Chapter 583 – 583: Dragon Subjugation!
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After the sparring match, we all sat back down at the table in the Adventurer’s Guild.
“Wow, you’re incredibly strong. Aside from the Master, you’re the first person to be so relaxed while facing us both at the same time, Ms. Rellia.”
“Both Lyfa and Gracia are strong as well. If we had continued our offense and defense, I would have struggled too.”
“No. That magic prison would have taken at least a minute for Lyfa and me to break through, even if we went all out. That alone made the outcome clear. You deserve to be called the strongest in Sol. I look forward to working with you.”
“Yeah, me too!”
“Yes.”
Lyfa, Gracia, and Rellia shook hands with each other.
Their first impressions weren’t great, but it makes me happy to see the three of them getting along like this.
Rellia waved her hands enthusiastically and said to Gracia and Lyfa,
“Dragons are definitely formidable foes. But if we work together with Lant and everyone else, I’m sure we can do it!”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“We’re not going to fight the dragon, though.”
“……What do you mean? Dragons are powerful. We should all combine our strength…”
“No, the Master will handle it, so we don’t need to get involved.”
“If anything, we’d just be in the way.”
“Lant… alone? Surely, Lant is strong. You could call him the strongest human. He can fly in the sky and create clones. But even so, it’s dangerous for Lant to face a dragon alone!”
“Huh?”
At Rellia’s words, Lyfa tilted her head, and Gracia looked at us.
“Um… does Ms. Rellia not know how strong the Master is?”
“I know Lant is incredibly strong. I sparred with him, after all.”
“Hmm~ Maybe it’s because she’s only seen him spar and not fight monsters directly? When we went to catch the cultists last time, he just subdued them.”
It’s true that I haven’t really shown Rellia how I fight, other than sparring.
Hmm, how can I reassure Rellia?
While I was thinking about that, Tikia said indifferently,
“What does it matter if she doesn’t know now? She can just see it for herself at the scene. Let’s just get going.”
Tikia walked up to Rellia and said,
“Rellia, let’s head out first and talk later. You have to move according to High Priestess Maren’s orders too. We can talk while we travel.”
“Ah, I understand.”
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Leaving Sol, I used telekinesis to fly towards Misly with everyone.
While we were on our way to Misly, Elsie was explaining on my behalf how little I had to worry about dragons.
She talked about my exploits during the dungeon flood, my usual behavior in dungeons, and my performance at the Camel Martial Arts Tournament.
And now, she’s talking about when I fought the Demon King.
For reference, Elsie knows how I fought the Demon King through the video recording.
“And that’s how Lant erased the mark of the Bane God and brought peace back to the world!”
“S-Surely… the D-Demon King had been resurrected? And that resurrection was dealt with in an instant by Lant… Ummm…”
Rellia had a complicated expression, as if she was both convinced and struggling to accept it.
“Elsie, it’s too late to say this now, but you shouldn’t talk about the Demon King so carelessly, right?”
“Ah…!”
At Noah’s words, Elsie covered her mouth with both hands.
“Ah, um! Ms. R-Rellia! P-Please keep this a secret…”
“Don’t worry, Ms. Elsie. I won’t carelessly spread this story to others.”
“T-Thank you, Ms. Rellia. And Lant, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have talked about this so carelessly…”
“It’s okay, Elsie.”
I’m actually grateful that she was happy to talk about me with sparkling eyes.
Besides, I know Rellia isn’t the type to spread such stories carelessly.
“By the way, Rellia, how have you been since we parted ways? Did anything fun happen?”
Ninya asked Rellia, as if changing the subject.
“Fun… you say?”
“Yes! Even something a little exciting is fine. Ah, I heard about the filming in the magic city from Lant.”
“Ugh…”
Rellia thought for a moment before continuing,
“After parting ways with Lant in the magic city, I was miserable.”
“Huh?”
“As you already know, I was drunk and ended up saying a lot of foolish things to Lant, who was kindly trying to comfort me. Even though you were all there, I called Lant ‘darling’…”
“Hahaha, it’s okay. You were drunk.”
“Thank you, Noah. But I was so ashamed that I screamed and headbutted the door of the inn. That caused a hole in the wall, and I ended up seeing a couple who had just finished their business and were sleeping soundly in the next room.”
The atmosphere suddenly became gloomy.
“And I thought to myself, ‘Ah, the terms ‘honey’ and ‘darling’ that I used for Lant are only used in such relationships.'”
“U-Um… Rellia?”
“That thought made the world feel so empty. First, I paid the inn for the damage to the wall. Then, I gave compensation to the two couples as an apology for startling them. And then… then…!”
Rellia clenched her fist and shouted,
“I wanted my side to feel even warmer!”
“R-Really?”
“Amazing, Lyfa. I can feel her incredible determination.”
“It’s a determination we could never muster.”
