264. Training (4)
#264
“Navardose.”
Ronan opened his mouth. Navardose lowered his gaze and his eyes met. A soft and majestic voice rang out again.
【Nice to meet you. Oh my.】
“me too. whopping.”
Ronan laughed as if he were dumbfounded. She said she was late, but her timing was amazing. If she had been a little later, she would have lost Asher. Navardose, who was looking around, continued speaking.
【Where did that monster go? Are you here to cause further destruction?】
“ah. “I killed him.”
【what?】
“Literally. “I cut it with a knife and cut off its head.”
Ronan pretended to cut his own throat with the blade of his hand. Navardose’s face hardened. Grumble! For a moment, I thought her body was engulfed in flames, but then she dispersed like smoke.
The sky, which had been hidden by a large object, unfolded before my eyes. Navardose, polymorphed into a human form, stood up. The still attractive married dragon woman was wearing a different combat uniform than she had seen in Phileon. She said as she came closer to Ronan.
“Tell me in detail.”
“Woah… calm down.”
Ronan took a step back without realizing it. The flame pockets coming at her feet felt more threatening than most of her beasts. If you touch it, you will definitely get burned. He, cornered, opened his mouth.
“So… where should I start talking?”
Since the situation was over anyway, I thought it would be okay to explain in detail. The earth was fixed as if a nail had been driven into the sky, and there was no sign of it falling again.
I guess I should start with the reason I came to Adren. Ronan, who had gathered his thoughts, was about to make a fortune.
【I-Bardoze-!!】
“hmm?”
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out from the side. The flesh spread out like an explosion, as if an awl was piercing the skin.
“ah. “Fuck.”
Ronan cursed without realizing it. The black mana that I had seen so many times throughout this journey was flowing over Orsay’s shoulders.
Now that I think about it, I forgot about it for a while. Orsay’s ultimate purpose in coming to Adren. Before he knew it, he had pulled out his spiral spear and was holding it tightly. Orsay, who had turned the spear several times, aimed it at Navardose and shouted.
【You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this moment! I will kill you here and destroy Balon!】
“You… are that demon dragon. “You’re younger than I thought.”
Despite Orsay’s terrifying sentence, there was no trace of tension on Navardose’s face. Her blood relatives hovering above her raised their scales.
【mother! It’s dangerous!】
“It’s okay, just stay still.”
The children shouted urgently, but Navardose himself remained calm. She didn’t do anything as she was with her back to her. Suddenly, Orsay’s new model disappeared from sight. Easy profit! In an instant, they were right in front of him and he threw out his window.
【die!!】
It was an incredible momentum. The spiral spear, full of Orsay’s mana and life, seemed to have cut off a part of a thunderbolt rather than a weapon. Phew! Orsay’s spiral spear came rushing in and stuck in the center of her chest. Navardose smiled.
【what···!】
“The greeting is rough. “It’s a child.”
Orsay’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out. The spear stuck, but did not penetrate. The blade of Orsay’s spear, which had taken the lives of countless people so far, was not even able to tear off the clothes Navardose was wearing, but only ‘entered’ deep into his chest.
“oh my god.”
“Wow, wow…”
Ronan and Asher covered their mouths with their hands and exclaimed. It was an ambiguous exclamation with two meanings. How can skin be that tough? How could the spear not pierce the skin, but go that deep?
The two were in the middle of a dirty fantasy. Navardose lowered his gaze and tapped the spiral spear. She made her snort as if she was interested.
“Hmm…but this is quite useful. “Is it made from your bones?”
【Hey, this can’t be happening! What kind of trick did you pull?】
“I will specially appoint you to the vanguard. “This rudeness will be passed over to me, so get some rest.”
【Oh my god…】
It was a car that Orsay was trying to say something about. Navarre also used his waist as support and shook his upper body. Pow! An invisible force struck Orsay.
【Gagging!】
There was no time to say anything. Orsay was thrown back as if he had been hit by a huge rhino. His body, which was flying in a straight line, crashed into a pile of rubble in the Sky Tower. Quaaaang! Dust exploded with a loud roar.
