The 5000-year-old Herbivorous Dragon

——The reason as to why I was known as the Evil Dragon is still unknown.

I know that Raiotto’s ancestor made up the tall tale, but there is no way a single tale can make someone to be celebrated as an Evil Dragon and feared all over the world.

Unless something abnormal is happening, there is no way a factless hoax can spread to such an extent.

「…perhaps this is the work of the fake kin? But why…?」

「Evil Dragon-sama, do you have something in mind?」

「Ah, no, no. It’s nothing. For the time being, let’s get down there, in that area.」

We left the capital and safely escaped to some remote plains.

If the misunderstanding is not resolved, we will likely get some strange false accusation if we went there again, and if we just left it as it is, it is obvious that we would engage in a battle with the cardinal.

I would like to go and resolve the misunderstanding after the heat cooled down though.

「That fake kin, seems like he did a lot of extra work.」

「That person did do something after all, right?」

「Yes. A suggestion, or perhaps something else. Seems like he forced the people in the capital to believe that Evil Dragon-sama has come. Well even if he didn’t do that, the greatness of Evil Dragon-sama will come anyway. And when that time comes, it will be known to all of humankind…」

When something like a suggestion is used, I wonder if it could even cool down normally.

「I wish we could have a slow talk with the fake kin… I don’t think it would be good if he keeps spreading bad things about us.」

「My apologies, I’m attempting to pull him here once I find him, but he seems to be good at hiding himself.」

Rēko’s eyes shined blue, indicating she is searching for him. To be able to escape from Rēko’s clairvoyance, he is no easy opponent.

Then, Rēko silently put her hand on the dagger on her waist.

「Did you find him?」

「No, I haven’t found him yet—it is another enemy.」

When I looked around, I saw a number of huge shadows approaching from the other side of the horizon.

Wolves, snakes, wild boars—all forms of beast, but they have a huge body which means they are not normal animals.

As they rushed to this place step by step, the sound of the earth shaking can be heard.

But, they don’t seem to be monsters. I can’t feel any wickedness coming from them.

「Maybe they are the companions of that whale who swam by when we are entering the country?」

The immgration inspector did say that it was the guardian beast of this country.

In that case, it isn’t necessary to be hostile with them, but it doesn’t look like an option when I see their line of sight. All of those beasts have a clear killing intent toward us.

「Seems like that fake kin’s suggestion has also affected them. Evil Dragon-sama, what should we do? Looks like a counterattack is unavoidable.」

「Calm down Rēko. If you go wild here, the false charges will become real charges. Let’s fly away and withdraw from here.」

However, at the next moment,

The beasts that were rushing toward us stopped moving all at once. And then they collapsed on the spot as if they fainted.

「…Rēko?」

「No, Evil Dragon-sama, not me.」

Saying that, Rēko looked up above her.

There was a huge bird. With the blue sky as the background, it danced in the sky with a high pitched cry.

The bird slowly descended, and there was someone on his back.

『They are just running around indiscriminately. Which idiot is keeping those beasts?』

It was the Shrine Maiden girl who was on the back of the bird, and she came down to the ground while combing her shining orange colored hair.

However, her tone was terribly dirty.

「Eeto…Kami-sama?」

『Yeah. I am not actually a god, but I was called that way by the people.』

I stepped in front of her with tears in my eyes.

「Why didn’t you show up sooner!? We wanted to talk with you…」

『Because that idiot was nearby.』

「Idiot… Did you mean Yoro-san?」

『Yeah, that stupid armor. Even though I killed him, he revived and started sticking himself to me.』

I couldn’t argue with anything she said because it was kinda correct.

Kami-sama starts sitting on the ground while possessing the Shrine Maiden girl with one knee up.

『He intentionally let himself get caught by the church to come in contact with me again, so I possessed this girl to evacuate here. If this girl stays in the church, that idiot will definitely ask for her.』 𝒇𝔯e𝚎𝘄𝑒𝑏𝙣𝑜𝚟𝗲𝑙.c𝘰𝚖

「Why do you hate Yoro-san so much?」

『Ah? Because he applied for a duel to the death of course. Do you want to receive it instead?』

「Come to think of it, you are right. Your judgement is extremely appropriate.」

I immediately turn around and show her my support. Sorry, but I don’t want to have a fight to the death with Yoro-san either.

「Anyway, thank you for coming and stopping those animals. If Kami-sama didn’t come, we would have been in a hurry again.」

『Ah, don’t mention it. It would be troublesome for me to if something similar happened to me.』

Kami-sama casually patted my back.

This is great. If Kami-sama is on our side, it should be much easier to resolve the misunderstanding of the Cardinal and the people of the Capital.

Furthermore, if she has the ability to kill Yoro-san, it should be very easy to catch the fake kin.

And fortunately, she seems to know our situation. I have no choice but to ask her right now.

「Um, Kami-sama. Actually, I have something to ask of you—」

『Ah, what a coincidence. I have something to ask you too.』

「What is it? If it is something I can do, I will cooperate.」 𝘧𝗿ee𝚠𝙚𝙗𝑛o𝚟𝐞l.𝐜૦𝗺

If it is something I can do, then it would be cheap if I say so myself.

With a big smile, Kami-sama’s hands(the Shrine Maiden girl that he is possessing) are placed on my shoulder.

『Because I will retire today, with best regards, please be the god of this country.』

「Yeah, yeah. I will be your successor. Un, roger…」

My whole body stiffened as I just realized what she just said.

And Rēko, who is just quietly listening at the side, suddenly jumped up with an ecstatic expression.

「Although it was just a kingdom of stuffed animals that only looked good superficially last time… there is no doubt about it this time. The Sacred Evil Dragon Empire is back.」

While realizing that it was a little too late, I shook my head with all my might.