Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 105 : A Lucky Day (2)

"Khaha! Really?"

"That's what I'm saying! No, have you only been deceived, brother?"

The inside of the carriage carrying the mercenary guild members was no different from a festival atmosphere.

"Hey, that doesn't make sense, does it? How did you catch two orcs by yourself?"

"Ha, really. I'm at a loss for words? Listen carefully. I mean..."

Skir and Pola, who were wearing their robes pulled down low, also held their breath and laughed several times at the continuous trivial stories.

"Hey, forget it! When we go to the imperial palace this time, let's go to that new place."

"Where?"

"That new bar that Miss Arhen opened this time."

"Oh, Miss Arhen?"

The bar run by a woman named Arhen was famous for being kind and having good service even within the imperial palace.

That's why the small bar had grown to have three branches and was becoming quite large.

"Right. She said she'd give us a lot of service when she opened a new one last time."

"No, brother. But if we eat as much as we do, won't she have no choice but to give us service?"

"Hahaha! That's true too."

"I've grown some hair this time... should I ask Miss Arhen out on a date?"

Pirkan, who was carefully stroking the rough hairs that were peeking out from the middle of his bald head.

"Khahaha! Hey, wake up! Do you know how many men are trying to ask Miss Arhen out?"

"Hmph! Who knows? She might surprisingly like a style like mine, right?!"

Pirkan pouted his lips at Alek's sharp remark.

"That's ridiculous!"

"Customers, have something to eat."

Pirkan, who felt sorry for laughing and talking only among themselves, gently pushed the snack box.

"...It's okay."

As Skir, who was wearing a robe, gently pushed the snack box away with his hand, Pola poked his side.

"Why? I'm going to eat."

Skir, who was startled at Pola's small whisper, quickly brought the snack box back.

"I-I'll eat."

"Right, you should eat. We have to go for another four or five hours to get to Oriha, so are you going to starve until then?"

His words were right. It was already around two in the afternoon, and since they had skipped lunch, they would be hungry.

"Thank you."

As Skir, who had given a short greeting, opened the snack box in front of Pola and brought it to her, she quickly reached out her hand and picked up a few snacks.

"I didn't know you were a woman. I don't know what your circumstances are, but we're not such bad people, so don't worry too much."

Although he had whispered, the members, who must have heard Pola's voice, joked and reassured her.

"That's right. We may look a little rough... but we're all people who are as soft as the inside of that baguette."

At Pirkan's words, who was pointing to the baguette in Pola's hand, Pola let out a small laugh.

"Right. Please eat. Ah, there's water here too, so please eat slowly with it."

At the kind actions of the members, Pola felt like taking off her robe and shouting 'ta-da' right away, but she decided to hold it in.

Then.

-Screech... screech...

Everyone pricked up their ears at the strange sound that was suddenly heard.

"Huh? What's that sound?"

"Something must be caught in the carriage wheel. Let's stop for a moment and take a look."

"Right."

As if something was caught in the carriage wheel, a strange sound was repeated every time the wheel rolled.

-Screech... screech...

The carriage slowly stopped, and Pirkan and Valteri got off and began to examine the carriage.

"Ah, this is the problem."

"Valteri, pick up that tree branch over there."

"Yes, brother."

The cause was that a large stone was stuck in the carriage wheel, and a strange sound was constantly being made.

-Clack! Clack!

Pirkan tried to remove the stone several times with the tree branch he had picked up, but it didn't seem to be working, and he frowned.

"Oh my, let me see."

In the end, Valteri, who had taken out a small dagger from his bosom, made Pirkan step back.

"Hey, it's really stuck."

"This... is! This... is!"

Valteri, who was using his strength to remove the stone.

"Ugh! Cha!"

-Clack!

In the end, the stone could not withstand the force and came out of the wheel and rolled away.

"It's done!"

"Khuk. You're better than me."

"Are you saying the obvious?"

"Ugh! Just."

As Valteri shrugged his shoulders, Pirkan, who raised his fist and pretended to hit him.

"Let's go... huh?"

Then. Suddenly, the sky began to be covered with a dark shadow.

