Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10 Nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita - Chapter 130

Chapter 130 Asking Kathe About Her House

And so I explained it to her carefully.

“You have to use money when doing pretty much anything in human cities.”

“Oh?”

“So, you should always ask how much something costs first.”

“Hmm. Hmm.”

“You can read human writing, can’t you?”

“Of course, I can!”

“Then you should look carefully. They usually have the price written down.”

“I see. You are very clever, Locke.”

Kathe said as if very impressed.

Shia watched this exchange and said seriously,

“So your palace has been taken over by the vampires?”

“Ah, that is right. Is it not horrible?”

“Yes. Was there anything in your palace, Kathe?”

“Anything…well… Stuff I used everyday.”

“If it is your palace, then it must have existed from many years ago, right?”

“Oh, how did you know?”

Shia was sharp.

Kathe must be living in an ancient dragon ruin. And a ruin that used to be a palace, no less.

Serulis asked Kathe,

“Was there any kind of machine in this place that you lived in?”

“Hmm. There was… But it wasn’t the kind of machine that the dark ones would want.”

“And what kind of machine was that?”

Philly said as she came closer.

Philly knew more about machines than anyone else here.

Also, it was surprising to see that none of them were intimidated by Kathe.

“Let me see…”

“How were you using it?”

As Philly was asking Kathe this, I turned on my communications ring.

“Eric. Goran. Can you hear me?”

“What is it, Locke? Is this a test?”

“Ah, I can hear Eric and Locke at the same time. So you can talk with multiple people at once.”

This was an especially expensive communication tool.

“The dragon I talked to you about is here.”

“Hm? What do you mean?”

“She turned into a human and visited me at my mansion.”

“But wasn’t this Kathe a great dragon?”

Goran was right to be surprised. But I would ask about it later.

“I’ll ask her about the details later. Right now, she has told me that her house has been taken over by High Lords.”

“What!”

I told Eric and Goran that Kathe had been driven out of her palace.

Both of them were very concerned about the Evil Dragons and magic machines.

“I will go to your mansion as soon as I can.”

“Me too.”

“Thank you both.”

And then I turned back to Kathe.

“Here, take this.”

“Hm? What is this?”

“It’s a bracelet that allows you to talk with others. You can use…”

Kathe’s eyes glimmered as she listened.

“I see. So I will be able to talk with you whenever I want if I have this!”

“Yes. And with Eric and Goran.”

“Hmm.”

She expressed no interest in talking with either of them.

Kathe had yet to meet Eric and Goran.

So I guess it was to be expected.

“Anyway, Eric and Goran are coming over now. They’re both very strong.”

“Oh? If you say so, then I will have high expectations.”

“So, Philly. Did you learn anything?”

“I’m not confident… But if my worst assumption ends up being correct…”

Philly said ominously and then continued.

“It is a tool that Kathe used as an all-purpose trash can… It might have actually been a machine to make the automated magic machines.”

“What?”

I looked at Kathe with surprise.

Kathe shook her head frantically.

“Impossible! What a groundless fear, Philly! My father and grandfather used it for their trash as well.”

“For generations?”

“My palace has been in our family since my grandfather first started living there.”

“But you said that the place you lived in was ancient, didn’t you?”

“Yes, but my grandfather lived thousands of years ago. Is that not ancient for humans?”

“I guess. Yes, you are right.’

Kathe wasn’t human, she was a dragon.

“Hehe. I am starting to learn the ways of normal humans.”

Kathe said smugly.

“Us dragons take good care of our cultural property. I cannot allow them to take our ancient ruins and live in them!”

“Of course. In any case, is the trash can itself, something new?”

“…About that…”

Kathe said vaguely.

“What?”

“While I care about the culture, my father and grandfather did not.”

“I see. So it’s possible that they brought it from some other ruin?”

“…Yes. Yes. Though, I do not think it a good thing to take things without permission.”

While Kathe would have liked to return it to its proper place, the trash can had been there since she was born.

Even if she tried to ask, her father and grandfather insisted that it had always been there.

So she could do nothing but give up.

“Well, leaving the origins aside for now…if it really is what is creating the machines, we have to hurry.”

Time was on the enemy’s side.

“We’ll go as soon as Goran and Eric arrive.”

“I’ll…”

Serulis raised her hand a little hesitantly.

She clearly wanted to come.

“…Serulis.”

I paused.

Serulis had stayed at the palace during the fight with the Vampire High Lord.

“I have improved.”

“That’s true. But…”

“Serulis. Don’t make this hard for us.”

It was Goran. He stated this plainly as soon as he entered.

“The vampires are one thing, but from what I’ve heard, these machines sound very dangerous. Serulis. You will only get in the way.”

“…Yes. I understand.’

Serulis said glumly.

“Serulis and Shia. I want you two to stay in the mansion and protect Lord Gerberga and Philly.”

“…I understand. Protecting them is also an important job.”

Shia said with a calm nod.

Then Eric arrived.

After a quick greeting, I told Eric and Goran that it was possible that the enemy would have even more of the magic machines.

And so we decided to head for Kathe’s palace at once.

“Well, then. Let us go.”

“Kathe. Could you turn back into a dragon outside of the city and take us there?”

“Very well.”

And so we started to run in the direction of the city walls.

