My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 247

247. Beastmen (2)

Diana relayed to Xian all the information she had gotten from Caden.

Of course, Diana still seemed to dismiss it as crazy nonsense.

A demon that disappeared a thousand years ago.

Even a demon’s resurrection.

In many ways, it was an absurd story.

But Xian didn’t think it was nonsense.

Diana’s story, neither too long nor too short, came to an end.

‘Hmm…’

Xian calmly organized his thoughts.

To summarize the situation…

Elandur was looking for a relic here.

The relic was presumed to be Muriel’s relic from a thousand years ago.

And the relic was related to the resurrection of a demon.

Of course, all of this was ‘presumed’.

Only presumptions based on the testimony of Caden, the vice-commander of the White Wolf Knights.

Perhaps, as Diana thought, it was nothing more than rambling due to countless tortures.

‘But I can’t just dismiss it.’

However, there was a possibility that it wasn’t.

No, Xian thought there was a high probability that it wasn’t nonsense.

First, there was the demon of sloth, Nurbia, who attacked Ruben in the past.

At the time, Nurbia was looking for something in Ruben.

To be precise, he had drifted to Ruben while looking for something in the Dark Forest.

What if what Nurbia was looking for was that relic?

And Xian met another demon, the demon of lust, Rushuria, one of the Seven Great Demons.

Of course, Rushuria didn’t seem to be looking for anything in particular.

But the priests of the Twilight Sect, who were thought to be related to Rushuria, were.

The priests of the Twilight Sect, who felt a sense of evil.

And the Archbishop of the Twilight Sect, Lahir.

Archbishop Lahir was looking for something.

What if what they were looking for was that relic?

And the incident at the investiture ceremony.

Specifically, the aura of Rushuria that he felt from Durak.

Rushuria was definitely annihilated by Xian.

But at the investiture ceremony, Xian felt Rushuria’s aura from Durak.

And now, the resurrection of the demon.

‘There’s something in the relic.’

In the end, the focus was on the relic.

The reason why Muriel had to entrust it to Noemi, not Kyle, a thousand years ago.

It seemed like he had to find the relic himself.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Xian slowly raised his head.

And he spoke to Pavel, the elder of the Beastmen.

“Do you happen to know where the relic is?”

Pavel paused for a moment at Xian’s words.

But only for a moment.

“I know.”

Pavel slowly nodded.

“Could you guide us there?”

Xian asked immediately, but this time Pavel did not answer easily.

Pavel hesitated and did not open his mouth.

The noble mission of the Beastmen, which has been upheld since the first Great Chieftain Noemi.

Even now, countless Beastmen are sacrificing themselves to protect that mission.

How could he easily open his mouth?

Especially to a human.

Even though Xian had come to help at Diana’s request, it was not something he could easily decide.

Pavel seemed to be deeply, deeply troubled.

The silence stretched on.

How much time had passed?

“…I understand.”

Pavel finally opened his mouth.

There was a certain determination in Pavel’s wrinkled eyes.

The crisis currently facing the Beastmen.

Although it was a mission that had been carried on for a thousand years, there was no mission that took precedence over the survival of the race.

The Guardian had turned away from the Beastmen.

The Great Chieftain was currently missing.

No matter how stubborn they were, there was nothing the Beastmen could do.

So, if they were destined to be taken away anyway…

“It’s quite a distance. I’ll explain the situation to the other members of the tribe and come back.”

Pavel slowly moved his feet.

Pavel disappeared like that.

“I should tell the soldiers to come too.”

Xian also moved to bring Lucas and the soldiers who were still outside.

#

Pavel, who had left, returned after a little time had passed.

It seemed that he had explained the current situation to the other members of the tribe.

However, since they were not visible, it seemed that they were hiding somewhere.

And Diana had no particular reaction until Pavel returned.

The warriors of the Beastmen, revived by Aria’s divine power.

The warriors whispered about Diana, but Diana showed no reaction.

Diana, the descendant of Noemi and the bloodline of the Great Chieftain.

Why on earth did she become the Guild Master of the Shadow Moon?

Since there was some time to spare.

Just as he was about to ask about that fact.

“I will guide you. Follow me.”

Pavel, who had left, returned again.

Xian shook his head and followed Pavel.

Thus, Xian and his party moved quite a distance following Pavel.

Since all of Ruben’s soldiers had moved together, the speed was not very fast.

Also, Pavel’s influence as a Beastman with the characteristics of a turtle was undeniable.

After a full day and a half, they arrived at a place.

“Hmm…?”

Xian stopped walking.

That’s because of this feeling that Xian felt.

To be exact, the pungent smell of blood.

Xian immediately stepped on the Mahon Muyoungbo [a movement technique] and shot forward.

