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　I run to the fountain where Jeanne is. It is only a few kilometers away, but it seems that we will be able to meet up with her sooner than we expected.

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　The reason for this is that Jeanne is getting closer to us.

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　Jeanne was heading toward us, fighting back against the dragon.

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"You're doing a great job of following directions, blondie!"

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"Yes, thank you. I don't want one of you to be challenged by a dragon.

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Will the name of the Witch Queen be ruined if she's defeated by just one saint?

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That's one thing, but it would be boring to end up without using the strategy we've prepared.

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By "strategy," do you mean that huge tree you had me cut down earlier?

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Yes.

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　As a matter of fact, I asked Hijikata to cut a large tree into a stake.

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I won't ask you what you're going to use it for, but since you made me impersonate a lumberjack, you can at least buy me a drink.

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　I want a drop of Hakuryu no tsuyu," he said, specifying the brand.

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"Fine, but only one drink. And I have one more favor to ask.

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Then make it two drinks. So what do you want?

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I think we're going to run into a dragon through these trees. I want you to give him the first shot in the fight.

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"Oh, that's all right, it's no big deal."

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　Hijikata runs forward with his sword at his waist.

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　I count.

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"......1,2,3, now!"

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　and at the same time Jeanne runs toward me and jumps into my chest.

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　After a short pause, the dragon comes after her.

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　The blue-skinned dragon runs to prey on Jeanne, knocking down the trees, and then strikes a blow to the dragon's big mouth.

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　Hijikata Toshizo deals a blow to the mouth of the sky dragon with a brilliant sword drawing technique.

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　The sky dragon is horrified, not expecting a counterattack just as it is about to prey on the saint. Moreover, Toshizo's sword flash itself was so powerful that it could pull the huge dragon's body.

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　The sky dragon was stunned by the blow, but Toshizo, who had struck the blow, let out a sarcastic remark with a calm expression on his face.

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"I can smell the liquor and human guts on your breath. Once a dragon has tasted human flesh, he must be dealt with.

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　The dragon may not have understood his words, but it fights back, trembling with rage.

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　It swung its log-like tail and tried to twist Toshizo around, but he avoided it and swung his sword.

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　With one blow, the tip of his tail is torn off. The severed tail was wriggling around like a lizard's tail.

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"I've got some tail material," he said.

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We're going to roast it and eat it later!

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　Jeanne and I exchanged a few words, and Jeanne held up the holy sword she had received from me.

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"I offered you alcohol earlier, but now I'm going to cook you with this!

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　Jeanne releases a sword flash from the holy sword, and the shockwave hits the dragon. The dragon roars as its wings are injured by the blow of the holy light.

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"Is this going to stop it from flying?"

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　Jeanne asks, but I don't know. All I can tell you is that it's just in time for me to do what I just did.

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　She shouts to Toshizo.

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"Toshizo, cut him down and head for the place we were just talking about.

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"Yes, sir. You're going to use that stake, aren't you?

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"Yes, sir."

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　Jeanne comes in between me and Toshizo.

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What's the stake?

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"We're going to skewer the dragon."

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　I said, "I'm going to skewer that dragon," and I held Jeanne in my arms, and we fell back.

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"Oh, it's more powerful than I thought!"

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　I ignore Jeanne's joy, and I stand back and wait for Toshizo to bring the dragon to me.

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　Taking a deep breath, he sets Jeanne down and casts a spell. A huge pillar of fire is raised, and the dragon is made to fly.

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　When the dragon comes as I calculated, it flaps its wings to avoid the pillar of fire.

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　The blow Jeanne just received is nothing.

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　But its life force is a liability. Its toughness proves fatal.

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　I chant a spell the moment the dragon takes flight. The spell of the tornado. I create a raging vortex of wind that hits the sky dragon, tearing its wings to shreds.

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　The wings of the sky dragon become like rags. It loses its buoyancy and falls to the ground, but there is the stake that Toshizo had made earlier.

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　The stake was made of a huge tree, and the tip of the stake was sharp to the point of being frighteningly sharp. If a huge creature fell on it, it would be skewered. The pile was made with such calculations in mind, and they were right on the money.

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　When the dragon falls on the pile, it screams out "Ggahhhh! the dragon screams in despair. His voice echoes throughout the forest.

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　The dragon dies immediately after the stake pierces its belly and back. Even a dragon cannot live with that stake in its back.

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　Looking at the dead dragon, Jeanne pats its head with a look that says, "I wonder if I can eat this.

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"I'm not going to eat a skydragon just like I don't eat wyverns.

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"It's not good?" she asked.

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That's part of it, but I don't like beasts that eat human flesh.

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I see. So it's indirect cannibalism.

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You know a lot of words.

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"The maid taught me."

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Eve. She must have left the castle by now.

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Maybe.

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We've gotten off on the wrong foot, haven't we?

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I guess so. But I'd like to take it easy for one more day.

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　Jeanne is interested in the banquet the villagers will be giving. Or more precisely, the food that would be served there.

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　Normally I would not have agreed, but I had an appointment with an old man I had just met in the fog. I will be staying in the village of Danke for a few more days.

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　I do not tell Jeanne that the old man exists, but only that I will stay in the village.

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　Jeanne's eyes sparkle as she says, "The Demon King knows what he's talking about," but she feels a little guilty. I am staying in this village for my own personal reasons.

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　I pat her head again, trying to drown out the guilt.

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　The saint's hair is very soft and smooth to the touch.

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