The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 221
“My name is Miko Kyrian.”
Saying that, the girl straightened her bowed waist politely.
Maybe 16 or 17 years old?
First of all, that’s how old it looks.
Of course, Dragonia itself basically belongs to the long-lived species, so you can’t be sure of its age just by looking at it.
“…shaman?”
“Yes, this is the 4th generation.”
A girl who calmly answers my words.
Although she is said to be a shrine maiden, she is not wearing any special attire.
It was a common and light outfit that wouldn’t be strange even if I went on a trip right away.
The unique thing is that the waist is wrapped in a cloth with intricate patterns engraved with silver thread.
Every time it moved, the fabric fluttered in the wind and scattered soft light.
‘Dragon Shaman… ….’
It’s obvious, but I’m hearing it for the first time.
In the first place, in the case of Dragonia, it collapsed before I could investigate or intervene.
Of course, we hardly know how the village of Dragonia was formed and how it flows.
At most, it was the information about the barrier that the three former warriors had called earlier.
‘…That’s the information I learned thanks to Asmodeus’s boasting.’
Anyway, it’s a pretty strange feeling.
This time, it was a situation that he had never known even before returning.
Thanks to that, it was a very strange feeling.
It was then.
[Mikhail.]
Set said in a small voice in my ear.
[I think it has something to do with ‘us’… …?]
“Hmm….”
It wasn’t particularly surprising.
Even if they don’t know about the existence of the ‘dragon priestess’, judging from the reactions of the three, this girl must be treated as precious in this town.
Shaman is used as a religious symbol everywhere.
Speaking of religion here, there is only one thing that immediately comes to mind.
‘tomb.’
This shaman must have been directly related to the tomb I was looking for.
Besides, the name ‘savior’.
‘Did the apostle guarding the tomb expect me to come?’
There was something in common between the apostles, so they obtained information in advance.
Or prophecies are involved.
Either way, it’s a pretty interesting story.
In the case of the ‘Dragon’, the guardian of the tomb, you can get a lot if you do well.
“So you are a shaman serving the great man.”
“That’s right.”
Respectfully, she nodded.
Then, the warriors who had been quietly listening to all this conversation stepped forward.
“Wait a minute, lady! What is this rude person called the savior? …?!”
“It is literally.”
She answered calmly, not taking her eyes off me.
Jade-colored eyes shed soft light.
Eyes that seem to be sucked in.
Is that strange feeling a fragment of being a dragon?
“There was a revelation. ‘He’ told me that the savior would come soon. And just in time… ….”
she continued.
“…The savior has come.”
“Is that him?”
“That’s right.”
“Ha, but there is no means to prove that Lee is the savior….”
then i stepped out
“If you are a hero chosen by God, I think the qualifications of a savior would be sufficient.”
“…!”
At those words, the warriors looked at me with their eyes wide open.
roughly interpreted.
– No, this bastard?
Would you say it looks like this?
Seeing me as a warrior is so disrespectful.
“Why? What?”
“…Are you a warrior? you?”
One of the warriors looked at me with bewildered eyes and asked.
“That’s right. A warrior.”
“He who is qualified by God and is destined to save mankind….”
“Yes, that warrior is right.”
“…Didn’t they threaten you with a barrier to enter our village?”
“It was.”
It was a perfect move to accurately find the least threatening and shocking location in the barrier and snipe it.
A truly heroic act.
It was a threat at a level where it wouldn’t exactly matter!
“No, at the point of threatening, you’re not already a hero!”
“The three of you are stuck in too old-fashioned thoughts. These days, the ideal human image is a human image that is won.”
“so?”
“If you can achieve your goal by any means, wouldn’t that be enough?”
“That’s just trash.”
“…hmm.”
I might see it that way again.
People’s thoughts are truly diverse.
I couldn’t think of a way to win with the straight attack method, so I decided to simply go out.
“if…Are you twisting?”
“I mean that!”
“If twisted…You know?”
Are you a savior
“That me…!”
The warrior foamed at the mouth.
It looks like he has a lot to say, but he says he can’t.
Of course.
Even if there was some noise in the process, you can’t treat someone who could be a savior carelessly.
I feel like I did some crap in the process, but let’s pretend it can’t be helped.
In life, sometimes people are prepared to sacrifice something… …
“Hmm, boy.”
“why.”
“The most important thing you sacrificed to become a hero. that….”
the butler asked quietly.
“Isn’t that human nature?”
“….”
I silently looked at the butler and turned my gaze to the side.
My companions were looking at me with eyes that see trash.
“…hmm.”
I quietly looked at the blue sky.
It’s very clear. clear
* * *
Anyway, we headed straight to the shaman’s residence for a detailed discussion.
There is no reason to delay.
In the first place, the reason why I tried to enter and exit this place, even trying to do something unreasonable, was because this place was so important.
“Welcome back here.”
Kyrian bowed with a respectful expression.
It was a very simple interior.
Even in Dragonia, it is hard to think that it is a place where a being who receives special treatment lives.
“It’s a little empty.”
“Anyway, it’s not often that I actually use this room… ….”
she said with a wry smile.
“That’s what a shaman is. As much as you receive special treatment, there are also obligations that come with it.”
“It seems that the dragon priestess has no arrogance about being selected.”