“Lord?”

“Hey! Where are you going all of a sudden!”

People asked with puzzled expressions at Xian’s sudden action.

However, Xian did not answer and stepped on the Mahon Muyoungbo.

After some time, the place he reached was a village.

To be exact, it *was* a village.

Now it could not be called a village.

The countless corpses of Beastmen piled up from the entrance meant that it could no longer be called a village.

The smell of blood that had been felt from afar was now stinging the tip of his nose.

Also, judging from the state of decomposition of the corpses, it seemed that they had died about 3-4 days ago.

Xian expanded his senses to the maximum.

As expected, nothing was felt.

It seemed that the situation had already ended a long time ago.

“Oh my…!”

“Wh, what on earth…!!”

The people who hurriedly followed Xian cried out in surprise.

The people froze in place in shock.

Xian quietly approached Aria and asked.

“Will it work?”

Aria shook her head slightly.

“I can’t do anything about people who are already dead.”

Even Aria could not revive a life that had completely gone out.

“How… how could this happen…!”

Pavel’s shocked words leaked out.

His wrinkled eyes were filled with shock and horror.

Everyone was in shock.

Xian paused for a moment to think.

In all likelihood, Elandur was the one who committed all of this.

The reason was to find the relic.

It may seem cold-hearted, but there was no time to wallow in shock now.

“I apologize for being rude in order to prevent greater sacrifices.”

Xian carefully asked Pavel.

“Can you check if the relic is there?”

At Xian’s words, Pavel was able to come to his senses.

Pavel, the elder of the Beastmen and a turtle Beastman who had lived for a long time.

Pavel knew what Xian’s words meant.

“J, just a moment… please wait just a moment.”

Pavel slowly moved his body.

He had not recovered from the shock, but Pavel forced his body to move.

In one corner of the village.

Pavel entered a house that was not particularly special.

Xian followed Pavel into the house.

Like the exterior, the interior was also nothing special.

Of course, the structure of the house was completely different from that of humans.

Even among the same Beastmen, the structure varied greatly.

The houses were built according to the characteristics and lifestyle of each animal.

In this house, there were poles everywhere.

If you did well, you could ride the poles and go around every corner of the house.

Therefore, the owner of this house was probably a monkey Beastman, but…

Now was not the time to worry about that.

It wasn’t particularly important either.

Anyway, it didn’t seem like the relic was hidden here.

But could it be that the darkest place is under the lamp [a common idiom meaning the answer is in plain sight]?

It seemed that the relic was hidden here after all.

Pavel went straight to one side of the house.

And.

“Oh, it’s not here.”

Somehow, it seemed he was one step late.

Elandur was one step ahead of the relic…

“But… it doesn’t seem to have been taken away.”

Pavel’s words came at that moment.

Pavel continued, touching one corner.

“There are traces that the secret passage was activated. Once activated, the secret passage will never work again…”

Of course, it was possible that the Beastmen had activated it to escape.

It was possible that they had activated it to survive when Elandur attacked.

“It is also a secret passage that does not work without the relic.”

But it was certain that they had the relic when they escaped.

There was no way Elandur would have activated this secret passage.

“It seems that someone escaped with the relic.”

Fortunately, it didn’t seem to be too late.

“Do you know where they went?”

Pavel shook his head.

“As I said, once activated, it will never work again, so I don’t know where it leads…”

In other words, he didn’t know.

Fortunately, Elandur didn’t seem to have found the relic yet either.

But they could no longer know the location of the relic either.

It was quite a difficult situation.

It was at that moment.

“But the Guardian would know the location of the relic.”

“The Guardian…?”

“Actually… there is a great being who protects our Beastmen.”

Pavel mentioned it carefully, but Xian was able to nod quickly.

The Guardian of the Beastmen.

He had already heard about it from Diana.

And he already knew about his identity.

He was the last remaining dragon on the continent.

He was the Guardian of the Beastmen.

‘Wait, this…’

As his thoughts reached this point, one thought flashed through Xian’s mind.

『[Story Main Quest] – ‘Unresolved Question’

▶Find the Last Dragon.』

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It was none other than the Story Main Quest.

A quest derived from the truth that Kyle faced.

Anyway, he couldn’t know the location of the relic.

To be exact, the Guardian would know the location of the relic.

“Can you guide me to where the Guardian is?”

Xian asked Pavel without hesitation.

And Pavel did not answer immediately.

A hesitant look.

“That’s… the Guardian no longer meets with us.”

Pavel replied with a troubled expression.

The last remaining dragon on the continent and the Guardian of the Beastmen.

However, the Guardian was no longer using his power.

He was only neglecting his role as a Guardian.

“Even if we go… he probably won’t meet us.”

Pavel muttered with a gloomy look.

