Chapter 301 (2/2)

​ “Well, it’s not like we defeated it… miving him a look that asked him to do it but not say too much

​ “… I’ll start froon with Kehma’s secret on anyon? Haha, great joke, Gozoh”

​ “It’s the truth I saw the dragon boith ht, Wataru?”

​ “Man, Kehma-san did basically all of it this time! He and Kuro-chan took it on theet that that was in the ‘toopart’s a reement”

​ “HEEEEY! OUR VILLAGE CHIEF’S A DRAGON TAMER!!”

​ “Seriously!? That’s WAY cooler than a dragon slayer! I’ot justice for h!? Hey!”

​ Like that, the on quickly spread throughout the village

​ Why though? I’d even tried pushi+ng it all off onto Wataru…

​ “Hey guys… don’t press all your achieveht?”

​ “To be witnesses yeah? And I didn’t say anything about Sala There’s nothing for us to press onto you, everything was your doing”

​ “Co over my troubles a splendid achievement?”

​ “That could not be called an achieveh to allow you to becouild people know abouttwo ranks

​ So this means there’ll be a chance for those ranks to be equal… yeah, it’s likely

​ Ugugugu, but wouldn’t that make me be B-Rank on the surface as well? B-Ranks are basically aristocrats Aristocrats are troublesome Yeah

​ “No way, I still haven’t even done the advancement from D-Rank”

​ “No, Kehma I know you really don’t want to work, but this matter could eventhat we didn’t do anything”

​ “Yeah… If we told the whole truth, you going straight to A-Rank wouldn’t be a stretch, Kehma-san”

​ “Wait What’s that now? Why?”

​ “Dragon subjugation is a great accomplishment that would normally require several B-Rank parties to accomplish withit would h IS-Rank ca, I didn’t help at all Even then, Kehma-san, you really just did it with your own party—a party of just you two—and challenged the dragon Uninjured And you even ed to make it docile… that’s already A-RankInhuman, no, S-RankSuperhuman Get it now?”

​ Now that he put it like that, I started to understand the significance of what just happened

​ I think I was undervaluing the existences known as dragons too on I’d met and knoas Redra, one that was casually lovey-dovey with Ontentoo… I’d fought

​ her in that Dungeon Battle back then, but I probably just couldn’t understand how much of a threat she really was

​ No, I still don’t understand It’s the sa, the one at the suet toward theerous huh’…

​ “I mean, Kehma-san, even if we obscure your achievement as much as possible, your plan on with no casualties That’s iht… this world has lie detectingif they ask to deeply, huh

​ “… Eeh, dragon subjugation… I mean, h to tell you that’s iet out uninjured, alright? I’d have to preparethat would take even recovery ic two or three days to bounce back from”

​ Seriously? B-Ranks are unexpectedly weak… or ?

​ “Well, you’re definitely B-Rank now at least Congratulations”

​ “I want to decline it though?”

​ “That uild I don’t reco and just be an ordinary village chief or a Beddhist father”

​ “Either way, I’m pretty sure that Haku-sama will summon you to elevate your rank You’d be sentenced to death if you refused, probably”

​ Ah… I’ll do it if it’s Haku-san I’d have to No lese majeste for me! Because it’s Haku-san Because… it’s Haku-san!

​ “Well, organization heads’ authority is far reaching, so there’s not much trouble you’d have to deal with Oh, how about we head to the capital together? I’ll drop h another route And no way I’ive you the friend bonus, you’d only have to pay for food and transportation!”

​ … In that case, maybe I could ask him to?

​ I’ve never been to the iood opportunity if I have a hero escorting me I don’t even know the normal route there, after all

​ “Well… sure, why not If that’s all, let’s do it”

​ “Yes! I’o prepare for the trip now then! Oh, Kehht? How much of it’s open? You should put tons of water and food into it”

​ Unexpectedly happy about it, Wataru spoke… Actually, I guess he’s always like that

​ Later that day, the successful dragon subjugation party engorged theon Slayer]

​ Haha, nah, it’s just norive it any name like that! And it doesn’t kill anyway!

1 So cat sith could either be referencing the Final Fantasy version of them, the ‘actual’ Celtic myth version of them, or maybe some other JP reference