The group of four hurriedly extracted the dragon's liver. Dragons have tough scales, and even their skin is incredibly resilient. It took all four of them about an hour to carefully dismantle the dragon without damaging the liver. Unsurprisingly, the liver of a dragon that measured about 15 meters in length was over a meter long. Transporting something so massive back to town would undoubtedly be a significant effort.

"Alright, if we leave for the town now, we should make it just in time!"

Honestly, just making it "in time" wouldn't cut it for me. If the lord doesn’t make it after all this, it would leave a bitter taste. This was an emergency, so drastic measures were needed.

"Alright, everyone, gather close to me with your things."

"Huh? Oh, okay," said their leader, somewhat confused, as she and the others moved closer. The freshly extracted dragon liver was cradled in her arms.

Even though I was the one who suggested it, being surrounded by four beautiful women was undeniably a nice feeling. Still, this wasn’t the time for idle thoughts.

"Don’t stray too far. Here we go."

Wow, transporting four people at once really does consume a noticeable amount of magical energy.

"Whoa!"
"What’s happening, nyan?!
"This is… could it be?!
"Amazing!"

Good, good. It seems like my teleportation magic works just fine with multiple people.

I had always suspected it was possible to teleport groups based on the way the magic felt, but putting it into practice for the first time was nerve-wracking.

"That wall… Is that Egarton?!"
"No way, nyan! The distance from the mountains to this town is insane!"
"Incredible! What kind of magic is this?!"
"It must be one of the lost magics—Teleportation Magic!"

Ah, so that’s what it’s classified as here. Well, it is incredibly convenient—ahem, I mean dangerous. If magic like this were widely used, assassins wouldn’t have much of a job left.

"Please, keep the nature of this magic a secret. Also, it would help if you referred to the one who defeated the dragon as a mysterious figure."

"Y-Yeah, I swear! We owe you so much. Once we deliver this to the lord’s residence, I’ll get you your money right away. I’ll even sell off some of our equipment if I have to!"

"Please don’t worry about that! And definitely don’t sell off anything essential to your adventuring. Just pay what you can reasonably afford."

I didn’t come to slay the dragon only to leave behind a rumor that I robbed four high-ranking adventurers. That would be disastrous for my reputation—not to mention emotionally devastating for me.

"Alright, I’ll be going now. Please, heal the lord as quickly as possible."

As I prepared to activate the teleportation spell again, the leader spoke up.

"W-Wait! My name is Lilith. What’s yours? Where can we find you again?"

Ah, right. In all the commotion of the fight and dissection, we hadn’t even exchanged names. There wasn’t enough time now, but we could talk more properly another day.

"I’m Masayoshi. I’ll visit the Egarton adventurer’s guild at noon, six days from now. See you then!"

"Masayoshi, got it! You’re our savior, and we’ll repay this debt with our lives if we have to!"

Masayoshi disappeared before he could hear the last of their words. The four women stared in awe, realizing he had traveled the entire distance to the mountains and back in mere moments.

"It’s like I was dreaming, nyan…"
"It wasn’t a dream. Here’s the proof."

The weight of the dragon liver in their leader’s arms was undeniable. Their quest had been completed, and the life of their benefactor was saved—all thanks to Masayoshi.

"Beastfolk are bound by honor. We’ll repay Masayoshi for what he’s done!"

"Let’s hurry to the lord’s mansion. After all he’s done for us, we can’t let him down now. But Lilith, it’s unfair you’re the only one who got him to remember your name!"

"Totally, nyan! Next time, we’ll make sure he knows all our names!"

"Can’t wait to see him again, nyan~"

Haha, looks like we’re all thinking the same thing. Well, no one believed that old superstition until yesterday: Beastfolk are drawn to stronger mates. It had been years since we encountered anyone stronger than us, so who could blame us?