How to Live as a Half-Dragon

021. old man.

The edge of a cliff with no end in sight.

There was a man in a place where even a single step would put him in a dangerous situation.

Green spots all over the body.

A particularly pointed nose.

And even the torn eyes.

He was a man with an appearance that reminded him of a goblin.

It could be said that it was a sign that he was a Dragonian.

“For sure… .”

The man’s eyes were deep as he looked down into the valley.

It was because of something that happened a little while ago.

“How did you react… ?”

To be honest, the man was perplexed.

His surprise attack was close to perfect.

It was the same for the Slayers he had encountered just two days ago, and his raids had always worked fatally for the Slayers he had met so far.

that’s why he’s alive

As always when a fog covers the area and attacks the opponent in an instant, the winner is himself.

But this time something happened that shouldn’t have happened.

The raid failed.

It even missed the target.

It happened because there was a cliff around, but the result was like that anyway.

The man who thought about the cause for a long time soon brushed off his thoughts.

“I don’t know why, but… It’s meaningless no matter how deeply you think about it.”

It would be nice to know, but there is no way to know more.

Even if I think of the reason with my lacking brain, I don’t think the answer will come out, and I can’t go after it and ask.

Because he exists at the bottom of the cliff where none other than him fell.

throb… .

As soon as he remembered him, the man wrapped his right arm in a throbbing pain again.

The arm that was cut off just two days ago cries out in pain.

“Because he is a monster beyond common sense.”

If I had known that fact sooner, I wouldn’t have lost my right arm, but it’s too late to regret it now.

It didn’t matter because he had no intention of letting him go.

You just need to get a bigger one from him.

Even monsters beyond common sense have their own ways to deal with them.

“It’s just drying it to death… .”

No matter how good a slayer is, if he doesn’t eat well and sleep well, he will become weak.

Even his own fog has various effects besides the effect of hiding his presence.

The man intended to use that characteristic to persistently dig into it.

That, too, is a fighting method that a man is confident in.

“Don’t think you can get out safely.”

The man’s eyes were burning with vengeance.

The cost of losing one arm is very high.

The price was right when he took his life.

“But before that… .”

The man slowly turned around.

It’s already been about 5 minutes since the fog has set in.

Today, the human guys who climbed the mountain became noisy because of the subjugation.

They were the ones who stood in the way of a long-term battle with the man at the bottom of the cliff.

pick.

“If you take care of that girl, the others will disperse on their own… .”

I don’t know what it is, but the guy who fell down and the guy in the subjugation party were unusual guys.

The Dragonian theme goes with two people. Even while pretending to be a Slayer.

“Your stomach is good too.”

There is nothing else to imitate, but in the standard of a man, that was absolutely impossible.

I don’t even think of them as kin, but as a being called the same Dragonian, it was a shame.

Well, whatever the important thing is, now that the little ones have been dealt with, if the big b*tch is dealt with, the subjugation party will disintegrate.

Burying his presence in the fog, the man tried to move, but hesitated.

“is not it… ?”

A good thought crossed the man’s head.

I thought of a better way than doing it with my own hands.

Unfortunately or fortunately, the little boy fell down the cliff.

If it was the Dragonian’s monstrous physical abilities, he wouldn’t have died, but in fact he would die.

To the man at the bottom of the valley.

“The situation is very good.”

It was a perfect situation to blow my nose without touching my hands.

I don’t know how deep their friendship will be because they’re Dragonians, but the important thing is that it’s a perfect situation to take advantage of.

The man who decided to watch for now looked at the bottom of the cliff and laughed.

“It’s been fun.”

* * *

ripple ripple… .

I hear the sound of flowing water in my ears.

Xian’s eyes widened.

“omg… !”

Xian, who had fainted from the shock of the fall, hurriedly looked around.

The thick fog was also fog, and it was already dark everywhere, so I couldn’t tell exactly, but if my thoughts were correct, the bottom of the cliff was clear.

“Come to think of it, it fell… .”

The cause was the sudden attack of the Dragonian.

Xian let out a deep sigh.

“Anyway, I guess I got stronger.”

Even though I fell from a great height, all I did was a little bruise.

Unlike when I fell from the giant tree in the past, I realized that I had become quite strong at this level even though I fell without preparation.

“But why didn’t you kill him?”

I couldn’t understand the dragonian’s purpose.

If Xian had been a Dragonian, he would have come down and finished it off for sure.

“I don’t know why, but it’s good for me.”

Xian shook off his thoughts about the Dragonians and focused on the immediate task.

Xian murmured as he looked up at the distant valley he had fallen into.

“As expected, it would be better to spend today here… ?”

Going up is also going up, but it’s not until the sun goes down like this… .

It was unreasonable for Xian, who did not know how to use magic, to climb the mountain now.

“Even if you meet orcs, it might be quite difficult.”

A monster that becomes much stronger at night.

If it was a goblin or kobold, there was nothing to be afraid of, but if it was an orc, it would probably be quite a headache.

“No, it would be fortunate if it was an Orc… .”

There was no law telling him not to meet the Dragonian who dropped him here.

