My Secret Plan

Oi, Kehmaaa, whatre you doing, getting my daughter drunk like that?

Sorry. She said she was good with alcohol so I prepared some good alcohol for her, but I didnt think shed end up dead drunk.

Before me was an empty barrel and a flame dragon laying on its back like a drunkard, as well as a certain salamander as her guardian. Ontentoo, the guardian, appeared when I called for him, thankfully.

Looks like the way to defeat dragons from Japanese myths (through alcohol) appears to work in this world too. Hahaha, Japanese myths are this worlds cheats! Just kidding

Man, I tried stopping her, but stopping her in her flame dragon form was impossible.

Yeeeah Maybe if she were in her human form, but oh, Kehma, are you stronger than a minotaur?

No? But wait, why?

Ah, I was wondering if maybe it wouldve turned out different. Ignis still stronger than a minotaur even in her human form, after all.

The heck. She couldve ripped me apart if things went bad, seriously.

Still though, Kehma. Whatre you planning now? Shes not gonna wait up till morning, and good luck waking her up, she gets rough.

Theres a chance that shell be attacked by the hero if she gets rowdy hmm.

Should I ask Redra to be a stand-in? Humans shouldnt be able to tell the difference between them yeah?

Red dragons and flame dragons look too different, even for us humans. It wouldnt work.

Really? Ah well, guess so. But they act like each other, like their habits. They felt so in sync getting out of their magma bath yesterday, like a real mother daughter duo.

Youre proud of your wife and daughter, I get it.

Telling me they wipe their bodies off the same way is troubling. In various meanings.

So, what should I do? Should I wait until she wakes up?

Or should I call for everyone since theyd probably come in before then?

Theres also the fact that the alcohol smell will fade if I wait till she wakes up.

Hmmm. I really dont want to wake up someone when theyre sleeping as peacefully as that, but I guess I have to?

Alright Ontentoo, you wake her up. I dont want to get crushed.

Yeah well, guess its all we can do. Oi, Igni, get up.

Ontentoo shook Ignis body with his foreleg.

Bang.

Her tail, thicker than a log, struck Ontentoo.

Ouch, come on. Get up, Igni.

[Ugyaoo three more hours]

However, Ontentoo merely caught her tail with his body, not looking jostled at all.

Yep, shaking her wouldve been impossible if it were me, let alone taking her tail head on and continuing.

I looked at Meat, who was standing beside me I wonder if she couldve? No, still, no way. I wouldnt even want to try it out since it might kill her.

More like, Ontentoo, are you alright?

This this is my pride. I gotta show her my dignity as her father.

Pretty different from your usual then? Youre always so flirty with Redra.

Oof dont talk about that right now

Igni turned over, letting out a flame as she breathed out. Even so, Ontentoo continued eagerly trying to wake her up as Meat and I looked on from the corner of the room. We were sitting down with our arms around our knees in front of us just trying to not get in the way.

Ignis claw marks and breath were starting to cover the boss rooms floor. It was more like a record of Ontentoos hardships.

Yep. I wouldve been in trouble if Ontentoo werent here. Meat and I never wouldve been able to get her up. Would we even leave bones behind if we took one of those breaths?

Hey, wont this turn into dealing damage to the dungeon core if it goes bad? Are you really okay?

Shut up! A father wont die from his adorable daughter tossing in her sleep! I mean yeah my bodys wounds are from her, but alright just wake up!

[Migyah!?]

Being a fathers tough

Bang!

Just as I thought that, there was an explosion on Ignis head that wouldve caused a humans neck to erupt with something similar to ketchup.

[Ueh that hurt, papa uuu]

Alright, youre up? You got drunk again, are you alright?

[Nn my heads pounding uhh, what was it called?]

A hangoveroh well. Just hold it back, you gotta run.

[Ummm. oh, oh yeah, I had to escape, huh?]

Oooi, Kehmaaa! Looks like its alright!

Seriously? But there was so much suspense.

Lets see alright, Meat. Please get the rope out of your [Storage].

Yes, Goshujin-sama.

With that, Meat took a collapsible platform cart and rope out of her [Storage].

Itd be great if we could bind Igni up in the rope directly, but

Thinking about it, Igni shouldnt be able to move, so we have to put her on the platform cart first and Meat and I couldnt lift her giant body.

Im also worried about the things weight limit. Rather, can I even pull her outside on it? Maybe Wataru could manage it somehow?

Igni, please get on the platform cart. Your bodys way too heavy for us to carry.

[Aaah, oooh? Ill just go to my human form]

Oh, no, just ride it normally

Igni went to her human form as she spoke. It was the little dragon-human form I saw when I met her.

Fuaaah kay, niiiight

Saying that, she curled herself up on the cart and fell asleep. Without changing back into a dragon.

Umm. Ontentoo, is this okay?

Heck if I know probably not?

Ontentoo tried tapping her on the head, but Igni didnt even stir.

Looks like itd take a while to get her up this time.

Yeah

Should I ask Redra to substitute in after all?

No way, that definitely wouldnt work.

What should I do?

Just then, Meat opened her mouth.

Goshujin-sama. How about calling in Ichika and the others as is?

As is, you mean like how she is now? With her looking like a girl sleeping on a cart?

Yes I think I think her strength is obvious just by looking at her. She is a true dragon. And, well, Wataru is nave, so

I see, I get what Meats wanting to say.

Wataru is nave. That is, he couldnt even find it in himself to take down Rinthe black wolf that occupied our dungeon for a timebecause it could talk.

And this is a young girl that looks like a human. Theres no way hed just suddenly kill her.

Hell probably say something about wanting to negotiate when she wakes up. Heck, Ill say it if Wataru somehow doesnt.

Then we can just have Igni surrender and run off

Can you really see how strong she is just by sight? She just looks dead drunk to me though?

Wataru definitely will. Gozoh, Roppu, and Ichika will too, probably.

I cant see how, but theyll probably see it if Meat says they will.

Hmm, well, in that case, Igni probably wont die.

So its good? In that case, Im going to head back. Kehma, Ill leave the rest to you yeah?

Saying that, Ontentoo got up and moved to leave as he struck my shoulder?, but I called out for him to stop.

Hold up, Ontentoo theres still something Im worried about. Theres a possibility that Igni might say something when she wakes up

Yeah Kehma, you should be able to come up with something, yeah?

Depending on the situation, sure, but Id like to prepare a little help, Ontentoo.

If its for my daughter, nothings too expensive, what do you need?

Please prepare a trap thatll hit her with something to keep her from speaking, a switch activated kind. And just in case theres an emergency, I

I held a preparatory meeting with Ontentoo (for the second time that day) before I called Wataru and the others in.

Seriously, this isnt going to plan at all. Sheesh.