Kochugunshikan Boukensha ni Naru

Translator: SFBaka

Editor: Thors Stone

Gloria began staring at Ella, brought her head closer to the young girl, and growled softly for some reason. She seems to be saying something.

She says its her first time seeing such a tiny human.

Ah, thats because Ella is a human child. Shes still quite small, right?

Shes asking if shes Captains child.

Of course not! Shes not my kid, okay. Im not even married yet, so how can I have a kid?

She continued saying something using soft growls and grunts.

She says shes worried about bringing a small child like her out to a hunt.

Hm? Were not planning on monster hunting today though?

Captain, it seems that Gloria thought we were going out to hunt today. Im sorry. It seems I wasnt able to explain to her properly.

Ah, I see. Did she think so because we went to the sea of trees instead of somewhere near Gantz? If Teo and Ella werent here, we could have certainly moved out to do a bit of hunting.

Sorry, Gloria. Were not going hunting today.

After I said that, Glorias head hung down in dejection. Ah, so she was looking forward to it that much huh. Im sure she was really happy when she thought shed be able to hunt together with her new Clan.

What is Gloria saying, Alan?

It looks like she thought we were going for a hunt today. Im at fault because I didnt manage to explain things to her well.

I see. Okay then. Lets go for a hunt, Alan! I feel sorry for Gloria somehow.

But Yosh, youre right. Lets do a bit of hunting then. It would be good for everyone to see just how Gloria fights as well.

Oooh!

With our numbers coupled with Gloria, Im sure Teo and Ella wont come into any harm. Fortunately, we managed to discover a small Orc settlement near here two days ago. It was about an hours walk from where we were. There were only two or three of those crude open-air huts, so it must be a newly established settlement.

There were about thirty-five Orcs residing in the settlement. Their number was a bit lacking compared to our usual targets, but I guess it should be fine since we did set off in the afternoon.

Okay, Gloria. Lets go for a hunt then. Theres an Orc settlement nearby so lets go and attack it.

Gloria raised her head and cried out in joy once more. I asked Iris to guide Gloria. She immediately took off and headed into the forest.

Teo, Ella. Im sorry. I wasnt really planning on taking you guys out to hunt monsters.

Its okay, big bro. I also want to become an adventurer someday. So its gonna be great if I can watch how real adventurers go on monster hunts today.

Un. But since Gloria was raring to go, I dont really think youd be able to watch how adventurers go about monster hunting all that much, Teo.

Ella, who was riding on top of my shoulders, seemed to be enjoying herself and didnt seem to mind at all.

The path toward the Orc settlement was pretty smooth so we were able to arrive near it in less than an hour.

We used hand signs to communicate and silently approached the settlement. Since there were a lot of us, it took quite some time for everyone to get into position, but we were able to safely approach the settlement without getting noticed.

Yosh, lets start the attack.

(Iris, tell Gloria to start the attack.)

Roger.

The drone video feed showed Gloria standing by high up in the sky. It seems Iris already informed her to start the attack, and after a brief turn, she dived straight down. When she arrived less than 150 meters from the ground, she released a Fire Grenade.

Wait, whats with that crazy amount of magic power!? Thats not just a grenade. This is bad!

Everyone, get down on the ground, now!

Everyone frantically threw themselves flat on the ground. The Fire Grenade released by Gloria landed in the middle of the settlement and caused a tremendous explosion.

Begin the attack!

We stood up straight away to attack the settlement, but I dont think wed have much to do anyway. Gloria landed on the epicenter of the blast with considerable force and slammed her tail toward the Orcs who managed not to get caught up in her earlier attack. Five Orcs were blown away by her tail swipe in a flashy manner.

Gloria ran with great speed while flapping her wings and caught the stunned Orcs one after another with her claws and slammed them onto the ground. After a few rounds of tail swipes and claw grabs, there were no longer any moving Orcs remaining.

So it really turned out like this huh. Its just as I expected.

It took less than ten seconds after the Grenade explosion for Gloria to finish the job. This can probably be described as a total massacre.

