Dragon Attack
The guilds have reported that a herd of an ancient dragon and wyverns, believed to have flown in from the Fire Dragon Mountains, is moving southward along the border between the Empire and the Kingdom's [Demon Forest].
Located on that path is the Adventurer's town, RockQueen.
In the city, adventurers continue to lead evacuations around the region, and residents are temporarily gathered in a grassy area just past the west gate. The guild has prepared wagons there, ready to flee at any time when the dragon attack.
Inside the city, knights continue to patrol to catch those who commit thievery and to check for anyone who has failed to escape.
On the walls of the north and east gates, knights were running around with telescopes in hand to monitor the sky.
Old man Mondo and I were right outside the east gate, waiting astride Ginko in her Fenrir form.
(Mu. Regardless of Master, it is uncomfortable to have this old man on my back.)
As Ginko says this, I ride on her back and pat her head to get her in a good mood. Rain imitates me and pats Ginko's neck.
Lida and Shamu are sitting down and resting while looking at the northern sky.
To be honest, while the knights guarding the east gate were turning pale with tension, we didn't feel any tension.
This is because I know that if my bad premonition was correct, I wouldn't be so nervous.
The old man probably understood my premonition and easily accepted the guild master's request, and even asked him a reward. He is a shameless old man.
After a little over two hours of waiting, my prediction came true.
(Yahoo~♪ I came to play~♪)
It was a different color from the dragon I had seen before. It was still some distance away, but I recognized its silhouette alone.
It was Hi-chan, the Fire Dragon King.
I held my head in my hands as I heard the telepathy, which was contrary to its appearance.
(Um... what's going on here, could you please go down to the forest?)
(Understood~♪ I'll be waiting for you in the middle of the forest~♪)
The dragon that was heading towards us changed course and headed towards the forest.
"We're going after the dragon! Please stay here!"
I called out to the knights who were guarding the east gate and then headed towards the forest.
At the entrance to the forest, I told Rain, Lida, and Shamu to wait here. After all, even though Rain and Shamu can use [Flight magic], it takes time to move through the forest. As for Lida, she can't fly.
So the old man Mondo and I riding on Ginko's back decided to go to Hi-chan.
"I'm sorry, but I need you three to be on the lookout for other adventurers entering the forest."
After hearing the consent from each of the three people, we entered the forest.
Ginko ran for a while and found a huge dragon standing in the center of the forest, probably in an open area. Above it, countless wyverns were circling.
(Light~♪ It's been a while~♪ How have you been? I brought a lot of souvenirs~♪)
(No... um... why did you come here in the dragon form?)
(Well, I don't know anything about Light's dungeon, so I can't teleport there, and walking around in human form would be tiring.)
(No, wouldn't it be better if I went to pick you up? That's right. The town is in chaos right now because of you.)
(Because you didn't tell me when you'd come to pick me up! You just went back without saying anything~.)
(That's... I'm sorry for leaving without saying anything...)
(Well~, I'm also a Dragon King, so you should take care of me~.)
(I'm sorry……)
While I was having a conversation with Hi-chan, the old man Mondo was looking at Hi-chan intently with his arms folded.
"Hey! Light. What are we going to do with this guy? Are we going to go back? Are we going to get rid of it? Which one?"
(What's with this old man? He's so annoying. He seems so bossy even though I helped him the other day.)
Although the words from the telepathy are light, the dragon in front of me is growling and making angry cries, so to be honest, it's scary...
(Sorry! He can't hear our conversation, so he doesn't understand the situation! Um... I think he'll understand if you turn into a human form and talk to us!)
(I see! I understand~♪ Light~ Don't fall in love with me when I turn into a human form~♪)
As she said that, a pillar of fire enveloped the dragon for a moment, and then a beautiful red-haired girl with a short cut was standing in front of us.
"Yey! Hi-chan has appeared!"
The old man Mondo and I were taken aback by the beautiful girl who said that and made the V sign.
"Why... I've never heard of a dragon that can take on the shape of a human..."
"Old man... this person is the Fire Dragon King I talked about before..."
The old man stares at me with wide eyes at my words.
"So, is it because of this girl that I was able to escape from the wyverns?"
Yes, when the old man was participating in the Empire's exploration of the Fire Dragon Mountains, he was saved by Hi-chan from a wyvern attack.
I nodded and answered the old man's question.
"Hey, hey… are you serious… was I saved by such this shorty?"
"Who's a shorty! If you make fun of me, I'll feed you to those kids!"
Hi-chan is extremely angry. At the same time, the wyverns flying began to make noise.
"S-sorry! My bad, so please feed me to those wyverns! Ever since then, I don't like wyverns!"
The old man Mondo hurriedly apologized to Hi-chan. It seems that he was treated very badly by the wyverns.
"It's fine as long as you understand. Don't make me angry too much~. I hate to say it, but compared to other Dragon Kings, I'm short-tempered."
Hi-chan said, folding her arms and with a smug smile.
"Hi-chan... By the way, what's with the wyverns?"
I asked while looking up at the wyverns.
"It's the souvenir♪ It's full of meat and magic stones~♪."
"No... that's Hi-chan's followers, right? That means I'll have to kill them..."
"Yeah, but what? You don't like wyvern meat?"
"No… that’s not it…"
I asked her if killing a family member doesn't make her feel sad, but she said, [Eh? Not really].
So, I had no choice but to accept Hi-chan's goodwill, cut off the heads of three of them, store them in my [Spatial Magic], and send the rest back to the Fire Dragon Mountains.
"Light... I'm kind of tired... I want to go home..."
"That's right... but what should we report to the guild master?"
"Yes… Well… I guess we’ll just have to fool him properly…"
The old man Mondo and I were exhausted from talking with Hi-chan, so we decided to go home. I took Hi-chan with me...
In this way, the RockQueen crisis was finally over.
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