「H……He……o! ……HEROOOOO!!」
The Ancient Dragon raised its arm overhead. For Drago Roar, starting with Dragon Claw, there existed many kinds of attack magic. Despite that being said, for it to not be using that, it seems that it would not use any Drago Roar other than Dragonic Wrath and Dragon Scale.
However, that one attack, just as seen before, was at the level of a natural disaster. Just as its name implied, even if it had rotted, it was the king of dragons. Muscling in on the fight between humans and Mazoku, and burning those that stood in its way to nothing, it was the king of all things in nature that was said to have been defeated by the previous Hero.
「It’s not lacking as an opponent. ……Come!」
Within the category that is called Dragonslayer, boasting of being of the Legendary class, the one and only Magic Sword, 『Heaven Dragon Sword Fafnir』。
Carrying the deep crimson greatsword that looked like it was coated in blood on his shoulder, Amagi Kaito shouted while focusing on the Ancient Dragon.
Maybe responding to that, the Ancient Dragon swung its raised overhead arm down towards Kaito and the others.
An attack that changed a section of the town into ruins in an instant. In response to that, Kaito put dragon energy onto the Magic Sword, jumped up, and swung it up while cutting through the wind.
「『Haou Ryuusou Ken (Supreme Ruler Dragon Claw Sword)』!!」[1]
While being an derived application of the Magic Clad Sword, it had reached the level of being a single original sword technique. It was changed into a slashing wave due to the explosive power of Dragonic Rage.
The slashing wave that Kaito had fired collided with the arm that the Ancient Dragon swung down and, after a thunderous roar, repelled it.
「So my offensive ability is a bit higher……」
Seeing the Ancient Dragon launch a roar filled with anger from having its attack defended against, Kaito, who had gotten down to the ground, put the greatsword back and muttered.
「If it’s like this, it looks like I’ll be able to throw a Dragon Cannon at it while staving off its attacks. ……Hn?」
Kaito thought of a plan of certain victory. Close to his field of vision, a red flash was reflected. And then, that thing that traveled faster than he could turn around to it blew away the big frame of the roaring Ancient Dragon “enough that it floated up”.
「Wha!?」
That big frame of the dragon that could be mistaken for a mountain was made to float up into the air. Kaito was astonished by how such a thing had occurred before his eyes, and then vigorously turned his head behind him.
「……I believe I said that I would leave her to you, didn’t I?」
Aiming his pair of deep crimson eyes at the person he saw ahead when he turned around, Kaito questioned him while having a few irritations. However, that person came to a stop at Kaito’s side with an aloof appearance.
「If you don’t want to get those sisters involved, you don’t shield them, you finish things up before they can get involved. ……If you take too long, she’ll come, you know?」
The Darkness Executioner said that with his deep crimson twin sword in one hand.
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Calling back the thrown 『Carbuncles』, I stood next to Pretty Boy-kun and observed the Ancient Dragon that was slowly getting up.
Ma~n, I’m really surprised. I had seen it from far away but I hadn’t considered that it would regenerate like that. I didn’t know about it since I would bring kill things like the small fry Dragon Zombies with one hit but, when it goes that far, there’s no way of saving it any more, is there~.
Now then, there’s no chance of success if we do this normally so what should we do.
「What are you going to do if she gets possessed again!」
It was Pretty Boy-kun. Pretty Boy-kun shouted while gripping the collar of my overcoat.
「She said that she wouldn’t let that happen next time.」
「That’s, ……No matter how you think of it, that was just a show of courage! She was terribly fatigued! You should have understood at least that much!!」
I also understand what Pretty Boy-kun was wanting to say. But, that is unfortunately rejected right now. If done carelessly, Alicia is liable to participate in the battle. After all, those sisters……, Sylvia and Alicia were raised looking at their “older sister’s” back.
It’s because they were raised looking at the strong imperial princess that, despite being someone that would use plunge both legs at a monster like me to retort, would do the absurd for the sake of a stranger and that was kinder than anyone else.
「Then I’d be watching with my fingers in my mouth. If you were to tell her that you’d 『make a person with power not fight』, then you’d be getting a sermon, you know?」
When I said that to provoke him a little, Pretty Boy-kun picked up his sword with a look that could be said to be reluctant and,
「Hmph. ……Though I don’t think that you would be able to breakthrough that Dragon Scale, you know?」
came biting back with that. Hoho, you sure do know how to talk.
「You damned fool. Something like that is easy. Since all you have to do is slash at it with a sword until you breakthrough.」
「We wouldn’t be having troubles if we could do that. Even with a combination of super-offensive ability magic, it would take all of our might just to open up an air hole for an instant.」
「Conversely, if we are able to open it, it’ll be our victory. Dragons will generally die if you cut off their heads.」
「No, even things other than dragons will generally die from that. ……There should be something made to be a substitute for the “heart”. If we were to go through the Dragon Scale and destroy only that, it would finally win.」
A substitute for the heart huh, now I get it.
Which would mean,
「What about the Dragon Scale?」
「I can go through it.」
「In that case, I’ll search for it and “wrench it open”.」
「………One minute.」
「?」
「That’s the amount of time it will take for the aria of the magic meant to cut through his Dragon Scale.」
「Prepare it in forty seconds.」
「……Then I’ll need you make it a definite success.」
「”Leave it to me”」
When I responded like that, Pretty Boy-kun violently thrust his greatsword into the ground, placed his hands on its pommel, and started the aria.
「『―――――』」
It was a resounding sensation that seemed to permeate the world. And then, that would paint out the “truths” of the world.
「Now~ then. Preparations, are done.」
The dragon’s aria at my back, I started running with all my strength towards the Ancient Dragon that had gotten up.