Kujonin Chapter 43

Kujonin
Author: Hanabokuro
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"This is my private school. It teaches humanization magic to dragons chased out of their dens and those who wish to live normally as humans. Humans don't come here, aslo."
Black Dragon, a gentleman with slick-backed hair, gave us the explanation.
"For humans not to come here, what do you mean, even though the town's so close?"
Black Dragon raised an eyebrow at Velsa's question."
"All of you, did you not look at this port town? Aa, it's night so it's dark, isn't it. It would be good for you to take a look when it's morning."
I used the Search Skill to search out the port town.
It's full of the red dots of monsters.
Then the drunk I saw earlier is…
"Is it zombies?"
"You saw it with Search Skill? That's right. This town, Caria, is already dead."
"How did it happen?"
"I'm not sure of the truth, but I believe my dragon master(s.h.i.+shou) became a dragon zombie in the heart of this island; done in by some hero from somewhere, I presume. Whether it was compa.s.sion or not, somehow or other, that hero didn't deal the final blow. I presume that master gradually rotted and became a dragon zombie."
"And then, the town was also infected?"
"Most likely."
Black Dragon, tapping his head with his hand, looked down in vexation.

"Why a hero?"
Black Dragon narrowed his eyes at my question.
"You, where are you from?"
"The country of Alisfay, from Kubenia."
"There are heroes in Alisfay as well, correct?"
At Black Dragon's words, the three of us exchange glances; looks like no one knows about 'heroes'.
"I worked in the Adventurers Guild, but I never heard of a hero appearing."
Ayl said.
"I shut myself up in my house, researching."
"I was also just doing exterminations, so I don't really know, na."
Velsa's and mine are more like excuses.
"Then the Church is probably hiding it. Right now, there are heroes everywhere. The spirits giving blessing to whomever they want and make them heroes. And these girls are the result."
Black Dragon pointed at the girls around Red Dragon.
"It's because dragons are a wealth of experience points. The heroes aim for them right off the bat."

The girls, with scales on the back of their necks, opened their mouths.
"I was living in the northern forest. I was targeted by the Ice Spirit's hero who suddenly appeared, and had to run away."
"While I was living in a gra.s.sland's cave, the Wind Spirit's hero appeared. I didn't even do anything."
"I was attacked by a hero in the mountains. I don't know what spirit's hero it was. Anyway, I was scared."
"As for me, I was told, 'Enough, go outside already,' by a normal adventurer…"
Oi! The last guy there.

"Every one of them are dragons who fled their original homes."
So Black Dragon gathered up all the fleeing dragons to teach them humanization magic.
Even with the course fee being 1 silver coin a time is to get them used to needing money when the go to live in a human town.

"So what's up with Water Dragon-chan?"
"Aa, it's a girl I a.s.sisted a long time ago. 500 years ago, after hearing a love store between a dragon and a knight, her one-sided feelings got too strong. I tried not to get involved with her as much as possible, but about a week ago, she came bringing this Red Dragon." (Black)
"I met her at the ocean. I gave her wyverns and she said, 'We're lovers with this, ne', and taught me humanization magic. But I couldn't do the magic well, so she brought me to Black Dragon-san's cram school." (Red)
"And so, why is Water Dragon-chan mad?" (Naoki)
"Dunno. It's a mystery." (Red)
"It's most likely because of these girls. Even though she's the one who brought you, she's probably displeased that you're getting along with other dragons. Water Dragon's jealously is scary, after all." (Black)
At Black Dragon's words, I felt a s.h.i.+ver go up my spine.

"Ahem, 'hem."
Velsa coughed.
"You couldn't have been bitten by a zombie?"
Black Dragon backed away from Velsa.
"No, we haven't been bitten by zombies. It's simply that this building is dusty. Do you not clean?" (Naoki)
The corner of the cla.s.sroom has dust gathering in the corners, and the ceiling has cobwebs stuck to it.
"Aa, I just used an abandoned building, after all. Specially cleaning it is…"
"Just saying, as a 'normal adventurer', I also do cleaning and pest exterminations as well, but should I clean?"
"I'd be grateful. Recently the condition of my throat has been poor, so this was why." (Black)

I used Cleanup on the room and got to cleaning.
Even though it was quite the large mansion, Cleanup made it to all the corners of the building.
There are masmascarl and small spiders, but I quickly exterminated them.
There were also zombie-fied creatures; when they came to live here they were already zombies, it seems.
"Actually, isn't this kind of bad…"
When I reported the situation, all of the dragons' faces stiffened.
Just why did they open a school in this sort of place?
"I left it along because I thought humans won't approach us like this, but as I thought, it's dangerous. Does pest extermination include monsters?"
"Should I give it a try?"
"Please."
"But I think it would be faster if you dragons burnt it all to ashes with dragon breaths…"
The dragons shook their heads.
Black Dragon's master, that is a superior dragon, had become a dragon zombie, so they're being quite wary.
"The reward will be, will a Dragon Blessing work?"
"No, I don't really want it."
"N~ however, I don't have gold coins. How about magic stones?"
It's thanks to a magic stone that I got brought all the way here.
"I will have to refuse."
"Then what would you like?"
"N~, let's see. First a boat, and then a map?"
"Hou, a boat and a map? Understood, I have something in mind for the boat. Is it alright if it's just what I know about for the map?"
"Ee, I will request them of you."

When we left the building, night had completely given way to dawn.
In the garden, Water Dragon-chan is in dragon form, sleeping pleasantly.

"Now then, we were up all night, but shall we start exterminating zombies? Ayl and Velsa, help me out."
"OK!"
"Got it."