Chapter 281: Dragon Bigotry.

Chapter 281: Dragon Bigotry.

Are you kidding me, who cares what that damn dragon does, huh? Shes a damn dragon and you think you can actually trust some people working with those things?

Moment it sees an opening, its gonna burn us all down! None of you read how their god is called the Black Tyrant?

Yo, shut up! You celebrating here means I can do the same! Wroooooooooh! Fuck this place!

Fuck.

Those thugs Haruka talked about didnt look like I imagined them at all. I thought she was talking about some alleyway idiot too violent for their own good causing some trouble. Easy to manage, I thought. But, what I saw when I went outside the building was a bunch of tough-looking adventurers.

Haruka? I turned around to her. How did this happen?!

I-I not so sure how this all happened Haruka cowered, looking nervously at the group of those thugs.

Equipped with leather or metal armor made using monster materials, these battle-scarred and highly trained men were what you would expect a bunch of adventurers would look like if you never met one. Some were beefy and carried larger weapons to show off their high Strength, while others had an unkempt and roguish-look which came from a life of traveling and sleeping outside.

Still, it wasnt like these muscle-freaks were dumb. The longer you survived in this line of work, the more you had to become smarter. It didnt mean they were exceptionally cunning, but they knew enough to choose the fights they could win. Which was surprising to me now, as I saw a large group in the middle of the crowd, denouncing the shop and me.

Excuse me, but you are Nishio, standing in front of them with Kazumi and Kohaku, tried to calm them down, but one of those thugs interrupted him by drowning him up with his louder voice.

HEY! We told ya, we aint leaving! We go where we like and we stay where we can stay, and I see no guards stopping us here, eh?

He was right. Looking around, I couldn't see a single guard around for some reason, despite the large crowd. We didnt order any guards to come over, as we thought we could handle it by ourselves. If somebody caused trouble within our shop or bistro, we would simply kick them out.

The problem was that we couldnt do anything if they harassed people on the streets.

Yeah! Glass-eye, you aint getting us away from here when its clear you are just here to spread your damn influence in our city! We have no need for your damn dragon!

Hear, hear! Dammit, all you Estralians should be ashamed of supporting this damn dragon. Manablood or not, the bitch is still a fire-spewing dragon! She can kill us all if she wants to, you damn idiots!

Yeah, where the hell are the damn senators, huh?! Big threat like this and nobody does shit about it? But you saw those damn senators going up and dining with the lizard! They are conspiring with it!

Now they are throwing insults at me?! Why am I an it?!

Assholes! As I was flabbergasted at the hostility they showed me out of nowhere, Kohaku pushed herself forward, speaking down at the taller men. Who gave you the right to speak like that about friend, huh?! What are you man-childs trying to accomplish here?!

Kazumi, too, moved in front of Nishio, supporting her friend to defend me. Yeah, this here is supposed to be a happy day where you get some food and enjoy yourself! And, what is your problem with Hesti-chan, huh?! Shes a good person!

Good person, my arse, girlie! However, none of her words got to them. They kept on arguing. Tell me shes a good person after she burns down a village or swoops in and kidnaps a kid for lunch! Shes calm now cuz those cowardly senators suck up to her like the pompous princess she is, but you anger her, she is about to reduce us all to ashes! Dont you all realize this shit?!

His loud voice and how he waved his arms around caught the crowds attention. The customers we just sold our pastries too were beginning to frown and look back to the shop, where they noticed me standing. Immediately, they snapped their heads around, hiding the suspicion in their eyes.

Scheie!

This was not good. Reputation was everything for an idol, as I was a peoples girl. I honestly expected this reaction in Griffonpeak after everything occurred, but I guess the king managed to maintain my good image by telling everybody about me being the hero of the city and how Eshe supported me. However, for another country, all that influence wasnt here to help me.

I have to do something!

We did far too much and put in too much work to make this opening day perfect. I wasnt about to let these people ruin it just cause they had some pre-existing concept on who I was before they met me. The customers we had today also didnt know me very well, and I could understand their opinion swaying around.

