Chapter 471: Rika´s Rescue Operation 11
Place Galatia, completely naked, in the front row of the carriage, in front of the driver’s stand. On the opposite side are Dianne, Almeida and Anzeros, all of whom have excellent reflex speed, with me and Hilda in the last row. Even though she was raised as a pirate and has high physical ability, her security posture is a little too strict, but if I and Hilda-san suddenly get our hands on her out of frustration due to shame, it can’t be helped.
“There are people who use dragons like this……”
The shock of a dragon’s sudden appearance was still fresh in Galatia’s mind and she was stunned by the view from the slowly ascending carriage. Well, that’s what usually happens. If only she hadn’t been soppy, she wouldn’t have been so cuddly.
“Master, you can’t see much of her nakedness from there, can you?”
“It’s not like I have to force myself to look……”
“Don’t you want to see?”
“I want to see”
I like myself who think I have some common sense, but it immediately collapses and I answer immediately.
“However, if you show your face too much, this girl might want to impulsively get her hands on you. Just bear with the view from there”
Dinane says in a calm tone.
“……You guys are weird. It’s not a man’s role to think about such silly things……”
Galatia, covering her chest with her hand as if remembering, said bitterly.
“You’re absolutely right”
Naris nodded. Next to her, Sahul, as usual, was hiding behind the back of his chair, glancing at Galatia’s skin. Seeing him like that makes me forget, but he’s older than me.
“Hmm, but it’s a little pitiful for Andy-kun to just stare at a naked girl in agony☆ How about we take her as a side dish and let Sensei give her a dick?”
“We’re about to enter an enemy camp that may have a dragon slayer, so let’s be a little cautious”
“But you and Andy-kun probably don’t have anything better to do”
“But that doesn’t mean we should start talking about it!”
For the time being, Hilda-san should be able to grasp the current situation in her own way.
“Well, Andy and my sister are fine with that. Let’s finish our recapture without a hitch before the two of them finish the job”
“No, Dianne, let’s not go there”
“What is it? What is it with these people?”
“It’s a long story. I’ve only heard half of it”
Naris, if you have time to talk to Miss Galatia about such things, do it properly.
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The island called Red Whale was quickly found as a result of Dianne’s directions according to the nautical charts. The eastern side of the island is exactly like a whale and the western side has a flatland sticking out of it as if it were a bonus. It certainly looks like a caricatured whale.
“I thought the whole island was red, but it is not”
“The ground is red because it is made of lava sediment, although it looks that way because of the vegetation. If you look at it from the side by boat, the slope looks red. That’s why it’s called the red whale. Actually, the island has another name given by the government, but everyone only calls it Red Whale”
Miss Galatia dutifully provides an explanation to my mutterings. I guess she had gotten used to it during the dozens of minutes of flight and the hand covering her chest was not hugging herself as desperately as it had been at first.
“The fort is built on that western slope. There is more than one fort, though. There are four forts connected to each other via a cave in the mountain and they were used in various ways as needed. There is no place to escape on an island like this anyway, but if you want to keep prisoners you have captured, the triangular fort on the north side, which is the farthest away, is the most convenient”
“I see. The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at the airborne reconnaissance. The first shot is the key to surprise”
“……If we are in full view from the sky, our fort is as good as naked, huh? I hate it, even if it is just to get it back”
Miss Galatea sighs. Her appearance is sexy only for appearance. I want to pat Sahul’s head as he gulps and clears his throat.
“Y, You guys shouldn’t be staring at me! I’m talking about the fortress, when I’m completely naked!”
“Galatia. I’m talking about the fort! I’m going to throw you out to sea”
“Ugh……”
The first time I saw her, she was about to turn on me and Sahul, but Dianne shut her up by making her thoroughly aware of the hierarchical relationship. ……I don’t care what you do, but I can’t help but wonder if it’s a good idea to look at her naked too coercively.
“Where do you want the assaults to come from……?”
“There are quite a few here. How about splitting up and attacking them all at once, Dianne?”
“Four forts……if we include Maia and Sahul in our headcount, we can manage to get around them”
“The squads will be in two man groups? We’ll have an extra man”
“With two men, it’s easy to create a gap. It’s a three-man group. Maia and Andy can go to one fort together. If Maia can go with her dragon body, there is no need to worry about her strength. I will use Anzeros and Aurora. The Gauntlets will be a pair and the last one will be Neia and Sahul, with Luna as support”
“What about older sister?”
