I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 215
7-35. Side -Reizen- Married Couple
Six years.
This number represents the time Ouren has been asleep after defeating something.
During that period, many things happened that Reizen can still vividly remember.
For some reason, Ouren, Houen, Reizen, and Lize were recognized as evil gods who destroyed or tried to destroy the Kingdom of Garott and the Kingdom of Salettana. This was due to the skill Ouren used to defeat something, known as “Ouryuu’s Decision.”
This skill ensures that whatever is decided will be accomplished—truly a divine technique.
However, as with any powerful skill, there was a cost. In exchange for being able to achieve one thing as desired, the world would change in a way that was inconvenient.
Ouren used “Ouryuu’s Decision” to defeat something. This is undeniable. But as a result, everything that something had done was attributed to Ouren and the other three.
The surrounding nations immediately began to move to eliminate them. However, only the Kingdom of Garott, the Kingdom of Salettana, and the territory of Bamil, countries close to the four, trusted them and offered help. Of course, the Oni who worshipped the white serpent and the devils who had been cursed also stood against the altered memories and protected Ouren and the others.
In hindsight, they were incredibly foolish. But perhaps it’s because they were that kind of people that they are still walking alongside us.
“How’s it feel? Any sense of it?”
“Definitely. I trained for six years, after all.”
Reizen and Karna were walking hand in hand, casually enjoying their stroll.
This long-lost sensation was something Reizen had regained after six years of training during Ouren’s slumber, by disabling his “Automatic Defense” and high defense abilities. It took four years, but it was worth it.
Now, Reizen has become skilled enough to apply defensive power to parts of his body other than his hands, and he can switch it on and off anytime, anywhere. Whenever he interacted with Karna and Yuzen, of course, he would disable his defense.
“So, what happened after that?”
“I was so surprised when I played with the Oni children! They hit my shoulder, and my feet sank into the ground!”
“Hahaha! They don’t know how to hold back!”
“Normally, that wouldn’t be something to laugh about, you know?”
“But he is my child.”
“He is my child too, you know.”
They exchanged words, looked at each other, and laughed together—a conversation only a married couple would have, Reizen thought with a hearty laugh inside.
However, it was soon time for work.
“Alright, shall we get started?”
“Yes.”
They released their hands, slapped their faces once to psych themselves up, and prepared for their task. Their mission here was to investigate what the angels were doing behind the scenes and provide the information to the current king of the Garott Kingdom, Sreiz Courselette. It was crucial to have this country, the closest to the Oni Village, as an ally, which would also lead to capturing the enemy’s supply base.
They hadn’t met Sreiz Courselette yet. The reason was to avoid the angels’ surveillance. Although Uchikage had communicated that they should meet first, Reizen decided to rely on the most effective method he recalled from his past life.
And that was to “investigate without meeting the client.”
“When I was active, the client was absolute.”
“Well, that’s usually the case. But I always played it by ear. There were quite a few times when that worked out, so I’m trusting my instincts again this time.”
“Then I suppose I’ll go along with it.”
“How reassuring~?”
Karna touched the pair of straight swords she carried at her waist. They were finally becoming familiar to her body, and she no longer felt any discomfort with their presence. These were her beloved swords, which she had used for many years. They had no names, but they had protected her until now, and that would never change.
Reizen cracked his knuckles. Specializing in hand-to-hand combat, he loosened up his body with some light stretching in preparation.
“Don’t you use weapons?”
“Hmm, I can. But I really prefer bare-knuckle fighting, especially with this body.”
“If you were to use a weapon, what kind would it be?”
“I’d go for a blunt weapon. The easiest to use would be a staff.”
“Show me sometime.”
“I might just be able to show you this time.”
As they talked, they finished their preparations, and Reizen did a final check.
“So, our objective this time is to investigate the children, right?”
“Yes. It seems the children are being taken away. They might just be gathering them for now, but we need to find them and do something before anything happens to them.”
“Hopefully, it’s not too late…”
“That’s why we’ve been sent, isn’t it? But from what Uchikage said, quite a bit of time might have passed already…”
“Yeah… Well, let’s at least try to save the ones who are still safe.”
They were eager to start the investigation. However, they had no information on the angels, so they didn’t even know where the children were being taken. At this rate, they wouldn’t even know where to begin.
But Reizen had a special ability.
He sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes.
“Hey, long time no see.”
A familiar presence surrounded him. Dozens of spirits greeted him warmly, saying, “Long time no see~.”