episode_0095

Things are going really smoothly. I don’t want to arouse unnecessary distrust, so I try to control my facial expressions as much as possible, but even so, arsenic keeps coming out.

Originally, what I was most worried about was the existence of the Seven Dragons. Unlike the Seven Dragons of the previous episode, who were killed by the Claire warrior party a hundred years ago, the Seven Dragons of this episode are still alive.

No matter how strong our group is, it is difficult to kill three ‘dragons’ without harm. What if Beatrice had reached the rank of Sword Master and Aru had reached the height of slaughter?

Anyway, after putting it off for so long, the Serjel warrior party arrived at the Masurin forest. While I was wondering how to deliver them to the Dragon King in a straight line without colliding with the Seven Dragons, I met Merlin.

Having won Merlin’s heart without difficulty, I am now taking the hero party with Nioh to the lair of Dragon King Endros.

It is no different from the original history. It’s a bit surprising that they could catch the Dragon King with just their might, but if they create a rough situation, they’ll do it on their own. What is clear is that this combination from the past life ended up killing the Dragon King and Nio King ascended to the position of the new Five Kings.

“Suoka, Yohan, I want to ask you something.”

Serjel, a hero who will later be remembered as a dragon slayer, comes out and speaks to King Nio. I asked back with a pure smile without a trace of malice.

“Why is that so? Serjel army.”

“You guys… I understand the pain of losing a comrade to the Dragon King. Because of that, he dreams of revenge. However, entrusting our backs to those who have no skills… .”

“Ah, so you’re saying our skills are unreliable?”

“To put it simply, yes. Of course, I would still go to fight the Dragon King without you, but aren’t entrusting his back and asking for guidance completely different realms?”

“I understand. It’s a fight for survival, so it’s only natural.”

In fact, it makes me wonder if I’m asking now. If it were me, I would have asked right away as soon as the decision was made to accompany him for the first time. I’m good at trusting people. Although I am not human.

“But… I’ll make sure. I, Suoka, am not a combatant. Just a guide. John, this friend, will hunt the Dragon King with you.”

“… Well then, can we at least take a look at Johan’s fighting skills?”

“Nothing difficult. Nioh. There is a rare in the north… Let the wind blow towards the south.”

There was concern that the warrior side might suggest, ‘Let’s have a fight,’ so I decided to play in advance. Nioh has no concept of ‘sparring’, so if he makes a mistake, it could lead to bloodshed.

“nyang? Wind wind? Do you know how to fly something like that?”

“Warriors who can fly “ki over long distances are rare even on the continent… That’s amazing. Well, there is no way that a hunter in a place like Demon Forest is ordinary.”

Igor, the cat scout, and Viktor, the spearman, respond to my words. I shrugged my shoulders and gestured to Nioh.

“Keuhum! Anything is possible, like a windstorm!”

When Nioh pulled his arm, his muscles wriggled as if in a rush. Even before I got close to the Dragon King, I felt like I was losing too much strength, so I whispered to him.

“In moderation, unless you want to destroy the entire forest to eat it.”

“I understand!”

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

King Nio threw out a fist as heavy as Mount Tai. An intangible energy swirled with the wind. An artificial hole was created in the forest.

“… !!”

The warriors’ group widened their eyes at the same time. Even Serjel and the assassin Katarina, who seemed taciturn, could not hide their shock. I chuckled and patted Nioh on the back.

“How can this be enough? As a colleague who will have your back?”

“Okay, sure! You are truly amazing! How could a fist like that… ! It was a fist that was comparable to that of the Imperial Guard!”

“Why is someone like you in a corner like this? By any chance, do you have any intention of returning to the empire once this subjugation is over? I am sure His Majesty the Emperor will value you!”

“nyang! Awesome! It’s amazing!”

Victor who dares to play tricks on our Nioh. Normally, I would have stuck a card on the back of his neck and locked him up forever, but he’s going to die soon anyway, so there’s no need to bury him with my own hands.

