V6C126 (1/2)

(126) Starting a fight with a Dragon

Translator: Tseirp

Dragon.

The representative of Fantasy settings.

In stories, there are cases of them being deified and if antagonized, they are existences that can stump protagonists with their overwhelming power.

It’s natural to believe that they can sprout flames from their mouths but lately, they are nasty beings that are even commonly depicted to spit out ice and poisonous breaths.

Be that as it may, those are but fictional depiction in games and such.

However, Koshmar-sama said it before. In the first place, in order to make the Otherworld more easily acceptable to reincarnators like me, people from Earth were subconsciously made to create games in our world.

In actual fact, the Pochi that Suzuki has as a pet ― that wyvern is exactly the same as what I imagined.

If that’s the case, we’ll have to be cautious after all.

“This way nya.”

Stella led the way with a soft whisper.

“It seems convenient to have a small body at times like these to hide. Right, Carol.”

“Ichino-sama, why do you seek my agreement for such a thing … I’m not that small.”

Carol pouted and sulked.

” … Are you conscious of your size?”

“No … I’m not conscious of my size but ( … it’s because Ichino-sama don’t properly see me as an adult)”

“Sorry, I couldn’t really hear the last part of your sentence.”

“It’s nothing.”

It looks like I somehow angered her. Carol is normally so reliable so I inadvertently forgot that she’s still a kid. Maybe her stress level has been accumulating due to the harsh journey. I might have to let the four of them have an enjoyable shopping session or something similar when we return to town to relieve their stress.

“Ichino. This is not the place to fool around.”

” … That’s true. I’ve been sensing a strong presence since just now.”

The enemy’s presence was slightly different from the usual presence of monsters. For weak monsters, ah, how do I put it, it would give a certain degree of presence while monsters with killing intent will give a sharp piercing presence.

However, it would become harder to differentiate once the number of enemies increases causing the presences to mix together but this time the presence was ― expressing in words, it was a mighty presence. It felt like it gave off a strong headwind just by standing there.

We would probably see him once we pass through the grass patch here.

Even so, how do I put it?

I felt that it was not an unbeatable opponent.

“Carol, please try out Charm Magic from a distance. Marina, please aim for the weak points of the enemy with your magic bow ― somewhere like the eyes or the inside of the mouth.”

“Understood.”

“Leave it to me ― nothing is able to escape from my third eye.”

Carol nodded while Marina said with confidence.

Before Marina opens her third eye, I’d rather she takes off that mask and widen her first and second eyes’ field of vision.