Chapter 323 Part 2
A Dragon.
The thing I’m looking at right now is a Dragon.
It is said that the founding king and King Kensei were once also knights who rode dragons.
That’s right.
This royal family possesses Dragon Knights as a military force.
Though there was a time when these Dragon Knights didn’t exist.
Troopers recognized by dragons are allowed to form contracts with dragon eggs or Dragon Puppies.
However, this is not a master-servant relationship.
They’re allies.
In Dragon Knight lineages, there are often Dragon mounts who are passed down to the younger Dragon Knights from generation to generation.
Still…
It seems that it is not uncommon for this to be interrupted at some point.
In fact, even the mount of the founding king abandoned the royal family after the fourth generation, without allowing anyone from the royal family to ride on its back.
How sad.
It is said that in the era before King Kensei appeared, there were no Dragon Knights for a long time.
It seems that it was revived as a result of King Kensei and his companions working hard to form friendships with the Dragons.
I’m surprised that one of those friends is actually Juna.
So, this means…
Players who started out as Troopers may have a chance to become Dragon Knights?
That dream looks like a real possibility.
I wonder if it’s possible for Summoner-type players to summon and command Dragons.
「Master, do you have Dragons among your Summoned Monsters?」
「Well, I don’t have what you’d call a Dragon. But Juna does.」
「Huh?」
「I’m not sure if I should count it as a Dragon. It should be considered a Dragon Zombie-type.」
「Ehhh?」
「Well, I’ve only seen it a few times myself.」
Whoa!
A Dragon Zombie?
It is certainly common to see Skeleton-type versions of other monsters.
So it shouldn’t be strange to have monsters turned into zombified versions of themselves.
「Juna is doing alright, right?」
「For now, yes. But the entire kingdom might be in danger.」
「Eh?」
「Because there are fools who still don’t grasp Juna’s terrifying nature and importance.」
Master also explained this to me.
Take for example Remut’s Adventurer’s Guild.
Both its leader Lugran and Granny Gelta…
They’re close to Juna.
In other words, they might be concerned about adventurers taking over the rights of the territories they’ve been exploring if they continue to leave things as they are.
Oh boy.
What a narrow-minded bunch.
It looks like not only the royal family invests in the adventurer’s guild, but also other members of the nobility.
It also appears that there are some who are dissatisfied with how this has been distributed, but cannot complain to the royal family directly.
And it seems that Juna has become the focus for this criticism.
Also, there are some sources who are taking issue with the fact that there was a Majin invasion on Juna’s watch.
What’s that?
Do they really think that Juna led the Majins in?
I just can’t believe it.
I feel like she can do enough with her own strength already without needing to borrow the Majins’ powers.
「Hmm? This isn’t good. Wait here.」
「Yes.」
Master walks down the aisle between the audience seats towards the stage.
What about Juna?
Surprisingly, she took off her priest-like outfit while still on stage and threw it on the floor.
Underneath that outfit, she’s been wearing her usual clothing.
Quite cunning, if you ask me.
Or rather, I guess she was planning on doing this from the beginning?
「Excuse me. Are you Master Aurnier’s disciple?」
「Umm…」
Who’s the one who suddenly spoke to me just now?
It’s that Dragon Knight.
Laufen, was it?
Looking closely, he’s amazing.
He has a good physique.
Upon closer inspection, I can see that the surfaces of both his armor and helmet are covered with some kind of scales.
「Well, yes, something like that.」
「My name is Laufen. I’m a Dragon Knight.」
「I’m Keith, a Summoner.」
We nod at each other.
Hmm…
He speaks in an old-fashioned and blunt manner, but he responds with politeness.
「As fate would have it, I owe a debt of gratitude to Master Aurnier. So I would like to ask you a favor.」
「Huh?」
「For the time being, it would be safe to keep a distance from the royal capital. Please pass this message along to him.」
「Sure.」
「Master Aurnier has probably already guessed everything, but just in case. As you see fit.」
Then he takes a bow.
I respond accordingly.
Was anyone paying attention to what we were talking about just now?
No, no one at all.
Everyone seems to be more interested in the commotion that was happening on stage.
