Chapter 71

In the midst of the sparkling water droplets illuminated by the sunlight, the head of a black dragon appeared.

The dragon, writhing its long, snake-like body, ascended as if piercing the sky.

"That is..."

At the sight of the dragon, which still exuded a divine presence despite being shrouded in black mist, we involuntarily gasped.

"– It's an evil dragon!"

At Rahn's words, I snapped back to reality.

The evil dragon was much larger than I had imagined. Its body, thicker than an elephant's, stretched longer than a line of dozens of carriages.

"Trouble! They're in danger!"

Selenia couldn't help but exclaim.

The evil dragon suddenly turned its face toward the pegasi in the air.

Then, the evil dragon opened its mouth wide and released a dark, murky miasma.

– At the same time, the pegasi scattered in three directions, as if they had been waiting for the attack.

"They dodged. But who are they..."

As I muttered, a telescope was handed to me.

Turning my head, I saw Selenia confidently offering the telescope.

"I thought this might come in handy!"

"No, I made it... Besides, it's essential for sea travel."

It seemed Yurie had made the telescope. I had forgotten, but indeed, it was necessary for the sea voyage.

"Thank you, Yurie."

I took the telescope and looked at the pegasi taking distance from the evil dragon.

Riding the three pegasi were a female mage wrapped in a robe, a female knight clad in heavy armor, and a girl with short silver hair – a girl of the same height as me, dressed in dazzling armor.

"Yuri...s?"

I couldn't help but exclaim.

The one riding the pegasus was my fiancée, Yuris, and her attendants.

Yurie also noticed and exclaimed.

"Oh! Those kids came to our shop in Roburion before."

"They brought the evil dragon's horn."

Elysia recalled as if remembering.

Previously, Yuris and her attendants had visited my Roburion base. They had heard about the skill of the blue-haired people and had requested that the evil dragon's horn be made into a sword and a staff.

Was it just a coincidence that they were here?

No, it seemed Yuris and her attendants were waiting for the evil dragon to appear.

Did they know about the evil dragon and its location, and were they here ahead of time?

But how? And why was Yuris doing this...

As I was puzzled, Yuris turned the pegasus's head and released a beam of light at the evil dragon.

"Wow!!"

Selenia exclaimed.

When the evil dragon received the light on its face, it shook its body violently and let out a wail that stirred the sea.

Amid the deafening cries, the pegasus carrying the female knight approached the evil dragon. The knight delivered a swift slash with a sword that was imbued with light, striking the evil dragon's neck.

The evil dragon let out another scream.

But without hesitation, the female mage unleashed a massive fireball at the wounded area.

Yuris, without pausing, continued to illuminate the evil dragon's body with light. The female knight followed up with another slash, and the mage attacked with fire magic.

Selenia, impressed, said:

"Wow! What excellent teamwork! Her fire magic isn't as good as mine, but it's quite impressive!"

"Those staff and sword were the ones we made from the horn before!"

Yurie also commented.

The evil dragon retaliated by releasing black miasma from its mouth, but it was being attacked one-sidedly by the swift movements of Yuris and her attendants.

They can win...! Even I thought so, seeing their battle prowess.

However, Rahn muttered with a look of despair.

"Indeed, they are strong... but they cannot win."

Elysia quickly asked:

"Why not?"

"Dragon scales heal quickly even when injured. Of course, it varies by dragon, but for a dragon of that size... In the past, that evil dragon did not fall even when it was hit by tens of thousands of arrows or thousands of mages' spells."

"Then what should we do?"

"Below the neck, right at the throat, there is a particularly shining scale. I have one on my throat as well, a scale that grows in the opposite direction of the others."

Rahn said this and raised his face.

Indeed, there was a scale like crystal growing in the opposite direction of the others.

"We call it the 'reverse scale.' This area is softer than the other scales and governs the healing of the other scales."

"Attacking there can defeat the dragon... is that what you're saying?"

Elysia asked, and Rahn answered after a moment.

"...When we sealed that evil dragon in the past, we managed to attack the reverse scale once, creating a large opening. The dragon, touched by the reverse scale, became enraged and forgot its pain, going berserk. In that opening, we thrust a divine sword into the evil dragon's body and sealed it in a jar."

"It was barely sealed, then."

At my words, Rahn nodded.

"Yes. And now, the divine sword has been taken, and the jar has been destroyed. But... the evil dragon has not yet regained its former power. There is a possibility of defeating it."

"Yes, that's right... Anyway, let's go to support them."

I told Yurie and Selenia.

"Selenia, bring Tika, Nate, and a few dragonmen and armored figures from Ars to provide support in the air. Yurie, move the ship a bit closer to the evil dragon."

Yurie and Selenia acknowledged and immediately took action.

"Elysia and I will ride with Rahn and join Yuris."

"Yes. But... No, let's go."

Elysia seemed to want to say something but nodded.

She was probably wondering if it was okay for Yuris to see me. When Yuris visited our Roburion shop before, I had hidden myself.

"It's fine. The mask I was made to wear for the reopening celebration is still in the Pandora Box."

I had kept it for disguise in case I couldn't use the "Invisibility" spell.

As I climbed onto Rahn, I tried to take out the mask.

But at that moment – the evil dragon, illuminated by the light, suddenly let out a piercing scream.

Then, the evil dragon dispersed a purple light around it.