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 99

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

After arriving at the abandoned mine, I brought along only Emma while leaving everyone else at the entrance and went into the abandoned mine.

There was no light source in the abandoned mine that had not been entered by people for many years, so I created a burning paper doll as a replacement for a torch.

“So we should just continue down this trail?” 

“That’s what they said.” 

I continued on with Emma along the rail that extended to the inner part of the mining gallery.

The rail wasn’t used for a long time, so it was completely rusty, and it was missing in some places. 

“–! Mr. Cyril!”

“Yes”

Emma lurched forward almost simultaneously as she shouted. 

At the same time, I heard the sound of something’s wings flapping in my ears.

Something was flying towards us, Emma sensed it and jumped at it.

I stopped there and watched over Emma.

Zmei-type that was known to be good at combat. 

Because she jumped out first, I decided to stay back and watch over the situation. 

In exchange, I increased the number of the flame dolls and illuminated the surroundings.

“Bats, huh?”

When the surroundings became brighter than necessary, what caught my eye was bats flying in large numbers from the inner part of the tunnel.

The size was considerably big, and the large size was about half the size of an adult man.

Dozens of them flew towards us all at once.

Emma was engaged in combat while wearing the dragon tool I made and swung her sharp claws around.

A bat with only their big body and a battle-hardened dragon that belonged to the dragon knight guild.

The fight was as clear as day, and Emma quickly defeated dozens of bats and annihilated them.

“Fuh…”

“Thank you for your hard work. Did you get any injuries?”

I called out while approaching. 

Emma turned around and her face was bright and cheerful. 

“It’s okay! I won’t lose to the likes of this!” 

“I see.”

“Yes! Because I’m Mr.Cyril’s dragon. If I lose to something like this, it would sully Mr. Cyril’s reputation.  I would never let something like that happen.”

“Yes. I’m happy with your eagerness, but just don’t be reckless.”

“Yes!” 

After wiping out the bats, we started walking again.

As we proceeded further and further into the mine, from time to time bats appeared and attacked.

Every time Emma jumped in and defeated the bat on her own.

“You’re a lot stronger now compared to when you joined us.”

“It’s thanks to Mr. Cyril. As with the dragon tools, Mr. Cyril is very kind to me, so my physical condition is better and my body feels light.”

“Yeah, that’s good to hear.”

Rather, I thought that was the best thing that could happen.

As with all dragons, it was especially important for Zmei-type like Emma.

For the Zmei-type that was going into the battlefield, physical condition was an important matter that would directly affect their life and death. 

Always being in good physical condition, as said by her, was the best compliment for what I had done so it made me a little happy.

While walking with Emma like that, we came to a room that opened up from the narrow road. 

The room was about the size of a banquet hall in an aristocratic mansion, with rocks shooting up from the ground in the shape of sharp pillars.

“This is……?”

“This is the so-called bamboo shoot ore.”

“Bamboo shoot ore …”

“Sometimes referred to as a rock’s plant. It contains some sort of an ore that has been sucked up by the earth and condensed.”

“Is that so?” 

“Bamboo shoots are a type of remineralization. After a while, the earth regenerates minerals, so if you wait, you can definitely get it, but the disadvantage is that it is difficult for humans to control the amount.”

“As expected from Mr.Cyril, to be so knowledgeable.” 

“I’m just retelling what Chris told me.”

I jokingly shrugged and approached one of the bamboo shoot ores, punched and broke it. 

The rock bamboo shoot broke, and an ore tumbled and rolled out from inside.

I picked it up and looked hard at it. 

“It’s Tutan.”

“I see. Can I break it too? ” Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com

“Yes, give it a try.”

“Yes!”

Emma gave a big nod, held out her claws, and tore down the bamboo shoot ore.

Similarly, from the cleanly cut rock bamboo shoot, something rolled out. 

It was an ore, but when she saw what came out, Emma tilted her head, puzzled.

“Huh? It’s dirtier than the one before. “

“It’s a scrap ore”

“Scrap ore?”

“Bamboo shoot ore is any one type of mineral that the earth sucks up and condenses, but if it is something other than Tutan or Naga that can be used, it will become a scrap ore like this.”

“I see. I wish the earth could properly create the ores.” 

“Well, scrap ore is something that is decided on a human scale. The earth is just collecting the same thing that is inside.”

“So that’s it.”

“Well, let’s split and break it from one end to another. Can you tell the difference between Tutan and Naga?”

“Yes! I’ve memorized it.”

“Then let’s break it up and gather Tutan and Naga in one place. I’m counting on you.”

“Yes!!”

Splitting the work with the eager Emma, we broke the bamboo shoot ore from separate ends. 

When broken or split apart, some kind of ore came out from inside, so it was like a raffle and it was quite fun.

Based on estimation, it was like Tutan and Naga were 10% each, and the rest were scrap ores.

Halfway through, it started to feel like actual work as we continued breaking it. 

“Hmm?”

I suddenly found something man-made at the back of the room. 

It was where the light didn’t reach, and it was something that was quite big and circular.

It was like a track with a “U”-shaped groove.

I stared at it for a while.

“Mr. Cyril? What’s wrong? “

“Oh, I was watching this.”

“This is… what is it?”

“Hmm.”

While nodding, I went around the track and observed it a lot.

Emma also followed me from behind and observed the track.

She suddenly noticed that there was some sort of a device on the track.

She stopped in front of the device and stared at it.

“I wonder what this is…”

“I don’t know..” 

Suddenly, the ores fell and dropped from Emma’s mouth.

It must have been something that she brought along after mining it. 

Some dragons can use their front legs like arms, but most of them use their mouths better when holding things.

The ores that were in her mouth fell on the track.

Then … the ores started rolling.

Several ores started rolling to the left and right.

“I’m sorry Mr. Cyril, I’ll pick it up now.”

“No, wait a minute.”

I called to Emma to stop.

And like that, I watched as the ores rolled.

I didn’t realize it until I saw it rolling.

The track was slanted, and it was designed that if there was something round, it would continue to roll as it gained speed. 

In that sense, I thought it might be similar to an aqueduct as I increased my speed to chase it. 

Because it was a circular-shaped track, the ore that had rolled to the left and right, merged on the opposite side and collided with a thump. 

It was slanted – the track had a slope so the ores that had accelerated, collided at a level of speed that made each other chipped a little. 

“……I see.”

“Huh? Did you get something from this? Mr. Cyril.”

“Yes, I’ll do it now so have a look here.”

“Got it!”

I left Emma who complied at that spot and I took the two ores that had collided in my hand and brought it back. 

I brought it back to the opposite side of the circle track,  where the device from before was. 

I stood in front of the device, I didn’t know how to use the device itself but I had an idea of what I was supposed to do. 

“Transform.”

I transformed into a dragonborn, instead of letting the two ores roll naturally, I rolled them with the strength of a dragonborn. 

Then, the two ores split into left and right at a tremendous speed-and eventually they collided in front of Emma.

Combined with the acceleration effect from the track, they collided at a higher speed than the speed that I just threw them. 

I slowly returned to where Emma was.

“How was it?”

“As expected, Mr. Cyril! This is a device used for fusing ore, isn’t it?”

“Looks like it.”

I nodded and watched the track.

I understood it then, it was a track for processing the ores immediately after mining. Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com