"Water Demon Yamata-no-Orochi.

　I spent seven days getting to know the spirits, all of which I put into this magic.

--Water King Grade Magic, Yamatano Orochi.

　A huge, eight-necked water serpent appears, so big it could be mistaken for a mountain.
　When I looked back, I saw Sakurai-kun with an excited face, Sa-san with shining eyes and Yokoyama-san with a bent back.

''Hey, hey!　Takatsuki-kun, that's a snake!
　Lamia's Sa-san seems to have felt a sense of familiarity.
　.........After all, this kid is strange.

''Spirit, there are two 'jerks' down here. Can you get rid of them outside the dungeon?

　Shaaaaah!　The water serpent let out a yell and dove into the dark underwater cave.

　This is my first time using it, but the power of king-class magic is amazing.
　I heard that magic of the super grade and above becomes like a living creature, but Orochi seemed to be alive.
　I'm afraid.
　I'm sure Lucy will use fire magic like this in the future.......
　If the magic goes out of control, the whole party is going to be wiped out.

'Takatsuki-kun!　That's great!
　Sakurai-kun's tension is high.
'I hope it works.
Is that royal grade magic?
Yeah. Well, for a first time, I hope it went well.

What.........oh.......king class?
Can you stand up, Saki-chan?
　Yokoyama-san is sitting up, but Sa-san is supporting him.

Sa-san. Can you and Yokoyama-san join Lucy and the others?
Okay, but what about you, Takatsuki?
We need to control our magic until we can get this abominable dragon out of the dungeon.
What do you want me to do?
　Sakurai-kun will ask me.
　Hey, hey, what are you talking about?　Brave Sama.

'Beat the enemy out of the dungeon so you can cut them down.
Okay, okay.
　Water magic looks flashy, but its attack power is low, so even a king-grade magic probably wouldn't be able to defeat the enemy.

''Ta, Takatsuki-kun!
　Yokoyama-san called me out of the blue.
What's up?
Ugh, duck!

　Zap!　and a huge splash of water rose and the eight-headed serpent reappeared.

--CAAA!　And a deafening, unpleasant cry echoed through the dungeon.

''Is that........an abomination dragon?''
　Sa-san mumbles to himself.

　There was a huge, sloppy white worm-like creature that looked uncomfortable to call a dragon.
　Its body had countless mouths.
　Right now, it was struggling to get tangled up in Orochi.
　The other dragon had eyes all over its body, gyrating and constantly moving.

　It's not what I imagined it to be.
　Since it was called an evil dragon, I imagined it to be more stern and evil.
　That was more of a...

''What was that!　That's disgusting!
Yeah.
　I agree with Sa.
　Abomination dragons are creepy. It's a creepy dragon.

--Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

　The abominable dragon was taken away by Orochi, letting out a grating scream that sounded like it had clawed at the glass.

''Well then, Sakurai-kun. Let's go.
'Oh, yeah...'


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　An abomination dragon is flailing about, trying to somehow escape from Orochi's entanglement.
　He controls the water magic and carries it away so that he can't escape.

'Takatsuki-kun, how are you going to get this guy out?
'There's a hole in the ceiling of the subterranean lake. I'm going to take you up there and throw you out.

--Caaaaaah!!!

　The abomination dragon is making a painful scream.
　Is that the one with a full mouth?

'Takatsuki-kun, that abomination dragon's voice has a mind-numbing effect, are you okay?　Our fellow wizards couldn't do magic with that voice.
Yeah.

　Sure, it sounds slightly off-putting.
　It's not like you can't use magic or anything.
I wonder if it's the result of your "Clear Water" skill.

"Everything looks fine.
''Well the senior mages in our group were wiped out.
　Sakurai-kun said in a dumbfounded manner.
''Then that one with all those eyes has some bad effect too?''
'Yeah, I heard I get mesmerizing magic when our eyes meet, are you okay with that?'

　As for the fascination, it didn't work on the Harpy earlier.
''Yeah, I guess it's not a problem. Are you the one who's okay with it, Sakurai-kun?
I have the blessing of the sun goddess and my condition is disabled.
....
　You cheat.
　It's not that I'm not aware of that gaze, Sakurai-kun.

--It's not a good idea to have a good time.

　He watched the fierce tangle of two abomination dragons and a water orochi unfold before him with excitement.

''Even in the Land of the Sun (Highlands), there are very few king-grade magic users. I'm especially new to water king grade magic.''
I need seven days to prepare for this one spell. And the spirits have to be cooperative to use it. It's not the most fuel-efficient magic.
There aren't many wizards who can not only activate it, but control it so completely.
　That's a lot of praise.
　Don't they have any good wizards in the Land of the Sun (Highland)?

It's about time you saw it.
　The sun's rays are pointing through a hole in the ceiling to the subterranean lake.
　It's already dawn.

'I'm glad I had Lucy at Meteor and left a big hole in the ground.
What did you say?
No, I'm just saying.

　Well, let's put the finishing touches on that!

Sakurai-kun. I'll take the abomination dragon out. My magic will disappear once I get out of the dungeon, so I won't be able to start over.
I didn't ask you that!
　Oh, I should have told you first.

"I'm sure you'll be fine, Sakurai-kun.
d*mn it, let's do it!
　Sakurai-kun makes a ready face.

''Spirit, I'm coming over there.
　I get on top of Orochi's head.
　Up close, there's an abomination dragon whose skin is covered with eyes.

(Uhehe, it's even creepier when you get close...)
　Let's just get this over with.

"Water Demon Ascending Dragon.

　Yamata no Orochi transformed into a giant dragon and jumped out of the large hole in the dungeon's ceiling, engulfing the two abomination dragons and me.

(Thank you.......spirits.)

　The moment I stepped out of the dungeon, my spirit magic lost its power and disappeared.
　Me and the abomination dragon are thrown high into the air.

(Are you following me, Sakurai-kun?)

　When I looked up, I saw Sakurai-kun, clad in a golden aura.

(Is he absorbing the sun's rays?)

　It's getting brighter and brighter.
　So this is the "Hero of Light" skill?　

　Sakurai-kun, take care of the rest.