A Warrior Exiled by the Hero and His Lover - CH 189

Chapter 189 – A warrior excited by dragons and meteorites

—Congratulations, Master, congratulations on reaching level 30,000!

—Please don’t. I don’t like to be flattered for this.

I had told Frau and Kaede about last night. I’m still thinking about all this, I still can’t believe I’ve reached level 30,000.

—Fufu, any enemy that goes up against the Lord and sees such abysmal power will run away with his tail between his legs.

—Exactly. Only fools would dare to confront the master. Once they know his level, no one will want to mess with him. And it would be even better if they could understand how wonderful the master is.

—What if we make a sign? One that says; «You are facing the last great dragon of level 30,000! Everyone kneel before him!»

—Excellent idea, Frau-san! But first you must let the world know of our master’s existence.

These girls… They know I don’t like to show off or draw attention to myself. So I’m determined to hide my level. I don’t want people to see me as a monster.

*Zuzuzuzuzu*

Is it an earthquake? The ground has been shaking a lot for a while now. My feet have been wobbling all day and I feel strange.

—Hey, is that mountain moving?

A large mountain in the distance had shifted, but only slightly.

No way.

—I made an assessment… Apparently it’s a living thing.

Hmmm, it looks like an ordinary mountain to me. I guess I have no choice but to get closer and find out.

The closer we got to the mountain, the clearer the shape of the silhouette became.

—……

—……

—……

As I looked up, I saw a huge purebred dragon. It was stouter and stockier than the red dragon. It had no wings and was covered in light brown scales, which may be due to the dirt in the sand or the color of its body.

It has the appearance of an ancient race, but its eyes are calm and it pays no attention to the creatures below it. It is a legitimate species of superior land dragon.

On the other side of the island they are legendary, mentioned only in ancient books. I never thought I would see a live one.

Just being in the same place as this creature makes all this a moving experience.

—The lord has a very scary smile on his face.

—I’m sure he’s happy to see such a dragon up close. It’s nice to see him get as excited as a child.

—Yes.

On the back of the earth dragon was a forest. And inside, there are monsters in the shape of birds, which makes it a paradise for migrating demons.

It’s a beautiful thing to see.

So I proceeded to take a picture of Kaede, Frau and the Earth Dragon with the souvenir box.

I guess it wasn’t all bad traveling through the desert.

We were able to reach the city after crossing the desert. We were so hungry that the first thing we did when we arrived was to go to a restaurant.

—Haguhagu!

—Mwah! Mmm!

—Master, Frau-san, you should eat more slowly.

Unlike Frau and me, Kaede and Panda are eating in a very refined way and very slowly.

How come you don’t care to disdainfully taste the food before us? It is an iron rule for travelers to eat as much as you can when you can.

And it’s funny how water tastes. It becomes such a delicious thing when you are thirsty and hungry.

—Guugh

What kind of meat is this? It’s so tough, so elastic…. And very difficult to moderate.

The meat tears and chews in your mouth. The juices gush out. The more you bite into it, the more it oozes flavor.

…There is a lot of noise at the entrance.

I turned my head and saw three men in white coats. They didn’t seem to mind the stares and sat quietly.

—They are the «Holy Knights of the Third Order» of the SS. If they are here, it is because there is trouble.

—But why in the middle of nowhere? They are headquartered at the Krisna dam.

—There’s probably a dangerous monster around here.

The adventurers around us speak in a particularly loud tone of voice.

Holy knights of the third order? Does that mean there are more of them? This is the first time I’ve seen a different SS rank from us.

Although our rank here is a bit low, on the island we were SS rank too. I haven’t been in a guild for a while. I have neglected my rank and have not raised it at all.

One of the trio, a tall man in a hood, stood up and came towards us.

—The chosen one is coming.

—W—What do you mean?

—Never mind. Excuse me.

After that strange exchange of words, the man returns to his seat and his companions talk to him.

—Did you see him again?

—In a fragmented way.

—Still, you can’t go around saying it so carelessly.

—It’s not that easy. I don’t know, maybe these words give me some hope. I know you can’t save everyone, but I think you can save some hearts. I don’t lose anything by trying.

The tall man and the leader, a man of medium height, exchanged glances upon hearing that.

—That was creepy.

—Well, pay no attention to those men. Frau-san, you should eat half of that bread you have in your hand.

—Huh? My bread!

—Kyu kyu～

Panda had eaten a piece of the bread. But he wasn’t enjoying it very much, and he had a wrinkle over his eye.

The bread here is very hard, and you have to dip it in the soup to eat it. Because of the type of soil around here, wheat probably doesn’t grow, and they make it with other kinds of elements.

—My lord, are you interested in meteorites?

—Yes, of course, I find it quite interesting that stones fall from the sky. Why do you ask?

—I just found out that there is a meteorite in this place. It’s located at the center of town as a tourist attraction.

Really!? A meteorite,  here!?

I couldn’t contain my excitement and felt like a kid. I want to see it so badly now. I had heard of them, but I had never seen or touched one.

I think I’m going to get a nosebleed from excitement.

—Well done, Frau!

—Thank you, you can pet me…. Caress me all you want!

—You’re so cute, Frau.

—Hehehe.

And there I was, in the middle of the restaurant stroking Frau’s head. She’s still in her human size.

—Eeeh, it’s not fair that Frau-san only gets cuddles…. That’s cheating!

Kaede said while pouting and puffing out her cheeks.

I was standing in front of a shiny black stone, one meter high and two meters wide. It was surrounded by bricks, and half of it was buried in the ground.

The surface was slightly dented and shiny, probably due to wear and tear from being touched by so many people.

This is what happens with most objects that are touristy, people just can’t help but touch them.

—It’s damp.

—Kyui～

Frau and Panda were rubbing their faces against the stone to cool off because of the heat.

Someone was looking at them suspiciously, maybe it was a resident of the city. This is already getting a bit embarrassing, I’ll pull them both aside.

—It’s a fascinating object.

—It seems to be more of a metal than a stone.

Kaede and I also touched the stone.

I wonder what the world is like up there in the sky. This stone must have seen many things I don’t know.

Fufufu. I can’t help but get excited every time I think about it.

—My lord, I think you should also follow suit and not rub your face against the rock.

—Kyui.

Hey, without realizing it, I had started to do the same thing as Frau because of my excitement.

—My lord, would you like to take a picture of yourself next to the rock?

—Are you sure?

—Yes, but in return, I want the Lord to take a picture with Frau.

—Okay.

Frau proceeded to take the picture while holding the souvenir box.

When I stand in front of the meteorite, Kaede casually leans towards me and smiles. But Frau put down the souvenir box with a look of confusion.

—What’s wrong?

—I thought I saw Alusha in the crowd? I think it was my imagination, though.