Chapter 406: Now that we are here, let’s just treat it as a trip
Justus took Kira and his party by sea and then by land. It was two days later when they arrived at their destination.
Perhaps because of the dragon, the councillors here are much kinder to the wizards, or to the wizards like Kira who can fight against dragons, than to the ERA in Ishgar.
In the reception room of the Magic Council MNP branch in Kiltina, the team led by Kira started a conversation with the other party about the dragon slayer commission.
The person who was talking to Kira at this time was named Marat. He was the councilor stationed in this branch and Justus's boss, but he also looked very young.
"So, do you know the whereabouts of that dragon?"
"Well... I'm really sorry," Marat said awkwardly, "When this branch was attacked, almost no one could react. The dragon suddenly fell from the sky, destroyed something, and then flew away."
Huh? Aren't the wizards here too weak?
Before Kira could complain, Marat continued, "No... However, there are witnesses who say that the dragon came from the west and flew away from the west when it left."
"Just a location doesn't mean anything... Do you know what the other party's attributes are?"
Marat still looked grim as he said, "That's unknown. I didn't see the other party use any element, but its destructive power is considerable, similar to a slash."
"Slashing?" Kira lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said with some certainty, "It might be a sword dragon, a blade dragon, a slashing dragon, a knife dragon, or something like that."
"I see. Your analysis does make sense. I heard that Kilasan is one of the 'Ten Holy Wizards' of Ishgar. It seems that he is indeed very knowledgeable."
In response to Marat's compliment, Kira just smiled faintly, without much pride.
It wasn't that he was pretending to be cool or had changed his personality, but he could tell at a glance that the other party was not really praising him, and he would be a fool if he really believed it. Moreover, the other party's research on dragons could not be less than that of those guys in Ishgar, so the two sentences just now were just a test of him.
They are all a bunch of old foxes!
"The attributes of a dragon are uncertain, but you should know its color, size, gender, and other characteristics, right?" Kira continued to ask.
He didn't even know if these guys really wanted to entrust him to slay the dragon. Wouldn't they tell him if he didn't ask? He wasn't a new employee. Someone who could become a councillor shouldn't be so stupid!
Or is this another test of my abilities?
Marat answered every question: "It was a white dragon, an adult male, with a scar on its abdomen."
Kira was stunned when he heard this: "A scar on the abdomen? Hmm... The only people who can leave scars on a dragon's body should be dragons, dragon slayers, or those who use weapons with dragon slayer power."
"Yes, we speculate that this dragon may have fought with Diabolos's people, so it left this scar. After all, they are the only humans in Kiltina who have this ability."
Erza asked aloud, "Why couldn't it be left behind by other dragons?"
Marat explained: "There are not many dragons in Kiltina. In order to ensure the continuation of the tribe, they will divide the territory . Unless they are reckless in the territory of other dragons, they will not easily start a war."
"So that's how it is..."
At this moment, Lucy suddenly raised her hand and asked, "I have a question. Since these dragons will not easily start a war, why did they suddenly attack the Council this time?"
"I just talked about the situation between dragons. If the target is a human, the situation is completely different." Marat crossed his hands on the table in front of him and said, "In their eyes, humans are food. In their view, attacking humans is just 'eating' and 'playing', not war! Moreover, this place is not the territory of a certain dragon, but the territory of humans. Naturally, they have no worries."
"In other words, the other party could have attacked the Council on a whim? This would make it even harder to track them down!"
"Not only that, it is very likely that we won't be able to wait for the other party to come again."
“This is like looking for a needle in a haystack.”
"It's already difficult to defeat the dragon, but I didn't expect that I would have to find..."
"Indeed, it's unexpectedly tricky..."
Natsu and the others started discussing the matter at once, while Marat just sat there quietly, not saying a word. There was no sign of anxiety on his face, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
…
After they returned to the hotel where they were staying, Erza sat down on the sofa, crossed her legs and asked, "Kira, what are your plans now?"
The others also stopped their discussion and looked at the two leaders.
"Well...what else can we do? Let's find it!"
"That's easy to say, but where do I start looking?"
Kira replied as a matter of course: "Didn't they say that the dragon went west? Let's look for it westwards!"
Happy asked, "What if we can't find it in the end?"
"If you can't find it, then you can't find it. Do you think an SS-level commission can be completed so easily? From now on, everyone should be prepared to travel for at least a month."
Several people were stunned for a moment, staring at each other in astonishment: "Huh?! Travel?!"
"That's right, travel! Since we're here, of course we should take this opportunity to travel! Just think about it, it would be fun to travel and adventure while completing missions! Let's pack our bags, we'll set off tomorrow!"
Several people were stunned again and nodded stiffly: "Okay..."
…
The next day, Kira and his crew said goodbye to Marat and set out on the journey westward to search for dragons.
With Kira here, they naturally don't need to take a carriage or walk, but take a magic-driven car. Natsu and Wendy are very happy, especially Wendy, who finally experienced the feeling of riding in a car without feeling dizzy again.
Ever since she used the power of dragon to fight Acnorolia on Tenrou Island, Wendy found that she could not resist the dizziness caused by transportation. The magic "Troy" that was supposed to fight dizziness was also ineffective. So every time she took a commission, she strongly requested to walk just like Natsu.
On the avenue, a magic-driven car the size of a house slowly moved forward. The car was much more advanced than the magic-driven cars on the market. No one was inputting magic into it, and no one was driving it, but it was able to move forward in an orderly manner.
In the car, several familiar figures sat together. On the white wooden table in the middle were several cups of black tea, a pile of snacks, and a few desserts. Under the magic, the powerful shock absorption effect did not even cause the black tea in the cup to ripple. The sun and breeze blew in from the side windows, making people feel comfortable and relaxed, just like a scene of a picnic.
"It's so comfortable... It's really great to not feel dizzy when riding in a car..."
"Yes... All along, only when Kira is around can I feel this beauty..."
Wendy and Natsu both had happy smiles on their faces, savoring the snacks on the table and drinking the black tea in their hands, their faces full of intoxication.
"I'm serious, Kira!" Natsu said, "Why don't you join our team, so that we can continue to receive SS-level commissions in the future ."
Kira flipped through the book in his hand and refused without even looking up: "No, I will be very tired!"
"I can't believe you have a magic car like this." Erza looked at the facilities inside the car, surprised and curious, "It can actually drive automatically without human power."
Hearing Erza's envy from the bottom of his heart, Kira's face was filled with indescribable pride: "The power of science is very strong! Especially the magic technology derived from combining it with magic, that is the future of mankind!"
"Where did you buy it? Or did you make it yourself?"
"I don't have that technology! I bought it from some weirdo researcher and it cost me a lot of money."
"By the way, what have you been looking at since just now?"
"The travel guide and the map of Kiltina that I bought at the market yesterday." Kira raised the map in his hand. There were several places circled with a red pen on it.
"Whether we can enjoy our 'Kiltina Trip' depends entirely on this!"
