Act 4: Chapter 17: 《Dragon's Trial》
The next morning, Raigan gave us a tour around the peach dragon village.
「… Are you okay, Raigan-san?」
「I'm not as weak as you lots!」
Said Raigan as he glared at me.
After that, he kept walking with an unsteady gait while massaging his head.
It seems him being knocked down by Pomera with dragon liquor did a really good job on him.
「Uhm… Pomera did it again, right? Pomera… Overdid it again… Right?」
Pale-faced, Pomera asked me in a small voice.
「…」
I quickly averted my gaze upon hearing that.
「W-Why are you averting your gaze, Pomera-san!? That reaction made me even more worried you know!」
「Pomera is more lively than usual, Philia really enjoyed it!」
What Philia said made Pomera's face stiffened immediately.
Pomera grit her teeth and raises her walking pace until she was right beside Raigan.
「Uhm… Raigan-san, I'm really sorry for yesterday! Pomera… Pomera can't handle her liquor very well…」
「What did you do? I don't remember what happened after Kanata drank his cup…」
Raigan asked back with a puzzled face.
Pomera was flabbergasted upon hearing that.
「E-Eh…」
I used that chance to catch Pomera's shoulder and pull her back.
「… We're lucky that he forgot what had happened, so let's just forget about it. Since both sides forgot about what happened, let's treat it as if nothing happened.」
Dragonfolk was a bunch of prideful weirdos after all.
I'm sure that Raigan had not wanted to know that Pomera forced him to drink dragon liquor to the point that he had to plunge his face into the water tub that he prepared himself.
That's why for the good of both sides, let's pretend that nothing happened last night.
「What are you lots talking about?」
「No-nothing! We're heading to the place for the 《Dragon's Trial》 right? Can you teach us the details about the trial?」
「… To be exact, the 《Rock Cliff of Dragon Head》. The place for one of the three trials. I should start with the explanation about the 《Dragon's Trial》 before I explain about the 《Rock Cliff of Dragon Head》.」
Raigan started his explanation while shaking his head.
It seems Raigan didn't want the humans to take part in the 《Dragon's Trial》.
But, seeing that we had sufficient prowess and were invited to come to peach dragon village upon receiving gratitude from the dragon, he had the duty to entertain us, the visitors from afar.
「The score of 《Dragon's Trial》 is the aggregate score of three trials. The result showed how much status someone has in this peach dragon village. To put it simply, it's a training place, and as long as someone trained in there for one year, they can challenge the 《Dragon's Trial》 twice. And then, they gained the title in accordance with the result in the 《Dragon's Trial》.」
Raigan then explained the title correspondence to the result of the trial.
The title was as follows:
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Young Dragon: above 100 Point
Adult Dragon: Above 300 Point
Golden Dragon: Above 600 Point
Dragon Saint: Above 1000 Point
Dragon King: Above 2200 Point
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「Any dragonfolk who scored less than 100 in a total of three trials will be considered as baby dragon, they'll be imposed with various limitations. The easiest to understand is the ban on leaving Peach Dragon Village. In case of outsiders scoring less than 100 points, they won't be treated as dragonfolk in peach dragon village.」
Was that mean Ramiel… Scored at least 100 points?
No, I don't think she achieved that score with such a low level.
Since that was the case, she might break the ban.
Though she might be forced to break the rule since the subordinate of the 《Ruler of The Sky》 wanted to get rid of her, was breaking the rules in this strict peach dragon village really that easy?
「So there are two more titles above the golden dragon. Pomera will definitely score as the topmost golden dragon.」
Said Pomera with a forced smile on her face.
Raigan glared angrily at Pomera upon hearing the latter spoke.
「Is there something on my face?」
「N-No, it's nothing…」
Pomera shook her head in denial.
I was also under impression that the the golden dragon had the highest status since Raigan spoke so proudly of his status.
「Raigan-san, we actually have to meet the Dragon King. Since the peach dragon village's creed is strength is justice, can we meet the Dragon King immediately if we achieved a high score from the 《Dragon's Trial》? And may I know how much the score we need to achieve that?」
「A mere human wants to meet the Dragon King-sama?」
Raigan scoffed at us.
「Don't think about it. Even we can only meet Dragon King-sama only when he calls us.」
And added with a dumbfounded face.
Actually, I planned to ask Raigan to deliver a message to the Dragon King since I've confirmed that he wasn't the subordinate of the 《Ruler of The Sky》 alas, it seems that meeting the Dragon King wasn't that easy, even for Raigan.
Since I knew that he was in fact a really nice person with a bit of quirky personality- I planned to entrust my message to him but, it didn't seem to be a simple matter.
「Is that, the only chance to meet the Dragon King?」
「I've never said it's the one you dimwit. 2200 points of Dragon King means that only the Dragon King-sama can achieve such a score in this peach dragon village. Except for the current Dragon King-sama, the one who achieved that score in the 《Dragon's Trial》 are highest rank dragon, or great spirit. It's impossible for a mere human like you lots.」
Said Raigan with a rather exasperated face after hearing my question.
So Dragon King was the dragonfolk who reached that score huh…
But, it also means that they were not ashamed to display their numerical power.
If someone else achieved this, it would be equal to smearing mud on the Dragon King's face.
「Those who reached the Dragon Saint level can meet Dragon King-sama whenever they want. But then, only three managed to reach that rank. You lots won't be able to reach that rank.」
I see, then we just need to become Dragon Saint.