Volume 3 - CH 25
Act 3-25: Start of the Subjugation of the Evil Dragon Deboa
After I persuaded (nearly coerced) Wind Cat and Felis to play a part in my plan, Felis finally headed toward Akinashi along with Titan. Although, she was obviously reluctant to do so.
Naturally, the pig’s army, who had surrounded this place, consisted of only small fries. Breaking through their encirclement with that evil spirit’s power shouldn’t be that difficult. Just in case, I had that evil spirit called Titan or whatever he was become Girimekhala’s subordinate so that if he wanted to betray us, we would immediately know that. If he did so, I would show him what a true hell really was.
After finishing that matter, we proceeded with the reinforcement plan of Wind Cat’s folks. They were under attack right now, so martial arts aside, we didn’t even have the time to teach them magic, like Zack had learned.
The goal I had set for Wind Cat’s folks was them gaining their freedom with their own hands. The only problem in this was that they were powerless civilians. Thus, I decided to use some underhanded techniques.
To be exact, I was going to let the Subjugation Picture Book’s residents give their blessing to Wind Cat’s folks.
It seemed that 『Divine Protection』 from a superior being allowed the weaker being it blessed to become a part of the former’s strength.
Thus, Wind Cat’s folks were limited with a part of the strength of the Subjugation Picture Book’s residents. Nevertheless, it was only a part of the power. It would never surpass the original owner of the power. As the Subjugation Picture Book’s residents are weaker than me, they wouldn’t be able to beat a true strongman.
Though, most of the people who had surrounded this place were weak, for us that is. I needed a proper plan to let Wind Cat’s folks put up a good fight.
Thus, I set up the first condition for Wind Cat’s folks to clear a test prepared for them, namely forcing the army to withdraw and preventing a head-on collision. Any more help for me would only render this test meaningless.
Instead, I would provide them with tactical training, emergency treatment, and base and provision to prevent the worst possible situation.
I entrusted the rest, such as self-defense training, to Girimekhala, then headed to Akinashi territory.
The test I had imposed on Felis was the evil dragon subjugation. This was another old story about an otherworlder, which I had heard from that information broker, Mujina.
Three hundred years ago, by some ill fate, an otherworlder called Kotetsu Akinashi had been left stranded in this world. Despite struggling with so many things like different cultures, different common sense, etc, Kotetsu had saved the Amelia kingdom from several dangerous situations with his special power.
And the gravest of them all was the invasion of the evil dragon―Deboa. In a certain way, Deboa was also a visitor from another world, like Kotetsu. One day, it had suddenly appeared in the eastern part of the Amelia kingdom, burning towns and demanding that the kingdom offer it 500 young women and 500 young children every year.
Naturally, the government of the Amelia kingdom at that time had refused to pay such an offering. Thus, they had formed a subjugation squad.
Kotetsu had refused to join the subjugation squad since he had a lover in this world, but after the government had threatened him that they would choose his lover if he refused, he had finally agreed to join the subjugation squad.
Nevertheless, the evil dragon had been way too powerful for them. The squad was easily defeated. And consequently, the evil dragon’s retaliation killed Kotetsu’s lover.
Consumed by hatred, Kotetsu sealed the sleeping Deboa with a seal that borrowed the power of the sun god, Skoll.
However, the bloodline of Kotetsu Akinashi had to continue in the territory to maintain the seal.
For this reason, despite its abundance of mining sites, no one had dared to touch the Akinashi territory for the last three hundred years.
The story about Kotetsu subjugating Deboa was a lie the Amelia kingdom’s government had spread to prevent any chaos. Well, no one would be able to sleep in peace at night every time they remembered a country-destroying monster was sleeping on the summit of a mountain rich in mineral resources. From a ruler’s point of view, appointing the Akinashi house as the ruler of that plot of the land was also the most obvious choice.
But that myth was frightening. Therefore, I had decided to check the truth after hearing about this from Mujina. I quickly found the seal located in the small shrine built at the summit of the mountain. Inside that shrine was a barrier where a giant lizard lay asleep.
Since Wolfkin were the monsters most skilled about barriers, I ordered Fenrir and Fen’s kins to slip into the barrier and use Satori’s mind-reading to read the thoughts of the lizard inside. And that giant lizard, Deboa, turned out to be nothing more than an evil, man-eating giant lizard.
Although the Deboa described in the Amelia kingdom’s literature was a mighty dragon, Deboa was a far cry from that easy dungeon’s dragons and became member of the Subjugation Picture Book.
I mean, even the weakest spirit, Satori, could literally instakill that Deboa in one punch. The dragons were truly enraged upon finding this and refused to call a being so weak to the point that even Satori with the weakest amongst us physical strength could instakill it as a dragon. So we decided to call it a lizard instead. Yeah, I decided to play along with them to prevent them from causing another ruckus like the one they had done to Girimekhala’s faction. As a result of this finding, the dragons started competing with Girimekhala’s faction during this festival.
