Chapter 39: Lolita Fights the Evil Dragon

  Eri: "Can I vent a bit before we start the main topic?"

  What's with the nonsense before we even start?

  Airiya: "Don't you think this chapter's title is ridiculously cheesy?!"

  I'm really sorry for liking RPG games!!

  I am the dividing line of RPG

  Ariyah silently accepted the exceptionally arduous diplomatic mission from the leader of the Harpy tribe, then grasped the latter's wing and tearfully asked: "Do you sell insurance here?"

  "We've been having a sale on coffins for the past few days, want one?"

  “……”

  When the little loli stopped speaking, the leader called out to Huiyong: "Later on, you accompany this human girl for a walk and show her the way. The centaur is nothing, just let her go into the cave alone."

  "Tribe leader, is this okay? Let her face the Black Dragon alone..."

  "If even the strongest fighting force here can't be invited, what kind of coalition is she going to form?"

  Elisha nodded in agreement: "That's right, we're at a disadvantage now, and it's worth taking that risk to enhance our combat effectiveness. So, before we part ways, I think we should get to know each other? My name is Elisha Harris."

  Thereafter, Eriol put on the same strange expression as when they first met, looking at the leader's golden long hair, full breasts, white off-the-shoulder mini hot dress and light purple miniskirt that just passed her hips, and asked with a hopeful face: "May I know your name?"

  Although the other party's behavior was strange, the leader still replied: "My name is Peacock Dance."

  "Ding!! Congratulations, you've discovered the anime crossover character Peacock Dance during your journey. Random reward extraction has begun... Completed! Congratulations, you have obtained a one-time use card 'Habi's Feather', which makes all traps and mechanisms within a specified area ineffective." This is the system's voice.

  The little loli has already lost the energy to even make sarcastic comments.

  "Want me to get you a blanket?" Peacock Dance suggested, looking at Little Loli's whole body trembling and staring as if she was about to roll around on the ground.

  As a result, before the blanket was even delivered, Eriol had already laughed so hard that she rolled onto the floor.

  When Eriol had finally calmed down, Peacock Dance had already taken the troops to rescue the dwarves.

  "Sorry for the delay. Let's go, Grey Wing Auntie."

  The grey-haired man beside her twitched a muscle on his forehead, reached out to grab the little loli's ponytail and pulled her face close with a dark expression, saying "It's sister!"

  "......Alright, Sister Hui Ling."

  I am the dividing line of sister-in-law

  Being held in the arms of a curvaceous woman is extremely wonderful for men, and if this woman simultaneously stretches out a pair of beautiful wings from behind and flies in the sky, it's absolutely a romantic thing that breaks the table. But if this woman's wings are not only dull and unattractive but also constantly shedding feathers, her soft and boneless hands have turned into sharp and hard claws, her smooth and delicate back is covered with a large number of fluff, and the place where she flies is not the colorful night sky or the blue sky but the dark underground world like the bottom of the sea, most importantly, the man who should be able to enjoy being in the woman's arms has become a softie, then romance, you can go and replace it with BL and GL.

  Alicia was thus carried by Grey Wing and flew away, lightly coming and going without bringing anything, and also fell into the evil evaluation of scattering feathers in the mouth of Cleaning Mother.

  The leader of the centaur tribe, Alkhan, was indeed at odds with the harpy, but he gave Elriche a lot of good face. This race, which originally roamed freely on the vast plains of Despair Land, made a brave resistance when the demons invaded, but almost went extinct. Later, when the Allied Forces retreated, humans in Western Continent prepared several ships for these homeless creatures and took all the remaining centaurs to Western Continent to settle down. In the long years that followed, after failing to compete with the beastmen for the grasslands, the centaurs entered the underground world to live. Humans were about to forget them, but the centaurs still remembered the kindness of humans back then.

  So Xiao Loli's proposal was soon accepted by Alhan.

  Now, all that's left is that mysterious black dragon whose origins are unknown.

