"Dynamic awakening. It's not good for the heart.

　Aria swings her weapon, waiting for the dragon to fully awaken.
　Victory over a sleepy opponent means absolutely nothing.
　Rather, in terms of victory or defeat, the dragon is defeated when it is allowed to penetrate this far.

Dorothy, keep your eyes open.

Yes!

　Aria said, catching the dragon's sharp claws.
　As expected of a dragon, its attack power is quite high.
　If it were a human, even if she succeeded in defending herself, she would be crushed by the force.

　But here is Aria, the Demon King.

"...... I see. I'm sure you'll be fine.

　It's not the attack power of the dragon that surprised Aria, but the strength of the weapon made by the dragon man.
　You can find a lot of people who are looking for a way to make their lives easier.

　If you can overcome the claws of a dragon, then you are already the real deal.

"Dorothy, tell Rose.

What?

The art of the sword is to cut, cut, cut.

　Aria successfully deflected the force and slipped through like the wind, slashing her body repeatedly in light strokes.
　There was no effort put into each cut - it felt as if she was relaxing somewhere.

"Like this!　If you keep moving!　You'll never be hit by an attacker!

　While explaining this to Dorothy. It's a good idea to keep your eyes on the prize.
　While she was explaining the situation to Dorothy, there was no sign of Aria stopping her attack. She was focusing on speed, so the damage was not fatal, but it seemed to be steadily accumulating.

　The dragon's movements are getting slower and slower.

It's not my style to aim for a blow to the vitals.

"I see. ......!

　Dorothy scribbled down every word of Aria's words in a note she had taken from somewhere.
　She was able to concentrate several times more than usual, partly because she had to share it with Rosé.

　I don't know if this will be helpful or not, as it is too advanced.
　It's not a tactic that will help Dorothy in the least, but I'm working on it, imagining the joy on Rose's face.

...... You're putting up a hell of a fight. Are you sure you want this dragon to die?

"Oh, Demon Lord!　The dragon is hiding something!

　What made Aria suspicious was that the dragon was not resisting at all.
　At first it was fine, but then it suddenly became quiet, as if it had remembered something.

"Hmm. I'm sure you'll be glad to know that I'm not the only one.

　When Aria looked in the direction Dorothy was pointing, she saw another small dragon.
　It was newborn - at that age it would have been hunted by humans.

I would have thought that a baby would be fighting for its life, but from the looks of it, it seems to have just given birth and is running out of energy.

I've never seen a baby dragon before...

　I've never seen a baby dragon before..." The reason why the dragon was on the defensive and not resisting.
　That's all this baby dragon was.
　If you're not strong enough right after giving birth, there's a good chance that your child will become collateral damage if you act out.

"What should we do, ......?　What do you want, ......?

...... What do you want to do?

I can't kill him.

Okay.

　Wait a minute..." Aria muttered something as she approached the dragon.

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(Wow. ......)

　Even Dorothy, who is well versed in linguistics, can't make out what Aria is saying.
　She didn't even know how well she understood the language she had never heard before.

　But sure enough, the dragon nodded his head.

"Okay, Dorothy. We have a deal. Let's go home.

"Are you all right, ......?　What did you do?

Like a non-aggression pact ......?　Don't worry about it.

　With that one word, "Never mind," Dorothy could think of nothing else.
　The last thing Dorothy noted was that Aria was kind.