Chapter 117: Common pattern for a person to be attacked

Chapter 117: Common pattern for a person to be attacked

We arrived safely at the Historical Ruins of the Dragon Emperor just before afternoon of the second day after departure.

No abnormal situation{accident} occurred during the journey. I was a little worried that something might happen because of the presence of those Tenryuu bunch but there were no sign of such thing happening and the trip went without a hitch.

Honestly, not being detested was a bit of a letdown.

All the members of the Tenryuu Knights accompanying this party should’ve been noble-born but they didn’t even complain about the overnight camping and pitched up their tents in silence. And then, I thought they might order us to pitch their tents but surprisingly, they didn’t.

Faima and her escorts, as well as the father and son guide were excluded from the night watch, so the rest of us were divided into three groups and kept watch in turns. In another unexpected turn of events, the Tenryuu bunch expressed their intention to participate without any hint of complaining.

Well, as expected, they refused to form a group with the Genryuu Knights and us adventurers and there was no reason on our part to disagree with that arrangement.

And so, the group for night watch was divided into the [Tenryuu Knights], [reinforcements from the Genryuu Knights] and [two adventurers(me and Chloe) plus Kakurd and Skelia].

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Now then, the flow of events has been smooth so far that it was a little ominous but actually, a small problem is happening at this very moment.

It centers around me.

「ーーMy eyes!」

As I step down the carriage, my waist feels intensely sluggish. It’s not because of the weight of my backpack but due to fatigue. My eyelids are also very heavy from the lack of sleep.

「K-Kanna-shi, this one is truly sorry de gozaru yo…」

Chloe drops her head apologetically to my tired murmur. However, her skin looks glossy and smooth. Her tail and ears are also fluffier than usual.

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ーーThose with discerning eyes should be able to understand with this alone.

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Last nightーor sometime after the date changed…

When our group finished our night watch shift, I went to the bushes some distance away to relieve myself before entering the tent. But not before informing the others, of course.

And then, I was going back after I finished my business when…

…I was waylaid.

ーBy the doggy{Chloe} in heat.

Novels often depict a scene in which a soldier getting ambushed by assassins when answering nature’s call some distance away from their group. In light of that, I was on full alert using my presence detection.

However, it was Chloe who went in for the offensive and my reaction was delayed because the atmosphere{eros} she exuded was the opposite of killing intent.

And so it came to pass, my first ever outdoor wanwan time. Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

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Plunging into wanwan time in the middle of work is a serious matter but at that time, I couldn’t communicate with Chloe, not with her reasoning thrown out the bushes and instinct took over like a wild animal.

That said, it seemed like she could barely remember our work the next day as the [number of rounds] was less than usual……

But in return, each round was as passionate as could be.

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As a result of the lack of sleep and vitality, I’m currently slightly under the weather.

Chloe, on the other hand, is overflowing with vigor.

What’s with this disparity?

Is it because only men shoots it out?

《 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 》

ーーLet’s stop from making anymore dirty jokes. Continuing is bad, for a lot of reasons.

But if I view it positively, I did it with a beautiful girl.

So, all in all, life is good.

Besides, come afternoon, my waist and eyelids should recover to some extent.

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Our current location is only a short distance away from the ruins but the destination isn’t visible yet. There’s still a grove of trees blocking our view and while the road is maintained for pedestrian traffic, it’s unfortunately not wide enough for a carriage, so from here on out, we have to continue on foot.

As luck would have it, I was told that it’s a five minute walk from here to the ruins, so it won’t be a problem for the stamina-deficient Faima.

ーーJiiiiii

I suddenly felt a stare, and when I take a look at that direction, I found Faima at the end of it.

As soon as I take a look at her direction, she turns the other way in a fluster. For some reason, her cheeks are bright red.

As I was wondering what’s up with her, Kiska draws closer towards me. And when we’re face to face, she put her hand on my shoulder while scattering a pointlessly refreshing smile.

