Chapter 85: The ‘Heavenly Dragon Egg Transport Quest’ and ‘4 Concept Cheat Skills’

Chapter 85: The ‘Heavenly Dragon Egg Transport Quest’ and ‘4 Concept Cheat Skills’

“I found these soldiers searching around the valley. Good right?”

Rita said, shaking her beast ears.

There were three fallen soldiers in front of us. Two were unconscious and one was still conscious.

It seemed that the soldiers attacked Rita and Aine when they were making their rounds, with no questions asked. Rita had no choice but to turn the tables on them, and Aine stunned them by mopping their faces.

They left one conscious in order to extract information.

And the frightened soldier told us that

“The Countess is coming to attack the Valley of Mists.”

‘It’s no use. Let’s get rid of him.’

Just as we talked about it with Raijika, the Wyvern the Countess was coming.

***

“I want this to be called the ‘Heavenly Dragon Egg Transport Quest’.”

Before we left the cave, Raijika, the mummy Wyvern, said.

“The Heavenly Dragon Egg Transport Quest

Objective: To carry the Heavenly Dragon Egg to a safe place.

Reward: Jewel (Left eye of the Wyvern Raijika. Estimated value 25,000 Arsha. (Including necessary expenses))

Note: The “Heavenly Dragon Egg” is easily affected by the mana of its surroundings. Place it in a good environment as much as possible.”

“One more thing, please. Soon I will collapse the valley and fall asleep. Until then, I need you to guard this place.”

“Guard? As like not letting anyone into the valley?”

“Hmm. The Heavenly Dragon Egg is affected by the mana around it. If I end up killing someone, it’ll swallow something bad.”

‘I see.’

I decided to ask Iris to rent out the villa we were staying in Mishlira for a year or so to cover the necessary expenses.

After placing the egg, no one would be allowed anyone to approach that place.

“I want to rest in peace. Years of work is indeed black labor.”

With that, the mummy Wyvern, Raijika, relaxed her body.

“All right. In honor of your hundreds of years of black labor.”

I nodded.

“It was good meeting you, Raijika.”

“Same here. And you should all get married soon.”

***

It took us about an hour to get back and meet up with Rita and Aine.

According to Rijika, the flow of mana is heavily influenced by mana inside her cave.

So we had to make sure that no one came near the valley or to be exact near the Dragon-shaped rock. Raijika, the mummy Wyvern, had given us information and Skill Crystals, so I felt inclined to fulfill her last wish.

Besides, there was Rafilia’s sister’s coffin in it as well.

I didn’t think it was a good idea to let the Nobles mess with that thing. They would have probably studied it and created a “Grace Series” of Ancient Elf clones or something.

“So that’s it. Let’s quickly get rid of the Countess.”

“… you tsundere Master.”

On my back, the cursed sword Reggie murmured.

“I’m sure you were planning to save the Heavenly Dragon Egg and the Dried Up Wyvern from the beginning anyway, right?

“… Why do you think that?”

“I’m the one who’s most attached to you, Master.”

Reggie screamed, squeaking, in her sword form.

“Since you’re our Master, you must have thought, ‘I don’t want to have my slaves working while we’re on vacation,’ or ‘It’s hard because everyone’s nervous about taking care of the treasure’.”

She was annoyingly correct.

I turned to the reconnaissance soldier, poking him with my cursed sword Reggie to silence him.

“Countess Carmilla Rigilta is on her way here?”

“… yes.”

The soldier nodded.

“What is she planning to do in the Valley of Mist?”

“… Ah, I don’t have a say in this. So I couldn’t stop the young lady. I’m not responsible. So…”

“That’s all right. Tell me.”

“… She sent me to explore the valley beforehand to receive higher evaluation from His Highness Kravis.”

‘Come to think of it, I did see Countess and the Viscountess with the Prince yesterday.’

“So, she wants a head start against her rival, the Viscountess?”

The soldier nodded with a tight face to my question.

“What are you planning to do? She does know that the mist is going to mess with her senses, right?”

“We will send the slaves in turn, who are expendable, to get information. If possible, reduce the number of monsters as much as possible as well.”

According to the soldier…

The slaves will first make Contracts with their Masters with condition that if they defeated an enemy in the mist, they would be freed.

Then the slaves would enter the valley, four at a time.

They would fight desperately against the monsters to gain their freedom.

No one cared if they fought each other. Anyway, the Countess’ strategy was to reduce the monsters in the valley as much as possible before the Prince entered, and also to get information.

