Became a Hatchling of the Grand Duke of the North

33 – Dragon magic is great (1)

Some say.

If you face the devil, just close your eyes.

Even running away is useless, so he just closes his eyes waiting for the moment of death to come.

For those who cannot hope for mercy or miracles.

I’ll just give you a ruthless slaughter.

I don’t know exactly when they existed.

But one thing is clear: they’ve been around for a very long time.

Dragon and Demon.

These ferocious and gloomy creatures that have confronted each other in this land for a long time, killing each other, were fierce beings that have been handed down from mythology.

These mighty beings who freeze the earth, turn it upside down, and set the world on fire have been fighting each other for over a thousand years.

However, at the end of this long battle, it was the dragons who were defeated in the end.

The number of guardian dragons was small, and on the contrary, the number of demons was large.

I wouldn’t have known if they had superior strength, but the strength of the demons was also strong enough to be compared to that of a dragon.

The defeat of the dragons was as if it had been planned from the beginning.

That’s why the last guardian dragons who survived the final war squeezed out their remaining energy and created an absolute barrier in the north.

To prevent their transcendent power, which even dragons are wary of, from overtaking this continent.

* * * *

[Kururu-.]

The dragon’s pupils, which were as large as a human’s, were watching him precisely.

At that gaze, Han flinched in surprise.

Reflexively, his two little wings spread wide.

As the instinct of things with wings usually is, it was to fly and avoid this spot.

It’s a very gigantic gaze.

For Han, who was already small, it was a gaze that seemed as big as a small hill.

[…]

But within.

The giant dragon lay down on the spot with his big eyes closed as if he knew that Han was facing him with a look of fear or bewilderment.

The ferocious momentum that seemed to have sharpened also calmed down as if it had subsided together.

Only then was I able to relax a bit.

He folded his wide-spread wings and stared at the giant dragon that had become calm.

The former guardian dragon, Calliope.

I knew about the name as much as possible.

There was no way that Han, who had the ability to understand human language from birth, would not know the name.

An older dragon from the previous generation who gave birth to Han, and as a guardian dragon, now intends to give up its role to Han.

Indeed, as Lucrezia said, it was apparent that he had aged very well.

A dragon with such a gigantic body the size of a small garden.

Every one of the splendid silvery-white scales surrounding the outer skin of its gigantic body was bigger than most people.

Han’s figure shimmered through the glass-like scales.

‘It’s so big…’

Whether it was in a previous life or in this one, Han had never seen a creature of this size.

He was huge, like an airplane he had once flown on.

Creatures called dragons were famous for displaying transcendental powers just by growing old.

‘Does that mean I can be like that someday?’

I was just thinking about that.

Lucrezia struggled to get up from her seat, and she came between him and Calliope.

She took a deep breath and bowed her head slightly to thank her.

[Caliope. Thank you Thanks to you, I lived.]

[…]

Calliope did not answer that question.

Instead, she just quietly stared at Lucrecia through those large pupils.

Koo Goo Goo Palace.

But within a second, she looked down, her chin resting on her own front paws.

Hatchling Oh my God.

It’s just that it’s so big that you can hear the sound of flesh hitting it just by moving. It was a sound that was out of the standard of an ordinary life long ago.

[Ha. Ha. I barely lived.]

[Chief Garcion.]

At that time, Deacon Garcion walked by, breathing heavily.

He was clutching his shoulders with a painful expression on his face, as if something was not comfortable, but upon closer inspection, his skeleton seemed to be slightly distorted.

[Ha.]

Duke Lucrezia let out a sigh of relief and said.

[Thank you. I lived thanks to you, butler. Lucia too.]

[No. It seems that the guardian dragon here has done a greater job than me. Because it is the Guardian Dragon who sensed the danger of the family head in advance and opened the gate to guide us.]

[I see. The Guardian Dragon.]

With those words, her eyes turned to the guardian dragon, Han.

From Lucrezia’s point of view, it was as if the luck that it was difficult to face one at a time appeared one after another.

