Chapter 418: Departure
For Kira, letting Disper do the hard work while he waits for the final reward is nothing psychologically burdensome!
For the others, they could understand Kira's thoughts and believed in Kira's decision, but they still did not give up: "But this is our commission, right? Is it okay to just stand here and watch without taking any action?"
Natsu echoed Gray's words, jumping up and down, "Yeah, yeah, I feel like fighting a dragon too!"
"So you guys are just itching to fight after not fighting for so long? Look carefully! What's going on there is a duel between men! It's a dragon-slaying battle that means a lot to every swordsman. It's not good for us to interfere, right?"
"You're right, but I really can't accept that I can't fight him even though there's a dragon by my side."
I didn't expect this method to be so useful...
By the time Kurnuki and Disper finally got tired of fighting, it was already Kira and the others' seventh day here.
"Those two guys are finally willing to stop fighting... Counting the time, they have been fighting for half a month, right? Really, the experience here during this period can no longer be simply described as 'encountering a natural disaster'."
More than 70% of the originally continuous mountains here have become unrecognizable. The peaks, rivers, and forests have all been severely damaged. Moreover, due to the battle between Kurnuki and Disper, almost all the birds and beasts here have fled, so the only meat that can be found nearby these days is fish.
It is undoubtedly a sad thing that you can't find any sufficient food reserves in the wild. If there were no other food, I would have cooked Kurnuki long ago.
In fact, the situation was fine at the beginning. With superb cooking skills and fresh ingredients, several people boiled, roasted, fried, deep-fried, and stewed the caught fish in various ways, but gradually they got tired of it.
Except for Habby and Xia Lulu who were still eating happily, everyone now felt sick at the sight of fish.
Natsu's face was drooping and he staggered as he walked. He looked weak all over. Anyone could tell that he was malnourished. "I don't want to eat fish for the next month..."
Happy was hanging a grilled fish, trying to dissuade Natsu from his thoughts by acting cute as usual: "Huh? Why? Isn't it nice to eat fish every day?"
"No! I want to eat meat now!"
"Natsu, fish is meat too..."
Just as the two were packing their luggage, Kira's voice came: "What are you doing? Get ready to go back!"
The two swordsmen, Kurnuki and Disper, were so engrossed in their fighting that Kira finally caught a chance and took a group of photos while they were resting after being tired.
The photo shows Kurnuki, who is in a dishevel and knocked unconscious (actually he is sleeping), Kira, who is high-spirited and energetic but a little dirty, and the surrounding mountains that look like ruins.
Given the special angle and Kira's weird movements, anyone who looked at it would think that this man and this dragon had experienced a great battle, and that Kira defeated Kurnuki in the end.
Such photos were enough for him to report to the MNP, the Council of Review, and receive the 30 million J reward.
While the others were packing their luggage from the makeshift hut to the airship, Kira asked Kurnuki and Disper who had followed them, "Why did you come with me? Anyway, I have the photos now, so I don't need you anymore. Keep fighting with bayonets!"
Disper said dissatisfiedly: "It's too bad to say that we're fighting with bayonets! We're just exchanging swordsmanship!"
Kira turned his gaze to the handsome boy with long blond hair. The other party narrowed his eyes and replied, "I heard from Disper that I can get a share of the profits from the portrait rights... Although I am not interested in money, I always feel that when I maintain my human form, I need a sword, so I need money!"
Kira was stunned by the other party's words. He looked at Disper reflexively, only to see that he gave him an extremely cunning smile and even waved his hand provocatively.
'That damn guy! ! '
"Also, this mountain range has been destroyed. It will not be suitable for living in the next few decades, so I want to live somewhere else."
"A change of place...?? Oh! You did say there were a lot of..."
Kurnuki remained calm, but said something surprising: "I'm tired of staying in Kiltina after so many years. I want to go to Ishgar to have a look."
But this decision surprised Kira: "Eh??! You want to go to Ishgar?! Why so suddenly?!"
"It's not that sudden. In fact, I have had this idea for a long time. I once heard from my biological mother that the dragons of the northern continent all immigrated from there, apparently to avoid Acnorolia."
"But it used to live in Ishgar. I don't have the confidence that I can survive if I encounter it, so I never went there. Not to mention me, even the arrogant guys who call themselves 'dragons' are the same."
Kira understood what the other party said and asked, "What are your plans after you go there? In the Kingdom of Fiore, having a dragon is a big deal!"
Kira had just said this casually, but Kurnuki actually responded seriously: "Don't worry, I will try not to cause any disturbance. Although I like swordsmanship, I don't want to fight with people every day. I've had enough of it in the past half month!"
"Speaking of which, who won your sparring match?"
Kurnuki was silent, and looked at Disper who was chatting and grabbing snacks with Natsu and others not far away. In Kira's eyes, this expression meant "I lost, but I don't accept it."
“Ohhhh??!! Could it be…??”
Before Kira could finish the second half of his sentence, Kurnuki interrupted him mercilessly: "Don't let your imagination run wild! It's too early for him to win against me!"
"But his swordsmanship is really amazing, and it is still improving..."
"Hey! Disappointment!"
"These past few days, we have been sparring with each other, always trying to prove that my swordsmanship is stronger than his. However, due to racial differences, he cannot inflict 100% damage on me, so we can only compare our swordsmanship by destroying external objects from beginning to end."
Kira suddenly realized: "I see! No wonder you destroyed the mountain like that, and you haven't done any damage after fighting for so long. It turns out that these two are competing in demolition speed, not playing PVP..."
Kurnuki obviously didn't understand the second half of the sentence, so he chose to ignore it: "After half a month of competition, we have discovered one thing, that is, we alone cannot prove the superiority of the swordsmanship of both parties. So..."
"so??"
At this moment, Disper came over and continued the second half of the sentence: "So, we decided to teach our respective swordsmanship to others and let them compete on our behalf!"
"Teach... swordsmanship?" Kira was stunned for a moment before reacting, then he said happily, "Are you going to accept a disciple? Hey, what do you think of me?"
"You can't."
"No talent at all."
“It’s a mess.”
"Have fun with magic."
"Not as good as your ability to make money."
"I prefer the red-haired lady."
“…”
The two of them spoke one by one, and Kira became angrier and angrier as he listened: "Hey!! How can I be that bad?! Besides, even if it's true, saying so much is too much!!"
Kurnuki said mercilessly, "Sorry, I've always been a pragmatic person! Also, we want to find those who are younger, preferably those who don't even know magic, so that we can ensure the inheritance of swordsmanship."
Kira thought for a moment and suggested, "Well... Fiore Kingdom is a magic kingdom. Most children would rather choose magic than swordsmanship! Maybe you can choose to look for it in Kiltina?"
Disper shook his head and said, "Unless they are orphans with no ties, their parents will definitely not agree if we want them to go to Ishgar with us, so let's wait until we get to Ishgar to find them."
"Tsk! This human habit is really troublesome..."
