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　Jeanne as an offering to the dragon. After placing the pure maiden on the back of the wagon, I placed a large bottle of wine on the back of the wagon. My plan was to get the dragon drunk and then to get him when he was drunk.

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"It is a legend in every world that dragons should be killed by getting them drunk."

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　For example, the Japanese giant dragon Hakki-Oh-serpent was killed by getting him drunk.

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　The two dragons that were ravaging the British Isles were also slain by getting them drunk.

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　There are many similar legends in this world. Dragons are said to be universally susceptible to alcohol.

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　When Jeanne heard this story,

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"It's pathetic that they get drunk on such an unpalatable liquid and get knocked down.

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　She still seems to have a hard time with alcohol. She still seems to have a hard time with alcohol.

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"Well, I guess there are a lot of people in every world who want to get drunk to relieve their sorrows. Dragons are stressed out too."

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　For some reason, holding the dragon's shoulder brought me to a clearing in the forest.

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　The sky dragons seem to come from the mountains and rest their wings in this clearing in the forest, in this spring, and raid villages.

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　He told us that if we left our wine and Jeanne here, the dragon would appear.

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　Indeed, the bones of large mammals are scattered all over the place. It looked like a place where dragons might come.

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　It was awkward to leave Jeanne alone in such a place, but we were determined that the dragons would stay away if we were there. I exchange a few words with Jeanne before I keep my distance from her.

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"Like I said before, if the dragons come, don't fight them, but run to the southeast.

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I understand. I'll meet up with the Demon Lord as soon as I can.

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"Good boy."

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　But Jeanne's face says that her words are not enough. I have no choice but to pat her head.

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　She was relaxed like a big dog, but I was not sure if she would really follow my instructions when the dragon came.

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　It was an unknown, but if I were here, she would not be able to do what I wanted her to do. I headed southeast with Toshizo.

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　On the way, Toshizo, who was concerned about the same thing, asked me.

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"That girl is a fighter, despite her appearance. She might start fighting without waiting for our reinforcements.

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"I've made that calculation too. Ideally, we'd like to have them flee to the southeast for an encounter, but we can also fight them in that fountain where Jeanne is fighting.

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"In any case, there's no doubt that we'll win. That's what I'm talking about.

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I'm not so sure about that.

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　I've never actually fought a dragon. I've fought wyverns many times, but never against a real dragon. There were no dragons in my world.

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I heard there were dragons in your world.

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I heard there was. Grandma and Grandpa used to go to the shrine of the dragon god. I've never seen one myself.

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I see. Dragons are rare everywhere in the world.

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　I tie this knot and spot a stump ahead of us. He thought about sitting on it, but there was only one stump. Toshizo, being the oldest, tried to give it to him, but he was told not to treat him like an old man.

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　Besides," he continued.

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You are my master and the Demon King. You sit here. I'll take my seat.

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　As soon as he said that, a flash of lightning shot from his hip. A huge tree beside the stump fell. Toshizo cut it down with his iai sword.

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　Not boasting of his swordsmanship, Toshizo sat down on the newly created stump and put a bamboo canteen on his mouth. Inside was what appeared to be sake.

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　He is a bold man to drink before he fights a dragon. This man is no different from the dragon, I thought as I drank the water the villagers had filled for me.

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　I sit on a stump and wait for Jeanne's signal. When the dragon appeared, I planned to have him crush the talisman I was holding.

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　I had made this special talisman so that when I squeezed it, the pair of talismans would light up.

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"You're very clever," Toshizo said.

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　Toshizo said, "You're very skillful," but it was something that any magician could have made.

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　Thereafter, Toshizo and I waited in silence, but the time never came.

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　It's too late," I said to myself, and then I noticed that the atmosphere around us had changed.

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　The area was enveloped in fog. I couldn't see more than a few meters ahead.

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This is not good. We may not be able to meet up with Jeanne.

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Or maybe the dragon won't be able to get to us.

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Maybe so...

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　But why is there fog? There had been no sign of such a thing until a few minutes ago.

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　I tried to confirm this with Toshizo, but was unable to do so.

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　Toshizo, who was supposed to be next to me, was gone.

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　Was this a strange phenomenon?

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　I thought so and called out his name, but he said from a distance, "Piss.

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　I felt relieved, but my relief did not last long.

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　He felt the presence of someone ahead of him. Of course, it was not Toshizo. It was someone else.

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　I checked the position of the longsword hanging from my waist. I thought it might be an enemy attack.

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　But strangely enough, I did not feel like touching the hilt.

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　The person behind the fog seemed to be a master swordsman, but strangely enough, I did not feel any desire to kill him.

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　While I was thinking about this, the man spoke to me.

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　His voice was that of an old man, but strangely full of life.

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