247. With the dragon (4)
#247
“Puh-uh-huh…tell it to Miss Iril.”
“…you’d better keep your mouth shut.”
Schlieffen clenched his fists. Her white face was as red as a ripe tomato.
Ronan tore off the hem of his clothes and wrapped it around Schlieffen’s thigh. The whole time he was trying to stop the bleeding he was giggling imitating Schlieffen.
“Hehehe there was blood on it so I wiped it off… and then I fell asleep. “Wipe your ass well man.”
“You!”
Schlieffen unable to bear it any longer grabbed the hilt of his sword. Ronan reacted quickly and forced him to sit back down on the chair. Originally Ronan had stronger physical strength but he was also injured so he couldn’t resist.
“Keuuuuu…!”
“Fix it Morning Star of the Empire. “If I wake up now my wounds will get worse.”
Schlieffen sighed. I never expected that my solemn will would become a subject of ridicule. He was feeling such shame that he thought it would have been better to die in battle.
Soon Ronan who had stopped the bleeding stood up. The playfulness on his face had suddenly disappeared. he said patting Schlieffen on the shoulder.
“It was cool back then. “Really.”
“…joy.”
Schlieffen averted his gaze. Ronan who saw that grinned. The situation was so funny that he made fun of it but he was truly admiring Schlieffen’s actions.
Ronan knew better than anyone else about the nobility of sacrifice. And even though people praised him and called him the morning star of the empire Schlieffen was still just a baby.
He still has a lot of life left to live and there are many things he wants to do but it is worth paying tribute to him for throwing himself for his colleagues. There was silence between the two for a moment. Ronan opened his mouth first.
“How are your legs?”
“It’s so much better.”
“Can you fight? “You don’t have to overdo it.”
“I know I have to fight.”
Schlieffen answered in his usual calm voice. As if asking something like that.
Well I picked up the recovery potion that was lying around in the rare and applied it and the wound wasn’t very deep so I thought it would be okay as long as I didn’t overdo it too much.
“Then let’s go.”
“hmm.”
The two people made eye contact and laughed. I was about to walk downstairs while they were still fighting.
Quang! The remaining side of the gate was broken revealing a familiar man. Ronan seeing the happy face waved his hand.
“Ah Orse.”
【It was here. bantling.】
Orsay growled. His entire body covered in blood looked more like a demon that had just crawled out of hell rather than a dragon. His soaked glued hair was reminiscent of seaweed growing in the deep sea.
The pair of horns sprouting from his head made Orsay’s already ferocious appearance look even more ferocious. Asher was hanging by him by the scruff of his neck.
“Ugh! “Please let go of the paddle!”
Despite Asher’s appeal Orsay remained silent. I didn’t know how such a bizarre scene was created. It seems that Orse may have brought Asher with his legs broken.
In Orsay’s other hand he held a huge horn. Ronan immediately realized that it belonged to the dragon woman he had met downstairs.
Wow I didn’t just break it I pulled it out whole. Orsay said.
【Try again. Clean it up and come back?】
Suddenly a tendon bulged in his left hand. Push! A crack appeared above the horn he was holding and soon it shattered into pieces.
“Oh my what a waste.”
Ronan sighed involuntarily. Dragon horn is the material every craftsman dreams of. Asher’s face who was being held by his right hand turned pale.
“Hyaaaaaaa! “Please save me!”
Asher’s shaking became more intense. Orsay let go of his hand without saying a word.
“Ugh!”
thud! Asher smacked his butt. He almost crawled towards them and hid behind the two people. Ronan asked.
“Did you finish well?”
“It’s hell…it’s hell over there. “It’s all torn to pieces…!”
Asher was shaking like a man who had been dipped into ice water. It seemed that Orsay had done his work quite extravagantly.
He didn’t ask any further questions because he felt like he would lose his appetite after hearing the details. Ronan’s gaze turned to Orsay again. He was so angry that he felt like he was going to spit out fire at any moment.
“calm down. “I said that because the situation was urgent.”
【Your friend’s talent saved your life. There is no mercy twice.】
Orsay muttered lowly. The term “friend” probably refers to Asher. What did that bastard do to attract the attention of the demon dragon? Ronan nodded her head.
“okay. Thank you for your mercy.”
【…Whew.】
There was no need to scratch the inside and cause friction with the legendary demon dragon. Orsay closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Ronan’s obedient attitude seemed to have eased his anger. Seeing him relieve his anger by doing that it seemed like he still had some business left to do to keep himself alive.
Sure enough Orsay opened his eyes and immediately asked a question.
【Explain what those white guys were. Why my attack didn’t work.】
“okay. “They’re a bunch of bastards called Nebula Clazier…”
It was a question I was expecting. Ronan briefly explained information related to Nebula Clage.
