Chapter 196 Let'S Interrogate, Part Two
Bergalide's eyes were losing their life.
"He died."
"That's right."
"But you two, he's too naive. Didn't I say not to let him get away?"
"Could it really be?"
"That's... also, maybe."
"Good answer. 'Resurrect (Resurrection Spell)'."
Muttering the spell quietly, time seemed to rewind, blood, wounds, even the color returning.
"Yeah, it's a secret. You know what would happen if you let that slip, right?"
"Yes, it's not something to joke about."
"Y-yes. You're the type of Demon Lord I absolutely can't defy..."
Oh, I can hear you, you know. And there's no Demon Lord, right? Wait, there was a Demon Lord type of person?
Finally, life returned to the eyes that were once open. And guess what? Maybe because Failroud-san, Jillietta-san, and I were all observing Bergalide from the moment of resuscitation, he felt our gaze.
"Hey, can you see us?"
"It seems not good, Jillietta."
"I... was just――"
"Is it perhaps, 'Why are you alive?' Haha"
"That's why it's no good..."
Failroud-san is about to burst into laughter. Well, no wonder. He's spoiling the serious development from this side.
"Now, about what happened earlier, what about the people you captured?"
I threw the question back. Otherwise, those two would keep playing around forever. They both nodded as if they remembered. Forgot, huh? Honestly.
"...Don't know."
This time, it's not silence but silence as an answer.
"Tatsuma-sama."
"What's up?"
Jillietta-san looks at me.
"'No matter what I do, he will heal', right?"
Ah, she's talking about torture.
"Well, I'm not sure if he'll return to normal after being driven mad. I haven't tried it before."
She says with a smirk. She whispers in my ear, "Can you at least knock him out?"
"Rev Middle Recover."
"—Oof"
Yep, he's knocked out.
"Thank you. I plan to move Bergalide to the Headquarters in the Duchy Capital."
"Jillietta, why?"
She starts talking with a smirk.
"In the Duchy Capital, there's a small but lively district."
"I see."
"And there, there are male pr**titutes."
""Huh?""
Failroud-san and I echo each other.
"This Bergalide looks well-groomed. And it's a Celestial Race. I think it will serve them admirably."
The unconscious Bergalide probably hasn't noticed the change in his situation yet. As a man and a noble, is this the end for him?
"It's just a suggestion. Anyway, we can't decide anymore, so let's transfer him to the capital city once. Right, senpai?"
"Y-yes, indeed."
So, we ended up loading Bergalide onto a cart and heading to the capital city.
Garuforeda-kun, the running dragon pulling the cart, had Failroud-san and me on it. Jillietta-san rode with Ejelina-chan to the capital city. Bergalide was wrapped up and unconscious. The running dragon was supposed to reach the capital city by nightfall, so we quickly set off after loading the necessary supplies.
No matter how much I ride on the Running Dragon, we can't just leap from inside the town. The cart carrying the wrapped-up Bergalide was swaying so much that I thought he might never wake up. But in a way, not waking up is a damage similar to Rosalier's sleeping magic, you could say.
The time displays on the 'Display Self-Status Mystery System', but the date still doesn't show up. It's now 3 PM. So, in about three hours, we should arrive in the capital city.
I want to take out my phone, but it might start ringing with notifications. Maybe I'll check it once I've found an inn. I feel bad for Maya and the others, but there's no use panicking now. I'll just apologize later, that's all.
Looking at it this way, I can see the running dragons jumping and gliding in some places. I thought it was quite interesting to be raising running dragons. Most of them seem to have red wings. Even though the colors are different, they seem to belong to the same lineage.
* * *
Oh, the car behind us is really shaking! But it's not a problem at all since Garuforeda-kun is taking care of it for us.
As we were talking and joking around, I started to see a big town as the sun was setting.
"Tatsuma-sama."
"Yes?"
"That is the Duchy Capital."
Although the rugged cliff on the left side doesn't change, compared to Phileto village and Zeist town, I could see a significantly larger town. I think it looks like a town because I'm comparing it to the cliff. It's just too huge.
It's interesting, or rather unique. Similar to Phileto Village or Zeist Town, there's no concept of highways connecting towns or villages here. Well, it might not matter much if there are running dragons.
Actually, both the running dragon, Garuforeda-kun, and Ejelina-san just landed briefly before gliding most of the way here. The luggage in the back was bouncing around quite a bit. I had to knock him out every time he growled, though.
Still, it was only like twice? He seemed to pass out pretty easily with all that shaking and jolting.
Ah, this is amusing. As we get closer to the capital, a pathway began to appear, kind of like a runway. Come to think of it, I can't see dragons leaping in that direction from the castle town.
Garuforeda-kun and the others landed, transitioning to a brisk walk. The luggage was rattling and clattering. Still not awake.
"Good job, everyone."
"No, no, the running dragons are smart, so it was comfortable."
"That's right. Ejelina and the others fly with care for us."
Jillietta-san says so too.
"There are quite a few, well, quite a number, hmm, should I say dragon count? There are more than a decent number of running dragons."
"Yes. Some running dragons pull dragon carriages too."
Oh yeah, that's right. Running dragons pull carriages just like horses do, proudly.
"Oh, right. Failroud-san."
"What is it?"
"The 'flying' part."
I whisper 'flying' only, you know.
"Oh, okay."
"Keep it a secret. It would cause a big fuss."
"I understand. Jillietta too, right?"
Failroud-san points to the wings on his back as a warning.
"Got it, senpai."
I understand wanting to fly. I mean, there was a time when I couldn't openly use Healing Attribute magic, right? Huh? Is that a little off?
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