fought Laplace himself with his comrades. After Laplace was sealed, people sang his praises so much that the new calendar was named “Armored Dragon” after him. Although Perugius was known as the Armored Dragon King, he had no territory over which to rule. He eventually left the Asuran palace and began traveling the world in his floating fortress, Chaos Breaker. We were actually going to meet this man from the legends. I couldn’t shake my anticipation. I mean, we’re going to visit the castle in the sky, Laputa! True, I was busy enough between being a parent and conducting my own research, but I still really wanted to go. Sorry, Lucie, your daddy’s no match for his own curiosity. But I promise I’ll bring something back for you! And so I decided to tag along with Nanahoshi. While I inwardly battled with my own selfishness, Sylphie wasn’t nearly as conflicted. Instead, she asked, “Would it be all right if I brought Princess Ariel along?” “Ariel?” Nanahoshi scrunched up her expression. Said princess had tried soliciting Nanahoshi’s favor a number of times. After all, Nanahoshi controlled a large trade pipeline between Asura Kingdom and Ranoa Kingdom. Of course, Ariel wanted the girl in her pocket. Problem was, Nanahoshi wanted as little to do with this world as possible, which was why she acted annoyed at everything in it. Actually, that’s not acting. I think she really is annoyed. “Yes,” said Sylphie. “Lord Perugius has lived in seclusion for many years now, but the Asuran court still reveres him. Princess Ariel is…well, considering her plans for the future, I think she’d like to meet him.” Ariel had cultivated connections in a number of places for purposes of eventually taking the Asuran crown. In fact, she had