“I thought, ‘I can’t go on like this… I absolutely can’t!’ So I begged High Priestess Maren over and over again! This time, I asked her to find me a proper match!”
“You asked the High Priestess?”
“My life has been nothing but missions, so I have no connections or relationships in that area! So… so this time, I had a match with a merchant from Escal who was relatively normal! He was 35, older than me! Well, considering my age, I thought it was appropriate!
The moment he saw me, he gave me a lecherous look, but… I figured it was inevitable for a man who had been single until that age to have pent-up desires! It was better than being told outright that I had a good body for bearing children!”
It seems she really dislikes the Solarian way of greeting.
“Everything was fine, everything… I didn’t mind the age or the lecherous gaze. But… but…”
“”But?””
We were all engrossed in Rellia’s story.
“He… he took it out.”
“Took what out?”
“A Miss… Solario.”
“”Ah.””
“Not only did he take it out, but he also took out things that were exactly the same as the outfit I wore during the shoot, and he said, ‘Haaah, please show me what you look like in this! It’s okay! Everyone else has left! Let’s consummate our love right here in this outfit!’…”
Rellia’s body trembled.
“I didn’t mind that he was a fan. It’s very complicated, but it means he has goodwill towards me. But… why would you ask to have sex the moment you meet on a blind date?!”
It was a shout filled with anger.
“I was blinded by rage, and when I came to my senses, my arms were being held by my subordinates, and the other party was looking at me with terrified eyes. I probably… went berserk. But… but isn’t that too much! Even if I’m lonely… it’s a blind date, there should be some atmosphere! Why would you ask to have sex right away!”
“M-Ms. Rellia. M-Maybe it’s because he f-felt so much charm from you?”
“Thank you, Elsie. But even if you feel charm, there’s such a thing as manners.”
“Y-Yes, that’s right…”
“Hahaha, hahaha… really… why do I always end up like this on blind dates… haha… Ah… I’m sorry. I was trying to tell a fun story, but this is all that comes out. Well, I guess that’s why I’m still a spinster, since I can only talk about this. Ha, haha…”
Ah, I feel so sorry for her that I could cry.
“C-Cheer up, Rellia! You’ll definitely find a good partner!”
“Y-Yeah! If you come to Bridan, there will be plenty of men who will be smitten by your strength!”
“That’s right! Bridan! What do you think of the men in our Bridan!”
“…I went on a blind date with a knight from Bridan before, but after sparring with me, he said he wasn’t a good match for me and left.”
“Ah, is that how it is…”
“Certainly, with Rellia’s strength, it’s natural for people to feel awe and step back…”
“It’s okay, I’ve recently become a fan of a book called ‘The Wonderful Single Life’!”
Rellia’s eyes looked empty as she said that.
『She seems a bit dangerous.』
『How about Lant just takes her in? She’ll definitely have a very healthy child.』
I don’t think we should take her in for that reason, Solly.
But… Rellia becoming my lover…
While I was pondering that topic.
We arrived at Misly.
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Misly, a village on the border between Escal and Solario.
The village, located near a large mountain range, was very peaceful.
And for good reason.
The only ones who received the revelation that a dragon was coming were me and High Priestess Maren.
Besides that, the only ones who know about the dragon are the Guild Master, my lovers, Rellia and her subordinates, and… the people at the Adventurer’s Guild who heard Rellia’s drunken ramblings.
So, the people of this village, who haven’t heard any news, are living their lives as usual.
But according to Rellia, this village of Misly is near the border between Escal and Solario, so there is a proper Adventurer’s Guild.
And the Guild Master of the Misly Adventurer’s Guild also knows through a communication magic tool that the Poison Dragon Kalli has appeared in the mountain range near Misly.
“Didn’t they issue an evacuation order?”
I asked Rellia as we walked through Misly after landing.
“High Priestess Maren must have said there was no need. More than anyone else, High Priestess Maren has great expectations and faith in Lant. She must have judged that there was no need since Lant is here.”
“High Priestess Maren seems to trust Lant almost as much as we do.”
“High Priestess Maren said she can also feel divine power. Perhaps it’s because she can feel the divine power of Solly that is deeply ingrained in Lant’s body?”
“The divine power of Solly, huh…”
Tikia looked at me with slightly narrowed eyes.
Then, she floated up with levitation magic, climbed onto my shoulder, and patted my head.
“T-Tikia? Why are you suddenly patting Lant’s head…?”
“Affection and a little jealousy.”
“Huh?”
It seems Tikia is feeling a little jealous of Solly at Elsie’s words that I’m filled with divine power.
『How cute. It reminds me of when we did 3p together, and I was happily sucking on my chest. Lant, please call me again next time you do it with Tikia. I’ll hold her in my arms again to give her stability since she’s feeling jealous. Of course, Lant, please suck on my chest too♡』
Solly’s chest-sucking play with Tikia…
I’m very excited!
While making plans for fun play, I arrived at the Misly Adventurer’s Guild with everyone.
