Episode 228 Episode
74. Black Dragon’s Power (1)
The 1st Mage Tower of Jiple.
The top floor of this place, often called the ‘Tower of Stories’, was the space where Keliac spent most of his time these days.
“It’s Murakan… I was trying to find Misha, but I met a bigger fish than that.”
Kelliac said, tapping the crystal ball with his fingertips.
Kadun, who was sitting in front of him, was changing into a human and wrinkling his face.
“Then what the fuck are you doing? I never thought I’d miss him right in front of me! It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you regret this much.”
“It’s not just that I regret it, it’s to the point where I can’t forgive myself. If we had captured Humurakan, we would have been able to call his contractor.”
Solderlet’s contractor.
The most important material for the ‘Demon Stone’ they are focusing on restoring.
The heads of Kelliac and Zipple had already been aware that the ‘Contractors of Solderlet’ might have been active since 1795.
It was the same year that Jean began his life as a reserve jockey before meeting Andrei Ziple.
Around that time, Kadun heard from Bement’s Earth Dragon Ravus and Untiel that they had met Murakan in person.
However, Kelliak and Kadun had heard the news and expected that if it was the dragon that killed Andrei Ziple and Buretta, it was most likely Misha.
It was judged that even if Murakan woke up, he could not help Andrei Buretta in a state of powerlessness.
“Well, whatever. Since it’s proven that the Bement Earth Dragons weren’t talking nonsense, let’s take another chance. I heard you didn’t have the same power as before anyway?”
Power like old times.
Keliac had, of course, never experienced Muracan’s heyday firsthand. I’ve only heard of it through literature and the testimonies of other dragons.
On the other hand, Kadun was well aware of Murakan’s formidable power in those days.
“It is something you never know. I might get it back.”
“Is it possible to regenerate a dragon’s heart? Without the demon stone?”
“I haven’t seen such a case yet, but black dragons are a bit different from normal dragons. His presence near Santel is likely part of an action to regain power.”
Kelliac’s eyes lit up with interest.
Whether or not it is possible to regenerate a dragon’s heart. He was even more surprised by Kadun’s reaction than that.
“Now that you say that, it makes me want to hang out with Murakan from back then. It wouldn’t hurt to reappear with your strength.”
“Don’t say anything terrible.”
“Anyway, I’m rather worried about King Seong. I took the Doctrine Guardian Dawning without a word, so I’m sure he’ll come back sooner or later and make a fuss… Every time I see him, I’m very tired. He hates me too much for how strong he is. Hmm, what about this…”
Kelliac trembled as he touched his forehead.
Then, after revealing his troubled mind with exaggerated gestures for a while, he smiled.
“Should I just kill him? I lived long enough to live with that friend. Maybe when I die, I’ll go to heaven rather than hell, so it won’t be such a bad thing for Miklan.”
Kadun shook his head at Kelliac.
“Anyway, a madman.”
“Haha, was it a bit too much?”
* * *
Thanks to Rani’s guidance, the group was able to escape from Santel without difficulty.
On the way, there was a battle with five or six Paladins of the Dawning Society, and after they escaped the city, they pursued them.
The party safely shunned them and boarded the transfer gateway of the Scholl Empire before the control order fell.
Now, if you twist the route a bit to prevent the Dawn from inferring that their destination is Tikan and return, the intended purpose has been achieved.
Jin and his colleagues couldn’t help but have dark expressions.
“Nyaoooo…”
Murakan let out a low cry as if in pain as he held Jin in his arms.
His entire body was as hot as a ball of fire. Despite being transformed into a cat, the damage inflicted by Kadun remains.
forced transformation.
The current Murakan, unlike usual, did not transform on his own will. A state of unconscious transformation into the most suitable form for survival after receiving a fatal blow.
Such a forced transformation was a rare phenomenon experienced by particularly strong beings among dragons.
“Even though I lost my old power, it’s a relief that I still have a defense mechanism like this.”
The fact that he escaped the crisis of being caught by Kadun and survived was obviously fortunate.
“…although it’s a problem that he’s degenerated into a normal cat right now. Jin needs some more water. The fever seems to be dropping even little by little, as Rani said.”
When a dragon transforms into a creature other than human, there are several fatal limitations, the most serious of which is the present case.
If the ‘time to return’ is missed, the dragon cannot return to its original form on its own.
No matter what he transforms into, he loses his ego as a dragon while degenerating into that creature.
“Nyaaa-.”
As Jin poured water into his palm, Murakan slapped his tongue.
Right now, there was no way to get Murakan back to normal.
It was because of the speciality of being a black dragon. When the other dragons missed the time to return, except for the black dragon, they were able to regain their true form with the help of any dragon.
However, the black dragon must have the help of a dragon with the same attribute.
There were only two black dragons currently active, so the party had only one job to do. To find my sister Misha, whom Murakan had been looking for.
“I don’t think there has ever been a day where I felt resentful of this guy being a black dragon. I’ll go back and check the route that Murakan has planned, and I’ll start searching for those places right away.”
