The 5000-year-old Herbivorous Dragon

The table was blown away as Rēko dashed.

Ferocious light dwelled in her eyes, and the tip of the dagger that she pulled out was aimed at Yoro-san—no, the Demon King’s heart.

「Stop. It’s the time to eat right now.」

It’s like a severe earthquake happened.

Rēko’s dash could not be stopped on the spot; the Demon King got caught by the momentum and both of them were blown away through the stone wall of the inn, and in an instant both of their figures were already far away.

The shopkeeper, who wasn’t disturbed by the explosive remarks earlier, was stunned when he saw the inn’s destroyed wall.

「A-apologies. I’ll go and stop them right now so wait here.」

This is bad. If Rēko and the Demon King were to start a serious battle right here right now, I wouldn’t know what would happen to this country, let alone this village.

And of course, I will probably die in the aftermath.

I jumped out from the hole in the wall, and sprinted as fast as I could to both of them.

「What a wild kid. I already told you to stop.」

The place of the decisive battle is surprisingly quiet.

The Demon King is holding the blade of Rēko’s dagger with his right hand just before it stabs his heart.

「Kuh. Don’t look down on me…」

Rēko is grinding her teeth as she tries to push the dagger further, but the Demon King’s defenses aren’t budging at all.

However, it doesn’t seem like the Demon King is completely superior. Some damage has been dealt to him, as blood is dripping from the hand that is holding the blade.

「Hey! Rēko! What did I say about not attacking people when we are listening to their story!?」

I was distracted by the situation of the battle for a moment, but I quickly got a hold of myself and screamed at Rēko.

My voice quickly diminished Rēko’s killing intent, and an innocent smile emerged from her face.

「Hah! My apologies! As expected, Evil Dragon-sama wants to defeat the Demon King himself!」

「Err, no, that is not the case.」

Rēko easily let go of the dagger, and approached me while frolicking.

「Hou, are you the one who will deal with me this time?」

「Wait. Demon King-san, let’s have a talk first.」

「It’s just a joke. If we fight in a place like this, I won’t be able to get the permit.」

With that said, the Demon King threw the dagger back to Rēko’s feet. The blood flowing from his hand evaporated into smoke and healed without a trace. There is not even a scar left on the armor.

「So, what kind of resentment do you guys have with me? Did you guys do that because of a grudge?」

「Don’t play dumb. Sending a large number of assasins to Evil Dragon-sama, organizing the Demon King’s army and threatening the humans—this is already enough reason to kill you.」

「Um, Rēko? Could you be quiet for a little bit?」

I tapped Rēko’s shoulder in hope that she would stop. 𝐟𝙧ℯ𝑒𝒘𝐞𝒃𝗻𝒐ѵ𝘦𝑙.com

「Err, Demon King-san. You said that you were just born three days ago, right? But I already met with a person from the Demon King’s army way before that.」

「Demon King’s army…? What is that? I don’t know about it.」

「Hah?」

Flabbergasted, my mouth opened and made me look stupid.

「Ah, I understand now, Evil Dragon-sama. This man is not our enemy, that being said, just who does this guy think he is to just say that he is a Demon King out of nowhere?」

「You know that statement can be directed to you too, Rēko.」

Ignoring our conversation, the Demon KIng calmly crossed his arm.

「Good grief. Making fights without any sensibility is a second class conduct. Well then, let’s get back quickly. I am still in middle of drinking.」

「That is right, Rēko. Can you go back quickly and apologize to the innkeeper? Also, fix the wall properly, will you? You can do that right?」

「Yes. I will rewind the flow of all of the debris and return it to the state before it was broken, it is no trouble at all.」

「There is no need to explain your mysterious method.」

I thought you were just going to collect all of the debris and glue it together with psychokinesis. Why are you always trying to surpass my imagination?

Rēko picked up the dagger with a mysterious new technique and ran back to the inn for repairs.

Only the Demon King and I are left on the spot.

The Demon King was about to walk away immediately, but I dared to call out.

「…E, err, Demon King-san.」

「What.」

「Do you know of a monster called Sousou-san? He is a person who was an executive of the Demon King’s army. If you are the Demon King, do you know the name?」

「Don’t know. As I said earlier, I have no idea what this Demon KIng’s army is. For me, who is absolutely strong, and army under my control is nothing more than a shackle.」

Although he denied it with a snort, I feel a little relieved.

That means this Demon King is different from the Demon King that we (Rēko) are trying to defeat.

Is there more than one Demon King? Or is this person just thinking that he is a Demon King like what Rēko said?

It’s a mystery, but I’m glad that this person doesn’t seem like a bad guy.

「Anyway, I am really sorry that Rēko was suddenly rude to you… No, it isn’t just rude anymore. I am really glad that you were unscatched, really.」

「Un. Well, it isn’t a big deal, but—」

The Demon King opened the palm of his hand that he used for catching Rēko’s attack earlier.

「If you want an apology, then allow me to accompany you to the capital. I would like you to show that kind of sincerity.」

「U…un. Well, yeah, it can’t be helped…」

It’s hard to refuse because we did something wrong.

To be honest, Demon King—no, I’ll just call him Yoro-san before I confuse him with the real Demon King. Yoro-san managed to respond to Rēko’s attack in a very calm manner.

I don’t think I need to worry about him rampaging around as soon as we enter the capital.

「But, as far as attitude is concerned, are you the guardian of that child?」

「Well, you can say that is the case.」

「Then, hold her reins well.」

Yoro clenched his right fist tightly, whose wounds have completely disappeared already.

「—That girl is weak, If you left her too free, she will easily be destroyed.」