Keiron knacks his head. This guy really sleeps well everywhere.
âI wonder what will happen today. We finished the audience yesterdayâ
Lantz puts a comb into his hair mixed with humming before seeing himself in the mirror. Since no one had such a big mirror in Bassonâs corps building, he was floating, angling and posing. I understand his feelings.
âMaybe weâre going to look around the fortress city if we arenât detained anymore?â
âHee, why do you think so?â
âIt doesnât make sense to be in Rennesto and if weâre going to investigate, thereâs a more secure city. This is a city where rough people can get together because thereâs a military enlistment information centerâ
âI seeâ
âOther than that, Lantz, let me use it tooâ
âMe too Me tooâ
I fight with Keiron who will face the full-length mirror. Iâm honestly not a person who cares so much about his looks (Appropriately when I wash my face, Iâll be reflected on the water and see my sleepy face), but Iâm a little excited about the big mirror.
âHaa!â
âYoo!â
Keiron and I fight for a cool pose. Keiron is the same age as Isaac, so I donât think he can become a little more adult, but I canât say that right now.
âZuri, please let me mix in too!â
Lantz also takes a pose.
âHey Smithson, try to pose a little symmetrical with Lantz?â
âLi, Like this?â
âGood, and I like thisâ
âOh! Cool!â
âDo you want to pose for us?â
âNo, Iâm more aware of my armâs extensionâ
âBut itâs a difficult point that not every one of us is cool if itâs a single itemâ
Taking this in consideration, we take various poses. âŚâŚIn fact, what are we doing? There are three single soldiers in their 20s posing before a mirror.
âGood morning, owner. âŚâŚWhat are you doing?â
Laila appears in front of us.
âOh, Lailaâ
âGood morningâ
âOh, good morning Laila-sanâ
For the time being, we stop the study of taking poses and greet her.
âItâs from yesterdayâs orderâ
*Scattering sound* Laila spreads about 10 stones wrapped in a leather purse on the table.
âWhat is this?â
âMagic item?â
Lantz and Keiron look at the red stones in a rare way. I donât know these guys.
âItâs a kind of treasure called breath sealing stone. If you throw it, youâll be able to burn a Hellsboar or a Mad Wolf completely with one shotâ
âHieeâ
ââŚâŚThat treasure is not a forbidden item, right?â
âHo. Iâm not showing off. Itâs not a big deal in itself, but if you have a treasure in this world, itâs going to be a bounty no matter whether itâs a gift or a stolen itemâ
Two people swallow their saliva.
âBe careful with the handling. If youâre going to be careless at hand, youâll be burned by an Dragonâs Breathâ
âHo, How should I storage this?â
âIf I drop it, it wonât explode, right?â
ââŚâŚLaila, explanationâ
âThatâs right. I think itâs rare if you put it in a leather bag, but if youâre worried, you can just wrap it with a cotton cloth. Itâs not absolute, but if you put enough load on it, you might be able to activate itâ
âU, Uhh. This is scaryâ
â10-man captain Smithson, isnât there a big surprise prop that can be handled safely like this?â
âWhat do you think I am!â
âŚâŚHowever, the power of the breath sealing stone itself can be controlled with crest engraving, which has been proven in the case of General Lucas. In addition to a hand grenade, you may be able to make an auxiliary device that can be used easily.
ââŚâŚI see, that is, if the heating direction is limited by a convergence crest, the usability will be improvedâŚâŚthe material itself increases the heat resistance with crest engravingâŚâŚno, it may interfere with the essential control crest. After all it is a material with high heat resistance originallyâ
âHo. Ownerâs eyes have changedâ
ââŚâŚHey Smithson, after all itâs time for breakfast so lets do it at another timeâ
âWait a moment, really just wait a little. Iâm just going to write down the idea of the crest nowâ
The expansion diagram of the outline and the crest of the tool which is delusional is written down in the lining of the wrapping cloth of my luggage in a hurry. Yup. Iâve got some kind of image.
