Reincarnated as a Judge with a 9-Star Talent

"W...was that sword Force?" Village Chief, he asked while pointing at Lexus with his trembling finger.

Lexus, who was smiling cheekily, stopped smiling and felt the atmosphere tensing up, and every onlooker was looking at him intensely.

Lexus nodded his head slightly; he knows what Sword Force is, and the thing he's using is called Sword Force.

As soon as he nodded, the village chief kneeled in front of Lexus and cried with joy. Seeing him kneeling, the glaive wielder also kneeled, and even that light green-haired girl kneeled.

"The Orisimo family's savior is here."

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"You don't know? The Orisimo family is guarding the Dragon Cave with its curse, and a Sword Force Wielder will come and save them from this curse."

The onlookers of the village were discussing among themselves, and Lexus overheard them; the information seemed amusing.

"Oh Lord Saviour, please help us," the village chief said while crying and begging in front of Lexus.

Seeing the family getting down on their knees, Lexus frowned a little, but he understood this was maybe the Hell-level quest he had to pass before moving on.

"Alright, Get up, Tell me your plea," Lexus nodded his head and said with a deep tone.

"Y...Yes, I am so stupid, my lord. Please come to my humble abode, and we can discuss the details." The village chief slapped his head with regret and invited Lexus into his house.

Lexus thought about it for some seconds and then agreed because this was his first mission or quest; whatever, he had to take it.

Then the village chief, with his brother, Captain of the guard, and his daughter, the one who arrived with Lexus, took Lexus to a small two-story building.

While walking, Lexus used his stats panel to check out every nook and cranny for danger as he was going to an unknown place.

Lexus looked around the simple house, didn't find anything suspicious at all, and then sat relaxedly on a chair to talk with the village chief. The Glaive wielder also sat beside the village chief as they were brothers.

"Alright, Let's talk about it. Why did you attack me?" Lexus asked, as he was a little confused because normally people don't attack each other after seeing them once.

"We're truly sorry, my lord. We didn't recognize you," the village chief said with a guilty expression. "A few decades ago, a dragon escaped from the Dragon Cave that we guard. After that, we never heard of it again. But recently, rumors have spread about a dragon being sighted in the nearby forest."

"So? I denied it, didn't I? If I were a dragon, I would look like one, right? " Lexus said while looking directly towards the village chief.

"That's the thing; the one who escaped from the cave is able to transform its appearance, so after I heard Papa from our little Isabella, I panicked and didn't want to jeopardize the village's security, and you came so brazenly with our coachman's corpse that I thought you were a dragon and you're here for revenge," the village chief said with an apologetic tone.

Isabella—the light green-haired girl hearing her name—hid herself in the corner.

"Understandable, So tell me, what's that cave? Why are you guarding it?" Lexus asked, as he was interested in his first quest ever in this world.

"The cave we guard is called Dragon Cave. We, the Orisimo family, guard this cave from ancient times because, from time to time, small dragons come out of it. It is said this is the place where dragons are born. Dragons bring chaos into the world, so we guard the entrance of the cave so that no dragon shall come out of the cave, but sometimes dragons do get past us and enter the world," the village chief said while pouring a glass of water for Lexus.

Lexus, hearing the story, nodded his head, as this type of fantasy story he read when he was on earth.

"After a dragon gets out, we immediately chase it and deal with it, but this one has this unique ability to transform, so it managed to dodge my father's eyes and escape. As the dragon at that time was only a baby, we didn't care much, but it was prophesied from our ancestors that 'the transforming lizard will come to destroy the Orisimo family. If a sword saint comes, beg him to save our family.'" The village chief, saying this, looked at Lexus with a curious look.

That's some bullshit, but whatever, let's take this quest.

"Alright, so where is the cave? Should I go look at it or kill the transforming dragon?" Lexus asked, then looked away and rolled his eyes, and it was seen by Isabella, who was peeking at the handsome Lexus all this time.

Seeing him rolling his eyes, she giggled and ran inside with a blush on her face, Lexus shaking his head and focusing on the village chief once again.

"So basically, you need to do both: first kill the Elder Dragon inside the cave, which is holding up there and lays eggs every now and then, and transforming the dragon, which might be a harder task, can wait a little. Whatever you wish, Lord," the village chief gave Lexus freedom to choose the mission however he wants.

"Alright, I'll take your suggestion and deal with the Elder Dragon first," Lexus said instantly because the village chief gave him a hint that the transforming dragon might be more than he can chew now.

"Thank you, my lord. You can use the bedroom upstairs while you stay here in this village. We'll take care of the rest for you," the village chief confidently said.

Lexus nodded his head, as it was not too bad to stay here in a safe environment; he was exhausted after traveling without any direction or motive.

"Alright, Take me to the cave; I want to look at what's so scary about it," Lexus said with a smile, then got up and clutched his sword.

"Alright, my lord, please follow me." The village chief, saying this, stood up.