Chapter 5.2 (1/2)

Someone wants to fight the dragon Part 2

「Ara? Roomate-san I see a s.h.i.+p.」

After breakfast Yggdrasil said so to me who was about to sculpt the totem pole again today.

When I looked at the direction she indicated [karachapon] sound could be heard from my stomach.

Yesterday’s determination was in vain, I had without reserve enjoyed Yggdrasil’s sap this morning.

Fighting against the desire is very hard in this hollow where the mellow fragrance of the sap drifts when I wake up.

And without thinking I drink the sap because it had been carved into the soul of mine.

Until I move to my new nest dieting will be absolutely impossible.

Maa, setting that aside I looked hard in the direction Yggdrasil indicated.

One small boat was taking the ocean current and was drifting towards this island.

There was no human on the small boat. Only one bug box was placed.

Ohh? What’s that? When I looked into the memories of the preceding dragon I immediately found what it was.

That was a s.h.i.+p with a human sacrifice.

It was approximately 300 years ago when humans tried to conquer this land and led a large fleet to this island.

The late dragon didn’t voluntarily attack human countries on his own but it was a different story if the other party attacked.

He alone with roars, claws and flame annihilated the human fleet.

Afterwards the dragon flew over to the continent and a city was burned to the ground so that humans would never think of doing it again.

The humans who feared the power of the dragon promised that they would once a year offer seven virgins as a sacrifice and so the island wasn’t interfered with a second time.

And every year during this season humans would offer the sacrifices on s.h.i.+p to this island.

The sailors were afraid of approaching the island so they came close with a medium s.h.i.+p and put the sacrifices into a box on the small boat which was then put down during the high tide.

The sacrifices in the box were eaten by the dragon in the light of the next day.

. . . fumu. Who had done this . . . ?

Currently I wasn’t lacking any food and I couldn’t such a cruel thing to a living being with intelligence and eat a human girl which was full of futures.

I should send the girls back to their families and inform the humans that such sacrifices aren’t necessary anymore.

After I told Yggdrasil so I flew towards the small boat which floated on the sea.

I should help those poor girls fast which are trembling while being confined . . . I thought.

The small boat floating on the sea advanced straight with the high tide.

For the time being I raised the small boat onto the beach. And according to my memory there was no human other than those in the box on the s.h.i.+p.

The sacrifices were confined in a roughly three meters oblong box and its purpose was to prevent the humans from running away and throwing their bodies into the sea, so it was severely sealed with chains from the outside.

I didn’t hear voices from the inside, while usually the chosen seven would be frightened.

I cut off the chain with my nail and took off the lid. I was thinking on how to call out to the girls without surprising.

As expected there was one girl inside the box.

While I was wondering a little I opened my mouth to call out to the girl.

At that moment my heart was pierced by a flash of light.

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「There are two reasons why a human can’t win against a dragon.」

The snakelike eyes ominously shook in the candle light.

Here was the human capital 1000 kilometer away from the dragon’s island. In the pope’s private room the low voice of the sorcerer resounded..

「One is its roar. That was the reason why the fleet of 100.000 soldiers were sank in the great war 300 years ago. The dragon’s roar acts directly on the human mind. There is no meaning in covering the ears or defensive walls by magic. Be it tens of thousands or millions of soldiers when faced with the dragon’s roar they are powerless like ants which fell into the ocean.」

The audience of the speech was only one man. The man wore a vestment of purplish red and sat at the head of the table and repeatedly nodded with a solemn face

「Another reason are its scales that defends the dragon’s body which no human can pierce. Neither iron nor steel can injure the scales of a dragon. Moreover it had a high magic resistance. It is impossible for the human race to injure a dragon with sword and magic. After all a dragon is an invincible creature. However during the age of myths there existed humans called hero which certainly have accomplished killing a dragon. How did the ancient heroes destroy dragons? Your majesty the Pope.」

「With ancient weapons . . ?」

The man asked by the sorcerer painfully answered.

The only audience of the solo performance of the sorcerer was the Pope Pius II (Pius the second). In other words the person considered the head of the Holy City.

He had no ambition and was known as a human with only pure faith. He was called the man closest to a saint. To the historians of the future generations he was described as a man who combined the greatest virtues and faults as a pope.

「That’s right. With the ancient G.o.d weapons two of the dragon weapons, the roar and the scales are invalidated. The Spear of Valkyria which boast the highest offensive power of the ancient weapons that can easily pierce the scales of a dragon. And about the problem with the roar . . .」

「Those whose mind was already broken, the dragon’s roar won’t reach . . .?」

To the words of the pope which didn’t conceal the hint of regret the sorcerer gave a short laugh.

「A sacrifice is necessary to evoke a miracle of G.o.d. Though what was done to the girl was pitiful but that lost life could fulfill our long-cherished ambition to save the world tree. We must prevent the realization of the prophecy at all costs. 『A calamity will arrive from beyond the world, the sh.e.l.l will break and all the stars will be devoured . . . 』」

The sorcerer recited the prophecy from the miko of clairvoyance.

Ten years ago the words from the miko of clairvoyance shook the senate of the Holy City.

Who is it? The unimaginable dreadful existence that suddenly appeared and the prophecy that it would destroy the world.

At that time the twelve cardinals were thrown into a commotion and following the words of the miko everyone offered prayers to the Holy Tree.

「『. . The Holy tree reverses fate. The blood that flows from the star becomes the blood of the Holy Tree and the death of the start changes to the death of the Holy Tree. And humans will receive eternal prosperity from the fertilizer from the remains of the Holy Tree』was it?」