𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝟏: 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
I stood in front of the mysterious magical device, having heard from Zachalant that the Demon King Ingral wanted to meet.
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It’s called a magic communication device.
Apparently, I can talk to the Demon King in Lisan San with this.
Sounds fishy, doesn’t it?
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As for me, I was really skeptical, but I managed to have a conversation with Demon King Ingral.
I was quite surprised when the portrait on the surface began to move.
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Well, it was a good thing that I entered the communication room alone.
I couldn’t show my disgrace to my daughters.
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“I actually wanted to ask you for a favor.”
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The Demon King is laughing, but there’s probably no right to refuse.
The king’s request is equal to a command.
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The same goes for the king of another country.
Rather, I can’t afford to offend the king of Masrur.
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The Gaillia Kingdom and the Masrur Kingdom are supposed to be equal allies, but the power relationship is clear as day.
If he were to say to King Roscandoros, “Your Lionel refused my request,” all he could do would be to apologize profusely and bow his head.
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That’s the kind of difference there is.
Even though we claim to be equal, in reality, we’re like underlings.
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“What’s up?”
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I shrugged my shoulders and urged him to continue.
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“The magic crystal ship is often attacked by a dragon. Apparently, it’s being chased around.”
“That’s a difficult situation to comment on.”
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A flying ship is unrealistic enough, let alone being chased by a dragon. What kind of fairy tale is this?
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“The reactor ship has no weapons. It had no choice but to keep running away, but we’ve finally found the nest.”
“I have a very bad feeling about this.”
“Will you take on the task of dragon extermination?”
“I knew it.”
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I let out a big sigh.
The request for dragon extermination has finally come.
[Hope] has come a long way.
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When we explained the situation, our original clients, Jennifer and others, agreed to it. Not happily, though.
After all, they were asking working adventurers to take on another task.
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Under normal circumstances, there should be a serious protest. But then, our opponent was the Demon King.
It seemed that Jennifer, Priest Akashia, Prof Margarita, and Miss Jeenika all concluded they wouldn’t protest out of fear.
Well, an inspection is not something that can be finished in one or two days. So, it was decided that they would lend us for just that period.
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They had to stay for several nights, considering where to establish a branch of the guild, and so on. Also, it seemed that they would be staying at Piran Castle out of Zachalant’s kindness.
During that time, there would be many meals and meetings.
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From their perspective, it would be a substantial achievement, and it was probably calculated that it was not a good idea to upset the Demon King here.
By lending us, they are creating a favor with the Demon King.
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“Please come back safely. We are only halfway done with our work. If you die here, it would be a breach of contract.”
“I get it.”
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With a wave to Jennifer, who expressed her concern in a roundabout way, we boarded the reactorship that came to pick us up.
This was my second time onboard in my life.
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The amazing thing was that Jennifer and the others were the only ones surprised by the sight of a flying ship.
It was proof that all the residents had seen this several times.
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“Captain Sonnell. I’m in your care again.”
“This time it’s a short-distance flight.”
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With that, the dashing captain grinned.
A man of the sky, not the sea. He looked good. Well suited to the reactorship.
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“But the toilet just drains out.”
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And then Meisha said something unnecessary.
You understand that, right? You should go before you get on!
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“Mama Nel doesn’t understand. Isn’t it good to do it from the sky?”
“I don’t want to reach that state. Not me.”
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As the captain said, the sky journey did not take long.
Only about half an hour.
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But it seemed that we were flying a distance that would take three or four days on foot.
The speed of the reactorship itself is fast, and it’s also a big deal that it can fly straight.
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Eventually, what came into view was a rather large ruin.
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“A tower? But it’s too low. What’s that?”
“We call it the Colosseum.”
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Captain Sonnell chuckled at my muttering.
It does look a bit like an arena, if there are seats and a stage under that roof-like structure.
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“You can’t see from here, but the other side is half-collapsed, and that’s where the dragon is coming and going.”
“Understood. We’re approaching from a blind spot.”
“That’s right. And don’t get too close, it’ll attack. Start getting ready to go down.”
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Oh, boy.
It was indeed a quick journey.
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We received a smoke signal for communication and checked our equipment.
It’s an item that emits a lot of smoke when rubbed, and is used when we’ve successfully slain the dragon, or when continuing the battle becomes difficult and we need to escape.
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As soon as he sees that, Captain Sonnell is supposed to come to our rescue.
And well, I don’t want to imagine it, but if there’s no contact for five days, we’re assumed to be in the dragon’s belly.
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“We won’t let that future happen!”
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Huffing with a combative snort is Asuka.
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Finally, the dream of adventurers, dragon slaying.
Her blue eyes are brightly glowing with the desire to fight.
I understand the excitement, but don’t be reckless, okay?
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