We Live in Dragon’s Peak

Graceful sky walk in the morning. It didn't work, but we waited a little while on Niemia's back to reach our destination.

Lyla remains as impressed with the view from the sky as ever, and I thump at the breakfast Louiseine brought to my attention.

Priscia zeroed who she soaked on Niemia's back, but don't tell me. I'm sure Niemia has noticed.

Neemia doesn't fly at speeds like when it was a rotten dragon or from a village in the west, when I'm starting to wonder if I'm really in a hurry.

I found a small square at the foot of the mountain range. Niemia seems to be flying towards it, slowly dropping altitude.

Nearby, he noticed that there was a large crowd in the square.

"You've got quite a crowd here."

"From all over Dragon Peak. About a hundred people gather every year."

I don't know if there are many or few hundred people each year from all over Dragon Peak, but I could understand that it was a test for giving them the Dragon Nation.

"So, what's the trial like?"

"If you arrive, I have an explanation"

That's all Zan tells Niemia to land in the center of the square.

Those who were gathered in the square, a giant dragon descending from above the clouds, scattered in surprise.

The villagers are used to it already, but after all, the huge Niemia is powerful and looks like a threat to those you don't know.

"Nyan is sad."

"All right, all right. Neemia's cute."

"Nah."

Priscia stroked me, and Neemia sounded happy.

As Niemia descends further, the dragon tribe in the square disappears and hides behind things, asking how this one is doing.

To not surprise the people on earth, Niemia went down again slowly and landed softly.

You're very different from a tyrant.

We get off Niemia's back. [M] When they were all down, Niemia jumped back to her usual size and onto Priscia's head.

"Though I heard the variants will be joining us this year. There will be something called degree."

I wonder if it's because I found Zan's figure. An elderly man who was hiding showed up and approached us.

Long time no see, Zan.

"I didn't participate last year."

"I guess Princess Dragon used me last year and I didn't have time"

"That's the place"

Zan and the older man greet each other in a friendly manner. And when you saw how it was, you confirmed there was no danger, and the dragon tribes began to return to the square.

"I heard rumors, is that the New Dragon King?"

"I hear you've succeeded Master Zildo."

"A boy from such a cute family?

"Will the Dragon King join us?"

Many of the people who started returning were young men and women who looked like they were in their late teens and twenties.

He's a long-lived dragon tribe, so he's definitely older than he looks, like Mr. Cornelia.

"There's a woman of the people."

I've never seen her before.

"No way, these guys are joining us"

Many of the dragon tribes who saw Louiseine, Lyla, and Priscia surprise me differently than they did when they saw me.

It should be unusual just to say that there are people and ear elders in Dragon Peak, but I guess it's incredible that it gets mixed up with the Dragon Nation to take the warrior's test. I know very well.

"Heh heh, it's a falling out, like admitting to that level of people too"

"This is why they're on the east side."

Some people have a disturbing atmosphere.

I don't mean to get everyone to favor me, but I still don't like being openly hostile.

It reminds me of Master Grave last year.

"Cheap hostility doesn't make you feel too good when it's pointed at you."

"Right. We're all best friends."

Louiseine and Lyla also seem to notice unpleasant signs of being directed at them. While protecting Priscia from her malicious gaze, the two of them are gathering around to ask what's going on.

So, you're the heir to Lord Zildo.

The man who ended his greeting with Zan smiled at me.

"Yes. My name is Elnea Ease. Best wishes this time."

"Ha. Nice to meet you. With the title of Dragon King, it's a trial that you can't even make."

And the men gathered together the men who came back to the square. Apparently, this man takes the pronunciation and the trial takes place.

"Come on, it's all about people, and let's just say we start"

A man jumping on a rock that had only one in the square looked down at the many young men gathered from it and laughed.

"This year's trials are easy. Taking eggs from the dragon's nest and safely transporting them to your village"

"" "Ha!?

The eyes of all the young Dragon tribes who were gathered in the square dot.

Um, didn't this executive man say something outrageous right now?

I know very well that I will return to my village. I mean, they're going to try to see if I can travel to Dragon Peak alone, which I did in the spring.

But take the dragon egg...

Whether it's an egg or a baby, if they take away my precious child, I think they'll go mad, even if they're not dragon tribes. I can't believe I know that, and take the eggs and go back to my village.