The Dragon King is the Dragon King, and everyone here except Merlin will eventually die. Merlin, the only survivor, couldn’t even dream that it was me.

“Praise! I feel good! Praise is a good thing!”

“Haha, once your skills are verified, quickly reduce your tax to Dragon King’s Rare. When night falls, we will be at a greater disadvantage than the dragon king with dragon eyes.”

“A reasonable statement. At night, hidden monsters begin to come out one by one. We have to get there as quickly as possible.”

The warrior agreed to my urging. I nodded and pointed to a distant mountain.

“Just then, I see it over there. If I walk diligently, I will be able to arrive on time.”

“Where on that mountain is the Dragon King’s rare?”

“The whole mountain. So not a single living thing lives on that mountain. Except for the Dragon King Endros. It is also called .”

The reminds me of the where I buried my brothers 400 years ago. It was a canyon created by the breath of Endros a long time ago.

The cliff of Endros was where I committed my first kill after returning, and now I have chosen the Lair of Endros as the location for my final kill in the Demon Forest. Well, I feel friendly with Endros even though I have never met him. Like a family that has been separated for a long time.

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As I walked non-stop and entered the entrance of the mountain, a large cave appeared. It was a cave with a dragon pattern carved on the wall.

The inside of the cave was painted gold. No, when I looked closely, it wasn’t painted, but the wall itself was filled with gold.

“Oh! Blink! Cool but extravagant!”

“Johan, do you know what luxury is?”

“Irowell said! It’s bad!”

Oh my, we pure Nio clan don’t know about the beauty of greed. I’ll have to let you know later when I go out to civilization.

“Wow… Each and every artifact here is traded for hundreds of thousands of gold on the continent! Still, you can’t take it, right?”

“It’s okay to take it!”

“Really? Hehehe… !”

“However, your family will be cursed with suffering for generations! Hahaha!”

“Hieiprofit… !”

Merlin’s eyes lit up when he saw the golden artifacts rolling around, but he sighed at my joke. I didn’t realize it because I was so quiet when I was older, but I really like teasing.

Of course, I don’t know what will happen when I touch those relics. But there is no such thing as free money in this world.

They must have installed a device to catch intruders. The Dragon King is not a sloppy character.

“Hiyaa… Still, the Dragon King seems to be the Dragon King. These precious treasures are being rolled around like trash.”

“Your molars must be hundreds of times harder than the best sword on the black market right now. Merlin, don’t have regrets! Nyang!”

“Igor, I feel strange… On the continent, you would have to save up your entire life to get even one artifact like this. It’s such a pity… .”

Even though he said the word curse, Merlin kept looking at the relics with eyes dripping with lingering regret. I could feel the focus behind the dark glasses.

“But, you don’t know, right? After the Dragon King dies, I wonder if I can take the artifacts without any restrictions, haha.”

“Oh… ! It really could be! I’ll definitely have to take it with me on my way back… !”

“Merlin, don’t act rashly. Because we haven’t caught the Dragon King yet.”

“Yes, yes… ! I’m sorry for getting so excited… .”

Merlin, who had been refreshed by my secretly spilled words, was immediately downcast by Katarina’s next words. The wizard’s robe, covered all the way to his head, shrank even more.

As I walked through the cave, I thought a little about Merlin.

A face that seemed gentle and pretty was hidden under a robe… That timid boy, in his past life, used magic with the intention of killing me.

Originally, the Merlin I remember wasn’t that type of person. A bit too blind… Yes, it was fierce. He was kept young through magic, so he looked young on the outside, but he would sometimes stare at distant mountains and stare blankly, or react foolishly to questions from children.

Although he was the principal of Eden Academy, he was far from authoritarian. As his magical abilities reached a level that no other entity had ever achieved, he became a friendly old man who spent his time taking walks in the park and playing with children.

The benevolent principal of Eden Academy, who smiles and does not scold children even when they pull Merlin’s cheeks. Merlin was definitely that kind of wizard, but… .