#

A kingdom where Beastmen live together.

Somewhere in that secluded place.

【By the way…】

Nurbia wore a puzzled expression.

The Demon Lord of Sloth among the Seven Demon Lords, Nurbia.

【Is it okay to just leave that lizard whelp alone?】

Nurbia muttered with a dubious look.

And the one receiving Nurbia’s question.

“Lizard, you say…”

Rachel tilted her head, equally puzzled, and replied.

“Are you perhaps referring to the Dragon?”

【Yeah. That almost dead lizard whelp.】

Rachel chuckled at Nurbia’s subsequent answer.

Calling a dragon a lizard whelp.

Who in the world could call a dragon that?

Perhaps, even if you searched through all of the continent’s history, you wouldn’t find anyone.

Or rather, you could count them on one hand.

And Nurbia.

Ironically, Nurbia could certainly be counted among them.

【If we just leave it alone, it’ll cause trouble later.】

Nurbia muttered with suspicious eyes.

The strongest race that reigns over all things.

The unapproachable strongest being.

Dragon.

Even if it’s a dying dragon, a dragon is still a dragon.

【It’s not just troublesome, it could disrupt the plan. It’s not for nothing that we hunted the dragons first.】

A thousand years ago, when the demons invaded the continent.

The demons hunted the dragons first.

They defeated the isolated dragons one by one, erasing their existence from the continent.

【It’s just a lizard, but… shouldn’t we get rid of it now?】

Nurbia asked Rachel, seemingly puzzled.

Rachel nodded as if she understood perfectly.

“The existence of the dragon is indeed a variable. But… the price we have to pay to eliminate that variable is too great. As you said, a dragon is still a dragon.”

【What’s so difficult about catching one lizard whelp…】

“You’re not in the same condition as before, are you?”

【……】

Nurbia had nothing to say.

In the past, even when she could exert her full power, dragons were quite troublesome.

Even hunting them one by one, she couldn’t avoid considerable hardship.

If the dragons had banded together, the situation would have been very different.

As she said, there was a reason why they hunted the dragons first.

If that was the case a thousand years ago, it was even more so now, with most of her power restricted.

“This side could end up taking damage.”

Perhaps one of the Seven Demon Lords might have to sacrifice themselves.

That would have been impossible a thousand years ago, but now, most of her power was restricted.

More than anything.

“The dragon doesn’t interfere with the plan.”

If the dragon were interfering with the plan, it would be a different story.

But if it wasn’t causing any trouble, there was no need to take the risk of touching it.

【Still, I feel uneasy leaving it like that.】

“Don’t worry. The dragon will never step forward.”

The dragon will never step forward.

The current dragon is a dragon on the verge of death.

“So it’s better not to provoke it unnecessarily.”

Rachel smiled as if telling her not to worry.

【If you say so, then fine.】

At Rachel’s assurance, Nurbia didn’t bring up the topic anymore.

【More importantly, how is that guy doing?】

“I think he should be awake by now. Shall we go check on him?”

【Hmph… troublesome.】

Nurbia’s lukewarm reaction.

As expected of the Demon Lord of Sloth.

Rachel shook her head inwardly.

“But haven’t you not seen him in a long time?”

【Well, that’s true… then shall we go?】

At the same time, smack!

A cheerful sound rang out, and red magic power surged in all directions.

And again.

Swoosh!

With the faint sound of wind, the two women disappeared.

#

Xian followed Pavel to the place where the Guardian was said to be.

As expected, the distance was quite far, but this time it wasn’t too bad.

And so, on the way to the Guardian’s nest.

“A dragon…? You didn’t tell me about that.”

Xian briefly explained about the dragon to Aria.

More precisely, he explained it to Aria and the soldiers of Ruben.

The soldiers didn’t know the details either.

They knew about Elhendur and the demons, but not about the dragon.

Xian explained to them about the dragon.

It was just that… the last dragon was alive.

Xian didn’t know much more than that.

“How could such a thing…”

But even that was an amazing fact.

Aria and the soldiers of Ruben looked surprised.

Also, they seemed half-doubtful of Xian’s explanation.

“Is it really true that a dragon is alive?”

To be exact, Aria seemed half-doubtful.

Well, a dragon that went extinct a thousand years ago was alive.

If Xian hadn’t been Mobile Lord, he wouldn’t have believed it until he saw it with his own eyes.

“See for yourself.”

But what could he do when it was the truth?

As they talked about this and that, they were able to reach the Guardian’s nest.

The place was at the top of a very high mountain.

And for some reason, no one was to be seen.

Xian quietly closed his eyes and expanded his senses.

He wondered if the dragon had hidden its presence.

But there was nothing caught in his senses.

However, he could detect an artificial flow of magic power.

