Chapter 118

Today, Revena pretended to pray from the morning and headed to the sanctuary, then came to the Evergreen Forest through a portal.

In fact, she now spends much more time in the Evergreen Forest than in the cathedral.

She comes early every morning and returns late at night.

The cathedral is pleased that Revena is devoted to her sacred duties, and they also worry about her health, but in reality, Revena just spends her time leisurely in the Evergreen Forest.

She makes clothes for the young wolf Ash, takes walks in the forest, or enjoys playing in the lake.

Now that Ariel and Roo have gone on an adventure, Revena’s only conversation partner is Rakia.

And Rakia also lives alone by the lakeside, except for the wolves.

Rakia’s brother Lionel has gone to the Dwarf Mountain Range, and her mother Elysion has also moved deep into the forest with her guardian Gaizen.

They don’t want their private time to be disturbed.

Even Ghost and Black have become closer after giving birth to Ash.

Since Ash is being taken care of by Rakia by the lakeside, Ghost and Black have gone deep into the forest and rarely appear.

Revena thought that perhaps Ash might have a sibling soon.

Anyway, today the lakeside of the Evergreen Forest was as quiet as usual…

“?”

But there stood an ogre.

Revena froze in place, and the ogre blinked its big eyes and looked at her.

Revena wondered whether to scream or turn and run.

But since the ogre did nothing, Revena also did nothing.

After a while, the ogre smiled awkwardly and greeted her.

“Ah, hello?”

“……”

Revena’s expression became more serious.

An ogre that talks.

She had never heard of such a thing.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, the ogre was holding a flower.

Ogres are ferocious monsters, so maybe it had just pulled out a bunch of flowers from the lakeside.

No, that’s a bit strange.

But still, it’s just a flower.

For such a huge and terrifying monster to be pulling out flowers seems somewhat ridiculous.

“Ah, this flower, I was moving it because it was in an awkward spot. Someone might step on it while passing by. I was worried.”

The ogre spoke shyly, blushing.

Revena became even more confused.

So, it was moving the flower.

Worried that someone might step on it.

This was something even the saintess Revena hadn’t thought of.

Should she reflect on herself?

No, more importantly, what is this ogre?

Revena gathered her courage and spoke.

“Wh, who are you…?”

“Ah, right, I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Jakariss.”

“Jakariss?”

“Yes. I hold the title of Dragon Lord, but that’s not really important.”

“Dr, Dragon? Lord?”

Revena’s face turned pale.

Even though she is friends with Rakia, that doesn’t mean dragons aren’t scary.

What kind of race are dragons?

They are powerful beings that can turn the Imperial Capital into ashes in a day.

She couldn’t possibly feel comfortable around such a being.

Revena still trembles when she faces Elysion.

But this ogre in front of her is a dragon, and even a lord.

Lord.

The king of dragons.

“Ah, ah, yes, hello, Dr, Dragon Lord!”

Revena greeted hastily, like a broken doll.

Jakariss waved his hand at Revena.

“No, you don’t have to call me that. Just call me Jakariss.”

Jakariss smiled and approached Revena.

“By the way, who are you? Are you Rakia’s friend?”

“Ah, yes, I’m Revena. I’m the saintess.”

“I see. Nice to meet you, Revena. As expected of a saintess, you’re very pretty.”

Jakariss smiled softly and offered a handshake.

Of course, it was a soft smile by Jakariss’s standards, but to Revena, it felt like a menacing smile from a terrifying ogre.

“Yes, ni, nice to meet you…”

In a daze, Revena found herself shaking hands with an ogre she had just met.

The ogre’s hand was so large that it almost swallowed Revena’s hand.

If the ogre applied even a little force, Revena’s hand would turn to dust.

“Hmm, Rakia went to the forest for a while… Ah, there she is.”

At Jakariss’s words, Revena turned her gaze.

She saw Rakia walking out of the forest, holding Ash.

“Revena~”

Rakia waved happily.

Only then did Revena feel at ease and smiled slightly.

*

“Jakariss has become a bit strange.”

Rakia said.