Those dragons were fundamentally loyal to Faf and me, but they seemed to be proud creatures by nature… Thus, I gave them the task to bestow their blessings on Wind Cat’s folks to satisfy their pride and prevent them from going on strike again.
If I play it right, we could gain enormous profits from butchering this hopeless giant lizard.
Currently, we are watching the battle between the giant lizard and humanity from inside Nemea’s realm. In fact, we have stored the entire Akinashi territory in this special realm, which has allowed us to see the fight from various angles.
Yup, a desperate fight is worth watching only when both sides are equal in power and experience.
「Big Sis Elise leading the three kings of the underworld to subjugate the evil dragon Deboa! That’s the core of Kai’s current plan, is it?」
Rose asked a trivial question in a trembling voice as we looked up at Felis and the others’ battle against Deboa.
「Yup. That giant lizard will become the greatest toy that will give us a whole lot of profit. Rejoice! We can finally put a full use of that lazy giant lizard.」
「TOY!? That evil dragon Deboa, who almost brought ruin to this kingdom?」
「Not ruined from my perspective. It must have been an exaggeration. Even Arnold can single-handedly kill that lizard.」
It looked menacing! I’ll give you that. However, in my opinion, any hunter above the B-rank can easily win against that lizard, pretty much unscathed. Myth is nothing more than myth, after all.
「Kai, can you subjugate Deboa?」
Looking at her expression, it seems she really thinks that, that giant lizard is a strong and menacing existence. Well, it’s big, can breathe fire, and as much as I hate it, it does look like a dragon. Thus, Rose’s reaction is only natural as she is an amateur when it comes to combat.
「Don’t worry about it! I’ll cancel the festival if things get really dangerous. Fen?」
『Yeah! I can kill it without any problem!』
The fluffy little wolf, who was resting in Kyuubi’s embrace―Fen, said so as he showed his small paw.
Fen seems to be quite frustrated since he rarely gets the chance to go out and play nowadays. And that giant lizard happened to be just the right toy for him.
「I… I see. Since Fen-chan can dispose of that Deboa―」
Rose was pondering something after hearing Fen’s reply when the lord of this territory, Oliver Akinashi, approached us with an enraged expression.
「STOP KIDDING AROUND! That’s the evil dragon Deboa! It’s a powerful evil dragon that not even the hero Kotetsu could defeat. Sealing it was the only option! Are you trying to bring back that nightmarish monster into this land!?」
He yelled as if he wanted to push me.
In response to Oliver’s action, Nemea’s eyebrows twitched aside; even Kyuubi was literally sharpening her claws.
（Wait, stop!）
I quickly raised my right hand to stop them before they butchered Oliver.
「Indeed. I know what you want to say since I have also read that exaggerated legend about this giant lizard. Do you know why I made Felis and the others fight that lizard?」
「To get amnesty for Wind Cat’s folks and to clear them of their crimes by defeating the evil dragon, right?」
Zack butted in from the side.
「Exactly! And add the three underworld kings in that too. If we had recruited them as Rose’s subordinates as they are right now, it would have only caused future problems. Thus, why don’t we spread their names as the heroes who have subjugated the evil dragon?」
「Yup, Shifu is the only one who can come up with such a plan, after all.」
「Is that so? I mean, anyone with enough knowledge will naturally come up with this plan, you know!」
「And the fact that you say all this as if it’s natural makes you more and more abnormal.」
Zack shook his head as he replied with an expression containing both exhaustion and dumbfoundedness.
「Y-You guys… don’t tell me…」
Oliver said as if he were squeezing his throat.
「Worry not! That earth lump-like worm is dominating the battle. Unless there’s an unexpected interruption, victory will definitely go to Miss Felis.」
Asta declared that despite yawning due to boredom.
I agree with her. It isn’t just an empty statement. This whole time, Titan had gone all out and managed to overpower that giant lizard.
Contrary to my expectations, the giant lizard could barely show its power, thanks to the superb combination of the three kings of the underworld. However, in my opinion, Titan can kill that giant lizard by himself.
The reason for that might lay in the black clay Titan had prepared. The space distorted when it appeared, and the place it grazed turned into sand. Darkness and destruction were Girimekhala’s traits, so Titan’s power might have been upgraded after he became Girimekhala’s kin.
That was why Felis and the others’ victory was guaranteed as long as there were no irregularities during the battle.
「It seems Big Sis Asta is right on the money.」
When I looked up, the screen was projecting the scene where the three kings of the underworld and Serpent Blood were attacking the giant lizard, which let out a bestial roar. This lizard was unable to move at all due to the numerous black earth spikes growing from the ground that had pierced its body.