He wondered what it was for a moment.

“I will request a meeting with the Guardian.”

Pavel stepped forward.

“I am Pavel, a member of the Guivin tribe. I request an audience with the great being.”

Pavel called out to the Guardian with respect.

After some time had passed.

“······”

“······”

Somehow, there was no response.

No sign of the dragon’s presence could be felt at all.

An artificial flow of magic power was felt, but that was all.

There was really no response.

Xian felt somewhat drained.

‘Is this what it means by not meeting us?’

Honestly, he thought it would at least show its face.

If not, he thought he would at least hear its voice.

Go back, or no.

He thought it would express such intentions, but there was nothing like that.

Just complete ignorance.

“The Guardian has not met with us for several years.”

Pavel shook his head with a gloomy expression.

Judging by the current situation of the Guivin tribe, it seemed like they had come here hundreds of times.

Yet the Guardian seemed to have turned a blind eye to the Guivin tribe.

“At this rate…”

There was a bit of a problem.

If it showed its face or voice, they could at least try to talk.

But at this rate, they couldn’t even have a conversation.

Even if they were to persuade it, they would have to see its face and exchange words.

Moreover, they couldn’t even know the reason why it was turning a blind eye.

If they knew the reason, they could have done something about it, but now they couldn’t do anything.

A truly difficult situation.

“What are you going to do now?”

“Hmm…”

At Aria’s question, Xian paused for a moment.

And then.

“There’s no choice.”

Xian shook his head in the end.

If it didn’t even show its face, there was really nothing he could do.

At Xian’s words, Aria asked again.

“Are you just going to go back?”

“Huh? No. Why would I go back after coming all this way?”

Xian looked at Aria as if asking what she was talking about.

“You just said there’s no choice.”

“That doesn’t mean I’m going back.”

“But there’s no good way. It’s not even showing its face, so how can you…”

“So I have to stimulate its curiosity.”

“Curiosity?”

At Aria’s question, Xian nodded once.

Then, he took a step forward.

He didn’t know why the dragon was neglecting its role as a Guardian.

He didn’t know why it wouldn’t meet with the Guivin tribe.

And in this situation, there was no way for Xian to draw out the dragon.

‘So I have to make it come out on its own.’

By stimulating a curiosity that it couldn’t possibly resist.

A curiosity that would stimulate a dragon that had lived for a thousand years.

It was right to assume that there was almost none, but there was one thing.

According to Xian’s investigation, this last dragon was a dragon that existed a thousand years ago.

He didn’t know if it had experienced the battle with the demons.

But one thing was certain, it knew Arnise.

The Guardian of the Guivin tribe and the last dragon.

A thousand years ago, it had met the Arnises directly.

And it was highly likely that it had also witnessed the deaths of the Arnises.

The only being who had directly experienced and witnessed the stories of mythology.

And so, a thousand years had passed.

The dragon had existed on this continent for a thousand years.

Perhaps… it had seen countless times.

The successors of Arnise after their death.

The dragon must have witnessed them countless times.

Aria, who was called the reincarnation of Muriel.

But even before Aria, there were those who were called saints.

Charlotte became the empress of the empire, and her descendants have continued to this day.

Morkuru left descendants as the chief of the tribe.

Elodie continued the lineage of a new race called Dark Elves.

Noemi, the great chieftain of the Guivin tribe, goes without saying.

But there wouldn’t have been.

For the past thousand years, there would have been no one.

The strongest Arnise.

Kyle, who reached the realm beyond Exceed [a power level].

Kyle’s descendants could never be found.

Because Kyle’s descendants did not exist for the past thousand years.

But now.

Hideous darkness rises from Xian’s entire body.

The rising darkness instantly dyes the surroundings black.

But why is that?

It wasn’t dark. It was definitely pitch-black darkness.

But it didn’t feel dark.

Demon.

The power of its origin.

The space is dominated by the power of its origin and dyed with darkness.

The sun in the sky could not drive away the cast darkness.

At that very moment.

Rumble!

The entire space began to tremble greatly.

And that was not something done by Xian’s darkness.

A huge magic power felt at the end of his senses.

It was more powerful than any being Xian had ever met.

It was not comparable to Durak, Leah, or Kendrick.

It was no match for the Seven Demon Lords.

No, he felt an even greater presence.

A sense of oppression that seemed to crush his entire body.

“Ugh…!”

“Ugh…!”

The soldiers of Ruben groaned at the pressure.

Even the faces of the Black Lion Knights were dripping with cold sweat.

Lucas, as well as Diana, Pavel, and Aria.

Everyone here was frowning, crushed by the pressure.

Only Xian was standing calmly.

And then.

[This power is….]

A voice like thunder echoed throughout the sky.