Nido Tensei Shita Shounen wa S-rank Boukensha Toshite Heion ni Sugosu ~ Zense ga Kenja de Eiyūdatta

Nido Tensei Chapter 104

Episode 104: The Silver Shudder, The Golden Wit

What happened!? Before I knew it, I was floating in the air.

I came here to tear apart the humans who humiliated the gold, but the gold itself showed no motivation and allowed the humans to do as they pleased without resistance.

Unable to bear such a disgraceful sight, I attacked the human who caused it. It is beyond audacious for a mere human to ride on top of a dragon’s belly!

My claws swung down to tear the human apart. They might also be caught in the crossfire with the gold, but let them be punished for their corruption.

Don’t worry. E-even if I get injured and can’t go with my mate, I-I will take care of you. Y-yes, so even if I get hurt, there’s no need to worry. Until your wounds heal, I will even prepare your meals.

My vision suddenly flips as I was filled with such hopeful visions of the future. W-what just happened!?

And then, when I realized it, I was slammed into the ground. At first, I thought the gold had deflected my attack. But that wasn’t the case. The gold still showed no motivation, and on top of that, the human from earlier was standing there calmly. Could it be that this human threw me!?

Unbelievable! There’s no way a mere human could throw a dragon! There must be some mistake!

I stood up and let out a roar to encourage myself, then jumped to attack that human again, this time with the intention of tearing them apart. And this time, I understood that I was the one being thrown.

Wait, am I really being thrown? My body keeps spinning and being blown away. What is happening!?

As I was thrown repeatedly, I felt a sensation in my head as if it was being stirred. And finally, as my consciousness began to fade, I couldn’t bear my own pathetic state any longer.

You humans! How dare you bring such shame before the gold! I will stop holding back and attack with the intention of turning you into pieces. Another new human appeared, but I don’t care. Just turn them all into pieces!

I strike the newly appeared human with my right claw, then immediately strike the hated human with my left claw. But the human avoids my attacks and leaps away.

Hmph, they avoided my serious attacks out of fear. But it’s too late now!

The human desperately avoids my attacks. Every time, the human from earlier appears in front of me, but I blow them away without concern and continue attacking the human.

…Hm? Something feels strange. Why does the human I blew away and tore apart keep appearing in front of me? I should be attacking with the intention of turning them into pieces, right?

I thought that while repeating similar exchanges dozens of times, but the repetition was becoming tiresome. I don’t know why, but it seems that these humans have the power to withstand our attacks.

But they can only withstand them. Even the attack from the human who threw me earlier couldn’t inflict a fatal wound on me. So, I should make it so they can’t anticipate my attacks.

I distance myself from the human and release my breath without charging. Of course, I don’t think I can defeat them with this. It’s just a distraction breath.

I don’t quite understand, but these humans are different from the opponents I’ve fought before. I swing my claws at the moment when the human loses sight of me due to the distraction breath.

This should be the end. Rather, you held on well. As an enemy, I shall acknowledge you.

I feel the sensation of my claws touching the human. I thought it was over. I thought I had succeeded.

But in that moment, I once again experienced the sensation of spinning in the air. Before I knew it, I was slammed into the ground again.

I don’t know what happened. But I can see the humans in front of me rejoicing.

The hated human points at me, and the human who threw me looks at me. With those small eyes, they have a horrifying smile… A sensation I have never felt before runs down my spine.

Yes, now that I think about it, that must have been the feeling of fear that I first experienced in my dragon life. I didn’t even know the name of my own emotions, but I unconsciously projected that emotion outward.

Noooo!

The silver one let out a scream. It seems that they finally understand the terror of these humans.

The silver one is blown away. They continue to be blown away while spinning.

“N-no, please stop!”

The silver one pleads for mercy.

“Please! I can’t take it anymore!”

But unfortunately, our words do not reach the humans.

“H-help!”

The silver one pleads for help from us, but no one goes to their aid. We know that we would become collateral damage if we did.