As such, I had to stop them no

Shrisk!

But as I was starting to move through the crowd, Shay and Beth hissed before spreading their wings, taking to the skies as they sped towards the adventurers.

Uuuurgahhhaaaa!

At the same time, three men flew out of the bistro door, crashing hard on the ground. As they laid on the ground groaning, I noticed bruises and blood on their faces. It looked like somebody resculptured their heads.

I stopped walking and turned back to Haruka, remembering that she was acting as a temporary handler with Misaki to accept the Quest commissions for today. Haruka did mention people made a mess inside the bistro, too, but I forgot about it once I saw the mess in front of the shop.

Wow. Pretty disappointing. Spitting out insults, but all you can do to back them up was leaving your broken teeth and blood on our floor. Yes, wow, now we have to clean the place. With her spear tip relaxing on her shoulder, Yorshka came out from the bistro. Fresh blood could be seen on the blunt side of her spear shaft. Alright, so, how about repeating it again, yeah? What did you say about my daughter and little aunt, again, you freak?!

Yorshka grabbed one of the men at their collar and pulled them up. The outer layer of her scales loosened and began floating above her before their edges began pointing down at the three men like an army of archers readying their bows. While they didnt dazzle like Mothers diamond-like scales, Yorshkas still shined like pristine silver.

Yorshka! I called her out, noticing some bloodlust in the tone of her voice. We can deal with them later. First, that!

I pointed at the men causing the mess in the front, drawing Yorshkas attention to them. She let go of the near unconscious man and retrieved her loosened scales back to her body. They were still loose, but she could use them like silver dust for now. Later on, she will have to shed them.

Shit! Look at this, people! One of the men began to flap his gums, again. Look at them kicking out

Oh, shut up! Finally having enough, I shouted with [Aerokinesis]. Youre an adventurer, so man the fuck up!

The crowd made space for me as I moved through them with Haruka and Yorshka. Knowing they were watching me intently, I knew I couldnt cause too much of a mess if I didnt want to scare people away. With how thorny this sorta situation could be, I shouldnt be too antagonistic.

My name is Hestia. Im not the proprietress of the Olives Garden, but I am one of them for our Bistro Aurora, I announced, causing the adventurers to frown, squinting their eyes as they assessed what their next moves were. Haruka. Yorshka. Could you tell me what happened inside the bistro?

Haruka began to explain how the three men Yorshka kicked out suddenly began to make a fuss inside the bistro after they finished up their dishes. Haati tried to calm the situation down, but her attempts were ignored and he continued acting like a ruffian. He didnt hurt anybody, but it clearly annoyed the people around them.

Haati went on to inform Tamae, who went to inform Haruka about it to send in a guard or two to help out. Understanding the situation, she left the reception to Misaki and went to get Shay or Beth. On the way, she noticed the mess outside and everything afterwards was the past.

Meanwhile, Priscilla, believing she could calm the men down as she had to do it in the hunters guild, jumped out of the kitchen to stop them. But, for some random reason, the men spat on the floor and insulted her about being a dragonewt, even calling me out for being a dragon awaiting her time to destroy the city.

They pushed Priscilla away from them, crackling with wide, smug grins as they decided to leave without paying anything. But, that smugness disappeared the moment Yorshka stood in their way, having entered the bistro to get Farrons lunch. Without letting them say anything in their defense, Yorshka pummeled them, stating this was how adventurers did it, and threw them outside.

If you want proof for what I said, how about asking those people who were just inside the shop?

Yorshka pointed at a few men and women coming outside the bistro, saying stuff like Hey, didnt you beat them up too much? and Fuck that, they threw some of that curry at me, I would have done the same. When prompted by Yorshka, all of them complained how those three ruined their meals by acting like insufferable brats, shouting and talking without showing any consideration for the people around them.

Yorshka, could you call the guards for me? My decision was to leave the rest to the guards.