No, wait.
Weren’t there two people looking at us?
A pair of typical Dragoons.
They seemed to be looking at the stage, but it turns out that their focus was on Laufen, the Dragon Knight.
Then they glanced at me too.
What emotion is contained in those gazes?
Vigilance.
Suspicion.
Interest.
Something like that?
「Ugh! You’re getting in the way at the worst possible time!」
「How many times have you done this before?」
「I do this every year!」
「For how many years?」
「At least the last ten years for sure!」
Oh boy.
It seems Juna is a habitual offender.
There must be something different about her bragging about this like that.
The carriage ride back was very lively.
It looks like Juna and Master were a typical comedy duo.
Master was playing the role of the serious one.
And Juna was acting as the funny one.
It was both exasperating and amusing, that’s for sure.
「Okay, let’s escape!」
「Is this mansion okay?」
「It’s okay. There’s someone to look after it.」
According to Juna…
What happens if you clash with the Privy Council or the Elders?
It seems that a member of the royal family is dispatched to you on the same day.
Dealing with that is troublesome, so Juna has decided to escape.
This seems to be something she’s done several times in the past.
Is she a child?
「Preparations are ready.」
「Ah, Keith, please come along on your own.」
「Huh…」
Juna isn’t using her own Summoned Monsters to travel.
Even now, she is piggybacking on Master’s Roc Bird.
Hmm…
Oh well.
What about my Summoned Monsters lineup?
It’s Obsidian, Aotsuki, Sputter, Setsui, and Ignis.
I want to be able to train them even while I’m on the move.
What time is it?
9:30 AM.
As for where we’re going, it’s north.
That’s the place where the Dragons are.
I have a hunch.
Snow Wyverns…
It looks like I’ll be fighting those.
《【Cold Resistance】Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster『Setsui』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
Is it Master who is calling the Snow Wyvern?
Or is it Juna?
Clearly, there are more of those attacking today than yesterday.
Well, this will help us Level Up faster, so there’s nothing wrong with that.
But still…
That Breath attack of theirs is too intense for us to dodge completely!
「If you want to train, it has to be like this!」
That’s what Juna said.
Master, please stop this!
Setsui’s SPI increased automatically upon leveling up.
Let’s choose STR as her second stat increase.
Setsui Succubus Lv2 → Lv3 (↑1)
DEX 7
AGI 24
INT 24
STR 7 (↑1)
VIT 7
SPI 26 (↑1)
Skills
Flight Levitation Echolocation Magical Resistance [Medium] MP Recovery [Medium]
Shapeshift Spacetime Attribute Light Attribute Dark Attribute Fire Attribute Earth Attribute
And the Info goes on.
Well, we’ve been slaughtering so many Snow Wyverns in a row that I was able to read it.
《Summoned Monster『Ignis』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
Well, this makes sense too.
He has taken some damage, but is still fine.
Ignis’ SPI increased automatically upon leveling up.
Hmm, what to do…
Let’s choose AGI as his second stat increase.
Ignis Fighting Falcon Lv2 → Lv3 (↑1)
DEX 12
AGI 28 (↑1)
INT 23
STR 12
VIT 12
SPI 14 (↑1)
Skills
Peck Flight Far Sight Wide Area Search Ambush Sense Danger Air Mobility
Wind Attribute
The number of monsters we’re dealing with each time is quite large.
A lesson taught in tough love, huh?
I feel like she just wants to watch me fight these guys.
Anyway…
Is this your idea of an escape, Juna?
The time is 11:20 AM.
Had we focused strictly on movement, we would’ve arrived much earlier.
Well, getting items out of these is easy.
Their corpses are recovered by the Roc Bird.
And both Master and Juna helped me with tearing the items out of them.
The number of items I’m getting out of these Snow Wyverns has suddenly become quite huge.
Despite the intense battles, the harvest is really good.
That’s what I should be focusing on.
The valley where the Dragons are is nearby.
We’re finally here…
That’s what’s on my mind right now.
Several shadows just rose from the sea of clouds and flew overhead.
Were those Snow Wyverns?
No.
Their speed is completely different.
The size of their wings also seems to be different.
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