Where is the easy trial!

Every young dragon man missed the same thought as I did.

"Hey, don't be silly. It would be different from the usual trials of the year."

"Usually, come back to the village on your own while hunting for the Warcraft, it was"

"What's so easy about this? It's impossible."

The young people in the square started making noise.

Apparently, it has become unusually difficult, on the contrary, with ease.

"I'm in trouble."

"What shall we do?"

"Hmm, easy?

Louiseine and Lyla also look at me in trouble. But if you look at me, there's nothing you can do.

"Because there are people and false dragon kings"

"It's their fault."

and stared at by multiple gazes.

"No, no. If we're here, on the contrary, I don't think the trial should be really easy. Because it's certain that people are inferior to dragon people. It's paradoxical that trials can be difficult the other way around because we have people."

"If you ask me, yeah"

"But it's not easy."

Indeed, I find it extremely difficult than the usual trials of the year at first glance. But let's think about it. I'm sure the answer is, because it's got to be there.

"Give up on what I find difficult this trial this year. I only had the strength to do that. And don't push it. If you think it's dangerous, offer to surrender to your village escort immediately. Don't be reckless and brave. If you lose your life, you can't even try again."

There's no way he cared about the young man in the noisy square, and the man standing on the rock proclaims.

"Now we begin the warrior's trials with this. Good luck to you young men."

At the same time as the proclamation of the man, the signs of several warriors, including Zan, disappear from the square. Well, I see why Zan is chosen every year as an escort for this trial. You erase the signs and protect them from the shadows.

While he was turning his consciousness to the square, the man standing on the rock had also disappeared.

Every escort is an awesome warrior who can erase signs completely.

The young dragon tribe men and women left in the square also notice that the signs and figure of the guard warrior disappeared. But no one acted recklessly to get out of the square immediately.

"Hey, which way is your village?"

"I am from the village of Turris, but is there anyone from a nearby village"

Apparently, people who live near their villages, act on each other.

In the trials up to last year, I guess this is how people from nearby villages came together and acted.

I only know where this square is located on Dragon Peak about the direction I've traveled from the sky.

Other dragon tribe youths must have come this far with warrior men as escorts, so they should know the way and direction.

And I've had a rough time traveling alone, but if a few of us can act together, we can help each other when we're in trouble, and we can give each other wisdom.

If we behaved well until last year, it would certainly have been an easy trial. Except for the exorcism of the Warcraft.

But not this year.

On my way back to the village, I have to take the eggs from the Dragon Nation's nest. Of course the dragons will come after us angrily, so we have to get back to the village while we evade the dragon tribe's pursuit.

This is going to be tough for people from nearby villages to put together.

"What shall we do?"

"I'm in trouble. Is there someone from the Dragon Nation who can help us?"

Luiseine and Lyla look around anxiously. By the way, Priscia is sitting down and talking to Ares properly.

"We've already got five of us together, and we can't even bother, so I guess this is it."

"That's right."

"I have no choice. And I have kids."

So we didn't work with the other dragon tribes, and we were the only ones looking for a breakthrough in the trial.

And looking over, early partisans are moving toward their villages.

"Shall we leave too?"

"But before that,"

Look at me like Louiseine is in trouble.

"No food, no drinks, I haven't brought anything, but what do we do"

It's going to be a long journey. Luiseine's anxiety is well understood. Besides, there's one little devil among us who'll be hungry soon.

But it's okay.

"I wonder if that's a problem. I have confirmed the location of the fountain and Sawa from above, and I can get the food."

"Oh well, when did you become so reliable"

"Dear Ernea, it's lovely"

Girls praise me, I don't feel bad. Phew, and I rang my nose and stretched my chest to show it.

"Keep up the good work."

"Soon, I'll cry and surrender to Mr. Zan."

and the same disgust. You don't even want to see who the hell's talking about it, do you?

"I wonder if that confidence, that's the Dragon King"

"Master Koa's, you must be from the village of the Dragon Temple. I'll be with you on the way. See how you do."

"What an envy to travel with such a beautiful girl and a pretty toddler"

"Bald me!

There were some words that didn't make sense, but apparently they're looking at me with envy.

It's the itchy gaze that makes us leave the square, too.

It's time to go. Together with many in the same direction, we set foot outside the square, in the middle of the rock-skinned mountains.