We Live in Dragon’s Peak - Chapter 37.2

Chapter 37.2

There was no way for Ludriad-san to catch my movements . I was teleporting, after all .

Space Jump . Why I can use it even though I am not of the Long-Eared Tribe is beyond me as well . I was just curious about it and jumped around a bit while playing with Priscilla-chan . At first I got very dizzy and nauseous, but then I got used to it . It was around then I somehow became able to use it .

The moment I thought about jumping, I was Space Jumping . Even Old Sleigstar and Mistral were surprised . They didn’t know why I could use it either . Still, being able to use Space Jump now gives me confidence in my ability to running away . It’s why I was certain I could escape when I was surrounded by the patrolling soldiers .

But there is a disadvantage .

My sure kill strike, my personal compulsion weakening technique uses a large amount of dragon spirit . At any rate, it’s powerful enough to weaken my opponents and bring them down in a one go . Also, for some reason, Space Jump consumes a large amount of dragon spirit . While Priscilla-chan and the Long-Eared Tribe use their spirit power to jump, I use my dragon spirit . I wonder why?

Either way, with all that, I won’t be able to use either of those two techniques very much for now . My pitiful dragon spirit still has a long way to go . I will collapse if I push myself too much .

As can be seen from my fight just now, I’m scraping against my limit .

This is why I can’t explain the details of my technique to Ludriad-san . And even if I could, I wouldn’t anyway .  My special move is strong because it is a secret! 

Ludriad-san takes note of my bashful evasive attitude and doesn’t pursue the issue .

“Well then, what matters is that you are safe . ”
“Hmph, I don’t want to be told something like that by someone completely unwilling to lend me any help . ”
“Hahaha, if the situation became dangerous, of course I would have helped . ”
“I wonder if that’s true…”
“Of course it is . If I didn’t, a terrifying woman would have struck me in the back with a blunt weapon . ”

As Ludriad-san says so, he turns his head towards the small path going through the wheat field .

“Ah…”

Standing a little bit behind Ludriad-san is Mistral . In one of her hands is a jet-black cane . She isn’t alone either . With her are Ruiseine who is wielding her long sword and Priscilla-chan .  

“Huh, since when did you guys get into here?”

I don’t notice at all .

Mistral responds to my smile with a complicated expression . Ruiseine is shocked . Priscilla-chan, why are you looking at me with sparkles in your eyes like that?

“Good grief, don’t make us worry about you so much . ”

Mistral puts away her black cane as she approaches me .

“Oh, how surprising . As I thought, Ernea-kun is amazing . ”

Ruiseine holds Priscilla-chan’s hand with her free hand as she approaches me .

“Ahaha, did you happen to see that?”
“Yes, we’re watching from the beginning until the end . ”
“We even saw that heartless man callously forsake Ernea . ”

Mistral glares at Ludriad-san .

“My, my, what a dreadful woman . ”

Ludriad-san narrows his shoulders and gives a timid reaction to Mistral’s glaring .

“Well then, since your guardians have show up, I’ll be getting back to work . ”
“Ehhh, they’re not my guardians!”

Did he say that because I look very young? N-no way, right, I’m not like Inea…

“Haha, it’s a joke, a joke . ”

Uuugghh, so he’s teasing me! Mistral comes to my side and pats my head upon seeing me frowning .

“As I thought, I can’t get used to that chicken after all . What if you change it into something more powerful?”
“Uum, it’s good enough for now since I want to make my opponents lower their guards . I could rapid fire high powered shots like how Mistral did, but the range would be entirely different . ”
“You’ve sure studied hard . ”
“Nnnmto, onii-chan is amazing!”
“Now, now, there’s still more to go . ”

Priscilla-chan happily jumps at me . Ruiseine watches with a tranquil expression .

That’s when Ludriad-san kicks one of the nearby fallen, fake dragon tribesmen and forces him to wake him up .

How violent…

Ludriad-san grabs the man by his collar as he groans and regaines his consciousness . He climbs onto his horse and questions him .

“Well then, let’s hear your objectives . ”

Where does his usual irresponsible attitude go? Ludriad-san suddenly displays a sharp presence as he interrogates the fake dragon tribesman .

As I thought, this person is actually amazing . Now that I think about it, even though they were fakes, he wasn’t disturbed even when facing those scoundrels calling themselves the dragon tribesmen . He didn’t even all that bothered watching my fight . I guess that means both me and those fake dragon tribesmen are still within his acceptable limits .

I have the feeling that even Mistral is wary of Ludriad-san for some reason .

“W-what are you saying?”

That man’s eyes have yet to regain their focus, yet he is still acting dumb .

“Yeah, well… You can keep saying that, but I’ll can just torture you if you keep acting all innocent . ”

With those words, Ludriad-san pulls out a dagger from his chest pocket and presses it against his palm .

“I’ll try to stab your hand the next time you try to play dumb . If you say you don’t know again, I’ll twist it . With each lie you say, I’ll take off a finger . ”

Just like I thought, he’s going to torture him here . Ruiseine too, as a shrine maiden, promptly responds to the word “torture . ” A sharp glare from Ludriad-san, however, makes her flinch . That shows how ghastly Ludriad-san’s presence is right now .

“W-wait!”

The man, witnessing the exchange between a shrine maiden and Ludriad-san, seems to believe he really will be tortured . He yanks back his hands and changes his attitude . Ludriad-san, however, fixes the man’s arms in place before anyone even notices what he’s doing .

“Fumu, so you feel like talking now, eh . In that case, who are you guys, and what are you planning to do?”

Even though Ludriad-san is smiling, his eyes aren’t smiling at all . Yes, he’s very scary right now .

I take a glance of Mistral and Ruiseine . They’re expressions completely contrast each other’s . While Mistral dully stares at the collapsed, fake, dragon tribesmen, Ruiseine gulps down her nervousness as she watches Ludriad-san and that man .

Mistral pretends not to care, but she keeps her ear focused on Ludriad-san . She’s probably keeping watch on the knocked out people . It’s possible that they could wake up .

Besides, Ruiseine will definitely stop Ludriad-san if he really tries to torture him .

As for Priscilla-chan, she’s hugging me while playing with Nymia .

Speaking of Nymia, I completely forgot about her . She has been obediently hanging onto my shoulder this entire time . None of my intense movements shook her off . As expected of the dragon tribe .

“W-we were hired . We were told to call ourselves dragon tribesmen and go one a rampage . ”
“Heeeh, by who?”

The man smiles . Ludriad-san draws that face closer to his firm one .

“Heh, hehehe . If you guys hear who our client is, I wonder if you can still keep living . ”
“Out with it already!”

The man falters for a moment after seeing that his words didn’t affect Ludriad-san at all . He says, “Heh . Our client is the hero, Ristia-sama!!”