@RamenRider Yes, them joining a larger subjugation squad would make WAY more sense, but the way they were talking didn't imply that at all, which is why I found it so funny.
There's also the bigger question of what rank exactly is this party (guild rank)? Story might have mentioned it somewhere, but I seriously doubt this party has a high enough rank to even be included in a subjugation squad for such a high class monster. I mean seriously, the orcs that the party had to plan and strategize for were nothing more than finger food for the dragon, the difference in scale between the orcs and the dragon is utterly absurd, add on magical ability and high intellect and you might as well be asking them to fight a demon king.
The MC could probably do something, just because she's the MC, but the rest of the party looks basic as heck.