“You came!”
Koutarou's expression eased up a little due to his relief and nostalgia as he looked for the owner of the voice. Since Alunaya had a very unique appearance, he should have been easy to find. However, Koutarou couldn't spot him. As Koutarou was puzzled by that, the full voice rang out again.
“You finally called for me, Blue Knight”
The voice was much closer than Koutarou had imagined. As he turned to look in its direction, he saw one of the collapsed girls trying to get back up.
“L-Landlord-san?!”
That girl was the landlord of Corona House, Kasagi Shizuka. Shizuka slowly stood up, put her hands on her hips and smiled calmly.
“It has been a while. I am glad to see you well”
The voice Koutarou was looking for came from Shizuka's mouth. And her smile at the time was different than usual. It was a powerful and composed smile fit for a king.
“Landlord-san?! Why is landlord-san...?!”
Koutarou was confused. He had summoned a friend he met in a different world 2,000 years ago, not Shizuka. But the voice was coming from Shizuka, and her smile wasn't her normal one.
“Could it be?!”
Koutarou noticed something and poured spiritual energy into his eyes. As he did, he could understand the situation Shizuka was in.
So that's how it is!! Alunaya-dono is inside of landlord-san!!
It was Shizuka's body, but there was another soul overlapping hers. Koutarou could see that overwhelming amount of spiritual energy. And Shizuka's eyes were shining red. Koutarou had seen them before.
“You! Don't move!”
“Stop your useless resistance!”
However, the soldiers couldn't understand that.
They had been wrapped in a powerful light and feared what would come next. But in the end, nothing had happened. And as that anticlimactic scene ended, a lone girl had gotten up from the ground.
That was how they perceived the events. That's why they put their hands on Shizuka's body to deprive her of her freedom.
“Don't carelessly touch my body, scum! Only my friend may do so!”
Shizuka's expression turned into one of anger and roared at the soldiers.
“Uwaa?!”
“What?!”
Despite her not doing anything else, the soldiers that had touched Shizuka were sent flying.
He blew them away with just his spirit... he's the real deal!!
Seeing that, Koutarou was convinced that a powerful existence was inside of Shizuka.
“Burn it into your memories!! My name is Alunaya!! The prideful king of dragons and the ruler of flame!! Don't you forget it, even after you've left this life!!”
That was the legendary dragon that had answered Koutarou's summons. The Fire Emperor Alunaya.