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Defiled Hero Chapter 031
Defiled Hero
A Kind World
Come to think of it, there were rumors of a dragon living in the high mountains beyond this point, weren’t there?
「......While I’m at it, I’ll also be dealing with a dragon I see.」 (Izayoi)
「......Dra, gon?」 (Tear)
「Yeah, a dragon.」 (Izayoi)
「Master! Are you planning to fight the dragon, an S-ranked monster? Will you be okay?」 (Uri)
「......Elder sister, master is strong. Something like a dragon is no match for him.」 (Reri)
「Well it’s an S-rank monster after all. As expected of something that will become my opponent. Although you might not get it right now, it’s been said that if you were to defeat an S-rank monster by yourself, you would be able to become Emperor rank. Uri, Reri, what do you think of giving it a shot? You might be able to become Emperor rank yourselves.」 (Izayoi)
「Fighting monsters is not within our field of expertise! Since Uri and Reri are specialized in surprise attacks, it’ll be no good!」 (Uri)
「......That’s how it is. Furthermore, since we are spies, it will be bad if we stood out.」 (Reri)
「I see. Being Emperor rank a pain after all. That’s why when dealing with a master it’ll usually become like this...... It was also a pain for me.」 (Izayoi)
Although I had regrets, there’s nothing I can do. I’ll continue forward from here. With dragons and servants, we’ll gain a considerable amount of war potential.
With this, Tear’s anxiety and concern have almost completely disappeared.
In order to reach the top of the mountain, Rigolo steadily increased his alt.i.tude. A short time later, we made it to the peak of the mountain.
The top of the mountain wasn’t sharp. It was a flat, craggy cliff that continued throughout the mountain range. The cliff was not ordinary, it contained ores and minerals.
Is this a mine?
Since people wouldn’t trespa.s.s into this area, there might be something rare. I’ll look for it afterwards. If there are materials for weapons, I’ll give a request to the blacksmith Bogan to process it.
Once I finish dealing with the guild master and have my Emperor rank restriction released, I’ll hand blacksmith Bogan a letter of introduction.
For the sake of repairing my weapon, I dealt with the trustworthy but irresponsible and stubborn blacksmith, but I won’t have to pay the original cost. However I’ll have to prepare the materials.
(Astrea, is the dragon here?) (Izayoi)
『Wait a bit...... Ah, it’s at a distance but it's flying this way. Moreover, there are three of them.』 (Astrea)
Three? Aside from me, aiming for them would be dangerous.
Let’s end this quickly.
「Oi, the dragon is coming. Hide yourselves. After that, Fiere and Reri, get off of me.」 (Izayoi)
As they hid on the opposite side of the large cliff, I would be the first to reduce my opponents' strength. By weakening them, we’ll be able to make them our servants, but I’ll need to injure them until they're powerless.
It’ll be fine if I don’t use my sword, right?
After sheathing the sword in its scabbard, I warmed up by rotating my shoulders. I could see their flying figures approaching. As expected, they’re pretty big, huh.
The two in the back weren’t enormous, but the one they were accompanying was absolutely gigantic. It’s going to be hard to weaken that one.
The two red dragons in the back raised a roar as they approached.
First, I’ll take the two in the back out.
Kicking off the ground, I forcefully threw myself into the air.
Leaping from one cliff edge to another, I jumped into the sky.
Since I was jumping at the speed of a bullet, they weren’t able to react. The dragons must have thought that I suddenly disappeared.
I seized a dragon by the neck.
Spreading my hands, it was definitely not enough to completely surround the dragon’s thick neck. It was rough.
「―Fall.」 (Izayoi)
With all of my strength I twisted its body, and threw the large dragon over my shoulder.
I aimed the dragon at the other one when I threw it.
They were unable to communicate, and from the two dragons a noise similar to the impact of a semi-truck could be heard. The two dragons collided with one another.