Chapter 227. The dragon’s inside story (2)
– please…some me…Help me….
‘uh?’
Lloyd narrowed his eyes.
I just heard a strange voice.
It was vague, as if shouting a few hundred meters away.
So at first, I thought I heard it wrong.
but it wasn’t
‘Maybe the message just popped up? They said the option was triggered.’
A newly installed half-man, half-dragon option for the Mana Heart skill.
It was an option obtained after using a rapid charge inside the bone dragon’s skull.
The function of the option was simple.
It is said that the dragon becomes curious about this side.
‘Well, not a bad option.’
Most dragons are hostile to humans.
Just as a person who finds cockroaches picks up slippers or a bundle of newspapers and sees them, it is common to think of killing them when they see a human.
But what if there is a half-human, half-dragon option?
Don’t ask the dragon.
‘For now’ I’ll bring you curiosity.
But now a message pops up saying that the option is being activated.
Lloyd focused on hearing.
Then, the voice from a moment ago slowly became clearer.
– there…Can you hear my voice…? I am the ancient dragon Enticus…. I ask for help from those who may be hearing this voice….
‘It’s real.’
It’s not that I heard it wrong.
The voice kept coming.
– I am the ancient dragon Enticus…. A member of a great clan that once ruled the world…. I ask for help from the one who got my bones….
It is certainly.
Lloyd guessed the identity of the voice.
‘Could this bone dragon be the culprit of the enemy alive?’
It seemed like that.
So Lloyd was troubled.
‘Oh write. I just want to stop hearing that kind of voice.’
Shall I ignore
Should I pretend not to hear it?
Such temptation welled up like beef bone broth.
Did you just listen?
do you want help
do you want mercy
It seemed like there were just a lot of annoying things going on.
‘I don’t know what it is, but it’s not my job, so I don’t want to get involved. Even so, there must be a mountain of things to deal with here too.’
Lloyd’s gaze turned around.
Terrmina Grand Garden, which was extremely beautiful and magnificent until just now.
It was like watching the corner of a room after 30 elementary school nieces and nephews swept it away happily on a holiday day.
In a word, it was a mess.
‘It sounds like it would be quite profitable if we could win the construction to restore this again.’
The money earned in that way would be piled up in the warehouse of the Frontera estate. And it will be put to good use as your old age fund.
Just thinking about it made me feel good.
So it was.
Lloyd decided to ignore the voice.
I tried to forcibly turn off the half-human, half-dragon option that was activated.
But that was then.
– You who will hear my voice now…. This is a request from the bottom of my heart…. If you don’t help me now…My noble bones will be pulverized and scattered in three years….
“Yes Did you ask me for help?”
Lloyd reacted at the speed of light.
His eyes twinkled quickly in response to the voice.
The king and Xaviel, who were by my side, looked at me in a puzzled way as they were talking to themselves in the air.
But Lloyd didn’t care about those eyes.
‘of course. Skeletons become powder in 3 years? Will the bone dragon disappear? That should never be said!’
I hated responding to useless requests that had no benefit.
But what if the expiration date of the bone dragon you got is 3 years?
that should be stopped
You will have to help with all your heart.
So, Lloyd quickly responded to the dragon’s voice.
Joy was imbued with the voice of the dragon returning.
– Huh kind…is it human Could it be that you are a group of warlocks who abused my bones…?
“no.”
– is it…?
“yep. It’s okay. Rather, I defeated them. Do you know the warlock Targa?”
– know…there is…. He exhumed my body…. I also abused….
I could feel the violent emotions in the dragon’s voice.
As soon as he sensed it, Lloyd said coldly.
“I got rid of him.”
– That one?
“yes. I just got rid of it. Could it be that he was parasitic on the parietal bone?”
– …Seeing that you know…I guess it’s not a lie to say that we got rid of him….
“Yes, that is it.”
Now is the era of self-PR.
Lloyd eagerly appealed his achievements to the dragon’s voice.
Perhaps thanks to this, the dragon’s voice became a little warmer.
Changes were soon evident.
Paaaaa…!
The bone dragon’s finger heart that had been sticking out this way since earlier.
A light slowly emerged from his fingertips.
The rising light made a video in the air.
‘Could it be a video letter?’
Lloyd had a hunch.
That intuition was right.
A green-scaled dragon appeared in the video.
Horns exactly the same as those of the Bone Dragon.
Judging by the state of her scales and the numerous scars all over her body, she appears quite old.
It seemed to be the appearance of that Bone Dragon before he was alive.
“what….”
King Alicia opens her eyes wide as she sees the image of a dragon suddenly appearing.
Leaving behind her admiration, Lloyd focused on the video.
The dragon in the video opened its mouth.
