Chapter 536. Do it, dragons (2) A girl with red hair and eyes.
At first glance, it could be mistaken for a pretty village girl, but she is the dragon who recently started working here.
Ilugeline.
It is not clear whether this is his real name or a pseudonym, but he is called that way here.
‘Red… … Probably a red dragon strain.’
He had never seen his real face, so he was only guessing.
In folktales, even if a dragon transforms, its unique appearance is reflected, so it is probably correct.
‘How many dragons like that are there even here?’
There are already several dragons besides her in this city with polymorphs like that.
It also means that they have officially obtained the right to stay and are sitting proudly.
High-ranking officials from other countries, who had not yet decided to interact with the dragons, laughed bitterly at Ernesia Kingdom’s decision.
There were also opinions that were concerned that something big would happen if the dragon was allowed into the city.
But Kezels thought differently now.
He too had some prejudice at first.
I was terrified even the day before I first discovered the object of observation here.
What if I get caught and eaten?
‘… … I can’t believe it at all just by looking at the appearance.’
Far from preying on humans, there is no sense of incongruity even when eating with a fork and knife elegantly.
In fact, their diet is not too different from that of humans.
She came casually to the seat where Kesels was sitting, sat down without saying a word, grabbed a piece of bread lying on the table basket, and bit it off.
To think that a dragon just eats rye bread, which is common in any restaurant… … .
Kezels felt dizzy in his heart and replied as calmly as possible.
“Mr. Iruzelin? Order it and eat it.”
“I have ordered. what… … How about a loaf of bread? I’ll give you one when mine comes out later. okay?”
“… … It doesn’t matter.”
Of course, I wasn’t robbed.
In the first place, Iruzelin and Kezels are currently working in the same workplace.
Wouldn’t it be best to do it at the same workplace to observe?
There is no particular distance between workers who work in the same workplace.
In fact, no one who eats here feels puzzled by her behavior.
Even if you sometimes get attention because of your eye-catching appearance, now you just act because you want to.
“ha… … Can’t we start a little later? This is why humans… …
Gulping down the leftover bread, she grumbled as usual.
I don’t know if all dragons are the same, but she looked weak in the morning.
Anyway, it seems that he has no intention of hiding his identity.
Well, most of those who are here in the first place know her identity.
Of course, not all citizens of the city knew.
It seemed that it was still too early to hide his true identity.
But only the bosses and co-workers that the dragons work for know.
There is no obligation to reveal it, but if you see dragons working, including her, you will know even if you don’t want to know.
And that dragon is now complaining like a human would do, saying ‘Oh, I don’t want to work’.
“Even if we start preparing now, it will be noon when we start working in earnest. We cannot delay it any longer.”
“I know that much too. Are you saying you’re not going to do anything?”
“I didn’t say anything, but… …
Even as they were having this conversation, Keszels couldn’t believe himself.
what is a dragon
Of course, he has never witnessed a real dragon in the past, nor has he met anyone who has.
Most of those who have seen dragons are braggarts.
However, there is something grander and more arrogant about the conversations between dragons and humans in old sources and folktales.
I don’t feel like an immature young man who complains because he doesn’t want to work like this.
‘… … No, that’s fortunate.’ Thanks to that, I’m not as worried as I was when I met her on the first day.
Still, something seems to have broken my dream.
after breakfast.
Colleagues working in the same place, including Iruzelin, packed their equipment and headed out of the city for today’s work.
If you haven’t seen it in person, you won’t believe it, but what she does is just a normal civil engineering job.
The dragon is civil engineering… … .
I don’t mean to belittle any particular profession, but Kezels didn’t find it a good fit at first.
But right now I don’t see it that way.
There is no other person better suited for this job than she is.
“Come to think of it, Mr. Iruzelin?”
“huh? what?”
Iruzelin, who was yawning profusely and spewing out small embers, looked back.
She was relaxing because she was still preparing for work.
“… … It’s hot before that. Please refrain from breathing.”
“sorry. I haven’t gotten used to this yet.
It’s very difficult to fit inside. Originally, polymorphs aren’t that easy.”
“I don’t know much about magic.”
“so? What were you trying to say?”
“Why are you doing this? Aren’t human affairs boring to you?”
“ah? I did something… … not a big deal.
Originally, I was stuck in the house where I lived, but the deputy Lord came and said, ‘You can help with the work too. What are you doing in this busy time? At least he throws me away, saying, ‘Go earn something like the other guys.’”
“… … It’s really no big deal.”