Chapter 131 :10 Years After

Goran was in the lead as we ran.

Me and Eric were trying to avoid drawing any attention.

And so we had hoods pulled over our faces and wore masks.

“Don’t you have to cover your face too, Kathe?”

“Why?”

“Nothing, just wondering.”

Kathe was running behind us.

As expected from a dragon, she was very powerful even when in human form. She had no trouble keeping up.

There were guards standing watch at the gates all day long.

They saw us running and looked surprised as they called after us.

“Lord Morton. Has something happened?”

“An unofficial emergency quest, that’s what it is. Let us through.”

“Understood.”

That’s the grand master of the guild for you.

We were able to leave the city without further questioning.

“Can I go back to normal now?”

“No, not yet.”

Kathe tried to return to being a dragon as soon as we were out, so I remonstrated her.

We didn’t stop running until we were well away from the main road.

“Kathe, you can turned into a dragon now.”

“Oh, really?”

Kathe started to take off her clothes.

“Hey, why are you taking your clothes off?”

“Because they will rip! That would be a waste.”

That made sense.

Kathe then took in a deep breath and transformed into a dragon.

“What a great dragon.”

“Aye, amazing.”

Eric and Goran sounded impressed.

Yes, Kathe was an impressive dragon.

“Oh, you.”

Kathe scratched the back of her head with her claws.

She had oddly human gestures for a dragon.

“But more importantly, hurry up and get on my back.”

“Excuse me.”

I said as I got on top.

Goran and Eric also jumped up onto her back.

“Now, let’s go.”

Kathe quickly rose into the air and accelerated forward.

“I didn’t expect to ride on a dragon twice today.”

“Gahahaha! And I didn’t think I’d be giving humans a ride twice today.”

Nia was with us during the morning, and so Kathe had not been flying so fast.

Now she was going at double that speed. The wind blew against us hard. I could do nothing but hold on for dear life.

“Kathe, this is too fast!”

I decided that shouting would be of no use, so I used Telepathy magic.

“Of course, it is. I am a Wind Dragon!”

“Is that right? I thought you were a fire dragon?”

Kathe used fire breath when we first met her.

And she also talked about using it when fighting the machines.

So of course, I would assume she was a fire dragon.

“Gahahaha! I am a Wind Dragon. That is why I am fast!”

Kathe flew happily.

Eric and Goran were also gritting their teeth and clutching to her scales.

“We have arrived. Can you see it from here?”

Kathe pointed as she hovered in the air.

As she was flying so incredibly fast, it did not take long to reach our destination.

“…How far is it from the capital?”

“I don’t know.”

“Look at those mountains. Isn’t this the dragon mountain range?”

“Then it should be three days by foot? I think?”

“Yes.”

As we talked like this, I cast Night Vision magic on myself and Eric and Goran.

It was already evening, which made it hard to see far away with the naked eye.

With the help of Night Vision, I could clearly see Kathe’s palace.

There were a series of very high mountains.

And the two tallest mountains were connected by a smooth ridgeline.

And on that ridge was a building that looked like a hill or half sphere.

It was wider and taller than Eric’s palace.

Pieces of what appeared to be a door were scattered everywhere.

It was the remains of what had been a very strong iron door.

And around it walked spider-like creatures that had four legs and were made of metal.

I could see three of them.

“…Are those the magic machines?”

“Those moving things? They seem very large and powerful.”

“Yes. My fire breath did nothing.”

“But, you’re a Wind Dragon, right?”

“I am.”

“So why not use wind breath?”

Kathe fell silent for a moment.

“…Because, my wind breath is very strong.”

“Well, that’s to be expected.”

Considering how powerful her fire breath was.

As her real attribute was wind, it should be even stronger.

“It would completely wreck my poor house.”

“…Ah, that would be a lot of trouble.”

“Right?”

I understood how she felt, but it really did not seem like the time to care about such things.

“But these magic machines are really strong, right? Why don’t you just use your wind breath, and we can help you clean up afterward?”

“What?”

“Don’t act so surprised. There are many of them in there, right? We should do this quickly.”

“…But I don’t want to destroy parts of the ruin.”

“I see.’”

Well, I guess we couldn’t force her to do it.

“Alright. I will lure them out of your house. Then you can use your breath.”

“But…but…”

“Your house won’t be destroyed that way, right?”

“No, but it might blow you away.”

“Don’t worry about that.”

Kathe’s fire breath had been quite strong.

And even if her wind breath was much stronger, I would be expecting it.

There were many things I could do to prepare.

“You will be fine then? You won’t die, Locke?”

“Don’t worry. I’m not that weak.”

“You better not die! I would not like that!”

“I’ll be fine. I won’t die. So don’t hold back.”

“Very well.”

“Good. Now get a little closer and descend. I’ll charge in there and draw them out.”

Eric looked worried.

“Anything I can do?”

“I don’t mind being bait.”

Goran looked serious.

“I should do it, since I was hit by Kathe’s breath before.”

Eric and Goran were very strong.

But when alone, I had the highest chance of survival.

I was pretty sure that I also had the best defense ability.

“Eric and Goran. I want you two to charge in after Kathe unleashes her breath.”

“Alright.”

“You be careful.”

And with that, I jumped off of Kathe’s back.