CH 56

“The hero has arrived!”

As soon as we arrived in the village, Milim couldn’t hide her confusion as a crowd formed and even people who came to pray appeared.

“What is this?”

“Surprised?”

“Well, yeah! I thought they’d be frightened and scared!”

There was a reason why this village welcomed them so warmly.

“This village has been tasked with watching over the dragon’s graveyard for generations.”

“Watching over it…?”

I remembered the time when I came here with Fade and the others. At that time, informing this village about the situation was more of a priority than informing the country or guild. Now, the guild seemed to have taken on that responsibility, but the village still kept a close eye on the dragon’s graveyard. Of course, that was to be expected. It wasn’t that long ago after all.

“Milim said that the city would be destroyed, but if it was targeting heavily populated cities or kingdoms, it would have to passed through this village.”

“I see…that’s why there was such a strong guard even in this remote village.”

“That’s right.”

If the dragon zombie were to wake up, the village would be destroyed at its whim. To avoid that, they needed to constantly observe the movements of the dragon’s graveyard and be prepared in case of an emergency.

“Thanks to you two, we were able to keep the village and not abandon it. I am the village chief, Jig. I saw with my own eyes that you protected this village from the dragon zombie.”

The village chief, Jig, who reached out his hand, was a small, cheerful-looking old man who seemed to be well-liked by the people.

If we were asked whether we had tried to protect the village, it was debatable, but if it resulted in that, then it was good.

“Come this way. We can’t do anything great, but we’re also preparing for a festival. We’d like to entertain you.”

“Thank you.”

As the conversation progressed, Milim was the only one left behind.

“Lies…I can’t believe they’re so easily accepting of the battle…”

“I told you, didn’t I?”

“Yes…yes!”

It was impossible to ignore the hero who had defeated the dragon zombie, which had been a threat in front of them. Milim was glad to experience that. It would probably happen in the guild too, but…oh well.

“This is delicious!”

“I’m glad you enjoyed it.”

For now, the harvest was that Milim smiled happily.