Chapter 28
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 28. Ragna's Inside Story
Ragna was held by Ereka as if he was almost bound.
Wouldn't the North become safe if I just cut this guy's head off like this.
Elise harbored such thoughts for a moment, but soon folded them.
‘If I kill this guy, the probability of the Seven Wild Monsters throwing a fit increases.’
It's definite. No, it's certain.
The reason these guys haven't had internal strife right now?
It's simple.
Because along with the definite enemy of the Northern Empire, it hasn't been long since the barbarian tribe unification war ended.
Thanks to that, the critical point for their fit hasn't heated up yet.
The story of the original work is that Ragna beat down the Seven Wild Monsters around the time the critical point heated up and turned their arrows toward the North….
But what if Ragna disappears?
Instead of one thick spear, 7 spears will strike the Northern wall frequently.
It was clear.
Aren't they going to self-destruct from internal strife among themselves?
These guys aren't that stupid.
Right before they throw a fit at each other, they'll say, ‘Shall we just strike the Northern Empire?’
Actually, in the original work, before Ragna united them, they almost had internal strife and then such talk came out, so Elise's guess must be right.
So the conclusion is….
This idiot shouldn't die.
Right now at least.
“It's quiet….”
Walking along, Ragna muttered like that.
“Shut up.”
“…What did I even say.”
“I just don't like you speaking.”
“Bad bitch….”
While Ragna grinded his teeth, Elise asked Kuhata.
“Kuhata. What do you think is inside?”
Elise had a rough guess, but she asked Kuhata for now.
You never know.
Whether what Elise knows and reality might be different.
Kuhata, who looked around the inside for a moment and checked this and that, soon spoke to Elise.
“Mm…. In my thoughts, ya see? I think it might be a subspecies of a dragon. Like a Drake, ya see.”
“Is that so….”
“Yes. I think it might be something like that. But judging by the sound heard a little while ago…. I think it might be a quite giant one even among them?”
Fortunately, it seems Elise's thought of the Dragon of Eternity is correct.
Considering the description of the Dragon of Eternity in the work, it had a giant body for a start.
That's a relief.
It's correct that the Razor Wind Forest is where the Dragon of Eternity lives.
‘Then now I have to kill that guy and get the heart.’
This is also tricky in many ways.
Thinking about Ragna who defeated these Five Darknesses in the original work….
In my memory, Ragna was definitely about 6th Rank.
6th Rank, huh….
Considering the situation of Elise who is just now stepping on the 4th Rank, it wasn't an easy difficulty.
‘How was Ragna in the original work again. 6th Rank. As soon as he became a Rank similar to the Seven Wild Monsters, he went to slice the Five Darknesses and eventually caught all five, right?’
I definitely remember.
And Ragna's first destination was precisely….
‘It was here. It's certain. Ragna definitely sliced the Dragon of Eternity first.’
If so, a question arises.
Why is this guy already here throwing this fit.
“Hey.”
“What.”
“I'm going to ask you one thing, so answer me.”
“What is it.”
Stare—.
The two glaring at each other for a moment.
Elise gave a subtle nod and asked Ragna.
“Why did you come here?”
“…What does it matter to you.”
“Because I'm holding your life right now, wouldn't it matter if you don't answer.”
“Uh. Mm.”
Ragna pondered for a moment and opened his mouth.
“That is. Right now our Blue Fang Tribe. Is a mess.”
“…Huh.”
What is this sound again.
When Elise made a dumbfounded expression, Ragna waved his one remaining right arm and pointed at Elise.
“Isn't this all because of you! Elise Blaze!”
“What bullshit is that.”
“What do you mean bullshit! To be exact, it's the fault of you and your father! What! To call your father to a sacred duel of warriors!”
Turns out this guy speaks such bullshit often.
When Elise gestured with her chin as if telling him to try babbling, Ragna became more indignant and tossed his body this way and that.
“Because of your father! My Master and Mr. Bachra were greatly injured! Because of that, the atmosphere of our tribe is unsettled right now! So I came looking for the Five Darknesses thinking I should build up strength!”
“…Aha?”
Only then did Elise understand the situation.
Indeed, 7 barbarians.
The so-called Seven Wild Monsters must have been growling at each other and forming a taut balance.
Derac had a sword wound embroidered between his eyes, and Demonic Man Bachra's whole body became like a rag, I recall.
Mm….
Come to think of it, the cause of making it a mess is precisely.
“Now I understand a bit. So…. Because of my father, your tribe became a mess, you're saying.”
“That's right! Weren't you the one who called that crazy knight! This goddamn bitch…!”
“Aha. Aha.”
Elise nodded in conviction.
So it was like that.
I wondered why this guy was making such a fuss.
Elise did not hesitate and approached Ragna and slapped his cheek one more time.
Slap—!
“Uwaaah! You goddamn bitch!”
“Why do I have to be considerate of your circumstances.”
Well….
Is it only once or twice that the relationship between the Seven Wild Monsters is grim.
I heard they fought often in the original work too.
Everyone grows while fighting.
Elise lightly ignored Ragna's strange scream and approached Kuhata.
“Kuhata. What should we do for now.”
“Mm…. In my thoughts, ya see? First, we should look around and guess that guy's behavior or size. Shall we look around first?”
“That's a good idea.”
The two people nodded.
“Hey. Don't ignore me!”
In the meantime, it was Ragna whispering, adding only a slight commotion, afraid that the Dragon of Eternity would notice and approach.
***
Their exploration continues.
Kuhata. Elise. Ragna. Ereka.
Those moving forward in this order.
Kuhata took on the reconnaissance and search mission.
Elise also took on the same mission by his side.
Ereka took on the mission of monitoring Ragna.
Ragna is….
Baggage.
