The Exiled Alchemist Unknowingly Becomes a Legend – Living Happily in the Frontier with My Yandere Little Sister (the Kingdom’s Guardian Dragon) - Chapter 7-8

Chapter 7: Bringing the Cyclops Under Control

Tinny’s body got wrapped in particles of light and burst apart, then the giant dragon Valitra appeared, planting her feet firmly on the ground.

“Whaaaaaat!? No way, no way…!?”

“A new enemy!? Wait, hold on…!”

“We saw her once when we visited the capital. Isn’t that the legendary Guardian Dragon Valitra!?”

The Beograd Knights all looked like they were about to faint.

“S-so it really is Valitra, the ruler of Elfasia!?”

The cyclops recoiled in terror.

“Exactly right. And the one standing here is my one and only beloved big brother, Myce.”

“Wh-what…!?”

At Tinny’s declaration, every single person there locked their eyes on me.

Thanks to the effect of the [Human Form Potion], Tinny could still speak even in her dragon form.

“I-I’ve heard the rumors… There’s supposed to be one being that Valitra serves, the [Supreme and Greatest One]…”

“So this guy is the [Shadow Demon Lord] standing at the top of three million monsters!?”

I was glad Tinny and I could communicate more easily now, but the cyclops seemed to have some weird misunderstanding.

What the heck is a [Shadow Demon Lord]? Are they talking about me?

“This land belongs to my big brother Myce. Attacking it means turning me into your enemy…”

“Hii…!”

One of the cyclops let out a short scream and tried to run away.

“That kind of stupidity deserves death ten thousand times over.”

Tinny opened her mouth and fired a blazing breath, turning the cyclops who had turned his back into nothing but charcoal.

“Uwooooooooh! It’s the real one! It’s the real Guardian Dragon Valitra!”

“Valitra herself came all the way to a remote place like this!?”

A huge cheer rose from the exhausted Beograd Knights.

On the other hand, the cyclops fell into total panic.

“W-we surrender! So please don’t attack!”

“Valitra… I mean, Lady Valitra, we submit to youuuu!”

“Submit to me? What are you misunderstanding? Every living thing in this world should properly worship and serve my big brother Myce. Since you bared your fangs at him, the only thing left for you is death.”

“Uh, Tinny, what are you saying?”

When Tinny turns into a dragon, she tends to get more aggressive. I was shocked by her harsh death sentence.

Tinny opened her huge mouth lined with fangs. She was clearly getting ready to fire a massive dragon breath.

“Hiiiiiiiii!”

“Wait a second, Tinny. If they’re surrendering, let’s spare them!”

“Eh? Is that okay, big brother?”

Tinny blinked in surprise.

“I think it’s smarter to turn the local monsters into allies instead of making enemies out of them. It’ll be better for the people living here.”

Above all, even if they’re monsters, I don’t like pointless killing. If we can avoid bloodshed, that’s way better.

“…Understood. If that’s what you want, big brother. You lot, be grateful for my generous big brother’s mercy.”

“Y-yes! Thank you for sparing our lives! [Shadow Demon Lord]!”

The three cyclops dropped to both knees and bowed flat in front of me.

After [the Supreme and Greatest One], I’d picked up another weird nickname.

Still, if we were going to bring the monsters here under our side, being called [Shadow Demon Lord] might actually be convenient.

Having monsters as allies would cut down on the people and budget needed for military stuff. We could use those resources elsewhere, and the territory would probably get richer.

“Thanks. So first, can you guys fix the town’s defensive fences that you broke?”

“Yes! Of course! We’ll cut down some trees and build an even better fence for you!”

The cyclops leader immediately started getting ready to work.

“Get it done within one day. If you run or take too long, I won’t go easy on you.”

“Yes! We’ll keep that in mind! Lady Valitraaaa!”

The cyclops screamed when Tinny glared at them.

I felt a little sorry for them, but when it came to handling monsters, Tinny had way more experience, so I kept my mouth shut.

“Ahh, who would have thought a miracle like this would come to our dying land…!”

“Now that Guardian Dragon Valitra has come, we don’t have to fear monsters anymore!”

“Even if we die from this disease, we’ll die happy! Please, Myce, Valitra, protect our homeland in our place!”

The knights choked up with tears of emotion.

“Eh? You guys aren’t going to die. I came here specifically to save Beograd from the Black Death.”

“Huh…?”