【Wow, that’s ridiculous…】
“Didn’t you faint? “It lives up to its name.”
Soon enough, when the dust settled, his appearance was revealed. Orsay, buried deep in a pile of rubble, looked like some kind of strangely shaped fossil. Slurp. His head, which had been shaking, soon dropped.
“Oh, Mr. Orsay…”
Asher took a deep breath while holding Ronan’s sleeve. It was a truly ugly defeat. As Ronan had joked before, it really felt like he had been struck in the chest.
“···You idiot.”
Ronan clicked his tongue as if he was pathetic. Orsay, who had completely lost his consciousness, could not reply.
I already knew that the difference in skill was far-fetched. He also knew that Orsay had exhausted his stamina by fighting multiple battles.
Still, I didn’t expect that it would spread in one room. Navardozer brushed the dust off his chest and looked back at Ronan.
“Okay then, let’s continue the story.”
“···Of course.”
Ronan hesitated. He explained in detail how he came to Adren, the process, and what happened leading up to Douaru’s death.
“I am sorry for what I said, but I am coming to see if there is anything left on this earth that can be salvaged. See you later.”
“So be it.”
Lorhorn flew towards the city with greetings. While the conversation was going on, he and his free-handed dragons dispersed throughout Adren and set to work rescuing the wounded and extinguishing the fires. Only Asher and Orse, who were trapped in a pile of rubble, remained and listened to the conversation between the two.
“…As expected, it was related to those fanatics. “I gave an order to exterminate my Azida Haka, but I never thought I would have held his hand.”
“Even though I realized my mistake in the end and worked hard.”
Ronan, who had been talking for a while, finished speaking. The story had been so long that morning had already dawned in Adren.
The sunrise rising over the horizon was beautiful. The water scales of the ocean spread out far away at my feet, breaking into the same color as sunlight. Navardose, who was pondering the conversation, spoke with a somewhat serious expression.
“I need to be held accountable. Where is Ajdahaka?”
“hmm? Come to think of it···.”
Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. When I thought about it, I stopped seeing the Dragon King for a long time. At that time, Asher, who was quietly breathing, pointed somewhere with his index finger.
“Hey, it’s over there. “I feel a presence over there.”
“Oh, thank you. By the way, Asher has become a stutterer again. “It was a little cool earlier.”
Ronan laughed. He didn’t think he would ever forget the sight of Asher pulling the star’s magic to stop Adren from falling until his death.
It seems like only yesterday that we were robbing goblin villages together, but I wonder when it became this big. Asher, who took the joke seriously, whimpered.
“I’m sorry… I really need to fix this…”
“doesn’t care. “Because this is just like making fun of it.”
Ronan patted Asher on the back. In the past, corrections were forced to prevent people from being looked down on, but now there is no need to do so. Who would look down on a wizard who can stop a falling island with his bare body because he stutters?
Ronan and Navardose followed Asher. It didn’t take that long. The three stopped in the middle of the forest where they fought Duaru. Ronan narrowed his eyes when he spotted Ajidahaka.
“···Ajidahaka?”
【Ah… did you come?】
The left side of Ajidahaka’s head opened its mouth weakly. He was laying his huge body on the floor like a stranded ship. Around him, Schlieffen, Sonia, and the dragons who appeared to be his entourage were lined up with tearful expressions on their faces.
“Were you here too?”
“okay.”
Schlieffen nodded to Ronan’s question. Like everyone else, his expression wasn’t very good. Ronan could easily tell that they had gathered to guard the deathbed. Ajda Haka continued without turning his head.
【I should have praised your efforts, but as you can see, I was unable to do so due to my poor physical condition… If you search the area where the Sky Tower collapsed, you will find the treasures I had gathered, so take whatever you find… 】
It was a voice as if plowing a drought-stricken rice field. The right side of her head, which is responsible for the female personality, was hanging down with her eyes closed, as if she had already died. Blood was still flowing freely from the wide open wound on his side and the severed leg. Ronan, who had been chewing his lips, made her sigh.
