139 - - third-rate adventurer






 We spent about half a day happily riding on the backs of the red cherry trees.

 When it started to get a little brighter, the village of Koron came into view.



 We are almost there.

 Looking toward Korong village from the sky, I saw people coming out of a cave near Korong village.



"Too late!

 It was a secret passageway to the village of Anesa, located on a slightly elevated hill overlooking the village of Koron.

 I almost missed them because of the speed at which the red cherry blossoms were moving, but I could see Guitin, Ando, and others.



 This means that something must have happened in the village.



"Benizakura, Anesa village is in danger.

--I'll take care of it.



 Benizakura jumped to the village of Anesa and landed in the middle of the village.

 The houses are even more destroyed than when we were there, and some of them are on fire.

 The fire we had just extinguished was now ruined.



"Dragon! We found it! I knew it was in this village! Attack!"

 Men who looked like soldiers gathered around and suddenly started to attack.



 Red Cherry Blossom seemed to be completely unconcerned, flapping her wings to block the attack.

 He is indeed an extraordinary dragon.



 We get off of the red cherry tree and push Dove to the front.

We need to use our power in places like this.



"Wait a minute! We'd like to hear what you have to say about this latest move of the dark robes, so please stop attacking us. I can't give you the details, but I'm a member of the Nobility.

What are you?



 The men in dark robes are looking at each other and twisting their heads.

 Ah, you know. Well known to some but not to all.



"National Special Intelligence Service," a.k.a. "D. The king did not approve of the attack on Anesa village that triggered an act of war with the Suiju Kingdom. I want to talk to the person in charge who was sent by the fourth prince."



 After saying that much, the men stopped attacking. Why didn't they just call themselves that from the beginning?

 But then again, I hadn't heard who Dobb was because he had been so scared of him all the way here, but he might actually be a great guy.



 Thanks to our call for a cease-fire, there was not much of a battle, but the chief, Margret, and Kid came out of the chief's house.



"Oh, there's the dragon! Now I have an excuse to kill the people in the nearby villages. And look who's here! It's been a long time.



 The Kid walked up to me with no sign of apology.



"It's not Rocca, it's Rock. How come you're here all right?



"Oh? I'm not some lowly adventurer like you. I'm in good company with the powers that be in this country. I can get away with it even if they try to frame me for a crime I didn't commit."



 Kid is still trying to provoke me with his creepy face and smile, but I don't take it personally. I don't take any chances with him.



"Mr. Kidd, please stop the invasion of Anesa village immediately. Only the fourth prince wants a war with the Suiju Kingdom, and we don't approve of it!"

"Huh? What are you talking about? What are you talking about? We just happened to hear that there's a dragon that threatens our country and a loophole to the land of Suiju. We've done nothing wrong. We're sure of that. Chief?"



"Yes. ...... Mr. Locke, get out of here!"

 The chief pushes Kid away and moves to protect us... but Kid pulls out his sword and slashes at him.



"d*mn! He's no use to us. Call the dragon slayer.

 The dark-robed men who had been watching the situation suddenly moved in. Patra runs over to the chief and gives him a recovery potion.



Kid, you're quitting.

"Are you an idiot? I've been exonerated and am now working for the fourth prince. I'm not some third-rate adventurer like you. Do it!"



Die! Dragon!

 The men begin to attack Benizakura from afar with magic. One man draws his sword, which radiates a terrible magic power, and cuts at Benizakura. I don't know how much dragon-killing magic and swords they have, but I have a bad feeling about this.



"Red, you can run away if you are in danger. Let the battle begin!

------ Ah? It's all right. That old-fashioned dragon slayer.



 Lucky and his friends come running out of the box.

 I cast my auxiliary magic on them all.



"Mr. Kid! What? They've got a lot of magic!"

"Shut up! They're just a bunch of trash! Show them the overwhelming difference in power!



 Kid is just ordering them around, but he is slowly backing away.






------Can I rock? ----

"Rock."



 Lucky's ferocious magic is released here as well. As expected of people who are skilled in combat, no one was disabled by the release of magic alone, but even so, they were moving very slowly.



 Each one of them went into battle, and my opponent, the ...... Kid, quickly moved away as I approached him.



"Are you running away, Kid?"

"I don't need to deal with a loser like you. Just get it over with.



 A couple of men come in between him and Kid, but he rolls them away just enough to keep them alive.

 If he fights back, it's too much trouble, so he breaks their bones and cuts off their consciousness.



 Since Patra was with me today, I was able to roll them down to the ground with enough time to spare.

 In fact, Patra was almost unrivaled.



Why do you keep getting in my way! I'm only working for the good of this country.

Just because it's for the good of the country doesn't mean that the people of this village should die!



We need war for new weapons. Do you understand? We can't live without power.



More and more people will die for nothing because of people like you who give orders but don't put their lives on the line. If you're going to fight a war, you'll be the first to lead. People are not your pawns."



"Oh, Rocca, you're still so hard-headed. You can use up all the pawns you want.



They're not pawns. They're people. What's better than that? Those disposable pawns disappeared in the blink of an eye.



 In a matter of seconds, the Kid's side was almost on the ground.

 It would be very hard to last a minute against our guys.