Their crazy goals their alliance with the Dragon King and their so-called ‘powers’ including the protection of the stars and their abilities that defy natural order. Orsay asked with a blank expression.
【So you’re saying that no one but you can penetrate that shield?】
“For now. If you wait it will disappear but usually they will try to kill you before that happens.”
【Disgusting.】
Orsay hit the wall in an annoyed motion. Kwasik! It felt like I hit him slightly but the dent that was made was a truly formidable force. Ronan said.
“So whether we like it or not we have no choice but to go to the top together. “I need your strength too.”
【Damn it.】
Orsay neither confirmed nor denied. However his pride must have been hurt so much that he muttered meaningless curses over and over again. Suddenly Schlieffen caught his eye looking at him as if fascinated.
“Oh this is my first time seeing these two. That’s the demon dragon Orsay.”
“I noticed it in the conversation. “It’s not surprising anymore.”
Schlieffen shook his head as if he was fed up. If you think about it it would not have been strange if something came out when you witnessed the two-headed dragon king and his secret ritual. Of course if you encounter a giant the story will be a little different. Schlieffen said.
“But if the goal is to destroy the magic circle at the top I think we’ll have to accelerate.”
“ok? “What do you mean?”
“I only heard about it after being separated from you. “They deployed additional troops to the summit.”
Schlieffen said that while fighting he overheard a conversation between Nebula Clazier executives. They said that even though they knew that Orsay was stirring up Adren they were only concerned about security at the top of Sky Tower.
‘…what is it really?’
Ronan raised his eyebrows. Somehow I had an ominous feeling. It was clear that they were doing something suspicious whether it was the addition of an external border or the fact that the Dragon King was nowhere to be seen.
But how do you spur it on? Even with the addition of Schlieffen there were too many enemies. If he climbed up blindly he would eventually reach it but it would take him a year and if he went outside he would be intercepted by dozens of dragons.
What should I do? What should I do? Ronan was in the midst of thinking for a while. Suddenly a thunderous idea passed through my mind. He said to the remaining three people.
“Hey how about this?”
“hmm?”
Ronan began to tell his plan. The other three’s eyes widened at the overly bold claim. Asher stuttered.
“There’s no way something like that is possible…!”
“Why are you saying this after seeing me actually do it? “Don’t you remember?”
At first glance it seemed like nonsense. However considering the power of Orsay and the effectiveness of Schlieffen’s Auror which can handle Asher’s magic wind it was by no means impossible.
If it was interrupted by any magic Ronan himself could cut it down. Schlieffen who was thinking deeply nodded his head.
“It might be surprisingly okay. “It might be worth a try.”
“To Schlieffen….”
Asher took a deep breath. As he pondered his plan he reluctantly remembered it.
Now their eyes naturally focused on the remaining one. In fact he was the person who had to play the most important role. Orsay frowned.
【Don’t be funny. Why should I do something like that?】
“Don’t do that let’s just give it a try. huh?”
【It’s been a while since I showed mercy but I don’t have the ability to learn. Is it okay if I take this to mean that I want to die this time?】
“I used to do it with a woman called Sonia or something but she was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to do it?”
In the end Ronan made a gamble. I hope that this child has a greater than average pride in the dragon race and his own power.
Instead of answering Orsay frowned. After being silent for a long time he spoke as if he was chewing.
【There are degrees of wantonness.】
It was a voice full of mixed emotions. For an instant the surrounding atmosphere became heavy. Orsay’s body began to swell.
****
“Uh…uhh….”
Sonia opened her eyes. Her head felt dizzy as if she had just woken up after a long sleep.
She was lying in the middle of a large bed that seemed to be able to accommodate five people at once. Sonia who only rolled her eyes and looked around her muttered quietly.
“…Rare?”
Her place here was her own lair apparently located on the 31st floor of her Sky Tower. About five or six maids were moving around busily. The air floating around the room was a mixture of the bloody smell of food and medicine.
What happened? It was the moment when she raised her upper body.
“Ugh…!”
Suddenly a searing pain hit me Sonia. As she lowered her gaze her upper body covered in bandages caught her eye. A reddish stain remained from her left collarbone to the lower right side of her navel.
She belatedly realized that she had been cut by her knife. The maid waiting by her bed shrugged her shoulders.
“Ah you’re awake…!”
“…okay.”
“You may be in a lot of pain but you need to rest. “The wound was so deep.”
The maid stammered. I could tell that her fidgeting and not being able to keep her eyes in one place meant that she was watching herself. Sonia who had fully recovered her memory opened her mouth.
“Yeah…I lost.”
“That…so…”
“It’s okay just do what you always do. “It happened because of my weakness.”
She gestured with her hands to indicate that she was okay. Of course she wasn’t okay at all but she couldn’t take her anger out on her innocent servants. Her hesitant maid nodded her head.
