Bab-bab (I'm reincarnated again).

　I, or I should say I, in this life.
　I, Lex, am a baby born to a farmer's family.

　How does a baby have such a clear-cut identity?
　That's because I was reborn.

　In my previous life I was a hero.
　I was the greatest wielder of the sword, and I defeated all kinds of enemies and demons.
　Originally, I was just fighting to master the sword, but for some reason I was hailed as a hero by those around me.

　And then, having lived out my natural life, I was reborn again.

　Why do I say "again"?

　That's easy. It's because this is my second incarnation.
　In my previous life I was a wise man.
　I was a wizard who mastered all kinds of magic.
　I'm a wise man who has mastered not only the four attributes of magic, the power of nature, but also sacred magic and dark magic, and the people around me call me a wise man, a genius of magic.

　That's why it's "again".
I was thinking about how to live my third life in my mother's arms.

Babu (Yes, this time I'll live a sober life.)

　After all, I've gotten into a lot of trouble in my life up until now because I've been hailed as a wise man and a hero.

　Exterminating great monsters, stopping a wizard's doomsday ritual seduced by an evil god, defeating a fearsome demon king, the number of disturbances was too numerous to count.
　Moreover, in spite of all that hard work, the rewards were modest or extremely meager.

　I didn't appreciate the fame of being a hero or the status of a nobleman, it was just a hassle and I didn't appreciate it at all.
　On the contrary, I created a lot of unnecessary ties, jealousy and envy!　I think I lost a hundred friends!

Bab-bub. (So this time I'm going to live sober.)

　Clenching my little fists, I keep my resolve to myself.

'Baboo! (And I'm going to be an adventurer!　　(To that symbol of freedom!)

　An adventurer, that's what I longed for, a job that I longed for, because I was tortured by the bonds of being a hero.
　You are free to do what you want to do. It is my responsibility to do whatever I want to do.

　I'm going to live a simple life as an adventurer!

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　And I turned 15 years old.
　In this world, children are considered adults at the age of 15, and they leave their parents' shelter and look for their own jobs.
　However, it's difficult to get a new job without connections, so most of them take over their parents' jobs.
　But even so, there are many kids who go out to the city and try to find their dream job.
　I'm the latter, of course.

Let's go, Mom and Dad.

I say goodbye to my parents, who have raised me to this day.

Yeah, it's your life. It's your life. You can live it however you want.

Take care of yourself. You can always come back to me when the going gets tough.

　My parents didn't oppose me becoming an adventurer because I was willing to openly declare that I was going to be an adventurer from a young age.
　I was opposed to it when I was little, but when I said I was going to be an adventurer, they gave up on it too.
　Yes, it was worth the effort to ask the hunter uncles to let me help them hunt demons.

'I'm off!'

　I leave the house wearing a sword and armor made of demon skin, which is attached to my waist.
　One small bag of luggage is all that is needed.

''Good luck, Lex!

Watch out!

　Everyone in the village congratulates me on my departure.
　The people in this village are really good people.

Thank you!　I'm off!

　With their cheers at my back, I left the village with great enthusiasm.

Come on, let's be adventurers!

　You're not going to be able to do that.

It's only a half day's drive to the nearest town, Togai. I had a coming of age ceremony in the morning, so I'm running a little late. Let's hurry up a bit.

　I knead magic power into both of my feet and kick off the ground with force.
　As soon as the body floats in the air, it goes through the clouds in the blink of an eye.
　This is not a flying spell, it's just that I kicked up the ground with the magic power in my legs.

The actuality of this is that the town of Togai is ... ah, I see it.

　I check out the town of Togai, which is two mountains away.

I'll go with short-range transference magic... oh, let's not do that at all.

　I was going to use shifting magic to get to the town of Togai in one fell swoop, but I stopped when I found something on the way.

It's a good idea to hunt that thing. Adventurers are supposed to hunt demons, right?

　Yes, there was a handy demon just out of the corner of my eye.

''That color........is a green dragon. It's normal for a dragon, but if you're going to live a simple life, a dragon of that caliber is about right.

　Yes, I want to be an adventurer, partly because adventurers are a symbol of freedom, but most of all because I don't want to live a sober life and get into trouble.

　If that was around the strongest Golden Dragon, people might wonder if it's unnatural for a newcomer to hunt it.
　That's why a green dragon is just fine.

"Well then, let's just hunt it down!

　I pull out the broadsword that I carry at my waist and hold it ready.
　It looks like an ordinary broadsword, but this sword is equipped with a permanent enchantment spell I developed in a previous life that gives it durability, corrosion resistance, sharpness, various attributes, and immortality killing, so it's easy to kill a green dragon.
　But it's only a quick glance at a broadsword, so no one will notice its true value!
　Well, as far as the rural blacksmiths were concerned, they didn't have any equipment or materials as far as I could tell, and they didn't sell high quality weapons, so there was nothing more they could do than enchantment.
　And my blacksmithing skills in my past life aren't that great either.

''Let's go!

　I use my flying magic to move my body and charge the Green Dragon at a speed faster than an arrow.
　I'm still oblivious to my approaching appearance from above.
　I guess they don't even think of a human being attacking them from above them.
　Dragons have that kind of carelessness, don't they?