The first was the help of Han who appeared with Chief Garcion, and the second was the dragon’s breath sent by the guardian dragon Han.

Lastly, there was the appearance of Calliope, the guardian dragon of the previous generation, the mother of Han.

If any of the three were a little late, she would have been in great trouble.

Then Lucia appeared. She asked cautiously, with her concerned expression on her face.

[Mother. Are you okay?]

[…Thanks to you, I survived. Thanks.]

Very rare, Lucrezia’s expression relaxed a little.

It wasn’t an expressionless expression full of cold like always, but somehow it seemed a little gentle.

A smile appeared on Lucia’s lips as if she had noticed her sign.

* * * *

The return to the grand duchy went smoothly.

Of course, it took quite a bit of time to go back.

The polar region, the tip of the north, was a remote area among remote areas, and the snow was piled up to the waist.

It was quite an ordeal just to cut her way through her wild blizzard.

Unexpectedly, Han did not have a proper contact with his mother, Calliope.

He had to be among the party returning to the grand duchy in a hurry.

Mother Dragon Calliope.

She just watched.

With those gigantic pupils, he quietly exhaled in place and silently stared at the farther distance until the end.

Until the moment you can’t see it, blocked by a white snowstorm.

Han thought as he recalled that time.

Somehow, when he looked back at the last moment, he couldn’t easily forget the drooping gaze that met his eyes.

‘Somehow, he seemed weak.’

It feels like everyone is dying.

Or it was the feeling of being so exhausted that I couldn’t even budge.

I don’t know why, but it just felt like those emotions flowed into him through the air.

But as if to reassure him, Lucrezia said.

The former guardian dragon, Calliope, must have stayed there for a while and then returned to its nest on its own.

So it took half a day for the grand duchess to return, but-.

At this time, another person had visited the grand duke’s family.

[Yeah. Anyway, I was really surprised. Could it be that even humanoid demons popped out? If the guardian dragons hadn’t helped me, I would have been in big trouble!]

[…Sir Arcana. The tone is disrespectful.]

[Ah. Sorry about this, Grand Duke Lucrezia. I’m glad I haven’t talked to anyone lately. hahahaha.]

The man with a big smile scratched the back of his head as if he was embarrassed.

He dared to explain behind the scenes, even adding useless limbs, such as that he had already been confined to the corner of the room for close to half a year.

[Kei…]

Glaring at such a clumsy man, Han thought. His eyes narrowed

‘Is this man really that great wizard?’

Arcana Siran, the No. 1 Archmage in the Empire’s hierarchy, said to protect the capital, the heart of the Empire.

That man was with Lucrezia now.

However, it didn’t match the image of wizards that Han had in mind.

A cursory look at this young man in his early twenties, who doesn’t seem to be in his mid-20s even if he’s beaten well.

At least, everything from his appearance to his behavior was completely different from the older wizards Han had ever seen.

Simply put, it was exactly what Lucrezia had said earlier.

It’s embarrassing.

He was a man who fit that adjective perfectly.

As if he had noticed Han’s gaze, Arcana, a man whose smile never left, met his eyes.

[Ah, the guardian dragon seems to be glaring at me for some reason?]

[…That person must know that you are somehow unreliable.]

Though it was Lucrezia who had put so much effort into adding quite aggressive words.

Unfortunately, it didn’t work for Arcana.

He retorted with an exaggerated retreat.

[It’s too much, Grand Duke Lucrezia! As soon as he heard the news that the former Grand Duke was in danger, he immediately opened the gate and came all the way here. But what about this kind of treatment? Ah… Great guardian dragon…]

The guardian dragon you are praying for is right in front of you. It’s a wizard

[…]

With that said.

Archduke Lucrezia sighed heartily and touched his forehead.

She didn’t get tired of it, and the constant chatter made her bones hurt.

By the way, this well-behaved archmage appeared in mid-sky when the sun had almost risen.

Therefore.

It was well after ten hours had passed.