After I persuaded (nearly coerced) Wind Cat and Felis to play a part in my plan, Felis finally headed toward Akinashi along with Titan. Although, she was obviously reluctant to do so.
Naturally, the pig’s army, who had surrounded this place, consisted of only small fries. Breaking through their encirclement with that evil spirit’s power shouldn’t be that difficult. Just in case, I had that evil spirit called Titan or whatever he was become Girimekhala’s subordinate so that if he wanted to betray us, we would immediately know that. If he did so, I would show him what a true hell really was.
After finishing that matter, we proceeded with the reinforcement plan of Wind Cat’s folks. They were under attack right now, so martial arts aside, we didn’t even have the time to teach them magic, like Zack had learned.
The goal I had set for Wind Cat’s folks was them gaining their freedom with their own hands. The only problem in this was that they were powerless civilians. Thus, I decided to use some underhanded techniques.
To be exact, I was going to let the Subjugation Picture Book’s residents give their blessing to Wind Cat’s folks.
It seemed that 『Divine Protection』 from a superior being allowed the weaker being it blessed to become a part of the former’s strength.
Thus, Wind Cat’s folks were limited with a part of the strength of the Subjugation Picture Book’s residents. Nevertheless, it was only a part of the power. It would never surpass the original owner of the power. As the Subjugation Picture Book’s residents are weaker than me, they wouldn’t be able to beat a true strongman.
Though, most of the people who had surrounded this place were weak, for us that is. I needed a proper plan to let Wind Cat’s folks put up a good fight.
Thus, I set up the first condition for Wind Cat’s folks to clear a test prepared for them, namely forcing the army to withdraw and preventing a head-on collision. Any more help for me would only render this test meaningless.
Instead, I would provide them with tactical training, emergency treatment, and base and provision to prevent the worst possible situation.
I entrusted the rest, such as self-defense training, to Girimekhala, then headed to Akinashi territory.
The test I had imposed on Felis was the evil dragon subjugation. This was another old story about an otherworlder, which I had heard from that information broker, Mujina.
Three hundred years ago, by some ill fate, an otherworlder called Kotetsu Akinashi had been left stranded in this world. Despite struggling with so many things like different cultures, different common sense, etc, Kotetsu had saved the Amelia kingdom from several dangerous situations with his special power.
And the gravest of them all was the invasion of the evil dragon―Deboa. In a certain way, Deboa was also a visitor from another world, like Kotetsu. One day, it had suddenly appeared in the eastern part of the Amelia kingdom, burning towns and demanding that the kingdom offer it 500 young women and 500 young children every year.
Naturally, the government of the Amelia kingdom at that time had refused to pay such an offering. Thus, they had formed a subjugation squad.
Kotetsu had refused to join the subjugation squad since he had a lover in this world, but after the government had threatened him that they would choose his lover if he refused, he had finally agreed to join the subjugation squad.
Nevertheless, the evil dragon had been way too powerful for them. The squad was easily defeated. And consequently, the evil dragon’s retaliation killed Kotetsu’s lover.
Consumed by hatred, Kotetsu sealed the sleeping Deboa with a seal that borrowed the power of the sun god, Skoll.
However, the bloodline of Kotetsu Akinashi had to continue in the territory to maintain the seal.
For this reason, despite its abundance of mining sites, no one had dared to touch the Akinashi territory for the last three hundred years.
The story about Kotetsu subjugating Deboa was a lie the Amelia kingdom’s government had spread to prevent any chaos. Well, no one would be able to sleep in peace at night every time they remembered a country-destroying monster was sleeping on the summit of a mountain rich in mineral resources. From a ruler’s point of view, appointing the Akinashi house as the ruler of that plot of the land was also the most obvious choice.
But that myth was frightening. Therefore, I had decided to check the truth after hearing about this from Mujina. I quickly found the seal located in the small shrine built at the summit of the mountain. Inside that shrine was a barrier where a giant lizard lay asleep.
Since Wolfkin were the monsters most skilled about barriers, I ordered Fenrir and Fen’s kins to slip into the barrier and use Satori’s mind-reading to read the thoughts of the lizard inside. And that giant lizard, Deboa, turned out to be nothing more than an evil, man-eating giant lizard.
Although the Deboa described in the Amelia kingdom’s literature was a mighty dragon, Deboa was a far cry from that easy dungeon’s dragons and became member of the Subjugation Picture Book.
I mean, even the weakest spirit, Satori, could literally instakill that Deboa in one punch. The dragons were truly enraged upon finding this and refused to call a being so weak to the point that even Satori with the weakest amongst us physical strength could instakill it as a dragon. So we decided to call it a lizard instead. Yeah, I decided to play along with them to prevent them from causing another ruckus like the one they had done to Girimekhala’s faction. As a result of this finding, the dragons started competing with Girimekhala’s faction during this festival.
