Tiamat, I'm going to find a girlfriend!

As if he had just thought of something, Ian spoke up directly;

Can I have your hand?

"for you?"

"Ah."

Although she didn't know what Ian wanted to do, Melyuchina still extended her hand.

"You rascal...you're not planning anything, are you? Eek—"

As soon as Melyuchina reached out her hand, Ian grabbed her and threw her into the air.

The next moment, he transformed into a dragon and flew away with her.

A fierce gust of wind rose up from the ground, blowing away the original smell of blood.

One dragon and one person (or perhaps two dragons) arrived in the sky above Camelot.

"You stupid!"

As Meiliuqina watched the buildings grow smaller and the clouds thinner, she couldn't help but complain.

"Why did it suddenly fly up?!"

"Roar—"

Ian just roared.

However, the flight speed slowed down significantly.

Moreover, as the flight speed slowed down, Melyuchina could sense that he was intentionally passing through every part of Camelot.

Castles, markets, taverns, everything.

Melyuchina is not dull-witted.

She quickly understood what Ian meant.

"You mean... you want me to look at Camelot more?"

boom--

boom--

The dragon's wings flapped noticeably faster.

"you……"

She still didn't understand Ian's meaning, but Melyuchina's tone had softened considerably.

She could sense that the other person was doing something for her.

Speaking of which——

Although I have been in Camelot for quite some time now.

But I haven't really looked at this place properly.

Since he's already said that...

Melyuchina lay on top of Ian.

Dragons have very sturdy bodies; even their backs are hard as a rock.

This is certainly not comfortable.

but……

Meiliuqina, however, felt very happy.

The dragon's silhouette swept across the sky again and again, like a tireless vortex.

"Camelot's castle is quite large—"

"Roar—"

"The markets and such were quite spectacular—"

"Roar—"

"Those taverns scattered throughout the city are beautiful too—"

"Roar—"

Could you answer me in a different way?

"Hey! I wasn't asking you to use body language!"

After a somewhat long but romantic flight, Ian landed gently on the old city wall with Melyuchina.

Having taken human form, he appeared before her in the most sincere way.

"you!"

"Why aren't you wearing any clothes again?!"

Mei Liuqina looked at him, her face flushed.

This was especially true after one's gaze fell upon the exaggerated and somewhat unbelievable details.

"Because that's how it is when it's in the sea."

“My mother told me that doing it this way is fine—”

"The sea is the sea, and the city is the city!"

Melyuchina felt like Ian was driving her crazy.

He looks so normal and even quite attractive on the outside, so how come he's like this on the inside?

"Try to add another layer of clothing later!"

As soon as Melyuchina finished speaking, she noticed that Ian was walking towards her step by step.

A bad feeling began to creep into her mind.

"You, what are you going to do?!"

"If you come any closer, I'll call for help!"

Useless.

Ian continued walking towards her step by step.

"You're not getting angry already, are you?!"

"I was just saying it offhand!"

"If you don't want to hear it, just pretend I never said it!"

Still no use.

Ian and Melyuchina continued to grow closer.

Until he cornered her against the wall.

Aside from that previous ultimate humiliation, this was the first time Melyuchina had ever been so close to him.

She could even feel his breathing, his heartbeat, and...

His.

Hold on.

And it's harder than I imagined.

"You, what are you going to do?"

"I won't agree to anything too outrageous!"

Meiliuqina became increasingly uneasy.

"No! You can't do anything!"

"I am a member of the Knights of the Round Table, do you know how outrageous you are?!"

Nothing works.

Ian is still getting closer.

Soon, Meliuchina felt that he had completely taken control of her gaze.

Then came his words.

"Meliuchina, can you stay in Camelot?"

"Eh?"

I thought it would be some blasphemous words, but I never expected it to be such a plea to stay.

Mei Liuqina was somewhat puzzled.

"Ian, what do you mean?"

"Weren't you leaving Camelot?"

"When did I say..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mei Liuqina suddenly realized what was going on.

Today, when the three Knights of the Round Table were discussing Artoria's ideas, I expressed my doubts with a very serious attitude.

But Ian took it as a farewell to Camelot.

"If you're not satisfied with a place, you can't stay there any longer, right?"

and so--

That's why he'll just take me flying around without saying a word tonight.

"You stupid!"

"Who said I was leaving!"

Melyuchina stared at Ian.

Once she understood his thoughts, she lost her previous shyness.

"I will not leave Camelot like this!"

"I……"

Mei Liuqina stopped speaking before she could finish.

Because Ian had already hugged her tightly.

And from his mouth, there was only one sentence:

"Great."

"..."

Although the hug felt slightly awkward because of the other person's body temperature, Meliuchina also felt her heart beating very fast.

"Ian, do you value me that much?"

What does it mean to value something?

It means that you feel uneasy if this person is no longer around.

"Then I must be taking it very seriously."

Ian's words were serious, but at the same time, there was an indescribable feeling about them.

No.

It's a feeling I can't quite put into words.

He'd do something like this just to keep me here.

Really...

As Meiliuqina felt his breath, her reason gradually became blurred.

"No one will come here tonight..."

"And no one will know we're here..."