How to Live as a Half-Dragon

036. training (1).

It was about 30 minutes after I started walking towards Alteon Street in the middle of the night.

Xian was still suffering from anxiety.

‘It feels like it’s about to pop out any moment.’

Anxiety as if the rare Drake would come after him out of nowhere.

Because of this, Xian would startle at the slightest noise made by wild animals, which would normally be okay.

It was around the time that Xian calmed down his anxious heart once again.

Hughes opened his mouth.

“Sian, by the way, training.”

“yes?”

For some reason, it was Hughes who had been deep in thought since he set off.

I wondered what he was thinking, but it must have been related to his training.

‘I’m sorry for nothing… .’

I’m sorry to keep bothering you.

On the other hand, I wonder if it has anything to do with training…

“Why are you training?”

Feeling like he had something to say about training, Hughes brought up a story about direction.

Originally, he tried to train for a long time by competing with the monsters he encountered, but the problem was that Xian had grown greatly in a short period of time.

After all, by creating an unexpected mana heart, his basic physical abilities rose again, and although it was only a defensive movement, he received professional training from a monster named Drake.

Compared to a few days ago when he was just thrown into the wild, it could of course be said to be a great improvement, and ordinary monsters were no longer opponents of Xian.

“I am really proud of that.”

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Xian said.

“Then do you just ignore the monsters now?”

I asked just in case, but Hughes shook his head thoughtfully.

“No, we will keep it the way it is. instead.”

Hughes has a new offer.

Among the things learned this time, what was essential was the story of training at the same time.

“hmm… For example?”

As if he knew Hughes would ask such a question, he replied straight away.

“Would you like to raise a dragon kill?”

Xian nodded at Hughes’ words.

Now, I was able to raise it even if I closed my eyes and didn’t concentrate.

It was only natural that it could be maintained without interruption even during battle.

It was only natural that he had to go through three nights of Drake’s honey to become what he is today.

“How many minutes can you keep it?”

“About 10 minutes… Will it work?”

This was a really big increase.

It probably wouldn’t have been possible had it not been for Drake’s whipping.

“hmm… It’s too short.”

“Oh… .”

It’s a pity, but it was a straight song, so I didn’t have anything to say.

Originally, it shouldn’t be released during the battle, so you should be able to hold it for at least an hour.

It was a criterion that Drake repeatedly emphasized.

Compared to that, Xian’s dragon slash had a very short duration.

“Let’s train until we can hold this for at least 30 minutes.”

“how?”

“No matter what, I don’t know about dragonskill, so I can’t give you any advice, but I can suggest fist-fighting training.”

“What is it?”

“From now on, when I go out of town, I will always use the Dragon Slayer. When I eat, when I go to the bathroom, and when I walk while talking like now.”

surely…

You’ll get used to it the more you use it.

And to be honest, in the case of Dragonslayer, it wasn’t too different from the training Drake suggested.

“all right.”

“hmm… .”

“why?”

Hughes’ drool as if thinking about something puzzled me, so she said.

“I just thought it wouldn’t be too tense if I just said it. It would be nice to set some kind of penalty… .”

After all, motivation is important.

After thinking for a moment, Hughes made a sound.

“Ah, that would be nice.”

“What is it?”

Xian immediately answered, and Hughes whispered in his ear.

“… … .”

“yes? Well, that’s all for now, but if it’s repeated, that kind of penalty will usually be added, so be prepared.”

Is this right…

* * *

Villato Mountains.

This high mountain range that separates the Barony of Belvian from the Viscounty of Kelton has long been a popular spot for bandits.

Funny enough, since it is located between the two noble territories, it would be regrettable for either side to pay a large amount of money to organize a punitive force, and it was not easy to clear it all together, as the terrain was rugged and the resistance was strong.

Moreover, the fact that they did not really feel the need for subjugation played a part in delaying the subjugation.

I don’t know if you block the passing road and loot whatever you shut up, but that’s because it wasn’t.

Perhaps because they knew that if they gained too much notoriety, they would fall out of the eyes of the nobles and be punished with a mace, or because they acted in a proper manner, unfortunately, there were only a handful of short periods when bandits did not exist in the Villato Mountains. .

That’s why the villato bandit sanchae is peaceful today.