He spoke in a voice that everyone could hear.
– This is a record left by me, the ancient dragon Enticus, and a distress letter in a glass bottle thrown into the sea. It is also the best gift and favor to give to those who will help me.
In the video, the dragon Anticus rolled amber eyes.
I looked down this way as powerfully as a truly living dragon.
– First of all, I want to know the name of the person who responded to my voice.
“This is Lloyd Frontera.”
Will I be cut in line by others?
Lloyd responded quickly.
The ancient dragon Enticus smiled contentedly.
– good night. Human Lloyd Frontera. First of all thank you for responding to my voice. Are you ready to help me?
“Umm, I’d like to hear some conditions first.”
– condition?
“yes.”
Lloyd nodded.
I asked back as if asking why I was asking something obvious.
“Isn’t it something we can’t help and see without asking what the conditions are?”
It’s really a very natural thing.
So thought Lloyd.
‘Really yes. Because that is the most difficult question in the world. can you help me While asking for help, he doesn’t even tell me what it is. can you help once? to answer that What is it really?’
At least to clarify what kind of help you need to ask for help.
That was the natural order, Lloyd thought.
To be honest, I hated getting caught in that kind of speech, losing money, and taking responsibility.
‘Even if the expiration date of Bone Dragon shrinks to 3 years, yes.’
Bone Dragon was a truly coveted bone soldier.
When I thought about using that thing, even a second heart that wasn’t there came to life, to the point of beating in surround.
But what if you have to strain to keep it?
What if you have to take a big loss that you didn’t even think about?
I will throw it away without regret.
It was natural, Lloyd thought.
‘Really, no wonder. What’s the difference between living in debt that you can’t even pay back to maintain an excessively expensive super-luxury foreign car that you don’t even have the ability to afford?’
So what does that dragon want?
What kind of help are you asking for?
You have to listen to it clearly.
Lloyd looked up at the ancient dragon Enticus with clear eyes that contained such intention.
The ancient dragon Enticus in the video seemed to read that gaze.
– her.
An empty smile bloomed on the dragon’s lips.
– okay. That’s right. After all, I’m begging for help. good night. don’t follow that I will explain my purpose in detail.
“Yes, I will listen.”
– To begin with, my soul is now in the pit of hell.
“Hell?”
– Yes.
“Then what is it like in this video?”
– This video is not my body or soul. It’s just a letter I left urgently right before I fell into hell. A magical letter thrown into the sea called this world using my bones as a glass bottle.
“….”
hmm so
If you look at that video, it’s just a video letter, but it’s equipped with a moderate level of magical artificial intelligence, so it must be something that allows you to interact or talk with other intelligent beings.
Lloyd understood that.
“Whatever. I’m in hell, what kind of help do you want? You’re not asking me to save you from hell or something like that, are you?”
– right.
“…yes?”
– Your guess is correct. It’s because the warlocks who were punished by them earlier misused my body for all sorts of evil purposes. My soul in rest was cursed and dragged to Hell. So please. Please go to hell and save my soul who has fallen there.
“Goodbye.”
As soon as he heard Enticus’ words, Lloyd nodded.
I tried to tell Bone Dragon to turn off the video.
If, at that moment, Enticus had not hurriedly shouted the following words, it would have been so.
– for a moment! Are you sure you want to refuse my request!
“Yes, how is it?”
what a stupid thing to say.
Lloyd shrugged and looked back at Enticus.
“Am I going to hell because I am crazy?”
– Yeah….
“Of course it is nonsense. It’s a body that has a bright future ahead of me. I don’t even have a toe to walk in hell yet, so why am I taking the express to hell myself in order to save that person I don’t know or know.”
It was sincere.
To go to hell and save my soul.
The moment I heard it, I thought I was seriously crazy.
“No, I am not a hero in some legend or myth, nor am I the son of a god. Why are you trying to send an ordinary person like me to hell? Are you a water ghost? Aren’t you trying to tie me up because it’s unfair that I’m rolling in hell alone?”
– Of course not!
“I’m sorry, but wouldn’t it be better if you just wanted to sell it and stay there? I really don’t want to go to hell. I don’t know how to go.”
– I can open the hell gate to hell right away.
“No, please, I don’t need that.”
Lloyd was frightened.
They said that if I don’t help them, the bone dragon will be reduced to dust within three years.
As soon as I heard that sound, I responded quickly.
I never thought I would ask for such ridiculous help.
It felt like I was greeted by a cry that a courier had arrived, and then I was caught and visited by a religious missionary out of nowhere.
‘To hell.’
It’s a no-choice sound.
Even if you give him ten bone dragons, he refuses.