“Yes yes… I understand. “I’ll bring you some food so lie back down.”
“okay.”
The maid bowed politely and then left. Instead of lying down Sonia sat back against the head of her bed. She clutched her chest as she reminisced about her veil days.
“…shit.”
The feeling of the blade cutting into my body was still vivid. Even on second thought she couldn’t believe it. His sword skills were almost magical.
‘Is that really human?’
She said her name was Ronan. He cut off hundreds of steel thorns at once and ended up sinking himself.
The pain from the helplessness of not even being able to sense the series of movements was more intense than the pain from his wounds. Lost in her thoughts she hugged her knees and buried her face between them.
How long had it been like that? I wondered if I could hear the door opening but suddenly the surroundings became quiet. The footsteps of the busy maids could no longer be heard.
“hmm…?”
Sonia who found the sudden silence strange raised her head. And she just froze. Everyone was dead. The six maids were all headless corpses sprawled haphazardly on the floor.
The blood splattered everywhere looked like a crazy painter had gone on a rampage with a paintbrush. She suddenly felt a foreign body at her feet and looked down. Her six heads were looking up at her.
“what…!”
Naransonia sighed. The faces of the maids were all as peaceful as when they were going about their daily lives. She seemed to have died without even knowing she had been cut. At that time I heard someone’s voice right next to me.
“Are you Naransonia?”
It was a slightly young voice. Naran Sonia turned her head pulling the steel out of her hand. A boy with white hair was standing there.
Sonia’s eyes widened. She must have been one of the envoys from Nebula Clazie’s side who came to visit the Dragon King. A greatsword soaked in his blood was draped over his shoulder. After catching her breath she opened her mouth.
【Are you like this?】
“I guess that’s right.”
At the same time the boy’s figure disappeared from sight. Sensing her threat she reflexively rolled her body to her side. Kwasik! The great sword flew horizontally at her and landed exactly where she was leaning back.
“oh.”
【Ugh!】
She fell off her bed and immediately stood up. The boy took out the great sword stuck in the wall with a relaxed attitude. He muttered with an expression of admiration.
“You’re really quick. “It deserves a removal order.”
【…Why are you suddenly doing this? Aren’t you in a collaborative relationship with His Majesty?】
“It was like that. But now after a few hours everything becomes futile. “My job is to eliminate any risk factors that may arise.”
The boy grinned. It was an incomprehensible sound but that wasn’t what was important right now.
Sonia who caught her fleeting moment snapped her fingers. Sigh! A steel thorn growing from the ceiling struck the boy’s head.
Everything was perfect including the speed of casting and the timing of the surprise attack but in the end the thorn did not reach the boy. Kwajangchang! The shattered thorns fell apart in the air.
【what…!】
“Wow that was dangerous.”
The boy breathed a sigh of relief. Naransonia’s brow furrowed. A shimmering veil of bizarre colors surrounded his body.
That thing blocked the thorn. Naransonia’s fingers moved again. Kwajangchang! The thorns that sprouted from three directions failed to reach the boy’s body again and collided with the shield shattering it. He giggled.
“Don’t waste your energy needlessly. “This is not something that can be broken through simply by being strong.”
【No way.】
A look of belated despair appeared on Naransonia’s face. The boy who had adjusted his sword continued to speak.
“And it would be better for you to die here on me. “The world will end soon anyway.”
He approached like a wild beast gathering its prey. Sonia took a step back from her. I couldn’t even figure out what to do or how to deal with it.
“Let’s die now.”
A creepy smile appeared on the boy’s lips. It was the moment when his new form became blurred. Kwahahah Ah- !!! The floor of the lair exploded and something huge came out. The boy’s body flew away along with the curtain and disappeared through the ceiling.
【What?!】
Naransonia shouted. A thick cloud of dust covered the rare.
He almost fell because his legs gave out. What stood out before his eyes was his neck covered in black scales. A gigantic dragon’s neck so thick that it can be created by tying together five beautiful trees.
The top of the neck was covered with white hard-looking ice like armor. I couldn’t accept what the hell was going on. Then a familiar voice came from beneath the hole where his neck protruded.
“Hey what if it suddenly stops! “Oh my… the head.”
“I think I’m going crazy…I think I’m going out of my mind…”
Naransonia froze. She was unmistakably the voice of the intruders she had fought. This time a voice came from her head which disappeared through the ceiling.
【I bumped into something.】
“what? Collided?”
Suddenly there was a rustling sound. Within a few seconds a human young man appeared from the hole below.
A young man climbed up his black neck like a tree and landed on the floor. Naransonia’s eyes grew so big that they almost popped out. Ronan raised an eyebrow as her eyes met hers.
“How could you be alive?”
