54-Chapter 3-9 Clever Ogre and Stupid Son

It seems my profile has skyrocketed recently. The reason is simple: because of (thanks to?) Solomon. It is.

There have been quite a few reports of dragon species being tamed in the past. The rest are different dragon species, but they are still lower class dragons.

If it is unconfirmed, it is an intermediate species, and if it is in the legends, it is said to have been accompanied by an individual called the Dragon King, but it is not certain.

The wyvern is said to be a tamer's dream, and although they are ranked B by the guild, it is said that it is more difficult to become a member of the guild than an A-ranked demon, and their abilities surpass those of ordinary A-ranked demons.

The reason why they are ranked B is because defeating them is not as difficult as their strength.

All you have to do is scatter food on the ground and then attack the wyvern when it descends. A wyvern can only show its full potential when it is flying, but once it lands on the ground, its wonders are reduced to less than half.

Still, it's hard to create those kinds of gaps if the tamer controls it, and most importantly, being able to fly with people on board is pretty appealing.

Think about it, if a demon with the fighting power of a wyvern is attacking you and even a wizard on its back, you can take a one-strike battle strategy. This is beyond amazing and terrifying.

Also, the adults, even the smaller ones, are over three meters long, but they eat very little food and are a good economic bargain for that.

I was going to try to get a shot at one someday, but since I tamed Solomon, the wyvern was not so attractive to me anymore.

By the way, Solomon is currently (...) treated as a lower level dragon, but if he continues to grow, he will definitely become an intermediate or higher level dragon.

That's why it's almost a given that I'll be the first tamer to officially have an intermediate dragon as a family member!

So it stands out. And Solomon was very popular with the women and children.

If you took your eyes off him for a bit, he was adored by the people who were nearby. And of course there were people who would try to kidnap him for that, but those people were being burned by Solomon, bitten by Shiroumaru, and sacked by the people around him.

And when Solomon got tired of flying, he would land on Shiroumaru's back and rest his wings. Lately, he's also liked to come over to me and rest on my shoulder.

Today's plan is to attack the dungeon. So far we've made it to the 28th level of the dungeon. This usually takes a party of four or five people a year or two to reach, and some adventurers suspect me of cheating. It's not unusual for me to spend a year or more on the 50th floor to get to that floor itself.

Today, I'm going to stop by the guild before I dive into the dungeon to see if they have any requests for me.

Incidentally, Amy has an occasional request from me as well. It's to capture a caterpillar.

Amy is a former student of mine, so she sells them for 10 g per worm, with no commission. Most of the time, I get requests for caterpillars when I'm in the mood for them, so it's almost always an afterthought.

That's why I came near the guild, and there was a crowd of people. At the center of it all was an ogre. Its massive body, over three meters tall, was visible from the chest area, rather than a single head, even though it was surrounded by people.

The time went back a bit, and the Marquis of Samons and his son entered the city of Seigen and aimed at the guild.

''Gary, I'm sure you understand, but this time you have a job to do, so try to act like a nobleman.

The purpose of the Marquis' group this time was to inspect the dungeon city, counteract and train against the demons, and hopefully recruit competent adventurers to his territory.

However, even if we call it training, we can't bring soldiers by the hundred, so the participation is compulsory for only thirty newcomers, and the rest will be held in a fifty-man team with about twenty people who wish to participate.

However, because it would be difficult to bring all fifty people together at once, it was decided that the Marquis and his son, Ogre, the Marquis's attendants, five newcomers and five veterans would first come to Seigen to make arrangements for lodging and to greet the town's influential people.

'I know it by heart without being told.

Gary replied back quickly, but Carlos realized that the words were for when he clearly didn't understand. However, he figured that since he was still on the edge of nobility, he could at least do that.

''I'm going to go greet the guild this time.

After going around to a few officials, the next step was to go to the guild.

However, to Gary, he didn't understand why his nobleman self was doing the greeting rounds, and he felt almost irritated. Gary thinks it's unthinkable that he would let his nobleman self come to greet them, but this Seigen is under the direct control of the royalty, and there's a certain extraterritoriality to it. That is because there are so many adventurers and dungeons that are filled with demons, so competence counts in this city. And since many of the people who stand above this city are of real merit, it's not something that can be treated lightly, no matter how noble they are. Gary didn't understand that.

