"You're leaving. The outsider is as impatient as ever.

"You could have taken it easy for three more years

　You're going to be able to find out the best way to make your life easier.

I'm glad to hear it, but the human species is not so patient. But the human species is not so long-lived. Well, we are all long-lived species, we'll come back to visit you when we have a chance in the future.

　Nodding at my words, Rhodanas said, "Well, you can come back.

Come back later. You're the leader of your village now. We'll always welcome you.

Well, we'll come back when all your elders are exhausted.

"Oh, that's fine. I'm sure the dragons will be happy to see you, High Dragon, coming with the Dragon King.

　It's not just a matter of how much time you have left on the clock, it's also a matter of how much time you have left on the clock.

　I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who can treat you like a child in this world ...... as well as the Spirit King did.
　It's still an awesome world, although I haven't felt it in a while. .......

It's not a bad idea. Thanks for your help.

"By the time you come back, you'll have to look more outward.

"...... blah blah blah

"Mm, I'm waiting for you.

　Then we left the village of the dragons, seeing them off.


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I'm sure you'll find that for the dragons, the Dragon King has a much different meaning than the 'king' of the human species, more like a 'symbol' than a 'ruler'.

I don't know much about human society, but a dragon king is certainly not the same thing as a dragon ruler.

　It's a necessary existence, but the Dragon King is not the only one who decides everything, a symbolic position.
　He is the king over the species, but not a powerhouse like the kings of the human kingdoms and demon kings I've met.

　I'm sure that this position has a certain amount of power and should be topped by the dragon tribe, but that's not all. That's what I mean.

　I have often felt in that village that the society of the dragon race is more mature (...) than that of the human species because the species has lasted a long, long time, even for a long-lived species, hundreds of thousands of years.

　A mature society has more time in the day-to-day and therefore less struggle for life.
　When there are fewer struggles, there are naturally more gentle people.
　When there are more gentle people, the society becomes less competitive and more moderate.

　It is certainly a bit boring, and it is also understandable why many young dragons have left the village of the dragon tribe, as Leffi calls it a "stagnant place. ...... Perhaps the dragon tribe's society is not the most developed in the world. Ka.

But you didn't want to be the Dragon King and you didn't like it, so you went on a rampage.

"Of course. What sadness, it must become such a thing. There is no small amount of responsibility for one's position. I can't stand to be put on the hook for something I have no intention of doing.

　Is that so.
　I've become the dragon-king by force, otherwise I certainly wouldn't want to do it.

And besides... You got along with me in your own way, but I still hate that place, and I don't like the idea of you covering your own ass just because you're the Dragon King.

"Ah ...... well, I see your point, but they've given it a lot of thought. I mean, they didn't tell me that just to get themselves into trouble.

　The old men of the old dragons didn't make much of a move even though the Dragon King was killed, but that's because they understood that if they moved to deal with the situation, it would destroy the world by itself.

　It's probably because they thought that the latter would cause more trouble both in the dragon village and in the outside world, considering the difference in the degree of damage that would be caused if the wild-tempered youngsters were to rampage, and if the old dragons went to take them back.
　You'll be able to see that they're not going to go easy on you and that the battle of the dragons will easily destroy your civilization.

　And ...... perhaps he wants to give them some social experience. To a young man.
　As annoying as it may be for other species, there is no doubt that they will grow up outside rather than spending their lives in a closed-off village.

　But you can't leave it completely unattended, so you asked for my help too, I guess.

　When I said something like that, Leffi looked at me with a slightly dissatisfied face.

"Why are you standing on their shoulders like that? If you like that place so much, you should be a child of the dragon family!

"...... no

No, you're just some mother with a selfish child. En, I'm not going to be any kind of kid, so it's okay.

　I let out a chuckle and patted the hilt of En, who sent me a worried reminder.

"...... Huh, well, that's good. So you're going to check out the effects of that spear, right?　We'll watch, we'll get it over with and go home.

"Okay, let's do it.

　--He has not yet returned to the dungeon, which is still in the unexplored region near the Village of the Dragon.

　The spear given to me by Rodanas, the "Divine Spear".
　I don't know what kind of power it has, and it's a bit scary, so I wanted to check that area out before I went back over there.

　I'm sure they'll take care of it even if things get worse.

　As you take out the divine spear from the item box, En, the one I was holding in my other hand, anthropomorphizes and growls.

Mmmm. ...... It certainly looks strong. En will find out if it's worthy of being the Lord's weapon.

