30 Years After Reincarnating, It Turns Out This World Was A Rofan?! novel Chapter 282

Ortos was furious.

[Kiing, kkiing!]

In the end, to be reduced to this childish form!

Miraculously, one of his heads survived, and he managed to revive, but now he had truly reached his limit.

He had used up all his remaining nutrients, and if he took any more significant damage, he would die on the spot.

Now reduced to the size of a puppy, Ortos felt tears well up in his eyes and glared at the massive knight with hatred.

It was because of that knight that he had ended up like this.

[Krung!]

However, Ortos, knowing how insignificant he had become, could not bring himself to attack the knight.

So for now...

[Kkiing.]

[Piing.]

[Krung....]

He needed time to regain his strength for revenge.

Though he was now only a little puppy, if he hunted for food and grew strong from scratch again, that would be the moment he could take his revenge on that massive knight who had humiliated him.

[Krung!]

A decade was not too slow for revenge.

Ortos, for the first time in his life, dreamed of a ten-year plan.

Snap!

...But, despite the grudge he carried, Ortos was pitiful.

"I've been wondering where you were hiding, and here you are," the voice called out.

[!!?]

Right now, he couldn’t escape from that ‘monster’... it was just too much.

"Don’t we still have some unfinished business?"

[....]

"Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to send you off painlessly."

[Kkiing!]

Ortos, with teary eyes, looked at the one who had grabbed the back of his neck.

A monster of a human.

Not only had he knocked Ortos down, but he had easily overpowered the massive knight as well...!

Ortos tried to make himself look as pitiful as possible, pleading for mercy with a cute, helpless expression.

Humans liked cute things, so this had to work...

"Two heads and a snake's tail? Quite cute, I must say."

[....]

How did he know what I was thinking?

Ortos even began to suspect that this human might actually be a transformed monster from his own kind.

But whether Ortos suspected it or not, the axe in the human’s hand was proof enough that there would be no mercy.

The aura of the axe itself was foreboding, and the stench of blood that reeked from it made Ortos tremble.

Drip...

He was terrified.

This human was someone so frightening that Ortos couldn’t even dream of taking revenge.

Just then...

"Wait a moment."

"?"

"I think it might be better not to kill you."

[!]

For a moment, Ortos saw hope.

As he saw the monster faltering at the words of the slightly older human, Ortos felt a surge of relief.

[Krung!]

Old human, I like you!

For the first time, Ortos felt fondness and affection for the human race.

"Ortos' blood can be used to make high-grade potions. It has the same or even superior properties to a potion made from the purest troll blood. If you grind the fur well, you can make a remedy for burns. The venom from your tail can also be used for joint pain and gout treatment. Keeping you alive and drawing from you over time would be beneficial to you as well."

"Oh."

"Also, the heart and liver are considered delicacies. According to the family’s records, they are considered the most delicious meats in the world. And even if you take the heart or liver, if the head remains intact, the organs regenerate, so you can keep taking them."

"Oh!"

[....]

"Heh, are you starting to find this interesting?"

"Not just interested... I’m starting to salivate."

"Well, that's good."

[Keuhh...]

Ortos let out a pitiful scream.

These cruel bastards, just kill me already!

...But no one heard his cry.

Ortos cried like a dog.

***

...Knights are, at the very least, individuals with at least one flaw.

It may be a narrow viewpoint, but at least the knights Ihan had encountered were like that.

Some were obsessed with one thing, while others were mentally broken.

Well, it's not hard to understand. They're supposed to protect honor and the nation, but in reality, a knight’s job is always to risk their life against monsters, criminals, or even knights from other nations.

Just like soldiers sent to war who often come back with severe mental disabilities, knights also ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) live lives soaked in blood, and it's only natural that they have psychological flaws as a passive consequence of their lifestyle.

Thus, if you want to live a life on top of a sword, as a knight, you need a solid ego.

In other words, stubbornness and a kind of unshakable madness are required.

...In that sense,

‘This guy’s off the charts.’

Ihan was sure that the knight in front of him was the craziest knight he had ever met.

“A lion or a tiger rules the plains and mountains with their own claws and teeth, and those born as strong should fight by maximizing their own purity and essence!”

“But lions and tigers are beasts.”

“Humans are animals too!!”

“...The temple would have a fit hearing you say that.”

“Because it’s true! I am confident!!”