Episode15(S1-10)：THE DRAGONUTE’S TOWN

Alpina suppresses the overflowing magical power in her soul, closes her magical eyes, and returns to her ocean-blue colored eyes. Quon and Nana slowly walk up to her.

“Hey, what's going on? He took Lace.”

“Yes, if we don't do that, my brother will ......”

There is no need to be in such a hurry. If he wanted to kill him, he would have done it right here and now, instead of taking him away. It is obvious that if he took him away, we would be in pursuit of him to bring him back. In addition, if Charuel needs to kill him, it means he needs The Dragonute's soul. If that is the case, there is no need to take away the body, which is useless baggage.

In other words”, Alpina turned around. She was wearing the same dainty, cool-headed expression she usually wears.

“Charuel needs both his living body and soul. If that's the case, we don't have to go after them, we can wait for them to reach their roots.”

Her words, which were rationalized to a certain extent, convinced both Quon and Nana for the time being. However, this was only superficial, and they were in fact driven by frustration. However, as long as the speaker was Alpina, they did not have the power to oppose her. In addition, they knew that her power was indispensable to kill Charuelle, and they could not disobey her words.

“But still, what are you going to do? Even your attack didn't work on him. And that was a pretty massive attack, too.”

“There are many ways to guess. Or you, Nana, do you kill Charuel? He's your own brother.”

“What? It is true that he is my brother and I would like to bring him back with my own hands if possible, but is it possible for me to kill him?”

“Almost certainly impossible for you.”

Alpina mercilessly crushes any glimmer of hope she may have had. Or perhaps it was the darkness that appeared to be the light, the wall between The Sons of God and The Human Child, a race that can never be crossed.

“If so, why ......?”

“I'm just asking. If you were to give up at this point, I would have considered abandoning the contract, but you seem to have a lot of brotherly love for your siblings.”

Well," Alpina floats up and looks at Quon with a clear and cheerful expression.

“Let's go to The Dragonute's town or something like that once. ...... Ah, Quon. Looks like you can use the dimension storage now.”

“I had you show me a few times, and I was so selfless at that point in time. But thanks to you, I got the hang of it. I'll always be available now.”

With Alpina leading the way, two The Human Child and one The Sons of God, guided by Nana, proceeded through the forest. Their steps were neither heavy nor light. They were carrying a mixture of anxiety for Lace's safety and relief for Alpina's confidence.

It was the time of day when the sun was slanting west and the blue sky was turning to twilight. The forest had already melted into darkness, and they had to rely on the little light they could find. Only Quon was having a particularly hard time. Thanks to their race, Alpina and Nana were moving at the same speed in the evening darkness as they had in the daytime.

“The Human is an inconvenient creature.”

“I’m sorry. But you're The Sons of God and the custodian of The Human Child, aren't you?　Aren't you supposed to do something about these inconveniences?”

Alpina laughs in frustration at Quon, who murmurs in dissatisfaction. Then she snaps her fingers and a ball of magical light floats up, faintly illuminating the forest.

“It is only God who created The Human Child. It’s not The Sons of God. Or would you be one of The Dragonute?”

“If I could.”

At that moment, a faint light peeks out from behind the forest. It shimmers faintly like sunlight filtering through the trees, gradually increasing in size as it gets closer, and eventually becoming a single civilized light.

“Ah, I see it. That is the town where we live, Cars Amra.”

Quon exhaled and looked up at it. It is comparable in structure to that of The Human civilization, and it stands out brilliantly in the forest at night.

“I'd been here once years ago, and if I recall, the road was well maintained, though unpaved.”

Quon mutters as he looks at the road stretching straight out from the entrance to the town. It was a road that passed through the forest to the south, exactly on the opposite side from Masomra. Quon and his team had prioritized efficiency and gone straight into the forest, but as a result, they had wasted their time.

Quon, thinking to himself that he was able to save Nana as a result and that bad roads are not so bad, is about to enter the town once again. However, Nana stops him and his companion, Alpina.

“Um, I'm sorry, but could you do me one wish?”

“Wish?”

“Yes. As I mentioned a while ago, The Devil is considered to be the natural enemy of The Dragonute in The Dragonute's mythology. Therefore, if Lord Alpina were to find out that she is The Devil, they might experience a mild panic, depending on the situation. Therefore, I would appreciate it if you could conceal the fact that you are The Devil as much as possible.”

Nana's attitude was extremely serious as she asked in a whisper with a willow eyebrow frown. It was the wish of a pure young girl who wished for peace in the town from the bottom of her heart. However, Alpina has a different feeling toward Quon, who is satisfied with her wish, and murmurs about it. Her sapphire-blue colored eyes are tinted with golden magical eyes, and she laughs as she looks out over the town.

“Unfortunately, it appears that it is already too late. Thanks to the magical power I unleashed in the earlier skirmish, many of The Dragonute are on alert.”

Alpina crossed her arms and her eyes lit up as if she was not surprised. Her eyes, like those of a beast in front of its prey, are wide like a cat's, and the cold atmosphere that makes her The Devil's is heightened by the way her large, cat-like eyes are hung up.

“Alpina, what are you thinking?”

Quon's forehead is covered with cold sweat as he considers the possibility of a forced breakthrough.

“The history of The Devil is a history of battles. Since creation, we have always been at war with The Angels or The Dragons. It will only repeat itself.”

“Right now, the goal is to save Nana's brother, right? Are you going to make unnecessary sacrifices?”

“Hmph, just kidding. There is no fun in fighting The Dragonute now. It would be better to just go to The Heavenly Realm and beat them up.”

Then what are you going to do?", Nana nodded her head and asked, Alpina takes one look at the anxious girl and enters the town with a nonchalant look on her face. She looks so defenseless that even Quon, who knows her well, thinks she could be hunted now.

If their goal is to detain us, we will surrender ourselves to them and they will carry the rest on their own. This is Alpina's idea, and she is taken into custody by the guards. And just like that, Quon is taken into custody as well, and Nana is taken to a safe place.

From there, the two walk through town in captivity. The Dragonute, who is whispering and gossiping, catches the eye of many, but Quon is strangely free of any feelings of anger. A sense of shame is somewhat welling up in him, but the question that comes to mind is Alpina's purpose. He even thinks that her normal personality would make The Dragonute overthrow and subjugate him, either because of her normal behavior or Quon's distrust of her. Either way, Quon, unable to resist, follows Alpina's lead and is taken away without a word.

After being paced for a while, Alpina's voice echoed in Quon's brain. It was not an auditory hallucination, but a sense of reality, as if Alpina was actually speaking to him.

““What's that? I just heard Alpina's voice: ......””

Quon mutters in his mind, which reaches Alpina as an inaudible voice. From there they exchange words in their minds as if they were conversing aloud.

““This is telepathy. It is originally used to share confidential information.””

““So what are you going to do now?””

““If The Dragonute has inherited The Dragon's cultural civilization, we will now be brought before the Dragonute's chief. The Dragons, too, judge sinners because it is customary for The Dragon Chief, The Imperial Dragon, to do so.””

““What if they didn't inherit it ...... ?””

““I'll work it out””

By the way," Quon turns the conversation around. A question mark appeared in his mind, questioning the true meaning of her seemingly self-indulgent behavior.

““What do you want with the chief of The Dragonute? I don't think you're going to get anything out of asking him what caused The Dragonute.””

““That's part of it, but there's something else I want to make sure of. In some cases, I'll need to punish you accordingly.””