GATE: thus the dominion and the JSDF fought their

part 10

Falmart: some random village in the empire

During the time the expeditionary forces failed and the twenty-one allied kingdoms were crushed, many things were going on in the background. Mostly it was politicians and military commanders blaming each other for the crisis they were in as well as the scramble they were making to rebuild their military power . Even as Falmart was in a state of conflict, the peoples of the world lived their lives. The present threat of the JSDF and the DOMINION were concerns of the Empire, not its citizens, the people worked and relaxed not giving a worry to the advancing armies but worrying about getting food on their tables.

Such was the life of a feudal world, like so many others, this one was no different, taverns littered the land as all peoples of social standings mingled and drank side by side. Though that wasn't the only thing that happened in taverns, rumors and gossip spread through the land by word of tongue.

Such a situation is happening in such a tavern, a waitress was serving a table as she serves the cups of alcohol, she tells the table of her story.

"You really think that bullshit is real?!"

The drinkers argued, the waitress quite annoyed at his remark. Another drink men then said.

"Are you sure you were not drinking while while working!"

"It's true!"

As the waitress bickered with the table, another men from a table next to them gave a snide remark.

"You sure you weren't knocked out when the whole thing happened?"

"Don't believe me! See if I care."

At that, both tables laughed as the waitress walked away to serve other customers. At a different table, four individuals heard the conversation, these mens and womens were different from the common patrons of the tavern, the mens wore steel-plated armor as the women's wore lightly plated armor.

"What do you think?"

She was the closest to hear the conversation. Short and brown hair, the woman asked her friend.

"What do I think?"

Out of the two men, this one had a less built body yet also looked younger. He had short blonde hair with a small patch of hair on his chin. Picking up his cup of alcohol he comments on the status of the tavern.

"The bar is filthy, the beer's nasty, and so is the food."

At that, the older man gazed at his junior and remarked.

"Norma, we are on a secret mission to Alnus Hill, and we're talking about a fire dragon."

From the utterance of the mission, the other woman, who had long red braided hair, spoke.

"You're too loud."

"Ah. Forgive me Princess Pina."

"You are forgiven Grey. Hamilton keep going."

The brunette nodded at the request.

"Right. The rumor's spreading like wildfire. From what the rumors say, a band of mercenaries wearing green uniforms are evacuating the residents of Coda Village, but that isn't the center of the rumor. A group of men clad armor from head to toe killed a fire dragon, there are numerous stories on how these giant iron men killed the dragon but some say they used magic that summon lightning and swords of the heavens to destroy the dragon."

"There's all talks of dragons, from ancient dragons to newborn dragons, and winged dragons, too. A story of giant men wearing steel is just like the rest, stories but lightning and heavenly swords, I call that bullshit."