Everyone's jaws were off.
　Their eyes were peeled back and after they screamed, they were simply stunned.
　It wasn't just the vassals and the knights.
　Even King Amst, who had strong gall, sat on his throne and froze with his cheekbones in place.

　I had expected to be surprised, but to this extent....

　As expected of a demonic beast's head class, was it a bit irritating?

''This, this is a high dragon........''

　King Amst slowly rose to his feet.
　His voice was unusually trembling.

''Yes. S-ranked monster. It is a High Dragon. ''Your Majesty.''

What? S-rated?

　Once again, His Majesty raised his bare voice.

　Eh?　What did I....
　Did I say something weird?

Don't be a fool!　High dragons are not S-ranked or anything like that.

What?

This is a mythical dragon that a brave man once defeated.

　Huh?　Eeeeeeeeeeeeee?

　A high dragon is a phantom dragon?

　No, no, no. Wait a minute.
　It was inhabited a long time ago.
　You're a brave man...
　Are you talking about the man I once was?

　It wasn't just me, the old adventurers would have at least taken down a high dragon.

　Well, it can't be helped.
　The amount of magic power has decreased, and the number of large magical beasts has decreased.
　On top of that, the level of adventurers has dropped as well.
　It's just that an old man like Atonoloff is the head of the knight's group, so it can't be helped.

How do you feel about it, [Professor]?

　The king gives instructions to [appraise].
　But--'

''I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but there is not much information about the High Dragon. I'm afraid we don't have much information about the High Dragon, so I can't say for sure that this is the monster beast in question.

　It seems that even the high-ranking [scholars] in the kingdom's possession are unable to [appraise].

　Then the Minister of the Interior stepped forward and came out.

''Your Majesty. There seems to be no doubt about it.

　He shows the king a thick, dusty book.
　Apparently, it was an encyclopedia that was written on demonic beasts.

　I was shown it later, and the characteristics of high dragons were clearly described.
　It looks like it was written by a [scholar] hundreds of years ago [auto-writing].
　After all, the [scholars] who were said to be artisans in the past are excellent.
　Even magically inscribed letters degrade over time, but the letters in that encyclopedia remained clear until the present day.

'Looks like it's definitely the High Dragon. Hmm..... It's a shame. I would have liked to see him alive if I could.''

　King Amst was disappointedly paragraphing.

　This is the first time he's defeated a demonic beast and had his shoulder dropped.
　Nevertheless, if the High Dragon ran rampant in the royal capital, it would be destroyed in a day.
　That's how dangerous disaster-class demonic beasts are.

　The king and his vassals sullenly look around the High Dragon's neck.
　After a while, he turns to me.

''O Racel. It was a good cause. I never thought I'd see an extinct beast with my own eyes. I'm in awe.

You're delighted, sir.

　I hang my head.

'Well?'　Atonolov. Would the Second Order have been able to defeat this High Dragon?

　Everyone's attention turned to the Second Knight Commander.
　His face was pale and sweat was on his forehead.
　He bit his back teeth gingerly and played up to the king.

''Mmmm.....of course!　The mighty Second Order would have defeated the High Dragon...

So, do you want to explore?

No, no.... It's--

　He hurriedly excused himself.
　The king smiled thinly.

　A really mean king.

　Thinking that, I smiled, hiding my mouth.

It's not that I don't appreciate your authority, but you're the leader of the Second Order. It's a good idea to consider the difference in strength between the two of us and to tell me about it. You can be proud of your bravery, but I prefer honesty. Soldiers are also people. Know that it's a fool's errand to scatter their lives in vain.

Ha--!　Haha!

　Atonoloff falls flat.

　This wasn't just said to the Knight Commander in front of him.
　He must have said it to everyone in the training grounds.
　He tightened up all of his vassals through Atonolov.

　You could call it a king's education.

　Perhaps the reason why Atonoloff is still the leader of the order is not just because of the lack of human resources.

　I've heard that the king himself selects the leader of the knights.
　Then the responsibility for choosing Atnoloff must lie with the king.
　I'm not going to punish him easily, but I'll give him a chance once again, and I'll guide and instruct him with my own words.
　Perhaps he thinks that this is the role of the king.

　I see.
　A king, that's what he is.
　How is it possible that such a great monarch was born in the current situation of Stravar?

　The king turned to me.

He turned to me. "Lacelle, you may continue your search. You may do as you see fit.

'Ha!　Thank you.

''But what do we do with this neck grade?　It would be a waste to use it as material for a magic tool.

　The king pondered.

　Then the Reverend proceeded to step out.

'How about freezing it and making it available to the public at large?　Maybe later they'll do an autopsy and put the bones in a museum.

　A hexenbiest is a freak show!

　I mean, they're going to put it in a museum!

　That would have been unthinkable in the past.
　The skin of a high dragon makes an excellent armor, and the bones are used to make armor.
　If eaten, it would greatly increase fire resistance and magic power.
　Since it was a rare demonic beast, it would have been sold for a high price, sold on the spot, and sold in the marketplace in bulk.

　There's no such thing as a museum.

　Oh dear.........
　It's really peaceful.
　Nowadays, Galbert is really peaceful.

But...... But.........if you shot the High Dragon, then Lacelle is indeed a 'hero' who has appeared in the present day.


　Perhaps Lacelle could be the reincarnation of the 'brave'........


　...........................

　................

　..................eh?

　I'm silent.
　I couldn't say anything.
　Because that's exactly what it is.

"Pu-ha-ha-ha.... It's a joke, Lacelle. Even the bravest man can't be reincarnated as a child in modern times.

　With all due respect, Your Majesty.
　It can be done.
　I mean, how far are you serious, this king?
　I've been calling it a joke for a while now, but I've been guessing a lot of things.

''Hm?　What is it, Lacelle? You haven't said a word since a moment ago. You're not telling me this is true, are you?

Oh, mischief. I have just been somewhat surprised at the strength of your imagination.

Hmm.... You dodged it well, Lacelle.

　King Amst's eyes glinted.

　Huh?　What's going on?

"Your Majesty is thinking of making you a 'brave' man, Mr. Racel.

　Reverie spoke for His Majesty's heart.

　The kingdom is in a state of backwardness in response to the recent terrorist incidents of the [Revolutionary Volunteers].
　A mood of disgust is spreading, and even among the people who use the six great occupational magic, some of them have begun to offer to improve the status of the [villagers].
　Such a movement might be further accelerated by Ravench's participation in The Revolutionary Aspirants.

　So King Amst is looking for a good physical hero.

'What do you think, Lacer?　Are you going to be the 'brave man' who saves our country?

　I can't!

　I can see that I'm going to be working for free just to get more medals.
　I reincarnated purely for the sake of getting stronger.
　The achievements of my previous incarnation were also for the purpose of becoming stronger, and I never thought about saving the world in the slightest.

''With all due respect........ I'm still a young man. Being a hero of a saving nation is a bit too much of a burden to carry...

　I politely decline.

　I thought he was going to be persistent, but King Amst easily backed down.

　On the contrary, it's eerie.
　I might as well keep my distance from this guy for a while.
　I don't know when and where he will invite me back.

'Alas, but oh well. ...and take your prize. What's good for you?

Not particularly..... It's just a procedure I asked you to follow before.

Yeah. Speaking of which. How about it, Minister?

It's already done. I've made arrangements for housing, too.

Now you're the master of a castle.

'That may be an exaggeration. But thank you, your majesty, despite the overreaching offer.

Good. Good, first of all, live quietly. Then it will be necessary for you to do so.

　And the audience ends.
　I hung my head again and watched King Amst leave.