H-Hey, wait! But as if they were like fish flowing along a river, the adventurers before us suddenly panicked. Two men closest to me moved forward, holding their hands out in an attempt to grab me, but without letting them take that one step, my companions reacted in time to show them their place.

Kriiishaaaah!

The twins roared as they moved in to defend me with their wings, while Kazumi and Kohaku drew their blades, threatening them from coming any closer. Flustered, they flinched back at the sudden hostility we showed. It made them silent enough for me to speak.

Now, to you six. I dont really care what you people think I am or what I can do, but saying it all right in front of the shop Im sponsoring is a bit too much, no? Yes, I am a dragon. I think I made that clear enough when I began singing and dancing, no? I asked around, causing multiple people to nod and agree with me.

I continued, Even if it isnt illegal to actually cause a mess in front of the shop, we can still hand you six idiots into the guards for disrupting the peace around here. This is my last warning. Leave now and let people enjoy themselves! You six are unwelcome around the building.

Tsk! The armored man who looked like he had a berserker class clicked his tongue as he moved up, undaunted by the Kohakus rune sword pointing at him. You think you can do whatever you want in this city, lizard?!

No, but I think I can at least give people some yummy food to eat, I countered, further aggravating the man.

Grrrk! You really think this is all just a game for you, right, dragon?! Youre a monster! A beast! Weve seen your wyvern kin kill and maim people before without any remorse! Leaving villages desolated cuz you felt like hunting! The moment we leave our guard down, thats when you arrogant lizards will burn everything down!

The mans veins pulsated like crazy as I could feel an immeasurable amount of anger inside his eyes. His arm suddenly jerked, reaching for the giant greatsword strapped on his back and unfurled the cloth holding it. The motion he made suggested he was about to land an upper swing at me.

It was predictable.

[Dont move, please.] I told everybody the moment I noticed his intention, stopping Yorshka and the twins from killing him.

The upper layer of my scales shed and flew into the air, forming a shield before me as they took the hit from his sword.

What?! The man called out in surprise, noticing how his sword didnt even leave a dent on my scales. This was cause of [Draconic Barrier].

I recently learned from Mother that this draconic ability wasnt restricted to protecting my body only, as it was also connected with my scales due to the mana inside of them being mine. As long as I controlled my scales or even scale-dust, I could apply [Draconic Barrier] on them to prevent them from being too flimsy. Another lesson I probably would have learned earlier if I knew I could control my scales like this.

While the man was still flustered, I threw some [Corrosive Fire] at the sword and quickly turned the flames into corrosive slime. Morphing it into a hand, I had it grab his sword and pulled it out from his grip despite his struggles. Due to the motion, he fell onto his knees in front of me.

Kneeling down, I asked him one simple question, If I were a normal girl and I were to see you in an alleyway during the night What do you think I would think from a burly, armored man with a giant greatsword? Hmm?

[Shut up, Klea.]

I shook my head and then turned around to Tatsuya and Kyouya. All three of us were still slightly tired after finishing five D rank Quests. But after hearing our Quest givers ask us for our help, as the hunters guild recently canceled the Quest as nobody could fulfill it in time.

Are you two still up for more? I asked the two and they gave me the thumbs up.

This is the reason why we opened the company. Lets go, Ellaine.

Yeah, there might be something interesting there. Sightings of ghosts sounds like a horror story come true.

To the east of Gleisvale, there was a small village surrounded by a large forest. Recently, ghosts have been sighted there, but none of the hunters were able to fulfill it as no one returned alive to confirm the details. It eventually was raised to B rank, but even then, nobody wanted to accept it.

Now, these people were coming to Aurora for aid.

And Aurora will answer in kind.

A note from AbyssRaven

Dragon bigotry is dangerous if you do this to an Chaotic Evil one. Also dangerous on Neutral ones. Also, looks like our other two sides are finding things out, especially angry ice fairy.

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Monday, April 4, 2022 1:14:09 AM Germany [Member of Zard Skwad]

Bio: Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I'm just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.

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