Those dragons were fundamentally loyal to Faf and me, but they seemed to be proud creatures by nature… Thus, I gave them the task to bestow their blessings on Wind Cat’s folks to satisfy their pride and prevent them from going on strike again.
If I play it right, we could gain enormous profits from butchering this hopeless giant lizard.
Currently, we are watching the battle between the giant lizard and humanity from inside Nemea’s realm. In fact, we have stored the entire Akinashi territory in this special realm, which has allowed us to see the fight from various angles.
Yup, a desperate fight is worth watching only when both sides are equal in power and experience.
「Big Sis Elise leading the three kings of the underworld to subjugate the evil dragon Deboa! That’s the core of Kai’s current plan, is it?」
Rose asked a trivial question in a trembling voice as we looked up at Felis and the others’ battle against Deboa.
「Yup. That giant lizard will become the greatest toy that will give us a whole lot of profit. Rejoice! We can finally put a full use of that lazy giant lizard.」
「TOY!? That evil dragon Deboa, who almost brought ruin to this kingdom?」
「Not ruined from my perspective. It must have been an exaggeration. Even Arnold can single-handedly kill that lizard.」
It looked menacing! I’ll give you that. However, in my opinion, any hunter above the B-rank can easily win against that lizard, pretty much unscathed. Myth is nothing more than myth, after all.
「Kai, can you subjugate Deboa?」
Looking at her expression, it seems she really thinks that, that giant lizard is a strong and menacing existence. Well, it’s big, can breathe fire, and as much as I hate it, it does look like a dragon. Thus, Rose’s reaction is only natural as she is an amateur when it comes to combat.
「Don’t worry about it! I’ll cancel the festival if things get really dangerous. Fen?」
『Yeah! I can kill it without any problem!』
The fluffy little wolf, who was resting in Kyuubi’s embrace―Fen, said so as he showed his small paw.
Fen seems to be quite frustrated since he rarely gets the chance to go out and play nowadays. And that giant lizard happened to be just the right toy for him.
「I… I see. Since Fen-chan can dispose of that Deboa―」
Rose was pondering something after hearing Fen’s reply when the lord of this territory, Oliver Akinashi, approached us with an enraged expression.
「STOP KIDDING AROUND! That’s the evil dragon Deboa! It’s a powerful evil dragon that not even the hero Kotetsu could defeat. Sealing it was the only option! Are you trying to bring back that nightmarish monster into this land!?」
He yelled as if he wanted to push me.
In response to Oliver’s action, Nemea’s eyebrows twitched aside; even Kyuubi was literally sharpening her claws.
（Wait, stop!）
I quickly raised my right hand to stop them before they butchered Oliver.
「Indeed. I know what you want to say since I have also read that exaggerated legend about this giant lizard. Do you know why I made Felis and the others fight that lizard?」
「To get amnesty for Wind Cat’s folks and to clear them of their crimes by defeating the evil dragon, right?」
Zack butted in from the side.
「Exactly! And add the three underworld kings in that too. If we had recruited them as Rose’s subordinates as they are right now, it would have only caused future problems. Thus, why don’t we spread their names as the heroes who have subjugated the evil dragon?」
「Yup, Shifu is the only one who can come up with such a plan, after all.」
「Is that so? I mean, anyone with enough knowledge will naturally come up with this plan, you know!」
「And the fact that you say all this as if it’s natural makes you more and more abnormal.」
Zack shook his head as he replied with an expression containing both exhaustion and dumbfoundedness.
「Y-You guys… don’t tell me…」
Oliver said as if he were squeezing his throat.
「Worry not! That earth lump-like worm is dominating the battle. Unless there’s an unexpected interruption, victory will definitely go to Miss Felis.」
Asta declared that despite yawning due to boredom.
I agree with her. It isn’t just an empty statement. This whole time, Titan had gone all out and managed to overpower that giant lizard.
Contrary to my expectations, the giant lizard could barely show its power, thanks to the superb combination of the three kings of the underworld. However, in my opinion, Titan can kill that giant lizard by himself.
The reason for that might lay in the black clay Titan had prepared. The space distorted when it appeared, and the place it grazed turned into sand. Darkness and destruction were Girimekhala’s traits, so Titan’s power might have been upgraded after he became Girimekhala’s kin.
That was why Felis and the others’ victory was guaranteed as long as there were no irregularities during the battle.
「It seems Big Sis Asta is right on the money.」
When I looked up, the screen was projecting the scene where the three kings of the underworld and Serpent Blood were attacking the giant lizard, which let out a bestial roar. This lizard was unable to move at all due to the numerous black earth spikes growing from the ground that had pierced its body.
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