Currently, Jakariss had disappeared to explore the forest, and Rakia and Revena were sitting by the lakeside as usual, dipping their feet in the water.

“Strange? He seems like a good person. Though it was surprising to see him in the form of an ogre.”

“Well, he was always a good person, but, how should I say it. He used to be darker and more sensitive. My brother Lionel and I were so scared we couldn’t even talk to him. That’s why I couldn’t go on adventures in the south. But now that I see him…”

Rakia looked into the air for a moment and then spoke.

“He’s kind of annoying.”

“An, annoying?”

Revena asked in surprise, and Rakia nodded briefly.

“He keeps smiling and has this soft attitude. Smiling as if everything he sees is beautiful, it makes me want to hit him. Of course, I can’t do that…”

“I see…”

Revena felt she could understand.

There are people like that in the cathedral too. People who see the world as too beautiful.

Of course, that’s not a bad thing, but sometimes it makes you feel irritated.

You just want to shout, ‘Why are you so giggly!’

It’s the same when talking about the Demon King’s army invasion.

Someone said, ‘War? That can’t be, the world is peaceful, if the Demon King’s army invades, we should resolve it through dialogue…’ and got hit by Bishop Havier with a cloth mace.

If only it had been a real mace.

“Ah, right.”

Revena suddenly remembered and took out a piece of paper from her pocket.

“Look at this, Rakia.”

“What is it?”

“This is the list of candidates for the Hero Party. It’s not formed yet, but it’s likely that the Hero Party will consist of these members.”

Rakia hummed and took the paper Revena handed her.

The paper had pictures of people, with their names and characteristics written.

At the top was the hero Sion.

“Ah, this guy, the brat who pulled the hero’s sword in Goldcastle.”

“Huh? You know Sir Sion?”

“Of course. He was standing behind me when he pulled the hero’s sword. Before that, he and his scruffy little sister were being beaten in an alley, and Ariel and I saved them.”

“Wow, that’s amazing. You and Ariel saved Sir Sion.”

“This guy, after pulling the hero’s sword, he was so arrogant…”

Rakia glared at Sion’s picture with a resentful face.

“I’ll hit him next time I see him.”

“……”

Revena awkwardly closed her mouth.

Currently, the hero Sion’s status is almost on par with the imperial family.

Especially with the possibility of war with the Demon King’s army.

His status might even be higher than the imperial family.

To think of hitting such a person.

Well, if it’s Rakia, she might just do it.

Rakia pointed to the picture below Sion.

“Is this guy a mage?”

Below Sion was the mage, Sena.

A cute girl who looked a bit mischievous.

“Yes, Lady Sena is the top mage of the Magic Tower. She’s still young, but her magical skills are exceptional, so she’s likely to be recruited as the mage for the Hero Party.”

“Hmm.”

Rakia made a dismissive expression.

Revena could understand that too.

What good is a mage’s exceptional skills?

In front of a dragon, it means nothing.

“Oh, this one is an elf.”

Rakia’s gaze fell on the third person.

“Right. She’s an elf.”

The third person was an elf.

The elf’s greatest warrior, Riana.

From the picture, she was a beautiful woman, but her expression was stern and rigid.

Her specialty is archery, and she’s also excellent in close combat with daggers.

She currently leads the elite elf troops and protects the Elf’s Forest, but if war breaks out with the Demon King’s army, she will be recruited into the Hero Party.

“Sion, Sena, Riana, and Revena, so four people.”

“Yes. I’m already nervous. I wonder if I can get along with these people…”

The war hasn’t started yet, so the Hero Party hasn’t been formed.

But everyone is saying ‘soon.’

Revena also needs to prepare herself mentally.

“What are you nervous about?”

Rakia pinched Revena’s cheek.

“Ariel and I are here. If these guys mess with you, I’ll turn them to ashes right away.”

“No, you can’t do that to them. They’re the Hero Party…”

Revena slapped away Rakia’s hand pinching her cheek.

Revena’s cheek was already red.

“But if they really treat me badly…”

Revena’s eyes turned slightly cold.

“I think it’s okay to teach them a lesson…”

At those words, Rakia smirked.

“Leave it to me.”