  According to the intelligence provided by Peacock Dance, that black dragon appeared decades ago. He burned down countless numbers of green-skinned frogs - a low-level herbivorous creature, the same thing Grey Wing had torn apart slowly while playing hide-and-seek with it - that originally inhabited the large cave, and then occupied the cave, starting to claim territory from then on.

  No one in the vicinity dared to provoke this old man, and everyone unanimously kept a low profile. Hei Long also gave face, not coming out every three days to stir up trouble, but instead stayed in his cave counting gold coins for fun.

  Both sides maintained this eerie standoff for decades as neighbors - everyone was only aware that the other side was a black dragon, just like how people nowadays are only aware that their next-door neighbor is human.

  As for the black dragon's greedy personality... One day, a human adventure team ventured deep into this place and found the sleeping black dragon. They had a fanciful idea to slay the dragon - in the end, only one fat man ran out wearing only his shorts. This peculiar human naturally attracted the curiosity of the local residents. In his tearful account, everyone finally learned that the black dragon turned all the adventurers into ashes, and only this wealthy employer was able to escape by handing over all his possessions - originally, he had planned to keep a few coins to take a carriage ride home, but unexpectedly, the black dragon stripped him clean.

  The greedy nature of Heilong instantly became a household name.

  That unlucky fat guy finally didn't make it back to the ground - he was taken a liking by some eagle-winged female demon and eloped...

  Recalling the intelligence about the black dragon from the Peacock Dance, Eriol wiped away non-existent cold sweat and asked Kiriwra: "Uh, Kiriwra... sis, what do you think of that black dragon?"

  Miser.

  "I get it. When I go in later, I should hold up a sign that says: 'Want money? No problem! Want my life? Not giving it to you! First, let's talk about the color of our future (I'll warm the bed)'. What do you think?"

  "......Are you really here to destroy the demon portal or just here to make fun of me?"

  "I'm actually here to get soy sauce." Eliyha, the creator of the Soy Sauce Department, puffed out her small chest and replied with a proud face.

  The grey feathered creature that had flown to the entrance of the Dragon Cave didn't hesitate and threw Little Lori in with great force.

  "Oh yeah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

  Along with a sweet and lovely scream, the little loli "pa" sound went straight to the wall in a big character shape and stuck tightly, slowly sliding down.

  The grey feather that had flown far away suddenly appeared with auditory hallucinations such as "You damned old hag" and "Unwanted old witch".

  Alicia soon stopped her grumbling, for the vibrating ground behind her and the ear-piercing friction of metal against rock were reminding her that the master of the cave was coming.

  That was a gigantic black-scaled creature, very much like an enlarged lizard, but on its back grew a pair of black wings, proclaiming the fundamental difference between itself and lizards - it's a flying lizard! The Black Dragon's wings were folded together to reduce space at this time, yet still collided with the stone walls of the cave. The metallic friction sound undoubtedly explained how high the dragon scales' defensive power was, and as a black dragon that relied on defense and close combat for food, Little Lori did not doubt that these scales could withstand so-called forbidden spells.

  "This majestic yet beautiful creature came before Eriol, lowering its head and saying: 'Human? Or just a little girl? What brings you to my den?'"

  Eriol had to admit that even when Kuro Ryū spoke in his normal tone, it was equivalent to a roar to ordinary people.

  The little loli who was rubbing her ears at this moment had her soul possessed, and she saw her lift her head, chest out, abdomen in, clear her throat with force, take a deep breath, and then shout loudly with her hands on her hips:

  "I'm here to sell!!"

  At this moment, all sales directors on the planet are full of cowhide... How did they not recruit a leader who dares to promote against the giant dragon? That's a giant dragon! They are the most famous iron roosters, Gargantua, misers and hoarders in the world. Any gold coins that enter the giant dragon's collection, no one can pry out even a thread of gold dust from them. As for looting the giant dragon... considering that even ordinary individuals have 6th or 7th level strength after adulthood, the looter is either a master or a madman, normal people wouldn't do that.