‘Are you telling me to sell out the academy? ‘To you Joker!’

‘Merlin, don’t make it complicated. I don’t like senseless killing. Think of your students!’

‘Better kill me! Eden Academy is a place where sprouts from all over the continent learn history, the world, and people! The current continent has been trampled by your Demon King’s army, but if Eden Academy remains here, the heroes of future generations will emerge one day and drive out your Demon King’s army!’

‘So, do you think we, the Demon King’s Army, will leave such a dangerous facility behind? think carefully. I have no intention of being forcibly stamped after killing that person. of course… ‘If Merlin attacks me out of nowhere, things will be different.’

‘Innoom-! joker-!’

There was a huge fight after that. I wonder if he really thought he was going to launch an attack so recklessly. The result was my victory, but to be honest, winning wasn’t winning. Because he was caught up in the final magic that consumed Merlin’s life force – the Big Bang – he suffered from seizures until he was guillotined.

In this life, we will never fight head on. Because that pain once was enough. Even if I have to kill him, I have to surprise him and kill him secretly.

The best thing is… Even though we don’t fight at all.

“Something appeared. Wow, this is my first time going this deep.”

As I walked down the cave path dotted with gold, a very large door appeared. It was a door with a dragon’s gaping maw carved into it. I stopped in front of it and put my ear to the crack in the door.

All you can hear is desolate silence. I carefully pushed the door. But the door was quite heavy, and I had to call my companions.

“Now! Let’s all push this together!”

“Suoka, you know what that is and you push it around carelessly.”

“But that doesn’t mean I’m going to be stuck here and just sit still. Even if there is a dragon king in here, wouldn’t it be okay for you and John to hunt it?”

“He said he would only provide guidance, but he seemed quite enthusiastic. If we’re not going to fight together, why don’t you go back from here?”

“… Huh. My one and only friend is going to subdue that dragon king, so I need to be with him.”

“Friend? Just one? Was I Suoka’s only friend?”

“Okay then! What friend would I have but you? Hahaha!”

The warrior Serjel has a point that is needlessly sharp.

If you survive, I have to kill everyone except Merlin, so how can you stay away? I can’t say this out loud.

“Serjel, let’s help instead of doing that. That person isn’t wrong. Let’s go in until we can find the Dragon King.”

Fortunately, the spearman Victor takes my side. They’ve been eyeing Yohan since he showed off his fists earlier, and it seems like he’s trying to win our favor somehow and take us to the empire once this incident is over. It’s embarrassing, but now it’s amazing.

“nyang! Victor is right!”

“Igor.”

“I also agree with what he said. Let’s help Suoka and push him.”

“Katarina.”

One by one, they start helping me. Seeing everyone except himself standing at the door, Serjel sighed and reluctantly stood next to us.

After that, we pushed the door with all our strength. No matter how solid the iron door is, it is not easy for it to be this heavy, and indeed, it is the answer to the question in the rare of Dragon King Endros.

Kugugugugu-.

As everyone worked together, the door that seemed like it would not budge began to open little by little. We created a gap for someone to pass by, stopped opening the door, and went through it. Then, after confirming that everyone was inside, he closed the street door.

If Endros isn’t here, he shouldn’t know there was an intruder when he returns to Lair later.

“It’s big. Very.”

“Large. It’s really big.”

“Hiuu… Wow, that’s huge… .”

“nyang! That thing over there looks like a bed!”

“It doesn’t look like a bed, but it looks like a bed. maybe… It must be the Dragon King’s bed.”

“The Dragon King is not visible. It doesn’t seem to be here. There is no way that such a huge figure could be hidden.”

What appeared before us was a circular room with everything abnormally large. There is a bed in the middle so high that you can’t see the end. While we were all looking at the room with our mouths open, Katarina, a former assassin, spoke up.

“On the bed… There are four pillars. Let’s go up there.”

“Pillar? Why?”

