Buzz--buzz--buzz.

　I heard a faint sound like that.
　Use your detection magic to find out what it is.

"Huh, ......, I didn't expect to see that in this day and age.

　Fombasque, I didn't know you had this in store for me.
　You'll be ready by the time I reincarnate.

Your persistence never ceases to amaze me.
"Click, click.

　Fombasque chuckles through his teeth.

But do you really think you can defeat me with this?
No, I don't.

　Fombasque looks out the window and continues.

"But a thousand years ago, you were alone, weren't you?　A thousand years ago, you were a lone heretic, pushing forward, without a single weakness. But in the last 1000 years, ...... it seems you've become weaker. I'm sure you're not the only one.

　Hmmm.
　I'm not sure if this is a surprise, but I'm guessing you've already figured out Lara, Marise, and Cynthia's friends at the Academy.

"Kurt?　What is this guy talking about?
"Take a look out Avril's window.

　I urge Avril to do so.
　She looked out the window.

　The sky was filled with dark clouds.
　And there it was...


"The evil dragon Shanugan is here.


　A huge dragon with jet-black scales was flying in the sky.

　And it wasn't just the evil dragon Shanugan.
　There were about thirty smaller dragons following ...... behind it.

"GOOOOOOOOO!

　Shanugan wailed.
　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

"A dragon?　Aren't they mythical creatures?
Dragons are real. More like .......

　I turned back to Phonvask.

"In this day and age, you wouldn't believe me.
Click, click!　Come on!　I have brought dragons down to this time!　Now the fun begins.

　Fombasque, exulting.

　Perhaps I've transcended dimensions and summoned a dragon to this world.
　Perhaps there was a magic formula set up somewhere in the Imperial City.
　No, perhaps it's more than one.
　There must have been a hundred ...... or even a hundred ...... thousand magic formulas hidden and installed, just like the explosion magic in the school building.
　He had activated them at this very moment and summoned the dragon to the Imperial City.

　But .......

This is your inner workings?　Once again, don't think you can stop me with an evil dragon.

　That's right.
　A dragon is no match for me.

　I've dealt with more dragons than I can count in my previous life.
　I've even met a divine dragon, a higher being than an evil dragon.

　I'm sure even Phonvask knows that.
　And yet you summoned a ...... dragon.

"Even if I can defeat you, what about your weak, weak friends?

　Von Bask grinned and continued.

"I bet they can't even kill a small dragon. I'm sure they can't even kill a small dragon. If we don't go save our weak and vulnerable friends soon, we'll lose everything we hold dear.
"Hmm. I think Lara and the others will be fine, but ...... the dragons are too much for them.

　The location of Lara and the others can be found at ...... Okay, okay. The central square.
　There, a new dragon was summoned from the magic formula prepared beforehand, and was about to attack Lara and her friends.

"Averill. Let's go save Lara and the others for now.
They'll get away from us!
You're not going to do something so trivial, are you, Fombasque?

　Fombasque kept his mouth closed and smirked at my question.

　You've got something on your mind.
　I guess he's hoping to buy a little time.

　Whatever Fombasque is thinking, I'm confident I can give it back with more power than that.
　After all, even if he is the God of Killing, he is still just a punk who was defeated by me in his previous life.
　For now, my first priority is to go save Lara and the others.

And Avril...

　I held Avril like a lady and continued to deploy my transference magic.

The fight will be over soon.



"side Lara





Is that ......?

　Marise pointed to the sky and said in a shaky voice.

　Lara and her group had escaped from the school building and were running around the Imperial City.
　Since all of them were using concealment magic, none of them showed any signs of noticing Lara and the others.

　However, at this moment, they were indeed upset and all of them released their concealment spells.
　That's how shocked they were by the scene that had been burned into their eyes.

"A dragon!

　Lara was the first to speak out.
　A huge, jet-black dragon had appeared in the sky.

　It wasn't just Lara and the others.
　The people in the Imperial City looked up at the sky and were terrified of the dragon.

It looks like there's more than one of them. ......
"Oh, it's coming at us!

　Smaller dragons were flying around the larger ones.
　Some of them descended towards Lara and the others.

Some of them descended towards Lara and the others. "Hey guys, I'll intercept them!

　Lara said, trying to hold back the fear that made her want to run away too.
　But...

"It's a dragon!　There's no way we can win!
It's over. ...... mythical creatures are attacking us. ......
There's no way we mere mortals can defeat a dragon. ......

　The dragon's divine form made everyone lose their will to fight even before the fight.

　--But we can't just run away.
　But we can't just run away here. It's not like they're going to let Lara and her friends get away with it.

　For proof, see .......

I'm not sure what to do.

　A magic circle activates as if to block the path of one student who turns his back and runs away.
　A new dragon was summoned, and it blocked the way for the student.

Was it a magic circle that had been set up beforehand? Either way, I don't think we can escape.

　Marise makes a grim face.

　The situation is hopeless.
　The situation was hopeless. A single dragon was difficult to deal with, but they kept popping up one after the other.
　And they've surrounded the girls to make sure they can't escape.

"Marise, Cynthia!
Yes!
Cynthia...... can't run away......

　With all the courage she could muster, Lara called out to them.
　That was the signal for the battle.

　Lara, Marise and Cynthia hurled their magic at the oncoming hordes of dragons.
　But...

"It's not working!

　The dragons slowed down for a moment, but they didn't care and attacked Lara and the others.
　I can't believe I'm saying this, but I thought I'd been through a lot.
　I've fought behemoths, demons, and monsters like the Four Wise Men.

"But those dragons are ......

　Different level.
　Lara couldn't help but think so.

　The dragons were coming towards Lara and her friends.

"Ta-ta-ta .......

　Lara had tears in the corners of her eyes as she cried out, "Help!


"Help me!　Kurt--------!


"Hmm. You've done well to hold on.

　The voice echoed from the sky.

"Thunderstorm.

　And he cast a spell in the air.
　Then the thunderstorm rampaged through the air, hitting the dragons that had attacked Lara and the others.

"KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNN!

　The dragons, which had been unfazed by Lara's magic, fell to the ground screaming.

　The dragons that had been so terrifying.
　But in front of him, they were like babies.
　A single spell was all it took to kill them.

"Sorry I'm late.

　With that, he landed in front of Lara and the others.

"Kurt!

　He ...... hugged Lara on Kurt's back.

　The time they were apart was only a little while.
　But the time without Kurt felt like an eternity to Lara.

"Well...

　Kurt looked up at the sky and said...

"The evil dragon Shanugan. It's unfortunate that you were summoned. Don't think you get off scot-free when you try to hurt my friend.