“Please don’t kill me. Please don’t kill me. I have twelve children, all of whom are six years old.”

“It’s okay. I’m not going to kill you. Go back to sleep.”

I said, and Aine’s mop brushed the soldier’s face.

The reconnaissance soldier fainted.

I got the information I needed.

The Countess’s name was Carmilla Rigilta. She is the child of Count Rigilta, who was in Metekal. She had 24 soldiers and 12 slaves under her command.

Her plan was to send slave after slave to get information about the valley.

If the slaves came back alive, she would gain information, and even if they were wiped out at worst, they would still reduce the number of monsters somewhat. And looking at their corpses the future teams could predict what kind of monsters killed them.

The Wyvern, Raijika, only made the intruders fight each other and finally got rid of them, so they wouldn’t die. But the situation was a little different that time.

If Raijika were collapse the valley while the slaves were inside, they would all die.

If that didn’t happen, the worst that would happen was that the slaves would start fighting each other in the valley. Didn’t that mean that the “Heavenly Dragon Egg” would also be affected?

“I have a favor to ask you all.”

I looked at Cecile and the others.

Everyone looked ready for battle. Cecile was rolling up her arms. Rita also has her arms raised looking ready to fight. Aine and Rafilia were holding their weapons, and Iris, who couldn’t get away from me due to the after-effects of the [Summon Slave] washolding my hand and looking up at me, her face full of motivation.

“Do you mind if I move our holiday by a day?”

“Of course it’s no problem. Because this is not work. This is what we ‘want’ to do.”

On behalf of everyone, Rita said.

“We want to fulfill Master’s wishes.”

“Thanks, Rita.”

‘By the way, … the Nobles of this world are just like the black employers of my previous world.

‘They don’t listen to people, are reckless, and they don’t think about other people’s problems as well.

‘They summoned ‘Visitors’ and forced them to fight against the Demon Lord, and do as they please.

‘I can’t live a peaceful life with just “skill that will allow you to live without working”. I will also have to think about using our cheat skills to deal with the Nobles. Even if they control the whole world, I won’t let them to manage my world.’

- How do I keep the Nobles at bay?

For example, if there’s something they’re afraid of.

‘The only thing that might be able to compete with the Nobles in terms of power is the Demon Lord. But he’s fighting the ‘Visitors’ summoned from other worlds, and it’s too dangerous to use him as a deterrent. An existence that is comparable to the Demon Lord, that is wise, and that can suppress the Nobles is…”

“…Dragons?”

The Sea Dragon Kerukatoru was on our side.

But he had his hands full defending the sea. Where else could I find…

“… You know, Heavenly Dragon Blansharka.”

I touched the “Heavenly Dragon Egg” in the bag at my waist.

“Can I borrow your name to stop the Nobles from working in the black?”

The “Heavenly Dragon Egg” did not respond. It just shuddered a little, as if nodding.

“I will put you in a very good environment if I can do that.”

The “Heavenly Dragon Egg” shivered.

I didn’t know if he agreed with me or not, but I didn’t feel bad after asking him.

‘I have no choice. Let’s give it a try.’

“Rita, you are in charge of scouting. There might be other soldiers ahead. Go with Aine, and if you find them, put them to sleep.”

“All right.”

“Aine, you’ll be scouting with Rita, using your [Dynamic Observation] to keep track of the enemy’s movements. And support Rita.”

“Yes.”

“You two will work as a separate unit. And since you’ll be on special duty, you’ll get some reward.”

“Nagi’s time!”

“I want to spend some time with Na-kun.”

“… when this is all over.”

‘Is it really a reward? I wish I could give them something else. They work so hard.’

“Cecile, Iris and Rafilia, with me.”

I had a reason for keeping Cecile around, and Iris couldn’t get away from me because of [Summon Slave].

“Rafilia, you got the skill [Whirlwind Wall LV5] from Raijika, right?”

“Yes. It’s a special magic that creates a small tornado around the magician to deflect flying objects. She gave me a defensive spell so that I wouldn’t die like my sister… Gabriella Grace.”

[Whirlwind Wall LV5]

The magic to ‘create’ a ‘tornado’ ‘around’ you.

A human-sized tornado is created around the magician.

Mainly used to push back approaching enemies and to deflect flying objects.

That was the magic that Raijika, the Wyvern, gave Rafilia.

It was certainly useful for defense, but as it was, it wasn’t going to help us get rid of our enemies.

