Manowa

Chapter 57: Part 3

Manowa 57 . 3

Side Story 3 - Enjoyable Dragon Extermination

This story is the story of Kenji Tatsuyoshi, 600 years ago .

In this world the beings called dragons could be the most friendly of neighbors or the most dangerous of beasts . Their nature and character greatly varied depending on their environment as they grew .

Ten years ago the Western Dragon Tribe Laguna were friendly with humans before they were destroyed . The Jiruberia Empires Dragon Emperor Gaieru made an oath together with the black dragon Hagasu and attacked and killed the Golden Dragon Gora, who was the leader of the tribe .

As a result, from that time the dragons wrath was kindled against mankind . The remaining leaders decided to attack and erase the human settlements from existence and the damage due to dragon attacks in the center of the western continent continued to increase .

Of course the humans didnt just stand by and do nothing, but they banded together and assembled subjugation forces to exterminate those that were considered harmful dragons . The punitive forces usually consisted of at least 100 people, and after the battle 1/4 of the troops would no longer be able to fight, or in other words, many people died in the harsh battles that occurred . However, dragon extermination was still considered worth the effort .

First of all, ownership rights to the dragons hoard of treasure went to the people who exterminated it . Moreover, the body parts of the dragon like the bones, the meat, and the scales were all precious rare materials, so it was possible to make a huge amount of gold just by selling the materials . In particular, the rare crystal called the heart of the dragon was extremely valuable . In other words, if a person was able to slay a dragon alone, they would make enough money to live well for the rest of their life .

But, of course, there was no one stupid enough to challenge a dragon alone . Such a person does not exist . Well, there were a few exceptional people who did so, and one of them arrived in the area near Mount Balamo .

Un . There it is .

Tatsuyoshi stood on the rocky side of Mount Shirai, right next to Mount Balamo . In his hand he held something like a spyglass . In other words, it was this world's telescope .

Tatsuyoshi examined the image of the being in the telescope .

Black Rock Dragon Giove . He was a stray dragon not affiliated with the Western Dragon Tribe, but he was still a 200-year-old dragon with a well-known name . When Tatsuyoshi saw his name on the dragon subjugation list he was surprised to see such big game .

Hmm, I dont think it will be possible to win easily .

He heard something bothersome behind him .

Master, should Mintia do it? Wouldnt it be best for me to go together with Ruby?

Mintia took out the ring that she spoke of .

Ruby is still a child . Mintia is still a child . Please stay there quietly .

In response to Tatsuyoshis words Mintia said Boo .

When I finish Ill give Ruby some dragon meat, so please guard Mintia carefully .

The ring glittered in response to Tatsuyoshis words . Tatsuyoshi took out a dagger, ignoring Mintia as she said this traitor to the ring .

Item: Dagger transform into Item: Flying Sword G Hawk

Using the MOD tool, he transformed the dagger into a sword with slender feathers growing out of it . He stuck it in the ground and made the same item 4 more times and prepared the 5 swords . At the end he created a spear called Javelin .

Lets see, the distance to the target seems to be fine, right?

Saying that, Tatsuyoshi took one of the Flying Swords and prepared .

If something unfortunate happens run away, ok Mintia?

Fine .

Tatsuyoshi let out a vigorous sigh at the usual exchange with his companion .

Ruby, please take care of me .

The ring glittered . Thats no good Mintia said . Tatsuyoshi ignored them while he watched the dragon on the next mountain through his spyglass .

Configuration complete . Firing .

And he threw one of the swords .

Once the sword was thrown from Tatsuyoshis hand it remained in the air, changed direction and flew with tremendous momentum .

Direct hit .

He watched the dragon get up through his spyglass . The sword should have pierced the right arm but he was unable to see it .

Second shot . Firing .

He threw one for the second time and it flew again . Through the spyglass he could see it hit the dragons face with a dreadful force .

(It seems it hit the eye as I specified . Excellent . )

Third shot hmm?

Through the spyglass he could see the dragon turn toward his location .

Seems like the secrets out . Your perception seems to be quite sharp .

However, what he had to do was unchanged .

Third shot . Firing .

He threw it .

He threw it .

Hit . . . Oh, it flew .