“Oh, I’ll stick with you, Andy-kun. I’ll be fine☆”
“Good”
Dianne, who was planning the strategy in no time at all.
“Galatia, you have my permission to get dressed. From here on out, you follow Andy”
“E, Eh……”
“Disagree? Then the sea”
“Ugh”
Dianne would have none of it. The girl Galatia put her ears down pathetically as she rummaged around in her clothes.
“Everyone, jump down in order and start suppressing. Needless to say, watch out for the dragon slayer. And if you come across anyone who looks like the leader of the group, Rabines, secure him alive as best you can. However, Sahul, this will not apply if you are able to identify and protect Miss Rika. You can do whatever you want before we meet up with her”
“You understand me, boss!”
Sahul grinned and slammed his fist into his hand. The flames flared for a moment and Miss Galatia rolled her eyes.
“H, Hey, this kid”
“Ah, that’s a red dragon”
“!? Ah, I hit him as hard as I could”
“Well he’s tough, so he’ll be fine. I think”
She seemed to be unsure of who to talk to, but decided to talk to me because of my low fighting skills and lack of coercion, even though I was lascivious.
“By the way……I’m missing my pants, do you have any?”
“Well noticed”
“Why are you so proud!”
It was snatched as I was pulling them out of my pocket.
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Circling over the island. First, we dropped Anzeros, Aurora and Dianne at the first fort (「Round fort」 according to Miss Galatia. The site is round when seen from the sky). As I watch the three of them cheerfully jump down onto the fort’s defensive wall and run down, we approach the next fort.
“Is that the Triangle Fort?”
“Yes, it is”
“……Neia, Sahul. And Luna, go”
“I’m off”
“Don’t fuck up there, too”
“……I’ll see you later”
At my command, the three jumped down. Anyway, Neia and Sahul were out of the norm, but Luna also jumped down without hesitation from a height that would make ordinary people hesitate. I was reminded once again that she must be very physically gifted.
“The rest of us?”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve killed someone without hesitation”
“No, let’s keep it as civil as possible, shall we, Tetes? Well, it depends on the situation”
The three Gauntlet Knights prepare as the square fort approaches. The three of them are ready. Naris, who had been carrying an ordinary sword in the city for fear of standing out, is holding the Crash Harken II this time.
“Well then, all three of you, be careful”
“I’ll take care of it”
“You too, Master♪”
“Hey, hey, isn’t this still a little too high!? Maia-chan, lower it down a bit more, hyaaaaaa”
Naris, who pretended to be afraid to jump, was pushed down by Tetes and Tetes followed suit.
“……You know, I’ve been wondering about you, Master”
“It’s a long story, sixteen years if I tell it”
“Eh, that long! I’m talking about that human woman now! Sixteen years is a story that goes back to when she was born!?”
“…………”
Come to think of it, the time I was rubbing Apple’s tits was right around the time Tetes was born. Makes me feel a little bit my age.
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And the last fort was a semicircular wall around a sheer cliff.
“What’s this fort?”
“It’s the half-moon fort”
“Only here it’s kind of elegant”
The carriage and dragon landed inside the fort. Maia hides the carriage behind her back and the illusion is lifted. The wind suddenly whips up inside the fort and the suspicious garrison is startled by the sudden appearance of a blue dragon. I too ready my crossbow.
“Don’t move! Get out of the building right now, put your hands on the ground and surrender! You want a fight with this guy!?”
“W……Wh, What……!!”
“It’s all a trick! Shoot that man! He’s a daredevil!”
Bows, slings and other weapons are fired from all over the lodgings inside the fort. I thought it was a group of merchant ships relying on a dragon slayer, but they’re armed to the teeth, aren’t they?
“Hmph”
Maia protects me by vigorously thrusting the tips of her huge wings into the ground. The thin and strong wings make thin arrows and pebbles meaningless. ……I staggered from the pressure of the wind, but.
“Are you okay, you!?”
“Maia will protect you. I’ll be fine”
“Andy-sama, can I do it?”
“Give them a good stroking”
When ordered to Maia, Maia flips her body around with one of her legs as a fulcrum and wipes away the surrounding structures with her huge arms. Zugogogogo, a tremendous sound was heard and half of the lodgings and warehouses inside the wall were blown away.