‘I’m not going to kill my enemies this time.’

I didn’t know what effect it would have on the Heavenly Dragon Egg. I didn’t want the hatched Heavenly Dragon to become dark monster Dragons under the envy of the dead.

So, my goal was to strike fear into my enemies and drive them away.

If possible, I wanted to make sure that the Countess who was trying to get her slaves to do black labor never be able to do same again.

“Rafilia, would you allow me to use [Skill Restructure LV 4] on the [Whirlwind Wall]?”

“Level 4, Master?”

“My [Skill Restructure] leveled up. If I can use this, your magic could be as strong as Ancient language magic.”

The [Skill Restructure] allowed me to do more and more things as it leveled up.

Level 1 allowed re-structuring skill with 1 slave at a time.

Level 2 allowed restructuring skill with 2 slaves at a time.

Level 3 allowed me to use the [Mana Thread] as a third arm.

And Level 4 gave me the details of my slaves, but another thing as well. When I stabilized Rita’s skill, it showed ‘Concept Level: Max 3’.

‘If I can change that ‘concept level’, I might be able to create a cheat skill with no side effect.’

I wanted to experiment, but I couldn’t do it alone.

That’s why wanted Rafilia’s help.

“Okay, Rafilia, come here.”

“Yes, Master.” “All right. Big brother.”

I took Rafilia under the shade of a tree - but Iris came with us because of the after-effects of [Summon Slave].

“No, no. Please think of Iris as a tree. Feel free to do whatever you want. You’re my brother and my Master(Rafilia).”

I was going to use [Quick Restructure], so it would only take a second.

‘Come to think of it, Iris will be present when I will need to stabilize Rafilia’s skill.’

“It’s okay, Master.”

Rafilia said, resting her back against the tree.

“I can accept the dark side of Master.”

“The dark side?”

“Isn’t there one?”

‘There is, though.’

With a smile that seemed to take in everything, Rafilia grabbed my hand.

I touched Rafilia’s left breast with my right hand, and she said, “Okay.”

My fingers were almost swallowed by her large breasts.

“… It’s a little embarrassing, isn’t it?”

“Right?”

Iris was covering her face with both hands, but still looking at us between the gap of her fingers.

“Sorry, Iris. Can you turn around for a second?”

“No, I can’t do that.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s my turn next, you know.”

‘…When was that decided?’

“Master does not understand a maiden’s heart. I am the only one with whom you haven’t done ‘it’. I will watch as you stabilize Master’s(Rafilia] skill. And if you don’t do ‘it’ to me… I’ll explode.”

“Will you?”

“I will.”

Iris nodded repeatedly, holding her tiny breasts, as if she had given up on holding her face.

“And since I can’t leave your side for 24 hours, I will explode at your side.”

“What happens when you explode?”

“I’ll let you know when I explode.”

‘Don’t say scary things.’

“So, Masterrr~. Iris …, please …haa…haa.”

Rafilia’s breathing became ragged.

Her knees were squirming and shaking.

“I remember the time when I gave my everything to you… but I was made. You will still accept me, right?”

“Of course. Rafilia, you are my slave.”

“I’m so happy. I love you, I love you x 1200.”

“Why are you multiplying?”

“It’s takes so much time to say but is still not enough. I like having your mana… flow… into… me, Master.”

Rafilia’s eyes were getting hollow.

I activated [Skill Restructure LV4] and saw Rafilia’s skills.

[Whirlwind Wall LV5]

The magic to ‘create’ a ‘tornado’ ‘around’ you.

I decided to use my [Ship Control LV7], the one I bought when we attacked Eterina Hasburg’s mansion.

[Ship Control LV7]

The skill to ‘freely’ ‘control’ a ‘ship’.

I connect the thread of magic to the concepts.

I touched the “Concept Level: Max 3” that appeared in the [Skill Restructure LV4] window and moved my finger up.

I added one concept.

“Concept Level: Up to 4”

Specifically, a single skill had 4 concepts.

‘… Maybe, this is fine.’

I connected two concepts to Rafilia’s skill.

“[Quick Restructure]!”

“─────────!!!”

Beek, beek, beek.

Rafilia’s ears turned bright red and her mouth opened halfway, and she almost fell off her back.

I held Rafilia in my arms and check her new skill.

Rafilia got…

The magic to ‘freely’ ‘create’ and ‘control’ a ‘tornado’.

