Became an Evil Dragon

25 – 25. Plateau (3)

Finally, the baron’s army arrived in the village.

It was an army composed of twenty trained elite soldiers, three archers skilled in bows, and Baron Kelvin, who was firmly armed with family armor and swords.

Upon arriving at the village, the baron’s army decided to rest for a day. With an encounter with a terrifying dragon right around the corner, the soldiers needed a break to relieve their tension.

Not all were fearless warriors.

Besides, this was a country village on his estate, and the baron was there to slay a bad dragon who was stealing livestock for them.

Fortunately for the baron, unfortunately for the townsfolk, they were able to rob the townsfolk of their property without paying anything in return.

A little moonshine to relieve tension, meat and bread to keep the strength if eaten well were distributed to the soldiers.

A comfortable residence for the soldiers prepared by taking away the sleeping places of the villagers. Soldiers facing death were able to forget their fears for a while with a little alcohol.

As soon as Baron Kelvin arrived in the village, he immediately separated from the soldiers and went to the best facility in the village, the village chief’s house, and stayed there.

“There is no need for help.”

He kicked out everyone in and out of the village chief’s house, saying that being alone was comfortable, and unlike the soldiers, he did not enjoy alcohol and food, and he sharpened his mind and body in preparation for the upcoming battle.

He always keeps his family’s famous sword, Bernhard, right next to him and treats it as if it were his own limbs.

Even when Baron Kelvin eats or goes to the bathroom. He kept the sword by his side to the extent that he did not let go of Bernhard in his grip even when he was sleeping.

Also, do not rest too much to avoid exhausting yourself.

However, too much training would interfere with the upcoming battle, so Baron Kelvin did not engage in extreme exercise and relaxed his body with light exercise.

Flexible muscles and joints so that you can kick the ground and fight at any time.

Rest and training.

It was a completely different way, but anyway, while the soldiers and Baron Kelvin were preparing for the upcoming subjugation, there was the only man in the baron’s army who was desperately rolling his head.

Bolg. The self-proclaimed honorable and strong Lord Ardamir’s only squire and the only man to come back alive after encountering a dragon.

‘When will you run away? Of course, I have no intention of fighting a real dragon like an idiot. that’s dog death I already received the reward, which was the original purpose. But that doesn’t mean I can’t run away right now.’

As he mingled with the soldiers, sipping his glass, Bolg was shaking his head desperately. As he pondered, he reached out his hand toward the food in front of him.

Layer two pieces of bread, sandwich the grilled meat between them, and take a bite. As the juices of the meat leaked out of his mouth, Bolg, who roughly wiped it with his hand, raised his eyes for a moment and looked somewhere.

Towards the village chief’s house where Baron Kelvin is.

‘If you run away now, the baron who notices will send a pursuit party. In some cases, definitely not. He gave up on slaying the dragon and came after me. ‘Because from the time I ran away, I wouldn’t be sure about the information about the dragon.’

From the baron’s sword, which he glanced at with a side glance, and the well-trained body that could be seen at a glance, the gait and habits that were ingrained in his body, Bolg could easily recognize that Baron Kelvin was a proper warrior.

Bolg, who had been a mercenary for quite a long time, naturally had the keen eye to notice that much.

‘The baron is a real knight. It’s impossible for me to win. Moreover, it is all the more impossible when other soldiers are with him. If I had the power to do that, I would have killed everyone in the mansion and plundered it in the first place. I am not the Iron King, the fairy knight, or the great warrior of the gods. Besides, even if they do run away, there is no guarantee that they will be able to escape safely.’

Bolg recalled the baron, then turned his gaze back to a figure among the soldiers. He was the baron’s hunting ground keeper, Abram.

Abram was a man who was a hunter and lived his entire life as a hunting ground keeper in this area. He was a person with so many specialized skills that it would be suspicious to call him a simple hunter.