Yeah, come on. Maybe Reffi and En will know better than me about this kind of thing.

　First of all, let's try a normal thrust at .......

　After handing the main body of En to Reffi, I held up the divine spear normally for now and let out a thrust--.

"Phew!

"............

"............

　--But nothing happens.

...... nothing happens.



"Hmm, I didn't notice any change in their magic or anything. Couldn't you have just poked him with a blank stab?

"You mean you need a target?　Okay, then: ......

　Next, I thrust into a nearby tree - normally, the spear point sticks in the tree.

...... nothing happens.

...... Nothing happens.

　And maybe it's because I've never handled a spear before, but it only pierced me a little.
　With this, an ordinary knife or something like that seems to have more offensive power.

　I'm sure you can feel the pressure from this spear, just like the dragons and refi, so I don't think it's nothing at all: .......

　So, as you are twisting your neck with Lephi, En mutters to himself.

...... Lord, channel the magic.

"Magic power?　You mean by this?

....... When you channel your magic, you manifest your abilities. . maybe.

　En.

　I see, so it's like a magic tool.

　As you said, I began pouring magic power into the divine spear--the change came immediately.

"Whoa!

　I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.

　The change ended when I had sucked up half of my total magic power, but ...... something about its appearance had changed tremendously.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of it.

　It looks more like a naginata than a spear.
　I'm sure this is the true form of this spear.

You're not going to be able to find out what it is.　I'm already feeling a lot of fear just holding it: ......

　The enormous pressure that this spear began to release as it poured its magic power into the air made me begin to linger in a cold sweat just by holding it.

...... For now, I'll protect you no matter what, so try wielding it once.

"Oh, oh.

　I held up my transformed spear with a great deal of trepidation and released the same thrust as before - and then it disappeared (・・・・).

　It wasn't pierced or destroyed.

　Just as the word suggests, it was annihilation.
　As if nothing existed from the beginning, the tree at the end of the spear was gouged out in the shape of a large blade.

　I'm not sure if the ...... annihilation reached as far as fifteen meters away.

...... I just lightly poked it out.

　I'm thinking that if I poke it as far as I can, the annihilation range will extend even further.
　I feel like if I did a cleave attack with this spear, the whole area would easily disappear.

"...... This is scary. Perhaps that spear would easily pierce my scales.

"Leffy's Scales also: ......

　In other words, there is nothing in this world that can prevent this spear from being used.

　And ...... maybe this spear still has some ability.

　It's not going to be willing, like En.
　But this spear gives me a mineral, horrible, swallowing "something" in its grip.

　I have no idea what that 'something' is, but it's .......

...... Mmm. . stronger than En.

　It's a bit frustrating for En, but Leffi chides her with a more stern expression than usual.

"En. This is not what you should aim for. This is definitely not strength. Yuki, you don't use this spear much either.

Yeah, ...... I agree. I won't let you out of the item box unless I think you're gone and my life is in danger.

　There is no doubt that this spear is d*mn strong.

　But when I wielded this spear, the famous line from a previous life came into my mind: 'When you look into the abyss, the abyss is also looking at you'.

　This is not a weapon that should be wielded easily. 　

Hmmm, so be it. Hmmm, so be it. ...... It's a d*mn good idea, Rhodanas. Give me a hell of a deal.

The first time I saw it, I was in the middle of a battle with the dragon tribe.

　I'm sure its previous owner, the oldest human king, was probably able to pull off the feat because he was able to wield it at will, but I don't think I can.

　I'm not in such dire straits that I need to use it in the first place.

　I've got En.
　All other weapons are just extras.

　I haven't checked all of its capabilities yet, but I understand that it's bad, so I immediately open the item box again and put it away.

...... I'm glad I checked it out first. If you didn't know what to do with it, you could have had a major accident. ......

"There's a good chance that you don't understand the range of the cleave and your pets will be ripped in half in the future.

Really. --All right, now that we're done with that, let's go home. I'm exhausted, I just want to go home and take a long bath.

"....... Taki hot springs, very pleasant.

That's a good one. I think you got it thanks to Nell.

Yes, yes. It's fun to take a bath every day when the tub is that big and roomy, isn't it?

...... baths are great . It's great fun to get in the bath with Iruna and her friends. Oh, and I'll wash you and your sister when I get home.



Kaka, that's what I'm looking forward to. Then I will wash your body.

　As we talked, we activated the dungeon return device -.