chapter 23
23. He is a peaceful person.
A voice resonates throughout the world.
─Are you acting foolish because you want to die, kid?
Dragon.
In the Western fantasy world, a creature that reigns supreme among all species.
It is said that among the ancient dragons that have been around for a long time, there are beings with abilities enough to be called gods.
Games, novels, dramas. In most stories, they are portrayed as transcendent beings.
Also, it is known to be similar in appearance to a giant lizard, but it is the scales and pupils of reptiles, wings on the back, sharp claws, and a size that differs from that of ordinary lizards as a transcendent being.
─Answer why you came to my lair.
If the appearance of such a large lizard is equipped with the intelligence to be able to say this, then it is likely that the lizard is a monster worthy of being called a ‘dragon’.
Using transcendental magic, or lightly blocking the sword master’s sword with scales.
If it’s a guy who boasts monstrous majesty, at least you can’t catch him one-on-one in a fair way.
If it’s not up to ‘god’, if it’s slightly less than that, it might block my power.
─Hey! Can’t you hear my voice, you bastard!
I’m not strong enough to break into the house of such a ignorant guy.
My heart is thrilled every time I train the main character, Kenichi, with such a weak mind.
I was worried that I might have a heart attack, so I went out for a short walk like this.
“Ahahahaha, sorry. It’s my first time meeting a lizard as big as you, so I’m surprised!”
— … What? What did you just say, you guy?
Astonishment dwelled in the giant pupils of the reptile.
Looks like he’s doubting whether he’s heard something wrong.
Well, it’s surprising since there hasn’t been a lunatic who says ‘lizard’ to himself.
I’d get angry if I told a dragon, but how angry would I get if I told a monster that’s only an imitation?
Realizing this belatedly, I covered my mouth with a startled face and shouted.
“Oops, I made a mistake without realizing it! Mr. Lizard, I’m so sorry! Is it possible to reconcile?”
— ….
First of all, ‘End of Love’ is not a game in which Western fantasy monsters appear as signboards.
Not only goblins and orcs, but also dragons, the king of Western monsters, do not appear.
In other words, the lizard in front of you is not a dragon.
In the first place, what is the point of a guy with god-like abilities locking himself in the mountains of the underworld?
Is that an oriental dragon?
Not that either.
There were many flaws in his body to be said to be a transcendent being that no one could touch.
A pair of perforated wings and black blotches across the flanks—the scales.
Two arms and two legs on the body.
Horns on top of the head like antennae.
A dragon and a dragon, neither one nor the other, the halfway figure…….
That’s right, the lizard in front of me is an Imoogi that failed to ascend to heaven and sat down on the ground.
It became a dragon in mythology, but it was a hybrid.
In other words, Gyo-ryong (蛟龍).
Of course, he is also a monster that cannot be approached, but at least he is not close to a god.
If that’s the case, even a coward like me will be able to go home to play.
“hahahaha, maybe I can’t hear your voice. Mr. Lizard, please accept my request for reconciliation… ”
─You dare! Shut up!!!
Ouch, he seemed very angry.
— … I’ve never had a guy with such stupid hair.
After glaring at me with shaky eyes for a moment, he slowly and completely began to raise the huge body that had been crouching in the cave for a long time.
Goo Goo Goo…… !
When the dragon moved, the nest vibrated violently.
Again, the pressure of the air became stronger.
It was because the Imoogi, which showed a generous attitude of its own, eventually absorbed a killing spirit.
Becoming a dragon, but as a guy, he has an overwhelming majesty among normal living creatures.
As he made up his mind to kill me, the air around me and the magic power itself tightly gripped my body.
─As a protector of mankind, I tried to bestow grace on you, but you deserve to die!
The dragon, fully raised, looked down at me with blazing eyes.
After all, those were reptile eyes, but I could see why.
It looked like he really wanted to kill me.
My heart started to throb with that cruelty, and I cried out in a desperate voice.
“Where in the world is there anyone who deserves to die!”
Yes, I don’t want to die.
—Shut up!
However, the heartless Imoogi seemed to be trying to kill the pitiful me.
Perhaps he didn’t want to kill himself by striking his hand, an awl formed in the air.
It was made of very sharp iron. If you get stabbed by that awl, even your strong body will hurt.
“Haa, I’m a peaceful person, so I didn’t want to fight.”
When his life was in danger, he had no choice but to fight for his own self-defense.
─Die! Wormy bastard!
At the same time as the dragon’s angry cry, iron awls began to fall in the air.
A shabby trick to be called transcendental magic.
Well, in reality, it was more like a joke or trying to treat the enemy lightly, but it was heartbreaking.
“My God, can a guardian be so weak to protect the dragon vein?”
Kwajik!
I heard the sound of an awl falling behind my back, and the eyes of the dragon in front of me trembled.