He remembered the dark elf shaman who was nothing more than a scapegoat.
Of course not to that extent.
Right now, the other Dragonians’ attitude towards her was extreme.
However, there is also the possibility that there may be an incomprehensible problem involved… ….
“At least the problem the savior thinks won’t have anything to do with me.”
“Is that so.”
She continued calmly, as if anticipating my thoughts.
“I can ask others to shoulder my duties if need be. Probably no one will reject it.”
“It’s not that you didn’t do it, you mean you didn’t do it.”
“That’s right.”
Are you saying that the Dragonians are all cooperative when it comes to shouldering the duties of a shrine maiden?
If so, it could be said to be ideal.
“great. Then, let’s get straight to the point.”
The reason I came here this time.
Fixed graves and related issues.
“great.”
At my words, she nodded.
“First of all, that’s the problem, but since a long time ago, our ‘clan’ has been carrying one punishment.”
“…Are you talking about the punishment?”
“Yes, and that punishment originated from our ancestor, ‘Two-sided Apophis’ a long time ago.”
ancestor.
I glanced towards the set.
Set’s expression was very complex.
[…] …It’s really inflexible.]
A voice with complex emotions like facial expressions.
I don’t know the exact circumstances, so I don’t know exactly what the word means.
Anyway, that doesn’t matter now.
“Apopis is also referring to the ‘great dragon’, the ancestor of Dragonia, right?”
“I see you know.”
She smiled bitterly.
At that time, the butler who was listening with me next to me said in surprise.
“Wait, are you saying that dragons still exist in this age?”
“That’s right. The ‘Apocis on both sides’ I just mentioned is the only dragon.”
“…Huh heh.”
Hearing this, the others in the party couldn’t hide their bewildered expressions.
Of course, I was just guessing.
However, what I paid attention to was not the information that the dragon was alive or not.
‘Even the shrine maiden doesn’t seem to know the inside story of my clan.’
You don’t have to express yourself.
In fact, they themselves are also the ‘great dragon’.
I don’t know if they’re ready to accept that.
At least not right now.
“Then, what is that ‘thunderbolt’?”
“As you know, we have dragon blood mixed in.”
“Yes that’s right.”
Rather than being mixed, it should be seen as just the dragon itself.
Whatever.
Kairian’s expression darkened.
He frowned as if he remembered something he didn’t want to think about.
“Mixed races are seldom stable in their temperament. Especially if it’s out of balance. And that… ….”
spoke with difficulty.
“…So are we.”
“That word.”
“It is said that our ancestors, that is, the dragons that prospered a long time ago, were burdened with a great sin due to a ‘certain incident’. I don’t know exactly what kind of sin it was, but it was definitely not a light one.”
[…] ….]
Set listened quietly from the side.
It’s like recalling an old memory.
“It is said that our ancestor ‘Apopis on both sides’ accepted the ‘sin’ of the clan at the time in exchange for it. That has continued to this day.”
Something went wrong.
Time was not a medicine, and the blood of Dragonia, who inherited the blood of such a ‘progenitor’, was filled with unbearable sins… ….
Well, roughly such a story.
“So what kind of punishment is that?”
“Um, so….”
when she tries to say something
Aaaaaagh!
“…?!”
Suddenly, screams erupted from outside.
The ghastly and terrible screams do not match the atmosphere of the beautiful town at all.
“What?!”
Lian jumped up from her seat with a look of bewilderment.
So did the other companions.
Ariandel reflexively recited a prayer and Eileen put her hand on the sword.
The butler also looks around with sharp eyes.
thud!
Then the ground trembled violently with a heavy sound.
However, the shrine maiden’s side is quiet. She clenched her fists in anticipation.
“Anyway, seeing it in person would be a better explanation. Let’s go.”
Saying that, he stood up.
* * *
Aaaaaa!
As soon as I came out, the terrible screams rang out once more.
“Damn Seliord… …!”
“Wouldn’t today be the time?! Why did something unexpected happen all of a sudden… …!”
Other Dragonians were running around busily with confused expressions.
and beyond.
‘It’, the owner of all this confusion and screaming, was roaring towards the sky.
Its huge body is covered in black scales all over.
Blood-red tears flowed from his eyes, and only sighs and curses erupted from his mouth.
“Aaaa why! why! I didn’t want to know these things, but why are these things in my head… …!”
“…D-Dragon?!”
“What is this….”
Lian stuttered at the horror unfolding before her eyes.
Same goes for other couples.
The thing in front of me was definitely a ‘dragon’.
But it looks a little different.
The wings that symbolize the dragon did not exist, and the unique dizziness and good energy were not felt.
It’s crazy what you feel.
And despair and sadness… ….
“That is the punishment of heaven, my savior.”
Then Kyrian approached me with a dark expression and said.
“We periodically run amok in one way or another due to our imperfectly mixed blood, cursing our fates in terrible ways.”
“Since when did this happen?”
“It’s been a long time. Of course, it’s only been less than 10 years since it got so bad… ….”
She looked at me with desperate eyes and said.
“Perhaps if it continues like this.”
“It will destroy itself.”
In other words, the race of dragons will truly disappear from this world.
‘…Damn it.’
It seems that the ordeal of this tomb will not be easy in many ways.
