Chapter 191: Direction (11)

Chapter 191: Direction (11)

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The fight was over.

The dragon's body was completely frozen.

However, its face did not freeze, probably due to the heat from its breath.

The dragon lay there motionless, its face peeking out from its frozen body.

Rie looked intently at the dragon, then shifted her gaze.

"What are we going to do with it now?"

"We have to kill it, what else?"

Priscilla was maintaining the freeze, but we couldn't just leave it like this forever.

If we dont pay attention, the ice might melt, and the dragon could break free.

Rie responded to my words, licking her lips.

"How are we going to kill it?"

"..."

I was deep in thought about this.

I had thought about capturing it, but not about killing it.

Maybe I should keep hitting it on the head.

But then, I shook my head.

Even with a mana-infused fist, it wouldn't be enough to penetrate the dragon's scales.

It didn't seem like that would kill the dragon.

"I'll try piercing its head."

Locke approached us, drawing his sword.

"Is that even possible?"

"I did it once before with its tail, why not a second time?"

Having pierced its tail with his sword earlier, he thought there was a possibility.

"Hiccup..."

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the dragon's direction.

The dragon, which had been arrogant, thinking we couldnt kill it, now had its pupils shaking wildly.

I looked at Locke.

"Let's try it once."

"Okay, then..."

"Hey, hey!"

The dragon called out to us urgently.

We quietly looked at the dragon.

It hesitated and then spoke softly.

"Please spare me."

Even a dragon, a symbol of arrogance, did not want to die.

I looked at the dragon and smiled.

"I don't think so."

There was no reason to spare it.

Its entire body was a huge magic artifact.

The dragon's heart, scales, and claws were items worth a territory's budget.

These days, dragons are nearly extinct, and these items are hard to come by.

I didnt have enough generosity to give that up for a stranger lizard.

Also, I wouldn't get points if I didn't kill it.

It's about the evaluation and the money.

There was no benefit for me in sparing it.

Instead, it could be a future nuisance.

"Locke."

"Please, really, I'll be good. I won't bother humans, I'll live quietly in the mountains. I won't do anything, I'll do as humans say. Just spare me, please... Sob..."

The dragon spoke rapidly, pleading for its life.

With a desperate voice and tears streaming down, the dragon pleaded.

Rie looked at the dragon with a look of disbelief.

"...Do dragons usually do this?"

"...I wouldn't know."

The dragon was pathetically begging for its life in front of me.

I felt as if my image of dragons was shattering into pieces.

"Hmm..."

I pondered internally, calculating the situation.

Is there any benefit to sparing its life?

How can I ensure it doesn't betray us if we let it live?

I decided to think it over slowly.

"Rudy! Is it over?"

"What do you all think?"

Rie then spoke up.

"There's no need to kill unnecessarily. We are humans, not magical beasts."

Her words seemed exemplary, but her expression was one of annoyance.

She probably found it difficult to kill the dragon and wanted to finish the matter quickly.

Yuni looked at Rie, then turned to me and raised her hand.

"But if we spare it, how do we manage it? If we release it and it just flies away, we'll be penalized."

"We'll need to cast a restricting spell."

It could be done in the same way Principal McDowell placed a restraint on Yeniel.

Thinking it best to strike while the iron is hot, I looked at the assistant.

"Assistant, could you ask Professor Cromwell to prepare a contract tool for imposing a restraint?"

"Yes, I'll arrange it."

It would be too late if we waited until after the assessment, so this much help should be possible.

"Does this mean we are sparing the dragon?"

"Yes."

It was a pity that we couldn't replace its heart or other important parts with magical tools, but there was no other option.

More importantly, I wondered how we could utilize the dragon.

If we put a magical restraint on it, we would have to find a way to make use of it...

I looked at the dragon, licking my lips.

"Then, you're going to spare me?"

"Yes! Dragon, you're going to be spared!"

"Thank you... Thank you so much."

"Ah, but before that."

I extended my hand towards the dragon, realizing I had forgotten something.

"Yes?"

"Thinking about it, I recall the words you said earlier?"

""

"What were they again? Deceitful? Petty? And something about being nothing on your own?"

"I'm sorry... I spoke thoughtlessly to the humans..."

I crossed my arms and looked at the dragon, curious to see how far it would go with its words.

The dragon, sensing my gaze, continued.

"Jumping around aimlessly, even less than a mere bug, a worthless lizard... Don't mind the words of this trash-like dragon. I spoke those words due to my far inferior knowledge compared to humans... Sob..."

Seeing the dragon, known for its pride, utter such words made me smile.

As I smiled broadly, Rie and Yuni glared at me.

"Are you a pervert?"

"Hmm~? Senior, do you like that sort of thing?"

I coughed at their comments.

"Cough, I'm just accepting the apology I'm owed."

And so, we decided to spare the dragon.

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Raei Translations

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After the contract was completed, the dragon, having sustained significant injuries, entered its lair and fell asleep.

We slowly started packing up the gear we had prepared for capturing the dragon.

Luna, while gathering her things, stopped and looked at me sitting quietly.

"What are you going to do now, Rudy?"

"I plan to stay around here."

Having captured the dragon, we had amassed a substantial amount of points.

Apart from Luna, Rie, and Locke who were here with me, my score was incomparable to the others.

Additionally, I had run into many students before arriving here, creating a significant gap in points between me and the others present.

Thus, I was just waiting for one person.

I was certain he would come here.

The fact that there was a dragon at the mountain's peak was known to all the students.

Only a few could actually capture this dragon.

He would know.

He would know that I had fought the dragon.

Curiosity alone would bring him here to see what kind of battle had taken place.

I looked at everyone and smiled.

"I'll be waiting here for Evan."

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