I’m a humiliated, incompetent person, but I alone can talk to dragons, so I can choose all the SSS skills and loophole items I want to. I’m going to become famous and respected, so, to the people who humiliated me – Go die in a ditch - Chapter 40

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

 

I set out from Parsolon with Emma and Yuey.

 

I walked side by side with Emma and Yuey along the street.

I was walking pretty fast, and I was a bit out of breath.

 

If I ran, I’d be exhausted immediately, so I walked just fast enough so that I wouldn’t be too exhausted to move.

As a human, I’m walking at the edge of my physical strength, but dragons have much higher physical abilities than humans, so they don’t show any signs of getting tired at this speed.

 

I was wondering if I could increase my speed a little more.

Emma spoke to me from the side.

 

“How far is it to your destination, Cyril?”

“Hmm.”

 

I nodded and took out a map from my pocket and unfolded it.

This is the map that Rose had sent her messenger to deliver to me.

It shows the city of Boisroussel, our base of operations, Parsolon, and our destination, Etan Farm.

 

I stared at it and did the math in my head as I answered Emma’s question.

 

“According to the map, we should follow the road, turn before the Eclipse River and go east, near the foot of Mount Nureyev—“

 

I told her what I had read from the map, but Emma gave me a blank stare halfway through, so I skipped the details.

 

“Well, it’s about half a day along the road.

‘Can’t we go faster? If we’re going to turn there, I think it’s faster to just cut straight through.”

“That’s not a road though.”

 

I smiled as I looked at the map.

The map that Rose had prepared for me was quite detailed.

It’s true that if you go in a straight line from now on, the distance will be much shorter as Emma said, however…

 

“It’s an endless grassy plain, and my human legs would cause us to slow down the pace than following the road.”

“Then I’ll give you a lift.”

“Let’s not do that.”

“Why not?”

 

“It’s going to be a battle this time. If I force myself to march, I’ll lose my strength before I can fight. Emma, you aren’t really suited to carry things in the first place, are you?”

“I’m sure you’re right, but …… in that case, why didn’t you bring Louise with you?”

“I don’t want to push Louise too hard. I promised her I’d let her sleep when she was sleepy. If I force her to come with us and she falls asleep on the way, we’ll be in trouble.”

 

“In that case, why don’t you just give the order? It’s an emergency after all.”

“Order……?”

“You can use a dragon tool called the obedience circle.

“Oh, that?”

 

I chuckled.

 

The obedience circle.

It was a dragon tool, just like its name.

 

It was mostly a collar that was attached to the dragon, but some dragons had other forms to fit their size.

The name tells what it does: it allows the wearer to force the dragon to do things.

 

“I don’t like it. I don’t like the idea of forcibly commanding a dragon anymore.”

“But it’s an emergency.”

“Emma.”

 

I looked at Emma with a straight face.

 

“Yes.”

 

Emma flinched a little.

 

“Once you make an exception, usually you’ll start making exceptions for this, and that, and so on. “

“Exceptions……”

“I don’t want to force any dragon to do anything, even in an emergency. I don’t think there should be any exceptions…….”

“Yes …… I’m sorry.”

 

Emma nodded her head and looked a bit sorrowful.

I patted her.

 

“It’s not your fault at all. It’s just me being stubborn.”

“It’s not like that. rather that’s wonderful.

“Wonderful?”

“Yes, because unlike most stubborn people, you work very hard outside of your stubbornness. But a usual stubborn person wouldn’t be in such a desperate hurry.”

“Haha.”

 

I was a little embarrassed by the compliment, so I just laughed back.

 

“I know that people like this are quite rare.

……I believe there is a term for people like this. ……”

 

Emma thought for a while.

 

“……craftsman?”

 

From the other side, Yuey, who had been silent until now, said in a hushed tone.

 

“Yes, that’s it! It’s like a craftsman’s temperament. He’s stubborn, but not only stubborn, but he’s also very particular. He’s also very strict with himself.”

“Oh, I see.”

“But if you’re just stubborn, usually you’re not too hard on yourself.”

“I guess that’s how it is.”

 

I gave a small nod as I continued my fast walk.

I kind of understood what Emma meant.

There are people like that out there, and what I’m doing right now is probably close to it.

 

“Thank you ……, Emma.”

“What? For what?”

“…….”

 

I smiled back and didn’t say anything.

 

Thanks to Emma, I was able to do my best.