At some point, he saw me standing on top of his nose and let out a puzzled voice.
— … You, what are you!
As he pointed the longsword in his hand between the forehead of the Imoogi, he said with a smile.
“Let me say it again, in case you change your mind. Wouldn’t we reconcile?”
— ….
I can’t believe he was able to show such generosity even though he was in danger of dying first.
“Let’s have a leisurely conversation.”
As I always think, I am also a peaceful person.
***
7 Out of 15 episodes of ‘End of Love’ that I cleared before being possessed.
Up to episode 7, which is only about halfway.
It’s devastating news that you can only wake up halfway through so much hard work.
Furthermore, being thrown into that hopeless dog dung game was a crisis so great that it wouldn’t be strange to dive off the cliff of Mt. Fuji, but there was still hope.
First of all, the fact that he did not possess the useless Kenichi.
In addition, it is possible to intervene by predicting the development of future episodes.
Since I haven’t seen the final ending, I had to continue guessing again without knowing all the twists, but there were certain elements among them.
Episode 4, there is a serpent in the hidden cave of Mt. Fuji, and if you choose the right choice in a conversation with it, you will obtain an elixir that can heal Eris’s parents.
The only item event that can greatly increase the favorability of one of the main heroines.
I haven’t been to Mt. Fuji since then, so I don’t know the news because I haven’t met the dragons.
No matter how you look at it, this guy is said to be the dragon of Mount Fuji, the guardian of the dragon’s veins.
Even the perforated wings and blackened scales, as well as the half-dead, were in a polluted state.
The fact that such a clue existed was also a foreshadowing that something would definitely happen later.
‘This guy comes out as a boss with a 99.9999% Chance.’
I don’t know how many episodes it will be, but if it becomes a boss, it’s definitely annoying.
Apart from dealing with him, I had to find someone else to protect the center of the dragon vein.
As expected, it was better to take care of it in advance than to rush to prepare later.
“That’s why the good-hearted me came here to save you! How is it, isn’t it touching? Could that have answered my previous question?!”
— … Stop that! Okay, stop it.
“hahahaha, how shy of friends! Anyway, all your anger is gone?”
— … Okay! It’s unlocked, so stop stabbing!
Kkkuk Kuk Kuk, I gently nodded my head happily as I gently placed the knife between my forehead as if I was letting go of acupuncture.
“hahahaha, thank goodness! I hope our friendship will never change!”
— ….
Kyo-ryong looked at me with the eyes of a madman, and I tilted my head as I had extremely normal values.
“Are there any problems?”
— … It is nothing.
I wanted to solve my friend’s questions or problems, but it turned out to be unfortunate.
Since I left early today, I was able to do it all day.
I came down from the bridge of his nose feeling deep regret inside and said another chore.
“Would you like to pick up at least a couple of mature young plants near the entrance?”
─Hey! Do whatever you want.
Kyo-ryong lay down on the floor again, looking depressed, and I waved to him with a friendly smile and said,
“If you wait a little longer, I will keep my promise.”
— ….
“Well, we are best friends!”
─Stop talking bullsh*t and go away!
“hahahaha, how shy!”
Anyway, my new friend seems to be shy, so I hurriedly got out of the cave.
You shouldn’t bully a friend who seems stressed out even if he doesn’t.
Toduk,
On the way out, I pulled out a young plant that contained both the curse and mystery of the dragon, and left the barrier.
As I came out of the dark cave, the bright sunlight greeted me.
“Hmm, with this you can get to know Eris-san.”
First of all, the increase in favorability of the heroine is confirmed.
The long-awaited mountain climbing was rewarding.
In a good mood, I quickly descended Mt.
***
— ….
The Imoogi, lying still, raised its eyelids and glanced sideways.
…… Did you finally go
I wonder if he was a human on earth, and even if he tried to resist, no answer came out.
─Hey! I’ll trample you right next time.
Kyoryong, who had been snorting continuously, soon fell powerlessly to the ground.
Even though I don’t have enough stamina, I lost a lot of energy with this one.
Rather than physical strength, especially mental strength.
— … Whoa.
For a while, the Imoogi sighed deeply as he remembered the uninvited guest while frowning.
‘Oh, are you sick? Like, like, as a friend, you can’t just sit back and watch it.’
At first glance, the sly-looking guy smiled like a devil right before signing a contract and said.
‘I’ll bring you Yeouiju!’
…… They said it was good because they had to make a profit, but didn’t they really sign a contract with the devil?
Kyo-ryong became anxious.
***
On the day after my visit to Mt. Fuji, I was summoned behind the teacher at a familiar request.
Are you requesting a duel again?
While I was pounding for a while, a sound like thunder from the blue sky came over me.
“I like it.”
“…… Yes?”
This time it was a real confession.