“Humans can do it too”
“Only the ones who are still trying to do it. I don’t want to eat up too much time”
Many miscellaneous soldiers fled in panic, some brave and reckless, still holding up their bows and slings, believing it to be a trick. Maia slaps her arm mercilessly against them.
“I warned you”
I take down one archer who aims from the top of the wall with my crossbow, too.
“Get out of here, you bastards!!”
Galatia runs up Maia’s body and jumps on the wall and she also hits a sling soldier. Another archer takes aim.
“Watch out!”
I shout, but not in time. I haven’t even wound up my crossbow. Maia’s back is turned and the dragon’s huge body makes a sudden reversal a bit impossible. But then the archer suddenly drops his bow in surprise and scowls. In the meantime, Galatia had kicked the sling soldier down, noticed the archer and jumped into the shield. I wondered what was going on, but then I saw Hilda-san thrusting her hand out from behind me.
“Hilda-san, what was that?”
“An illusion. It’s been hundreds of years since I used it in a fight”
“You’ve used it before, haven’t you……?”
“There was a time when Talc was a dangerous place”
And the archer in question was knocked off by Maia’s giant arm around the time he realized he had been deceived by an illusion. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a merciless fight, but he has no choice but to regret that he chose to 「Fight」 against a dragon. If Rika-san were to be irreparable, then everyone would be charred.
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Take control of Half Moon Fort and make sure there are no victims of slave trafficking there. According to the stories of those who surrendered, the area where such prisoners of war are being held is around the Triangle Fort, after all.
“Okay, let’s hurry up and meet up. By now, Sahul and the others have finished their work and are on their way……”
“……Hehee”
For some reason, I heard the surrendered merchant’s men laughing.
“…………”
“What’s up, Andy?”
“……Hey. What’s funny? Is that supposed to be funny?”
“Don’t get too involved with those little fish. They’re all bluffing like it’s their job to bluff……”
“Different”
If they were bluffing, they would be bluffing more openly. ……I’m going to put the kama on you because I feel uncomfortable.
“……You expect your 『Hidden gem』 to beat us?”
“……You know that?”
The little fish, who seemed to have laughed, squinted his eyes. I dare to keep my mouth shut and assess his demeanor. I’m not going to tell you what information we have……no, wait. What do we have? All we have is Galatia’s information that they cut a ship in half with a single blow. From that, we’ve decided it’s a dragonslayer……what other possibilities are there?
Feeling a slight twinge, I take a closer look at the small fish.
“Andy-sama……?”
“Wait a minute”
What is it? What’s the hidden gem? Something that can cut a ship in half, that’s for sure. But the dragonslayer is not a weapon that can slay dragons. This is known all over the continent as a result of the Fire Dragon War. So it is funny to laugh at the thought of where we are going. And it cannot be an undersea force such as mermen or serpents. That is irrelevant for dragons that fly in the air and fight directly on land. Then……warriors with special skills? A user of powerful martial arts like Aurora’s slashing waves? No, wait. There is something more fundamental than looking for the exceptional.
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I opened my mouth with care.
“……There’s no way I’m going to lose to such a young dragon. Is that the kind of laugh you’re having?”
“Haa. ……We surrendered. You must have misheard me when I said I laughed”
Despite the mouth, the eyes of the little fish were affirming. They were unwavering in their faith in something. I was convinced that my bad premonition had come true.
“Maia, let’s go. Galatia and Hilda, join up with the others as soon as possible. It’s faster to go from the outside than to use the cave”
“Wh, What are you, what are you doing now!? There’s nothing to talk about……”
Galatia made a face that didn’t understand. Maia and Hilda are similar.
“We overlooked the biggest possibility”
“Eh, wh……what is it!?”
“I’ll know when I get there. ……I’m still hoping I’m mistaken”
I let Maia transform into a dragon, push the two into the carriage, jump in myself, and shout to Maia to fly away.
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Triangle Fort. We decide to join Sahul and the others who are supposed to be rescuing Miss Rika there. But.
“……Damn……I knew it!”
“Wh, What……eh, what……”
It can be seen from afar. A giant shadow confronts Sahul, who has turned into a dragon. A yellow scaled dragon, as big as Laila, was spreading its wings halfway down the walls of the fortress.