On the journey north of the dragon, Fili is left alone - Tess unsurprisingly chooses to stay with Norvi, and Naria, of course, accompanies her.

The magic scroll that was supposed to be used to communicate with Grivar is nowhere to be found, and Lance reluctantly accepts the fact that he can only return to Grivar on a human ship. But even if the wreckage of the Silent Sound were to be removed to repair the ship, it would be days before the Mouthy Jayne was on its way. With Norway and Sesyana here, the two shadow dancers who don't know whether they are alive or dead should not be too much of a threat, and the only thing Filly worries about is the revenge of the white crow.

But he could only hope that the frustrated mage would temporarily restrain himself and hide for a while.

With enough time to repair the ship and fly back and forth between the two places a dozen or twenty times, Naria simply made a long list of spices and ingredients she needed, and even tools for dessert - she couldn't stand the simple and rough diet of the sailors since she had to stay by the river for so long.

Captain Becky then unceremoniously added a long list of materials for ship repair to the back of the list.

Ise stared at the paper for a long time, the look on his face that made Tess laugh uncontrollably. The first ever ice dragon to be used as a porter ended up stuffing the note to Filly with a black face, completely unwilling to imagine flying with a package full of pots and pans, flour, spices, and wooden nails...... What a stupid picture.

The sulk that made him uncontrollable as he burst into the sky, and he didn't say a word from beginning to end, ignoring the chatter of the paladin around his neck.

"Are you growing up again? I remember you weren't that old a few months ago...... Children grow up so fast...... How big can you get?"

"Do you think Scott looks younger or I look younger?...... Maybe it's time for me to fix my beard. ”

"Where did you put that gem? It's not going to fall, is it?"

Eventually, it flicked its head flailing, causing Fili to fall off its neck unexpectedly...... Then he rushed down and caught him.

“...... Don't do it again!" the terrified paladin roared as he tapped his scales. But he didn't dare to continue talking, and the ice dragon's mood immediately improved.

As it approached the Temple of Collins, it began to get nervous again—not for the brainless priests and paladins, of course.

He still remembers the unhappy argument with Ed vividly, and Ed's last sentence, which was almost crying, rings in his ears from time to time.

"You also said that we are friends no matter what...... If I don't go. Can even that sentence become 'wrong'?!"

-- How is it going to answer him? Nearly half a month after it went away in a rage.

It's not really good at arguing, and it's not good at reconciliation. The dragon prefers to use its teeth and claws to solve problems, and the boy who didn't know who he was would laugh it off......

In the end, it chose to land on the shores of Lake Starnestle instead of Collins Square.

“...... Hey, do you want me to swim through?!" Filly cried out dissatisfied, "or run back halfway around the lake? I'm here! No one will attack you......"

The ice dragon snorted angrily, and the paladin immediately changed his words: "Of course. Of course, I know that you are not afraid of any attack...... You don't have to be afraid of Ed, that guy might be hiding in his room right now, snorting and waiting to apologize to you. ”

Being easily seen through made the ice dragon even more annoyed and angry. It flicked its neck and lifted Fili off. But this time, the paladin, who had been prepared for a long time, landed steadily on the ground.

"That's why I said you were a child who didn't grow up. He looked up with a smile, "Run away from the problem instead of facing it...... That's not going to work. Your brother never backs down, Is...... Although that can sometimes be a big problem. ”

The paladin shook his head and walked resigned to the White Bridge. I didn't take a few steps before I felt the wind pressure behind me. A giant claw grabbed him with ease and flew towards Collins Square.

“...... Actually, you just don't want me to be a little more imposing, do you?" Filly joked helplessly, hugging the black wooden box in his arms.

Sean appeared extremely quickly. Seeing the familiar, eternally upright figure and the shining armor, Filly subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not that he doesn't want to take on any responsibility...... But it's better to have someone to share the responsibility.

He sipped his wine and told Sean as clearly as he could about what he had been through in the past few days. The Paladin's thin face was still expressionless, but Filin could tell from his deepening pupils that even for Shaun Fletcher, they were in trouble.

"How does Scott look?" said Shaun suddenly.

Filly was startled - he didn't mention Scott at all! In his account, Black Gate rushed out of the ground on his own. Of course, the only one who overthrew that mage was himself......

"How do you know?" he instinctively blurted out.

"I don't know. Sean looked at him with a complacent, "You just told me. ”

- Cunning and cunning!

