"Eh? You want to borrow the power of this village?"
That day, I received an offer from some adventurers.
"Yes. Actually, we've been active for a little while in the small country of Chunia Kingdom, located in the southern Mediterranean. Recently, a terrifying giant monster has been appearing here. Adventurers, and even the knights, are unable to do anything about it, and the local people have been having sleepless nights."
Actually, they said they formed an adventurer party in this village. However, it seems they had just left the village recently, seeking a new place to help those in need through their adventuring activities.
...Yeah, I feel like I’ve heard a similar story just a little while ago.
"Even if the reward is small, we wanted to do something that would help the people."
"I see... that's admirable."
I’ve definitely heard that line before.
"(In truth, they're not just an adventurer party, but a group of missionaries! They plan to help the people in need and, once they're thanked, they’ll preach that it’s all thanks to Lord Luke! By doing so, they’ll keep increasing their followers! That’s the strategy of Holy Mother Milia!)"
Of course, it's not surprising that there are adventurers with similar ideals leaving the village... but would they really say the same thing, as if it was scripted?
In any case, I can't just ignore it.
Chunia, a country that was once made a vassal of the Cranzell Empire, regained its sovereignty after we defeated the treacherous minister. However, due to the aftermath of the invasion, the national power has weakened, and confronting this kind of crisis is now a great struggle for them.
Though we've received several diplomatic envoys, we haven't had much interaction with Chunia.
Of course, that doesn’t mean I won’t help them. It's not like we can just enter the country through teleportation or trains, and there’s no easy way to move around the country, so it's not something we can do right away like we did the other day.
First, we need to secure the village's territory... but I can't just do that without permission.
"Don’t worry about that. We’ve already received permission from the King of Chunia. Like with other Mediterranean countries, we have the King's approval to place this village under its influence."
"Huh?"
"Here is the official letter."
"Wow..."
To think an adventurer party is dealing directly with the ruler of a nation...
In any case, with direct permission from the king, Chunia has now been added to the village’s territory. As long as the owner agrees, there’s no need to use forceful land acquisition.
"Ah, found it!"
After searching from the flying park for about an hour, I spotted a massive shadow in the distance.
"I see, that's the giant, huh? It’s definitely massive."
Judging by its size, it must be about thirty meters tall. That's roughly the height of a seven- or eight-story building.
The giant soldiers used by the Empire during the invasion were only around ten meters tall, so this one is at least twice that size.
It's big, so its movements are slow, but every time it steps on the ground, a tremor shakes the earth. If such a monster attacked a city, it would be the end of it.
Fighting it head-on with human strength would be tough, even for our elite soldiers.
"If we just charge in, we’ll end up getting stomped."
"It looks like it has more power than me..."
Selen and Gori-chan were also hesitant.
"I exposed my lack of ability the other day, but I'll show you that I can redeem myself!"
Akane-san is full of enthusiasm. But... why did she come along again? As Selen said, it seems like she'll just get stomped.
"Probably, Akane-san won’t have much of a role this time either."
"Why is that!?"
We specially brought some villagers with us.
"Donna, are you okay?"
"Yeah, leave it to me. I’m looking forward to the actual battle."
The dwarf girl Donna nodded firmly. Under her command, a young dwarf climbed aboard a mechanical dragon.
Yes.
This time, we were going to use the mechanical dragon, which had been confiscated from the Empire, in real combat to take down the giant.
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