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"It's okay Elise, I'm here! I got you!"
“Uh-huh!”
I grabbed Elise by the shoulders and held her close.
Her trembling subsides a little.
'Answer my question! Who gave you permission to pass through here?"
Shut up, you little shit! We don't need anyone's permission to come through here!"
"Hey, Grace, .......”
Elise looks at me with a pale face and tries to stop me.
The dragon looked stunned for a moment, but then quickly exploded in indignant rage.
"How dare the dwarf human say that to me just now!"
"Stay back, Elise!”
As soon as Elise backs away, the dragon waves its hand down.
I quickly dodge the attack, but the dragon's claws cut a big chunk out of the ground.
"Apologize while you still can, human!"
'Who's going to apologize? You apologize to me!"
I pulled out the Dark Dragon Fang Sword Gekkon from its sheath and slashed the dragon's torso from the bottom up.
The dragon's body was covered in blood and splattered with blood.
A spray of blood rises from the dragon's body.
“Bah, how could my body be injured by a stupid human attack?”
The dragon's scales are only half as good as they seem!
What? Don't get carried away with your lucky shot!"
The dragon glared at me with angry eyes, and the next moment, it swung its large claws down again.
But I quickly jumped to the side and dodged the claw attack.
'You're too slow for such a move!"
I leapt into the dragon's bosom at once and swung the Dark Dragon Fang Sword Gakkon in a sideways swipe.
The blade slices through the dragon's scales again, and a spray of blood arcs through the air.
“Foolish ...... human blades again ...... my scales!”
The dragon's eyes widen, its massive body shaking with pain and surprise.
'Hey, I could go on and defeat you and turn you into a dragon steak, but I'm not an Oni either. If you apologize, I'll let you off the hook."
“What a human being! I'm not a demon."
The dragon trembles with humiliation.
Since they are usually worshipped and revered like a god, they probably underestimated the human race.
The wounds on the dragon's body heal in the blink of an eye, the blood stops flowing, and the wounds are closed.
This amazing recovery ability was another reason why dragons were so feared.
“Good man, I want my revenge. If you give me what I want, I may even recognize you.
"Why are you looking up to me like that? Do you understand your position at all ......?"
I know that Iris has been saving her strength and still retains her powerful abilities.
I wanted to find a drop-off point here if possible.
So, if I give something what you want, will you accept me as your dragon master?”
"A dragon master! Do you know what that means?"
Of course, I know what that means.
That's why I came to Laguna Township.
Once one becomes a dragon master, one can multiply that ability with the ability of skill fusion to gain the power of a single dragon.
"Of course I know that. So what do you think?"
"In the past, those who became dragon masters long ago were even called gods. Are you worthy to be the messenger of Iris, who lives forever?"
"I have shown you my power! All that remains is whether or not I can provide you with what you want!"
I thrust the Dark Dragon Fang Sword Gekkon at Iris.
"...... is fine. However, a small being like you can't possibly provide me with what I want!"
"Grace, it's a dragon! They will demand a virgin sacrifice, or a vast amount of gold, silver, and treasure, or some other unreasonable demand! We can't even prepare such a thing now!"
Elise complained with a sad expression on her face.
Her concern is understandable.
The dragon is supposed to have been transmitted to the Kingdom of Ordea as an arrogant, irreverent, and absolute person.
"I'll be fine, Elise. Don't worry."
I gently say this and make eye contact with her, and she reluctantly nods her head in silence.
I took something out of my pocket.
When she saw it, the color of her eyes changed.
"What is that?"
Then, a cascade of water suddenly gushes out of Iris's large mouth.
The water rushes toward us at a tremendous rate.
I ran to Elise in the back, held her in my arms, and leaped up into the air to intercept the attack.
What was it, an acid attack or something?
"Hey, don't take me by surprise and attack me out of the blue! That's not what I'm talking about!"
"Sorry, I'm sorry, ....... That was not an attack, it was my slobber! Give me what you have in your hand at once!"
"Slobber?"
Iris looks very serious and doesn't seem to be making up a lie.
And I don't have to lie like this.
I toss Iris a sugar-bread-sugar flake in disgust.
'Haaaaan. What a beautiful shine .......”
Iris gazes at the sugar pan sugar flakes with entranced eyes.
'Aren't you going to eat it?'
''If I ate it, it would be gone in a heartbeat, you fool!"
"I have nearly thirty more to go.”"
"What!"
Iris shakes her huge body trembling.
"Oh, you mean you're going to give me all that ......?"
Yeah, if it's good enough for you. Do you now accept me as your master?”
"Acknowledged! I do, so give me that white jewel!"
Iris said in a frenzy.
The dignity and power he had just displayed had vanished like a lie.
"Here!"
I threw the whole bag at Iris.
'Ho, there really is a huge amount of sugar bread sugar flakes ....... This is mine and mine alone! No one else can have it!”
Iris has somehow changed her speech and tone.
Perhaps this is the true nature of this fellow.
Elise, who had been looking at Iris with an expression of fear and awe earlier, was now dumbfounded.
"Hey, give me the proof of mastery."
"Hm? It was so. ............ This is it. This is called Iris's call whistle. No matter how far away it is blown, only I can hear the sound of its call."
I accepted Iris's whistle.
"Now, I must take my leave. Woohoo! I'm dying from over-excitement!"
Iris disappeared beyond the sky in a flash by her huge wings.
"............What was that dragon?”
Elise looked away from Iris in dismay.
The dragon in this neighborhood actually has an eye for sweet things.
The people of Laguna Township, who believe in it, have been offering sweet treats to the dragons for a long time.
Well, Iris is a bit of a heretic among the dragons.
Although the event was a bit out of the ordinary, I was relieved that the event was triggered as planned for the heroic route.
All that remained was to go on and receive a welcome and hospitality in Laguna Township, rent a wyvern, and head for the Kingdom of Cardia.
We also got Iris, who is a little eccentric but a powerful asset, to join us.
I wonder what kind of food will be served at the reception.
I can picture a lot of feasts in my mind's eye.
Imagining such things, I started to climb the rest of the trail together again toward our destination, the summit of mountain.