Became a Hatchling of the Grand Duke of the North

34 – Dragon magic is great (2)

It wasn’t long before humans used magic.

Originally, magic belonged to dragons.

They were the only ones on this earth who used the power of transcendence, and were also the greatest masters of emergency sense under the sky.

However, in the war between dragons and demons that continued in the past, the number of dragons, which were small enough, began to decrease rapidly.

The number of those who were left in the past has been reduced to a handful at most.

As soon as the forces began to skew, the dragons had to come up with an alternative.

In order to deal with those demons who were already as dangerous as they were, they had to have such a possibility.

They used the power of the dragon to find beings who would add strength.

One of those substitutes was ‘human’.

They possessed the ability to instinctively possess magical powers, and they were beings with few possibilities in this land.

Dragons, demons and humans.

Those three races were closely related to each other on this continent.

* * * *

[So, in that sense, would it be okay if I borrowed the guardian dragon for a while?]

[…]

At those words, Lucrecia’s complexion was already hardened to the point of being cold.

Her eyes were now welling up with a chill.

Although her hand is bandaged from a previous battle injury, she is still a sword master.

Lucrecia’s long hair fluttered upside down.

It meant that she was genuinely angry.

[That’s quite possible-.]

[If you ask me if I dare, yes. Grandee. It sounds realistic enough.]

[…]

To the reply of that unconcerned man.

She frowned and showed her displeasure, but then she asked back.

[What does that mean?]

At her question, Arcana Siran, he erased the smile from his lips.

The light expression disappeared without a trace, and he continued with a serious face he had never seen before.

[We don’t have time right now. The Archduke is probably well aware of it. Only ten years. No, maybe before that, the demons will break the barrier and come out in droves.]

‘What, what?’

Creepy!

That moment.

At the sound he heard, the guardian dragon Han opened his eyes wide.

What? Could it be that I heard it right now?

‘The barrier in the north… Will be broken? And within the next few years?’

Limit I already knew, at least roughly, what role the barrier here played.

To play the role of fundamentally sealing off the demons trapped inside and preventing them from escaping easily.

But breaking it… Meant chaos on the continent.

[In such a situation, we are in a position to raise Guardian Dragon as safely and well as possible no matter what.]

[Yeah?]

The tone was to explain a little more.

[It has been a thousand years since dragons shared transcendental knowledge with humans. It has been a long time since the relationship between those who were the masters of the continent and those below them has completely reversed their position. The dragon has fallen, and humans have taken its place.]

Each of the dragons quietly hid in the lands of the periphery, and on the contrary, humans have long since expanded their power by spreading out to every corner of this vast continent.

But that never sounded good to humans or dragons.

Now the situation is as if a knife had been brought close to the nape of the neck.

The threat of the demons was once again imminent, and most of the dragons to stop them died or disappeared long ago, so there was no way to find them anymore.

Even if most of the continent burned in the flames of Hell, they would never appear.

The selfish, individualistic dragons will choose to hide until the end.

The winners of this land were already demons.

Those mighty beings, each equal to a dragon, outnumbered even the dragons.

In that respect, the previous guardian dragon, Calliope, was rather unusual.

She was incredibly caring for people, and was also infinitely devoted.

She was different from other greedy and selfish dragons.

Among the current rulers of the continent, no one was unaware of this fact.

But even after knowing that, he didn’t step forward easily. Because it was one of the natural stupidity of human beings.

Arcana, who was well aware of that fact, opened her mouth seriously.

[If only one more high-ranking demon like the one that Archduke Lucrezia and Sir Garcion faced here popped out from somewhere on the continent… At least our empire, if not a small kingdom, would perish within a day.]

Yes. The problem was that there was no way to stop it.

The rulers of each country will not easily hand over their masters and teenage powers, the source of their strength, to overseas countries, even if it means seeing other countries perish.

If they make a mistake and die in a fight with demons, that would be the fastest way for the country to collapse overnight.

That’s why their empire was in a position where they had to somehow raise the only possibility given to them, the Guardian Dragon Han.

That too, as soon as possible.

[…]

And of course, that fact, Archduke Lucrezia, she was well aware of.

But no matter how much they wanted the dragon to grow quickly, it was impossible to do that.

A dragon is a dragon.

A race that grows over a long period of time and builds strength as much as the traces of the long years.

[…So.]

She furrowed her forehead as if she were tired, and demanded a little more explanation.

[What is the method that Lord Arcana is with you now?]

Kung. Permission was dropped.

It was just a question, but up to this point, as long as she had asked for an answer, she had already half agreed.

[Before that, I would like to inform you first that this content has been approved by His Majesty.]

[Yes. Since you are His Majesty’s faithful reinforcements, it’s natural.]

[Yes, then.]

Arcana Sinan.

He returned with his original, mysterious smile.

His gaze was now on the guardian dragon, Han.

[Our plan is to quickly train from now on so that the guardian dragon can regain the full power of the dragon.]

[That’s… What?]

At that sound, Lucrezia’s expression stopped.

[Kiki?]

And it did, and so did he.

At the sudden unexpected sound, Lucrezia’s and Han’s gazes met each other in the air.

* * * *

[Hmm. Well, to put it simply, nothing great. In other words, it is an early education.]

[But does that sound possible or not? After all, it must have taken a long time for a dragon to grow?]

But with that said.

Rather, Arcana calmly shrugged her shoulders and asked again.

[Why do you think it’s impossible?]

[…What does that mean?]

[What the Grand Duke is talking about is, after all, the size of external power, isn’t it? Dragons must be a magical species that understands any kind of magic from the moment they are born, right?]

[…]

Let’s talk that far.

Soon, Lucrezia’s tightly closed lips began to open little by little.

She also realized something about her.

Yes.

A young dragon, in the end, its root was a dragon.

No matter how young he is, his body is small and his strength is weak. The potential to use magic was superior to that of any other human being in the world.

No matter how complicated the magic is, it’s enough to understand the trick with just one look.

[I actually heard from Talia, the wizard who said she came here a while ago. Didn’t you already use some magic?]

[That’s… But.]

Pair!

At that point, Arcana clapped in response.

[Yes! After all, a dragon is a dragon. The starting point is different from us, so it’s important to develop your skills first, regardless of whether you drink a potion or something.]

‘Oh, oh oh?’

And Han, who was listening to the sound, also inadvertently began to open his mouth.

Definitely. It was as it was said.

Then, according to his theory. Doesn’t that mean that he can become an excellent wizard right now, assuming that only the problem of that unsightly amount of magical power can be somehow solved?

[Self.]

Arcana now looked back at the guardian dragon Han and smiled.

[How about it? Did you get a little understanding? Probably, you heard that dragons are a race that understands human language, so you must have been listening to all of this.]

[…!]

At that sound, Han widened his eyes. His long tail quivered and trembled.

This, this guy. Did you know this from the beginning and brought me here?

Somehow, I thought it was strange without Lucia, but maybe that was the reason.

But rather, the reaction of such resentment was to arouse Arcana’s confidence even more.

[Looking at the reaction, it’s clear. All right. Guardian Dragon.]

An archmage with a playful and frivolous attitude.

But for some reason, this man looking down at him seemed to emit a slightly eerie light.

Arcana stared at the hardened Han.

Sug-.

Soon, I knelt down and sat down in front of him, then added with a very serious face.

[So.]

His next words were beyond Han’s imagination.

[Give me a chance to become the Guardian Dragon’s teacher. Our great god of magic, young hatchling.]

[…Kiki?]