Episode 215
EPISODE.108
Around midnight, the moonlight gently falls through the thick darkness of the night.
Russell was standing in the middle of an open garden.
The garden behind Hubert’s mansion.
Even though it was a garden attached to a private mansion, it was owned by a top-class wizard.
The scale of the garden included in it was by no means small.
Russell, who was estimating the size of the garden, recalling the time when Io turned into a silver dragon the previous day, nodded his head thoughtfully.
‘Is this enough?’
Of course, Pepper had the ability to freely adjust the size, but just in case you didn’t know.
It would be a big problem if he turned into a dragon at least once in a while and forgot his ability.
After confirming the width, Russell immediately raised his mana.
Rotate the raised magic power to create a ring of flame.
Hwaaak-.
Inside the ring of fire, the space shimmered like a haze. A phenomenon that occurs when the boundary between the material world and the spirit world is blurred.
Hwaaak-.
Right after that, the ring of flame expands to a diameter of several tens of meters as if it were expanding.
What emerges from beyond.
It was a single fire dragon with an unmatched size.
With the sensation that the temperature around him rose by about ten degrees in an instant, Pepper stuck out his long neck from beyond the ring.
gurgle-.
Found a contractor after a long time.
No, Russell, now the owner, rubbed his big head here and there as if he was happy to see him.
‘It is only strength that has become stronger, but the mental aspect remains the same.’
Russell stretched out his hand, laughing at the feeling of being more like a pet than a dragon.
With his fingertips, he stroked the huge snout of Pepper that was rubbing against him, carefully confirming the changed appearance of the guy.
It was several times larger than before and had four pairs of wings.
Instead of a nimble appearance reminiscent of a wyvern, what remains is a dragon with a lofty appearance.
However, it was not completely the same as a normal dragon.
‘The body is translucent.’
Perhaps because it is based on spirits, it has a translucent body like other spirits.
It looked like a red garnet, and sometimes it felt like a shimmering flame.
‘The power he possesses is…
‘
‘Is it on the same level as me?’
The 7th circle that has not yet reached mastery. Considering the reputation of the dragon, which was even called the master of magic, it wasn’t that great.
However, this is just a misunderstood fact.
Not all dragons had the same power from birth.
It was to accept mana for a long time and grow up to become an old dragon and have the same power. According to records, among actual dragons
, only those over 10,000 years old have the power to be said to be
transcendental… magical manipulation.
In other words, the level of dragons that have just become Jackie Chan is about 7-8 circles.
Even more so, since Pepper absorbed the power of the hatchling nestled inside the egg
…
I wonder if I know what Russell thinks or not.
Suddenly, Pepper was sticking out her long tongue and licking Russell’s face.
It wasn’t covered in saliva, perhaps because it was adjusted, but it was also true that the feeling of being licked by a tongue as long as its size was strange.
“stop.”
Gyareuk-.
Russell asked, restraining Pepper.
“It’s true that I’ve become stronger for my size, but can I still do the things I did before?”
galrr?
A wave of thought flowed from Pepper, who tilted her head, clearer than before.
Although the system is still different from human language, the meaning contained in it can be clearly understood.
“As for what kind…”
It must be things like being able to adjust the size or being able to reconcile and unite with spirits as before.
Gyareuk!
Pepper nodded as if it were natural for Russell to say it.
Fire-!
Then, his body was engulfed in a huge flame, and it gradually began to reduce its size.
Hwaaak-!
When the sky-high flame finally shrunk to the size of a small bonfire, Pepper the size of a small cat toddled out of it.
Gyaak!
As if this was enough, he cried and flapped his dainty wings.
Then, as if this place were his own, he made a nest on top of Russell’s head.
Gyareuk Gyaak.
As if the seat he had been sitting in for the first time in a while was uncomfortable, he used his front paws and tail to scratch Russell’s head once, then rolled up comfortably.
As I thought at first, only strength and size have grown, but nothing has changed from before.
Russell smiled and looked up at Pepper sitting on top of his head.
“Shall we go somewhere a little wider?”
Gaw-?
.
.
With Pepper on top of his head, Russell headed toward the wide plain outside the walls of the capital.
Although there was a strict order (?) from Hecate not to leave the vicinity of the capital for the time being…
‘Because it is not out of a radius of five hundred kilometers.’
That doesn’t mean you can’t test the power of pepper in the middle of the city.
‘First of all, the ability to fly.’
Thinking so, Russell said to Pepper, who was sitting on top of him.
“It’s okay to come down and return to your normal size now.”
Gyareuk-.
As soon as Russell’s words fell, Pepper’s body, which jumped up and stepped on his shoulder, was once again engulfed in light.
Whoa ah-.
The guy who changed into the form of a huge dragon slightly lowered his head.
She knew in advance what Russell was going to do and took care of him so that he could ride comfortably.
Gyareuk-.
As soon as Russell got on, Pepper spread his four pairs of wings wide.
The moment the sand dust rises high according to the fluttering wings, fire!
Pepper’s new model was already flying high in the sky.