[Dragon Whirlwind LV1] (UR, Concept Level 4, Rafilia)

The magic to ‘freely’ ‘create’ and ‘control’ a ‘tornado’.

You can create a tornado around you.

The size and power are proportional to the amount of mana poured into it (if you pour all your mana into it, it is equivalent to Level 8 Wind Magic).

The maximum number of occurrences is Level + 1.

The generated tornado can rotate in any direction. It can also be moved at the user’s will.

- I did it.

This power of [Skill Restructure LV4], 4 Concepts

Up until now, skills and magic only had 3 concepts, but I could make skills that had up to 4 concepts.

‘It’s amazing.’

It was not as powerful as Cecile’s Ancient Language magic, but it could be as strong as a Level 8 Wind Magic.

And the other skill was…

“’Around’ the ‘ship’…

It was not complete.

I took the Skill Crystal out of my chest. It was a soft, unstable mass.

“Incomplete Skill”

Due to lack of concept, it cannot be used as a skill.

Disappears after a certain amount of time.

‘… It would be a shame to just delete it, wouldn’t it?’

“Iris. Come here.”

“Yes! Big brother. I’ve been waiting!”

Iris turned her back to me and settled into my arms.

She had been in my arms many times, but she still felt tiny. She was so thin, that I felt that if I touched her she would break.

“I am ready. If you keep me waiting any longer, I’ll explode.”

“Is it the explosion of the Sea Dragon Shrine Maiden?”

“Yes, and because of ‘bureiko’ I can always be with you, in the morning, at noon, at night, when you eat, when you take a bath. I’ll be so attached to you that you won’t be able to lead a normal life. Right, Master?”

“Yes.”

Rafilia, leaning against a tree, nodded with a bright red face.

Her body was still jittery.

“I know what happens when Iris explodes.”

“What happens?”

“”It’ll be fun if I/she explode.””

Iris and Rafilia spoke up in unison.

I was kind of tempted to take a look.

“But right now, I have to make a ‘4-concept cheat skill’ for you first. Okay? Iris.”

“… Yes. I want you to see all of me… Big brother.”

Iris grabbed my hand and guided it from the collar of her dress then to her chest.

“Skill Disclosure. Iris Hoffimier.”

I looked at Iris’s skills.

Iris Hoffimier

[Dragon Empathy LV4] (Locked Skill)

[Dragon’s Blood LV4] (Locked Skill)

[Self-Defense LV3]

[Memory LV6]

[Tactics LV8]

[Delusion LV9]

Iris had a lot of Dragon-related skills and knowledge-based skills.

I didn’t want to mess with her Dragon-related skills.

‘She might lose her title as the Shrine Maiden, or it might fundamentally change Iris.’

“…Big brother, do you ever hate it when I make embarrassing noises?”

I won’t hate you.”

“It’s my first time, so my body may be surprised by itself. But my heart is completely accepts you. You understand, don’t you?”

“I know. It’s all right.”

“If I feel bad when you ‘stabilize’ me later…”

“Maybe then…”

“Yes. Then, then…”

Iris smiled wryly as she looked up at me.

I stroked her green hair and she closed her eyes like a kitten.

“[Skill Restructure LV4]. Restructure Iris’s [Delusion LV9].”

“…”

With a jolt, Iris’s thin back reacted.

Holding her breasts with both hands, Iris was ticklishly writhing.

Her chest, which I could see through her collar, and her neck was all red and flushed.

“Conceptualize [Delusion LV9].”

“… has seen me. I’m here.”

Iris looked at me, her throat averted sadly.

“…My, everything… brother…can…”

I put Iris’s skill on [Skill Restructure LV4] to display its concept.

[Delusional LV9]

The skill to ‘visualize’ an ‘image’ in your ‘mind’.

‘Her delusions are strong enough to be a… skill. That’s amazing.’

She had shown me some of her delusions when I shared my consciousness with her in the Sea Dragon Dungeon.

‘Can I combine this and “ship” with “around”… and get …?

Which one should I combine it with?

Will it be too much for Iris?

What will happen if I fail… don’t hesitate me.’

“Um… Oh, brother.”

“Hmm?”

“Your fingers … are wagging … I don’t feel like… should…a little.”

“I’m sorry.”

It was a habit of mine when I was thinking. In my previous world, I used to tap on my keyboard while thinking.

“I’ll restructure your [Delusion LV9]. Maybe you will be able to use this this skill right away, and it would take advantage of your Chuunibyo.”

“I am… fine with anything that can help you, brother.”

