Chapter 172 – To the Dwarf Realm
Next day.
I greeted the morning with a much weaker body than the previous day.
“What is it, did you guys just kick each other out yesterday?”
And what Dorothea said when she saw my face at breakfast.
Fortunately, we were the only ones in the restaurant, so her vulgar words and actions did not reach other people’s ears.
“Hey, but I’m from the Four Heavenly Kings, so be careful what you say.”
“Did I say something that I didn’t mean? That’s why I really messed up.”
“I did it either way.”
“Be mean! If you’re going to do it, I’ll call you too!”
“You went to bed early.”
Perhaps if Dorothea had been there yesterday, I would have been lying in bed instead of here.
Camilla, who became infinite power by absorbing the spirit she had endured for a while, was truly amazing.
Although she is said to be a harp, she is, after all, a blood relative of the succubus queen.
I continued to eat, listening to Dorothea’s loud complaints with one ear, and spilling them in the other.
This morning was simple bread, oatmeal, fig jam, and goat milk.
Since it was the last meal in the castle, it was good to eat it grandiosely, but I decided to eat it lightly considering Gabriel’s riding comfort.
It was because I had a hunch that if I ate too much, I would spit out everything inside from the sky.
After she finished her meal, she stopped by the Demon King’s office, said that she would come, and headed toward the parade ground in front of the Demon King’s Castle.
[Am I coming now?]
Gabriel in dragon form was waiting for us there.
“Did you wait long?”
[I waited for about an hour.]
“Oh sorry.”
Waited much longer than expected.
[It’s okay because I didn’t say when I’d come.]
Saying that, Gabriel lowered his body and gave him his back obediently.
We will be the only ones who use her as her personal vehicle, the demon dragon lord.
I, Dorothea, and Camilla and Sophia in turn climb on her back.
Right after that, Gabriel’s gigantic body flew up in the air with powerful wings.
“By the way, didn’t the demon lord say he would send you something?”
[If that’s the case, I put it in my subspace. It’s cumbersome to carry around.]
If you prepared this thoroughly, you can leave the castle as it is.
“How long do you think the flight will take?”
[If you fly slowly, you will be there in an hour.]
“Good.”
This is why people should use the sky way.
To be able to fly in an hour a distance that would have taken weeks if it had traveled by land.
[Then hold on tight. Even if you bite your tongue, I won’t take responsibility.]
KYAooooo!
After Gabriel said that, he let out a roaring pierce and flew up diagonally.
It seems that he intends to go up to the stratosphere like an airplane.
Out of consideration for others, I created a safety device around my body with the magic of the wind, and began to see landscapes on the ground that could only be seen in the sky.
***
As Gabriel had said, it took about an hour to reach the Dwarven Kingdom of Nidavellir.
Should I call it the Heavenly Demon Dragon? Its flight speed is so fast that its grandiose name deserves its name.
If we went right into Nidavellir, there could have been great confusion in the streets, but Gabriel, the only child in the world, chewed it coolly and landed in the courtyard of the capital of Nidavellir.
“Stay still! Your self-indulgence ends here! Gabriel!”
And what greeted us were Dwarven warriors who looked very angry.
As we got off the back, Gabriel, bathed in light and instantly transformed into a human, twitched his eyebrows as if he didn’t like their defiance, but he didn’t intervene.
Perhaps it was me who was in charge of this matter, so I put up with it.
I said as I approached the dwarves with hostile expressions.
“Hello, everyone. I am Patrasche, an envoy dispatched from the Demon Castle.
The moment my name came out, the Dwarves were agitated.
That’s probably because the Dwarf mercenary group Gjallarhorn, who participated in the last week’s war, brought my reputation to Nidavellir.
Right after that, a young dwarf with a thick black beard stepped forward and said.
“I am Deberg, the 8th Motsognir. What is the purpose of the demon lord’s guard dog in this distant country?”
First of all, the regret was on our side, so despite his hostile appearance, I smiled and said.
“It’s nothing else, I came because I wanted to have a serious discussion about the alliance I talked about the other day.”
Then Dberg sneered and dismissed my invitation with a single knife.
“Ha, I know the story ended a long time ago, but I have no intention of shedding the blood of my compatriots in vain for the dirty ambitions of you demons.”