"Duck... quietly lower your head..."

Pirkan, who had quickly realized what it was, whispered as he gently pressed down on Valteri's back.

"..."

"Is there something there...!?"

Sament peeked his head out of the carriage at the suddenly quiet outside air.

-Keeek! Keeek!

"I'm f-cked."

One of the shadows that had covered the sky had found them and was beginning to descend rapidly.

"Everyone, battle stations!!!"

"W-what!?"

"It's a wyvern!!!"

-Keeek!!! Keeek!!!

The terrible strange cry that cut through the sky filled the ground.

"Kimo! Get your bow!"

"Gaaah!!!"

A wyvern that had approached quickly struck Pirkan's leg without mercy.

"Pirkan!"

Pirkan's scream echoed, and blood began to gush from his leg like a fountain.

"W-what's going on!?"

Skir and Pola, who had gotten off the carriage, were also trying to assess the situation.

"P-Pola! Come this way!"

"Hey! Get a grip! Put on a buff!!!"

"Ah, okay!"

Pola, who had roughly thrown off the robe she was wearing, shouted at Skir.

-Keeek!

A wyvern that had attacked Pirkan's leg quickly flew up into the sky and repeated its descent.

"Shoot! Now!"

The arrow that Kimo, who had taken a position behind the carriage, had shot pierced the wyvern's neck.

-Keeek!

But the wyvern began to struggle in pain and became even more frantic.

"Ice Arrow!"

As Pola, who was wrapped in Skir's buff, cast a spell, dozens of ice arrows were shot and covered the wyvern.

-Keeek! Eeek!

"Hey! How did you...!"

Alek, who had finally noticed Pola, shouted.

"That's not what's important right now! There's only one left!"

"Khuk! You're right! Then we have to be careful!!!"

Pola also nodded her head once at Alek's shout and began to cast a spell again.

The other wyverns, who had seen the ice arrows that had been shot into their comrade's body, began to circle the sky and look for an opening.

-Keeek!

He didn't even know how the wyvern had appeared here, but to think that there were so many of them.

In fact, the mercenary guild members even thought it was a relief that Pola was there.

"Pirkan! Get a grip!!!"

"Gaaah..."

Pirkan, who was lying on the floor, bleeding profusely from his leg, was holding his sword tightly and not letting go.

"Khuk... everyone, battle stations! Don't break formation!"

"Kir! Try using some healing magic!"

"Ah, okay."

As light spread from the hands of Skir, who had rushed over to Pirkan, the blood that was gushing like a fountain began to stop.

"T-thank you. I thought I was going to die..."

"W-why would you say you're going to die! Don't worry."

Pirkan, who was smiling faintly as he looked at the stopping blood.

"I-it's coming!"

Another wyvern was descending rapidly.

What the wyvern was aiming for was...

-Keeek!

"Kir!!!"

As he raised his head at Pola's shout, what Skir faced was the wyvern's menacing claws.

'Ah, I'm dead.'

-Crunch! Crack!

"...Huh?"

Skir, who had sensed that pain was coming, closed his eyes tightly.

But he had definitely heard the sound of bones breaking and flesh being pierced somewhere, but his body was perfectly fine.

And his body was so heavy. As if someone was covering him...

"...Khuk. Ugh."

"P-Pirkan?

What was covering his body was none other than Pirkan.

When the wyvern had rushed at him, Pirkan, who had quickly pulled Skir's body and had placed him under him, was gushing blood as his body was pierced by the wyvern's claws.

"Annihilate the enemy! Ice Spear!!!"

Pola's voice was trembling as she plunged a spear made of ice into the body of the wyvern that had plunged its claws into Pirkan's body.

"Pirkan!!!"

The mercenary guild members were also rushing toward the wyvern that had plunged its claws into their comrade's body.

"Khuk... cough... khuk!"

"...Pirkan?"

Skir's body was trembling as he stared blankly at the blood that was pouring over his body.

"H-hey... are you okay?"

"Khuk... am I okay...?"

"T-that's... you're bleeding a lot..."

Skir was half out of his mind at the sight of the large Pirkan who was covering his body.