This time it should have pierced the left arm, and the dragon spread his wings and took flight .

Well, I hope there will be no problems with the distance .

While saying that he took out the 4th sword .

Fourth Shot . Firing!?

Tatsuyoshis face changed color as he threw . The fourth shot flew off and hit the dragon . That much was fine . However, the dragons flight speed was much quicker than he imagined .

This is the fifth shot . . . . . . will you resign yourself?

While saying that, this time he grabbed the spear called Javelin .

With this, the battle commences .

He would kill the dragon without resting .

And then Javelin soared high in the sky, accompanied by lightning as it flew in a straight line and pierced the dragon above .

Gugyaaaaaaa! ! ! ! !

That scream resounded around Tatsuyoshi .

Well then, time to go .

Ill catch up soon .

Mintia suddenly said while bringing her face near .

Wait here .

After saying that Tatsuyoshi changed his body armor to Futures War's enhancement suit and leapt from the cliff .

Yeah yeah, Yabaaaaa!!!

Tatsuyoshi shouted . He was not usually the sort of person to let out such an open war cry . It was his war face that could be seen throughout his time in the game .

Ruby, let's go .

At Mintias words flames overflowed from the ring, and a Ruby Griffon child the same size as Mintia appeared .

Mintia got on and it took off in order to catch up with Tatsuyoshi .

However, Tatsuyoshi intended to wrap things up before Mintia arrived . It was for that reason he had made his preparations; the only thing left to do was to execute them .

Tatsuyoshi arrived at the battlefield and observed the dragon .

It had fallen from the sky and looked to be in pain, but the dragon still glared at the impudent figure of Tatsuyoshi that stood there .

Are you the fool who has risen up against me?

Yes . Sorry .

Tatsuyoshi calmly apologized at the raging dragon's question, and to the winged sword he held in his hand

Mode change Silk Wing Bow .

And the wings rearranged themselves into a bow . Arrows of light then appeared .

I hope that you will be defeated with this .

Skip the pleasantries .

Black Rock Dragon Giove swung his claws towards Tatsuyoshi .

Quick aim .

He dodged the incoming claws with a boost from the suit . He fired his bow and two shots hit the stomach . Giove groaned and Tatsuyoshi jumped towards his chest while changing the bow to a spear,

Take this!!

The spear stuck in the dragon .

Winged Spear, release mode .

The wings at the end of the spear extended and light overflowed .

Eat this .

Gugyaaaa .

Giove raised his voice in tremendous pain . His insides had been badly burned . That much is natural .

Giove raised his voice in tremendous pain . His insides had been badly burned . That much is natural .

Gizamaa

G Hawk one through four, release .

Giove raised an angry roar as another shock raced through him .

The swords stuck in his left eye, both arms, and right leg exploded .

Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!??

Giove's consciousness fled due to the pain . However, the shock of his head crashing into the ground woke him up . That was quite unfortunate for Giove . If he had remained unconscious there would have been no more pain .

Kufu

While choking as he vomited blood, Giove opened his remaining right eye wide .

There he saw the figure of Tatsuyoshi raising a large winged sword .

Oi, stop .

Then the sword swung down . That was the last thing the dragon called Giove saw . The dragon who had lived 200 years met his abrupt end .

I guess its over .

Well, it shows that Mintia didnt need to come out against this level of opponent .

After the end of the battle Mintia arrived riding Ruby to find Tatsuyoshi gathering materials from the dragon . He cut off the legs and arms and the like and threw them into his superior version of the Strange Bag and Strange Warehouse . He would take those items to a specialist to have them disassembled .

Mumumu, its a shame . Me and Ruby planned to play an active role in the battle .

In contrast to Mintias crestfallen face, the Ruby Griffon was stuffing his face full of dragon meat with great delight . This type of meat was far superior to any other kind . He was understandably excited and raised his voice with a powerful Kweee .

Well, the dragon probably has a hoard of treasure, so Mintia can help me tidy it up .

Oh, treasure? Doesnt that mean I'm only useful as a rucksack!?

Yes, I fear that is so .

After Tatsuyoshis barbed reply he went back to work . Mintia spun around and clung to Ruby . Ruby choked for a second, but quickly resumed eating .