The 5000-year-old Herbivorous Dragon

Chapter 135: A word of thanks from God

「Kami-sama will never give a test that cannot be completed. And thus, “Temptation that cannot be overcome no matter how one struggles” cannot be a test. It shall be interpreted as a reward that Kami-sama gave instead.」

A few minutes later, the pious Shrine Maiden candidate fell to the temptations of the devil.

The girl is praying while chewing on junk food that Rēko bought at the street stall.

She had an innocent childish tone while talking a while ago, but she has become uselessly polite now. Probably to disguise her guilt of losing to the temptation.

「It’s fine. The more you eat, the stronger and stronger you will become. Is there anything else you want to eat?」

「I do hope to have a salty fried confectionery.」

「All right.」

Rēko starts wandering around the street lined with stalls with the girl on her back, buying and eating as she was ordered. They seem to be having fun as Rēko also bought her own part.

「…Are? By the way, why does Rēko have money to buy those foods?」

All the baggage, including the money for the road, Is tied to my back. And selling off Raiotto’s dagger is not something Rēko would do.

「Ahh. When that girl came to see me off at the bar, she was eagerly looking at the snacks. So I gave her some pocket money.」

「…I don’t think it’s good education to give her too much pocket money, but how much did you give?」

「It’s troublesome so I just gave her a gold nugget.」

「Isn’t your sense of money is a little too strange?」

「As the Demon King, I can’t be too picky. Even if the treasury ran out, it just a simple matter of destroying and plundering a country.」

I ran out of the spot like a rabbit. I can’t let Yoro-san splurge anymore. I have to collect the gold nugget from Rēko as soon as possible and return it to him.

If I look closely at Rēko’s waist while she is walking along the street stall, I can see one gold nugget is tied there. Maybe she is scraping it bit by bit for payment.

If she only bought food from the street stall, it should have barely decreased.

「Oii! Rēko!」

「Yes, Evil Dragon-sama. The first kin, Rēko. Is present.」

When I called out loud, Rēko rushed here at tremendous speed. And on her back is a hungry girl in nun clothes eating fried food and fruit juice.

「Is this a tour for the current state of the assasination training of this country’s God? As you can see, this girl is steadily improving her level as a Shrine Maiden.」

「I wonder if that is really what’s going on.」

On the other hand, the girl enchantedly inflated her cheeks.

「…Ahh. To be this luxurious, is Onee-sama the apostle of god after all?」

「Absolutely. I am the apostle of Evil Dragon-sama, the God of Destruction, Rēko. And this is Evil Dragon-sama who is the God I just talked about.」

「Ehh!? Kami-sama!?」

「Wait a minute. First, there is this different genre for Gods.」

There is a big gap between this girl and Rēko in what the word God refers to.

First of all, I am not a God nor a demon, but just a lizard.

「Ehh~! I thought that there was something strange, but it’s a Kami-sama all along! Amazing!」

But the girl doesn’t listen to words very well and gets excited by the word God. Her tone also returned to the original innocence.

「That’s right. Evil Dragon-sama is very amazing. Worship him well.」

「Are? But you were crying a while ago, right? Is there something sad about being a Kami-sama?」

「Can I just say that was because there is some dust in my eyes?」

「Yeah. Evil Dragon-sama once cried sorrowfully at that time he lamented the stupidity of the archaic humans. The tears that he shed are said to have covered the earth and destroyed all civilization…」

This girl is neat. Looking at her is like looking at my own reaction a long time ago. Now, I am no longer disturbed by just this level. If you are used to Rēko’s behavior, this degree is like a greeting or a jab.

「Anyway」, I cleared my throat,

「I am a different person from the god in this country that you worship. Otherwise, why would I ask you to deliver a message?」

「Ahh. I see!」

The girl nodded with her eyes closed. She definitely missed it.

「And Rēko, don’t force this child to train. There is different way to train each person.」

「Does that mean that ordinary people cannot keep up with my training?」

「Let’s leave it at that for the time being.」

Rēko released the girl from her back and put her on the ground.

「Well, that’s it girl. You should go and have a nap after this.」

「No, Rēko Onee-sama. As a Shrine Maiden candidate, I will face any difficulties. And in order to do that, I will take a nap to my heart’s content after this. Such is Kami-sama’s guidance.」

「It’s not good to eat and go to bed right away, so stop that.」

I feel like this child has already dropped out of the Shrine Maiden nomination competition. She has already fallen to the temptation of the devil. She even started to call Rēko Onee-sama.

「…Well, more than that, Rēko. First, let’s return the gold nugget to Yoro-san. It’s not impressive to receive such large amount of money from others.」

「Yes. It is more supreme to plunder and loot by force and domination rather than receiving it.」

「Why do your thoughts strangely synchronize with Yoro-san’s?」

When I waved my hands, Yoro-san, who was observing us from a distance, approached. His whole face is hidden by a helmet except his mouth part, but I can still see that he has a bored expression.

「Have you finished talking? I want to go back and enjoy some sake. If you want to return the gold nugget then return it.」

「I’ll return it, but there is no need to hurry. I was able to eat a little thanks to this.」

That said, Rēko threw the gold nugget in a straight line. It has a clear murderous momentum, but Yoro-san caught it with one hand without incident and put it in his cloak. By the way, the gold nugget is a little deformed due to the Rēko and Yoro-san’s grip strength.

「Well then, Dragon. I will go back. Don’t forget to set the duel with god that I asked.」

「I don’t remember making promises to set up a duel though.」

Despite my worries, Yoro-san fluttered his cloak and left the place,

But then,

『Demon King…』

Suddenly, the girl in nun clothes looked at Yoro-san while muttering. She shouldn’t have known about his identity.

Yoro-san, who keenly heard the muttering, slowly turned around.

「Hou. I thought I couldn’t talk to you except through a Shrine Maiden, but I am your friend after all. Did you come down from there?」

As Yoro-san said that, the girl’s long black hair turned bright orange, and her whole body began to shine like fire. Her toes gently lifted off the ground, and her eyes went out of focus. Looks like she got possessed by the god.

「I have been resurrected for a rematch with you. Come, have a bloody and exciting battle with me!」

「Shut up stupid stupid revived disgusting die longer stupid wrap your tail and go home loser dog.」

Plop.

After delivering a storm of taunts with one breath, the girl fell down, but then got up again in a second.

「Are? Did I just take a nap according to Rēko Onee-sama’s special training?」

I just stared at the back of Yoro-san as he walked into a back alley.