CH 469

“A-Are they finished ……?”

After a moment of silence, Ryuuze clears his throat and opens his mouth.

It’s hard to believe, but right in front of him lay the battered Sarge, and the burn dragon that had defeated him, albeit with a full body wound, was standing.

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a dragon, the strongest of us all, lose so miserably. I don’t know how strong this thing is on this island, but I think it’s at the level where it would take all of us to defeat it ……?

It was a battle between Sarge and the Burn Dragon, because the Burn Dragon would spit fire at him if he made a bad move, and the moment Tigre tried to move, the lizard-like dragon tried to move–

Thanks to Sarge’s considerable damage, I think I can take down the Burn Dragon now. The moment I thought I could go now that she was off guard, Aina was running out.

“S-Sarge is not moving? I-Is he dead? …… Uwaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!”

“Oh, wait, Aina! Radia, Schneider, follow me!”

“Kuoon!”

“Grruuu!”

“Grrrr!”

“We’re coming with you too!”

I use my transfer magic to get to Aina. There Aina unleashed her magic on the Burn Dragon.

“This is revenge for Sarge! Hydrostream>!”

I was surprised that Aina could use Hydrostream, but I was also surprised that the Burn Dragon was able to guard it with the palm of her hand and it dissipated.

“Don’t get closer, Aina! That guy’s skin probably has some heat on it.”

“Uhhhhhhh ……! Give me back Sarge!”

Aina, who was already half crying, screamed and fired a series of magic.

But the palm of her hand prevents the magic from reaching the burn dragon. Then she narrowed her eyes and spoke to us.

“…… Of course. I have to thank you for making Sarge look like this, after all. It’s not about winning or losing, it’s about willpower.”

“Lars is right, we can’t ignore our friend when he’s beaten! …… Damn, my knees are laughing at me. Calm down, me ……”

When Ryuuze said this, Tigre-sensei, Makina and the others also opened their mouths.

“I’ll tell you what, you won’t defeat us easily. I’ll take that head.”

“I’m going to punch you with my full-power Kaiser Knuckles ……!

“You ……!!”

Jack raised his voice in rage.

My anger accelerated when I saw the burn dragon’s mouth slightly twisted.

“Are you playing with me ……! I’m just here to ask for your help, but a monster is still a monster even if it can talk! Take this! !”

“W-What ……!? I-It can’t be compared to anything I’ve felt before ……!!”

The burn dragon tried to catch it, but it sliced through her hand and stabbed her in the torso. Right after that, the lizard dragon came at us!

“Shaaaaaa!”

“I-It’s coming! I’m strong, you know!”

“I’ll cover you, big sister!”

“It’s moving fast, watch carefully!”

As I watched each of them get into a fighting stance, I thought about healing Sarge at some point and leaving. But that thought was drowned out by the screams of the Burn Dragon.

“Kyaaaah!?”

A voice that seemed to cut through the air made us cower, and the lizard dragons stopped in their tracks.

And then–

“Oh!? She got smaller!”

“Kuoon!”

“S-So she can turn to human form ……”

I muttered to myself, breaking out in a cold sweat, and the Burn Dragon, now in human form, smiled as it poured magic into its injured left arm. 

“It’s healed …… What are you, immortal ……”

At Jack’s words, the Burn Dragon looked at Sephiro with a smile on her face. She continued, clapping her hands and telling us.

“Uoooh!?”

Immediately after, the lizard dragons all howled in unison, answering the Burn Dragon’s voice and heading back towards the forest.

“As expected, to be accepted by burn dragon-sama.”

“Muu …… I never thought I would be beaten.”

(T/N: I think she’s saying that the flying dragon can’t win against them.)

“Ah, wait a minute! !”

When I stopped the humanoid burn dragon from kicking Sarge and used my healing magic, Sarge’s wounds disappeared and he slowly opened his eyes.

I’m not sure if she can change your tail or not, but she proves it with a twitch of her tail, Sarge got up and opened his mouth.

“Seriously ……!”

While Ryuuze’s voice was filled with excitement, the burn dragon continued to smile evilly.

“I, I wonder if it’s going to be okay ……?”

“Well, probably, since she’s in a good mood …… In the worst-case scenario, we’ll run away with Sarge, or I’ll secretly create a transfer magic circle.”

When the Burn Dragon whistles, the lizard dragons from earlier arrive in their numbers and bend down in front of us.

“Is it okay to get on?”

“Krruoooh!”

“It seems like it’s okay! I’ll take this one.”

“The scales are rugged, yes, but it’s different from Sarge, maybe it’s cooler?”

When Makina and Nora straddled her, she stood up easily without feeling weighed down. My brother looks a little happy. When I was thinking that it would be easier to ride with reins or something.

“I’m fine, Aina can ride Radia, thank you!”

“I-I’ll ride with big sister ……”

“Let’s go! Ahahaha, I think I’d like to have it instead of a carriage when I take requests. It looks strong too.”

“Grruooon!”

A few of the horses were disappointed because Luciel and Aina had their own separate means of transportation.

“It can’t be helped, I’ll get in.”

“No, you’ll have to ride on me.”

“Oh, wyvern? Are you sure?”

“Umu, I lost to you, Strong One, so you’re worthy to be my master.”

“Then, I won’t be reserved …….”

“Lars, that’s nice.”

“Not bad.”

A wyvern, which seems to be an expert at flying low, passes by Makina, who waves at it and then returns the wave and follows the burn dragon, which is walking very fast in front of us.

Now, what will she teach us? That’s what I was thinking as we walked through the forest.