19-13 Part 1
Zirant the Dimension-Crossing Dragon
and Samael the Traitor 1/2
Translator : PolterGlast
The commonality
between the Lizardmen and me wasn't just our eyeballs. They lived in a massive
cavern that spread out underground. Moss that emitted light grew in clusters on
the walls, and looking up at the ceiling, something vaguely dark was radiating
light. No, that wasn't the only surprise. To think that even though this is a
country of Lizardmen, an angel welcomed us. That is not a metaphor; it's a real
angel...
「Nice
to meet you all, I am the wife of Azato, the king of the Lizardmen.
...It's been a while, Zirant.」
「Aaa...
It's been a while.」
When we talked to
the Lizardmen, they were simple and good guys, but they were a bit short on
words, so communicating our intentions was a little difficult. Guided by the
woman with wings, we advanced through the dark underground cavity.
「First
lizard humans and now a real angel, wahaha, what's going to pop out next!」
「A
Dragonoid.」
「What,
how boring, I've already seen a dragon... Sorry, but I'm full with just Zira-chan!」
「No,
you should be surprised first that there's a being the same as Zirant-sama!?」
Wondering if she had
an opinion on that interpretation, the wife turned back to us while walking
backwards.
「No, my
husband and Zirant are different species.」
「Umu, a
Dragonoid is not a god. But let me see... If there were an existence identical
to myself in this world, it would be no one but Ashley over there.」
「Don't
drag me into this. I'm just a slightly unusual normal human.」
「No,
you are wrong. Ausar is Ausar. To us, you are none other than Ausar.」
I don't understand,
but anyway, it seems Azato and Zirant are different creatures. We
entered one of the caves in the great cavity, and as we went a little deeper, a
door with a different design from the others appeared.
「This
is our home. Come now, right this way.」
When the wife with
angel wings opened that door, surprisingly, there was culture beyond it. The
style was quite old, but the house was furnished with high-quality furnishings
no different from a noble class mansion. Inside a hole like this, surrounded by
Lizardmen, they were living a life not much different from ours.
「W-What
a cute house...」
「Thank
you. Now, my husband is this way.」
Perhaps this wife is
managing it. At Carral's
honest impression, the wife showed a smile full of affection for her husband.
We were then led to an inner room.
「I'm
home, dear. I brought some rare guests today.」
In that room, there
was an old-fashioned study, and sitting in that seat was a human with the
scales of a red dragon. Indeed, this is a Dragonoid. If a Lizardman is a
lizard-type human, the Dragonoid Azato is a human with the appearance of
a dragon. He slowly raised his face at his wife's words, and dropped his pen on
the desk, remaining in a state of surprise. His eyes were looking only at my
face and hands, not at Zirant.
「That
face... No matter how many times I see it, it's bad for my heart... Even though
it's a thing of the past, I still can't get used to it...」
He came towards us
from the study. Staring only at my face, he directed a self-deprecating smile
towards his wife.
「Bad
for your heart? Don't tell me my ancestor caused you some kind of trouble?」
「No, Ausar
was a good guy... When I was told the truth, I was truly surprised, but... I
also understood.」
「The
truth? Wahaha, you're suddenly acting suggestively!」
The conversation
suddenly jumped, and I, who had come seeking assistance, was at a loss. But it
seemed Zirant was different. Upon coming here, she had clearly stopped being the usual Zirant.
「Tell
him. Now that the Demon Nobles of the Abyss have started moving, I can
no longer stay silent. ...It's somewhat difficult for me to say it myself.」
「Just
when I thought they had completely laid low, they started moving, huh.」
「Hmph...
There's no way those guys would give up. They want to make a comeback to the
heavens once more. If they discard that dream, they'll just lose their reason
and go mad, like the monsters of the Abyss.」
I felt an interest
in this Azato. And in his angel wife as well. They know a Zirant
that I don't. In other words, they must be existences that have lived for an
unimaginable amount of time.
「Your
name?」
「Me? I
am Ashley. Ashley Gnose Urgos. Prince of the A-Zir Empire.
For what it's worth.」
「A-Zir,
and the Urgos family... What a nostalgic name...」
「That's
right... I miss that golden wheat field... And the flowers and fruit trees
blooming in the town...」
Perhaps they had
very happy memories, the couple immersed themselves in deep emotion.
「Wait a
minute, the First Emperor is someone from the extreme distant past, right? If
so, how old are you two now?」
「Age,
huh... We don't count anymore, but it's certain that we are older than Zirant
over there. As for my wife, she's an even older existence than me.」
「Wahahaha,
what is it, Zira-chan? Does that make you unexpectedly a youngster~?」
「Shut
up... No matter my age, the fact that I am great remains unchanged. Respect me
a little more...」
That request is an
impossible demand for Sigrun. Give up. Being younger than these two was
honestly unexpected, though. I should bring up the main subject of asking for
their help to resolve the civil war that will eventually break out in the
Empire, but I was interested in their story. We might be able to learn the
truth about the Zirant we adore.
「Now
then, where should we start talking from...」
「Then,
I think starting with the story of Samael is best.」
「That's
true, too. Then first, I'll talk about the reason I was surprised by your
appearance. Because all the roots of this disaster started from Samael's
betrayal and evil deeds...」
「I used
to serve that Samael. It was my role, ordered by Samael, to hunt
the races of failed creations. But, that suddenly ended.」
「It was
Samael's whim. The Creator Samael seemed to have decided to play
with me, who had crawled up from the Abyss; he deliberately
misinterpreted my wish, robbed the intelligence of an angel right next to him,
and turned her into an unaging human. That is her.」
「I was
offered as his wife. To make me give birth to the Lizardmen, a race meant to
play the role of getting beaten up...」
Even though it
should be a tragic story, the couple flirted and held each other's hands.
However, his wife's current appearance is an angel. Various things happened,
but it means she was able to return to her original form. Anyway, that seems to
be how these two met.
「Isn't
that just a grand boast of your love...」
「Well,
I suppose so. But I wanted you to know.」
「Samael
committed countless sins. He toyed with the world, races, and all kinds of
lives...」
「I
don't understand. In other words, what are you trying to say...?」
「Then
I'll get straight to the point. Your ancestor, the First Emperor Ausar—is
the same existence as Samael.」
That is also a hard
story to believe. If that were the case in the first place, it would be
strange. If so, why didn't the people of the Abyss harm me? I went to
the Abyss. The other side invited me. Why did they forgive the
descendant of the one who dropped them into the Abyss?
「In
fact, after Ausar reached the Heavenly Realm, he admitted that he
himself was the Samael of a different world, not this one. As Samael,
and as the Emperor of the A-Zir Empire, he continued to watch over the
world with an immortal body. That is why my husband was surprised by your
appearance.」
To summarize, it seems I am the descendant of the savior and a lookalike of the worst Creator who tormented the world. It's a very hard story to believe. But as long as Zirant maintains her silence, it must be a legend that actually happened. Even though I am a blood relative of the traitor to the people of the Abyss, they treated me with a fair attitude and returned me to the surface. The more I know, the more I couldn't completely hate them. Well, no matter what my ancestor did, the fact that I am me doesn't change anything at all. I don't care about the truth of Ausar, so I want to know Zirant's secret.
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