Chapter 32 : Lisa
When I finally leave the City Lord Residence, it is already quite late but I really don’t feel like returning to the Watch Room.
Watch Room? Yes, Lich Roland is still under custody in the Watch Room for causing that huge chaos and he only sneaked out just now.
The planning of a group nude run may not have broken any of the laws and really couldn’t be considered a crime, but locking them up for 3 to 5 days for them to reflect over their actions is a must.
I had summoned a skeleton to put my usual accessories, clothes and cast some magic on him to fake a Lich that is sleeping while I ran out myself. If it was other days, I had to rush back to not get noticed.
After all, Dark Elves are sensitive to magic and it wouldn’t be hard for them to notice the difference while patrolling. But now, they didn’t have the time to bother with that obedient Lich at that corner.
The reason? That is because they are busy, extremely busy… To tell the story, I must start from where my sin begun, the month ban on engineering.
From the perspective of purifying Sulfur Mountain City’s culture, the effects of the ban could be said to be perfect. After those damned living time bombs, Dwarves and goblins, were sent into the Watch Room, the crime rate of the entire Sulfur Mountain City and the cases reported went down by 3% instantly. There isn’t even a single explosion last night.
But, when the Town Security Knights delightedly slept a peaceful night, they realized that it was, in fact, the start of a nightmare.
What is worse than a trouble that cannot be settled is when multiple troubles come together. When the many engineers in the Watch Room started to Adam that fellow is also dressed in red. Furthermore, that fellow always go around causing trouble and being an idiot. If she were to be dressed in the same clothes as him, won’t she be treated as his comrade? There isn’t a person who wants to be placed in the same category as an idiot… Back then, Little Red said it like that, it definitely isn’t me trying to slander him.
“What are you thinking about, come and help me cook the meat. I remember that you were the best at cooking meat back then in our team, let me see if your skills have deteriorated since then.”
“You still remember huh.”
Yes, the one who knows that I am the leader of the team, Holy Knight Rolo, on the surface, is only Little Red, Ancient Red Dragon Einz Mezus.
The method and angle how the dragons of the Golden Race look at others is different from mortals. In the face of the Dragon Eyes which sees into one’s soul, there wasn’t a chance I could keep it from her in the start.
Just that, our relationship, rather than companions, it would be more suited to say that it is accomplices… Sometimes, it is better to act ignorant for somethings than to expose it and cause awkwardness in the relationship.
Right now, while grilling my meat, I scatter my secretly-made spices (The main ingredients are cumin and chili powder. At the same time, there are materials required for casting a smoke-related magic), but before I can even brush oil on the meat, she snatches it over, eats it in a mouthful and swallows it the next moment. She seems to be having great fun eating it.
“This time, I made you suffer indignantly. I will help you to get back at them.”
Little Red indeed suffered a lot this time. If it wasn’t for some reasons, don’t even mention losing, she wouldn’t even be injured.
She is just reluctant to accept her loss? What is the troublesome part about the Dragon Tribe? Strong physical abilities, outstanding talent in magic? That isn’t it. What makes them hard to deal with is their wings! They can fly!
The Dragon Tribe are the favored ones of the sky. Their flying techniques are outstanding and infant dragons can use magic to help them levitate. Grown dragons can fly as they please and for an Ancient Dragon like Little Red, flying is as natural as breathing to her. In fact, she can even break the laws of physics and truly fly as she please in the sky without using her wings.
The usual strategy that dragons use to deal with enemies is suddenly swiping down from the clouds and even before the enemy can react, they would spit their dragon breath and use magic to destroy their opponents. Then, before the enemy starts retaliate, they start flying upwards and leaves the field.
This fighting strategy may sound shameless but it is highly difficult to deal with. If you wish to slay a dragon, please first think of a method to make the dragon land on the ground. Thus, even Supreme Empires wouldn’t casually offend the Dragon Tribe. After all, no one would wish for a fire to break out in their capital once every 2 days yet being unable to track down the culprit.
The high mobility of the Dragon Tribe is what that makes them extremely difficult to deal with. 90% of those successful dragon hunts is because the dragon was blocked in their own lair or that they had fell into some kind of trap. For a dragon in the open, even if they are unable to defeat you, they can definitely escape and when they come back to hunt you for revenge, it would be difficult to cope with it.
This time, the reason why Little Red is injured so badly is because Adam and Margaret is behind her, causing her to be unable to move. So, she can only stand there and get beaten up like a sandbag.
To be treated by others like a fixed punching bag, this kind of insult would naturally make the proud Little Red feel indignant and displeasure.
When she heard that I would help her get back at them, Little Red stunned for a moment, before picking the wooden barrel by the side and gulps down the alcohol.
“Cough cough!!”
But as she drank in a hurry, this stupid dragon accidentally choked. I quickly helped her to pat her back.
“…No thanks, I will get back at them myself. I will find Molly personally, so don’t interfere.”
I shake my head. Knowing her reluctance to admit defeat, I have expected her to give such an answer. However, Little Red’s individual abilities are slightly above that of Dragon Empress Molly. Otherwise, that old granny would have long appeared to clean her household. After all, Little Red is one of the few existences that could threaten her position as the Dragon Empress.
“Let’s go and get back at them together. I have sustained quite a bit of loss this time as well.”
Just as I expected, when I started to talk about the trip and a plan to cause trouble, Little Red, who only fears a lack of chaos in the world and was looking for an outlet to vent her stress, agrees happily.
Just that, after I finished speaking, she looks at me playfully.
“Is Lisa still doing fine?”
“…What are you talking about? Oh, Elisa? Her tongue is still a venomous as always. It is a pity she chose to learn from Margaret. She is becoming more and more difficult to deal with nowadays. Just 2 days ago, she caused me to be arrested into the Watch Room. Back then, it was really a mistake to pick her up.”
“Stop playing the fool, you know that my Dragon Eyes peek into the soul. Elisa is Lisa, right? The final member in our team, the Thief then whose goal was to become a billionaire, Lisa.Grant whom the fool Adam had a crush on for half his life. Hehe, Elisa is just Lisa with a letter E in front which emphasizes the word behind, such a simple word game, I reckon only that fool Adam can’t see through it.
“…When did you see through it?”
“From the moment you brought that half-demon girl back, which is right from the start. Hmph, you aren’t any better than me, your disguises still have a lot of flaws to them. However, you sure are impressive. I clearly remember that Lisa is dead and even her soul has returned back to the source… Wait, half-demon, you didn’t go to the River of the Dead to find her back, did you?”
“Yes, the human Lisa is already dead. The Elisa now is a brand-new life and soul. You can say that Elisa is Lisa, but isn’t Lisa at the same time.
Looking at the interested Little Red, my face bitters. Looks like it’s come to a time to come clean with things that had happened then.
Difficult chapter to translate, too many technical words to convert and facial/physical description which I am really bad at.