I'm scared. Young people nowadays are really scary. They use techniques I don't know...'

A huge man who looked up at me was muttering to himself.

The sun was about to set in the mountains to the west.
We were striking down a Red Dragon in front of a huge cave drilled into the mountainside.

The dragon, which had been prostrate before with its head on the ground facing me, was now sitting on the ground in a crouched position.
It kind of ruined the great image of the dragon.

The dragon, on the other hand, seems to have no way of knowing about my disappointment and says something like this.

'Well, in any case, I'm completely defeated. I'll have to make amends.

...... Payback?
What is he going to do?

You're not going to kill yourself, are you?
You think our goal is to get her to cooperate? I've told them that our goal is to get her to cooperate, and that's unlikely.
If that's the case, what the hell is ......?


It's the same light that changed her from a girl to a dragon.

The huge light shrank to the size of a man and formed the outline of a girl.
Then the light ceased.

What emerged was the girl we had first seen.
The naked body of a young girl with horns, wings, a tail, and other parts that symbolize a dragon.

'So here you go, winner's right for bringing me to my knees. Do as you please.

Her voice changed to that of a young girl... no, that's not the point.
That's not the point.

As expected, the girl, the dragon incarnate, laid her naked body down in front of me.
And then she lay down on her back and closed her eyes tightly as if she was preparing for something.

.............
How do you want me to interpret this?

'...... Ah, dragon. What is this?'

'Nothing, nothing at all. I, the loser, must show you, the winner, a pose of submission. How you cook it is at your discretion. I'm ready for you. Do whatever you want.

It's an obedience pose.
It's like a dog lying on its stomach.

By the way, in front of the girl's dangerous part in many ways, the unnaturally dazzling setting sun was inserted in an absurd way, hiding the place from my view.
The natural order seemed to be doing its job.

But even so, it's still a problem.

'No, I'm fine with it as long as you cooperate with me. ......'

'I can't come to terms with that. I've made a mockery of you for so long. I'll have to pay for it.'

'Oh, I see.

I'm in trouble.
I looked at my friends behind me for help...

'''Jeez...'''

''Whoa!

My back was pierced by the stares of the girls.
I can't help but raise my voice.

...... But wait, that's not right.

It's not that I'm a bad person. You guys who saw the whole thing know that it wasn't my fault.'

'Yeah, I know. I know. And I know you're the kind of guy who doesn't do crazy stuff like this. Yeah, I know. I believe in Will.'

'I don't think that's a believing look in your eyes. ......'

'Because I believe you.'

The other three nodded their heads in agreement with Irene's words, which came from a radiant smile.
...... It's not often that the word "unreasonable" suits a situation so well.

On the other hand, the dragon girl said something even more troublesome here.

'What, you're a male, but you don't have the desire to own a female you've subdued? You're a strange male. ...... Or is my humanized form not attractive enough for you? I'm sure I've lived ten times as long as you have. You don't have to worry about anything strange.

...... My head is starting to hurt.

'That's not the point. I want you to understand that the common sense of the dragon race is different from the common sense of us humans.

'......? But Andrew's boy wanted to mate with me in this form for a long time. He also said that human males are usually like that.

'Oh, you son of a b*tc*, ......! I'm going to tell your mother. I'm going to tell your mother!

Eileen clenched her fists and shivered.
It was a moment when the collapse of Irene's family, and thus the collapse of the royal family, was in sight.

But on the other hand, the dragon girl's rampage was still unstoppable.

'Mmm, so you don't want to mate with me in any case. The girls behind you are enough to mate with.

With a fluidity and brilliance, she unleashed a series of bombshells like the breath of a dragon.
Before I could deny it, the four people behind me reacted hypersensitively.

'No, no, no, no! We haven't mated with Will yet! Will, right? ...... You haven't either, right, Satsuki?

I'm not. You guys aren't ...... mating, are you?

'You guys aren't doing ...... either, of course not.'

'Hey, dragon, don't you think it's time to shut him up?

