This chapter is a bonus update for the ten-thousand-coin reward from "Meeting You in the Deepest Part of My Life."
Night had already fallen.
Through the spatial magic beacons' signals, he could see that all five dragons had returned to Hot Spring Island. He sent a magic platform message to the mages stationed there, telling the rats to keep a close watch on food shipments to Hot Spring Island.
Liszt stopped fussing about it and headed straight back to Black Horse Island to rest.
After a full day of rushing about over the sea, Bard was exhausted. He needed to conserve his strength for what tomorrow might bring.
Early the next morning, Liszt continued moving closer to Hot Spring Island to monitor the five beacons. At the same time, he kept calling for the smoke mission.
Mission: Someone is probing your daily routine. Danger lurking in the shadows is closing in step by step. Even as a dragon knight, you cannot guarantee that you will not be ganged up on. Battle is the best solution. Please resolve the crisis in the shadows. Reward: Ogre's trail.
The mission had not changed. The crisis in the shadows had yet to be resolved.
That meant Alex and Alonso had not given up. They still wanted to launch another attack. Liszt could not relax yet; he needed to continue watching the five dragons.
However.
Near noon, the smoke mission changed.
Mission complete. Reward: Ogre's trail.
The mission had been successfully completed. After some discussion, Alex, Alonso, Piero, and the others had apparently decided not to continue and had chosen to abandon the dragon-slaying battle.
"But did you ask me whether I agreed to that?"
Liszt's eyes flickered.
As though responding to his thoughts, the smoke mission slowly transformed into