Chapter 42: Decisive Battle
The next morning.
We set off for the Duego volcano.
After talking to Anna last night, I secretly made up my mind.
Let's also tell Elsa and Merrill the truth.
But that's not now.
Now, if I tell them the truth, I'm sure I'll upset them. It would interfere with the showdown with the Enchanted Dragon.
So...
When this battle is over and settled, I'm going to talk to you again.
Arrived at the Duego volcano before noon.
When I was an adventurer, I had traveled to this place several times, but today I was filled with unusual carelessness.
- Definitely. He must be here.
It was then.
An evil roar echoed through heaven.
The atmosphere trembles.
"Ah! Dad! Look!"
See the direction Anna pointed.
From the volcanic crater, a giant black shadow that flies.
Creepy golden eyes. Thick scarlet scales.
A huge body that releases a sense of intimidation. A sharp nail, a tightly packed tail of muscles.
I won't forget.
You can't forget.
Seventeen years on my retina, burning and not leaving.
Enchanted Dragon.
The guy who flew out of the fire exit, he flies straight over here. When I got off the ground, he looked down on us from a far higher view.
"You were aware of our existence?
'Whatever. This is my garden. If someone with power like you steps in, I can sense it.'
"This demon... you can go through the humanities"
Yes -.
The Enchanted Dragon is a highly intelligent demon.
"... are you the adventurer of that time"
"You remember me?
"You're the only adventurer who's hunted me down that far. You mean you're here for a rematch?"
"Oh. Today's the day I'm going to let you finish."
'Hmm. Is it going to be that easy? From what I've seen, you look old. The height of my adventure has already passed.'
The enchanted dragon laughed invincibly.
"For me, a decade or so is only a moment, but humans are not. I don't think you can beat me after the peak period."
"Maybe if I were alone. But... I have a family now. With everyone's power, I can defeat you."
"Interesting. If so - show me your power!
When the enchanted dragon shouted at him, he breathed out the flame.
A terrible fire that burned down the villages of my daughters' homeland.
It tries to burn us all to the bones.
But...
"Water splash!
Merrill's advanced magic of activated water attributes quenched the flames. A vortex of compressed water was offset by a flame and turned into a mist.
"Mm-hmm. ♪ As easy as stopping the flames, easy for me to win ♪ Hey. Paper, praise me so much."
"Ha. When this battle is over."
'Hmm... Sounds like a wizard who can do a little. But - if you pin it down before the magic is activated, there's no problem!
Swing your giant nails down to Merrill.
Elsa, standing in front of Merrill, took it with her sword. It prevents all the continuous strikes of the fingernails that are wielded endlessly.
"Dad! Now's your chance! Enchanted dragons are highly resistant to magic, but thunder magic makes them relatively easy to get through!
Anna sends advice from the carriage.
I'm sure she's also been researching the enchanted dragon literature for today. On top of that I derived my weaknesses.
Me and Meryl make a magic attack.
When Merrill shot a water bomb in and flooded the enchanted dragon's body, I let the lightning magic strike me.
"Guaaaaaaaa!?
All right. It's working for sure.
On my own, I was full of bringing each other in.
But...
It is dominated by fighting with the whole family.
Me and Elsa get stuck on the front line, and Meryl shoots one magic after another from the rear guard. Anna looks over at us and sends us instructions.
Gradually, but surely, it shreds the health of the Enchanted Dragon.
At the start of the fight, he was agile. The movement slows down, and whenever he is exposed to an attack, the thick scales that served as an absolute shield peel off.
Elsa's sword cleaves his hard nails.
Where I cut my tail, the formation hardened.
'Stupid... This shouldn't be... Being pushed by my human flair, etc...! I can't afford all this power and hassle...!
"Haaaa!
Elsa's unleashed crack broke his center of gravity.
"Chance."
Meryl activated dirt magic and a tsu crawled out of the ground, entangled and restrained in the entire body of the enchanted dragon.
The enchanted dragon can shake anywhere, but it can't escape.
Now there was exactly a chance of a thousand encounters coming down.
"Father! It's now!
"Dad! I did it!
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I kicked the ground with screams and flew high.
I wave my gripped sword wide, as if I were offering it to heaven.
seventeen years from that day.
I never forgot about you once.
I've put my regrets for missing you in this chest.
Unleash it now - everything.
"That's it!
Stick all thoughtful swords into the top of the head of the enchanted dragon.
I smashed a stiff scale.
Pierce from the brain to the tip of the jaw at once.
"Gah...!?
The enchanted dragon leaked a groaning voice.
I had a definite response.
When the enchanted dragon wobbled, it fell to the ground. It was full of majesty and power as if the mountains were going to collapse.
It was a long time.
I've been waiting for this day.
Finally, I was able to sever the causes of the past.
"Now it's my... our win"
I put my sword tip to the throat of the enchanted dragon.
He was already a bug breath. Leaving it alone would be less and less deadly. But the light behind his eyes was still powerful.
The Enchanted Dragon watched his daughters.
'Your people there... Could they be the survivors of my burned-down village that day...?
"Oh. Right."
'What do you mean... I missed it again... Couldn't stop their breath roots...'
"... what do you mean?
"I woke up from my years of sleep because they were born. I raided that village to kill them. That was the role '
"Become -!?"
Until now, I had thought that my intense battle with Wyburn had awakened the Enchanted Dragon.
Though...
Was it to kill those daughters who were still babies?
Enchanted Dragon said.
"They were inherently - those who should not have been born"
What? What?
"Hey! What are you talking about!?
"You'll know if you don't like it any more. As long as we keep living in this world. '
When the Enchanted Dragon's body emits light, it becomes a particle and returns to the sky.
No matter how many calls I made, it was useless.
When I realized, there was nothing left around.
"Father, it seemed we were talking about something."
"Tell me something, too."
"No..."
It accomplished an enchanted dragon crusade that was a grief.
The starch in my chest was broken. But instead, a new lump was born again.
The words of the Enchanted Dragon at this time...
What the hell does that mean?