  And now, this beautiful little loli in front of me is actually claiming to be a salesperson for a stingy giant dragon?

  The black dragon stretched out its right claw and pinched the toe, ready to flick Eriol out of the cave. This forceful method of refusing salespeople was something only a giant dragon could do.

  But Heilong was unable to bounce out the little loli.

  All that was seen was Eriol calmly taking out a beautifully packaged, luxurious box from her spatial ring and opening it on the ground. It was a condensed world map with an endless circular route; next to it were several colorful pawns, probably used to represent different players; a stack of cards with text written on them, which should be used to trigger various events at specific locations on the map; but these were not important, what attracted the black dragon's flashing eyes was still that neat pile of green paper slips.

  As a dark dragon born with an intuition for wealth, he thought those small pieces of paper represented money in the game.

  Hei Long began to take an interest - collecting wealth was his eternal hobby, even if it was just a game.

  Incidentally, if you're still reading and haven't guessed which game this is yet, I'd like to introduce a casual game suitable for all ages - "Monopoly".

  "You can try it out for free first." Eriol smiled warmly at the black dragon with her perfectly professional smile that she had honed in her previous life.

  The dragon's eyes lit up instantly: "Free!?"

  "Yes, this is so that you can have a preliminary understanding of our products. After all, who would buy something they don't understand, right?" Elisia explained diligently, having completely put herself in the shoes of a salesgirl.

  "Ah ah, you're absolutely right! How are we supposed to play this?"

  After explaining the rules, Eriol smiled at the black dragon and said: "Do you remember everything? Then, shall I move your pieces and roll the dice for you?"

  "Oh, no need for that. I'd definitely want to play such an interesting game myself."

  Can you imagine a creature the size of a small mountain shrinking down to a doll about the same height as a 1.2-meter-tall loli in front of your eyes at a speed visible to the naked eye? Not enough imagination? No worries, there's a sci-fi movie called "Doraemon" that will blow your mind...

  As a pseudo-otaku, Eriol naturally had read the work that made people exclaim "I don't want to be friends with Little Doraemon, I just want its pocket!" which made one wonder if the pocket was its true body. So Little Lori maintained her calm expression and prepared to start: "Then, please go first?"

  The map is fraught with crisis, yet also full of business opportunities. Various unexpected events can make people fall from heaven to hell, but they can also bring good fortune. On a temporary stone table, countless tactics such as knife fights, money transactions, stock market manipulation, and framing are presented in a dazzling density. A miniature version of the creation myth is being performed here. The two players use all their skills, attacking each other mercilessly like two gladiators in an ancient arena, until one side falls.

  If I don't say it, can you imagine that this display of skillful and mature technique makes the confrontation extremely intense, as if one side is a lucky mascot-like mini black dragon in a match between two professional players?

  In the end, Eriol was still one step ahead and won the victory. The mini black dragon looked at the empty treasure house in front of it, its eyes filled with unwillingness.

  "Come on, another round!" Heilong said discontentedly.

  "But you've already had a free trial. This is a priced product, not a swing in the park."

  "...Hmmm." As expected, once money was mentioned, the black dragon hesitated. On one hand, it was his precious collection, and on the other hand, it was the humiliation of losing to a human in a game (a noble giant dragon defeated by a human), he was suddenly caught in a dilemma. However, the glory of the dragon clan was calling him at this moment, making his blood boil with fervor. After a while, the black dragon raised its head and said firmly:

  "I'm not interested in playing games or anything like that! You can't get a single copper coin from me!"

  "But Alicia still had a professional smile on her face: 'No problem, if you don't like this game, then let's try another one. Don't worry, we have many different products here, and there will definitely be one that will satisfy you.'"

  Then the little loli, under the gaze of Hei Long's reluctant eyes, put away Monopoly and took out another set of games.

  This time it's Flying Chess...