A level of vertical rise that defies the laws of physics. It is not a story of a possible level simply because it has wings.
Rather, it would be more correct to say that it was a kind of authority that he realized while awakening to the power of the dragon.
Besides-.
‘Even so, the excellent flight ability has risen overall.’
──────────!
The air burst out before the sound, and white air currents were engraved in the night sky as if leaving footprints on the white snowfield.
Speeds that exceed the speed of sound, as well as free direction change and turning without any braking.
At this level, it would not be an impossible story to fly alone on a pepper and bombard the middle of enemy lines and return.
‘If this level of flight is possible even with the Spirit’s clothing on…’
Gyareuk-!
As if he had read Russell’s thoughts, intense flames followed Pepper’s entire body as he flew through the sky.
The flames that followed spread along Russell’s body and transformed into a robe-like shape.
Roaring-.
Feeling Pepper’s power flow into him, Russell kicked into the air.
──────────Quaang!
Likewise, supersonic speed in which air explodes before sound!
Russell raised the corners of his mouth as he confirmed that the clock and space in front of him were being pushed back as if they were folding.
‘Although it’s a bit worse than when Pepper flew directly…’
Still, it was an overwhelming level of flight ability.
Ordinary(?) or moderate(?) levels of superhumans, no one can be sure of victory in an aerial battle with Russell.
Had they been united with Pepper for a while, kicking off the skies near the capital?
In an instant, Russell’s body rose vertically at high speed toward the sky.
Hwaaak-.
Clouds that covered part of the sky evaporated due to the heat generated when the air was pushed out.
With him, Russell’s body soared through the thick night clouds.
And what emerges is an extremely bright night view.
beautiful sight.
To face the rain-like moonlight and starlight, within a moment Russell’s body slowly fell downward.
widely-.
stepped on the ground
He smiled as he faced the beautiful night sky, wondering what he was thinking.
* * *
A few nights after that.
A pillar of fire soared from the castle with an unexpected commotion.
Hwaaak-!
Naturally, the identities of the pillar of fire soaring high into the sky were Pepper and Russell.
It ascended vertically from the center of the castle toward the sky.
However, unlike usual, Russell was not the only one riding the pepper.
“laugh-.”
That Hecate was riding on Pepper with Russell. She was taken aback by the momentary high flight, and within a few moments, the night sky filled with moonlight and starlight spread before her eyes.
A literal spectacle.
“her…!”
The panoramic view of the royal capital below her feet looked as small as a miniature, and Hecate was involuntarily amazed at the sight of the beautiful night sky stretching above it.
If Russell hadn’t held her back with one hand and supported her from behind, and at the same time hadn’t stretched out her magic barrier to block the blowing wind, she wouldn’t have been able to enjoy a scene like this comfortably.
After admiring the night sky for a while, Hecate opened her mouth in a low voice.
“I didn’t think this would have happened because he suddenly asked me to clear up some time in the middle of the night…”
Then he muttered with a puzzled expression as he saw Pepper flying with himself and Russell on board.
“But, dear. What the hell is this creature?”
At first glance, it resembled a dragon, but it did not completely match the appearance in the records.
Above all, what made him feel different was his translucent body burning like a flame.
It has to be.
Spirit Fire Dragon (精靈火龍) is a dragon of the second generation, similar to the existing dragons, but quite different.
At her question, Russell patted Pepper on the long nape of her neck.
Gyareuk-.
“This is the spirit I made a contract with.”
“government ordinance?”
Only then did a fragment of the report related to Russell come to mind. Did they say that they made a contract with a mutant fire spirit that looks like a dragon or wyvern?
“Certainly, according to the report, it wouldn’t have been this huge-”
Seeing her bewildered look, Russell shrugged lightly.
“Somehow, I grew up. and-.”
“…?”
“I will go a little higher.”
“Oops!”
As soon as the words were finished, arms that were well-trained for a wizard embraced Hecate once more.
Hecate’s face flushed red as he was careful not to fall down.
‘If you suddenly pull it this hard…’
“How about it?”
Instead, Hecate asked back while trying not to show his blushing face at Russell’s question, which he heard after taking half a breath.
“What do you mean?”
“The night sky.”
Only then did he come to his senses and broaden his horizons, and the moon came closer to his eyes.
It was so close that it made me think that if I stretched out my hand, I might be able to catch it.
“I thought it would be nice if you could see this kind of scene, since you must be tired from taking on the role of regent. Hecate.”
Russell’s voice tickled his ear lobe.
“It’s definitely a cool and beautiful sight enough to pierce your stomach.”
Hecate nodded gently.
“Just you.”
“…?”
“If I had to ask you one thing, if you thought that this would ease my mind, that would be a big mistake.”
At first glance, even resolute, Hecate’s answer made Russell’s body flinch involuntarily.
“But…”
Then Hecate’s voice reached Russell’s ears.
“It wasn’t too bad.”
A voice scattered in the wind.
Only the moon and stars were staring at the two men and women, scattering light.
dragon-swallowed wizard