“Why on earth are you, who isn't even a barbarian, tracking the traces of the Five Darknesses.”
“Because I also heard things about the Five Darknesses you guys fear.”
To be exact, she heard about the efficacy of the Five Darknesses in the original work, though.
In the original work, Ragna defeats all Five Darknesses, devours them, and then defeats all the Seven Wild Monsters.
As he defeated all Five Darknesses along with defeating all the Seven Wild Monsters, the Blue Fang Tribe appointed him as the Great Warrior.
The appearance of the Great Warrior who threatened the Empire beyond the North was achieved like that.
“Those Five Darknesses…. I hear they are quite good for the body?”
“…That's a sound I'm hearing for the first time in my life, though?”
“Anyway, I just heard somewhere that they are good for the body.”
Elise nodded and spoke.
“I'm going to eliminate them.”
“…You?”
“Yeah. Any complaints?”
“I'm sorry. But your purpose is the same as mine?”
“So what.”
“Goddamn bitch really! Not losing a single word!”
While Ragna was puffing, Elise spoke.
“Mm…. So our purpose is the same. Hey. Ragna.”
“What.”
“You came specifically to kill the Five Darknesses, right?”
“Right?”
“I also will kill those Five Darknesses. I need the corpses too.”
“And?”
“In that case….”
Elise looked at Ragna and spoke.
“Want to form an alliance for a moment?”
“…What?”
“Since it came to this, let's form an alliance and slice the darknesses together. How about it.”
“…An alliance, huh.”
“Of course, if we stab each other in the back midway, we just fight.”
“…Is that really an alliance?”
“Let's just call it temporary.”
Truly a strange temporary alliance.
While Ragna was pondering, Elise spoke.
“Just ally for now. That's right. Your purpose and mine are the same.”
“…I'll consider it positively.”
The moment the two people were muttering.
“Miss! Come here. Look here.”
Kuhata, who was scouting ahead, approached and gestured to Elise.
Elise approaching immediately at Kuhata's call.
What she came to see was exactly.
“…It's traces of passing by. This is.”
“That's right. The size is considerable….”
Shortly after, the moment even Ragna and Ereka approached the place where those traces were.
“This is…. The trace of that darkness.”
Even Ereka, who had kept her mouth tightly shut until now, opened her mouth.
In the meantime, Kuhata continued speaking, roughly estimating the size.
“If it's this much, it would be about 10m. The size is considerable….”
“Mm.”
“Miss Elise. Will this be okay? Shouldn't we call the Seven Wolves at least….”
“No. If we call the Seven Wolves, it might provoke the barbarians. Strictly speaking, this Razor Wind Forest is the barbarians' territory.”
“Did you come here knowing that.”
“Since it's a temporary alliance, stop picking fights.”
“Tch.”
While lightly stepping on Ragna's words.
Elise spoke to Kuhata.
“First. Shall we examine the traces a bit.”
“That's a good idea. Let's examine together. Dame Ereka, please too.”
“Understood.”
Shortly after, the three people.
To be exact, as a result of the three people and one barbarian looking around the surroundings.
“Mm. That's right. It seems to be a subspecies of a Drake. Seeing as there are fallen scales.”
“Looking at the size of the scales….”
“What I deduced is right. A 10m-sized Drake subspecies. Probably, the identity of the guy living in the Razor Wind Forest among the Five Darknesses is that, I think.”
Kuhata nodded while checking the fallen scales.
Finally. They caught evidence that the Dragon of Eternity is definitely living here.
‘Then how do we catch this…. That's the problem.’
Elise groped her memory of the original work.
When Ragna caught this, what and how did he catch it again.
[Ragna engaged in a desperate struggle with the Dragon of Eternity for 5 days and nights. Because the vitality the Dragon of Eternity possessed was not ordinary….]
‘The Dragon of Eternity…. It was said its vitality is as strong as its efficacy. In that case?’
It seemed I would need something to deliver a powerful single blow in many ways.
If so….
‘I think I'll have to squeeze out the Twenty-Four Plum Blossom Sword a bit to the extreme.’
Along with that, what if I grope the memories I established in the past, contain the essence, and shoot out a strong single blow?
If I do that, there might be a chance of winning.
A method to kill the 10m-sized Drake subspecies, the Dragon of Eternity.
‘Should I just scout today and go back for now. Go back, prepare solidly, and then come back and kill the Dragon of Eternity?’
Elise looked at Ragna for a moment.
‘If so, would there be no reason to necessarily fight together with him?’
Well, ultimately, isn't this kind of thing a winner-takes-all structure.
If we pretend to form an alliance now, go our separate ways, and then Elise comes back a bit earlier later….
‘Not bad?’
Why is there a need to unnecessarily even match dates taking care of some barbarian bastard.
It's a good idea.
“Hey. Ragna….”
“What.”
“Now you're dropping honorifics as if we've become close.”
“I'm dropping honorifics because we aren't close. You bitch. But why are you calling me.”
“Because somehow, you and I. Our purpose today is mutual reconnaissance anyway.”
“…Right.”
“So. How about we match dates and come together later?”
“…Match dates?”
“Yeah.”
Elise nodded and spoke to Ragna.
“I'll release the Paralysis Acupoint I pressed around the time we leave. So….”
It was then.
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From inside the forest.
At the same time the something that had wailed a giant shout a little while ago started to vomit out rough cries.
Thump—. Thump—.
“Ah. Goddamn. Everyone get ready to run away!”
Elise hurriedly pressed Ragna's Paralysis Acupoint.
Ragna was not flustered by Elise's action.
Rather, he also hurriedly started preparing to run away.
At that time, Elise hurriedly opened her mouth.
“It seems it noticed us somehow!”
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Far away.
The Dragon of Eternity felt the human presence and started approaching.