Fili cursed inwardly. But he could only smile humbly.

"How does he look?" Sean said calmly, repeating his question.

"Pretty ...... Good. Fili replied cautiously, sparing his words like gold, and made up his mind not to jump into any traps again.

Sean's sharp gaze lingered on his face for a moment, then shook his head, and didn't ask any further.

"I'm sure there's a reason for everything he's done. Instead, Filly couldn't help but defend his friend, "I don't need to convict him so soon......

He still remembers Bye Jan...... Perhaps it was because he convicted him too easily that there was no room for recovery. The former paladin was now unheard of, and although no one blamed Fili for anything, every time he thought about it, he felt like a thorn in his heart.

"I have not condemned anyone. Sean interrupted him, looking a little tired, "But you have to understand that just because Philip Zeri ...... 'has his reasons,' doesn't mean he's doing the right thing." ”

There was no way to refute it - Filly could only continue to pour wine in silence.

Sean set aside the few sheets of what Naria had written to the White Crow. opened the wooden box, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "...... 'pure gold handle knife'?"

The tone of the tone, which was meaningful, not confirmatory, made Filly feel ominous. He jumped to his feet and flicked the wooden box over. After a moment of stunnedness, he scolded: "That thief!!"

There was indeed a knife in the box—a knife that sailors presumably used to cut rope or food, extremely sharp, but also extremely crude.

Filly has no memory of when he was hit...... He's been keeping the box by his side all the time!

"I know who took it," Filly assured Sean with his anger, "I'll get it back!"

Sean nodded, but he didn't care.

Filly fell backwards and slumped back into his chair. Muttering the time: "Iss still needs to go to the city to buy a bunch of things, we will leave in the afternoon, and we can go back before dark......"

"You can take whatever you need from the temple's storehouse. Sean said generously. "Tell Icabard the details of his location, and he'll teleport you back to shore. ”

Fili was slightly stunned: "What about Is?...... You don't want to do anything with it, do you? I know it's broken...... The temple was damaged again, but didn't Kriessburg already send money for the repairs......"

"It's not because of that. Sean's tone was flat, and no emotion could be heard in it. "I just need it to be here for a while. ”

Fili glared at him suspiciously. If Sean wants to get Scott's message from Is. The proud, but heartless ice dragon would unwittingly tell him everything Scott had said to him......

"It's not because of Scott, either. Sean always seemed to be able to see through all the thoughts in his head at a glance.

Filly blinked, deciding to give up guessing "what Sean Fletcher was trying to do", which usually didn't lead to anything.

But he can at least be sure that Sean won't hurt Is. Either way, it was their new Sage's best friend, and if he dared to do that, Ed might have smashed Sean's nose with the Staff of Eternity......

Looking at the unfathomable look on Sean's face, he suddenly felt a little worried - the Paladin Leader couldn't even see the disrespectful picture in his mind at this moment, right?.

The ice dragon lazily lay in the sun. After it glared back with the most ferocious and cruel gaze, not many people dared to stare at it anymore. The rest of those that it perfectly can be when they don't exist.

But there was a sight. It can't ignore it anyway.

It had already seen the hiding figure, but it still couldn't think of how to face it, so it could only bury its head and pretend not to see it. But it could hear the hesitant footsteps, wandering round and round, round and round......

“...... Get out of here!"

When it couldn't take it anymore, it yelled at the annoying creature under the pillars.

I don't know how many people in the square were startled by the sound - including the one it didn't really want to start.

Ed finally poked his head out and staggered out from behind the pillars.

He wore a stupid white robe—of course.

Realizing that the ice dragon was staring at the emblem on his chest rather unpleasantly, Ed nervously tugged at his robe, writhing with a worried face, his heels whirling on the ground, as if ready to flee at any moment.

- If he did escape, the ice dragon suspected that he would tear down the roof of the temple again in a fit of rage...... That, of course, is anger, but a dragon has the right to anger!

But Ed took a deep breath and looked up, squeezing out a smile of anticipation, but careful enough to make a dragon soften.

"Uh...... Hey?" he said.

...... Hi?

So many things have happened, they quarrel like that, and they almost broke off their friendship so clearly, he would just say "...... to it Hi"?

――Too stupid to bear!!

For a moment, Isis really wanted to slap this guy with a smirk, but the indescribable anger in his heart not only couldn't burn, but shook it weakly and completely extinguished.

“...... Hi. It hung its head and sulked.

(To be continued......)