Chapter 223 – FORGETFUL PERSON (1/2)
CHAPTER 223 – FORGETFUL PERSON
The dragon Olivia flew in the big sky.
Io, Tanya, and I were riding on her back, as Hikari would dangle around her neck, climb on her claws, enjoying the sky.
The sight of Hikari and Olivia doing that is the exact opposite of the “Hikari and O-chan” of the future, but it strangely looked familiar.
「Olivia, is Mercouri in the south?」
I guessed our path from the position of the sun and asked Olivia.
Olivia answered with a strict tone, unlike that of when she’s in her dragonkin form.
「Although I do not know the name Mercouri, I know the race that possesses a very similar visage with the one Human talked about」
「I see. It would’ve been easy if I had a picture」
『Are you an idiot? You should just use “that”』
「Huh? ……I see, I only needed to do that huh. I completely forgot. Tanya, come here for a bit」
「What is it?」
「Just don’t move for a while」
「Yes」
Tanya placed her arms straight to her side, gripped her fist, and faced up to me with closed eyes.
Although it wasn’t needed, I kissed her.
「Kakeru-san?」
「Don’t be that nervous. It’s not like I’m going to eat you. I only want to use your body for a bit」
「Y-Yes! Please use it as you like!」
Tanya once again made a pose with her arms to her side.
Although it was completely the same as before, this time, her face was red and her expression is revealing that she is expecting something.
『The way you said it』
Eleanor said in half amusement and half rolling her eyes.
It’s just annoying to point that out, so I just continued.
I softly touched Eleanor’s hilt, released an aura, and enveloped Tanya.
The camouflage aura, the power that uses Eleanor’s power to change one’s appearance.
One could only see through it if they have powers greater than Eleanor, in other words, it can deceive even the eyes of the Dragon King.
It’s not like I’m deceiving her, but I changed Tanya’s appearance to exactly that of Helene.
Long golden hair and pointed ears, with a graceful and elegant flair and demeanor.
She looks exactly like Helene Teresia Mercouri.
Olivia turned her head towards us while flying straight forward.
Her dragon eyes that possess deep wisdom looked straight at Tanya.
「How is it?」
「There is no doubt, they are that race」
「I see. Thank you, Tanya」
I removed the aura and returned Tanya’s appearance back to normal.
I confirmed it with Olivia. The place we are going to right now is where the same race as Helene and Iris belongs to.
We continued our journey in the sky on the back of Olivia.
「Kakeru-san!」
「What’s the matter, Io?」
「Look there, there’s something fishy」
The direction where Io pointed, it was the direction Olivia is heading to.
The forest had spread on the ground and a part of it was burning with red flames.
The smoke rose together with the flames.
「What’s happening?」
「Human, the village is around there」
「What?」
「Ne〜, Kakeru-san. Aren’t those flames burning buildings?」
「Yeah」
『Without a doubt』
I nodded and Eleanor agreed inside my head.
I knew the way those flames burned. It was not the flames of battle, it was the flames raised when one-sided plunder has occurred.
「I’ll get off here. Hikari」
「Un!」
Hikari returned and turned to her Demon Sword form.
「Olivia should continue carrying them in the sky」
「I got it」
「After that, I’ll leave it to Io to decide what to do. You can do it, right?」
「ーー! Un!」
Io gripped her magic staff tightly and showed a big nod.
I jumped off Olivia’s back.
With the inertia, I descended while moving forward at the same speed as Olivia for a while.
As soon as I landed in the forest, I kicked the ground and advanced.
The place where I landed exploded and I charged fiercely leaving behind dust of clouds.
I advanced in one straight line, faster than Olivia in the sky.
Finally, there was a clearing, and I saw the village.
The village looked quiet yet it was filled with lush green, as if the race living on it naturally coexists with nature.
However, that is quickly turning into a past tense.
There were two kinds of people there.
One was the race that looks like an elf, with golden hair and pointed ears that looked similar to Helene and Io.
The other one was men who were armed with weapons and armors.
The men were attacking the villagers.
They would attack and tie up the villagers, while the others search for valuables and burn the houses.
The pillage had already been on the way, middle-aged men were killed, and their wives and children gathered together with fear.
「Kyaaaaa! Husband!!」
「Papa! Noooooo!」
「Tch, noisy bitches. Let’s kill them too」
「Stop that. We won’t make the quota if we kill too many」
「Well, that’s true. Bring them without killing huh, what the heck is going on?」
「Whatever it is, it’s great since as long as we meet the quota, we can have all their treasures. That’s the command right?」