Dragon Knight Chronicles ~ From a mere mercenary, rise to success through tactics! A small harem with the princess and the lord's daughter!? I'll also develop my territory! ~ - Chapter 138

Chapter 138   Resurrection

“Poko~♪”

“Kumama!?”

It’s kind of noisy.

By the way, where exactly am I?

When I slowly opened my eyelids, the only one there was a shabby old man.

“You’re awake?”

“Um… who are you?”

I endured the pain and asked as I tried to lift my upper body.

“You shouldn’t push yourself yet. Take it easy and rest.”

“Ah, thank you.”

Just as the old man said, if I let my guard down, intense pain would shoot through my whole body. I checked my body, and I was covered in bandages.

“…That’s right. I was supposed to have been burned to death on the battlefield. What is this?”

“Hohoho, so you remembered. Cherish your second life.”

As he said this, the old man disappeared somewhere like smoke.

“Master, you’re awake? Let me change your bandages.”

It was Juralvik who arrived, taking the old man’s place.

“…Hey, I did get burned to death once, right?”

“Yes, you did. It took a lot of effort to revive you, you know?”

She puffed out her cheeks in a pout.

“…I see, your father is a high-ranking dragon, after all. Nothing seems too surprising anymore.”

She carefully removed my bandages and began applying some mysterious ointment I had never seen before. What startled me wasn’t the medicine, but how my skin had changed.

There were still charred parts, but some areas were covered with strange scales.

It seemed like my skin had been stitched together from various creatures.

“What are these scales?”

I pointed to the area where the scales had particularly caught my attention.

“Well, I applied a secret dragon medicine, so please forgive any inconveniences.”

“…Ah, I mean, thank you for saving me.”

“Oh, no, I didn’t do anything major.”

…Nothing major?

To them, maybe resurrecting a human is an easy task?

“But you know, the secret art of resurrection can’t be used twice. Please be more careful next time.”

“Ah, understood.”

I’m not entirely sure what’s going on, but it seems I’ve been brought back to life.

Looking around, it seemed like I was in a large cave.

When I looked toward the direction of the sunlight, Pokorina and Kumama were joyfully running around and playing.

Since they are magical creatures, maybe they survived by hiding in the magic scroll. Or perhaps, like me, they were resurrected?

Dragging my stiff body, enduring the pain, I crawled toward the cave entrance.

When I looked outside, I was high above the clouds. It seemed like this cave was on the edge of a cliff near the summit of some high mountain.

“Are you satisfied now? You should spend the next three days resting.”

“Three days!?”

“Yes, I think some of the wounds will close up after three days.”

…The dragon’s secret medicine is amazing.

However, when I asked if I could have some for myself, I was told it’s forbidden to give out.

Well, I guess that’s only to be expected…

For the next three days, I was under her meticulous care, spending my time lazily resting.

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Three days later—

My burns had healed quite a bit. The intense pain had subsided significantly.

“?!”

But when I removed the bandages myself, I was left speechless.

Like scale mail, golden scales had completely covered my skin.

“…Um, what is this?”

I asked Juralvik, who had brought me breakfast.

“I’ve never tested this medicine on a human before. But it seems there are no scales on your face, right?”

Hearing that, I hurriedly looked in a mirror. My face, though scarred and disfigured by burns, was still the same familiar face I had known.

“…Hmm. I suppose as long as I wear long sleeves, even in summer, it shouldn’t be an issue?”

“I think so too.”

“I’ve been revived, but I don’t think I can repay you in a way that’s truly equivalent… But if there’s anything I can do?”

“I get medicinal baths every day from Dr Gunter, and I get to play with Pokorina and Kumama. As long as I can continue living as I have been, I don’t need anything else.”

…Indeed, it seems Dr Gunter’s medicinal baths are working for her. Probably because she has some human blood in her. She does seem healthier than before.

After lunch, I broached the subject.

“I’d like to return to my home soon. Will you let me go?”

“Already? Why not stay and rest a little longer?”

Despite her words, Juralvik, with tears welling up in her eyes, pleaded with me. Did she want me to stay a little longer?

“Alright.”

I couldn’t refuse the request of someone who saved my life.

I decided to enjoy this spacious cave life for a bit longer.

This lifestyle, with three meals a day and naps, wasn’t so bad. Since my body wasn’t fully recovered yet, I decided to take this time to rest properly.

At night, it was cold, so we all huddled together to sleep. It reminded me nostalgically of my days as a poor mercenary.

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About a month later—

“It’s about time to head home!”

“Poko~♪” “Kuma~♪”

It seemed that even Pokorina and Kumama had grown bored by now. We decided it was time to leave.

I’m not sure how we were brought here, but outside was a sheer cliff.

“Come forth! Mighty mithril giant, Gau!”

From my half-burned belongings, I pulled out a summoning spellbook and summoned Gau. The magic circle I had drawn on the ground began to glow, and in a blinding light, I successfully summoned the mithril golem, Gau.

“…Gau?”

“Sorry, but could you carry us down the mountain?”

“Gau!”

Carefully, Gau held us as we descended the steep cliff.