“The basics of assassination are killing the target while he or she is not paying attention. The best moment is when the target is sleeping soundly. If you go up there and wait, you can kill the Dragon King while he sleeps in his bed.”

“… Oh, that’s true.”

Now that I think about it, it was midnight when Aru in his previous life assassinated the emperor of the empire. As expected, real assassins are different. I also thought I had a knack for assassinations, but that’s what professionals start thinking as soon as they see this room.

“I agree with Katharina. What about you guys?”

“Well, I think you’re right too! Katarina is a veteran in this field… .”

“I also agree. Katarina is always dependable.”

“nyang! I agree!”

“There is no reason to complain. However, what if you are caught by the Dragon King while hiding in a corner? We may end up attacking first.”

Even though everyone is positive, Serjel takes a risk alone. As expected, it’s tricky.

Of course, your life is at stake, so you have to be picky. As if Katarina knew this, she pointed to a corner and continued.

“If you look at that corner, there is a round cone-shaped pillar. This means that you can hide behind a pillar unless the Dragon King is watching from directly above.”

“Hmm, such a number… good. Let’s go up. I don’t want to leave any traces… Merlin. Can you lift us up with magic?”

“ is possible! Unless there’s some sort of magic detection device here… ! But I don’t feel anything special!”

“Is this the confidence of saying, “If you’re going to come in, come in?” . Or is it because he reigned supreme for a long time and was filled with peace? Anyway, it’s good news for us. Okay, let’s go up.”

It’s great that I don’t have to take the lead on anything. I obediently followed the flow of their consciousness.

“Wait a minute, so who joins forces and climbs to the corner? Isn’t it better to keep this as balanced as possible?”

Although I should point out a few important points.

“Since there are seven of us, I, Serjel, will occupy one corner by myself. Are you okay?”

“Of course. I will stay with Miss Igor.”

“nyang!? Why, why do I have to be with Viktor?”

“That’s right, the two of us fit well together. If necessary, you must attract the Dragon King’s sight.”

“Then I’ll be with Yohan. Since it is a combination of an assassin and an assault warrior, it will be very helpful in exploiting the Dragon King’s weak spot. I’ll give you a separate signal as to when to attack the sleeping Dragon King, so don’t step forward carelessly.”

“I’m with Katarina? Then what about Suoka?”

Wow, Nioh is the only one who takes care of me. He is also a man of loyalty.

Although it doesn’t really help me right now.

“No, since I am a non-combatant, I will only assist Merlin, the wizard, with a little combat assistance. Is that okay?”

“Well, me and Suoka are together… ? Joe, great! Then, let’s go up!”

For some reason, Merlin’s face under the robe is slightly red. I don’t really want to worry about it. I need to focus a little more from now on.

Merlin must not die no matter what. That’s why I stayed by Merlin’s side. Nioh is so strong that he will survive on his own. Unlike the soft Merlin.

“Levitation!”

As Merlin chanted the spell, our bodies began to float. We moved comfortably to the corners of the bed without any resistance.

Because the bed was so large, the corners were wide enough for one person to lie down. Well, one person. It wasn’t enough for two people to fit in.

“I can’t help it. Merlin? Lie down first. I’ll lie down on it.”

“Yes? ah… Ugh… yes… . Be careful not to slip… .”

Merlin hesitated for a moment and then lay down first. I fell on top of him. Even though there was a robe and clothes in between, it didn’t feel good to sit on top of the baby boy’s back.

Still, it was quite soft for a male. No, it was softer than most females. So much so that I could feel it clearly even on top of my robe. There were no hard muscles like Nioh’s at all. Still, there were no inconveniences.

Is this why Serjel first said he would be alone? A sneaky guy.

flinch-.

Merlin, who is small in stature, keeps tossing and turning. Well, this guy is more unpleasant than me.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, I stroked Merlin’s green hair.

“Hiuu… .”

As if that made him even more embarrassed, Merlin gathered his arms together and buried his face in them with a helpless groan. What, why is a normal boy so shy? Not a girl.