Huh?

I mean, Green Dragon, do you seem to have something else on your mind?
　Oh well.

"Teri-aaaah!

　I'm going to cut at the green dragon from diagonally up in the sky.

Huh?

　Our shouting finally made Green Dragon aware of my presence.
　But it's too late.

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

''And stowed!''

　I take out a small bag from my pocket and toss the head of a green dragon into the bag.
　The head of a large, two-meter-long green dragon smoothly enters the bag, which is no bigger than the size of my hand.

　Yes, this is a magic bag I made.
　It looks like an ordinary bag, but I've magically expanded the space inside, so it can hold a much larger amount of luggage than it looks.

　That's why I left my hometown in such a light outfit.

And this one too.

　I also put the body of the green dragon into the magic bag.
　The giant body, which is more than 10 meters tall, also smoothly enters the bag.

Okay, that's it!　Well then, let's get going before it gets dark!

　I fly up into the sky again with my flying magic.

".........!

　Hmm?　I thought I heard something.　Is it my imagination?
　Yeah, I don't see anyone around a vicious dragon.

Well, all right.

　I soared into the sky again and headed for my destination, Togai Town, before the sun went down.
　I have to get to the Adventurer's Guild and register as an adventurer!

　You're not going to be able to do that.

　It was a momentary thing.

　We were unlucky enough to be attacked by a dragon during our journey.
　And it was a green dragon.
　It is a fearsome monster that can only be defeated by a country's army in a state of perfect health, and the word "powerful enemy" is not even close to being accurate.

　It suddenly appeared from the sky and breathed out breaths of fire from its mouth.
　The flames caused the horse to panic and the carriage to overturn.

"A dragon in a place like this!

　I feared for the person inside the carriage, but I had no time for that now.
　The reason is that while I believe that person is safe, I had to focus on the enemy in front of me now.

　The appearance of an unexpectedly powerful enemy has left our men in a state of buoyancy.
　But we still have to accomplish our mission.　

"The dragon wants the horses!　We'll use the horses as bait to get out of here!

　My men come to life with a shout from me.
　Losing a horse in a place like this is a terrible blow, but it's still no substitute for life.
　We need to get the dragon's attention back to the horse and rescue the man from the wagon and escape into the forest.

　But the dragon is fierce and has a voracious appetite.
　How long can we keep one of their horses for?

　You'll have to protect her, even if you have to give up this old body to the dragon.
　Otherwise, there's no point in being born a knight!

Come on, dragon!

　I turned my dragon's attention to my horse in a determined attempt to turn it's consciousness to my horse.
　Thanks to the fact that my horse was a warhorse, the dragon's breath didn't cause me to panic.
　And yet now I am about to abandon my beloved partner for the One I am supposed to protect.

"I'm sorry, Volhan.

　He apologizes to his partner in crime.

"Burrrrn.

　But it was lacking in spirit. Volkhan does not make me listen to his grudges, but moves forward in front of the dragon in an imposing manner.

　Do you understand the mission of a knight?
　Oh, you're a knight too, aren't you!

　I will no longer let Volhan alone die.
　I will take on the dragons to the death!
　You guys take care of the rest!

　We'll hold them back!

　That was when I thought that.

'Teriyah!'

　I heard a young voice.

　At first, I thought one of my subordinates couldn't take it anymore and attacked the dragon on their own.
　I was almost ready to reprimand him for his stupidity.

　But then suddenly a boy I had never seen before appeared in front of me.
　All of a sudden, a boy I had never seen before appeared in front of me.
　It took me a few moments to realize that the boy had fallen from above.

　In his hand, he held a sword that looked plain at first glance, but was definitely a workhorse.
　This boy is going to fight a dragon by himself?
　Has he come to join us out of righteous indignation?

Reckless!

　That's what I was going to say.
　But by that time, it was already all over.

　Suddenly the dragon's head fell from above and was sucked into the bag the boy had taken out, and in the next moment, even the dragon's body was in the boy's bag.
　Common sense told me that this was impossible.
　The only thing that went through my mind was the word "magic item".
　A boy like this has a magic item?
　Impossible.

　And the boy literally flew away.
　Like a bird.

"Wait for me!

　There was no way for him to answer my words, and the boy's figure disappeared into the sky.

　It was just a moment, a moment really.
　It had all happened in an instant.

　The world returned to silence, as if there had been no dragons or boy in the first place.
　Only the blood of the dragon, barely killed by the boy, and the overturned carriage, told him that this was a real event.

''Huh!　That's right, Princess!

　I came to my senses and remembered my Lord riding in the overturned carriage and rushed to the carriage.

''Rest assured, Lord Baharun!　He may be unconscious, but the princess is safe.　The maids have taken it upon themselves to protect the princess!

'Right!　Good job!

　Phew, the princess is safe.
　I'll have to give that maid a treat later.

　The relief makes my body feel heavy.
　The battle with the dragon must have been very mentally draining.
　The old bones really do have a lot to endure.

"I don't know what's going on, but we're safe, aren't we, Volhan?

Burlung.

　To my monologue, only the horses that survived with me answered back.

'Who the hell was that boy?