 

I was actually starting to feel a little breathless, and the thought of taking a break was beginning to cross my mind.

But Emma told me that ‘I was like a good craftsman’ so I couldn’t quit.

 

I’m a man too, and I have a sense of pride.

I couldn’t just quit right after she praised me.

 

Now, I think it worked for the better.

I “took advantage” of my vanity and kept my energy to walk fast and hurry towards my destination.

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“Stop there…….”

“What?”

“Cyril-san!”

“What?”

 

Yuey was the first to notice.

But I didn’t realize what was going on because she said it in a whisper.

Emma shouted next.

That’s when I panicked, braked, and flew right backward.

 

Immediately after I flew, the place where I had been standing exploded.

Something flew into the air and “gouged” the floor.

 

I moved further away because I realized that I was being “attacked”.

 

When I got far enough away to see who it was – I was surprised.

 

“Rui……? What are you doing?”

 

It was Rui.

The man, who used to be in the same guild as me, had three dragons with him.

The dragons were all of the same Smay species as Emma.

 

There were three of them, all zmei-type, who were good at fighting, and they were protecting Rui in a formation.

Rui was glaring at me with an angry look on his face.

 

“What are you doing? Don’t play dumb!”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’ll be in trouble if I let you go.”

“……Are you insane?”

 

After a moment of confusion, I understood the meaning of the action, but I doubted Rui’s sanity.

 

“It’s obvious! If you go, our reputation will be ruined.”

“This is not the time to be talking about your reputation! …… Okay, okay, that’s fine, but what is Lindworm going to do?”

“What?”

“What, Is Lindworm working to fix the situation? It’s because you guys failed that they came to us in the first place.”

“There’s no need for you to worry about that!”

 

Louis yells at me and threatens me.

I realized that they had no plans at all.

 

If there was anything, a person like Rui will use that to gleefully look down on me.

The fact that he wouldn’t even do that was proof that there was nothing at all.

 

If that is the case, there was no way I was going to back down.

 

“It’s a terrible guild that …… hasn’t changed at all.”

 

Emma mumbled to herself.

 

“Don’t worry, Emma, I’ll do whatever I can to save the stranded dragon. At all costs.”

“Yes! I believe in you, Cyril-san!”

 

Emma gave me her trust, which oozed from her words.

I was happy to hear that.

It also led to a determination to look good and beyond.

 

I hatched a plan in my head.

I need to find a way to take out Rui alone while avoiding hurting the three zmei-type on the other side.

 

“You’ve got to be kidding me. You guys! Get him!”

 

Rui waved his hand.

He sent out a signal to the dragons to begin their attack.

That’s when the three zmei-type jumped at…. didn’t jump at me.

 

“What’s going on? Attack, you guys!”

 

Annoyed by the unmoving zmei-type, Rui kicked them and gave them another signal.

But even though it was a small-sized dragon, it was still a dragon and a species that was designed for battle.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

It’s not even a mosquito bite if Rui kicks them.

 

The three of them stared at me and Emma while ignoring Rui.

 

“Emma, do you trust this person?”

“Yes, I can trust him, Michelle. Don’t you know about Cyril?”

“I knew he was in Lindworm, but I’ve never met him.”

“Really? …… Yeah, he’s the one person I trust the most.”

 

I’m not sure if it’s because they were the same species, but Emma spoke in a much more broken tone than usual.

Then, the three dragons on the other side agreed.

 

“Okay, you can go.”

“Are you sure?”

“I don’t want to be at his mercy.”

“I mean, we would rather go too but.”

“We’ll pull his leg here because it’s too much trouble if we go.”

 

The three Zmei-type said this to Emma.

Some of them were clearly disrespectful to Rui, it shows his lack of popularity in general.

 

But this was a relief.

I don’t want to consume my power by getting involved with Rui here.

Especially since my power is energy storage from eating a lot, so it’s best not to use it until the moment of need.

 

There are times when I need it, of course, but to use it on Rui is nothing but a waste.

 

“Emma, Yuey. Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

“……n”

 

Emma nodded broadly, and Yuey followed, as low tension as ever.

 

“Hey! What the hell are you doing? Kill them bastards!”

“……”

 

The three zmei-types did not move.

In fact, one of them was even yawning loudly.

 

I knew how they felt from our conversation, so I started walking fast, confident that they would not attack me.

 

— but.

 

“You …… mere tools mocking me!”

 

Rui was upset.

