After defeating the Red Dragon, I returned to where everyone is.
“““…………”””
All of them had their mouths wide open, showing their silly looks.
“Eh? What happened? We defeated the Red Dragon so we are safe now, right?”
When I called out to them, they didn’t move for a while. The first to speak were Fana and Anje.
“As usual, Master is on a different level.”
“Right…… I didn’t think he’d kill it instantly……”
Emily was the next to speak up.
“N-no, no, no way! What did you do just now!? I only saw that the Red Dragon suddenly swelled, then it just fell down!?”
“I released a magic inside its body. Dragons are protected by their scales, so attacking them from the inside is more effective in dealing damage than attacking it from the outside.”
Of course , the inside of its body is by no means weak. They coat their organs with a film of magical power so that they can withstand the breath they create after all.
“So you’re saying that it is the reason why you beat it so easily?”
……Hmmm, it seems like I have gone a little too far again. I thought it would be better to hide my ability if I didn’t show much fighting so I tried to score with a single blow. It may have had the opposite effect though.
“I’m sure it’s because Fana-oneechan and Anje-oneechan dealt a great damage to it. It was about to die with one last shot you see. And by chance, I was the one who gave the final blow!”
“I knew it… it was impossible for you to do it!”
Gain, who had been unconscious all this time, wakes up.
“U-……uoh… I-, my body is……? No, wait. Huh? What about the Red Dragon?!”
As he hurriedly sat up, Emily said with a wry smile.
“That way—”
“Huh!? The Red Dragon…… it’s dead……?”
Gain mutters in a daze.
“It was really defeated……? It was obviously an abnormal individual, but….…”
“Un! Fana-oneechan and Anje-oneechan did their best!”
“You-, you sound like you them to take credit no matter what, don’t you?”
Emily sighed and continued,
“Well, whatever your reason was, I’m glad we are saved. But there’s something fishy about that barrier, doesn’t it?”
“Yes. It’s like a trap.”
“That’s right. I think someone set it up in advance to wipe us out.”
Fana and Anje agreed.
“But this exam is hosted by the Adventurer’s Guild……right? If that’s really the case then….”
“No, I don’t think so. The two examiners were in danger too, especially Gain-shi, who risked his life to protect us. It’s hard to believe that they did it intentionally.”
“Then just what on earth is it……?”
The other examinees tilted their heads as they ponder. That’s when I told them,
“I think it’s better to ask the culprit.”
“““Eh?”””
I used earth and water magic to create muddy water. Then I pointed it in a certain direction and shot it as hard as I could.
Bashaaaaa!
“Hey! What are you doing all of a sudden?”
“No, Emily, look at that…… -ah!”
In the area I splashed with muddy water, a lump of mud in the shape of a person appeared. It’s the same method I did against the Minotaur who was given the ability to become invisible. The muddy water reveals the hidden figure. He was probably hidden by concealment magic rather than invisibility, but this method also worked. It is possible to forcibly remove the concealment, but this method is easy and energy-saving.
“S-someone is there!?”
“Who are you!?”
“Kuu….…”
“He’s trying to escape!?”
“Hn. I won’t let you.”
Fana instantly get near to the mysterious person who immediately tried to escape. Perhaps realizing that he couldn’t escape, the mysterious person released magic to fight back, but Fana easily avoided it.
“Guaa!?”
Blood splatters as he got slashed by Fana’s attack.
“Fana-oneechan, I want to hear what he have to say, so please be gentle and don’t kill him!”
“……Mmm, tell me a little earlier.”
Was it too late?
The mysterious person collapses while spurting blood. I rushed over to him and swiftly casted a healing spell on him.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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