episode_0055

The dragon’s nest was on a different level than I had expected.

The nest I imagined was a damp, gloomy cave where a giant dragon slept.

But it was far from what was seen before my eyes.

There are numerous spaces, from a huge library to a bathhouse, and the interior is so exquisite that you wouldn’t think you were in a cave.

“I think I know why dragons live in nests.”

Except for the occasional time when they come out to the human world because they are bored, they probably live in luxury in this nest.

Still, it’s a good thing for me.

So you don’t have to slave away in a dark place like Cinderella.

Besides, since I was a slave, I thought they were going to make me do some kind of dirty work, but it wasn’t like that.

There is nothing I am doing right now.

At first I was terrified because I thought I would have to clean a huge space, but it turned out that it was all automated by magic, so there was no need for that.

The reason why the dragon was enslaved on a day when it was not needed was absurd.

She said she just wanted to own a warrior once.

You seem like a weird girl.

The good news is that they are free as long as they don’t leave the nest.

I wake up in the morning, wash up, read novels at the library, and then go to sleep at night.

The current situation is that when the call rings, I go to where the dragon is.

The original plan was to just sit by Leia’s side and wait for an opportunity.

But she was effectively neglecting me, enslaving me out of mere interest.

This place is so dirty, complicated, and huge that it’s hard to even keep track of where things are.

Beep beep beep! Beep beep!

A ringing sound in my ear.

Look towards where the sound is coming from.

There, a crystal ball the size of a person’s head was sparkling and making a loud noise.

Reach out and touch the crystal ball.

At that moment, the surroundings changed with a dazzling white light.

The place I teleported to with the power of the crystal ball was a place I had never been to before.

A huge magic circle drawn on the floor and numerous herbs and bottles.

Even at first glance, it appears to be a place for experimenting with magic.

“You’re not planning to use me as a test subject now, are you?”

I look at Leia with an anxious heart.

She sat on the chair and looked at me with an arrogant attitude.

Joyful eyes, as if they had discovered a fun toy.

“Usually, when you become a slave voluntarily, you become obedient, but you are strangely arrogant.”

It’s not even voluntary.

This lizard seems to have no conscience despite being suppressed by force.

“Wouldn’t that be better than being such a boring slave?”

“Heh heh··· That’s definitely true. Alright. I’ll allow you to be a little cocky.”

“Why did you call me?”

“You said it was the Demon King who brought you here, right? I plan on going to find that evidence.”

Suddenly, I feel dizzy.

I just said whatever came to mind at the time, but I never thought things would turn out like this.

“Maybe by now he’d erased all traces and gone into hiding?”

“It seems you still don’t know who your master is.”

As Leia confidently gestured, a red magic circle appeared in the air.

“Do you think I’ve been sitting still all this time?”

Taat-!

When I snapped my fingers, a large number of people popped out of the magic circle.

Everyone who fell to the ground with a thud had a dazed expression on their face.

“Did you really catch all these people and kill them?”

At first glance, there appear to be dozens of people.

People of all ages are rolling around on the floor, from chubby old men to delicate girls.

The only thing they had in common was that they all stared into space with unfocused eyes, as if their souls had left them.

“Don’t worry about it. I’m going to return it to its original village anyway.”

The sight of people who look like zombies sends shivers down my spine.

I almost ended up like that too.

The guy who brought me into this cave probably couldn’t have done this at all.

“Thanks to you, I found out where the guy who tricked you is, so you can look forward to it.”

Laya looking at me happily.

But on the contrary, cold sweat was running down my forehead.

What if the culprit wasn’t the Demon King, but an ordinary madman?

You might end up in a worse situation than the people rolling around on the floor right now.

“It seems like you tried to thoroughly erase the traces, but you can’t fool me. It was definitely the work of that guy called the Demon King, just like you said.”

Are you sure that’s true?

Did you just say that because that was the only thing that came to mind?

“You look quite surprised?”

“Ah··· No. It’s a great ability··· ”

I guess I don’t have to tell you that it was just a coincidence.

I thought it was really the Demon King’s scheme.

If it weren’t for me, the Knights Templar or the army would have invaded here.

If that were the case, she would have swept it away as if she were cleaning up a large amount of trash.