I saw this and realized I have underestimated the situation.

 

Rui probably momentarily realized no matter how upset he was in this case, the battle-hardened zmei-type won’t listen to him.

　

In a way, the idea was right, and in a way, it was wrong.

 

“–“

 

Rui held out his hand and chanted something.

After the spell-like chanting, the three zmei-type suddenly began to suffer.

 

“AHHHHHH”

“No, stop. Pleaseee!”

“g….cough…ggg……”

 

The three of them were suffering in different ways, but they had one thing in common.

That is to say, there is something glowing on the necks of the zmei-types.

 

“Obedience circle!”

“Rui, you!”

“Do it!”

In response to Rui’s order, the Zmei-type jumped at us.

Their eyes were bloodshot and they had lost their minds.

 

The obedience circle had forced them to obey the order.

 

I dodged the attacks of the zmei-type.

As I dodged, a follow-up attack came at me.

 

I thought, “I can’t dodge this…” so I shot a fireball at the ground.

The flames exploded on the ground, creating a cloud of dust.

 

I took advantage of the cloud of dust and dodged a large distance away.

 

“Don’t let him get away!”

 

Immediately after Rui’s shout, more of the zmei-type came flying at me.

Even though I literally “smoked out” the zmei-type that was attacking me at close range, in Rui’s point of view he was able to see me.

That’s why he was able to “manipulate” them into coming straight for me.

 

“You can go fuck yourself here!”

“Damn it!”

“Cyril-san, please fight back! We’re not that week!”

 

Emma shouted.

That’s true, in a way.

The zmei-type may be small, but they are tougher than other dragons of the same size.

“Please do it with all your might so that they faint! Otherwise, they’ll be in pain just moving!”

 

Emma was right again.

The zmei-type that’s being manipulated, are moving against their will, and that it seems to be suffering.

It’s the best way to stop them by giving them a quick attack that’ll knock them out.

 

Emma, who is good at fighting and is also zmei-type, told me the best way to do it in an instant.

 

And she was right.

But.

 

“Yuey! Do everything you can to hide me. And yourself!”

“……n”

 

Yuey responded with the same lack of emotion, and then I disappeared.

Yuey’s figure also disappeared.

 

Yuey’s technique of projecting the background onto a body, making it virtually invisible.

 

I tried to move.

Yuey was doing everything it could, so even if I moved, the view in my reflection changed, too, and I remained invisible.

 

“What? Where did he go?”

 

Rui looked around in astonishment.

 

The zmei-type had stopped moving.

They stopped attacking because Rui no longer commanded them to do so.

 

They stopped, but all three of them were looking at me.

They were looking at me as if they could see me.

 

Probably they do see me.

It won’t be weird if the zmei-type, who are skilled in combat, somehow know where I am.

But not Rui has no clue.

 

If the zmei-type were able to attack at will, it would have been dangerous, but with Rui forcing them to do so, it was over.

 

I walked closer, closing in on the three dragons, and fired a flaming shot into their obedience circle at the same time.

The three obedience circles burst into flames at the same time.

 

“What?”

 

Rui was astonished, and I was able to hide myself from him.

Then… I gave him a hard smash on his body.

 

“……”

 

Rui’s eyes widened for a moment, and he let out a splash of blood, then turned white and fell down.

“It’s okay now Yuey.”

“……n”

 

Yuey and I reappeared.

Emma ran to her friends.

 

“Is everyone okay?”

Yeah, …… for now.”

“I’m not going to be able to move properly for a while, though, because that idiot tightened it up too much.”

“Thank God…….”

 

Emma was relieved to see that the three were weak, but they didn’t seem to be in any serious condition.

 

“That bastard!”

“Stop, Emma.”

 

I stopped Emma from jumping on the fallen Rui.

 

‘Why, Cyril-san?”

“‘It’s ridiculous to use any power for this. Save your strength until we save the dragon.”

“Oh, …… Cyril-san…….. didn’t use any power either.”

“That’s what I meant.”

 

Emma, who understood what I was saying.

Yes, I didn’t use my power on Rui either, I just hit him where he was defenseless.

 

It’s a waste of power to use it on this guy, I’ll save my power.

 

“…… I envy you, Emma.”

“Really, really.”

“I’m so glad you went to a good master. I was worried about you.”

 

In the words of her three friends, 

 

“Yes! He’s the best master!”

 

Emma replied with a big smile on her face.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]