Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

(Leave the task of killing dragons to other dragon hunters or the Sun God Cult. If it weren’t for my survival, I wouldn’t even think about killing dragons.)

Sieg has no obsession with killing dragons. Like many dragon hunters, he keeps killing dragons just to satisfy his hunger and survive, and he has no intention of exterminating all dragons.

"Huh...Huh...Is it okay to just run here?"

After running for who knows how far in one breath, Sieg stopped to catch his breath, holding onto a tree, and looked behind him.

When he was running, he didn't pay much attention to the surrounding situation, nor did he specifically look for the direction, so now he didn't know where he was running to. But if even he didn't know, the goddess named Brunhilde certainly didn't know either, and it would be impossible for her to catch up with him, right?

He was running at full speed.

【Are you tired? 】

However, just when Sieg relaxed, Brunhilde's voice suddenly came over, and the goddess-like figure also appeared in Sieg's sight.

(You’ll catch up with me again?!)

Zigg was a little dumbfounded.

Brunhilde smiled and said:

[You ran for a total of 7 minutes and 33 seconds, with a speed of 10.23m/s. This is an excellent result. Without receiving any enhancements, you can reach this speed with pure physical ability. As far as the human body is concerned, your physique is very excellent.]

Zig: "......How did you catch up?"

[I can move at the second cosmic speed at most]

[So, regarding the suggestion I just made - judging from your reaction and behavior, are you bothered by my behavior? ]

[If so, I sincerely apologize to you. I am sorry that my words and actions have caused you trouble.]

"No, that..."

Seeing Brunhilde bow her head to apologize to him, Sieg waved his hand quickly and took a half step back again: "Ms. Brunhilde, I, I really don't have to kill dragons, and I'm really not as good as you say, and I don't want to find a partner to hunt dragons with me, so... that..."

Chigurh probably said more today than he has in the past five years.

"You... stop pestering me and find someone else to slay the dragon with you."

If you are worried about whether I will die, then I will not die.

[If you are dissatisfied with me, I will correct and improve them one by one without affecting the dragon slaying]

[Also, Mr. Warrior, even among my former contractors, you are undoubtedly at the top in terms of strength at the time of the initial contract. You are actually very good, please don't underestimate yourself.]

"......"

This was something Ziggy had never experienced before.

He had been living with death and disasters since he was a child, but in less than an hour, he was chased, pestered and praised by a goddess-like beauty... This kind of good thing was too beautiful even if it was just a dream, right?

But even so...

"Do you really...have to have me?"

【Yes】

Brunhilde nodded.

[I know you have your reasons for not wanting to accept the contract, but from my perspective, you are my only goal at the moment in order to continue slaying dragons, and I don’t think I can find someone more suitable than you before the Dragon Slaying System stops functioning and goes dormant.]

"...Do you really want to slay the dragon?"

【Yes】

[The Dragon Slayer System and I are weapons created for the purpose of slaying dragons. Slaying dragons is the core concept of the system and I.]

"......"

Brunhilde's words silenced Sieg.

Even among dragon hunters, there are very few people who have the same idea as Brunhilde. Just as Sieg had thought before, most dragon hunters become dragon hunters for a living, and not many people become dragon hunters simply to kill dragons.

Not to mention someone like Brunhilde, who had such a strong obsession with slaying dragons - Sieg had never seen one.

But even so...

[It's just right, can you please go somewhere with me? ]

Suddenly, Brunhilde changed the subject.

[It won't take up much of your time. It's just ahead, and the straight-line distance is only 538.3 meters]

"...where to go and what to do?"

[My previous contractor fell to his death there. The main body of the Dragon Slayer System is also there. If possible, I hope you can go and take a look.]

The main body of the Dragon Slayer System?

Zig frowned, "What's the point of reading it?"

[I just hope you can take a look at it and think about the contract again. I know that in your eyes, I am a very suspicious person, and it is understandable that you don't trust me, but I am willing to swear to you - I have no ill will towards you, I just want to continue to carry out the mission of destroying the dragon]

[I sincerely hope that an excellent warrior like you can become a dragon-killing hero and exterminate all dragons together with me.]

"......"

silence.

As if he had said too much before and needed to buffer, Sieg was silent for a while before he sighed helplessly: "Please lead the way, I...I'll think about it after I take a look."

【Thank you so much】

"But I'm really just considering it. If I say no later, then don't keep pestering me!"

[Okay - then please follow me]

Brunhilde nodded slightly, then took the initiative to walk in a certain direction.

After hesitating for a while, Sieg gave up the idea of ​​turning around and running away again, and followed Brunhilde's footsteps.

And not long after, just as she said, after walking a short distance, accompanied by a gust of hot air, Sieg saw the [meteor] that had fallen from the sky before - a [ship] that was silver-white in color and had a very strange shape. Now it looked like a radish stuck in the ground.

"That is......"

[Yes, that is the interstellar spaceship that has been inherited by the Dragon Slayer System contractors since the first generation of contractors - the Clinshid]

5. Climbsheed

The Clinesheed.

