Published at 31st of December 2020 04:06:46 PM
Chapter 69.3
Translator: SFBaka
Editor: Thor’s Stone
『Why don’t you give it a try, Captain?』
“…That sounds interesting . What should I do?”
『Let’s use that . 』
Iris was referring to the newly developed item for use precisely for situations like this – a clump of nanoms I call the Nanom Ball . When Cleria lost her limbs, I transfused my nanom-filled blood to her in order to heal her, but that method was very inefficient .
In order to perform a nanom infusion immediately in times of emergency, I created this ball made up of a cluster of countless nanoms . I made this by taking in rare metals in order to increase Nanom’s reproduction rate . In the end, I managed to produce Nanom Balls with a diameter of 2 centimeters . There were 12 of them inside my pouch .
It takes about an hour for the nanom cluster to form into a spherical shape within my mouth, so I had quite a bit of trouble producing these .
“Yosh, give me some instructions . ”
『Please check if it has any small scratches on its head . 』
I moved toward the dragon’s head and found a small wound on top of it .
『Please press the balls on the wound . You would need ten of them . 』
I lifted the dragon’s scales and pressed the Nanom Ball on the open wound . The Nanom Ball immediately liquefied and seeped into the wound . Very soon, I’ve already managed to use up all ten Nanom Balls .
“How long would the process take?”
『For the time being, I will give priority to communication functions and neural control . It will take three hours to establish neural control and at least 5 hours to achieve simple communication functions . 』
“I see . I hope it stays passed out until those are finished . Okay then . I’ll continue treating its other wounds . ”
『Please leave the wound where the nanoms were transplanted open . 』
I don’t know what that’s for, but okay . I healed as many visible wounds as I could except for the head wound, and consumed another three magic stones .
“It looks like I’ll need to camp out here for the time being . I don’t have anything to do now, so I guess I’ll go get ready for camping out . ”
It was already near evening and it was beginning to get dark . And I don’t want to camp in a place with a dragon corpse and drenched in dragon blood . I guess I’ll have to put up with the few pieces of dried meat in my pouch for tonight .
A little ways away from the dragon, I made a makeshift bed by piling up mowed grass and some large and wide leaves as cushions . I also lit up four bonfires on four corners of the camping spot to ensure that I had enough illumination .
Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I camped out like this all by myself . Before I met Cleria, this was how I lived daily . It felt like something that happened so long ago .
Oh, there’s a call from Selena .
(Alan, I’m making my regular report . We have arrived at the camping site without problems, and we are now making camp . )
(I see . Good work . … There are no problems on our end as well . Everyone has already returned back to the Clan Home . I’ll leave everyone there to you then . )
(Roger . Selena out . )
I refrained from telling Selena and the others my current situation to prevent them from worrying unnecessarily . It won’t make any difference even if they knew . B Team should be about to reach the Clan Home by now .
Three hours have passed since the nanom transplant . It’s already turned completely dark . The dragon was still fast asleep . Well, it’s not unexpected . It rampaged around a lot after all . It should have really exhausted itself .
『Captain, please touch the wound where you infused the nanoms . 』
I still don’t know what it’s for, but I just did as I was told . I walked back to the dragon’s head, lifted its scales, and poked my finger into the wound .
『Information successfully obtained . The makeup of the body tissues such as the nervous system and brain are very similar to satirons, as expected . I cannot perform fine control yet, but initial neural control has been established . With this, this dragon no longer poses any danger . 』
I see . It’ll take more time to establish the communication function so Iris used my nanoms as a relay to obtain the necessary data huh .
Since she already took control of the dragon’s nervous functions, it was definitely safe . Most creatures would be helpless once their sense of sight and hearing was taken away after all .
It should be fine to heal the wound on the dragon’s head now, so I immediately healed with magic . And so, the wait continues .
『The basic communication function has been successfully established . Total neural control is almost complete as well . Now, I will proceed with analyzing the dragon’s thought patterns in order to establish an understanding of it . 』
(I’ll leave that all to you, Iris . )
After about three minutes, the dragon finally began to twitch . It was probably a sign that it was starting to wake up . After a few more moments, it finally raised its head . It looked around the place as if checking out where it has woken up to .
“Is alright if I got closer?”
『Of course it’s fine . I have taken control of its limbs . It cannot walk and certainly cannot fly right now . 』
“I see… I kinda feel I’m doing something really bad to it . ”
『It’s necessary to ensure safety . It would only have to put up with it temporarily until we establish a complete understanding of its nature . 』
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When I approached it, the dragon’s head movements seemed to indicate its surprise, and at times, it would frantically shake it .
“Can you show me what you’re having the dragon see as well?”
My surroundings suddenly changed . The only ones that existed in a seemingly dark space were me and the dragon . And then, a Goblin appeared right in front of us . The number of Goblins increased gradually . At first, there were two, and then three, and so on . In no time we were completely surrounded by Goblins .
