148 – It is the team leader of the group task who leads even the trash (1)
The talkative and controversial cooking contest has come to an end. What came after that was the Tribal Union meeting. The day before, the envoys arrived one by one. With arms full of presents.
Should I say polite? Should I say sincerity? Even if it doesn’t seem like a big deal, each of these things represents national dignity. In particular, they were all helped by the Royal Knights.
In other words, the Royal Knights could be said to be benefactors. Even so, he doesn’t bring a gift? Apart from diminishing national prestige. I could give the opponent an excuse to bite right away.
Although it is a fact that I continue to emphasize. A tribal union is, to the last, joined hands to oppose a common enemy. I didn’t catch it because we were close. In other words, it meant uncomfortable cohabitation.
Providing an excuse for the opponent to bite in such a situation was, of course, to be avoided. The first delegation to arrive was the human kingdom. The representative is the Duke of Contras.
He was wearing fancy jewelry and neat clothes. Although he also wore a sword at his waist. He was more decorative than practical. He was, in fact, close to the epitome of aristocrats.
“Nice to meet you, my name is Duke Contras.”
“Nice to meet you. My name is Hans, the leader of the Royal Knights.”
“It is an honor to see the famous Sir Hans in person.”
The words of Duke Contras were not empty words. As the representative of the aristocratic faction, I wanted to see the leader planted by the royal faction. And in the eyes of Duke Contras, Hans was like a rock.
‘I can’t figure out what he’s thinking at all.’
Duke Contras was a nobleman who had been active as an aristocratic faction in the kingdom for decades. Naturally, he boasted an almost demonic accuracy in grasping the intentions of his opponents.
However, even Contras couldn’t fully grasp Hans’ thoughts. If there was a gap, he tried to draw it into the aristocratic faction. If you touch this kind of thing for nothing, it becomes more annoying.
‘I have no idea. Because there is no thought.’
The fact that Hans really doesn’t think about anything, maybe Duke Contras won’t know until his death. This is the method Hans chose. Greet his guests casually.
Because it is possible that your thoughts will be revealed on your face for no reason and you will be caught. In particular, the envoys are confident that they have done some politics in their own country. It would have been easy to see through.
“But this time, the chiefs of the tribes don’t come to visit?”
“That’s normal.”
“Yes?”
“Because the chiefs have plenty of work to do right now.”
Of course, the human kingdom and the dwarf principality are starting a new expedition right away to reclaim the land of the demons. The 12 tribes and the Orcs also had a lot of work to do to maintain a cooperative relationship.
So this time it was decided to hold the tribal union meeting through the crystal ball. From Hans’ point of view, that was better. The atmosphere was no joke when the chiefs were gathered together.
As expected, Ambassador Bilal came from the Dwarf Principality. After a familiar greeting, Hans greeted the rest of the delegation. Then, suddenly, a huge shadow fell over the sky.
This time, I raised my head because I wanted something again. What caught Hans’ eyes was a huge dragon. It was even bigger than Yuren. It was a gigantic dragon that covered the sky.
“That, that?!”
“Oh, my father is playing too much.”
“Oh, you’re kidding. Am I serious?”
“……??”
The gigantic giant dragon that covered the sky disappeared in an instant. Instead, there was someone he hadn’t seen in front of Hans. It’s not like the dragon I’ve seen before. She was a woman with rich blonde hair.
“I heard it was your father.”
“It’s my father’s hobby. He always walks around in a different form to understand humans. He even changes his name every day.”
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“My current name is… Yes, I would like Yurene.”
“Father, can’t we at least fix the gender?”
“Why would you want to cover something like that?”
A sight beyond his imagination, Hans almost felt his mind go blank. Is this what Dragon Lord is? The moment he thought that, Hans met the dragon lord’s eyes.
His appearance was certainly beautiful. She was one of the most beautiful women among humans. However, those eyes were not smiling. The dragon lord’s cold eyes turned to him.
“I just had a question for that kid.”
“To the captain? You’re not trying to do something strange again, are you?”
“No~ No~ The leader probably knows, right?”