-
A few minutes behind everyone, breakfast was served in a luxurious room for guests.
âSomehow, Renfangas breakfast is amazingâ
Boyd says that calmly. Certainly there is meat, a lot of soups and itâs close to a little dinner. In both Basson and Polka, breakfast was a type of breakfast like a drink and raw vegetables, thats why its a little culture shock.
âAt Renfangas, we take lighter lunch and eat more in the morning and eveningâ
Belga, who was in the room, give me a brief comment. Felios began to eat silently and Sharon and Neia were seated side by side.
âIn that situation, Itadakimasuâ
âItadakima-suâ
Everyone starts to eat after Dianneâs words. Renfangas dishes generally tend to have a stronger dashi stock than sugar and salt and spicy foods are spicy. If you think about it, chili pepper was like an accent.
âSpicy, this boiled foodâ
âItâs a spicy boiled meal that came from the Lian Empire in the Eastern Mountains. Itâs not bad if you get used to itâ
Sharon has a cool face. As expected, it is the 15th year of Renfangas calendar. Iâve heard that the Eastern Mountains are high in altitude and there are a lot of strong drinks and chili pepper dishes to combat the cold. Is Renfangas having a great influence on geography?
âWell, Ladies and Gentlemen. I have a suggestionâ
When the meal was over, Sir Buster came in suddenly and attracted everyoneâs attention with his wild voice. Just because he is in the imperial court, he wears more noble-like clothes than yesterday. He looks a little cramped, though.
âWe hearâ
When Dianne nods, Sir Buster begins to speak.
âIâd like you to lend me the dragons power a little todayâ
âDragonâŚâŚ?â
Does he mean Maia? Dianne looks at me. Iâll leave it to her for the time being and nodded with my will, while Dianne replied to Sir Buster.
âIt depends on the content. That dragon can be relied on, but it is not obedient to everyoneâ
Is it a safe response? After the fire dragon war a hundred years ago, dragons have passed the awe-inspiring target and some have been deified. It is likely to be thought that it is able to do anything. Sir Buster shrugs his shoulder and says âIts nothing importantâ.
âThe Gauntlet Knights monster search and destroy operation is moving to the city called Catalina in the North. I want to join the Gold Arm Lister Jail´s side, who is in charge of it. Can you take me there?â
âCatalinaâŚâŚIâm sorry, I âm not good at geography. How far north is it?â
âItâs about five days in a carriage. Iâd love to experience a dragon wings´s speed, Felios and Berga already experienced itâ
ââŚâŚâŚIf its too many people, it is not possible to carry them, but if itâs a small numberâ
âOnly me and Neia are fineâ
âŚâŚWell, itâs not a difficult task. Itâs also an opportunity to show my ability. Dianne nods.
âGood, letâs get some information gathered and let us see whatâs going on on the front line
âIâm saved of trouble. âŚâŚHey elf group, will you come along?â
Felios, Sharon and Berga nod instantly.
âOf courseâ
âI would like you to call me by my name if possibleâ
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
5 days in a carriage? Thatâs not how long it takes by riding a dragon.
âGood, Dianne Special Duty Corps, preparations start! Get together in front of the dragon in an hour! âŚâŚIs that time all right, Sir Buster?â
âYesâ
In response to Dianneâs command in salute, we begin preparations for the move. I didnât try to calm down and spread the load, so the arrangement was smooth.
âââââââââ
âThat is the city of Catalinaâ
After about 3 hours. Sir Buster points out from the carriage window and tells Dianne.
âMaiaâ
âYesâ
Riding on Dianneâs shoulder, Chibi Maia nods and her real body slowly begins to descend. In the illusion vision that Maia showed me in her play, I can see the city where she is going to descend. It was a city surrounded by stone wallsâŚâŚor rather, it was a fortress
âCity?â
â⌠Well, itâs a city because it has the functions of a cityâ
Sharon nods with a little confidence. No matter where you look from, itâs a large laminated building built on a wild structure. That was the city of Catalina.