Everyone from the Clan was stunned silly.

Yosh, lets go.

When we got near her, I saw that Gloria seemed quite proud of her actions. Recently, Ive been able to get a handle on Glorias mood through her gestures.

Nice work, Gloria. You were pretty amazing. We didnt even have to do anything.

Gloria seemed quite happy to be complimented.

However, it would be nice if you left the bodies intact next time so we can harvest their magic stones. We collect those magic stones, you see.

Of course, I wont fault Gloria for firing off a Grenade. Its partly my fault anyway since I didnt explain things to her properly earlier. Gloria replied that she understood.

That was amazing, Gloria! As expected of a dragon!

Gloria became even more elated when she got praised by Cleria.

Yosh. Lets start collecting the magic stones and subjugation proofs now.

Since there were more than a hundred of us here, the work was over in a flash. We unexpectedly managed to collect thirty magic stones and subjugation proofs. This much should be enough.

Gloria started talking with grunts again.

Shes asking if we wont eat the meat.

Oh, no, we wont eat them. You can go ahead and eat them if you want.

After I said so, Gloria grabbed an Orc corpse and began to devour it.

Orcs dont seem all that appetizing though.

Alan, Ive actually heard that they eat Orc meat in some northern countries. It seems its actually pretty decent.

Eh!? Really? Well, they do look like pigs, so maybe they taste similar to Big Boars.

Alan-sama, I had actually managed to sample Orc meat once. I heard that they used to eat them often in the village where Im from back in the day. It was rich in fat and was relatively tasty.

The one who said so was Walter.

I see But I still dont feel like eating them. Well, if theres no other choice, then I guess I would though.

I have an aversion to eating the meat of humanoid creatures. It was also a bit shocking to see Gloria grab an Orc and devour it. Since they have a different food culture here, then I guess it wont be bad to try it sometime.

After eating four Orcs, Gloria seemed to be satisfied.

Yosh, lets return, everyone.

We walked to the place we met up with Gloria earlier and got there after an hour. Gloria landed in front of us once more.

Gloria, lets meet up again after three days.

Iris seems to have explained our plans to her. Gloria roared in agreement and took off to return to her nest.

Alan-sama, Gloria-donos attack was truly amazing.

Yeah, it sure was. First was a surprise attack using explosion magic. Then she dove down at great speed and finished things off with powerful tail swipes. There shouldnt be a lot of monsters that are able to go against those kinds of attacks.

Truly a mighty dragon sung about in legends.

Adjutant Dalshim seems to have been pretty impressed by Glorias attacks.

We soon arrived back in Gantz and returned to our Clan Home after ordering some of the men to exchange the magic stones for cash.

Thank you very much for today, big bro! It was really fun!

Ella and Teo returned to work while looking greatly satisfied.

Of course, Gloria was the topic of everyones conversation even at dinner.

It seems everyone was happily discussing possible battle tactics incorporating Gloria. They really were honest-to-goodness knights and soldiers. Sheesh. I was also interested in the topic, but I refrained from joining in since the conversations were centered around Adjutant Dalshim and I didnt want to rain on his parade.

I then asked Cleria about something that Ive always been interested in.

Ria, Im not familiar with the greetings used by aristocrats. Are there some rules about proper etiquette I need to take note of?

Of course. Oh, come to think of it, not only would you need to meet with nobles, but theres a good chance of you needing to meet with the king as well. This is bad, Elna. We really need to teach Alan about proper court etiquette.

Thats true. It completely slipped my mind.

Uh, its fine if you just teach me about proper greetings and stuff you know.

Alan, its not that simple to learn proper court etiquette. We have to begin practicing now, or else, theres a risk of you embarrassing yourself in front of the nobles.

Is that how it is? Okay. Start teaching me after dinner then.

And so, it was decided that I would undergo a crash course on noble etiquette by Cleria and Elna.

It was quite the lineup since I was gonna get taught directly by a former royal princess and a noble daughter. Ill try to learn as much as I can.