However, as they got closer to the guild, as more and more adventurers came to the guild, and as some of them were attracted to the ogre that followed them, Gary's mood improved.

It was only directed at the ogre, but to Gary, the ogre's master was his father, so he was like this ogre's master, and therefore this gaze was as good as directed at him, filling his own self-esteem with the overly forceful idea that he was like this ogre's master.

When they reached the front of the guild, a few soldiers ran to find lodging, while the rest went into the guild ahead of them, Carlos told Gary that he was

So, I'm joining the guild, but what about Gary?

I asked. The answer Gary thought about and came up with to those words

'Father, I'm looking at Gulliver here.

Gulliver is this ogre. Gary said that he'd be watching for Gulliver to make sure he didn't bother him, but Carlos was more worried about Gary. However, he agreed that if he could satisfy that self-respect here, he would be quiet for a while... not knowing that an ogre and other incomparable beings (dragons) were approaching from beyond that. .........

It wasn't until some time after Carlos had entered the guild that Temma approached the guild.

Even for Tenma, she was curious, as she didn't often get the chance to see a live ogre up close.

And as he approached that crowd of people.

Hey, here comes the dragon!

One of the people on the outside of the crowd noticed Solomon hooking up to Tenma's head.

When that happened, people rallied to Solomon without regard to the ogre, and in no time, Temma was surrounded.

The people know what Tenma is capable of and what Solomon and his friends are capable of, so they don't touch him without permission, but they keep some distance from him and surround him and look at him. People were all impressed by the dragon (Solomon), which they would normally never get to see in their lifetime, and praised Tenma for taming Solomon.

Then it is Gary who is not amused. He had looked at himself (Gulliver) with admiring eyes a moment ago, and then his praise was snatched from his side by an unearned child in a potty.

It was one thing for such a self-respecting Gary to do.

'Hey, you there!'

What is it?

Gary weaved his way through the people and approached Temma.

Give me that dragon!

I tried to get my new self-respect (toy), but....

Don't talk in your sleep until you're asleep get out of my way.

Hi.

Gary lets out a pitiful voice and slumps down as Temma kills him. The people around him laugh at him again.

Gary stops thinking for a few seconds, but when he comes to himself, his face turns bright red.

'Don't think you can just mock me, a nobleman, for free! Do it, Gulliver!

I was about to give the ogre (Gulliver) a run for his money, but he didn't seem to know what to do. But Gulliver doesn't seem to know what to do with it.

But Gulliver doesn't seem to know what to do about it.

'What are you doing? I told you to beat it! Listen to me!

He yells and gives the order again. Gulliver approached Temma with something like reluctance and raised his arms, but the stronger killing intent of Temma stopped his movement with his arms raised.

At that moment, Gulliver must have realized in an instant. If he swung his arm down, he would be dead for sure. On the contrary, Gary would be killed, or worse, his master in the building would be killed as well.

Once he realized that, he couldn't move.

'What are you doing, Gulliver! We need to kill that thing now!

Finally, Gary said something he shouldn't have said. If he said it in this situation, he couldn't complain about being killed. Furthermore, everyone who was watching this situation would side with Tenma. It was a word in such a situation.

Temma slowly closes the distance between himself and Gulliver. Gulliver drops back as much as he is packed in.

At one point the process was repeated, but Gulliver was in a bad position standing. There was a wall of guild behind Gulliver, and finally he couldn't move backwards anymore.

But there was someone who wanted to get behind Tenma relative to Gulliver, Gary. Gary drew his sword and slashed at Tenma, who was facing backwards........

'Wobbella.'

He was cruelly blown away by Temma's back fist. It was then and there.

What's going on here?

Two men came out of the guild - Carlos and the guild leader.

As soon as Carlos came out, Gulliver slumped as if he had lost his back.

When Carlos came out of the guild, what he saw was my subordinate (Gulliver) slumped against the wall, the boy in front of Gulliver's eyes radiating killing intent, and his son (Gary) lying a few meters behind him.

Carlos and the guild leader have no idea what was going on. But when one of them approaches the guild chief and overhears him.

Hey, somebody tie up that guy lying over there!

And commanded to the adventurers who were around him.

'What are you talking about!