His sense of reality had completely disappeared at the first cruel reality he had seen, and his eyes had no focus.

"Khuk! Young master... you owe me..."

"No, I mean... Pirkan, you're bleeding a lot."

"Pirkan!!! Hey! Cover him!!"

Alek, who had rushed over, was trying to pull out the claws of the now-fallen wyvern that were embedded in his body.

"Help me! You bastards! Help me!!!"

The group of wyverns that were gliding through the sky didn't matter.

He had to save Pirkan, who was dying right in front of him.

"Hey! You son of a b-tch!!! Try using some magic!!!"

Alek's desperate voice echoed.

"Ah, m-magic."

Skir, who had finally come to his senses a little, quickly cast a magic.

"You come and help too!! We have to pull this out... we have to pull it out!!!"

"Brother..."

"Hey, Pirkan. Get a grip. We can just use some magic. Huh? It's nothing. So hold on."

Alek, who was trying to stop the gushing blood with his hands.

"Khuk... brother... am I... am I going to die... like this?"

"Don't talk nonsense! You bastard! What do you mean, die!!!"

At the desperation in Alek's voice, Pirkan seemed to have sensed something.

"Gaaah!"

Then, as the wyvern's claws were pulled out of his body, Pirkan let out a scream of pain.

"Use magic! Magic!!!"

"M-magic... magic..."

Skir, who seemed to have lost his mind, came out from under Alek, who had collapsed next to him, and blankly brought his hand to his wound.

-Saaak

As light spread from Skir's hand, the blood began to stop.

"I-it's done. Pirkan! Hey, it's done! You're not bleeding anymore."

"Khuk... ugh..."

But Pirkan's condition was the same as before.

"Hey, why is this...? Huh?"

"More... magic..."

Light burst out from the hands of the dazed Skir.

-Saaak

"Kir! Get a grip! Put on a buff! Those bastards are coming again!"

Even in the short time he had been focused on Pirkan, the wyverns had gone back and forth between the ground and the sky several times and were attacking them.

"M-mana... mana..."

"Get a grip!!!"

-Keeek! Keeek!!

Skir began to squeeze out the last of his mana.

But the problem was whether to cast a buff or to cast a healing magic on Pirkan who was in front of him.

"I'm sorry. Pola."

-Saaak...

Skir, who had poured every last drop on Pirkan, collapsed.

"Pirkan! Pirkan!!!"

"Brother... my hair is growing now..."

"Right, I know. I know your hair is growing! So get a grip. Huh?"

"I... when I go this time... I'll ask Miss Arhen out on a date... cough!"

As blood gushed from Pirkan's mouth, Alek wiped his mouth with his hand.

"Don't talk... huh? You're bleeding when you talk. So don't talk..."

"Can I... ask her out...?"

Tears welled up in Pirkan's eyes.

"Of course, of course. I didn't tell you before, but I think Miss Arhen is interested in you. So stop talking. Huh?"

Alek's brow furrowed, and Pirkan reached out his hand and touched his brow.

"Brother... my hair will grow a lot now... you too... cough! If you frown... you'll look old..."

Alek's mouth trembled at the hand of Pirkan that was pressing on his brow.

"Right. I won't. I won't frown. So stop talking... huh?"

"But brother... I'm so sleepy."

"No. Huh? Hey, you can't sleep. Hey, you know that inn we wanted to sleep at when we went to the imperial palace? Let's go there and sleep."

"Cough... really? We couldn't go then... because we didn't have money... there..."

A smile bloomed on Pirkan's lips for a moment.

"Right. Let's go there and sleep. I promise. I'll pay for everything."

At his reaction, Alek quickly nodded his head and continued.

"Khuk... huk... wow... our cheapskate... what's going on..."

"Hey, we earned a lot of money this time. Huh? So, so... let's not sleep here, but there... huh?"

At Pirkan's gradually closing eyelids, Alek quickly shook his body and began to wake him up.

"Brother... I... but... I don't think I can... sleep there..."

In the end, Pirkan's eyes closed, and his hand, which was covered in blood, fell limply.

"Pirkan!!! Pirkan!!!"

(End of Chapter)