235 – 225.New Journey-3
I went to the tavern and then to the guild I was reluctant to get information from, but there was no harvest.
Albatross, an intelligence organization that was the last resort, also had very limited information related to dragons.
A problem that cannot be solved with money.
As expected, I wanted to go to the village close to the green dragon’s nest.
“Bern-sama, is this bamboo?”
“Right.”
“It’s a tree, but it looks unusual!”
After deciding on our destination, we came to the bamboo grove located in the northeast, which was a shortcut.
If you ride René, you will arrive in no time, but this is the territory of the green dragon.
Invasion of another dragon’s territory is an unacceptable act for non-purebloods.
I heard directly from Breeze that even purebloods are sensitive enough to cause territorial battles from time to time.
So, you should refrain from flying around riding Renee.
“By the way, Teacher, weren’t there rumors that all those who set foot in this bamboo grove went missing? Would it be okay if I passed this road…….”
“It’s not like I didn’t consider that rumor, but given the geography, having to go around too much without passing through the bamboo grove is a headache.”
The longer the time in the East, the shorter the time to respond to Ignit.
It wouldn’t be strange at all if Ignit personally went out and massacred people who were presumed to be in my power while we were staying in the East.
Before traveling, we must never forget that this is a time of war.
“And if there are bad rumors, no problem at all! There is no obstacle that we cannot overcome if we work together.”
“I’m sure you will win even if your opponent is a dragon.”
“When we work together, we are almost invincible!”
Lyn nodding her head coldly and in thought, and Renee proudly spreading her breasts, both agreed with my choice.
I felt their trust in their appearance and felt strangely proud.
‘If it were me in the early days of being possessed, I would have chosen the safest path… ….’
Because I distrusted my own strength, and couldn’t put Rin and Rene in danger.
But now it’s different. He had both the power to overwhelmingly crush opponents and the power to protect them.
You might call me arrogant, but this is the confidence I gained after countless repetitions of skill verification.
My judgment was never wrong.
“Still, it is forbidden to be careless. Until we get out of the bamboo grove, let’s keep the four main boundaries as a rule.”
“Yes, good judgment.”
There was no road made in the thick bamboo forest, and we had to move forward while passing the bamboo trees.
It was perfect to get lost in the same sight no matter how we proceeded, but fortunately the compass was working normally.
If the compass is lost or broken, it will be disappointing, but in that case, all you have to do is cut down all the bamboo.
‘Still, I want to pass within the line where I don’t want to harm the natural scenery… ….’
I decided to leave the destruction of the bamboo forest as a last resort while touching the handle of the Prach.
“Sir.”
“Why are you calling me?”
“Walking is going to be boring, so I would like to borrow this time to ask you a few questions.”
“Okay. You can ask me anything I can answer.”
“Then what are you going to do if the first green dragon is allied with the red dragon?”
“Um… ….”
From the beginning, a difficult yet curious question arose.
It was difficult to explain in detail, so I summarized the answer I had thought of beforehand.
“I know that red dragons and green dragons are not very close. Still, if they’re a team, I think there must be some reason. If the two dragons form an alliance, Ignit will be the one who benefits the most, so it’s highly likely that he made the green dragon an offer he couldn’t refuse.”
“If so, do I have to fight a dragon?”
“That depends on whether or not you are a being with whom you can communicate. If the conversation itself is not established, then the only choice is to fight the green dragon and eliminate the risk factor in advance.”
In the middle of the battlefield, it was better to get rid of the two dragons in advance.
You may get seriously injured in the process, but it’s far better than losing the war.
If we don’t win the war, we won’t be able to see Ignit’s terrible words.
“What if the green dragon is someone you can talk to?”
“At that time, I should ask politely. What did Ignit stake to ask for an alliance? After hearing the story, if we can offer even better conditions, we will boldly attract them to our side.”
After letting the green dragon act while hiding the fact that it is on our side.
The flow of hitting the back of the head at the end didn’t seem bad either.
I was certain that no matter how I used the green dragon, it would produce the best results in the war against Ignit.
“What do you plan to do if we are pushed back?”
“That’s no problem at all! Isn’t this a form of paying for the dragon that Ignit drew after the war? If we win the war, the red dragon’s property will automatically be in our hands, and we can pay for it. In other words, if the green dragon offers to add more good items to the items it wants, it may not be an ally, but it won’t hostile to us.”
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It was a strategy to kill the enemy and take it away from the loot obtained.
I don’t have the slightest desire to have a treasure with Ignit’s dirt on it anyway.
I am also willing to make a contract to hand over all the treasures to the green dragon.
