153-Chapter 152




Five Dragon Flies surrounded the five of us and were approaching us as if to close the siege.
I shot three arrows of light at each of them.
The extra shot was a bonus for one of them.

The arrows radiated out from around the staff I raised, and all of them hit the target without aiming correctly, causing the hit area to explode.

There was a bursting sound.
A series of bursting sounds rang out.

And then...

And that was it.
The five dragon flies that had been about to attack us all punched holes in their bodies and crashed to the ground and stopped moving.

The whole place fell silent.

Satsuki was the first to open her mouth.

'Sss...sssooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

'Whoa!

Satsuki came running up and hugged me with such force.
I was pushed down to the ground.

But Satsuki didn't care about that.
Satsuki, who was lying on her back on top of me, looked at me excitedly from a distance so close that I could feel her breath on me.

'Hey Will, what was that? I'm not sure what to say.

'...... Ah, well, it was the unveiling of a new skill, but for now, Satsuki, you need to calm down.

'I can't stay calm about this! Will is amazing! My Will is the strongest!

'Oh, yeah, right. But I'll tell you again, I'm not yours.'

'I don't care about that! Oh, God! Will is amazing, Will is amazing, Will is amazing...'

'Satsuki, get out of my way.

'Yank!

Thanks to Irene's kicking Satsuki from the side, I somehow managed to free myself from the excited Satsuki.
Satsuki rolled around on the stone slope.

Then I took the hand Irene offered me and stood up.

When I looked at Satsuki, who was lying beside me, she was looking at me with a pouting expression like an abandoned puppy.
It's a little too cute to be true.

Irene smiled at Satsuki and then turned to me.

'But Will, what was that really? I'm sure you'll be able to tell me more about it in the coming weeks. I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's worth it.

In the event that you're in a position to do this, you'll be able to do so.

The net result is that the quadruple use of magic arrows (magic missiles) is far from the full expression of this skill, but...

'Multiple Casting' is a skill that allows you to stack the effects of the same spell multiple times in conjunction with a single activation. Of course, the amount of mana consumed will increase as usual, so it's a double-edged sword that will cause you to run out of mana if you use it without thinking. But even so, the value of this skill, which can explosively increase the maximum effect at a moment's notice, is considerable.

In the event that you have any questions regarding where and how to use the internet, you can contact us at the web site. So, you're saying that this is William's unique skill?

Cyril asks me in a fearful manner.
I nodded my head straight.

'Yeah, that's probably what it is. At least I've never heard of a wizard with such skills.

I've kept those words to myself, including my father, James Glenford, who is considered to be the strongest wizard in the country.

Incidentally, Cecilia, who was with Glenn, also seemed to be a wizard, but I don't think she would have been able to decipher this scroll.

This is because, in order to decipher the contents of this scroll, one must be familiar with a certain type of advanced research and be advanced in it.
It is doubtful that there is even one person in this field who has ventured into that realm other than me, who challenged the topic in my graduation thesis at the Academy of Magical Arts and accumulated thorough study, consideration, and reasoning.

In other words, Cyril's description of my (William's) unique skill is as close to a factual description as you can get.

'I see. So William, a monster in his own right, has turned into an even bigger monster. Is William planning to become a god?

'No, I don't have any such visions or plans for the future.

In response to Mee's question, the beastman girl muttered with a drawn face, 'I'm afraid he's considering it rather seriously.


I'm not sure.


After we had defeated the dragonflies, we took a rest and started to climb the mountain again.

After that, the mountain path was as steep as ever, but we did not encounter any more monsters or other dangers, and we continued on our way.

By now, the sun was shining in the western mountains, and the landscape was beginning to turn red.
We had finally reached what seemed to be the eighth station of Mount Horyu.

At that time, Satsuki and Irene, who were walking near the front of the group, suddenly started to talk about something like this.

'But I wonder how strong a dragon is after all? I wonder if the current Hime and I could fight them on our own.

'No, Satsuki, you can't do that. Even ...... is a dragon, you know. It's not that I don't yearn for the title of dragon slayer as a knight myself. But that doesn't mean I'm willing to go toe to toe with you.

'Ah, well. In the legend of the Dragon Slayer, there were several skilled fighters who challenged each other and only one of them survived in the end, right?

'Satsuki, Will is familiar with such legends and stories. He's always been a fan of such things.

When Irene said this, their eyes turned back and focused on me.
I clear my throat in response to their attention.

'That's right. One of the most famous passages in dragon slayer lore is from the adventures of Sephiroth, the great Elven hero...'

I told Satsuki and the others the contents of the adventure story that I had read to the point of burning a hole in my heart as a child.

The adventures of Sefirot, a collection of short stories, are generally about the great hero Sefirot and the feats he accomplished on his own.
Although there are romances with the beautiful women he meets along the way, the obstacles that stand in his way are brilliantly defeated by his own hands alone. This is the royal pattern of the story of the Sefirot.

However, there is one story in which he sets out on a dragon slaying adventure that stands out from the rest.
This is the only story in which he is invited by three skilled adventurers to go on an adventure.
Although Sephiroth is known as a hero with first-rate magic skills and first-rate swordsmanship, it must have been difficult for him to slay the dragon by himself.

Incidentally, Sephiroth, the great Elven hero, is said to be a real person.
Many of his tales of adventure are said to be largely based on the path he followed, though with some additions.

The story of the dragon slayer is also believed to be based on a true story.
At the end of the story, the three adventurers do not return, and only Sephiroth returns alive to take the title of dragon slayer, which seems to be an unadapted true story.

There are infant dragons, lower class dragons (Lesser Dragons), higher class dragons (Elder Dragons), and even old dragons (Ancient Dragons), and the degree of threat varies greatly depending on the type of dragon.

It's not clear which of these dragons Sephiroth slayed, but it's generally believed that it was probably a lower-ranked dragon (Lesser Dragon), and there's even a theory that it may have been a higher-ranked dragon (Elder Dragon)...

'...and so on. In any case, what we can say is that dragons are a great threat even to those who are called heroes.

When I concluded my story, the girls who were listening to it clapped their hands in admiration.
Before I knew it, we had become like a storyteller and an audience.

As an afterthought, we continued to climb the mountain...

And eventually, when we had reached the ninth station of the mountain.
When we reached the ninth station of the mountain, we saw a huge cave that looked as if a dragon must be living in it.