Slayers, Volume 7 by Hajime Kanzaka

Author:Hajime Kanzaka [KANZAKA, HAJIME]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-04-14T00:00:00+00:00

“What brings you here?” I whispered, and the magnificent creature focused its gaze on me.

“That’s what I’d like to know, humans,” it said in our own tongue. Its diction wasn’t the best, but to be fair, the thing was working with a totally different physiology.

“Wow!” exclaimed Gourry, the only one shocked by this. “Did you hear that?! The dragon talked!”

“Sure did,” I responded coldly to the gawking lug.

“Oh? Is it unusual for a dragon to talk?” the dragon said, seeming more partial to Gourry’s reaction than anyone else’s.

Gourry scratched his head and replied, “Well, I’ve never seen a dragon talk before... How’d you learn to speak human?”

“Ha! We dragons live a long time. We learn the languages of other creatures as a way to entertain ourselves over the course of decades.”

Gourry meditated for a while on the golden dragon’s words, then said, “So you just do it to kill time?”

“Well... we prefer my wording. Now then, humans, what are you doing here? We’ve seen you loitering these last few days. The charcoal makers use this place from time to time, but you don’t look like them. If you have no business here on the mountain of dragons, we’d prefer it if you left.”

At that, our group shared a glance. Let’s see... how do we explain this one?

“Um... we’re waiting for someone,” I said before anyone else—specifically Gourry—could speak up. “We got separated from a companion of ours... so we were hoping he’d show up here eventually.”

“You chose this as your meeting place?”

“Er, well... not here specifically. We never really established a meeting place. We just figured he’d come around eventually if we hung out in this area, so...”

“Is this the truth?”

“It is indeed,” called a familiar voice from behind the golden dragon.

“Xellos!” I cried out instinctively as the black-robed priest stepped leisurely into sight.

“So sorry to have kept you waiting.”

“You’re okay! What happened to the other two?!”

“We were unable to settle the matter. It dragged on for some time, and in the end, they escaped me... I considered giving chase, but I couldn’t risk falling into a trap, now could I? Hahaha.”

Wait... you’ve been fighting all this time?! Until just now?!

“Now, I have a favor to ask you,” Xellos said, turning to the golden dragon. “We have a small matter to discuss with your leader...”

“What is it?”

“Ah, let me see... I’d like to reserve that information for the seniormost dragon possible. Is Milgazia well?”

“The elder? You know the elder?!”

“Oh... we’re old acquaintances, you could say. If you tell him that Xellos is here, I’m sure he’ll understand.”

“Hmm... just who are you?” the golden dragon asked, perhaps realizing that Xellos wasn’t human.

“That’s,” Xellos said, pressing a finger to his lips, “a secret.”

Ah, his secret attack!

The golden dragon looked puzzled for a moment before finally relenting, “Very well. I’ll relay your request to the elder. Wait here.” The dragon then spread its wings again and took off toward the summit.

“You know a big-shot dragon?” Gourry asked.

Xellos replied with a bright smile, “Well, we met once long ago.

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