Teihen Ryoushu

Chapter 21.2 – Let’s Curry Favor with the Hairballs!

In front of the dwarves, a “metropolis” like they have never seen before appeared---!

There were several huge buildings that looked as if they were inhabited by nobles and a magnificent castle that was being constructed at a high speed in the center of the metropolis!

「E-eh!? What is this? What the hell is this!?」

「I don’t know what’s going on but the castle in the middle is being built every second!」

The dwarves are confused by a scene that makes no sense.

Their heads are filled with question marks as they wonder where the withered territory of Beibalon has gone and what’s with that castle that piles up one floor after another in a matter of seconds.

However, it is still too early for them to be surprised.

Before them, a slender macho riding a huge dragon came down---!

「Hey, you guys are full of wounds! Did you run away from some territory?」

「Aahh, it can’t be…..nooooooooooooooo!? Why is that dragon here!!?」

「You mean this guy? It’s Beibalon’s pet.」

「Pet!?」

The dwarves trembled in front of the dragon whose jet black scales shone brightly.

---there’s no doubt. This is the same species of dragon that took over the mine! Just looking at it already makes them tremble!

「Y-you, get off that thing! That’s very dangerous….!」

「Don’t worry, its brain has been messed up by our lord so it’s safe! And if something goes wrong, just slap it with some beep and he’ll go quiet! Rather than that, you guys should take a ride! I’ll take you to the city in no time!」

「Eh, eeeehhhhhhhh!?」

The dwarves were pulled by the man and were flippantly carried on the dragon’s head.

It was futile to try to resist. The dwarves were nothing more than helpless hairballs in front of the extremely toned muscles of steel.

「All right, everybody’s onboard! Then, dragon, fly to the city!」

「Gugaaaaaaa!」

「……」

---while hearing the roar of the dragon, the dwarves have already given up all hope.

Their thoughts could not keep up with reality. From the moment they reached the summit of the hill and stepped on Beibalon, they felt that everything was like a lie.

「H….hey, everyone, are we dreaming…..?」

「Yeah…this got to be a dream, this got to be a dream! And yet---why can I feel the wind brushing my beard? It’s so realistic!?」

Carried by the fearsome dragon, the dwarves found themselves right on top of the castle.

Stunned, they looked down to see a group of slender macho like the dragon rider, working in inhuman speed.

「W-wh-what are they…..how can they carry big boulders and timbers as if they were beanbags….! They are absolutely not humans! Did we end up in the “country of gods”?」

In his confusion, one of the dwarves uttered an impossible delusion.

However---the dragon rider murmurs with pleasure.

「Hi….hihihi…..! Ah, you’re not wrong. We live in a territory ruled by the “apostle of god”….!」

Then, the dwarves’ spines chill when they see the man’s face as he turns around.

The man’s mouth was plastered with the smile of a zealot who has lost his mind---!

「Hiii! W-what’s wrong with you!?」

「Our lord has given us, the oppressed, everything! He cured every disease, provided unlimited food, and even tamed the most fearsome dragons!」

Ignoring the bewildered dwarves, he gradually heats up.

He stood in the perilous dragon’s back, outstretched his arms, and smiled blissfully….!

「Thanks to him, we, who were becoming weaker and weaker, were able to get a body of steel! Despite being commoners, we were able to confront mages and even win!!! Ah, what a blissful joy! It is all thanks to him---Rize Beibalon has given us confidence aaaaahhhhhhh!!」

He’s a complete lunatic.

That’s the only conclusion you’ll have after seeing a man roaring as his drool spews out.

However…the dwarves were strangely unable to look away.

The man’s shining eyes held a certain light. Aside from madness, there is “hope”.

Ah….if Rize Beibalon was as miraculous as this man said he is, would he reach out to them as well?

「Hey, this lord….that person called Rize」

「It’s Rize-sama. I’ll kill you.」

「Hiii!?---I mean, Rize-sama, can he….lend his power to demi-humans like us?」

「Of course, he will.」

To the dwarf who asked fearfully, the slender macho gave an immediate answer.

He answered without hesitation, not even for a second. That showed his absolute trust in Rize.

「Rize-sama is a merciful person. He accepts not only fugitives like me but also the sick outcasts with illnesses with kindness. Yes, he is the very incarnation of justice! If we continue to follow him, we will never be wrong!!!」

「O-ohhh….!」

The dwarves begin to have a faint hope given that man’s powerful words.

Thus, after that, the dwarves are actually accepted by Rize Beibalon and they are thrilled to have their burnt bodies healed---even before they noticed it.

The man named Rize knows no shit about justice. What’s driving him to save others is the shallow reason of, “I’ll be nice to you so you’ll do what I say, won’t you?”.

Thus---another batch of brain dead believers was added to the ranks of the brain dead lord who has no idea what he was doing….!

Truly a picture of hell.