'What, ...... only Mee-chan didn't state ......?

'......? I don't think so. Eileen, come to the back later. I'll give you a lecture.

'I'm sorry, Master! I was out of line!



...... The story doesn't go anywhere.
I sighed and said to the dragon girl.

'First of all, dragon, wake up and get dressed. We need to talk about the future.'

'Mmm, is that so? ...... I'm not quite sure what to make of this, but if you say so, so be it. Then I'll pretend in my mind that you've violated my body and soul. From now on, I am a female who has surrendered to you, the male. You'd better remember that.

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do it, but I'm going to try.

This is a great way to make sure that you don't get caught up in the whole thing. ...... I don't know what's going on, but if I don't get a handle on it, I'm not going to be able to move forward, so I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear what she just said.


I don't know.


When everyone had settled down on the rocks in the area, I explained to the dragon about the story of the conquest of the demon king.
The dragon, in the form of a young girl, put her hand on her chin and pondered.

'...... I see. I'm sure you're not the only one who has a problem with that. So you've come to ask for my breath of fire.

I nodded at the dragon's words.
Strictly speaking, I didn't test it by directly confronting the Demon Lord, but considering the nature of the matter, even if I had challenged him, the result would have been obvious.

The dragon girl then makes a slightly difficult face.

'Hmmm ....... I'll help you out, of course, but it may be that it's an opponent that I'm not strong enough to deal with. There was a story about a knight who challenged me to physical combat and was twisted like a baby. How strong was he?

A question to measure the demon lord's rank.
Irene answers this.

'That's the story of Bertram, the senior knight who led the defeating party. Roughly speaking, I think he was about the same as I am now. I've been told that I'm equivalent to a senior knight in terms of combat ability.

'In other words, even the princess is treated like a baby. ......'

'Mmm. You can say that about Satsuki, too.'

'I know, don't get angry, you're so small. That's why you're small, too.'

What do you mean, you're small? That has nothing to do with it!

Irene and Satsuki started their usual friendly tussle, but that was beside the point.
What was important was the fact that even a knight of Irene's caliber was no match for her.



'That Demon Lord, I can't see the bottom of it. You might want to make another move.

'Another move, do you have any idea what it is?

'Hmm. There are ruins of powerful weapons hidden in an unexplored area a short flight from here. One of them must have been a sword with the power of a high flame in it. If you go get it, you can add some strength to your army. If you want, I can carry it on my back, what do you say?

The dragon girl's mouth popped out with a new piece of advice.

A flaming sword: ...... plus an additional element of strength: .......
If it's a weapon with a higher power, it's better to have it than not.

In the event that you have the ability to use a spell such as a heat weapon, the effect of the Ring of Extinction will cancel out the spell when you approach with the weapon, but the Ring of Extinction should not cancel out the magic power that is permanently fixed in the weapon itself.
So if you can get your hands on that weapon, I'm sure it will be a force to be reckoned with.

But...

'Irene. How much time do we have left on this mission?'

I asked, and Irene, who had been in a fight with Satsuki, answered.

'Uh, well, I don't know. I don't know. I mean, they're moving in parallel. ....... So, why don't you report to your father that you got the cooperation of the dragon, and ask him about it while you're at it?

'A contact spell. Okay, I'll get ready.

At Irene's suggestion, I took out the magic mirror for contact from my luggage and propped it up on a nearby rock.
I chanted the incantation, keeping in mind the access number to the king that I had made a note of for Irene.

Irene and the others, who had straightened up, leaned toward me and looked into the mirror.

The mirror reflects the scene of a stone room.
Next, Andrew, the king who was reflected in the scene - a silver-haired stalwart whose strength was like walking around in a ceremonial dress - noticed us and approached us.

'Oh, my darling daughter! And William and his fellow beauties, they seem to be safe. How are things going? I have good news and bad news, which would you like to hear first?"

The King Andrew on the other side of the mirror told me in a clear and fearless voice.