‘There’s a guy who knows the geography of this place much better than me and has expert hunting and tracking skills. In other words, under any circumstances, it is impossible to escape safely with only the reward money.’

Bolg, who had completely eaten the bread and meat he was holding, came to a conclusion in his mind. It was a conclusion I had been thinking about for a long time.

‘I have to lead the baron to the dragon.’

red dragon. The huge monster I saw that day. The memory of a fledgling knight turned to ashes in an instant.

Overwhelming fear, despair of not being able to win.

‘The red dragon will eat them all.’

Bolg never for a moment thought that Baron Kelvin could defeat the dragon. It was already a firm belief.

As someone who has seen dragons in person.

Humans can never defeat dragons.

No matter how sharp a famous sword and strong armor he wore, it could not be compared to the dragon’s scales and teeth.

No, even non-humans, what creature would dare to kill a dragon?

Forever.

Chasing a dragon is a stupid idea.

Bolg thought so.

‘After the baron and his army are killed by the dragon, I can safely escape from the territory with only the gratuity. The gratuity I already received is a little short, but it’s not enough money to settle down somewhere. This is the last game of my life. I won’t be a mercenary anymore.’

It was a risky plan with many uneasy elements remaining, but it was unavoidable.

Bolg was getting older, and his heart was already old. He needed a place to return to.

Even if you have to hurt others to get it.

Rather, he had already been wielding a sword all his life. The feeling of guilt is now too late to have.

‘After guiding the baron’s army near the dragon’s cave, once they enter the cave, I immediately run away. I can’t afford to check until they die.’

There are only two things to worry about.

If the baron is lucky enough to come out alive, it will be a headache, and if the dragon who is angry because of the baron comes out and finds Bolg, he will die without moving.

Bolg just prayed to the heavens, hoping that everything would go as planned.

Let everything go the way you want it to.

Right away, tomorrow was the departure.

My memory of the road to the dragon’s cave is fuzzy, but in a day or two, Bolgwa’s army will face the dragon.

I suddenly look up at the sky.

“Huh, the moon is beautiful.”

In the night sky I happened to look up at, the near-full moon shone with brilliance.

The beauty of the moon made Bolg forget all his worries at the moment and let out pure admiration.

It felt like the shockingly beautiful blue moon was blessing his future.

***

sleep

No, I’m trying to sleep.

how long has it been day? Two days?

I don’t know.

Meanwhile, I was just lying curled up in a dark underground cave with my eyes closed.

Pretending to be in a deep sleep.

But I couldn’t fall asleep even for a moment.

for several nights.

A shadow of someone lingering in my head.

A weak heart that tries to deceive itself by saying that it is okay. An unpleasant feeling that keeps stabbing your heart. The unpleasant feeling of losing something precious.

The heart of the person who still remains whispers to me.

that this is correct that is the correct length.

you are not a dragon He chose the right path as a human being.

But the dragon’s heart was different.

Let’s get rid of the cause of the problem that makes me feel this way. As bad as it feels, let’s take my anger out on everything else.

Take away what you want and bring back what you want.

And when you get tired of it, just get rid of it.

The dragon whispers to me that I can have all I want.

The full moon hadn’t risen yet.

But the moon clearly rose.

Right now, I am a mediocre existence that is neither a dragon nor a human being.

Standing on the border of the sunset, they are in constant conflict.

He was a middling dragon and at the same time a middling human, and that was the same as saying that he couldn’t be a dragon or a human.

Upon realizing that fact, a deep sense of discomfort filled up in an instant.

Bare your teeth and let out a quiet rage.

[———!]

A low cry echoing through the cave. The quiet rage that echoed and wandered the cave for a long time slowly subsided as it crashed into the subterranean lake.

let’s forget

I am human.

You did the right thing.

let’s forget

i am a dragon

There is no reason to cling to an insignificant fairy.

There was no reason.

Couldn’t find a reason.

So I couldn’t do anything.