The boy stood calmly where he was. Just as the Earth Dragon's massive hand slammed down at the spot where he stood, he lightly leaped aside, neatly dodging the terrifying blow. Then he swiftly climbed up the Earth Dragon's enormous body, reaching its top in an instant!
"It's over!"
As if declaring the final outcome, the boy lunged down and slashed fiercely at the Earth Dragon. His longsword cut into its head, then deftly avoided its hardest parts as he delivered several consecutive cuts from top to bottom.
A few seconds later... the Earth Dragon's blood splattered everywhere.
"Am... amazing!"
The coachman and guard stared at the fallen Earth Dragon in utter shock!
"That was incredible, boy!"
"I never thought you could take down a Dangerous Species all by yourself!"
As the boy landed gracefully, the coachman and guard ran over.
The boy smiled faintly, then... put on a foolishly confident grin and said smugly, like an idiot, "Of course! Leave it to me, and beating something like this is a piece of cake!"
His silly expression left the coachman and guard with black lines across their faces as they stood there blankly.
"By the way, my name is Tatsumi!"
"One day, my name will resound throughout the Imperial Capital. You'd better remember it!"
"Uh!"
Ignoring the boy's narcissistic tone, they were immediately startled when they heard that Tatsumi intended to make a name for himself in the Imperial Capital.
"Don't tell me you're planning to seek your fortune in the Imperial Capital?!"
"Oh, carving out a future in the Imperial Capital is the romance of a country boy!"
Tatsumi nodded solemnly.
"The Imperial Capital... isn't the paradise you imagine it to be!"
The guard could not help looking at Tatsumi seriously.
"It may be lively, but monsters even more