I Was Mistaken as a Genius Mage in a Game

Chapter 16

Beyond the horizon, the bright yellow wheat fields of the Enker Plateau spread out. The wheat, grown in the bright sunlight, filled the vast plains with their heads bowed as if waiting for someone to harvest them.

No matter how fast the carriage ran, the surrounding scenery did not change.

Wheat.

Wheat.

Wheat.

The wheat fields literally continued endlessly, and if it weren’t for the slightly different-looking mills that appeared here and there, we would have thought we were in an infinite loop without even realizing it.

There were no monsters to be seen in the vast wilderness.

Originally, it was an area where many people lived, so it was clear that the seeds of the surrounding monsters had been dried up, but the biggest reason was probably the fact that dragons had settled in this area.

“Let’s leave the horses here and go on foot.”

In front of the dragon, which was called the pinnacle of all living things, the horses could get scared and leave the line on their own.

If the horses were to scatter like that into the wheat fields, the way back would surely become dozens of times more complicated and difficult.

It was best to tie the horses as far away as possible and move.

... ... Yes, I knew that was the best.

“... ... How far do you think it would take to see the dragon on foot?”

“It would probably take about three hours at our usual pace!”

Three hours.

I had to drag this piece of trash along on a long, arduous march for a full three hours.

I held back the unreasonable request that was about to rise to the surface, ‘Can’t you at least drag the carriage close by?’

Even though I wasn’t wearing military gear or armor like the soldiers you see over there... ... .

All I had was a flowing robe, a wide-brimmed hat, and a slightly thick book of magic... ... !

And yet.

“... ... Let’s take a little, little break.”

During the march.

“Whew... ... Rest! Rest, let’s take a break!”

Over and over again.

“Wow... ... This is really not going to work? ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) I feel like I’m going to die.”

Over and over again, we had no choice but to sit on the bare ground and slow down the soldiers’ advance.

The march, which would have taken only three hours, ended up taking a full six hours due to the natural disaster known as ‘me.’

It was so long that we could barely take out the food that we would have eaten near the dragon’s nest or on the way back and put it in our mouths. Some of them even went as far as to pick up some wheat from the surrounding area, peel off the husks, and put them in their mouths.

And then at seven in the afternoon.

The sunset had set, and the wheat fields were burning red.

We could finally see the hard scales and sharp teeth beyond the horizon.

The dragon was sleeping in a weak nest made of wheat and planks from the houses of humans that could be found anywhere around here.

“Whew... ... Everyone worked hard up to this point. I’ll move alone from here.”

I slowly approached the dragon’s nest with trembling legs.

From here on out, I had to proceed alone, no matter what happened.

Unlike other items, the artifact had a binding effect.

This meant that the first character to obtain the artifact had to carry it with them for life.

It was impossible to transfer it to another character, and it was also impossible to discard it.

But what if another soldier who was

That was the moment.

A voice full of confusion and fear was heard from above the boy’s head.

“... ... ?”

The boy raised his head with a face filled with wonder at the voice he had never heard before.

There was a red-skinned demon there.

... ... demon?

“... ... why are you coming out of there?”

The boy glared at the red-skinned demon spreading its wings above his head with a crumpled expression as if he was dumbfounded.

The demon also looked down at the boy with a somewhat bewildered expression.

It was an uncomfortable and sudden encounter.