As discussed the day before, the three had left by carriage with Ed from the west gate to head to the southwest valley.
"I'm talking about vendors coming from across the valley, is it also a city across the valley?
"I heard there's a commercial city ahead of it. Looks like you're going to Tura, the kingdom of the south, and then elf country."
Ethereum answers Deena's questions.
"Well, it's an important passage… but being able to come through it doesn't seem to do the dragon any harm"
If it was an unreasonable dragon, the possibility of attacking a carriage and robbing food and such was also well considered.
"If you were like the one I know, I know you wouldn't harm people. If you become an ancient dragon in the first place, you won't need to eat. Without a big move, all the magic in the air should be enough."
It was said that the growth of dragon species and becoming ancient dragons would alter the way in which structures in the body were created and the energy needed to live.
"Uh, I've heard that, too. Well, it was the ancient dragon... I'd love to see you."
Deena looked interested in the existence of an ancient dragon.
"It will take a while to get to the valley, so do you want to head out for fun in the landscape"
"How long will it take you to get there?
"Well, at this rate... maybe a week"
Aeta calculated the approximate time from her current speed for Deena's question. We could have shortened that period if we had strengthened it with grant magic, but we had decided that this path would not be forced to rush because of the large number of merchants coming and going, as we talked about yesterday.
Both Aotearoa and Deena liked to travel in the first place, and they thought such a neat journey would be a joy even if something didn't happen.
"Then you can take your time. Ed, I need you to hang in there..."
"Hiheen."
Ed replied asking me to leave it to you if I heard Deena.
"Ugh, Ed, you're very clever. Looks like you really know what we're talking about."
"I've had that vibe since the first time I met you. The store owner said it was a rampage horse, but maybe he just wanted you to know who you are... because if you were normal, you wouldn't think you understood what people say so far."
Ed hissed again because he heard such Ethereal words.
This time, as usual, the journey goes smoothly. There were only low-level demons on the road that merchants could repel, and nothing threatened Ethereal Tails.
At night we used a sanctuary tent, and the meal proceeded for about a week in the predetermined pattern of taking out and eating the dishes that were in the sub-empty storage.
The line that reached the entrance to the valley looked up at the valley but did not see anything unusual.
"There are places with narrow roads, so let's leave the carriage for easy movement."
When I say that, I quickly remove the carriage and store it in the sub-empty depot.
"Which part of the world are you in?
Deena concentrates and looks up to the top of the valley, but she didn't see the dragon.
"If you just go ahead, you'll get out... let's take it off the road and head up"
The road as a street was somewhat well maintained, making it easier to get to and from this side of the valley. Aotearoa chooses a route from which she would never choose to pass through this valley in her original use of passage.
"I don't feel any signs, but your path is suspicious."
Atra backs Ethereum's opinion with a wild inquiry.
"If Atra says so, that's for sure. Let's go that way."
Deena was even more convinced because Atra, who originally trusted Ethereal Tai and rarely spoke to the route of progress there, expressed her opinion.
"Deena's gonna need Ed's escort if anything happens."
Aotearoa told me that Deena nodded loudly.
Ethereum at the head, Deena and Atra both decided to go at the rear, in a formation called Ed in the center. The road was untidy and unwalkable, but the faces behind could proceed without bitterness because Ethereum, who walked in front of him, used earthly magic to fill a great indentation, playing stone.
I couldn't feel it in my sign perception skills, but Ethereum and Atra felt a great presence as I moved up.
"This is... Lord Sorta, is this so"
The look on Atra's face had a color of agitation.
"You see? Get ready for battle."
"What? Mr. Sota, you know him, don't you?
Deena asks Ethereal in surprise.
"Yeah, but don't be alarmed. When I first met him, he shot me in the braces with or without me. If it hadn't been for me, that would have been it."
Aotea replied to Deena, remembering her battle with the ancient dragon. Deena and Atra listen to Ethereal Tai and drink and feel nervous. In the meantime, Ethereal's walk did not stop, and he finally stopped at the point where he was about to leave over the valley.
"You guys wait a minute. I'll go ahead and see how it goes."
Aotearoa's expression was serious in itself, so Deena and Atra nod with a strange face. Ed also understands, so he was moving to the rear.
"Well, let's go."
With that said, Aeta jumped to the top with a quick move. There, as expected, the brace was released towards Ethereum.
"You're here!
It passes magic through the moon at night, turning it into two pieces at the moment the brace comes into contact. The shockwave went straight to the dragon with momentum as it broke the brace.
The dragon slashed and tore the shock with his nails. The dragon was covered in silver scales, and the size of his body was the same as that of the ancient dragon known to Aotearoa, who had to look up high in the sky.
"Long time no see."
"It looks like you've raised your arm more than before. I didn't think you'd be lightly slashed braces. '
Gu Long laughed lavishly and was not seen apologizing for the earlier attack.
"As always, I don't know... more than that, I'll bring my people, but don't attack them, okay?
'Um, I know. You've been looking for me, haven't you?
Then don't attack all of a sudden. That's what I wanted to say, but Aeta went back to pick up the Deenas without saying it back.