Chapter 112: Ruins (1/2)

After taking a breath away, the girls kept the beasts away. And the 5 of them have a talk with 3 Ancient Dragons near that big hole.

The Ancient Dragons can’t enter the building, so it can’t be helped that the talk must be held outdoors.

Beldetes is sitting face to face with Mile. He is depressed now, well it can’t be help with result of that battle.

The Young Hot-blood Ancient Dragon Uensu becomes silents, it seems losing to human is a big shock.

Sherara, on the other hand, had a flat face. She had completely surrendered as soon as her life is in crisis. But to Ancient Dragon, that was such a shameful display.

「Then, I’ll ask first.

You, Ancient Dragons had ordered the beastkins working here?

And that’s not the dogmas of your clan, but you three’s personal interest, right?」(Mile)

「That’s right」(Beldetes)

Beldetes answers Mile’s question frankly.

Apparently, he seemed to be honest. Well, that isn’t something big and it won’t be a problem even if human know it.

「What’s your purpose?」(Mile)

As a matter of discussion or interrogation, the representative of the 「Red oath」side was Mile.

Besides, no other girls is able to ask an appropriate question, anyway.

Dr. Kulereia will join in if necessary, but right now she is only and leaves everything to Mile.

The representative of the Ancient Dragons side is an Ancient Dragon called Beldetes which seems to be the oldest.

As for the moment, the other two doesn’t seem to be able to hold proper conversation.

「It’s just excavation」(Beldetes)

Beredes answers, but it was only as much as 「I don’t lie」and 「I’m just not telling everything」

That’s why in case like this, the knowledge and insight of the questioner will be needed in order to get information.

「What is your objective?」(Mile)

「… … Search for remnants」 (Beldetes)

The answer was a bit late. And actually it was not an answer.

The purpose of excavation of ruins is searching for remnants.

It certainly isn’t a lie, but it was obviously a poor answer.

But with such an answer Mile can’t be convinced.

「What was you looking for? Is it treasure, some information, a tool, a demon king, a goddess, a demon, a weapon, a magic item, or a machine」(Mile)

「…………」(Beldetes)

Beldetes remains silent. Apparently, Mile’s question seems hitting by a sensitive place that he doesn’t want to say.

「You don’t want to answer?

Then are you plan to invade the human realm with the Beastkins and do some suspicious thing to make human think of it as an invasion act and start the war?

Are you plan to involve the whole beastkin race and the Ancient Dragon race in an all out war with the human race?」(Mile)

「We don’t plan to do that!」(Beldetes)

「It’s what you are doing, whether you plan or not. Just thinking for yourself.

If one day, suddenly the humans, elves and dwarves join force invading the territory of the Ancient Dragon without permission.

And do some suspicious act in your land.

The Ancient Dragons who went to check the situation there will be attacked, kidnaped and missing one after another.

And the humans don’t want to explain at all「Because they are still not killing any Ancient Dragon yet」

Do you think the Ancient Dragon race will leave the human alone?

If so, I will release you and report to our lord like that.

Ah, but can you write a testimonial or something, that allow us to do anything within the territory of the Ancient Dragon as long as we will not kill any Ancient Dragon?」(Mile)

「What, there’s no way we can acept such ridiculous thing…」(Beldetes)

「But It’s exactly what you are doing?」(Mile)

「…………」(Beldetes)

Beldetes becomes silent again.

「I will decide whether your reply will trigger a full war trigger or avoid it, so please think and answer carefully」(Mile)

「………………」(Beldetes)

After thinking for a while, Belderes mutter the answer in a small voice

「… …Lost civilization 」(Beldetes)

「Huh?」 (Mile)

「Long ago, there were countries in this world with very advanced civilization.

Although it’s just a legend … No, we thought that it was just a legend, but …」(Beldetes)

「But …?」(Mile)

Mile urges Beldetes continues speaking when he suddenly becomes silent.

「We had discovered some evidence」(Beldetes)

「EEeeeeeee!!」(Kulereia)

This time, It was Dr. Kulereia shouted loudly.

「Do…do…Don’t tell me, You discovered the ancient civilization, the proof of the existence of「prehistory civilization」!」(Kulereia)

「You know about this, Kulereia?」(Mile)

「Don’t make fun of me, I’m a scholar!」(Kulereia)

Mile cuts in like usual and Dr. Kulereia gets angry.

「Prehistoric Civilization, it’s a legendary country that is said to have prospered long ago.

In that country, people can sit at one place and see everything, hear everything happen arround the world.

They can dive in the bottom of the ocean, fly in the sky and even go to the stars in the sky.

A country that like the heavenly world in which the gods live. There’re no hunger or fighting …

Human had forgot about it because human have short live-span.

But longevity races like Ancient Dragons, elves and spirits still somehow had various memories about it…」(Kulereia)