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The Sand King, a giant mole that lives in the desert.
The Forest King, a giant lizard that, according to Snow, lives in the woods near our hideout.
Apparently, there’s also a giant monster that rules this planet’s skies…
“Hold on there, Snow. I get from your description that this ‘Sky King’ is an impressive creature. I also understand that the scent of such a beast’s pee would definitely terrify most other monsters, but…”
Lilith’s expression becomes serious.
“I’m a scientist, not a Combat Agent. Sure, as a Supreme Leader, I can fight, but this sounds a bit outside my wheelhouse.”
“Stop making excuses, Lady Lilith. If you can take out this Whatever King, we can start developing the land around here. This is the time for our Supreme Leader to show us why she’s fit to lead.”
Leaving the city of Grace, we’re now making our way across the barren wastelands.
“Heh, I’ve got pretty sharp ears, you know. I’ve already heard the rumors. Lady Lilith’s powers have put settling the Cursed Forest in reach. Not only that, but I’ve also heard she defeated countless monsters and savages single-handedly…”
I have no idea where she got this information, but Snow rattles off her knowledge with a cocky smile.
“I’ve seen glimpses of your many talents, Lady Lilith. No doubt with your power, we could even defeat the Great Beasts…”
“Well, sure, I probably could. I’m a Supreme Leader, after all. I may be the least suited for combat out of all the Supreme Leaders, but based on its name, it’s a flying monster, right? Then it’s a perfect target for my specialty: ranged attacks. But I hardly think gathering its pee should be my job.”
“Could you quit bellyaching and just get it done, Lady Lilith? Look, I’ll give you this golden beetle I found on this planet.”
“In that case, I’m willing to give you this orange mokemoke hatchling. I captured it in the woods, thinking it’d be worth a fortune to a collector.”
The beetle I show her draws Lilith’s interest, but she’s still less than enthusiastic.
“Just what do you take me for anyway? I mean, the beetle and the crawfish are interesting, so I’ll take them, but I feel like you’re trying to bribe me… Besides, we were originally discussing technology transfers. How did that turn into me fighting a giant monster? As I keep telling you, I’m a scientist. I’m a researcher. Neither are the same as a Combat Agent.”
An unusual trinket or two is usually enough to mollify her, but she’s being awfully contentious today.
“Lady Lilith, you’re a huge fan of Monster Panda , right? This is just like the giant-monster-hunting quests in the game. The only difference is that we’re doing it in real life. C’mon, Lady Lilith, come hunt with me.”
……
“Hunting quest… Hunting quest…”
Lilith the Gamer takes the bait.
I just need one more push.
“Based on the name, I bet the Sky King’s a dragon! Don’t you want to see a dragon? The thing you killed in the forest was a lizard, but this time, it’ll be an actual dragon. I mean, why don’t we take out this Sky King or whatever and become dragonslayers?”
“Dragonslayer… Dragon… Dragon…”
Lilith’s eyes brighten.
“A 23mm antiaircraft gun for Six, a heat-seeking missile launcher for me…”
As Lilith begins planning for an aerial battle against the yet-unknown monster…
“Six, I don’t mean to complain when I’m the one who got Lady Lilith so fired up about this, but what are you scheming? You’re being awfully cooperative today.”
“There’s a dangerous, giant monster hiding out in the skies around here, right? Then we should use the opportunity to get her to take it out. Otherwise, it’ll become my problem sooner or later.”
Yes. Now that I’m aware of this dangerous thing’s existence, I’m almost positive that someone’s eventually gonna ask me to kill it.
If I’ve learned anything, it’s that it’s best to nip potential problems in the bud as soon as possible.
“Well, it’s technically the Guardian Beast of this kingdom, so I can’t have you killing it…but still, if there’s a battle, there’s a chance that highly valuable Sky King feathers would get scattered around the area. And that would be…”
As Snow struggles to deal with her inner turmoil, I’m starting to figure out why she raised this idea.
However…
“Guardian Beast, huh…?”
I feel like we might be courting some sort of divine punishment by hunting a creature this revered…
“Six! Once we’re dragonslayers, let’s go meet those Dragon Squad Whatever Rangers whose names I can never remember. Then we can taunt them and tell them, Dragon Squad, huh? That’s a cool name. Well, but we’ve actually killed a real dragon. ”
“You realize doing things like that is why you skyrocketed to the top of the Heroes’ most wanted list, right?”
I let out a weak laugh as Lilith enthusiastically holds up her fist.
There are a lot of problems having Lilith as a Supreme Leader, but so long as I’m with her, I don’t have to worry about losing.
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