Chapter 63. Proposal
“I had just come face to face with Birmingham, the ‘Black Chief,’ when it appeared.”
“Somebody said, ‘Look up there’.”
“I looked up, and there was a majestic figure: A dragon with shining red scales, breathing fire and spreading fear and death.”
“No matter how brave the orcs were, there was no one who did not tremble in fear at the sight of it. I was no exception. It was the first time I faltered in front of the enemy since I was a recruit.”
“Perhaps it was because I tried to escape. When I thought, ‘There’s no way I can defeat that thing’, the next thing I knew, I was on the ground, near the dragon’s breath, and some kind of invisible poison or something was sprayed around.”
“I thought I was dead. That’s what it means to die, but I couldn’t afford to die yet. ‘I have to fight’, I thought, but I couldn’t stay conscious.”
“When I woke up, not much time had passed, but the situation had changed. Because the dragon had descended to the ground and was rampaging through everyone.”
“I thought, ‘How majestic, how immense, how overwhelming, how powerful’.”
“I didn’t believe I could win. We were at vastly different levels.”
“But I took my sword and walked towards the dragon.”
“Why, you ask? It’s obvious. I am an honorable warrior. I am a proud orc.”
“I thought I should not die running away, I should die facing it. That’s how an honorable orc behaves.”
“When I stood in front of the dragon, I saw its eyes meet mine.”
“I raised my sword and let out a cry: a battle cry. I may never have shouted so much in my life.”
“From that moment, I focused solely on it. Its claws would tear my flesh and armor at the slightest scratch, and its fangs would split me in half with the slightest graze. Not to mention its breath. It was deadly.”
“I saw my chance to win when I struck its neck. When its scales fell off and blood spurted, I knew I could strike that spot.”
“I didn’t think I could win. I just thought I could cut it.”
“The dragon must have noticed. The more I focused on its neck, the harder it became for me to approach the dragon.”
“If the orcs, ogres, and demons hadn’t surrounded the dragon, I would have surely died, or the dragon would have escaped.”
“I crushed its claws, crushed its snout, dodged its breath by rolling… and I stabbed my sword into its neck.”
“I remember the feeling when I did it. I remember the light in the dragon’s eyes as it looked at me. I kept looking at it until the light went out of its eyes.”
“I don’t know what the dragon was thinking. But it seemed to me that there was a hint of admiration in it.”
“It’s as if it was saying, ‘You should be proud of yourself for defeating me’.”
“At the same time, cheers erupted around me.”
“Not just orcs. All the demons, ogres, and everyone who fought with me showered me with praise. Those same proud demons and ogres.”
“I have never felt such a sense of accomplishment and honor. That is pride, that is honor.”
“If I had not been able to kill that dragon, I would not have been given the title of ‘Orc Hero’.”
“Fighting and surviving the dragon is my greatest honor.”
Eye listened in silence to “Bash’s” story. The death of Bone, who was like family to her. Bash’s story was about his deadly battle against a great dragon. Eye opened her mouth to look at Bash, who proudly boasted about defeating the dragon and earning great honor.
“And then?”
Bash looked at Eye as if she was amused by his words.
“And then… what?”
“And then what happened?”
Bash looked at “Zell” as if slightly troubled by Eye’s comment. Zell whispered something in Bash’s ear, and Bash murmured, “Oh,” and continued talking.
“Then the human army charged at us, and the close-quarters combat began. Amidst all this, I heard this voice in my ear: ‘The main demon camp is being ambushed’, and when I heard that, I…”
Eye listened to Bash. Even though the flow of the conversation had nothing to do with Bone, Eye continued to listen. She simply listened to what he was saying. She understood the words. She grasped their meaning and content.
However, Eye keep listening to Bash.
Chapter 63. Proposal
“I had just come face to face with Birmingham, the ‘Black Chief,’ when it appeared.”
“Somebody said, ‘Look up there’.”
“I looked up, and there was a majestic figure: A dragon with shining red scales, breathing fire and spreading fear and death.”
“No matter how brave the orcs were, there was no one who did not tremble in fear at the sight of it. I was no exception. It was the first time I faltered in front of the enemy since I was a recruit.”
“Perhaps it was because I tried to escape. When I thought, ‘There’s no way I can defeat that thing’, the next thing I knew, I was on the ground, near the dragon’s breath, and some kind of invisible poison or something was sprayed around.”
“I thought I was dead. That’s what it means to die, but I couldn’t afford to die yet. ‘I have to fight’, I thought, but I couldn’t stay conscious.”
“When I woke up, not much time had passed, but the situation had changed. Because the dragon had descended to the ground and was rampaging through everyone.”
“I thought, ‘How majestic, how immense, how overwhelming, how powerful’.”
“I didn’t believe I could win. We were at vastly different levels.”
“But I took my sword and walked towards the dragon.”
“Why, you ask? It’s obvious. I am an honorable warrior. I am a proud orc.”
“I thought I should not die running away, I should die facing it. That’s how an honorable orc behaves.”
“When I stood in front of the dragon, I saw its eyes meet mine.”
“I raised my sword and let out a cry: a battle cry. I may never have shouted so much in my life.”
“From that moment, I focused solely on it. Its claws would tear my flesh and armor at the slightest scratch, and its fangs would split me in half with the slightest graze. Not to mention its breath. It was deadly.”
“I saw my chance to win when I struck its neck. When its scales fell off and blood spurted, I knew I could strike that spot.”
“I didn’t think I could win. I just thought I could cut it.”
“The dragon must have noticed. The more I focused on its neck, the harder it became for me to approach the dragon.”
“If the orcs, ogres, and demons hadn’t surrounded the dragon, I would have surely died, or the dragon would have escaped.”
“I crushed its claws, crushed its snout, dodged its breath by rolling… and I stabbed my sword into its neck.”
“I remember the feeling when I did it. I remember the light in the dragon’s eyes as it looked at me. I kept looking at it until the light went out of its eyes.”
“I don’t know what the dragon was thinking. But it seemed to me that there was a hint of admiration in it.”
“It’s as if it was saying, ‘You should be proud of yourself for defeating me’.”
“At the same time, cheers erupted around me.”
“Not just orcs. All the demons, ogres, and everyone who fought with me showered me with praise. Those same proud demons and ogres.”
“I have never felt such a sense of accomplishment and honor. That is pride, that is honor.”
“If I had not been able to kill that dragon, I would not have been given the title of ‘Orc Hero’.”
“Fighting and surviving the dragon is my greatest honor.”
Eye listened in silence to “Bash’s” story. The death of Bone, who was like family to her. Bash’s story was about his deadly battle against a great dragon. Eye opened her mouth to look at Bash, who proudly boasted about defeating the dragon and earning great honor.
“And then?”
Bash looked at Eye as if she was amused by his words.
“And then… what?”
“And then what happened?”
Bash looked at “Zell” as if slightly troubled by Eye’s comment. Zell whispered something in Bash’s ear, and Bash murmured, “Oh,” and continued talking.
“Then the human army charged at us, and the close-quarters combat began. Amidst all this, I heard this voice in my ear: ‘The main demon camp is being ambushed’, and when I heard that, I…”
Eye listened to Bash. Even though the flow of the conversation had nothing to do with Bone, Eye continued to listen. She simply listened to what he was saying. She understood the words. She grasped their meaning and content.
However, Eye keep listening to Bash.