“Most of them came voluntarily. Well, everyone has some talent.”
“Come to think of it, I saw someone at the bakery last week. Why are you there across the street from our dorm?”
“ah? Remelt? He was interested again. Well, even where I used to live, it was pretty boring there. I do what I was interested in there or what I did because I was bored. I didn’t know you would use it.”
“okay… …
While having such a conversation, the necessary preparations were already completed and the full-scale work began.
The main work they do in the union of construction workers is mainly to use their strength, such as repairing the city’s barriers and road maintenance.
And today’s work is the highest paying job for them, but also the most difficult and cumbersome.
“… … It’s a change of railroad route. According to the foreman, it seems that the monster was destroyed some time ago.”
It happens often.
Since the eyes of surveillance cannot reach the outside of the city, monsters play pranks on them.
“Are you saying it’s amazing no matter how many times I see it? That piece of iron runs so fast. I want to ride once… …
“Can’t we get on?”
“The deputy Lord forbade it. Don’t be a nuisance.”
“What the hell were you doing before?”
“ah. I don’t know~ Anyway, let’s get to work.
Can I take this off? And you just have to go for a new one.”
The words were simple, but the actual work procedure was similar.
Remove obsolete lines and replace with new ones.
That’s it.
The problem is that the task isn’t easy.
The iron used on this line is different from ordinary iron.
It seems that specially processed iron is used to prevent someone with malicious intent from doing tricks.
Due to the effect of the magic circle inscribed in the iron, this line cannot be interfered with except through purely physical means.
If there is an exception, it is the Ernesia Mage’s Tower that has a spell that can interfere with this.
Because of that, only a magician on the Ernesiama Tower side could do this construction.
The problem is that they are not idle, but difficult to mobilize for urgent construction.
There is also a lot of labor cost.
That’s where her power shines.
“Anyway, let’s take it off quickly and finish it. I’m already hungry.”
She clattered her wrists and stepped out.
As if to get out of the way, seasoned artisans step out of the way in both directions.
Usually, in a place where people do rough things like this, it’s easy for a newcomer like her to be relatively territorial.
She suppressed that gaze within a day.
Of course, not violently, just pure efficiency.
Iruzelin approached the lightly damaged line and put only one hand on it.
“hmm!”
Then, with a light cheer, a grotesque sound was heard from the iron railing, and at once it was ripped off and lifted up.
Originally, they had to be disassembled one by one, but that was not easy because of the fixed magic formula.
Even so, she was lightly ripped off with only physical force.
“… … A dragon after all.”
Considering her true identity, it is natural.
However, since it was done in the form of a mediocre girl, this scene was still unfamiliar to me.
The feeling of reality disappears.
“Can you put this over there for now?”
Iruzelin crumpled up the wires she had torn off, put them together, and lightly threw them aside.
It doesn’t matter because the wires that are going to be useless anyway will be melted down.
The sight of it flying like a branch of metal weighing hundreds of kilograms feels far away.
This is why she is treated well in this workplace.
only using force.
When it comes to purely manual labor, no one can compete with her.
To put it bluntly, the lord of Pahilia clapped for them while saying words that he did not know the meaning of, such as ‘walking heavy equipment’.
‘Actually, the foreman was even impressed that he was saving money to hire a wizard.’
Of course, her daily wage is ten times higher than that of other workers, but it is much cheaper than hiring a wizard.
A simple calculation is sufficient.
In addition, the employment cost is covered to some extent with the support of the kingdom, so the union seems to be smiling.
‘It’s not just her. Other dragons… … All of them are excellent.’
At least the other dragons working in this city are showing amazing skills in their respective fields.
In the words of Iruzelin, it is a skill learned in leisure time, but that skill surpasses most first-class craftsmen.
It can also be called the power of true leisure.
As a talent, he is very good.
At first, he too carefully calculated.
‘… … their talents. Even the by-products from the city of the dragons who dispatched them there. I’m sure it’s to the point where I can’t just sit idly by.’
Whether it’s a benefit or not, interacting with dragons is a big enough plus factor.
There is no big problem with the personality there.
Wouldn’t it be enough to want to grab the writers of the time by the collar, asking why the story left in the past has that shape?
‘… … It would be better to come to a conclusion soon.’
It is time to report appropriately to the above.
Certainly, interacting with dragons would bring great benefits.
that it will be the trend of the times.
Ernesia Kingdom started first, but his homeland thought it would be better to accept it quickly.
At least, they are sincerely trying to harmonize with the world.
Because it seemed sincere.
