I see your code (104)
The dragon’s blood flowed smoothly without getting caught in the neck. The taste is a strange feeling, mixed with green juice and carbonic acid.
“Spit it out!”
Osworth came over with a pale face and shouted. He was about to hit me on the back, so I sneaked away.
“I am OK.”
“Okay! Now, in ten seconds, your body will collapse!”
“Ten seconds have passed.”
“It’s just a little bit different! Throw it up right now!”
And then Osworth came back to me. I’ll wait and see what he’s trying to do, but he’s trying to kick me with my stomach.
are you crazy No, I understand the heart.
He raised his hand to block it, and shrugged.
“Calm down. How much time has passed?”
“Not at that time, but right now… … .”
“A minute has already passed.”
I said with a casual expression. I also shaved my body a few times. let’s see you’re fine
“But do you think I’m going to die now?”
Osworth looked at me for a long time questioningly, then turned his gaze to the glass bottle.
“… … That’s weird. Are you hurt?”
“You can check that now.”
“How?”
“That’s natural, isn’t it?”
As he spoke, he drew his sword. Then Osworth looked at me like a madman.
I immediately realized what I was going to do.
“… … It’s probably not the way I imagined it, is it?”
“I don’t know what you imagined, but the ability of dragon blood is regenerative. There’s only one way to know if this worked, isn’t it?”
I said, bringing the sword to the back of my hand. I was thinking of cutting it a bit and trying it out.
‘Superman’ easily recovers from indirect blows such as muscle damage or rupture of blood vessels, but the effect on direct wounds was weak.
But if the trauma heals quickly, wouldn’t it mean that the dragon’s blood was properly consumed?
The moment the sword was about to touch the skin. Suddenly, Osworth shouted in fright.
“stop! You must not cut off your wrist!”
… … what kind of crazy is this
Bewildered, the hand holding the sword suddenly stopped.
He looked at it and sighed in relief.
“No matter how much dragon blood increases regenerative ability to the limit, it does not attach a severed body. Just calm down.”
“I really think that’s what he should do. I didn’t mean to.”
“… … Is that for real?”
Then, who do you see as the other person?
“Rather, I don’t understand. Who on earth would do such an extreme experiment as soon as they drank dragon blood?”
“… … A lot more than I thought.”
Osworth closed his eyes as if thinking of something.
“400 years ago, Sir Eric, who was called the Dragon Knight, mistook dragon blood for dragon blood, drank it, and cut off his own arm. I guess I was trying to show off my bravery. There was a time when I didn’t even know the difference between a dragon and a dragon.”
“… … So what happened?”
“At that time, there was no priest who could attach the amputated body. After all, Sir Eric had to live the rest of his life as a single arm… … .”
“… … .”
I’ve never put a setting like that asshole.
If that wasn’t the end of it, he continued.
“And 350 years ago, Sir Espa, who had the title of Dasik Park, drank dragon blood. This time I wasn’t mistaken. However, he seems to have read in a book that drinking dragon blood can also attach amputated bodies.”
“… … So, did you cut it?”
Osworth nodded slowly.
“He was trying to show that his knowledge was that famous. I cut my wrist, and it didn’t stick again. The priest at that time was able to recover the amputated body and barely avoided disability, but until his death, he had to live by being called an idiot instead of the title of Park Hak-da-sik.”
“… … .”
The more you listen, the better it gets. Was the dragon’s blood acting like a Darwin statue in this world?
“Anyway, there is a point that is overestimated as it is a little-known treasure. Even if the neck is cut, it will stick again… … .”
“That’s not really the case.”
“right. So, don’t rely too much on dragon blood. Because that’s only to the extent that it helps with recovery. If the body is amputated, just go to the high priest.”
“I will take note.”
“Oh, and if you’re going to experiment with a slight cut, put something underneath it. If there’s blood, it’s a pain in the ass to clean.”
I’m not even meticulous when it comes to being sloppy.
As I said, I brought the plate that was nearby.
Glitter looks pretty expensive. I wondered if I could use this, but Osworth didn’t seem to care.
Come to think of it, I don’t enjoy luxury, but there was a setting that I purposely buy expensive things.
If the person who runs the gambling house lives frugally, isn’t it a law that won’t earn the customer’s trust?
Something makes sense. Although it may not be considered healthy, in a way, it is a job that sells dreams.
If the owner of the gambling house lives poorly, won’t the mind to bet disappear completely?
In any case, the owner allowed it, so he lightly cut the back of his hand while resting it on the plate.
spatula.
A small amount of blood oozes from the straight wound. Because the sword was so sharp, the amount was not much.
There was no need to put a plate on this, but when I think about it. Suddenly, there was not even a scratch left on the back of his hand.
“… … It’s faster than I’ve seen in books.”
Osworth, who was watching the scene together, muttered with a serious expression.