And then, they all disappeared . The next monster to appear were Orcs, and the earlier process was repeated again .
『I am currently recording its reactions when being shown these images . I will probably obtain enough information to establish a simple form of communication with it after a night . 』
So this process will continue overnight huh . In a sense, that’s quite terrifying .
(Understood . I’ll leave it to you . )
My normal vision was restored . I do hope the dragon won’t go crazy from something like this though .
『Captain, please wake up . 』
Oh, so I fell asleep . I was thinking of staying up all night but ended up falling asleep instead . Wha– It’s already nine in the morning!
“You could have woken me up earlier . ”
『There wasn’t anything I needed you to do anyway . In any case, I have finally managed to gather enough data to establish communication . Let us try it right away . 』
“Yosh, go ahead . ”
I looked at the dragon and found it looking down dejectedly . Well, it experienced that kind of mental torture for the entire night after all . Of course, it’ll run out like this . Is it okay? Mentally, I mean .
The dragon suddenly raised its head and looked around, as if its vision was now clear . The moment it saw me, it dropped to the ground like a dog .
『This is a gesture of obedience . This is a greeting for the head of its clan . 』
“………Head of its clan?”
『Of course, I’m referring to you, Captain . 』
“…Uh, when did I even become the head of a dragon clan?”
『It’s the opposite . The dragon has joined your clan instead . 』
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“…Why the heck did that happen?”
My relatives would definitely have a field day if they ever found out a dragon joined the family .
『It is a custom of the dragons . If they surrender to an opponent of a different clan, and the opponent accepts, the defeated dragon would have to leave its former clan and join its opponent’s clan instead . 』
“What the heck!? Then this guy won’t be able to go back to his original clan?”
『There is no need to worry . She is the last surviving member of her clan . 』
“She? You mean this dragon’s actually a [1]female creature!?”
『Captain, that statement can be considered a form of harassment . Your wording implies that a creature of her intelligence is no different from an animal . 』
“No, that wasn’t my intention . Sorry, let me take that back . ”
Damn! You’re one to talk! You were performing something that can be considered a form of torture to her all night, you know!
“I see . So she’s the last surviving member of her clan . But…”
The dragon started to make a series of low growling and grunting noises .
『She has a question . She is asking if those black things were the clan’s warriors . She’s probably referring to the drones . 』
Iris was probably not translating the dragon’s grunts directly, but reading and interpreting her thoughts instead .
“Yeah, that’s right . ”
『All units, lower your altitude to fifty meters and execute Formation A . Cancel stealth mode . 』
When she heard the sound of the drone’s engines, the dragon stood and looked up at the sky . Before long, the drones dropped down in a tight formation .
The dragon laid down on the ground like a dog again . But this time, she did it in front of the drones . She didn’t seem to show any intention of moving from her spot as long as the drones were around, so I had them disperse and go on standby again .
When the drones disappeared, she turned toward me again and made more of those growling noises .
『They looked to be superb warriors, is what she’s saying . She has another question . She’s asking how many warriors there are in the clan . 』
“There are 82 drones currently in service . ”
The dragon seemed to be taken aback . She laid down in front of me again . She made some more growling sounds as she continued to lie down .
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『She is saying she is happy to have been able to join a clan with such strength . She is apparently worried that the rest of the clan will not approve of her joining though . 』
“Um… They do, I guess . ”
The dragon got up and raised a loud roar toward the sky . That’s some serious sound volume!
『She is expressing happiness due to being accepted into the clan . 』
Her roar finally abated after a short while more .
“By the way, do you have a name?”
It felt weird to always address her as ‘dragon’ . She should have a name, at least .
Iris conveyed the meaning of my question to her .
『Guroarua . 』
“……Sorry, but can you run that by me again?”
『Guroarua . 』
It’s no good . It’s just a grunt variation . At least, humans won’t be able to pronounce such a name correctly .
“Yosh . I got it . Your name is Gloria . It’s a really girly name, and it fits you very well . ”
Gloria seemed pleased when she heard her name get praised . She growled and grunted again .
『She doesn’t have high standards . Her only requirement is for the male to be young and healthy . 』
“………Uh, what the heck are you talking about?”
『In dragon society, the clan chief is the one who decides the partner of every dragon in the clan . She just told you her requirements for a potential partner . 』
“…Wait, so, I gotta find a strapping young dragon lad and introduce him to her later on?”
『That’s how it is . 』
Is it just me, or are things actually proceeding in a very weird direction…?
[1] TL Notes: Alan referred to Gloria as ‘mesu’ (雌) at first . This is a term used to denote a female animal or plant as opposed to a human (or in this case, a sentient dragon) . That’s why Iris said he was being rude .