Looking at the strange ship in front of him with its head completely inserted into the ground, Sieg, who had never seen such a thing before, didn't know where to start asking questions - he had too many questions in his mind.

Brunhilde took the initiative to break the brief silence.

[Can you do me a favor? Brave warrior]

".....do what?"

[Please pull out the Clinshid]

"Eh?"

This request made Sieg stunned. He subconsciously looked up at the Kreinsheed, which was taller than the big clock tower in the city. He knew it was incredibly heavy just by looking at it. And now he was asked to pull this ship out of the ground... Didn't it sound like pulling a carrot?

"I don't have that much strength."

[It doesn't matter, just type it here]

Brunhilde came to the bow of the Kreinhild and pointed to a certain place.

[According to calculations, if you apply an impact here, the Clinshid will tilt and fall due to its own weight. So please attack here with all your strength. Don't worry about whether it will damage the Clinshid. After all, it will still need repairs later.]

Since it will have to be repaired later anyway, why not just break it a little more, right?

This action made Sieg not know how to comment for a moment, but since Brunhilde said so, he came to the place she pointed at, gathered some strength and kicked it up!

"Buzz~~~~!"

The impact was like hitting a large water tank, and the feedback made Sieg's legs shake a few times, and he staggered back a few steps. In front of him, just as Brunhilde said, due to Sieg's kick, the Klinghild, which was already tilted to a certain extent, immediately tilted even more, and coupled with its own weight -

"boom--------!"

With a loud crash and a cloud of dust rising up in the sky, the Crainshid hit the ground heavily.

[Thank you very much, warrior]

Brunhilde laughed.

[There are a full set of living facilities inside the Clinshid. I'll take you in to clean up.]

“Pfft… Ugh, trouble—Pfft!”

Because the distance was too close, Sieg was splashed with dirt. He became dusty and spit out the dirt in his mouth while following Brunhilde to the hatch that was already below.

And the moment he stepped into the interior of the Clinshid——

"------!"

The scene that appeared in Sieg's eyes made him freeze in place.

Although the exterior of the Kreinshid was quite huge, it was only natural that the interior should also be large. But even with this in mind, Sieg still underestimated the interior space - the corridors were as spacious as the streets in a town, and the walls extending on both sides were covered with glass panels that he could not understand at all and words that confused him.

There are an inordinate number of doors, with one appearing almost every few metres, but they have no door handles.

In addition, the ceiling above your head emits a light that is much brighter than a normal light bulb, making people feel a hint of warmth.

Welcome aboard the Crimsheed, warrior.

Like the hostess here, Brunhilde said to Sieg with a smile.

[This is one of the four main passages of the Klinshid. Just keep going forward and you will reach the central control room. But before that, please come here first.]

When they came to a door, Brunhilde touched the glass plate next to it a few times, and the door opened in front of Sieg. The layout inside looked like... a bathroom? However, the scale was very different from the bathroom Sieg knew. It was even bigger than the lobby of the Dragon Hunters' Guild!

[This is the bathing area, please clean your body here]

Brunhilde said as she pressed a few times on the other glass panel next to the door.

[I have already set the water temperature for you. You just need to go into the bath over there and wash yourself. The towels for wiping are here, and the clothes for changing will be delivered later.]

"Okay, okay..."

This considerate arrangement made Zigg a little uncomfortable.

[Then I will wait outside the door until you finish your bath. After that, I will take you to the central control room.]

After saying that, Brunhilde left the bathroom, leaving Sieg alone standing in this huge space.

After walking around and taking a look at the interior of the bathroom, Sieg couldn't help but sigh: "It's really... ridiculously large. There's actually such a large space in a ship..."

Compared with this place, Sieg felt that the town and village where he lived before were like garbage dumps. There was simply no comparison.

(I still find it hard to believe, but if it's just a shower...)

After taking off his clothes, which were already hidden so tightly, Sieg walked into the large bathtub at the back of the room.

"Hmm~~~~This water..."

The temperature was just right, not too hot and not too cold. Maybe it was because he hadn't taken a bath in a long time, but Sieg seemed to be wrapped in a very comfortable feeling all of a sudden, and he couldn't help but sink his body little by little until he was completely submerged in the bathtub.

【Begin comprehensive inspection】

In a place where Zieg couldn't see, these words suddenly appeared on the wall facing the bathtub.

[Physical condition is good, mental condition is poor, there is a certain degree of hidden injury, and the body repair function begins to execute]

What Brunhilde did not explain to Sieg was that, in addition to being used for washing the body, this bathroom also had healing functions. Even if the injury was fatal on the spot, as long as the time of death was not more than 24 hours and the body was relatively intact and had not turned into unrecognizable fragments, then just soaking in it for a period of time would allow the person to recover completely.

Of course, Sieg, who was completely immersed in the bathtub, could not notice any of this. He only felt that he was more comfortable than ever before.

then......

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Three hours later.

"I'm really... I'm so sorry..."