216. Dragon Goddess Jane
The place where the Yongin guided us went beyond the checkpoints, and was the Havelok Outpost, which can be called the headquarters that commanded them.
It’s a place I’ve been to before, but it’s different from that time, and there are a few more checkpoints in between.
‘It must have been quite a shock that it was pierced by me.’
The heretical judges and their posts, which can be called the first shield to protect the forefront of the Yongin, were pierced by a short human.
From their point of view, nothing could have been more like a nightmare than this. Fortunately, by letting me go, the situation at the time could be treated as non-existent, so rumors didn’t spread.
It must have been a time for the dragons to look back on themselves.
“You are very thorough.”
Apparently, since he tends to be involved in espionage and assassination, he must have judged that it would be quite difficult to attempt an intrusion the moment he saw it.
“To see the Yongin headquarters in person. I think this is a bit precious.”
“Humans, notes are prohibited.”
Eve took the notebook and tried to write something down, but one of the Yongin immediately warns Eve. While putting the notebook in regret, Eve opened her eyes wide and began to observe here and there.
“Something different?”
When Sen asked a question about her curiosity, Eve smiled kindly and began to explain what she noticed as if she were a professor.
“First of all, the aisles are generally large. Not just the front door, but things like the windows hanging over there. I think it’s because the average person is a bit more yongyin than humans.”
“I see.”
“Yeah, and the ground is softly minced because it has a tail. I heard that Yongin’s tail is sensitive, so I guess that’s why.”
Certainly the tail is sensitive.
When I recalled the memory of Mei grabbing my tail when I received the power of Kulika in my previous life and became a wolf beast, I felt goosebumps.
Should I say that this feels good, but also sensitive?
Anyway, if I kept getting caught like that, it would have been a little dangerous.
“Stop the small talk.”
One of the heretic judges nervously snapped at Eve, as if talking about the dragons just for a moment was annoying.
Eve immediately apologized, saying she was sorry, but Sen pursed her lips and crossed her arms.
Anyway, I thought that if I waited at the Havelock Outpost this time, either the Dragon Goddess or the Cardinal would come.
However, a high-ranking checker who could be seen as the outpost’s manager came out and took us over the outpost building.
“Is it strange here again?”
I nodded my head in agreement with Eve’s words.
There are traces of artificial creation to say that it is a wide open field. It didn’t look like it was made for Yongin either.
But the shadows in the sky could tell what brought us here.
“Watch out for the wind.”
A blunt warning high-ranking judge.
A strong wind blows like magic. And the one who landed on the floor from the sky was a being called the ruler of the sky, now that the dragon was away.
“Wyvern?”
“I-I’m seeing you for the first time!”
“Wow!”
The wyvern, who purred and snorted, glanced at us as if our reaction was too familiar, then immediately turned his head.
Eve was natural, and even Sen looked at the Wyvern with a slightly excited expression.
“Tara, I’m going to move right to the dragon’s resting place.”
The High Scouting Officer told us how to board and precautions. It looked like it would be dangerous at first glance, but the saddle was properly kicked and there was no worry about flying with a wyvern and a rope tied around the waist.
“Hey, is this really good?”
“enjoy it.”
“No, how do you enjoy this?!”
Eve, who had been trembling ever since she heard that she had to ride a Wyvern, continued to make a fuss, and eventually came close to my arm.
‘Sen deserves to be jealous.’
Even though it must be soft, I felt the pressure, so I thought Eve’s chest was a weapon of some kind.
“But can’t we just ride the warp?”
Sen’s question was very sharp. Even when the old Dragon Goddess came to the Havelock outpost to meet Eris and the others, it came through the Warp.
“We are special envoys. I want to show you, they have this too.”
“……Something is childish.”
“Originally, they said diplomacy was childish.”
Well, Elise will take care of that part. I’m the kind of person who is more suited to just swinging a sword and killing rather than negotiating.
“depart.”
With the flag bearer’s calm declaration, the wyvern spread its wings and flew upward like a meteor shooting backwards toward the sky.
It was definitely a moment where you could see the dignity of being called a Wyvern when you saw that you could speed up like this from the start.
“The acceleration is incredible!”
“Quaaa!”
“I can’t hear you because of baraaam!”
As soon as I leave, Eve clings to my hand even more and Sen stretches out her hand saying it’s fun. Feeling the fluttering hair and cheeks being pushed by the wind, I wondered if I should give him something like a sheet metal helmet.
