628. [Free Exploration] Path of Thorns (3)
[Dismantle element] – [Flag at the front] – [Mystic Eye of Command] – [Be mine!]
In order to use the [Evil Eye of Command], you need to make eye contact, but Violet’s illusion solved this.
No matter how much he was a member of the Black Dragon Corps, he could not resist this victory combo.
A control ball in the shape of a dog collar appeared on the neck under Parekian’s faceless head and tightened his neck.
“Oh yeah!”
Operation Success!
This new legendary pocket… Ah no, anyway, I succeeded in capturing the named monster. I clenched my fists. You belong to me!
[Black Dragon’s Claw Parekkian (SSR) has been incorporated as an ally!]
– Current Loyalty: 30 (+15)/100
– Absolute Command: 1 time
‘Huh?’
I looked at the much higher loyalty than expected and was puzzled.
[Flag at the front] Aside from the additional correction, why is the basic loyalty 30? A boss monster of this level should have a loyalty of 0 to be normal.
“…it’s not very pleasant. They seem to regard you as some kind of… fellow.”
Dusk Bringer, who was watching from the side, explained. It seems that he can read the meaning of Parekian to some extent, perhaps because it is the same dragon.
I tilted my head.
“A fellow? I am?”
“Why do you know what you picked up and ate before? I think it’s because of that…”
“Ah.”
Dusk Bringer shook his shoulders as if he didn’t want to say it, but I understood right away.
dragon heart.
In the past, Moo-myeong fed it to me when I collapsed due to depletion of mana, and thanks to that, I have been fighting vigorously without experiencing a phenomenon like depletion of mana.
I understand it with the feeling that a warm jade plate has settled in my body.
Anyway, the dragon heart I ate at that time belonged to a black dragon- and since I have the heart of a fellow tribesman in my body, it seems that this Parekian guy also recognizes me to some extent (?).
Thanks to that, the loyalty correction occurred.
After storing Parekian in the subspace, I clapped my hands and shouted to the heroes around me.
“Battle over! The situation is over! Everyone worked hard, let’s fix it!”
The heroes who were all over the place began maintenance with a ye-sound in unison.
It was a violent operation, and even though it ended in phase 1, it was a dragon raid, so many of the avant-garde heroes were injured.
The priests who came with him sprayed healing magic on the wounded and bandaged them. Watching this, I gestured to the nameless.
“Anonymous for a moment.”
“hmm.”
Nameless, who was standing there thinking about something, came running when I called. I asked her
“A long time ago, you fed me dragon hearts. Do you remember?”
“of course. I remember.”
“I heard that the thing you fed at that time was the heart of a black dragon… Is there any other reason why you fed me that?”
Did you eat it with any intention? I had doubts before.
Coming behind me, Sundusk Bringer also pricked up his ears and listened to our conversation.
Anonymous answered honestly.
“The biggest reason is that your condition at the time was unusual, so you had to ingest a powerful magic source.”
“Yeah it was.”
“The next reason… is that the heart was your spoils in the first place.”
“huh?”
Was it my booty? that is?
“Didn’t you kill the youngest daughter of the Black Dragon… Kilithian in the ‘Flaming Coliseum’?”
“ah. huh. It did.”
Black dragon’s blood drop. The youngest member of the Black Dragon Corps. Killitian.
It was the story of the dragon that was killed by the Colosseum rule revision at the beginning of the first year, which already felt far away.
“The dragon heart you ate is the heart that came out of that dragon’s body.”
“Ah…”
It must have been the heart of the guy I killed then.
Certainly, at that time, the Colosseum was calibrated, and I shot the [Black Queen], and the right half of the body was cut off and died.
I forgot about it because I wasn’t in a situation to pack loot, but it seems that the dragon heart was extracted from the dragon.
“It went round and round and came into my hands. Because I am a merchant here.”
“I see…”
“I knew that you were the one who killed the owner of that heart. So, in the first place, it was something related to your karma. That’s why I thought it was inevitable and gave it to you.”
“It was like that.”
At that time, out of the blue, what dragon heart? I had a feeling that It was like this.
“And if one day I have to collide with the Black Dragon Corps.”
Nameless stared straight at me.
“Because I thought eating their hearts would help.”
“…why?”
I didn’t understand, so I tilted my head, and Moo-myeong explained.
“You must have met the Night Bringer, right?”
“huh. We met.”
I remembered the last battle of the Lord of the Flies. That bastard dragged you to the crossroads.
“He is far beyond the Ark of Mortality. And a transcendental person can fight against him only when he has the appropriate level.”
It is difficult for Transcendentalists to inflict damage if they do not have the same level of qualifications.
It was for the same reason that I had to prepare the dragon slayer equipment with difficulty in the game.
It was a principle that if the equipment was forged with the bones, leather, and magic core of the Black Dragon Corps, it could cause damage because it was on par with the Night Bringer.
“Even though she is at the bottom, Killian is definitely the daughter of the Black Dragon. You killed the dragon and took its life-heart. Now you have equal qualifications with dragons.”
The dragon’s heart in the Age of Mythology.
I hunted and consumed it myself, and this process alone had a magical effect, and I was qualified without even knowing it.
“Now you can choose. Become a ‘Slayer’ who kills dragons. Or…”
Moo-myeong glanced at Dusk-Bringer standing next to me.
“Either you yourself become a dragon and become a member of ‘Bringer’.”
“…!”
I remembered what Dusk Bringer had told me a long time ago.
– Do you know what happens when an ordinary human consumes the dragon’s heart?
– It becomes a ‘bowl’ to contain the dragon. This means that you are halfway qualified to become a dragon!
Terrified, I glanced at Dusk Bringer.
