Ep. 9: Hajime and Yue confront a female Dragonborn who offers intel on a massive monster army in exchange for mercy.

Hajime utilizes transmuted drones linked to his jewel eye to locate adventurers in the mountains, discovering Will, the sole survivor of a monster and black dragon assault. During their return, the dragon attacks, prompting Hajime to strike it with his Pile Bunker weapon, designed to drive Azanthium stakes through any material. Shea assists by knocking the beast unconscious with Drucken. Instead of piercing the armor, Hajime inserts the stake into the dragon’s unarmored rear, causing the female Dragonborn to reveal her ability to shift into human form. She claims magical coercion forced her to attack Will and offers her knowledge as atonement. Yue persuades Hajime to spare her life. He removes the stake, and the dragon transforms into Tio, a masochistic young woman who admits to enjoying the pain. Tio then discloses that an unknown individual commands an army of 60,000 monsters and intends to assault the farming village.

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