episode_0021

A warrior is a blessing given by God to this land. It was the driving force that allowed humans, who had nothing special compared to other races, to have the largest population and most controlled territory, and it was a living, breathing utilitarianism for humans.

“Ahh… I want to finish it quickly and rest…”

For some reason, the hero who received Count Globec’s letter and set out to slay the mad dragon Arjen had no motivation.

Demon lords, monsters, and even fellow humans. At first glance, it would be safe to view the existence of a warrior as an incarnation of justice as he had to ‘mandatorily’ eradicate threats to the survival of humanity, but in reality, this was not the case.

Because warriors are human, they feel joy and sorrow equally, know desire and patience, and fear death. Nevertheless, it sacrifices its life as humanity’s asymmetric power and decisive battle weapon.

All warriors throughout history brought peace to mankind and were killed by mankind when their usefulness was exhausted. What’s different about this time’s warriors is that we learned about the fate of previous warriors thanks to the development of recording media.

“Ugh, my lower abdomen feels strangely tight… I think I’m not in a good condition…”

Therefore, there was no passion to be found in the current hero. He knows very well that if he fulfills his calling, he will fail anyway, and that trying hard will only hasten his own death.

The only way for a warrior who knows his duty and his end to remain sane as a human being was to realize his desires.

Eat what you want to eat, buy what you want to buy, seduce someone you like and spend the night with them.

However, no matter how much I realized my desire, I could not help but feel depressed when I was actually doing my job as a warrior like this. This is because it is a step forward toward one’s own end in any form.

“Is this a dragon rare…”

The hand holding the sword of the warrior who arrived in front of Arzen’s lair gained strength. Even though he was a warrior, he was still young and had never caught a dragon before.

However, just like before, the hero will not lose no matter who the opponent is. Because all the enemies the hero has faced so far have been defeated.

Regardless of whether there is one dragon or two, the warrior just silently cuts down the enemy with the holy sword.

“Wait a minute, I need to take a few deep breaths and then go in.”

As I say over and over again, the warrior was also human. It was natural to be nervous before a battle.

***

“Eugene. Wake up. We’re in big trouble.”

While I was happily rolling around with Arjen and traveling through dreamland like any other day, I heard a voice waking me up. I saw that he had silver hair and it was Arjen.

“Why, what’s going on?”

It was the first time Arjen woke me up. Arjen always wakes up first, but Arjen himself said that one of the joys of life is looking at my sleeping face until I wake up.

Therefore, I guessed that something had happened and quickly came to my senses. As expected, Arjen’s expression was serious.

“A very strong-looking energy is hovering in front of Lair. Since it smells like a human, I think it’s a warrior.”

“Warrior….”

I remembered the conversation I had with Rube in the bathroom the other day. At the time, I laughed it off, thinking there was no way it could come, but it seems like there was no way it could catch someone.

“Arjen…….”

I don’t know how strong a warrior is. However, as is usually the case, the hero is the protagonist of most narratives. The industry standard is for dragons to usually play villains and be cut off by the protagonist, so it was natural to be worried about Arjen.

Arjen must have read my anxiety and spoke in a confident voice.

“Don’t worry. Well, he’s still human, so why.”

I’m reciting the typical lines of someone caught off guard, so there’s no way I’m worried.

“It will be difficult if the house collapses, so I have to go pick you up in advance. Eugene, you are hiding. It must never come out. Got it?”

“Uh… I understand.”

All I could do to Arjen, who was worried about my safety and begged me never to come out, was that I knew.

“Hmm… I have this too, just in case.”

Arjen searched through his dressing table and handed me a green ring.

“It’s an artifact that eliminates any presence of presence. If you wear this, even I won’t notice you, so you will probably be able to hide from the hero.”

I obediently put the ring on my finger. I didn’t think much of it until I came to this world, but when a threatening figure appeared in Arjen’s presence again, I felt sorry for myself for not having any abilities.

***

“Oh.”

The warrior was taken aback when he saw the being that appeared before his eyes. I thought I would get lost because the inside of the lair was so complicated, but the owner of the lair appeared right away.

Beautiful silver hair and red eyes that shine like rubies. Even white skin with no blemishes to be found. If she were human, she would have been a girl with a look that would have been completely to his liking, but the warrior did not relax the hand holding the holy sword.

Although she may appear to be a beautiful woman on the outside, the dense amount of mana, flesh, and the smell of blood that travels through the air and through her skin are not an energy that can be treated as a human just because she wears the outer shell of a human.

“…But there is something that happens just in case. I’m asking just in case… Who is the owner of this rare?”

Nod.

“Crazy dragon Arzen?”