âLister!â
âAlex? You returned faster than I thoughtâ
We enter the city with Sir Buster free admission pass and walk for a while, then we come to the soldier station of this fortress. There were a lot of armors on the wall and many injured people are lined up on the chairs and couches. In such a situation, there is a strong presence, itâs a lion beastman who seems to be strong though he isnât big. That is Lister Jail.
âWelcome to the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Celesta armyâŚâŚspeaking of which, Annette should have been in charge of Celestaâs envoys? Alex, they are?â
âItâs the force that the elf territory has recommended. By all means that Blue Dragon is the rideâ
âThe Northern Elves recommended people of the Celesta armyâŚâŚI think there are complex circumstances, but I think itâs time to go. Iâm Lister Jail, Gold Arm.â
The gold gauntlet is like a toy for the bulging muscles. But he was a Gold Arm that seems to be a Gold Arm that I finally met. Sir Buster looks like a townsman when he leaves the castle and Felios is a little out of place.
âDianne Special Duty Corps, who reports directly to the Celesta Army Headquarters. I´m the commanding officer 100-man special duty commander Dianne. Pleased to meet youâ
ââŚâŚWar God?â
âDonât call me that. Its undeservedâ
Lister-san and Dianne shake hands.
âSo Lister, what was the status of the operation? Neia, the elf group and me came. Letâs finish it quicklyâ
âIt wasnât goodâ
Lister-san has a bitter face.
âThere are a lot of rock turtles and rock dolls like a joke. Aside from heavy weapons and ogres, the Red Arms with lightweight weapons canât cope with their violence. âŚâŚThe pulling troops were too incompatible. Moreover, some of the Red Arms that have been killed changed into moving corpsesâ
âUhee, I donât know. âŚâŚEven if we go out, itâs impossible in a dayâ
âHonestly, I wanted Annette and her follower the mostâ
âŚâŚIt has been transmitted that it is quite a fierce battle. Regardless of the fact that Rock Turtles donât exist in Celesta, Rock Dolls should basically be a monster limited to the inside of a labyrinth. It is rarely born in the natural state. The Celesta army strength index does not set the threat level too high, but Rock Dolls are a very free-moving force in the labyrinth. If it comes out as ăTo be too numerousă. For example, imagine a picture of 100 plain Rock Dolls that are almost double the large build of an ogre walking along a plain is horrifying. Practically, if they are really only 100.
âWell, there is no help for anything that came outâ
Neia holds her hat down and walks forward. Lister-san has a bitter face.
âNeia GransâŚâŚI honestly want you to look behind me
âThatâs not going to happen. Iâm a heroâ
âI canât agree with your attitude of pushing through the mess with such wordsâ
âIâm still going to keep my heightâ
Apparently, Lister-san was bitterly thinking about Neiaâs ăI´m a heroă, meaningless, a little girl named Neia standing on the battlefield, or both. He is a Gold Arm that seems to be the best Gold Arm in common sense. âŚâŚNo, should I call it ăSword Saint-likeă Gold Arm?
âRock Turtles and Rock Dollsâ
Dianne mutters and sees Anzeros, Laila and Aurora.
âI donât know much about Rock Turtles, but if itâs an ordinary Rock Doll, I can handle 4 aloneâ
âHo, in this fashion, I can handle 7 or 8 of themâ
âIâm not good with themâŚâŚI´m sorryâ
Dianne continues.
âLaila. How much do you think Maia can handle with you?â
ââŚâŚMaia? Let me seeâ
Laila sighed lightly.
âTen thousand if we donât have to hold backâ
âI seeâ
Dianne smiled and faced Lister and Sir Buster.
âOutline of the sweeping operation. âŚâŚLetâs show off the power of a dragon of the Elf Territoryâ
ââŚâŚNo way. Alex, a dragon?â
âYe, YesâŚâŚits alright, War God Dianneâ
âIâd like to ask for my honorific title to be 100-man commander. Letâs take a look at our key abilitiesâ
Dianne laughed fearlessly.
