21 Dragon's reverse scale




 What the hell did we do wrong?
 There is no one to answer Robert's question.
 A strong knight, no less than a top-notch adventurer, is blowing bubbles and fainting.
 I even found myself envious of such a figure.
 But the girl in front of me would not allow it.
 The moment my mind can't bear the fear, and my consciousness is about to disappear in a huff, I can call it a sensation of my soul being pulled, or maybe it's just a forced return to consciousness.
 Already, this place had become a torture field.

 What the hell did I do wrong?
 Such questions are the only ones that keep going round and round in my head.
 Robert is a vassal of the Renvel family, which can be considered a great nobleman. He has such a status and power that a lowly person is not allowed to speak without permission. And, moreover, he has been the nominal representative of Eleonora this time. That power was so great that it didn't matter to the lower nobility, a woman with a bit of power and the lowlifes of the frontier village were supposed to obey with a smile.
 It was never a wrong response.
 They should have behaved in a manner befitting an emissary of a great nobleman.

 So why did this happen?
 There is a monster in front of me.
 Is it the ancient demon race as described in the legend?
 Or is it a dragon that is considered to be equivalent to a god?
 Lowbert would try to open his mouth to say something, but he would tremble so much that he thought his jaw was going to come off, and he would end up biting his lip and tongue. Nothing was being done, but there was nothing more that Roebert could do, as his knees almost collapsed, his mouth tasted like iron, and his brain stopped thinking.

'Quite a joke - who the hell does Aisha belong to? That's what it's supposed to be--
 A sharp word that didn't allow for a single objection cut through the silence.

''--It's mine.''
 I'm not treating Aisha in Nacht's mind, and I have no intention of binding Aisha's rights.
 But there's no need to speak of such obvious things now.
 Aisha understood that, and with that understanding, she said

"Oh, my Lord-- Aisha swears your undying loyalty.

 And then he said it.
 If that is so, then Nacht, the Lord, would not deny those words.
 As long as Aisha wishes, Aisha is Nahat's.
 Therefore, he has no righteousness to accept anyone's orders.
 Nor does she need to take instructions from anyone.
 Aisha does not need to bow down or listen to orders, even if they are before a nobleman, a king, a dragon, or a god.
 If you don't approve of it, then let Nacht make it known and show it.
 Nacht will make it known.
 Let's show him the value of the one and only Dragon's Squire.

"Kuhuhahahahahaha, hanging your head is another funny joke--

Hee--! I am Lady Eleonora's deputy, and I am the--
 An unconscious scream escaped my mind.
 It was already like a reflection. I don't even know what I'm talking about. It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what the right answer is.
 I'm sure you'll be able to find a good deal more to say about it.

I'll tell you a simple story, you fool. The dragon is now in front of you

 Nacht isn't just intimidated, but the skill (skill) dragon's intimidation is in full force.
 Duran showed him that he could break through, but he didn't have the slightest idea that the man in front of him could overcome the intimidation.

''Well, do you want me to hang my head? Do you want me to kneel? And moreover, you plot to forcibly take that possession, and above all, to take the most precious treasure from me. That's quite brave--but not very clever, is it?
 Roebert was shaking his head to a thousand pieces.
 Even in my foolishness, I was able to bathe in the hint of it with my whole body and understand it. No, I should say, I was made to understand.
 That everything was wrong, from the beginning to the end, everything was wrong.
 There was no choice but to affirm Nacht's words at the earliest.

'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry--'
 They have no choice but to bow their heads endlessly and apologize. There was no other justification for it. Just as if he wanted to be merciful, Robert spat out a mouthful of contrition.
 Seeing this, Nacht finally relieved himself of his intimidation.
 The air that had been tense in the trading city as well as the small room loosened.

'Go home and tell your Lord. If you come to me in force, I will respond with force. If you show courtesy, respond with courtesy. You are free to wield your power, but you will do your share.
 Nacht, having said what he wanted to say, patted Aisha's head and looked out the window at the city.
 All the time, the indignant look that had been directed at him was gone, and Robert let out a breath of relief.
 It's a miracle that his life was saved. I feel such a raw realization.
 The girl in front of him, Nacht, was unknowable, but there was no doubt that she was an S-ranked adventurer, an ancient demon race, and so on, a legendary level guru. I realize that the report that he had dismissed Duran was right after all this time.

''So--I will be excused.
 I didn't want to stay here for even a second longer.
 He wanted to get out of here immediately if he was allowed to. Roebert abandoned the fallen knight and tried to escape at once.
 But--.

Well, wait a minute...
 Nacht's voice echoes solemnly.
 I don't want to obey, but I have no choice but to. When I thought that this hell was still going to continue, I even wanted to die, but now that the intimidation from earlier was gone, Roebert had a little more time to spare.

''Wha, what--?''
 Nacht says, looking out the window.

'Is the big mansion to the northeast, the one with the flamboyant gold decorations, your master's mansion?'

Yes, sir! That is correct, sir.

"Ha-ha-ha, do not be so frightened-you will not take a man's life to pay for your insolence.
 As he said this, Nacht turned around and smiled, a smile that must have been full of lechery.

''But don't you think it's a bit too much of a bug for you to put up a fight with me and get nothing in return?''

I don't think that's--
 Disgusting sweat erupted from Roebert's entire body.
 Nacht's smile, which was brutal, deepened.

''You'll pay the price - Dragon Magic - Thunder Dragon (Fallen Lightning) falling from the heavens.

 Ask anyone in a trading city and they will tell you that it was a clear, cloudless day.
 It was a clear, cloudless day.
 And yet, there were shadows in the sky.
 Suddenly, he looked up at the sky. A dragon of lightning had fallen, and... 

 After a roar that almost made his ears burst, it fell in a straight line over the Renvel house.
 A third of the Renvelle house was obliterated, and even though there were wind holes in the ground, not a single person was killed.
 The one magic caused by Nacht's hand was later counted as one of the dragon plagues, as the effect of the dragon's disappearance.