“okay. I will accept it gratefully. “But I have a customer you need to meet.”
【customer···?】
Ajidahaka lifted his head with difficulty. Navardose stood there without saying anything. When her eyes finally met hers, her ajda haka froze like a stone statue. Navarro was silent for a moment before she opened her mouth.
“It’s been a while. Ajdahaka.”
【···That’s right.】
“Don’t you have something to tell me?”
【A lot… a lot… um.】
thud! Azida Haka, who had been staggering precariously, lowered her head again. He said he felt sorry for the man who fell down with his chin right in front of Navardose.
【Please forgive my rudeness. The fire of the beginning.】
“Okay. I roughly know the whole story of the incident. “They came up with a great plan.”
【···I won’t deny it. Jealousy covered my eyes, and envy blocked my ears. It’s all my fault that the once brilliant city of dragons ended up like this.】
“okay. It’s nice to see you admit it. “You know why I came, right?”
[A failed revolutionary is nothing more than a traitor. I will accept it.】
Ajidahaka readily admitted his mistake. Navarro I gently lifted his hand. Those close to me froze when they saw the scene. It was a light movement, but the meaning conveyed was anything but.
【your majesty!】
The people gathered here knew what she could do with just a flick of her hand. It would not have been an easy task to burn a dragon that could not move without a trace. Azida Haka, who was quietly breathing, opened her mouth.
【Don’t move. Naransonia… All I can do is take responsibility.】
【Haona…!】
Naransonia, who was about to jump out from behind, stopped. Her blood was flowing down her clenched fist. Her other subordinates were also seen suffering, unable to bear to step forward. Navardose looked around at them and shrugged his eyebrows.
“You have good servants.”
【It was too much for me.】
Ajidahaka raised the corner of his mouth. Navardose’s hand rested on his forehead. Sonia and her close associates let out silent screams. Ajidahaka closed his eyes and spoke as if pleading.
【Mother of Fire…there is no sin in others…my subordinates. I hope you can finish it with just one head.】
“I’m sorry, but that must be difficult.”
【No matter what… it won’t work?】
“okay.”
Navardose nodded coldly. Despair appeared on Ajidahaka’s face. It seems that she also intended to hold her subordinates responsible for sympathizing with Ajida Haka.
Her hand on her forehead was slowly becoming brighter. Now the primordial fire would turn his body into ashes. Azida Haka, who was unable to protect his men in the end, was about to say something. Suddenly Navardose smiled brightly.
“You have two heads.”
At the same time, the light that was blooming from Navardose’s hand became significantly stronger. It was not a flame meant to burn. Ajidahaka’s eyes, which had been closed, opened.
【what···.】
His body was enveloped in a warm glow. My cold blood was getting hot again. The wounds on his side and severed hind leg were healing quickly.
“Say, it hurts…!”
The dragons around burst into confusion. Ronan and the others were also watching his recovery as if they were possessed. As time passed, the right side of his head, which had been lying dead, slowly lifted up.
【···The fire of the beginning. me-】
【Why are you sparing me?】
【I never-】
【I committed an unforgivable sin…】
The voices of men and women rang out again. Her withering scales were shining a more brilliant golden color than when she first met him. Navarro nodded his head.
“You cannot be held responsible only for death. Besides, you still have work to do. “It’s hard work, but if you think about it as washing away your sins, it won’t be so unfair.”
【What I’m asking you to do is-】
【What is it?】
Ajidahaka frowned. Navarre raised his hand and said, pointing to the sky.
“You must have read the letter I sent you. High up in the sky, there is a fortress called Drimoor. Most of Adren’s dragons, including you, should go there. “Only at that level will you be able to handle my absence.”
“What did you say?”
Ronan’s eyes widened as he listened to the story. It was unthinkable that Navardose would leave Drimoor. Navarro looked back at him and nodded his head with a serious expression.
“okay. “We are going into an all-out offensive.”
