Chapter 445: Because Humans Have Always Yearned for the Sky!
The method of shifting conflicts has always been quite useful.
Under the mediation of Kobayashi, Tohru, and Elma, the dragon flocks of the Chaos Faction and Harmony Faction poured their anger onto Azad, launching a pursuit against him.
...
On the observation deck of Kimun Kamui's castle—
Ryohei, Yurine, and Minos were admiring the surrounding scenery with great interest.
The scenery in this place was truly quite nice!
The ancient stone castle stood on a verdant cape, its mottled walls undulating and winding along the terrain.
On the other side of the castle was the boundless ocean!
Looking far into the distance, the clear seawater gradually deepened from the nearby shoals, stretching all the way to the horizon.
Distant emerald-green islands dotted the sparkling sea surface, setting off the rolling white clouds and the clear sky.
Looking at it, one couldn't help but feel a sense of being healed!
"It's rare for us to come here; how about we find a place for a picnic next?"
A mature and charming voice rang out. Ryohei looked over and teased: "Yo, the missing person has returned?"
"I became a missing person?"
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Lucoa opened the eyelids of both eyes, sweating a bit.
"Sister."
Pekola greeted her, and Lucoa responded with a smile.
"A picnic, huh..."
Yurine looked at everyone and suggested with some temptation: "A picnic using the ingredients here, we source them locally?"
"Sure, this suggestion is not bad."
Minos clapped her hands, expressing her approval.
"Then let's do it."
Seeing everyone's spirits so high, Ryohei agreed. He took his phone out of his pocket and said: "I'll ask Tohru and Elma if they want to come."
Although the war was stopped, Kanna was still required to continue making Dragon Orbs, and Kobayashi and Tohru were keeping her company.
Elma was with the Harmony Faction.
Ryohei made a call to Tohru and Elma respectively. Before long, Kobayashi, Tohru, and Kanna arrived at the observation deck first.
"You guys really know how to enjoy yourselves... Eh, Lucoa is here too?"
Catching sight of a certain figure, Kobayashi looked over in surprise.
"The missing person has returned."
Lucoa made an adorable peace sign, making Kobayashi look utterly confused. How did she become a missing person? Is she referencing some meme? Kinda don't get it.
"I also called Elma."
Ryohei smiled and took over the conversation, suggesting: "Later we'll find a new place, and then solve the ingredient problem locally."
"When I was separated from Tohru earlier, I fell into a forest. The produce there was quite abundant; the mushrooms were bigger than my bed at home, just don't know if they're edible."
Kobayashi's heart stirred, recalling her previous experience, and started talking, gesturing while speaking.
"Such big mushrooms!"
Seeing this, Yurine couldn't help but marvel. As expected of otherworld varieties!
"Take me over to see; I can tell if they're edible." Ryohei was curious about the mushrooms Kobayashi mentioned. He paused for a moment, turning his head to look at the sparkling sea.
The sea is so close, and the geographical environment is so superior; seafood absolutely cannot be missed!
Remembering that Elma seemed to be a sea dragon... Ryohei immediately decided to hand over the task of catching seafood to her and made another call.
Elma, who was excitedly flying over, received the call and naturally had no objections.
She repeatedly stated that the sea was her home turf, returning to the sea was like going home, and she would catch a lot of delicious seafood to bring to them.
Call ended—
Ryohei put away his phone, looked at Kobayashi, paused, and then looked at the dignified Dragon Maid Tohru behind her, whose hands were naturally folded in front of her, requesting:
"Tohru, can you fly us over?"
"Mn?" Hearing this, Tohru was stunned for a moment. Her gaze swept over Ryohei, Yurine, and the others, tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said: "Fine, I'll make an exception today and let you ride once."
As her voice fell, a ball of dazzling light lit up on her body.
When the light dissipated, she had already transformed into her dragon form—a standard Western giant dragon!
Her massive body was covered in dark green scales, while her abdomen and the inner sides of her limbs were a soft pale yellow. A pair of horns grew on top of her head, and a pair of sharp teeth protruded from each side of her mouth.
"Get on!"
Tohru unfurled her huge black bat-like wings, stirring up a strong gust of wind.
"Your dragon form is quite handsome." Ryohei praised Tohru, allowing a gentle force to act on his body, lifting him up and landing him on Tohru's back.
"Mhm, Ryohei-kun truly has good taste!" Tohru grinned happily, her tail wagging gently.
"Is my true form handsome?"
Lucoa stood right behind Ryohei and poked his back with her finger.
"Handsome, of course it's handsome!" Ryohei turned his head.
"Mn? Isn't that a bit perfunctory?" However, she said this.
"How is it perfunctory!"
"..." It was Yurine's first time riding a dragon. Landing on Tohru's back, she was actually a little excited for a moment.
She kinda wanted to ask Ryohei to take his phone and snap a few close-ups of her—
Preferably just her alone, or at most adding Ryohei, and then holding the holy sword—but she was a bit embarrassed to ask.
"Sit tight, sit tight."
Tohru turned her head to remind them, signaling she was about to take off.
"Oh."
Ryohei responded, pulled Yurine to sit down, looked at Kobayashi who was already seated nearby, and asked: "Kobayashi, do you still remember the direction of the forest?"
"Mmm..."
Kobayashi looked at the surrounding environment, recalled for a moment, and said: "To the left, at a forty-five-degree angle..."
"GO—!"
Minos clenched her fist, raised it above her head, her voice carrying a surge of joy.
Hearing this, Tohru began flapping her wings, carrying everyone flying towards the blue sky at extreme speed, then advancing along the direction Kobayashi indicated.
"This is much more thrilling than taking an airplane!"
Looking at the clear blue sky close at hand, seemingly within reach, and the white clouds flashing past her, Yurine's emotions were somewhat soaring.
"Rare to see you so excited."
Pekola, sitting next to Lucoa, looked sideways.
"Because humans have always yearned for the sky." Ryohei turned his head, taking over the conversation with a smile.
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