Even those who were attacking the humans together with the silver one have already stopped their attacks and evacuated to the sky. Yes, no one is here to help you. To be honest, helping you would be M-U-R-D-E-R.

“…!?”

It seems they understand that no one will help them. Despair fills the silver one’s eyes.

And so, for how long was the silver one thrown? Was it just a short time, or was it thrown for days?

However, that terrifying time finally came to an end when the human who was throwing the silver one showed signs of exhaustion. Yes, humans also get tired.

…Ah, when that dangerous human cast a spell on the exhausted human, they regained their energy. They also cast a spell on the exhausted silver one to heal their wounds.

Ah, I see. Once their wounds are healed, they will resume throwing. Yes, let’s resume watching over them.

((Roger!))

Our comrades respond with their eyes. Yes, this is what they call hell.

“D-dying… I’m going to die… for real this time…”

It’s okay, it seems that the enemy has no intention of killing you. It’s terrifying that they keep you alive without killing you, but I didn’t think it would be this terrifying.

And then, after being thrown for a long time, the silver one is finally released as the sun begins to set. I’m glad you’re alive, silver one.

But then, the humans who were resting now step forward. It seems that it’s now their turn to throw the silver one.

“Nooo!”

The silver one’s desperate scream echoes through our territory. …Well, I guess I’ll send a rescue ship.

I stand up and stand between the humans and the silver one.

“O-oh, the gold?”

The silver one looks at me with surprised eyes. The surrounding comrades are also buzzing with confusion at our reckless act of standing in front of those humans. Honestly, even my heart is pounding.

The humans are puzzled by my sudden action. Except for that one human, they emit a cautious aura, wondering what the rest of us are planning. Then let me tell you. This is how it is!

*Thud*

I roll onto my back and expose my belly. Yes, this is complete surrender!

I won’t resist at all! I am defenseless!

“…Huh? W-wait, huh!? The gold?”

“Just watch, silver one. This is how I take responsibility.”

The humans start discussing something again in response to my complete surrender. And it seems the discussion is over. The humans no longer have the will to fight.

Hehehe, my speculation was correct. As long as we don’t show hostility, these humans won’t actively attack us. Thank you for not attacking us.

“Gold…”

“You see, silver one? This is why I didn’t think it was right to fight these humans.”

“Ugh…”

The silver one, realizing the power of the humans, groans.

“So, what will you do?”

I won’t force them. The future is a decision for each dragon to make in their own dragon life.

“…”

After thinking for a while, the silver one finally made up their mind and stood up, facing the humans. Then they lowered their body and presented their horn to the humans.

“Humans, I offer you my horn.”

They offer their horn. It is a ritual of allegiance for a dragon to submit to another species. It is a declaration of a warrior who serves the one who defeated them.

The silver one must have understood the meaning of offering their horn. The human who was throwing the silver one until now reacts. Then, hesitantly, they take out a small claw and shave the silver one’s horn.

“With this, the ritual is complete. I will serve you.”

The declaration of the silver one causes a commotion among our comrades. Yes, for the past few hundred years, no one has offered their horn to another species.

“Once, we competed with humans in a test of strength and allowed those humans we recognized as strong to ride on our backs.”

I hum a song about the ancient times when there was said to be a treasure.

“Gold, you have recreated that era and protected the silver one from those humans.”

Well, I didn’t really think about it that deeply.

“As expected of the gold. I thought you were a pushover, but it turns out you had a plan to establish a non-aggression treaty with those terrifying humans!”

Well, I didn’t really think about that either.

“A time when humans and dragons join hands. The era of a new dragon-human relationship…”

“A new era of dragons and humans…”

Well, you guys are acting all cool, but you were just abandoning the silver one a moment ago, right? Because you were scared of the consequences? Well, I did support the silver one, so you don’t have to worry about that! Hahaha, yes!

After that, for some reason, the silver one started coming to take care of me a lot. But that’s a story for another time.