Carlos pressed up against the guild leader, but the guild leader sounded calm.

If you don't, he'll kill you.

He pointed to Temma and told Carlos what Gary had done.

When Carlos finished listening to everything, he turned pale and shivered. That's because of the seriousness of what my son has done.

In this case, Temma was not at fault and Gary was charged with attempted robbery, attempted murder, and a penalty for injuring his family members in the city, so he couldn't complain if he was sent to the death penalty. What Gary had done was deemed so vicious that the title of nobleman didn't apply to him.

When Carlos thought that Gary could not be saved in any way, a voice came from an unexpected person.

'Guild Master. That guy, you can let him go.

It was from the victim, Temma. The guild leader asked for a translation.

'It was just a kid who got carried away and went wild. Let's forgive him for once.

His mockery was met with laughter from those around him.

'It's really good, isn't it?'

The guild leader went over to confirm as a reminder and then told him to let Gary go. No matter how vicious the act, the biggest victim, Temma allowed it, Gary's only crime was the penalty for trying to set up his family members in the city, and since no damage was done here, the guild chief can decide on the punishment within his discretion, even if it is not acquittal.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.

Gulliver was not as frightened as before, since there was no killing intent coming from Tenma right now, but he still seemed nervous.

The guild leader was discussing something with the man who I assumed was his father, but I didn't pay much attention to it. I enjoyed seeing the ogre called Gulliver in front of me more than such trivial matters. Someone called out to me from behind.

'May I have a word?'

It was the father of the man who had called him Gary who called out to me, his complexion somewhat better than it had been earlier.

'I'm sorry that our stupid son has caused you so much trouble this time. And I am extremely grateful that you have forgiven me for that sin.

He made a very polite apology.

'I understand you are an aristocrat, sir, but may I ask your name?

I know this because I actually did a secret appraisal, but it would be better to hear it from his own mouth as well.

''He even went so far as to........I'm so sorry! My name is Carlos von Samons. I have the title of Marquis by His Majesty.

'I'm sorry about this. My name is Temma, and I'm playing a C-rated adventurer.

When I returned the greeting, the Marquis heard my name and rolled his eyes.

''Could it be that the Lord Sanga was talking about, um........''

Apparently, he seems to be close to the Duke of Sangha. From what I've heard, it seems that this Marquis de Samoens belongs to the Duke of Sanga's faction and that they are kindred spirits. He's listening to me because of that relationship.

Then the topic of conversation shifted to the military. Since we both had a common acquaintance, we seemed to open up to each other to some extent. Moreover, they are also each other's tamer.

The first topic of conversation was Solomon. The Marquis is also excited to see a dragon for the first time. I was also interested in Gulliver, so I asked him about it.

Gulliver found him injured and dying about ten years ago.

Apparently, at first he thought it was dangerous and tried to stop it, but when he got close to it, he tried it and it seemed to be able to become his subordinate, so he tried it and succeeded, so he rushed to treat it.

Then, after keeping it close to him as a guard, it became more intelligent than a normal ogre, it listened to what he said, and it became very familiar with him.

When the conversation was going on like that.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

With what a voice, I noticed Gary. Gary looked at me.

Well, that's a very stupid thing to do.

I had no idea what he was talking about. Apparently his jaw was off, or maybe a bone was broken.

Gary was ranting vigorously and was sprawled out in pain.

I felt sorry for him as I watched him, so I decided to cast a recovery spell on Gary.

'Aqua Heel,'

It is a water-attribute recovery spell. It's a great way to get a good idea of what's going on in the world. I'm not going to be able to get the same amount of recovery as the light attribute, but in the case of a broken bone, you need to be careful because the bone will be stuck in a misaligned state.

The pain must have subsided considerably, and Gary stared at me again.

You! You think you can put a nobleman (this me) through this and be forgiven!

He was just about to close in on me.

You're an idiot!

The Marquis' blow fell on Gary's head.

''I'm really sorry I'll be the one to tell this idiot...''

The Marquis forced Gary to stand and held his head down, forcing him to lower it.

'Yes, I understand. Then I'll take it.

Saying that, I gingerly set out for the dungeon. As expected, he didn't feel like entering the guild in that situation.

As I turned my body towards the dungeon, Shiroumaru, who had retreated before I knew it, came alongside me with Solomon on his back.