“I see… ! Since you can get what you want just by looking at it without lifting a hand, it will be a very attractive proposal for the green dragon.”
“Exactly!”
Damn-!
I snapped my fingers and said yes.
Because Lin penetrated the core of my explanation.
“What would you do if the bargaining material suggested by Ignit was a hostage rather than a treasure or object?”
“I’m going to propose a grace period assuming a safe rescue of the hostages within that period. Although it is a difficult condition in many ways, if you succeed, you will have a stronger ally than anyone else.”
There was a strong possibility that Ignit kidnapped the green dragon’s precious person and made it a hostage.
If hostages were used as a coercive means to form an alliance, the green dragon would be filled with anger toward Ignit.
That rage will lead to an opportunity to thrust a dagger into the heart of the red lizard later on.
“Oh no! Rene.”
“Yes?”
“Did Breeze tell you anything about the green dragon?”
“Unfortunately, even my mother said that she is not very friendly with green dragons.”
“I see… ….”
“Still, the person I saw at the banquet was a very benevolent and decent woman.”
It seems that the green dragon was female.
The northern and eastern dragons are female, and the western and southern dragons are male.
With this, the sex ratio between the dragons was exquisitely matched.
“He said that he is very special to living things and loves nature very much.”
“You look like a green dragon. Any other information?”
“Um, other than the fact that Ignit is unmarried, there isn’t much information.”
“If you are unmarried, there is a high possibility that you will not have a family, so the possibility of being taken hostage will be reduced… ….”
“It won’t be like that. There are many people in the world who are precious even if they are not related by blood.”
“Well, that must be the case.”
It is too early to conclude that the green dragon will not have children adopted as pets or adopted.
Being mindful of all possibilities will allow you to deal with any situation much more flexibly.
In that sense, it seemed better to fold the plan to cut down the bamboo forest neatly.
For ruining nature, the green dragon might completely side with Ignit.
‘It’ll be tough for a while.’
Scratching the back of my head, I roamed the bamboo forest relentlessly.
Did you walk around like that for about 2 hours?
It must have been that they had entered the depths of the bamboo grove before they knew it, and the fog was thick everywhere.
However, we were a three-person group who did not have any problems with the blurring of the surroundings.
“Say, save me!!”
As we tried to pass through the forest ignoring the fog, the voice of an urgent person reached our ears.
We all turned our heads in unison to where the sound came from.
Cries for help continued to ring out from beyond the space covered with bamboo and thick fog.
“Sir, something suspicious seems like a trap.”
“Wow… ! I didn’t think that traps that attract people in such a classic way still exist.”
“But there might be someone who really needs help, so let’s check it out.”
“If that is the will of the teacher, I will follow.”
“Even if it’s a trap, I wonder how it came about.”
We all turned around and headed towards the source of the sound.
Assuming a surprise attack, he slowly approached, placing his hand on the swordsman.
“Because anyone is fine! Please!”
The sound gradually got closer.
As we got closer enough that we could see it with our naked eyes, we found out what the sound was.
A man who had fallen into a pit trap was waving his hand and calling for help.
“Is anyone there? Then help me out!”
“He was someone who really needed help. Hurry up to help?”
“It’s still too early to let your guard down. It might be a demonic beast that will change its appearance and attack you if you get close.”
“A witch? I’m a real person! Trust me!”
“Then why are you not coming out of the pit? It doesn’t even look that deep.”
“I-I don’t know why, but after falling out, I lost my senses in my lower body! That’s why I can’t move my legs.”
In the situation where opinions were divided, Rin and Rene looked at me.
Since I offered to come, it must mean that I will leave it to my choice whether to save him or not.
“Even if it wasn’t so, I tried using emotion magic as soon as I saw it. When I saw it, I was sure it was a person.”
I approached the man who fell into the pit without hesitation.
A state where the torso is completely buried in the pit below the armpit.
I stuck my hand into the man’s armpit while telling him to be patient.
I pulled him up with all my might and pulled him out of the pit.
“Live, live!”
“Um… ?”
Cheup-! Chew-!
As I pulled the man out of the pit, I saw his lower body at the same time.
In the state of not wearing a single thread, something was hanging from the crotch.
A giant eight-eyed spider was blocking the man’s groin with a thread hole.
“Oh! It’s a protein spider. It is a special creature that injects paralysis poison into living creatures, extracts protein sources, and converts them into threads. I never expected to see it in a place like this.”
“…… Crazy.”
“Huh? Now, wait a minute, what are you doing?!”
As soon as I heard Rin’s explanation that seemed to know about spiders, I threw the man back into the pit.
Let the two of you love each other.
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