No matter how much he thought about it, Xian, who decided that it was right to spend the night here, began to move forward.

“Isn’t there a place like a cave… ?”

It was about a minute ago when Xian moved to find a place to sleep.

I suddenly thought of Hughes.

“Hughes noona must be quite worried… ?”

He said he was going to the bathroom for a while and then disappeared.

Even if it was just a little embarrassing, it didn’t come out very far.

I asked for that, but I broke my promise and reached the current situation.

It was when he promised to follow her faithfully from next time he met her again.

Turbuck. Turbuck. Turbuck.

Suddenly, I felt someone’s presence behind my back.

Xian turned around.

‘Who is it?’

Not even a faint shape can be seen, only the sound of unknown footsteps.

“Are you Hughes’ sister?”

If she had taken care of herself, she might have come all the way here.

However, Xian knew that there was no law that only such a positive situation would happen in the current situation, so it was difficult to make a hasty decision.

“Or a Dragonian?”

It could be the same person who attacked him earlier in the valley.

It was a moment when he was watching with a nervous face for the owner of the footsteps to reveal himself.

The moment the shape of the person passing through the place where the moonlight fell was revealed, Xian couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

“That… .”

The owner of the footsteps wasn’t even Hughes, much less the short Dragonian who attacked him earlier.

white-haired old man.

However, a correct impression was conveyed from the appearance and the behavior of carrying a wild animal on the shoulder.

Xian let go of his guard at the completely unimaginable existence, but quickly caught on to the string of tension again.

That’s why I thought it was too early to be relieved.

‘It’s good that it’s not the worst… .’

Yes, it has not yet been determined whether the old man is good or bad for him.

Even that old man… .

The pig he was carrying on his shoulders could easily weigh a hundred kilograms, but he didn’t show any signs of difficulty at all.

‘Moreover, Mana… .’

I don’t feel it.

I was embarrassed because I had never had anything like this before.

It was when Xian instinctively sensed that the old man was an extraordinary person and swallowed his saliva.

I can see him putting the pig down, and for a moment.

“omg… !”

In an instant, an old man who narrowed the distance appeared in front of him.

Sian was startled and quickly moved backwards.

No, I tried to open it… .

‘Behind the back… ?’

Suddenly, the old man’s presence was felt behind his back.

It was at that moment that the startled Xian hurriedly turned around.

The old man’s hand, the size of a pot lid, grabbed Xian’s face and smashed him to the floor.

I tried to struggle with all my strength, but to my surprise, my body didn’t budge.

“What is your true identity… .”

Identity… ?

It was embarrassing because that was exactly what Xian wanted to ask.

Unexpected movement as if it were not a creature.

Even the skill of treating yourself as a dragonian as if it were a toy, because it was not enough to turn off and then appear.

‘Could it be a Slayer?’

For a moment, there was an existence that came to Xian’s mind.

The two Slayers who disappeared yesterday.

Come to think of it, I remembered that one of the two was an old man.

‘What if… ?’

Xian wondered how he should survive.

However, there was no way to come up with a breakthrough in the current situation where not even a finger could move.

“Answer me kid, or I will die.”

The old man’s spirit rose, as if he felt that words were not enough.

The momentum that seemed to suffocate just by facing it strangled Xian.

“I can’t help it if I’m going to die. If it’s my mistake, I’ll be sure to apologize later in the afterlife.”

It was when the old man’s fingertips stood sharp.

He made a sound as if Xian were to become what he was meant to be.

“I’m a trainee!”

Startle.

“A trainee? Do you mean Slayer?”

“is it so.”

No matter how slayer you are, you won’t be able to remember all of the trainees’ faces.

It was a time when I desperately wished that it would work.

The old man’s hand, which was about to stab the neck, lost its energy.

“bantling… . Are you from the Alteon family?”

Xian, who followed the old man’s gaze, found a dagger there.

“It’s my grandfather’s house.”

“The current family head of Alteon has two daughters. Do you know the name?”

“Sarah… .”

“Hmm… .”

The old man looked at Xian with suspicious eyes for a moment, then withdrew his hand from his face.

I didn’t say either, but it was because I could see that this was enough.

At this point, no child of that age would know that name.

“That is correct.”

My body, which had not been able to move, miraculously quickly returned to its original state.

‘Barely lived… .’

I don’t know if I’ve overcame the biggest crisis in my life again in just two days.

“Is it a misunderstanding? It must have felt like a Dragonian… .”

The old man who said that while glaring at Xian looked at the dagger at his waist once more and murmured.

After staying in a place like this for three days, I became impatient.

Sian hurriedly changed his words in case he didn’t know.

“By the way, do you know my mother?”

“I’ve only seen it a few times on and off. what’s your name?”

“I’m Xi’an… . What’s your grandfather’s name?”

“You mean me?”

The old man carried the pig he had put down at the far end in an instant on his shoulder and returned and said,

“Follow me. I’ll tell you more about it there.”

It was when I walked down the valley for about 10 minutes following the old man.

Xian arrived at his destination and opened his mouth.

“This… .”