Nod… nod.

Unlike the first time, the warrior expressed his doubts when he saw Argen nodding his head after a little hesitation.

“What are you worried about just now?”

“I’m not crazy.”

“To begin with, crazy kids don’t know they’re crazy.”

“Really?”

“…It was time to get angry about what I just said.”

The hero, feeling discouraged by Arjen’s attitude of asking questions without being shaken even though he was provoking him, took a quick look around. In the letter, it was written that there were two dragons and that all nearby creatures were in danger, but it felt strange that there were no other creatures within the rare.

“I heard there are more dragons.”

Arjen realized that those words meant looking for Eugene. Arjen suddenly remembered the annoying elf who had had enough of misunderstandings in the past.

“…I am the only dragon living here. It has been this way and will continue to be so.”

Unlike his previous use of human language, Arjen uses verbs to clearly convey his meaning. As a result, the warrior had no choice but to be quite embarrassed.

“They say a dragon never lies… Then the letter must be wrong.”

The warrior returned the holy sword to its sheath. The reason they came here was because there were two dragons, threatening human peace, but with Arzen alone, there was no need to do anything.

“I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. I’ll just head back now.”

If it were an ordinary dragon, it would have thought it was right and let the hero go. In any case, a hero is the ultimate weapon of man, and even a dragon is a being whose superiority cannot be easily assured.

“Whoever wants to do it?”

However, Arjen was no ordinary dragon. This was because she was not a weak personality enough to easily send away a being that had arbitrarily invaded her rare.

Kwaang!!!

The warrior fainted for a moment due to the shock inflicted on his body, but then regained consciousness. It was a short time, less than 0.1 second, but it was a shock that I had experienced for the first time in my life.

“Keu….”

The hero pulled out his sword, holding on to his body, which had flown all the way outside the lair with a single blow. It was a holy sword, a sacred object and symbol that made him a warrior.

Arjen walked out of the lair. The warrior swung the holy sword without delay.

A majestic energy gushed out from the holy sword and attacked Arjen. Arjen, who had never assumed that he would receive damage, vomited blood due to the unexpected damage.

“Cough!”

Arjen became dizzy from the pain that felt as if his soul was being ripped out, not just his body being damaged. However, the warrior’s attack did not stop.

The second and third sword energy rushed towards Arzen in succession. Arjen felt that it would be dangerous if he was attacked any more, so he took bold action.

The appearance that had maintained the appearance of a human being collapsed, and a huge shadow suddenly appeared towards the hero. Arjen has revealed his true identity.

The surrounding air trembled as a creature of enormous size, as if it could be used as a toothpick, appeared. The warrior was speechless for a moment.

No matter how brave a warrior he was, he could not help but get tired of the white dragon’s splendid glory, reflecting all the sunlight.

‘Can I win this?’

The warrior never expected defeat in his life. It is not because he is good, but because the moment he holds the holy sword in his hand, he literally becomes surrounded by the power bestowed by God.

God can be described as omnipotent and omnipotent, and since he has the power of God, he cannot be defeated.

“Thank you, Eugene. Because I promised not to eat humans.”

Arjen, who returned to the main body and spoke in dragon language, immediately swung his arms. Although it was simply swung, its overwhelming volume and mass devastated the entire area, and even the warrior could not escape its influence.

“Keuuugh!!!”

The ground turned over. The warrior was caught up in the chaos and left no trace. Whether it flew far away or was buried in the ground was not of Arjen’s concern.

“They say he’s a hero, but there’s nothing special about him.”

Arjen, who returned to her girlish form, shook off her hands and tried to return to Lair. And that carelessness was Arjen’s defeat.

“Haaa!!”

A hero jumped out from the jagged ground. Nevertheless, the holy sword, which was not even covered in dust, shone.

“Oh…!”

A sudden moment. Arjen’s thinking accelerated. The world began to move slowly.

‘This… I can’t avoid it.’

Arjen’s athleticism was never dull. Even if she just made up her mind a little and increased her speed slightly, Eugene wouldn’t even be able to follow her with his eyes.

However, the opponent is a hero. He was never behind Arjen in terms of movement. Arjen realized that he would not be safe if he allowed this attack.

‘uh…?’

Coincidentally, Arjen did not have time to worry about such things. He was so distracted by the energy of the holy sword that he belatedly realized the existence of a third party.

‘Eugene?’

This is because, thanks to the artifact he gave him, he found Eugene putting his hand on his shoulder in a situation where he was completely unaware of his presence.

“Huh?”

And the warrior who wielded the holy sword also realized too late that someone other than Arjen had struck his sword instead.