We rushed into the dungeon and flew out of the warp zone to the 28th level.

At that time, in front of the guild.

Father! Why should we bow to people like that! He put his hands on me!

Hearing those words, Carlos sighed loudly.

'I didn't think you were this stupid...'

Gary was furious at Carlos' words.

'What kind of a joke are you doing! That one.....

Shut up for a minute.

Carlos interrupted Gary's words with an unmistakable power.

''Here, being a nobleman is a title that's an added bonus. In the dungeon city, if you are competent, you are admired even if you are a child; if not, you are laughed at even if you are royalty. Furthermore, in this case, all the blame lies with you. If he hadn't forgiven you on the spot, you could have been sentenced to death.

Then he looked around slowly.

'As long as you're in this city, you're prepared to have people pointing backwards and laughing at you from now on.

At those words, Gary hurriedly looked around and saw that everyone was whispering at Gary.

As expected, Gary couldn't take it, and he tried to yell out, but

'Don't put me to shame. If you still think you're an aristocrat, that is.

He was stopped by Carlos.

As it was, Carlos apologized to the people around him and went to the inn with the soldiers.

Gary also hurriedly chased after them, not wanting to be left here.

We had no idea that this was going to happen, and we were proceeding with the attack at a brisk pace.

It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time with this kind of a new product. We dare to slaughter the enemies with physical attacks only, instead of using magic as a practice for coordination.

I thought it would be tough on Solomon, but surprisingly, he was active. He mainly flies around on top of demons, drawing their attention by screaming, and Shiroumaru kicks away the gaps he creates.

And against skeletal opponents, he was scratching their skulls one after another and throwing them around to confuse them.

However, his stamina was low, so if he flew too much, he was tired and slowed down. He had been attacked a few times at that time, but even as a child, he wasn't seriously injured, as he was indeed a dragon.

Even as a harvest, high orcs could get meat, kobolds could get fur, and skeletons could get bones (which could be used for fertilizer and equipment) other than magic stones, but only hobgoblins didn't have any use for anything other than magic stones. However, some of them were equipped with knives and other items that seemed to have been taken from adventurers, so that was the only thing that saved them.

The types of demons didn't change even after descending to the twenty-ninth level. If there is, it's only a slight increase in the number of skeletons.

So we decided to take a break in a suitable place. As before, we found a dead end and decided to make an impromptu small room by blocking it with a wall.

In the small room, we took out one of the high oaks, dismantled it and grilled it. You're going to be able to get the best out of it.

'Shiroumaru you should eat more slowly as Solomon will imitate you!　

One of the things that has been bothering me lately is that Solomon has been imitating the way Shiroumaru eats. Maybe it doesn't matter in the wild, but Shiroumaru has been a domestic wolf since he was born, and the way he eats is so amazing that it makes me want to say that he is a domestic wolf (household). Basically, he swallows his food after a few bites, doesn't eat vegetables, and sticks his face in people's plates whenever he sees an opening. At the moment, Solomon is so bad at sticking his face in people's plates that I want to discipline him at all costs.

In the first place, if you're going to learn from him, I want you to be a slurin. Recently, Slarin has become an even better eater, and has finally learned to use a knife, fork, spoon, and chopsticks. I doubt if it's really necessary to use them differently, but.....

The meal went on like that, and we decided to get some post-dinner sleep, as usual.

When I got out of bed and got under the covers, Shiroumaru was at my feet, Slarin was on my head, Solomon was beside me in the futon, and for some reason, when I sleep in the cave, we each have a designated position... when I sleep in my room, I sleep wherever I want. .........

I went on to get a light sleep for an hour or so, and I felt pretty refreshed and good.

As expected, we didn't find any side-holes this time, but instead we broke down the wall and were greeted by a flock of a dozen or so high orcs that were right around the corner. They seemed to have been attracted by the smell of their companions being burned, and had gathered there.

I woke up in my sleep and it was troublesome, so I took out my adamantine sword and cut it in half from one side to the other without any coordination involved... a lot of meat today!

By the way, Kobold's meat has a lot of stringy meat and even if it's cooked, it will only give off an odor, so it's not something you want to eat unless it's an emergency.

