The Dragon Nation / Meili's Witchbeast Observation Record (親竜の国／メィリイの魔獣見聞録) is a Toranoana shop exclusive limited edition short story that came with Volume 32.

Summary

Meili wondered how she ended up in her current predicament. A red-haired youth assured her that there was no need for her to be nervous. He then asked her how she was able to tame a witchbeast on her head. The small scorpion swung and raised its stinger in an attempt to intimidate the youth, but he remained calm. Amongst the ongoing commotion, Meili still wondered... “How did it come to this?”

Before this incident, Meili recalled how Subaru and Emilia extended a hand to her at the Pleiades Watchtower whilst within the garden of Roswaal Manor. In the middle of her deliberation over her circumstances, Annerose appeared and mentioned how Meili had a serious face. They began to converse about if it was okay to be in such a relaxing place when everyone else was busy with other things, and Annerose reassured Meili that's it was okay. The two looked at the Agaress flowers in front of them, and after Meili relayed how Petra takes care of the flowers, Annerose responded by saying she was a talented child who Frederica and Clind praised a lot. She then moved to how her “uncle”, Roswaal, had a responsibility for Emilia and needed to follow it. Meili questioned how everyone else was able to forgive Roswaal, but then muttered to herself about how she was here because of them.

Suddenly, Clind appeared from behind and addressed the pair. He said that the two waited for long enough, though Meili was shocked and accidentally let out a quick scream. Meanwhile, the unaffected Annerose asks Clind about the status of Anastasia and the others, and Clind responded by saying that they were successfully sent away. He apologized for scaring Meili but felt delighted to hear that the duo had mentioned him before his arrival. After affirming that there was no problem with Anastasia and Julius, Annerose asked Meili if she was prepared to head off, but Meili was unsure of what to expect of their impending visit to the Royal Castle. Responding with confidence, Annerose told Meili that she received a plan from Roswaal. After attempting to ward away Meili's worries, she called out to Clind and asked if he had sufficient compensation to leave. He affirmed this, and after being given permission, he used his Authority to immediately teleport all three of them to Lugunica's Royal Capital.

Meili was astonished by Clind's power of teleportation, and the trio were surrounded by yet another garden. She wondered who owned the garden that they were in, then Annerose told them that they were about to find out when figures began to rush towards them. Her eyes widening, Meili realized that they were the Kingdom's knights. The leader of their group was a man whose face was like a rock, and he asked where the three came from. Annerose says that she knew her method would be rude but that it was the fastest way to settle the issue. The man quipped back, wondering who her uncle was, and Annerose replied that it is the margrave of the west, Roswaal L. Mathers.

The scene changes to an old man with a large beard who was surprised about Annerose's relation to Roswaal. While Annerose looked dignified and claimed that she couldn't take that as a compliment, Meili was dumbstruck by her irregular situation. Immediately after it was disclosed who Annerose was, the three were immediately taken to a conference room within the castle, and the one who welcomed them was the bearded old man who served as the Council of Wise Men's representative. Remarking how Roswaal sent a child in his place, a bald man with thick eyebrows crossed his arms and expressed disdain towards Annerose. She responded by questioning if her age was a problem and said that the Council of Wise Men's members are old themselves, to which he attempted to respond. However, their representative responded with laughter to the bald man, Bordeaux, saying that she had him there.

At Annerose's impolite response, Bordeaux expressed his thoughts to the representative, Miklotov, saying that the message they received from Roswaal via a carrier bird meant that this was not the time for laughter. Miklotov retorted by voicing his understanding of the situation's gravity and addressed Meili, asking her if she could truly manipulate witchbeasts and clear a path to the Augria Sand Dunes. She affirmed this, and a majority among the Council of Wise Men's members pondered over the reply with commotion. Despite this, Miklotov didn't lower his gaze and continued staring directly into Meili's eyes, and while feeling as if he was staring into her heart, Annerose drowned out some of Meili's timidness by telling her to hold it together.

Believing that Meili had good eyes, Miklotov appraised her and finally lifted his gaze. This relieved some of the pressure on Meili, but not before she realized that he wasn't an ordinary man. Annerose asked if the Council of Wise Men believed them now. However, although Miklotov declared that he sensed no lies within Meili's eyes, he instead suggested that there needed to be some additional fact checking and claimed that he had the perfect person for it. Confused at who this "perfect person" was, Annerose and Meili's eyes widened, and Miklotov caressed his beard in response. He then demanded for Reinhard van Astrea, who personally knew what the sand dunes were like from a previous visit. After her cheeks stiffened, Meili realized that the discussion to resolve her fate from then on was unlikely to get easily settled.

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