He spoke strongly and did not back down on his point.
Well, this was a fact that I already knew, and there was nothing new, so I decided to calm him down, who seemed to be very angry.
“Don’t do that, let’s just listen. Who knows if our proposal will turn out to be quite appealing? I also brought a gift to apologize for what happened last time.”
I said that and looked at Gabriel next to me.
Then Gabriel meekly snapped his fingers while making a disapproving expression.
Then, a black hole appeared in the air, and the object inside fell out.
“It’s weak, but it’s sincerity from the Demon King to Lord Motsognir. I hope you like it.”
Then the dwarves, famous for their love of wealth as much as dragons, swallowed their saliva.
However, Deberg, who still seemed to have not lost his composure, commanded the soldier next to him with a wink.
“Go check it out.”
“Yes!”
The soldier Dwarf answered with a face that raised his discipline, and approached the treasure chest Gabriel had piled up in front of him.
Click!
When the soldier opened the box, what appeared inside was a dazzling treasure of gold and silver.
In terms of value, maybe a few huge mansions with yards can be sold immediately?
However, Dberg’s reaction after checking the contents was tepid.
No, it was just a snort.
I asked hopefully.
“Are you lacking?”
Then Dberg looked at me with eyes that seemed to breathe fire and said.
“Isn’t it enough? You’re saying something very obvious. Do you know how many jewels that dragon has taken from me so far? At least if you don’t bring ten times this amount, you can’t reconsider the alliance.”
I looked into his venomous eyes and realized it wasn’t a lie.
Hey, rob Gabriel in moderation. How long have you been grinding?
“Then can I understand that you will reject our offer of an alliance?”
“Hmph. It’s good to know that you didn’t embarrass me here. I want to expel you right away.”
At this point, I gradually began to wonder what this dwarf believed and came out so strong.
To be honest, at this point, it seems that the alliance has crossed the water, and then the anger of the Gabriel guy next to him can’t be avoided.
And as expected, Gabriel approached, pounding the knuckles of his knuckles.
“Little boy, you’ve grown up a lot. Even though I’ve seen you since your snoring days, you still think of rebelling against me.”
“Ha! How long did you think we’d be servants to your dragons! We’ll be freed from your oppression!”
“Let’s hear it, let’s hear it, there’s nothing that can’t be said with a pierced mouth!”
Gabriel released the polymorph with a furious expression.
Her body swells with the light.
At that very moment,
“Now! Shoot!”
Along with Dberg’s order, something flew from the top of the castle wall.
Aaaaa!!!
Great roar.
The huge iron stake, which was suddenly launched, had enough destructive power to throw Gabriel’s large body backwards upon impact.
“Gavril!”
I was horrified to see it.
He knew that the Dwarves had tremendous technological prowess, but he never thought that they would even create a romantic weapon like a super-giant pile bunker.
[Dare!]
Gabriel, who had been wounded by proud blue scales, stood up in anger.
However, there was not only one pile bunker prepared on the wall.
“Shoot one after another!”
Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!
With the sound of gunpowder exploding, a huge projectile aimed at Gabriel and shot sharply.
Gabriel hurriedly made an evasive maneuver, but the iron stake chased until the end like a guided missile, as if it had been treated magically.
It was clear that only then would she be seriously hurt, so I hurriedly intervened.
“Gavril! Reduce her body back to human size!”
Then, Gabriel’s body shrunk rapidly, as if he had listened to me even while he was distracted from avoiding the iron stake.
I ordered it because I thought that if the area of the hit was reduced, it would be difficult to hit accurately even with an iron stake with a guidance function.
But as if to scoff at the idea, the large iron stake was still pursuing her, and I gave further instructions.
“Gavril! Fly towards me!”
Then Gavril meekly turned her direction.
Naturally, there was an iron stake hanging from her back.
Through arcane breathing, I awakened the magic furnace that had been dormant for quite some time.
“Sueuuuuu-“
Surrounding mana is rapidly sucked into the body and transformed into wind mana.
Then, as Gavril passed me, I thrust forward the lightning bolts wrapped around her hands.
“Blue Sky Thunder”
Quaaaaa!!
