed we really needed to hurry.