These High Orcs had a rare matching weapon.......a sword. But it was badly rusted and chipped in places, making it nearly incapable of being sharp. Still, I picked it up just in case and put it away in my bag.

After that, I didn't encounter any particular demons until I went to the lower floors.

However, when I reached the 30th level, the air changed completely.

How refreshing the air was. I think that expression is strange in a dungeon, but the air isn't actually stagnant like it has been in the past.

As I descended the stairs and turned at the end, the ground was wet with water. It seems that water is gushing out of the ground somewhere. There are some plants growing on the wall.

But it was tricky for the ground to be wet. Every time I walked, it made a crunching, crunching sound. And it was slippery in places.

I proceeded more cautiously than usual, but it was only at times like this that I encountered one demon after another.

High goblins and high orcs, kobolds and slimes, and most troublesome of all, insect-shaped demons.

They crawl up to you (which is natural since they are insects), and they barely make a sound of footsteps.

Shiroumaru almost got bitten by the spider-type demon, but with a light backstep, he dodged the attack and bit it to death... I'll wash Shiroumaru's mouth out later.

But it wasn't all bad, either. Thanks to those bugs, we've found a way to attack this floor! It was simple, I realized. Just let it float in the air!

I used my levitation magic to float about ten centimeters off the ground and slowly move forward. This was the kicker, as I was surprised by the G-like demon that attacked me from the side and flew away as quickly as possible to avoid it.

The further back I went, the more bug types I saw, from spiders and caterpillars to centipedes and mantises, the more insect types I saw, and as I did, I didn't see any goblins.

Even if I saw them occasionally, they were eaten by the insects or already turned into bones.

After an hour or so, I found the stairs and was about to go down, but when I stepped onto the stairs, a centipede, more than twice the size of the thing I'd seen so far, crawled out.

As a check, I threw the rusty sword the high orc was holding at the centipede's head.

'Geeee! 'Giggly'

The centipede didn't appear to have been particularly damaged. The sword that hit his head had been flicked off and also broken.　

The centipede, perhaps angered by the current blow, undulated and shook its body as it rushed toward me.

I counter-attempted to fire my Fire Bullet at the centipede, but incredibly, the Fire Bullet was deflected by the back of the centipede's head and swept backwards.

I was distracted by this and my evasion was delayed, if only for a moment.

I hurriedly tried to jump over the centipede, but the centipede's fangs grazed my right leg and sent me flying.

The momentum from the bounce sent me crashing into a wall, and I was unable to focus on my eyes.

Centipede didn't miss the opportunity and jumped at me to stop me. I tried to cut him down using only my gut feeling, and I took out my kobolds from my bag and held them ready, but

Cuey.

And Solomon spat out fire over the centipede's eyes. It doesn't seem to do much damage to the centipede, but the centipede had stopped moving because the fire had hit its face.

Without missing the opportunity, a single silver and white arrow pierced the centipede's eye and dropped its head.

The arrow stuck to the wall with the same momentum, and this time, the arrow turned its body into an arrow once more, aiming at the centipede's body.

The second arrow cut through the centipede's body, and although the centipede's body was still moving, the wonder was gone.

'd*mn it! I was caught off guard. Thank you, Shilomar, Solomon, for saving my life!

When I patted Shiroumaru and Solomon's heads, they squinted their eyes in a pleasant way.

''But this thing is huge... and it has a pretty strong poison... so let's detoxify it just in case.

I used the antidote magic 'Antidote' on my leg. As soon as I used it, the slight numbness I had felt disappeared.

While muttering this, I stared at the centipede that had finally stopped moving.

Its total length would be over four meters. Its width would be fifty centimeters and its thickness would be less than twenty centimeters...

When I picked up the head that had been cut off, its mouth was covered with nearly ten centimeters of fangs.

It's unlikely to be eaten by any stretch of the imagination, but the centipede's instep is quite hard and also seems to have resistance to magic. There's no way I can't bring this back.

I threw it in my bag and went down the stairs again, and was able to find a warp zone on the side of the stairs.

I was a little lost, but I decided to pull up for today and sort out the contents of my bag.

On my way out of the dungeon and to my room, I found Amy surrounded by a group of men I didn't know, so I hurried up to her and managed to get between her and the men.

'What do you want with this girl!

I questioned the men, positioning myself to fight off them at any time.