  "Sorry, I picked the wrong one." Little Lori awkwardly put away that old antique which even elementary school students nowadays wouldn't play with anymore - Conan can attest to this.

  Alicia set up a scene for Lao Da this time.

  On that small, flat stone, the loud military horn and the earth-shaking war drum stirred people's hearts. Knights in shining armor bravely charged at the bloodthirsty monsters rushing towards them, archers' arrows covered the entire sky, warriors' phalanx formation was powerful and sonorous, cumbersome yet mighty war machines spread frenzy and death with their ear-piercing noise. Great heroes rode various strange mounts back and forth on the battlefield, changing the course of battle and striving to lead their troops to ultimate victory... All this was so magnificent that it made people feel as if they were there in person.

  Eirlysia's specially customized medieval war hammer from the exchange system. No need to flip through manuals, no tedious manual operations, all models will automatically move, fight and retreat on the map according to the player's will. This is more immersive and has higher requirements for situational awareness.

  Heilong was defeated without suspense again, and these big guys liked to play a knight-errant rather than command the battle.

  After twice, Eriol clearly saw the mini dragon's face change from black to green.

  Third time, according to Heilong's request, Eri didn't choose a game that required much brain power. This time on the stone table appeared a game that could be seen everywhere in the streets, anyone would play it, and no matter how good one's skills were, they couldn't beat someone with good luck —

  Poker!

  The two people who were competing with each other played for a while, and then the QQ on Xiaolongnu's notebook in her bracelet rang.

  "Excuse me." Eriol nodded at the black dragon, turned to one side and took out a notebook. "Isn't it too early to rush the manuscript? Don't we still have three days?"

  The person who is typing suddenly has a cow on their face for some reason...

  After finishing her work, little loli put away her notebook and sat up straight, ready to continue.

  Then she didn't play cards, but instead saluted Hei Long with a military salute. The latter also looked at her in the same way.

  Eerie silence.

  “……”

  “……”

  "Can you take back those few cards under the discard pile?"

  I am the dividing line of cheating failure

  "Alright, tell me what you're really after?" The black dragon, now back to normal but completely devoid of its usual temper, looked at the little loli with a mix of disappointment and reluctance as she packed up the large pile of games.

  "I already said I'm here for sales."

  "I suddenly realized it was already my usual dinner time."

  "...I've come to ask for your help in dealing with demons. There's a demon portal around here somewhere."

  "Hei Long stood up straight and said seriously: 'Are you kidding me?'"

  Does he still not know that a demon has appeared? That's right, this is a homebody.

  Eriol briefly explained the current situation and told the other party about her plan to form an allied army. Then, Little Roroi formally invited Kuro Ryuu to join.

  "If there's no benefit, I won't join." The black dragon spoke as expected.

  "I can give you those games from earlier. How about it?"

  "Deal!" The black dragon replied with one word.

  So this shameless loli with a black belly managed to swindle a dragon into helping her out with just a few games. The leaders of various powers throughout history who had spent enormous amounts of money and treasures trying to get the giant dragons' help were now left speechless with tears in their eyes.

  "Nice to meet you, I'm Eriol Harris." The little girl looked up at the massive black dragon and said, "Also, when we get back to camp later, can you keep that smaller form from earlier? This one is taking up too much space."

  "That appearance is too lacking in intimidation, damaging the dignity of the giant dragon." The black dragon vetoed, "However, this body does indeed take up a bit of space. Well, how about this? I'll transform into a human form?"

  That's perfect.

  Alright, you all know the shameless style of this book. So when a black dragon turns into a little loli wearing an all-black gothic outfit with long straight hair and is just as tall as the main character, you should all have calm expressions, right?

  "My name is Kusunoki. Remember it well, human!"

  Eri-chan stared at the loli in front of her who looked very similar but was definitely not, speechless and looking up at the sky.

  Others are shining like a silver lamp, while you're as dark as a black cat, your soul is so dull!!

  So it's said that lolis are forever the strongest creatures in this world...