Iris rubbed her cheek against my arm as if she were spoiling me.

“Whether you want a gentle life or a gentle world, I will be there for you.”

“Okay. Thanks, Iris.”

I connect the [Mana Thread] to Iris’ skill.

I simulated the results in my mind and I felt like I could do it.

‘Maybe it’ll be the perfect skill for this quest.’

“… It’s okay. Big brother. Please … continue and…pour…your…mana…”

“Copy that. [Quick Restructure]! Activate!”

Iris’s little body jumped, like literally.

She then opened her eyes, with a little tears in them.

“Oh… Oh, oh. My… my back … amazing…ahhhhh!”

Her tiny breasts push my hand back.

Iris’s body was trembling, trembling and trembling. She didn’t stop. I thought she was going to fall apart. It was different from the usual [Quick Restructure]. I could feel the mana poking around inside Iris. I could see where the mana was moving, and Iris was holding the base of my foot. And then, she chiggerd on my arm and almost collapsed… and power drained from Iris’ entire body.

Holding her sweaty chest, Iris pursed her lips and looked up at me.

“────Oh, my dear …n … wow … this! …I was the only one who didn’t know …It’s not fair …”

Iris pressed my hand through the fabric of he dress.

Her heart was pounding hard and she was rubbing her knees together, her mouth agape, breathing hard.

“You’ll have to ‘stabilize’ … me properly later, brother.”

“I’ll take care of it. I’ll make sure to ‘stabilize’ the skill properly so it doesn’t damage you.”

“I wouldn’t mind being destroyed by …”

‘Don’t say things like that.’

But Iris’ reaction was very different from how others reacted after I used [Quick Structure] on them.

‘Maybe the four concepts changed something; I’ll have take my time to examine them when I ‘stabilize’ the two later.’

“… big brother and Master will be with me all day today.”

Then Iris pressed her head against my chest.

“The ‘Heavenly Dragon Egg’ right there is a witness. See?”

“I know. I’ll keep my promise to my slave.”

‘So, let’s get the job done and go home.’

Using Rafilia’s [Dragon Whirlwind LV1] and Iris’ ‘4 Concepts’ cheat skill, I wanted to scare away Countess Carmila Rigilta.

***

[Fantasy Space LV1] (UR, Concept Level 4, Iris)

The skill of ‘visualize’ ‘images’ in and ‘around’ your ‘mind’.

My skill added ‘and’ after the in.

[Fantasy Space LV1]

You can project the image that comes into your mind onto the space around you.

Although it is not real, it is indistinguishable from reality in both appearance and texture. Realistic sounds can also be produced. It’s like a 3D image full of realism.

The absence of an entity reduces the amount of mana consumed, and the area of effect is several dozen meters around.

When the image and a real object overlap, the image takes precedence.

In other words, it is a skill to rewrite the surrounding space in a way.

“It’s a great skill. Big brother… now, I can…”

“Don’t abuse it.”

“… Why can you read my mind?”

“It’s easy to understand, Iris.”

She was smiling too much.

“If I ever see a fantasy me around, I am confiscating it.”

“…you stinky brother.”

Iris huffed and puffed her cheeks.

We were ready.

All that was left was to use Rafilia and Iris’ skills to drive the soldiers away.

The key was the “Contract” that the Countess was offering to her slaves: “If you defeat a monster in the mist, you will be freed.” I wanted to take advantage of that.

I grabbed Rafilia and Iris’ hands and helped them up.

In addition, I touched the “Heavenly Dragon Egg” that was still in my bag. It was warm, as if it was emitting mana.

‘We are in charge of the “Heavenly Dragon’s Egg”, so it’s not wrong to call ourselves the “Heavenly Dragon’s Companions”, right?’

‘In exchange, I will take you to a place of proper safety. Okay?’

As I said this, the wind blew from the top of the mountain like a response.

The trees were shaking and making a lot of noise.

“…is…”

It wasn’t long before we heard a faint voice echoing in the background.

***

[Skill Structure LV4] 4 concepts

The skill to increase the concepts of a skill up to four.

The characters such as “and,” “in,” and “or” change according to the concept before and after them. The endings of ‘concept’ may also change to match the concept before it.

A skill that has two ‘concepts’ can be combined with another skill, but over time, it will lose its shape and disappear.

What happens when the preceding and following ‘concepts’ do not mesh is currently unknown.

The 4 concept skills makes cheat skills made by Nagi even more powerful.