Should I be happy about this?

“That Demon King guy is quite something.”

“Then I will cut off your neck··· ”

Laya’s eyes sharpen.

He closes his mouth in the middle of speaking due to the intense gaze of a predator.

It seems that shallow tricks to escape won’t work.

“This is clearly the Demon King’s plan to invade the Dragon’s Nest.”

He belittles the Demon King and causes discord whenever he thinks of it.

Since the culprit has already been revealed, there is no problem with dismissing it as speculative remarks, saying things like, “It must have been this way” or “It must have been that way.”

I speak passionately, wishing that the Demon King would suffer as much stress as I did.

“If you stay still like this, will the dragon’s face be saved?”

Leia, who had been listening quietly, stood up from her chair as if she had made up her mind.

As a result of the subtle and gentle scratching of pride, the resulting atmosphere contained a hint of anger.

“I will take your word for it and go destroy his stronghold from now on. Follow me.”

“Do you know where the Demon King is?”

The existence of the Demon King has been announced to the world, but no one yet knows where he is.

But the woman before her eyes was the strongest being who could easily do things that were impossible for humans.

Even the Demon King was unable to gauge the extent of her power, so he was caught.

Besides, you would never have imagined that they would arrest and track people down so ignorantly.

“I don’t know that, but I know where the guy who brought you here is.”

“Where are you?”

“They were hiding in the underground dungeon. And they even had a pretty strong barrier. I’m going to go in there now.”

Before I could say anything, she cast her spell and a familiar white light enveloped both her and my bodies.

*****

“Celtron! Intruder!”

The appearance of the lizardman, a monster that looked like a mix of reptile and human, was terrifying.

But it was not because of the intruder, but because of the giant being before my eyes.

A bone-like wing with a creepy atmosphere.

A magnificent body with flesh rotting here and there.

The being that reminded the viewer of death was a dragon.

Zombie dragons are classified as monsters rather than ordinary dragons.

Zombie dragons, made from the corpses of dead dragons, had a terrifying, rotting feel to them, and were completely devoid of life.

“You didn’t wake me up with just some ordinary intruder, did you?”

There was a hint of irritation in Celtron’s cold, deep voice.

The lizardman couldn’t help but tremble under his awe.

The aura emanating from the dragon had the power to make all living things fearful.

“Yes···Okay! I broke the first barrier at the entrance and am now entering the dungeon!”

“Wow… You broke that barrier?”

Keltron was intrigued by the unexpected report.

The barrier in this dungeon is not something that a human can easily break.

Even the easiest primary barrier to break takes several days to break.

“This will definitely be a difficult enemy for you guys to deal with. What’s the status of the internal barrier?”

“Fortunately, it seems that the internal barrier cannot be lifted!”

“Keuk··· It’s been a while since I’ve been able to relieve my boredom.”

The fact that the first barrier was broken is certainly proof that this is a formidable opponent.

But it is meaningless if the internal barrier cannot be removed.

Because the inner barrier had the power to weaken anyone who wasn’t a soldier of the Demon King’s army.

“Then··· what should we do?”

The lizardman looked at Celtron with an expression that seemed to be asking for mercy.

This is because the intruder felt that the lower level monsters were not at a level that they could deal with.

But the voice of the revived dead was cold.

“Show your loyalty to the Demon King.”

From Celtron’s perspective, the lizardmen were no better than ants.

A somewhat useful ant, nothing more, nothing less.

“ha··· but··· ”

“The Demon King’s barrier is perfect. Then you must know why the intruder came here, right?”

The lizardman recalled the order he had received a few days ago.

‘Make the humans attack the dragons, but make sure they are never caught.’

The orders were carried out by monsters such as lizardmen, who had to squeeze out their wits instead of the dead Celtrons who were unable to polymorph.

He is now being held accountable for failing to carry out the order.

In the end, the lizardman had no choice but to leave with a fearful expression on his face, even though it was no different from a death sentence.

“What a funny guy. Who would have thought he’d fight his own kind after he died?”

A human and a dragon trying to cause discord.

Of the two, only the dragon can break the barrier this quickly.

Thinking like that, Celtron felt his fighting spirit slowly coming back to life.