「……Huh, what’s going on?」(kanna)

「Last night, both of you had shown a splendid display. Thank you. We have learned a lot thanks to your effort.」

「「Ha?」」

Question marks appeared over our head but Kiska turned back without saying anything more. But then, along the way she turned halfway and shows us her clenched fist before continuing to walk towards Faima again.

ーーAs for her fist, her thumb pokes out between her ring finger and her middle finger.

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………Apparently, she was peeping, again.

I look up to the heavens with a hand on my forehead to suppress a headache while Chloe crouched down with her face covered by both hands.

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At the time, we couldn’t afford to think deeply about Kiska’s words because of the shame. If we could only calm down and remember it, her words contained an outrageous fact. I only notice it after a while later.

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ーーHistorical Ruins of the Dragon Emperor.

Ruins of the Founding Emperor of Diagal.

According to historians, [the place was built as a museum to [convey the then present culture for posterity]. In fact, a number of documents containing records of the situation prior to the founding and after the First Emperor declared the formation of Diagal were discovered.

「This site is located far from Draknil because this area was considered safer than inside the capital, where the situation was still unstable at the time.」

While walking through the grove, Papeto explains the history of the ruins.

Faima raises a question.

「The situation was unstableーIn other words, does that mean Diagal still has many enemies at the time of its founding?」

「By the virtue of the Founding Emperor, the domain of Diagal was tentatively united. However, before the unification, the country was turbulent due to local warlords and each of them advocated for their own supremacy. Naturally, there was dissatisfaction and numerous opposition. In addition to that, there was the danger posed by magic beasts and their numbers. Both were much higher at the time compared to Diagal of today.」

The Imperial Capital was invaded many times in the past and occasionally, enemy soldiers and magic beasts poured into the vicinity of the Imperial Palace. But all of them were repelled by the might of the Imperial Army, the knight order and above all else, by the valor of the Founding Emperor, who boasted1 the might of a thousand men.

In such a turbulent era, buildings inside the capital were repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt time and again. As such, with the exception of the Imperial Palace, only a small number of building still bears vestiges of that era.

ーーThe story up to this point, we -those boarding the front row carriage- have already heard it. Because Papeto made Marito explain about the ruins as a substitute for practice. Sometimes, Papeto would add some supplementary words but his son didn’t make any major blunder.

However, from this point on, it’s the first for me.

「The Founding Emperor directly led a unit called the Dragon God Corps2 which was the predecessor of the current Heavenly Dragon Knight Order, Horned Dragon Knight Order and Steel Dragon Knight Order.」(papeto)

「Eh? They originated from a single unit?」

「Originally, it was an elite force personally handpicked by the emperor. It was subdivided into more specialized units with the passing of time3.」(papeto)

Faima isn’t the only one surprised by the revelation, all the members Genryuu knights are also surprised. When I check the faces of the Tenryuu knights, they were not surprised, so it must have been an established fact.

「We now have friendly relation with several nations including Yulfilia but when the existence of Diagal Empire became known to the surrounding nations, many wars were fought between nations. Consequently, a powerful but singular corps was deemed to be inefficient to cope with all the looming enemy nations.」(papeto)

The Heavenly Dragon Knights was organized with the flying dragons at its core, serving as the air force.

With land dragons as their mount, the Horned Dragon Knights excelled at blitzkrieg tactic.

And finally, the Steel Dragon Knights centered around infantry who were heads above others in anti-personnel combat.

「The empire’s domain was safely protected by the emperor’s command and great efforts from the knights. By the end of the war, their valor allowed the empire to forge friendly relation with a number of other countries. These historical facts are among those that was revealed by documents excavated from the ruins we are about to witness.」

Right as Papeto ends his explanations, the trees cleared away as if it was all prearranged.

The road opens up to a spacious clearing in the middle of the grove.

An old building stands in the center of this area.

「Behold, the Historical Ruins of the Dragon Emperor. A relic that connects the ancient times to our present.」