Soon, the moment he saw the rider in front of him, he had no choice but to change his mind.
Because he was a jockey, his hair was cut short, and his skin was mixed with some hard scales, so there was no shaking at all.
It’s not that they didn’t give us the helmet on purpose, it’s because they don’t need it, so they probably didn’t even think about it that far.
Or was it just not caring?
Actually, that wasn’t the problem.
“Eve! My arm is a bit numb! I feel like I’m not getting any blood!”
“Daniel! Catch me! Fly away!”
“Look at this! My hands have turned white!”
It was actually the most difficult for Eve to hold her so tightly that I wondered if her hand was cut off while doing this, but it was worth it enough to endure it.
We were able to reach a distance that would have taken days if we traveled by horse-drawn carriage in a matter of hours.
“Ugh, I think I’m going to vomit.”
Eve, who got off the Wyvern, turned pale and muttered that she was sick.
“Give me a hand.”
“Is this some kind of assassination using the beauty world?”
“……It’s similar.”
Sen is rubbing my right hand, which has turned white without blood, from the side. If it was definitely someone else, it was probably the softness that I wanted to be buried inside even if I could lose my hands.
People waiting for us again.
This time, the dragons in the clothes of a high-ranking judge above the Heretic Judge were drooping, and a man in a black priest’s uniform was the centerpiece.
It was Cardinal Theosander who was escorting the dragon goddess I had seen at the time.
With an angular face, a solid body, and wide shoulders.
Rather than being a cardinal, he had a body closer to a warrior.
The most notable thing about him was his momentum.
In fact, there was a part where the momentum was invisible and indescribable.
Even so, the moment you see that man, maybe everyone will think the same thing?
He was ready to annihilate the enemy, ready to die even his own death.
He was, in a way, a true warrior, willing to draw his sword at the enemy even now and die for the dragon.
Also, in a way, he was a simple fanatic.
“Grange, the elders are waiting for you.”
Cardinal Theosander sees us coming down from the Wyvern and turns right inside. It seemed like an action to just follow without saying anything.
“Are Yongin like this?”
Sendo seemed to be annoyed by their consistent attitude from earlier, and Eve also had a shadow on her face.
I didn’t like it too much, but for now, I had to be patient with this kind of treatment in order to meet the dragon.
The cardinal followed.
The place called the dragon’s resting place was a place that could be called the heart of the land of Yongin. In terms of a kingdom, it is a place that is no different from the capital.
But there won’t be a chance for us to go out to the land of dragons. Because they won’t let us humans go outside.
“I heard it was a dragon shelter, so I did something, but it sounds unique.”
“I know. It’s my first time here, and it’s similar to Bati’an’s cathedral, but different.”
As I said before, Yongin is basically theocracy. It was a problem that the existence of that god was alive.
In conclusion, it could be seen that there is a king who reigns with absolute power, but the reason why it is called a priesthood is because the dragon, Shakalim, is asleep.
In the end, it was only a visible god, and there was no answer, so it was the same for the elders and the Dragon Goddess to predict its intention through discussion and voting.
There are dragon statues, claw-shaped doorknobs, and signposts that look like horns. It was similar to the cathedral, but it came up with a different feeling.
It was a place that gave the feeling of a huge dragon crouching.
‘That’s a good name.’
So we were going to the so-called elders, but a girl standing at the end of the corridor stopped us.
Red hair dyed in rosy color and two horns between them. Her white flour-like skin looked as if she would collapse at any moment if she was swayed even a little, but a priestess with heavy conviction in her eyes.
The most surprised, of course, was Cardinal Theosander.
“Yo, Dragon Goddess! Why are you with me!”
He was startled and ran to Jane the Dragon Goddess. We stretched out our hands and tried to cover it with a large body so that no one could see it.
The Dragon Goddess shouted while slapping Theosender right on the cheek.
“Why didn’t you tell me that the trustee vote had taken place! Does it make sense that the oracle was secretly administered to me as a dragon goddess?”
He didn’t look very hurt, because he was beaten by a girl who looked twice as small. Theosender, with a half-damaged face, dripping with sweat, somehow began to make excuses.
“That, that’s actually…”
But it didn’t matter to us.
Sen leaned over to me and whispered.
“Refreshing.”
Eve also added a word as if she heard it together.
“I want to hug that girl.”
I also nod.
“Can’t I just hit you one more time?”
did you hear me?
Theosender spat out an absurd excuse and was immediately beaten again.