It was because it was rare for a particularly large-scale punitive force to attack, and even if they did, they could hide in the shelter they had prepared in advance and then return at that time.

“Boss, boss!”

A subordinate rushed into Chae-ju’s private room in Sanchae, where he was spending a lazy afternoon.

Chaeju, who was enjoying the ease in his voice, frowned.

It was an expression that seemed to have captured the mood once.

“What’s going on?”

“I got a bite.”

“A bite?”

Chae-joo, who was in a bad mood, was happy as if he had never been like that.

That’s also true, by biting, they meant that there were passers-by passing through the road they were plundering.

For passers-by coming and going to Viscount Kelton, it wasn’t that small on average, but that didn’t mean there weren’t too many targets.

It was because it had become a custom for passers-by who knew that they had to face each other to pass through the Villato Mountains, hired an adventurer, and passed them together.

If a large-scale killing occurs for no reason, it will of course become the target of subjugation by the nobles.

Knowing that there was nothing good at all, it was common for the bandits to send them off after receiving a moderate toll in such cases.

But it’s a bite.

Cases like this were very rare.

This happened often to people who happened to pass through the street by accident, not to people who usually travel this road often, and of course, this situation was much more money than paying a few pennies for the toll.

In the case of women, it was possible to catch them and sell them to a pleasure bar, and in the case of men, if they were rebellious, they could be killed or if they were obedient, they could be sold as slaves to peddlers who were going far away.

Chae-joo said excitedly at the thought of having a long time ago.

“How many are you?”

“It’s two guys.”

“Two guys… ?”

Chae-joo’s expression turned slightly grim.

I wanted a big one, but there were only two of them.

It was just when I was about to hear the feeling of wanting to hang upside down the noisy subordinate.

“But one of them is a girl, and it looks like she has a pretty off-white color.”

“Hoo… okay?”

Of course, a pretty woman gets a big price.

It was worth more than dozens of tolerable men.

Chae-joo questioned in detail, as his anger melted away just like snow.

“okay? What about the other guy?”

“He is a young man.”

“That’s a bit disappointing.”

However, Chae-joo was already in a situation where he didn’t care too much about that.

This was the reason why attention was focused on women who were already pretty.

“Gather the right kids, I have nothing to do, so I’ll go myself.”

Even though Chae-joo said as if she was about to run away, for some reason Su-ha, who had been dazed by her side, looked at her and opened her mouth.

“But that… .”

“Do you have anything more to say?”

At Chae-joo’s words, the subordinate opened his mouth.

“There is something strange about it.”

“Is it strange? The girl side?”

“no. If it’s weird, it’s probably a boy’s side… .”

“That’s fortunate.”

It’s only natural that if you’re crazy instead of pretty, you won’t get the price you deserve.

Thinking that it wouldn’t be such a big deal if it wasn’t like that, Chaeju asked again.

“So what’s wrong?”

“I am dragging something.”

Merchants on long peddlers usually have horses pull the carts.

But, of course, there are rare cases where people turn it off directly, but it wasn’t without it.

“What’s the point of pulling a cart?”

“That is not a cart.”

“Isn’t it a cart? then?”

“I don’t know if this is really true, but… It was like a big rock.”

Chae-joo’s expression hardened.

What lunatic would sweat such unproductive work?

“hmm… .”

Chae-ju, who was thinking quite deeply, opened her mouth.

“I’ll go and check it myself, so gather the kids together.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Chae-joo, who was left alone as subordinates rushed to summon the people, muttered after thinking deeply.

“Isn’t this a reef?”

The reef is the most important thing to watch out for when banditing.

Reef is a slang word used by bandits, like a bite, to mean a monster that can destroy a living plant by itself.

Typical reefs are passing slayers or top-notch mercenaries wandering the continent, and bandits who were swept away without knowing this reef might not know it, but there would be more than enough to cover the Villato Mountains, so it was the most important thing to identify them for banditry.

However, Chae-joo’s doubts were fleeting.

It was very short.

That, too, was the reason why the target came so easily.

“No, what about a young boy and a thin girl reef?”

Just in time, the guy who went to collect his subordinates runs away.

Chae-joo shook off her useless thoughts and smiled.