‘If that’s the case, you can just return the Bond Dragon. It’s a bit unfortunate, but there’s no problem in living without a bone dragon.’
At least losing the bone dragon would be much better than falling into the pit of hell.
No matter what you say, safety is the best thing in life.
Lloyd thought so.
But that was then.
The image of the old dragon fired a more urgent comment.
– for a moment! If you save my soul! It will give you a huge reward that you can’t even imagine!
“yes?
An unimaginable reward?
on a grand scale?
The moment I heard it, my ears perked up instinctively.
‘Oh Mr. I shouldn’t be tempted.’
Lloyd thought for a moment.
Let’s hear it for now though.
I looked up at Enticus in silence.
Enticus spoke quickly, nervously.
– Didn’t I tell you before? This video is the best gift and favor I can give to those who will help me.
“So what is the huge reward?”
– Official sponsorship of Dragon King Berkis.
“yes?”
Berkis?
Dragon King’s official sponsorship?
While Lloyd stumbled on his thoughts, Enticus continued.
-If you help me, if you save my soul from the pit of hell and lead me to the path of rest, then I, Anticus, will definitely inform the Dragon King of your good deeds. I will tell you in detail the courage that was full of goodwill that you showed.
“So you’re saying that a person named Verkiss, the Dragon King, is going to introduce me on a blind date so that he can sponsor me?”
– Yes.
“Then what do you like?”
Lloyd asked.
This is the key from now on.
It’s good to have support.
But if it’s vague, it’s difficult.
You need to look carefully at what benefits you receive.
‘of course. Even when you open a cell phone at least, don’t you start with the benefits of the rate plan? Even when making a membership card for a local mart, it’s a world where the percentage of point accumulation is first determined. But this is because it is sponsored by the Dragon King. You should look for benefits. I’ll have to look at it in detail to see what kind of benefit it will bring.’
It was a very natural sound.
He looked at Entikus with the harsh eyes of a customer.
Enticus asked in confusion.
– What’s good?
“yes.”
– Hmm, once in a lifetime, there will be no shortage of wealth. Because in the dragon cave where the dragon king lives, there are as much gold and silver treasures as all the wealth in this world combined.
“Oh oh. It’s good. And what?”
– You will have two lives.
“Uh, is that a resurrection benefit?”
– right. I heard that the dragon king’s magic is extremely high and can even bring the dead back to life.
“And what?”
– First of all, the basic benefits are there.
“Are there any more?”
– I don’t know. The additional benefits will depend on how much the Dragon King likes you. But instead, there is one thing I can promise you.
“What is it?”
– If you accept my request and go to hell, a sure way to escape from there safely.
“A surefire means of escape?”
– okay. Just once. If you wish, I will carve into your hand a one-time use magic that can open the escape hellgate to this world anytime, anywhere.
The benefits of Enticus’ Dragon King Sponsorship Membership (?) and guidance on how to escape from hell ended there.
Lloyd bit his lower lip.
‘Hmm.’
I was worried.
‘The benefits of sponsoring the Dragon King are stronger than I thought, right?’
When I heard it, it honestly exceeded my expectations.
It wasn’t just about getting a strong back.
Wealth benefits that will last a lifetime.
A resurrection benefit that revives you even if you die once.
If you do well, you can even get premium plus benefits.
In addition, the expiration date of the bone dragon, which is perfect for pampering, can be extended indefinitely.
‘Oh, that’s a big deal. I want this.’
Even if the material is
Even the bone dragon is like that.
I coveted the resurrection benefit too much.
In this harsh world where living with only a jar of honey is hard enough.
That there is a chance to resurrect once in that world.
Doesn’t that mean that you can spend the rest of your life sucking honey more stably?
‘But the condition for winning it is going to hell. Oh.’
It was a bit embarrassing.
However, there are minimal safeguards.
You always get one chance to escape hell.
The rice cakes presented by the old dragon looked even more coveted.
‘Um, it might not be impossible under these conditions.’
Lloyd’s eyes moved slightly to the side.
Xaviel was watching the conversation between himself and the dragon.
He wondered if he had noticed his gaze.
So, Lloyd smiled silently.
‘Okay, let’s pretend you became a grand master for this.’
Looking at Xaviel, I saw a little hope.
no matter how much hell
Even if it’s a rough journey.
Wouldn’t it be a little less intense if there was a grand master?
Wouldn’t it be possible to break through some adversity with ease?
Lloyd armed himself mentally with a mind of a water ghost.
I finally made up my mind.
I raised my head.
I said to the ancient dragon Enticus.
“great. We will help Enticus with a big heart nationwide. Instead-”
His hand moved.
Pointing at Xaviel, who had a questionable look on his face, he said shamelessly.
“Be sure to take that guy too!”
