Foreigner's Mistake

Book 9: Chapter 214: Demonic Dragon ~ 29

We're about to enter the middle sea.

At the sound of Leia's voice, which was somewhat filled with tension, Satoru, who had been slumped over on the bed, roused himself from his slumber. He bravely turned his feet to the pilot's seat.

There was indeed a huge lake spread out below them. It was so large that even at a quick glance one could not see the shore beyond. It is called the "Middle Sea," and it seems to be a huge lake.

And then there was a huge stratovolcano-shaped mountain.

Is that the Sacred Mountain Nevis?

Indeed. That is a huge lake called the Middle Sea, and that is an island in it.

"Ohh," Satoru amazed. It seems to be the same stratovolcano shape as Mt. Fuji, which Satoru is familiar with, and Yamato is currently sailing about three miles above it. The top of the mountain is higher than that.

...... It's huge. Much higher than Mt. Fuji.

Mt. Fuji?

It's the highest mountain in the country where I'm from. It's 3,776 meters high.

That's just under 3 miles, or more accurately, 2 miles, 130 majors, and a bit.

Satoru turned around at the sound of a voice from behind him. It was Solor who raised her voice. He almost wondered how Solor knew the difference between meters and the size of Mt. Fuji, but the answer came quickly.

I see, Solor is slowly filling in her knowledge of my world, too.

Satoru lends Solor his cell phone, albeit a little bit a day. Solor is using the built-in dictionary on his cell phone as the main source of Japanese language and knowledge. She must have gotten the altitude of Mt. Fuji there

Satoru turns his head forward and looks at the huge white mountain that surrounds the summit. It is a huge island in the Middle Sea. The word "island" is a mouthful, but its radius must be 50 miles or so.

Roughly twice as much, if you look at it that way.

It is probably 7,000 meters above sea level. The Dragon's Back, where Leia was, is a mountain range, and the scale of the veins there is probably larger, but the simple height here is probably greater.

It is said to be 5 miles high. The radius of the crater is exactly one mile, and its height is five times

7150 meters, I think?.

Yes, that is right. Also, the radius of the mountain body is said to be exactly 50 miles. The distance of one mile, which still remains today, was taken from the size of the crater of this mountain.

Wow.

Solor's voice made Satoru groan in admiration. With a single peak and a stratovolcano of such mysterious size, it is not surprising that ancient people revered it as a mountain where gods dwelled. Mt. Fuji is also well known in Japan, and a similar stratovolcano, the Etna volcano in Italy, has left many anecdotes related to belief in Greek mythology.

He is not sure if it is still alive as a volcano, but it is a magnificent mountain that deserves to be called a Sacred Mountain. It is not hard to understand why the size of its crater was taken as a unit of length.

So, where is Feather Dragon-san?

It is said that he is on that mountain. There have been cases of people approaching it by airship even in the days of the Ancient Magical Kingdom. ......

Leia narrowed her eyes and Satoru frowned. The reason is that they recognized countless flying beings in their path. There were dinosaur-like flying creatures, flying dragons, and huge birds of prey.

They were attacked by one of those things, right

That's what I mean. By the way, the Middle Sea is no different.

Satoru glanced down at the sea. The distance makes it difficult to see, but you can certainly see a large serpent-like creature bobbing on the surface of the water.

......So how do you go to see the Holy Dragon?

There are several caves on the north side of the Middle Sea, and it is said that you can reach the Sacred Mountain through these caves.

Isolde, who was standing next to Satoru before he knew it, muttered.

The Holy Sword Clan also had information about the Holy Dragon Feather Dragon and the Sacred Mountain Nevis. However, Isolde added that it was forbidden to interact with Feather Dragon as a legacy of the first generation of heroes and that at least the clan had no contact with the Holy Dragon.

There is also a record that a certain group of people who asked about the Holy Dragon took a wrong turn on their way home and ended up in a crater. In other words, it is possible to go there from the crater. And it is probably closer from the crater, but

So there is a high risk of being attacked by such a beast?

That's right. This area is bare nature. There is no sign of people or elves. It is a paradise for monsters and beasts.

Isolde, who was the first one to put on her equipment, was sending a sharp look at him. Her equipment is almost the same as usual. She doesn't want to be hampered in any way by her heavy clothing.

It may go without saying, but are you taking Liz-dono, Minerva-dono, and Rico-dono with us?

Isolde raised her voice so that even the three of them could hear her clearly.

It is true that there are four differently skilled people in Satoru, Leia, Solor, and Isolde, and Minerva is also quite strong. But Rico and Liz are only common worldly beings. And the place they are going to challenge is a dangerous place where the return rate is said to be around 20% even with the best of the best.

Implicitly, Isolde condemns taking them. In particular, Liz is a complete drag, simply put. There is no way they are going to conquer the Sacred Mountain as if it were a picnic.

Despite the harsh Isolde's words, Satoru is not offended. He think someone should have that point of view.

I don't want to be left out now. I know it's dangerous.

It was Minerva's fault that stopped by here in the first place, wasn't it? Minerva doesn't think there's any way Minerva wouldn't go.

This ship is going to be covered with stone coffins, and it's going to be hard to be alone on this ship.

Rico, Minerva, and Liz, in that order, raised their voices.

To be honest, Satoru had intended to let Liz stay at the ship. Rico can evade even if she is not a fighter, and she has excellent sensing ability, so she will not be an extreme hindrance.

But Liz was different.

But Liz is right, if Satoru cover the Yamato with a stone coffin, Liz will be ninety-nine percent safe, but it will be tough to wait alone for her friends who will take up the challenge.

...... Well, we'll have to take them with us.

Besides, Feather Dragon will answer that question one person at a time. If there are more of us, so much the better.

Isolde nodded, biting her lower lip in a somewhat disgruntled manner, at Leia's words following Satoru's reply.

...... Understood

From Isolde's point of view, she probably feels a sense of rejection at the thought of taking along a being who cannot fight. However, if Satoru, the Lord in charge of this group, is so inclined, it is only logical to put aside one's own dissatisfaction and follow his lead. They just have to give it their all on top of that.

Isolde

Ha!

However, even so, Satoru still remind Isolde, who did not hide her dissatisfaction.

You understand your role, don't you?

Ha. My role is to protect everyone.

Right. But not me, Leia, and Solor. We can handle ourselves. Protect the rest.

Isolde nodded. This is what goes without saying. As for Isolde, she is not happy. But she is prepared to suppress it and swallow it. She simply cannot hide her dissatisfaction.

You have a tendency to stick out on your own when it comes to anything. You're supposed to protect them, don't get it wrong.

Ha!

Isolde replied condescendingly and shortly. A small laugh rose from the side.

I never thought I would hear such a line from Satoru's mouth.

I agree.

Leia agreed with Rico's mutterings. Having traveled together with Satoru for a long time, these two knew very well his boorish behavior. Leia, in particular, knows how much she has had to clean up his mess. It's just like you said.

Shut it, you guys

Satoru himself does not think so, so his rebuttal was kept to a minimum.

There is no sign of heaviness among the magical slaves, even though they are about to conquer the Sacred Mountain, which is one of the most difficult in the world.

Isolde felt again that she was now in the midst of this group of exceptional people.

Isolde did not realize that she was putting herself on the shelf.