“Don’t worry too much, Confucius. You’re alive, so you’ll find a way soon.”
“You know how to say that, Kuzan.”
“As Kuzan said, he is alive and knows how to restore it back to normal, so let’s go back.”
The party twisted their route until early the next morning and returned to Tican.
Murakan’s condition was not good, so he wanted to return sooner, but if the tail was caught, the wizards of Kadun and Ziple, not the Paladins of the Dawn, could have come to Tikan.
Fortunately, Murakan’s fever went down a little during the night. I still let out a weak cry, though.
“My dear, have you come! It seems that Santel’s monster was Murakan-sama as expected. Huh, Murakan-nim seems to be in a bit of a bad state. Did he get hurt by that fire dragon!?”
“Tell everyone to gather in the office. Call all the healers in the mansion who are good at handling animals.”
“An animal?”
“hurry.”
“All right. I’ll call in the healers right now! However, Nari colleagues will find it difficult to go to the office right away. I think it would be better for you to go to the parlor.”
“why? What’s going on?”
Jett nodded his head.
Then, as if worried about someone else listening, he looked around and whispered:
‘Isn’t that Mr. Murakan’s sister? Misha-sama…’
“Is there any news about Misha-sama?”
“Misha why!”
When Jin and Quykantel both raised their faces at the same time, Jet almost backtracked.
‘Oh, don’t even talk! There is no such thing as a real thug. You are absolutely Murakan-nim’s sister! He suddenly came to the mansion about 5 minutes ago, but as soon as he arrived, he wielded violence…!’
“what…?”
Jin and Quikantel reflexively looked at each other.
‘It seems that Berris was the first one I saw. It is said that he suddenly appeared in the middle of the drawing room of the mansion for some reason. So Veris was surprised and said, What are you, a thief? After saying a word…’
“What happened to Veris?”
This time, Kuzan pressed his face against Jet.
‘Oh boy! I’m going to fall that’s the hum Don’t be too surprised and listen carefully. Veris’ chin went back a little to his fist. The healers are putting it back now, so there won’t be any problems…’
Todadadada!
Before Jet can finish his words, Kuzan runs madly.
“Hmm, something happened. I think that friend’s jaw will turn too.”
Jin and Quikantel, who had been frozen for a moment, also started running to the drawing room.
“Oh, Nari. Come with me, be careful!”
Why is Misha here and how did she find her? Besides, violence, could it be that the people in Tikan have malicious intent?
Shall I return Murakan? What if I say no or no?
As I ran, all sorts of doubts passed by.
After a while, Jin and Quikantel faced Kuzan, who was convulsing on the floor like wet laundry.
And it was a somewhat bizarre composition that unfolded after that.
First of all, Kuzan’s jaw was turned back, and I saw a black-haired woman with a sharp impression sitting back at the table with her legs crossed.
It was Misha.
“Brother Jin!”
“Confucius are you here? haha.”
Surprisingly, Yuria was held in Misha’s arms, and next to her was Latri, who was putting cookies and tea on a plate. Rattle rattle rattle rattle. Latri’s hand holding the plate trembles like an aspen.
Casimir, Julian Anya, and Gilly were also seated at the table (Alyssa was absent due to her garrison duties).
Casimir had a polite business smile, and Julian had a flat face or dropped hands, just like Latri.
Enya was a little better, but her expression was a bit rigid as she watched the two faint in an instant. Only Gilly was putting cookies on Misha’s plate with calm gestures.
Jin and Quikantel could only be puzzled for a moment.
‘What the hell is this? oh by the way That this woman was Mischa?’
It’s a face I’ve seen before.
Immediately after overcoming the energy of the third mirage, Temar, in the Great Desert of Mithra.
I quickly cleared my mind.
I don’t know why he started this mess as soon as Misha arrived, but there’s nothing good about being embarrassed.
“I thought I’d never met you, but it must have been an old acquaintance. The great black dragon Misha. This is Gene Runkandel.”
Misha nodded with an expressionless face.
“Yes, since we couldn’t talk in the desert, this is actually our first meeting. Nice to meet you, Millennium Contractor. Is that what you’re holding in your arms, is it my stupid little brother?”
“That’s right. Actually, I was thinking about meeting Misha because of Murakan. As you can see…”
“I don’t want to look at that, so I’ll just throw it somewhere and sit here for a while. I don’t want to waste any time.”
Jet tactfully took Murakan and took him to the healers.
“Quikantel, how have you been?”
“Yes, well done Missha. Why don’t you give me a message?”
“You’ve become prettier since I haven’t seen you. No matter how you look at it, it’s a waste for my sister, so I hope you forget about that guy as soon as possible.”
Quikantel cleared his throat in embarrassment and shook his hand.
“As soon as I saw it, I suddenly heard something… Misha-sama, his condition is worse than that.”
“Know. I must have been beaten by Cardoon. I’ll fix it later, so tell me about your current situation. It’s been a while since I came to Inse, so I miss the story.”