Everyone looked completely stunned at my words.

“You’re all really lucky. My big brother Myce is the best alchemist in the kingdom… no, the greatest in history.”

Tinny had changed back from her dragon form into a girl and puffed out her chest with pride.

“In front of my great big brother’s power, the Black Death is nothing to be afraid of.”

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Chapter 8: Receiving Loyalty from the Beograd Knights

“Eh? Ah. Wh-who exactly is this young lady…?”

The knights were blinking in surprise because the Guardian Dragon Valitra had turned into a girl.

“This girl is my little sister, Tinny. Like you just saw, she’s the true form of Valitra.”

“Yes. Four years ago I caught the Black Death, and big brother saved me with his alchemy. After that, I became Valitra and protected big brother while also protecting the kingdom.”

“No way, something like that happened…!?”

The knights opened their mouths wide in pure amazement.

From what I could see, their Black Death was still in the early stages. If that was the case, treating it should be easy.

I pulled a potion out of my pocket.

“Existence Evolution to rank SSS!”

I poured magic power into the potion, and it gave off a blindingly bright glow.

When the light faded, the red potion had changed into a clear, sky-blue color.

“Everyone, please take one sip of this. It’s the all-purpose miracle drug Elixir.”

“Haaah…!?”

The knights nearly fell over from even more shock.

“N-no way. The secret art of alchemy, the miracle drug Elixir!?”

“You made a rank SSS Elixir using a regular potion as the base material!?”

Elixir was the ultimate all-purpose medicine that could cure any injury or illness.

The kingdom still had seven Elixirs supposedly left behind by the legendary alchemist Paracelsus, but they were all treated as national treasures and only allowed to be used by the royal family.

“Yes. With Elixir, I can make as many as I want from regular potions, so don’t hold back. I also brought equipment from the capital for mass production.”

“Huh? Eeeeeeh!?”

The knights looked like they couldn’t keep up with what I was saying.

“Are you impressed? In the whole wide world, there probably isn’t any alchemist besides my big brother Myce who can create Elixir.”

Tinny puffed out her chest even more proudly.

“…Th-thank you, my lord. Excuse me then.”

The knight commander drank a sip of the Elixir with a totally dazed look on his face.

“Wha—! It’s surging through meee!?”

Right away, life came flooding back into the knight commander’s worn-out face. The black spots that were symptoms of the Black Death vanished completely.

“Everyone else, go ahead and drink without holding back. This will cure the Black Death.”

“Th-the incurable Black Death can be cured!?”

“Look, the commander’s black spots are really gone!”

“Is it true!? The spots of death are gone!? Ah, aaaaah, I feel amazingly good all of a sudden!”

Overcome with emotion, the knight commander started jumping up and down on the spot.

“…Ah, no, excuse me for that. My lord! H-how incredibly grateful we are! Now everyone can be saved!”

The knight commander bowed flat on the ground while tears poured down his face like a waterfall.

The other knights who received the Elixir started regaining their strength one after another.

“Uwooooooh! Power is welling up inside me!”

“My lord is truly our savior!”

“Thank you! Long live the great alchemist Myce Windsor!”

“We thought the capital had abandoned us. To think someone like Myce, a god-like alchemist, would come as our new lord… we’re so moved!”

“…No, the king and the Windsor ducal family are great criminals and fools for exiling my big brother Myce. Honestly, I’d love to crush them if possible.”

Tinny’s sharp tongue made the knights freeze their smiles in place.

“Eh…?”

“H-hey, Tinny…!”

“It’s the truth, and the kingdom is going to collapse on its own soon anyway, so what’s the problem?”

I held my head in my hands.

That kind of talk could get us charged with treason if we weren’t careful.

“Tinny’s a bit lacking in common sense because she became a dragon… She might say some extreme things sometimes, but please don’t take her too seriously.”

“I-is that so?”

The knights looked completely stunned.

“It’s fine. I’ll show you I can solve the Black Death in this territory! Could you guide me to the lord’s mansion right away?”

I thumped my chest and took on the task.

The Black Death was the hated enemy that had once driven Tinny to the brink of death.

Since then, I had researched the Black Death and figured out the cause of its spread.

“Yes! Of course!”

“How reliable! As expected of our new lord, Myce Windsor!”

“The Beograd Knights swear absolute loyalty to Myce!”

The knights raised their hands high and welcomed me with open arms.