“Is the literature wrong? No, the effect may have improved because of eating without dilution… … .”
“The latter will be right.”
To be precise, the superhuman body was added to that.
“The dilution is the process of lowering the efficacy of dragon blood. If you eat it raw, the effect will only increase.”
“… … Those who ate the raw material only have records that their bodies eventually collapsed, so comparisons are impossible.”
Watching Osworth muttering with a frown on his face, I was caught up in one thought.
I’ve heard the warning before, but I wondered if this would be enough to reattach the body even if the body was amputated.
As I glanced at my fingers, I heard a bewildered voice next to me.
“I know what you mean, but no. Haven’t you forgotten what I told you?”
“… … I just thought for a moment.”
“If you want to experiment, do it with at least one high priest. And don’t do it in my room.”
It is a commonsense opinion.
Bishop Layton would do it, but… … , shall we put it on hold for now? It’s not urgent right now.
Anyway, there was nothing more to see here.
I said goodbye to Osworth and left the casino.
* * *
When he changed his form again and returned to the inn, he saw a familiar code inside.
Why did he come again?
Once it was certain that he had come to me, I changed to Dante’s face in a nearby alley and entered the building.
“Ah, Sir Dante!”
Dick spotted me and waved his hand.
It’s been awhile since I lost a game with you, and the pace is good.
“What happened so far?”
“I came to say hello. We haven’t seen each other since the tournament. Oh, first of all, congratulations on winning.”
The problem isn’t that the tournament is over, I thought my relationship with you was over at that point.
Of course, it’s difficult to get it out of your mouth.
So I just nodded my head.
“Thank you. But, is that all you have to say?”
At my words, Duke looked around. As if sharing a secret.
“no. There is one more public issue. It’s a little different here… … Can I go to your room and talk to you?”
public talk?
I agreed to Dake’s request and went up to the room. As soon as we entered, the guy immediately started talking as if he was waiting.
“Do you know why the tournament final ended so quickly this time? No matter how many players abstained, there would have been a way to just delay it a bit.”
There was a little bit of guesswork. The biggest reason I came to Argon in the first place was not for the tournament, but for other issues.
Delaying the final is not a setting from the game, but… … , isn’t it obvious at this point?
“It must be because of the Monster Wave.”
At my words, Duke put on a startled expression.
“How did you know? I know that the kingdom is blocking them from spreading rumors right now… … .”
“We have our own information network. Rather, what does it mean that I have a public business?”
“… … It is an independent information network. After all, you are Lord Iron’s disciple, so maybe that’s the case.”
Duke cleared his surprised face and said.
“It’s no different, there is one piece of information that came from Calpheon a while ago. Iron’s disciple, Sir Dante, has obtained a flying boat from the ruins. Is it true?”
“right.”
At first, I nodded my head meekly because it was the rumor that it was me. Dike looked at me with envy.
“You are great too. From what I’ve heard, rumors circulated that it wasn’t an artifact comparable to Origin… … .”
“I was lucky. Rather, does that have anything to do with what you are trying to say to me?”
“Oh, I’ve been rushing for too long. sorry.”
Dake coughed loudly and continued.
“It’s no different, it’s a request from the kingdom. Most of the knights in the current city were called in to block the wave, and they asked if you could take a flying boat to that place. Of course, we will take care of the remuneration separately.”
… … This is outside the story.
Originally, the knights here were not summoned for this event. Because the kingdom doesn’t take this thing seriously. I didn’t want to pay a tee until the tournament was held.
But suddenly, there were a lot of abstainers from the competition, and it seems like it was decided to finish this a little bit sooner and put them into the field too.
I frowned slightly and asked.
“How many people?”
“Yes? Oh, will you accept it?”
“not yet. Just listen and think.”
“ah! Yes. I will explain right away.”
Dake continued to speak with a look of delight.
“First of all, the total number of people is about 200. There are 120 people in Grade 5, 60 people in Grade 4, 19 people in Grade 3, and one Grade 2 leader.”
200 people… … .
Adding here would not have taken away the original troops. According to the original story, there must be about 300 knights there. Combined, the number of knights alone is 500.
“I don’t even do this with waves that usually happen… … It must have happened quite a bit this time.”
Dake laughed and shrugged.
“Well, even if it’s a force like this, the wave will be over in no time.”
“… … .”
Well.
From my point of view, who already know what is going to happen, it just looks like 200 more than the original 300 invoices.
Looking at Duke’s carefree face, he sighed inwardly.
It’s a little different from the original plan, but isn’t this too bad? If you put in this much in the beginning, the damage will be less than the original.
After thinking, he nodded and said.
“good night. Let me burn you.”
I don’t know if that’s good for you.
I thought bitterly as I watched Dake say thank you over and over again.
I don’t know how long I’ll survive among the people I drive.
because… … Because Baphomet is behind this wave.
A monster that can kill hundreds of knights in a funny way.
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