Chapter 174 – The prologue before the meeting②

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“TRANSLATOR: Anargya”

“EDITOR: GhostApe”


「Taizan Katari Lizard…?」

Ariante stopped packing and stared at the Saintess.

It’s the name of an animal that she just heard for the first time. She takes pride in her knowledge of magic and demons, but she is unfortunately ignorant about animals other than the dangerous ones.

「Yeah. We do livestock farming, so there are a lot of veterinarians in our town. Recently, there is a rumor going around the veterinarians that “The Evil Dragon that came before looked a lot like this lizard.”」

「But it is a fact that he is a lizard. If the official name of that rare animal is known, then it isn’t a particularly new information.」

「That is right but, there is a reason as to why this rumor is strange.」

The Saintess tilted her head while holding on a straw hat.

「What’s strange about it?」

「Everyone. This rumor suddenly started a few days ago. When I hid in the water and listened to the rumor secretly, it seems that everyone forgot the existence of the Taizan Katari Lizard all this time.」

「…Forgot?」

「Yeah. It seems like they do appear in old literature and some biological picture books but, I didn’t remember anyone who read it at all. I also just remembered about this recently.」

“Wait”, Ariante’s face turned serious.

「You say a few days ago, but when did you start exactly?」

「Three days ago maybe.」

Three days ago.

That was the day when Rēvendia contacted me for consultation.

I didn’t hear all the details, but speaking of what happened that day—

There is that 343.2 million incident.

I cut the communication impulsively, so I haven’t heard what specifically happened yet.

However, the fact that Rēko powered up so much, there must be some corresponding relation over there. There is no doubt that it is related to this.

「By the way, Saintess-sama. What kind of an animal is that Taizan Katari Lizard? Is there anything ferocious about it?」

「No. It’s very smart, but it is a quiet animal that eats grass all year round. The veterinarians said that “ Only It’s appearance resembles that Evil Dragon”.」

「The content is exactly the same then.」

If it is originally a ferocious wild animal, I thought that it would be possible to awaken the wildness by training, but there is little hope if that animal were like that from the beginning.

「But there is no need to worry, you know. I coached Lizard-san well before. I’m sure that he is the strongest and invincible by now.」

「…ha?」

「Are? You don’t know Ariante-san? Um you see, I taught Lizard-san the mental attitude and how to be a demon before. We went around picking up grass together. As a result of that, he should have become the real Evil Dragon Rēvendia. In other words, I am the teacher of the strongest Evil Dragon, ehe.」

I don’t understand the meaning.

What kind of reasoning did she have to think that picking up grass would make a lizard the strongest?

As Ariante looked at her suspiciously, the Saintess began to blah blah blah, explaining the situation in a proud tone.

She says that Rēko’s magic power came from the collection of “Fear of the Evil Dragon” from around the world.

She says that she gave Rēvenida a lecture on wrongdoings so that he can get it back.

「That’s not how it is.」

「Ehh!?」

After listening to her and denying what she said, Saintess-sama has an astonished look on her face.

「Why is that! Even thought I was supposed to make a name for myself as Lizard-san’s teacher all over the world!」

「First of all, don’t count picking up grass as a bad thing. If anything, that’s a good deed. If you want success in the same direction, take at least take a million steps and steal some crops.」

「That’s no good, you know! It is ridiculous to steal the crop that farmers grow with great care! That way of thinking has gone past wrongdoing, and has become demonic! I have my own aesthetics for doing a bad thing!」

「Right.」

I can’t believe she is a former demon.

I’m the type of woman to get rid of any demon she sees as soon as possible, but I think that I would still hesitate to attack her even if I met her when she was still a demon.

「And not only that, your assumption is probably wrong in the first place. Your theory that “Fear of Evil Dragon” is gathered in Rēko is interesting, and in some cases I might actually have believed in your guess.」

「Then why?」

「When she came into this city here shortly after she awakened, she was exhausted after using too much magic.」

As The Saintess seems to be confused as she probably still doesn’t understand what Ariante meant, Ariante provided some supplement information.

「If you had an almost infinite amount of magic power from an outside source that is ”Fear of Evil Dragon”, you won’t be able to run out of magic power. But at that time, the kin girl was weakened enough to the point that she could be defeated by me. That itself is the best proof that the magic power is her own.」

However, probably because Rēko herself has a huge amount of magic power on her own now, it is unlikely that she will run out of magic power. This is a rare case due to repeated battles right after she awakened.

「If I hadn’t seen her running out of magic power, that theory would be worth considering… And depending on his actions, he might have been able to take it himself.」

Of course, picking up grass is out of the question.

「Then, does that mean that Lizard-san is still weak?」

「Probably. He didn’t seem to have changed when I talked with him.」

「Is that so… But he is actually the strongest since he has Rēko-sama. So no matter what, there is no change in the composition that I am the master of the strongest Evil Dragon.」

The Saintess said with a nonchalant tone.

This small accessory feeling of her went around and made her feel like a big shot instead.

Ariante resumed packing, which she had stopped at some point, and finished packing her entire set of supplies into her backpack. Since the Hunt God‘s cave is nearby, this supply is mainly for Rēvendia.

Does he want a supplement of rejuvenation medicine?——Is what she thought, but then stopped. The first amount could rejuvenate for a few years, but it’s quite expensive.

「I’m ready anyway, so let’s just leave. Let’s go Saintess-sama.」

「Yeah!」

Leaving behind Raiotto who is training in the dojo, Ariante went out from the dojo’s back door with the Saintess.

All that she had to do was to call Doradora here.

Although he is quite a troublesome person, he has been surprisingly helpful recently because he is convenient as a mount for moving around. I kinda felt sorry for my favorite horse though.

「Doradora-san is that Silver Dragon-san, is it? I had little connection with him, but I would have never thought that a day where I would ride on his back would come. It’s a situation where it solidifies after raining, huh.」

「So you met him before…?」

He was certainly a member of the Demon King Army who came to attack the town of Seiren, but the Saintess is probably no longer in Doradora’s eyes now.

While a little amazed, she whistled with her fingers to call him here.

It usually only took him a dozen seconds to come with this.

「…he’s not coming.」

「Maybe he’s not here?」

「No. He has only been away from here when he is training with other adventurers or when he is running away. I already told them to not hurt him too much since I am going to use him as my  transport today. 」

「This city is scary as usual.」

Doradora himself is aware of this, so there is no need for sympathy.

However, even after waiting for a few minutes, Doradora is not coming at all.

「Maybe he is tired of being treated like that?」

「I thought he had the guts…」

If it is just as a mount, then a horse can be used as a substitute, but this time it is essential for Doradora to attend as a former member of the Demon King Army.

And then,

「Ah, isn’t that him?」

The Saintess pointed outside of the wall.

It is very slow, but there is a shadow of Doradora who is soaring in the sky while swaying.

However, he didn’t seem to be able to fly satisfactorily and soon fell to the ground.

「…he looks weak.」

Did someone in the city go against my word and squeeze Doradora out without my permission?

No, that is not possible. Those who imitate such selfishness will get beaten up themselves, and the people of this city are well aware of it.

「Saintess-sama, let’s go.」

Arinate held the Saintess under her arm and began to run at a tremendous speed.

She jumps on the roofs of the building one after another, and runs up the wall that is surrounding the city vertically with that momentum.

Climbing to the other side of the wall, she jumps down to the place where Doradora just fell.

There was Doradora who was quivering while upside down.

Although it’s bad to say this, he looked like a dying insect.


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