70 Episode 69 Minatonians and Desivatres (2/2)

In other words, they may be hostile to me, but I have no reason to fight them.

There is no reason for me to stay within the range of the fishes, so I quickly gain altitude and look down at them.

Yes, the fishes are just food to me now.

I fire off a few blasting spells that I thought wouldn't work on the dragons anyway, saving them from unnecessary damage, and knock down all the fish that were near the surface.

This is how I got the materials for the sub-dragon and the evening meal, and returned to the city.

When I returned to the city, the adventurers were surprised to see me return, but I asked them to give me some explanation, or rather, to agree with me.

If word got out that I had defeated the sub-dragon, I would not be able to move freely.

The guild also said that they didn't mind if I hid the fact that it wasn't a request, and that they would pretend that Leviathan had died, though I didn't know what that meant.

In addition, I gave him the large amount of fish I had obtained in exchange for him processing my portion of the fish.

The fish were sold cheaply at the festival, and people were sitting in the square eating them.

As I was looking at the anchor I had brought with me, thinking that it was like a picnic, the color suddenly disappeared from the anchor.

Thinking that it might be broken, I tried shaking it and tapping it, but there was no change.

Then it occurred to me.

It was broken, but the pair of anchors that should have been in the photoen.

This anchor is not for use as a normal compass, but for emergency communication, to call me from the photolens.

It would be fine if I broke it by mistake, but if something happened on the other side, it would be a big problem.

There is no possibility that the same thing happened here, such as the emergence of a dragon.

I've already paid for it.

I haven't heard anything about needing to check out, but just in case, I'll give the gold to a nearby adventurer and ask him to contact you.

You sure you want to take this much?

I'm in a hurry. I'll be back.

Then I'll be off.” I hurriedly took off toward Fotoren, flying low to accelerate.

Even if I'm not here, there's a good chance that Brokens and Decibatore will be able to stop it, but if it's a sub-dragon, the damage will be enormous.

If it was something that could be left alone, it wouldn't have called me in the first place.

As I reached Brocken, the front line of the attack, I noticed a commotion in the middle.

I wondered if they were organizing a strike force against some kind of attack.

But the voice that greeted me as I landed there to jump in was unexpected.

”Hey Kaede, you're late. It's already over.

One of the adventurers I had talked to before was laughing and talking to me.

No matter how you look at him, he doesn't look like he did before he fought a powerful enemy.

What do you mean it's over?

”The monsters attacked, metal lizards and all. You could've made a lot of money if you'd come faster.

Oh, come on. If Kaede joins, we'll lose our share. I'd rather have fewer people since we have enough strength.

”That's true, haha.

The adventurers are making a lot of noise while saying this.

One of the adventurers looks up and sees what looks like the corpses of several metal lizards on fire.

Apparently, three or four metal lizards are nothing more than an efficient money-grab in front of Brokens' adventurers.

They're making a lot of noise because they're preparing for a feast.

”Is it okay to have a banquet here?　”Is it safe to have a party here?

”We've wasted a lot of strength from Photoen and other places, so we have plenty of strength. 　It seems like you brought a lot of stuff with you to Desi Battleye, but do you have anything good to eat today?

It's useless. ...... Well, I don't know if it's good, but I've brought some food. 　I'll provide you with some.

Then you take out a fish from the item box.

What came out was a fish that looked like a tie, but with a strangely desperate look on its face.

”Oh, that's a snapper!　I never thought I'd eat one here.

”A snapper?

”Yeah, it's a good fish. The sea around here is not safe enough to catch fish, so there are no fish to be found. The closest fishing village to Photoren is Nono, which is half a day's walk away.

While saying this, the adventurer tells the others about the fish.

”Hey, Kaede's got the snapper!　Is there a cook available?

I'm here!

The adventurer-like cook raises his hand.

I'll take care of it.

I'm on it!

As he said this, the cook made a crunching sound as he cut up a large amount of fish.

It's a brilliant move.

By the way, can you handle this?

No, you can't. It's not the kind of fish you can handle.

He couldn't handle fish like the puffer fish that had been rejected in Minatonia.

About half an hour later, the banquet was ready.

I, who was not involved in the battle, joined in as a food provider.

”Here's to extra income!

Even though we were in the same frontline city, it seemed that the strength of Minatonia was different from here.

If you think about it, it's hard to believe that this city, or rather the people here, can be defeated by a demon in a matter of hours.

I feel like a fool for rushing back.

Well, the Metal Lizard is not a sub-dragon.