"So, as a first step in sincerity, I've taken you to the elves"

Gagantu's figure seemed to be changing rapidly, and the weak clay skin just now began to harden, and for some reason, more and more magic began to condense on his body. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"What are you going to get in exchange for?"

This big lizard seems to want to get reciprocal benefits from us.

After all, the fact that Timia is important to us has been exposed, so I'm mentally prepared for the other party to open his mouth.

"I'll let my brother avoid your troops and let you go back alive"

Ellie's offer sounded pretty good.

Gagantu must have known that the tromen's army was marching in the direction of the Dawn Mountains, and if he wanted to save his army from the blade of Mespil's sword, the best thing to do was to ask Elle to intercede.

"I have ...... A better proposal, would you like to hear it?"

The crescent-shaped eyes of Gagantu emitted a white glow, which looked particularly intimidating in the darkness of the cave.

"Let's just listen to it~"

Ellie was in a reciprocal posture, though the little one knew in her heart that we were at a clear disadvantage to Gagantu right now - we were deep in the cavemen of the cave, and there was a wounded man like Timia.

But the princess did not show the slightest panic in her expression, tone, or even body language.

She is worthy of being a princess of the Dawn Mountains who is good at diplomacy......

"Anyway, you're going to take the Satie chief back to the Dawn Mountains"

Gagantu's heart seemed to hesitate to say what was going on, so that he could see uncertainty and doubt in his gaze.

“...... If you can help me retrieve something, then I can offer better conditions."

"Tell me, what conditions?"

Although Elle pretended to be calm in her mouth, her heart had already blossomed, and she knew that she would definitely hear something interesting from the mouth of the big lizard.

"I can order all cavemen not to invade the Dawn Mountains again"

Even Elle-sama had a look of surprise on her face.

"All ...... Cavemen?"

The little one's head began to work rapidly, using all his memory and knowledge to determine what the purpose of what Gagantu was saying.

"As You Can See"

Gagantu pointed to the throne behind him with his tail.

"The king of the cavemen has been killed, and I am the strongest candidate for the next king"

Ooh...... It turned out to be this idea.

"You want us to help you become king?"

Without waiting for Ellie to speak, I interjected and questioned Gagantu.

Because it sounds like he's clearly trying to take advantage of us.

Instead of answering me immediately, Gagantu examined me carefully with those eyes.

Then the lizard turned his gaze back to Ellie, as if he had decided that Ellie was the leader of her words, and of course there was nothing wrong with that.

"You haven't heard of 'kingship', have you?"

Ellie's eyes were about to glow, and the little guy used all his strength to control his emotions.

"Seems to be some kind of caveman relic?"

Gagantu swept his gaze over me and Timia, and finally decided to speak.

"The relict 'King', with the ability to control all the cavemen on the continent"

"Wow!"

Ellie finally couldn't help it, and this was the first time she had heard of it.

"When the Satie chieftains attacked the caveman royal family in the Savage Canyon, our king at that time used this holy relic to let all the cavemen come back for reinforcements"

Oh...... This is the real reason why the cavemen set out from the ancient forests of the south to the wild canyons of the northwest when we first came to this world.

"And yet...... It's all a dragon's trap."

There was a subtle hint of anger in Gagantu's tone.

I'm sure the big lizard's anger at the dragon is indeed real.

"The reason why he drove the Satie chieftains to attack us is to allow the trolodyte royal family to use the holy artifact to summon all the trodytes on the continent"

"The dragon has brought all of our tribes together to form the largest force ever formed"

"Then at this time, kill the caveman king in one fell swoop and seize the power of the holy relic"

Hey?

"Wait, you mean that people of other races can use your relics as well?"

Gagantu shook his head.

"It was supposed to be a holy relic that only cavemen could use, but I don't know what means were used, and the dragon finally harnessed this holy artifact"

If it were Sruka, who had a knowledge comparable to that of a witch, it would be possible to do such a thing......

"However, after all, they are not cavemen, so their control over this holy relic is far from perfect, and cavemen of my level can escape the power of royal power."

While this sounds like good news, it's bad news for cavemen......

"So the dragon purged all the cavemen who opposed his rule"

And so it was......

This is the origin of the bones of the cavemen we just saw.

Covered with underground caverns, I don't know how many cavemen have been killed by dragons.

And most of them must be members of the tribe of Gagantu, so it is understandable why Gagantu hates dragons so much that this powerful lizard is willing to deal with us elves.

"I used the characteristics of Susheng and the means of hiding to escape Sluka's blow, but I also used a lot of mana in that attack"

"So I can only choose to hibernate ......"

Then we met Gagantu and saw him come out of the ground.

"And now that I've regained a lot of my magic, I'm the most powerful candidate for the throne among the cavemen."

Because the other royal families have been purged by Sruka, this feeling is really bleak.

"And then, you want us to help you reclaim this holy relic called kingship?"

Gagantu's two front paws clenched tightly into fists, showing us his determination.

"As a proof of friendship, as long as you can bring the royal power back to me, I will lead the cavemen away from your mountains"

It sounds tempting, but it's just a verbal agreement.

"Is there anything that guarantees that?"

"Nope"

Gagantu said it very simply.

"But I will definitely take revenge on the dragons, and it is definitely not a wise choice for me to fight you in the Dawn Mountains before then."

"I have no means to assure you"

"You have to make a choice based on your own judgment, do you choose to doubt what I say, or do you choose to believe that we have a common interest?"

As it were, he knew how people make decisions - based on profit and loss.

Letting others ensure your interests is actually the most unreliable thing, but if you find that the other party has some kind of interest that you are not willing to give up, then this is the most accurate guarantee.

Gagantu was gambling, betting that we had this common sense, that we had enough wisdom to judge what was best for both sides, and especially that we could judge what was best for Kagantu.

Indeed, no matter what calculations Gagantu ultimately makes, the conflict with the Dawn Mountains is the next resort.

This alone is guaranteed.

"Tell me where the royal power is"

Ellie and I exchanged ideas briefly, and we settled on this troubled water.

If Gagantu did live up to his words, it would be of great benefit to the Dawn Mountains.

"The last time I saw it was in the hands of an elf named Corlius"

It's you again!

The prince of Chief Saty, I didn't expect this guy to get mixed up with the dragon after being defeated by us.

The bullying of me and Ellie alone was enough for us to make a feud, and now we have ambushed Timia and seized the cavemen's relics to attack the Dawn Mountains.

It's really bad things to do, but this guy is the only one who can never be forgiven.

"That is to say in the Satie chieftain"

"It's okay, it's just the way we have to go, see if we get it back for you by the way"

There was an expression on his face that I couldn't read, as if he was mocking......

"As soon as it gets out of Corlius' control, I'll know right away that you've succeeded, and I'll come to you to get it back."

Ellie held out her hand, a look of satisfaction on her face.

"Then you use it to control all the cavemen and take them away from the elven land"

Gagantu held out a finger and shook Elle's hand gently.

"A word is a certainty"