Chapter 180.1

Chapter 180.1 \nOriginally, Chill Dragons were herdings Dragon.\n

　First of all, it was a species that was rarely encountered on its own, but  《Strange Grief (Nageki no Borei)》 had encountered large groups of it and fought against it to the death.

　However, even to Liz Smart who was accustomed to seeing Monsters, the contrast between the town and the hordes of Chill Dragons filling the sky reminded her of the end of the world.　An unknown number of flocks of Chill Dragons was completely ignoring the houses and the fleeing inhabitants and were headed towards the inn where the Emperor and the rest were staying at, it was as if they were being sucked in.

　There was clearly something unusual.　At an inn about a kilometer away from the one, the Emperor and the rest were staying at. Liz, who was checking the situation from the window of the room on the second floor, yelled at the back.

“Hey, Syt~! There’re just too many of them~! You’re planning to kill the Emperor or what~! Is this the first time you’re doing this~!” (Liz)

“Don’t blame this on me! I only planted eleven of them, and they were the first ones which went in…… Onee-chan you saw it too, right? In the first place, I didn’t have drugs that are able to gather that many Chilldra……” (Sytry)

　That’s right. Liz and the others had found a Chilldra den in a nearby mountain and had kidnapped the Dragons inside. And had drugged them.　Everything was for the sake of their Leader. If he said that Dragons will appear, then as his best friend, we have to help him.

　And then, it was only half successful.

　I looked away from my “Imouto (Sister)”, who was making excuses and looked at Luke, who was swinging around in the room in annoyance.\n

“So it’s Luke-chan’s fault?” (Liz)

“Oooooh! How many do I have to kill?” (Luke)

“I was wrong, heh…… So where do they come from…… Maybe, we didn’t need to catch some after all?” (Liz)

　Liz turned around, put her elbows on the windowsill, and looked at the tumultuous city.　We had spent a lot of effort into finding and capturing the Dragons, but at this rate, it was probably unnecessary.

　Lucia, who was growling and was looking up at the sky next to Liz, said in an unhappy voice.

“Maybe they came here to retaliate for catching a part of their herd……” (Lucia)

“We completely destroyed the den where we caught them and I am pretty sure the Chilldra didn’t have a habit like that…… So I have no idea.” (Sytry)

　Though she was still confused, Sytry answered, but the fact was that herds of Chilldra were here, and in addition, it was heading in a straight line toward where Cry was. 

\n　Until now, Monsters have always attacked Liz and her friends in these situations, so it was quite a rare sight to see them pass right in front of them.

 

“I wonder if Cry-chan is okay…… Should I reduce their number a little?” (Liz)

　However, repelling them when we are under attack would be one thing, but thinning out a swarm of Chilldra flying at a high speed in the sky would take a lot of time.　At least, it would be hard for Liz to do it by herself.

“I think he will be fine, he has 《Still Water (Shisui)》 and Kilknight with him, however…… If something like this happens, they might cancel the escort mission.” (Sytry)

　It was finally a prestigious mission. There was a possibility that it might lead to leveling up his Certification Level.　Most of the swarm didn’t come from Liz and the others, but what they did could have been the trigger. Luke shouted cheerfully as usual without seeming to think too much about it, when Liz showed hesitation in her expression for the first time in a long time.

“I dunno! We’ll just wait for Cry’s decision.” (Luke)

“We’ve no choice but to do that, huh…… Well, Chilldra didn’t amount much in the first place.” (Liz)

“………… Umu.” (Anthem)

\n　However, there wasn’t even an ounce of hesitation in 《Infinite Variety’s (Senpen Banka)》 suggestion. Even though he was attacked by Dragons, his attitude was the same as before the attack.

　He didn’t seem to have fought at all during the Dragon attack this time, but I wonder if that was because he was too confident in his own strength, or――.

　There is no change in the plan. It can even be said that continuing escort is rather convenient for the man.