“……Yes, I’ll gladly accept it.”
I felt like I had already figured out everything about Dragon Lord. That’s why I talked about Hans openly. In the past, I would have been trembling with fear. It was surprisingly calm now.
The envoys from the 12 tribes came next. The representative of the delegation was a woman with white hair. She had fox ears on her head. She cried as the woman bowed her head.
“It’s an honor to meet you! My name is Yubaek!”
“Yubaek?”
“Yes, that’s right! I’m from the Bear tribe! But now I’m taking care of this and that by Yuyeong-nim’s side!”
“That’s right. Good job.”
“Yes!”
It was only after receiving the Orcs for the last time that all the envoys arrived at Lionheart Fortress. Hans stuck out his tongue. There was something to be done before the delegation and the meeting were resolved.
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“I didn’t expect you to be waiting here.”
After sending all the envoys into the fortress, I tried to move my steps to find Rod. He didn’t have to. Because the Dragon Lord was already waiting.
She, no. He leaned against the wall as his friend and waited for Hans. Confirming that Hans had come, he immediately removed his back from the wall. His eyes were cold.
“Shall we jump straight to the conclusion? Why do you have a dragon heart?”
Just by talking. It sounded like thunder. A being that shakes the sky and the earth. Faced with such a dragon, Hans spoke calmly enough to surprise even himself.
“Obtained by killing the black dragon Jaer Khan.”
“You killed Zaerkhan?”
“Yes. He tried to take the orc’s place and make it his nest. Besides, he joined hands with his demons.”
“He even held hands with a demon? That guy?!”
As if he really didn’t know, Rod shouted in surprise. Seeing that, Hans just slowly nodded his head. Seeing Hans like that, the Dragon Lord admired inwardly.
You’re quite calm even in front of me. Is it the influence of Dragon Heart? No…… If you were under the influence of the Dragon Heart, you wouldn’t be able to remain calm in front of me.’
In front of the Dragon Lord who commands all dragons. There’s no way Dragon Heart can stay still. Nonetheless, he remains unconcerned. That means, that is his vessel.
I heard that the Royal Knights were rebuilt. I never thought he would be a man with such a wide bowl. It was a load that I had no choice but to admit now. Even though Hans didn’t feel anything.
To put it simply, it was like a cow walking backwards and catching a mouse. He can gauge the opponent’s strength if his level is high. In other words, he couldn’t even gauge the opponent’s strength if his level was low.
Of course, it’s not that Hans hasn’t grown up. However, no matter how much he has grown. The difference with Dragon Lord was overwhelming. That’s why Hans doesn’t feel anything.
But how does Rod know that? He saved his own daughter, Yuren. That the author who rebuilt the Royal Knights was in fact nothing, so he couldn’t feel anything.
“I’m sorry~ I’ve been on edge over the recent incident. I just took my anger out.”
“It is true that he killed his own people.”
“That’s true, but if you hold hands with the demons, there’s nothing to say.”
“Unexpectedly, it goes smoothly.”
“It’s unfortunate. Two comrades have recently left us.”
“Two? Did other dragons die besides Zaerkhan?”
Rod nodded his head. Hans clicked his tongue. Why did Rod overreact? I know a little bit now. Apparently, Rod thought that Hans had killed him.
“But apart from that, I need reparation for taking out my anger. Do you have anything you want?”
“What the hell is a dragon heart?”
Hans continued to grunt and spit out what he was suffering from. Although he wanted to find out about Dragon Heart. Because he couldn’t bear to ask Yuren. So, solve it now.
“Dragon heart? It’s simply the soul of a dragon.”
“Dragon soul?”
“That’s right. It’s imprinted on you like a soul and slowly changes it. And the time to choose will come someday.”
“When to choose? What does it mean to choose?”
“Whether you will remain a human or a dragon.”
I asked why it was like that. Lord said nothing more. If you tell me everything, it’s not fun. And the remaining compensation will be paid in gold, he said.
There were many things I wanted to know.
I couldn’t refuse the money.
It was clear that the Dragon Lord’s fortunes would be substantial.