The 5000-year-old Herbivorous Dragon

It is a strange landscape.

It is only natural that the guards are carrying protected people by carriage.

But it's only odd that the bandits are being voluntarily taken to the city on their own horses, without one of their restraints.

Moreover, when the bandits arrive, instead of fleeing, they continue to beg the guards to "hurry more" and "put us in jail quickly".

On their behalf, where early signs of exemplary prisoners drift, it is me and Leiko who are in the carriage with the cage.

"I'm not trying to push the evil dragon into the cage anymore..."

to the irritating Laeko,

"Yeah. This carriage is bigger, so it's cozy. Yeah, and you'll be worried about the other hostages."

The fact that I am the "infamous evil dragon" was conveyed to the hostages lightly from the guard's mouth.

The adventurer who was treating me with a sympathetic attitude yesterday also had a messed up eye swimming while stating at liberation that he was "no stranger to what I appreciate".

I have never known human eyes to be so brazen.

I'm sure everyone would have been nice to me on the surface even when I got in the same carriage.

But that kindness, in turn, causes serious damage to my heart.

Then I thought the private cage carriage was better, and the guards asked me what I couldn't do.

The truth is, it was probably the most natural flow to break up with the guards in the bandit's Azito and return to their two-man journey with Leiko.

But my muscle aches were terrible because of the sigoki of the hunting god, and I wasn't going to be able to move for the other two days on my own.

"Dear Evil Dragon, by the way. There's something I'd love to hear."

"Yeah? What's wrong?

"It's the city ahead of this carriage, but there seems to be a small number of fighters, such as adventurers and soldiers, compared to size. I was also struggling to get this number of guards out. Besides, there are no walls or other facilities to protect the city. There are some waterways surrounding the city."

"That's probably defenseless. If a demon raids you, you won't get one."

"I think so, too. If you leave the city powerless, it will soon be occupied by demons and considered the position of the Demon King's Army. There."

Leiko left his facial expression motionless,

"In addition to getting to the city, we want to make a declaration of domination by Master Evil Dragon. With the glory of the Evil Dragon, you won't be able to serve the city as a demon, and you will be promised a future of eternal prosperity. This is protection not by aggression, but by temper, so it does not compromise our relationship with humanity."

"Nah, Leiko. I'm sure your lord thinks it's purely for the city, but I think it's going to be a full-scale war between the city and us."

"We have victory and righteousness."

"It's not about winning or losing. It's about fighting."

If things get rough, I die. Even if the flesh doesn't die, the heart dies of guilt.

"Shouldn't I? On my way back from the city, I even finished the draft declaration of domination on this street."

Leiko took the roll out of his nose and spread it on the carriage floor.

I stopped reading at that point because the first line of writing was' Tell the foolish people '.

Mostly, I would have run all the way back from the city.

Was I running a brush while running?

"Anyway, you can't do that. I will not rule."

"... I see. I'm sorry I made such a mess of you. Again, you mean you're in the midst of a demon king crusade and you can't stay in one small city. It also requires a sense of disrespect to abandon."

"No, it's never about abandoning the city or anything. I think there's more to protecting the city than it's ever been. For example, if it's such a sweet city on the side, you'd have been after the bandits they're taking now, wouldn't you?

"That's it."

I let my nose snap so that Leiko could smell something.

"As the wise eye of the evil dragon suggests, there does seem to be those who are protecting the city. The people of the city called it The Virgin of Water."

"The Virgin?"

"Yes. The Spirit of the Virgin, who immersed himself in the land a long time ago, still dwells in the waters that cruise the city's waterways, retreating the wicked. I did feel some bouncing power when I tried to get into the city. It wasn't a big force, so I pushed it through."

I nodded silently, but in my heart I said, "This child will be certified as evil."

Besides, it goes bare after being certified.

"It's time for this carriage to pass the bridge of the waterway. I'm sure the evil dragon can feel a little bit of power, but clearly, he's only weak enough to protect one city."

They don't have windows in the carriage, but they know exactly how it's going.

Eventually, as Leiko said, the waving of the carriage becomes a rough tread on the stone bridge from the smooth one that goes the meadows.

At that time there was a voice that spoke directly to my heart.

- Please help me.

- Please stop that child.

It was clearly the voice of salvation from the Virgin.