Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

"what?"

"I'll help you clear out the smaller monsters, and you'll have to deal with the final boss on your own. Of course, if you can't handle it, I'll assist you. You'll take the lion's share of the bounty and spoils, how about that?"

"Of course you can...but what do you want?"

"Of course it's the reputation of successfully defeating the Red Dragon."

"I see."

I understood Rudeus's thinking.

The Red Dragon is a rare S-rank monster that has been active in this area for a long time, but no one has been able to defeat it.

Generally speaking, it takes about thirty S-level adventurers to deal with it.

If Rudeus and I were to defeat the Red Dragon alone, we would indeed gain unexpected fame.

This is exactly what Rudeus intended.

Although it was a bit messy, it was not difficult to do this with Rudeus's strength.

It seems that this is a long-awaited opportunity for cooperation.

"Then, it's decided."

"What's the departure time?"

"How about leaving early tomorrow morning?"

"Meet at the city gate."

"OK~"

Rudeus and I finalized the cooperation in just a few words.

The people around us looked at us with surprise.

Maybe it's because I rarely act with Rudeus, but I was surprised that we had such a tacit understanding.

But that's just appearance.

Although we rarely do commissions together.

But the relationship between us can be said to be close friends.

"See you tomorrow then, bro."

"Oh!"

Rudeus waved, stood up and left.

I watched him leave.

Someone nearby couldn't help but ask:

"Are you familiar with Rudeus from the swamp?"

"He is my half-brother."

That's right.

It started half a year ago.

We are half-brothers.

Just by having a drink together and talking about women and past experiences, we can already trust each other.

Maybe it's just that easy for men to get closer.

Then again.

Rudeus has also been in trouble recently.

As his fame spread, more and more female adventurers began to favor him, and Rudius often couldn't resist the temptation and tried to spread genetic information like a man.

The result was that I realized that I had ED.

but……

Well, this is the only way for him.

If you want to cure ED, only Sylphy can do it.

Speaking of Sylphy, she should be at Ranoa University of Magic now, right?

Nanahoshi Shizuka should be there too.

I don’t know how she is doing.

After successfully defeating the Red Dragon, I'll stop by to see her...

Adventurer Chapter: 46, New Goal

"Have you heard? That Rudeus of the Swamp..."

"Ah, it's spread all around here."

"And Ron the Gut Tearer, remember he's just an A-rank adventurer, right?"

"To think they could defeat the red dragon in the southern forest with just two people is too much..."

"It's said they enthusiastically distribute loot to passing adventurers. Take as much as you want!"

"It's fake, right? No matter how hard you try, it's impossible. That's a red dragon!"

"I saw it with my own eyes..."

The hall of the Adventurer's Guild was bustling with activity.

The red dragon that had been entrenched in the southern forest and was considered a thorn in the side of this city was defeated.

And it was not a crusade carried out by a large number of people, but by only two people.

It's a bit exaggerated anyway.

I'm afraid it has reached the point where it will be passed down by word of mouth among bards.

No.

Maybe you’ll hear it in a pub someday?

Rudeus and I, who were at the center of the rumors, returned triumphantly with a large amount of spoils.

"Everyone listen up!"

I threw the spoils of this trip on the ground.

Then he declared loudly to the people in the hall:

"To celebrate the successful defeat of the Red Dragon, all expenses tonight will be paid for by Rudeus of the Swamp!"

“Oooooohh ...

After a brief silence, the hall erupted in thunderous applause.

People applauded loudly and enthusiastically, and some even came up to congratulate Rudeus and me.

I'm not good at dealing with this kind of situation.

So, taking advantage of the chaos in the crowd, he picked up the spoils and ran to the front desk to make the delivery.

……

By the time Rudeus escaped from the crowd, I had been waiting in a corner seat for a long time.

"Hey, why did you just leave me and walk away after saying that?"

Rudeus sighed and sat down in front of me.

"Aren't you good at handling that kind of situation? And if you want to make a name for yourself, you have to do this kind of thing more often."

"It's not your money that's being spent..."

Rudeus looked like he wanted to cry but couldn't.

We finally defeated the Red Dragon, but because it was so huge, Rudeus and I couldn't take all the spoils by ourselves, so we simply called the nearby adventurers to come over and deal with the corpse.

In the end, only a small part of it can be brought back.

And then add this generous donation...

It’s good enough that I didn’t lose money on this commission.

But even so, Rudius had no complaints, after all, he was not short of money.

For him, building a reputation is the most important thing.

"But then again, defeating the Red Dragon is easier than you think."

"You are so capable."

"No, apart from slightly restricted activities, you are the main output."

"You don't have to be so modest."

I can only feel helpless about Rudeus's humility.

two days ago.

Together we headed to the southern forest to defeat the red dragon.

According to the agreement, unless it is an emergency, Rudius will basically deal with the monsters encountered on the road.

He used his foresight to lock onto the direction of movement, then used a mixture of earth magic and fire magic to defeat all the attacking monsters, almost without stopping.

After reaching the depths of the forest, a red dragon appeared.

I let Rudeus retreat and fought alone.

Although the red dragon has the ability to fly, it is too large to take off from the ground. Once it breaks away from the dragon group and falls to the plains, it will become a huge monster that can only move on the ground.

The huge body drove its powerful limbs and rushed towards me like a fully loaded truck.

I didn't choose to confront it head-on. It would be better to say that no one would confront it head-on. The unrealistic skills of stopping the dragon chariot with a greatsword only exist in imagination.

I used the footwork from the Beishen Style, flexibly taking advantage of the red dragon's huge body and its inability to turn freely, and kept moving beside its feet.

Then, when the red dragon tried to spit out flames, he used the secret of the Water God Style to block it.

That's right.

Although it sounds incredible, the swordsmanship of the Suishin-ryu school can resist magic.

The flames that looked like they could burn a person to charcoal couldn't hurt me.

Then when the red dragon tried to move quickly so that it could attack with its head.

I used the Kenshin-ryu's Light Blade to cut his tendons.

Even a behemoth like the Red Dragon has its weaknesses.

Although the tendons of its legs were protected by thick scales, they were useless in front of the magic add-ons with armor-piercing effects. I reduced the combat power of this red dragon with almost no effort.

Realizing it couldn't defeat me, the clever red dragon took a stance to exhale.

However, when I was about to use the Water God Style's swordsmanship to block again, the red dragon flapped its wings and stirred up a strong wind.

The sand carried by the strong wind made it difficult for me to move for a while.

Even so, I was prepared to defend myself against the Red Dragon's attack.

However, the red dragon did not take the opportunity to attack. Instead, it ran away at an extremely fast speed. When I came to my senses, it had already run dozens of meters.

However, its escape plan failed.