“Aww! Grand Duke, what should I do?! I don’t want to be a dragon! I like people!”
“…Arthur. Do you think it is so easy to become a dragon?”
Dusk Bringer sighed as if he were scolding a gym beginner who was worried that going to the gym would make him sloppy.
“You have become a vessel and have the qualifications, but that is all. There are more steps to go through and materials to be equipped with to become a real dragon. Don’t worry too much.”
“Really?! Isn’t that just blowing fire out of its mouth?! Are you just flying around with wings?!”
No, looking at it, that’s a bit craving?!
“okay. You are a solid human being.”
Dusk Bringer nodded.
“We all want you to remain human.”
At that, Anonymous also nodded.
“I gave you that dragon heart with the hope that you will become a slayer. I had no intention of wanting you to become a bringer.”
Then, Anonymous smiled bitterly.
“But Ash.”
“huh?”
“No matter what kind of shape you transform into, we are friends. Don’t forget that.”
“….”
The image of the final boss I met in the game – ‘The Lake Princess Who Can’t Sleep’ passed by on an unknown face with a warm smile.
Kwak.
After clenching my fists, I answered seriously.
“It’s the same, Anonymous. No matter how you change, we are friends.”
We smiled at each other.
Only Dusk Bringer, who was standing behind him, gave an angry voice with a sad expression on his face.
“…why are you suddenly warmly declaring friendship and making a fuss?”
Anyway, this ideological story of becoming a dragon, killing a dragon, and obtaining a dragon license ended roughly like this.
Moo-myeong waved his hand and left the security office first.
“We’ll meet again at the next Black Dragon Corps subjugation, Ash. to take good care of yourself. And… handle Parekian with care.”
“See you again, Nameless!”
I waved my arms wide.
Anonymous smiled and disappeared as if melting into the darkness of the dungeon.
***
Finished the search inside the National Police Agency with the heroes who finished the treatment for their injuries.
It was also a place where dragons used to be rare, so there were piles of gold and silver treasures. Parekian also didn’t need to be left in the yard I captured, so I swept it clean.
“Since Parekian is on our side now, it’s just that we’re moving our property along with it.” He
said calmly and packed magic cores and magic stones in his sack. was looking at what are these kids
That’s how I wiped the inside of the Public Security Office and ended today’s schedule. Returned to Crossroads.
“majesty!”
“You got home safely!”
Backyard of the manor house. The personnel waiting in front of the teleport gate welcomed us with delight.
Evening has passed and it is close to night. It took quite a long time, but everyone seems to have been waiting for us, worrying about us.
Well, it was a battle where even a little mistake could kill anyone.
“I’m glad everyone came back safely.”
The members who went on an exploration today lined up in front of me. I simply said and dismissed.
“Eat well, sleep well and rest well. We will call again in a few days.”
“yes-!”
“Thank you for your effort!”
“Yah-ho I’m off work!”
The gathered heroes scattered in threes and threes.
I ordered the guys to eat and leave, and not a few heroes went inside the manor house with joy.
I was about to go in for a late dinner after I had just finished cleaning up.
Uhhhhhh…
Suddenly, the air above my head shook ominously
…
A lizard-like black dragon-Parekkian popped out of the subspace!
“Whoaaaagh!”
“What!”
Frightened, we all jumped up in place.
Why did this bastard come out of nowhere! Was it a lie to be captured?! Could it be that he was deliberately captured and then attacked our headquarters?!
All these thoughts came to mind, but fortunately, there seemed to be no such frightening intention.
Parekian landed on the ground in a smooth motion, clear of the evil spirits peculiar to monsters, and carefully moved his head to find something.
[…!]
Eventually, Parekian sensed something and ran towards it. No, it’s like a really big lizard.
The place Parekian was heading towards… was the one where Violet, who had turned white as she looked this way.
Violet, who joined the waiting Gamble Club members, was on her way to the bar today, telling stories of her exploits, but when this huge black dragon-lizard ran straight at her, she looked as if she would pass out.
“Hey, hey, hey! How can I do this…”
But I had no time to do anything.
Parekian gently stretched out his tail, coiled around Violet’s body, snatched it up… and placed it on top of himself.
Then, as if strangling something, he lightly bounced his body up and down.
Violet, who was dumbfounded and flustered, put her hands on Parekian’s head as if she noticed something.
“Uh um… ‘Show me’ again?”
Hua Aak-
Violet’s light beams were made at their fingertips and digging into the head of Farreki.
It seems to show the surrounding scenery, just like when the dragon was subdued earlier.
[…]
Parekian slowly lowered himself into a circle and sat on the floor, then raised his head and looked around.
The appearance of the manor house with lights lit up everywhere. People who are nervous around themselves. And –
the night sky.
[…]
The red aura that had been vibrating with a ‘gii-ing’ sound from the inside of Parekian’s chest changed to a light blue light and slowly spread inside the dragon’s body.
I, who had planned to subdue Parekian by using the ‘Absolute Command Right’, stopped tremblingly.
Now fully positioned on the ground in the backyard, Parekian looked up at the night sky. And I observed the Milky Way spread out there.
After examining this strange and funny scene, I entered the manor house, tapping the rest of the heroes on the shoulders.
“…it seems to be fine. Let’s eat.”
“It’s okay, what’s okay?! Wait a minute, Your Highness! What about me!”
With her hands on Parekian’s head and riding on his back, Violet squealed.
Everyone threw pitiful glances at such Violet… and went inside the mansion to eat. I smiled at Violet who was in tears.
“Please take good care of him from now on, Violet.”
“What the hell is that about!”
Leaving behind Violet’s desperate spit, I closed the door.
There are people under my command who can act as dragon trainers like this, and I have a lot of people…