âââ
There used to be an era called the Fire Dragon War era. Itâs an era of disaster, too one-sided to call it war.
âââ
âMaia! That Group!â
Looking down from the sky, Rock Dolls were walking alongside a wide valley that was comparable to the main street of a city. Not one hundred or two hundred. Itâs stupid to count, but the amount is probably one thousand. No one knew what they were aiming for, but it was clear to everyone that if they come near Catalina in time, it was the end of that fortress city.
âââ
At that time, people said that there were hundreds of heroes who manipulated the ancient weapon ăDragonslayeră with super-destructive power that surpassed the current common sense. They hunted dragons. They entered a Dragon Palace or found a dragon that was in a secluded area and fought. But. Even so many heroes did not destroy the species named dragon. Why is that?
âââ
âRed Arms withdraw! Felios, Alex, I rely on you for covering them!â
âLeave it to me!â
Lister, Felios and Alex Buster, who are tens of meters from the ground jump off without hesitation. The four heroes, including Neia, then flew down to the brave soldiers who faced the gray glacier-like Rock Dolls and fought them to earn time. Neia smashes the body of the Rock Dolls with a sword. Alex Buster uses magic to kill the Rock Dolls and Lister blasts a Rock Turtle with his fist. Felios dances around while hitting the ground with his sword. Immediately afterwards, a number of Rock Dolls fell into the fissures on the ground and were blown away by the raised rocks.
ââŚâŚFelios is strongâŚâŚâ
âMy older brother is a Gold Armâ
Sharon replied to my whispers.
âââ
Dragons flew through the sky and spitted out a fire of hell. Even if someone approached them, a blow by repulsion exceeding common sense was waiting. Dragon Slayers were destructive enough to defeat dragons, but it should be true if they are hit straight. A giant beast who pours fire from the sky looking up and slaughters without rest, planted real fear to the weak little ones who were in tune with toys such as Dragonslayer. It was like a kid holding a knife and confronting a beast. For those interested, Dragonslayers were not a super weapon. When stabbed, it hurts and sometimes dies, but if it wasnât surprised, it was just a defensive sword with a short blade. Most attacks do not reach the dragons that flew high in the sky and exhaled fire. On the other hand, they are less than the insects that can kill as many as they like, such as poor people and sub-people who crawl on the ground. Humanity realized. Dragons were the ultimate slaughter of super weapons.
âââ
The carriage is placed on the hill and Sharon and Berga jump out to help Felios and the others.
âMaia!â
I command Miaa from the side of the scene.
ââŚâŚFinish off, everything!â
âLeave it to me, Andy-samaâ
Maia leaves a few rock dolls on the front and rushes from the side to the line of rock dolls. A rock doll is blown away. A rock doll that is 5 meters tall is no more than a child in front of a giant dragon. Shaking the tail on the spot, making a full turn, Maia beat the nearby rock dolls and tells the Gold Arms who are fighting behind her.
âWithdraw. If you are there, you will freezeâ
And Maia inhales a lot and exhales a big blizzard.
Her full-blown blizzard breath freezes the monsters in front of Maia within a terrain of hundreds of meters.
âThe blue lizardâs blizzard breath is strong against that kind of inorganic matter. The things made of rocks donât fall down or dull from a fire breathâ
Laila whispers. Frost covered trees emerged in this summer wilderness speaks eloquently of its overwhelming power. No explanation required. Indeed, it was the ultimate violence that would not allow life.
âââââââââââ!!â
Maia pushes forward with a high-pitched cry, beating the frozen Rock Dolls with both arms. And when she reaches the Rock Dolls that can still move, she exhales a blizzard breath again. That repetition. The overwhelming destruction by the 40-meter tall dragon was a sight that was enough to let the surviving Red Arms and the brave fighting Gold Arms shudder.
ââŚâŚItâs creepy to think thatâs your enemyâ
I think that Keiron´s muttering spoke for everyone on the spot.
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