"So, are you going to call Kragon now? It's going to take a while." (Reina)
"No, I'll try another one." (Mile)
"Another one?" (Reina)
Reina looked puzzled at Mile's reply.
"Yes. Before Kragon-san left, he told me, 'I'd stop by the Ancient Dragon Village on this continent to say hello, and then I'd return to the Ancient Dragon Village on the old continent'...
And I have the Dragon Ball, a gift from Kragon-san, which is proof that I can call myself an honorary Elder Dragon and an honorary council member. That means..." (Mile)
"There are ancient dragons on this continent, and they have friendly relations with the ancient dragons on the old continent! And there's a fairly high chance they'll listen to your request!!" (Other 3)
Yes, it seemed quite promising.
"Well then, let's get started..." (Mile)
Nano-chan, please! (Mile)
...I understand...Although the nanomachines seemed quite dissatisfied, they agreed to Mile's request as there was no other way.
Video and audio will be sent to the nearest ancient dragon village from here. Please handle the negotiations yourself.Got it! Thank you, Nano-chan! (Mile)
......
Although they were happy that Mile relied on them and thanked her, they were not happy about their job as an interpreter being taken over by an ancient dragon.
Although the nanomachines were capable of such complex thoughts, they faithfully carried out the task that Mile had asked them to do without putting it into words.
A two-way video and audio transmission line has been established with the nearest Ancient Dragon Village. Please feel free to speak to us.
Then, a screen opened in front of Mile. What was displayed on it was...
"Grrr! Gra, Goroleris, Gorla!!"
The ancient dragons seemed surprised and yelled something.
It seemed like a screen had formed a little above the place where the ancient dragons were gathered.
"Well, just because a mysterious screen suddenly appeared doesn't mean it would start speaking human language right away...
We are humans! We are using magic to communicate with you from afar. Is there a representative here?" (Mile)
The ancient dragons seemed to be becoming even more confused as Mile called out to them.
After a while, one of the dragons spoke to her. It seemed to be the most senior among them.
"How rude of humans to speak to us ancient dragons without our permission!"
"Ah~……" (All CV)
The ancient dragons of this continent probably didn't know about Mile, or about the exploits of Crimson Vow on the old continent.
If so, this reaction was entirely natural.
...However, Mile and the others had a weapon.
"Um, do you know of an ancient dragon called Kragon-san that came from another continent?" (Mile)
"...WHAT? SO, YOU GUYS WERE THE ONES KRAGON-DONO WAS TALKING ABOUT..."
The ancient dragon seemed quite shaken as soon as he heard Mile's words.
The reason why Kragon, who was still young, was referred to as "Dono" was probably because he was being treated as an emissary, seen as a courtesy visit from a clan on another continent.
"I don't know what Kragon-san said, so I don't know if it was us, but I was the one who received the honorary title of Elder Dragon from Kragon-san's clan." (Mile)
Now, at least they could get their story heard.
That's what Mile thought, but...
"Ah, that's it, the messengers of God, the Honorary Ancient Dragon Mile and her minions, who defeated the invaders and, under God's orders, assisted us, the Ancient Dragon Clan living on the eastern continent, in fulfilling the mission bestowed upon us by our Creator!"
"Who's her minions?!"
Reina and the others were furious.
"And then, she carved ornaments on the claws and horns of the warriors and council members to make them more popular with the ladies..."
"My personal information is leaking everywhere! Kragon-san, just how much of me have you been spreading around?!" (Mile)
"...I understand. Let's head there right away. It's near Golba Village, in the place the humans call 'Forbidden Forest,' right?"
"Ah, yes. Thank you very much..." (Mile)
And then Mile closed the line for the call.
"Hmm……" (Mile)
"What's wrong?"
Things were moving along smoothly and while she should have been happy, Mile seemed to be pondering something.
The wolves also looked a little worried, wondering what was wrong with the new boss's mistress.
"No, that's why I won't become a wolf's mistress!" (Mile)
Mile somehow understood the situation from the wolves' behavior.
"Actually, the wolves didn't seem all that surprised when they saw Mile's magic just now...
Even though it was a magical window, the ancient dragon's figure was visible...
I guess it's because we're not actually close to him, so they can't feel his magic or his intimidating presence..." (Mavis)
As Mavis said, the wolves could see the screen, but they didn't seem too bothered.
"That's also true, but that Ancient Dragon-san, he knew about 'Golba Village' and 'Forbidden Forest', right?
Usually, ancient dragons don't even try to remember the names of human towns and villages, or place names that humans have arbitrarily given to them. They only use the names they give to themselves...
In fact, even when they refer to themselves, they say things like 'Western Town' or 'The Forest by the Lake', and don't really use proper nouns..." (Mile)
"Ah……" (Other 3)
Of course, Reina and the others knew that much too.
So naturally, they realized what Mile was trying to say.
"Do those ancient dragons have any particular interest in the area?"
"So that’s why he agreed to your request so easily… Normally, there isn’t an ancient dragon that would readily accept a request from a human to be an interpreter… Ah, except for Kragon-san… right?"
"And he said, 'We'll head over there right away,' right? Not, 'We'll on our way.'
…That doesn't mean they're sending in a low-ranking member, but rather that the individual who seemed to be the most senior there is going to go himself…"
"......" (All CV)
"When the Ancient Dragon arrives, we can just ask him directly!" (Mile)
"Well, that's true, but..." (Reina)
Reina gave a somewhat convincing reply to Mile's words.
And…….
Even if we have the Ancient Dragon act as an interpreter, it is us who are communicating between the wolves and the Ancient Dragon by analyzing their thought waves, so interpreting between the wolves and Mile-sama would just result in an interpretation between the wolves and the Ancient Dragon and a conversation between the Ancient Dragon and Mile-sama, which would just be unnecessary work... There's no point in doing so...
Even with an ancient dragon in between, the nanomachines ended up acting as interpreters.
However, on the surface it appeared as if the ancient dragon acted as an interpreter, and when Mile spoke directly or thanked the interpreter, it was to the ancient dragon, not the nanomachines, that she was speaking with.
......And those were the nanomachines that were not amused...
Author's Note
This is an announcement. (^^)/
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