I'm starving.


　After three hours of fighting the fire dragon since Camille's revival, Tsutomu suddenly felt hungry. An attacker who listened well to Garum's unbroken tank and his instructions. Thanks to those two, Tsutomu had enough time to think about such things.

　Camille, flying on the fly and holding her greatsword at the ready, watching for the fire dragon. Garum has been able to keep the extra strength in check since he began to get used to being attacked by the fire dragon, and he's not showing any visible fatigue. Once he was caught by the fire dragon's slender tail and slammed into a rocky area, breaking his arm, but other than that, he has been able to get around without being hit much.

　After drinking half of the blue potion in the fine bottle, Tsutomu goes to put up a barrier to give Garum a break. He consumes half of the blue potion roughly once every hour, and the rest of his mental strength is sufficient for natural recovery.

　I take out some salt taffy from my magic bag into the water bottle I had prepared and hand it to Garum. While he is sipping them, Tsutomu lightly wipes his head, which is soaked with sweat, with a towel and sends a breeze through it.

　The fire dragon closes in on him, destroying the barrier with his body. Tsutomu applies a medic and then leaves the scene. Then Garum uses his Warrior Howl to make the fire dragon hate him.

　Basically, he takes all the attacks with his large shield and avoids stomping and biting only. Every now and then Garum finds an opening and hits his sword around his front legs. And when Tsutomu instructs Camille with his hand, she flies up to the fire dragon and tries to cut off its tail with her great sword.

　The fire dragon is restrained by the tail among its attacks. After Garum is caught by it, Tsutomu decides it's dangerous and tells Camille to go for the tail. The base of the fire dragon's tail has thick scales, so it can't be hurt easily, but even so, its hard scales are getting crimped because it has been attacking regularly for two hours.

　If Camille had been using the Dragonization, she would have already been able to slash it, but she was currently under the phenomenon of not being able to use the Dragonization. It seems that she still has a fear of fire dragons, after all, so she can't activate it.

　Tsutomu was disappointed that he couldn't use the Haste that he had been practicing for so long, and to be honest, it was a shame to say the least, since he had made a plan that included the Dragonization. However, he couldn't say a word of blame to Camille, who was looking apologetic, and he told her with a smile that it was okay.

　In fact, the original attacker was a fire dragon that was trying to break through with Amy. If you think about it that way, Tsutomu changed his mind with a positive thought, thinking that it is better since his firepower has increased even without the dragonization.

　After being told that by Tsutomu, Camille felt very sorry for herself. Camille, who is currently attacking her tail, gritted her teeth. Compared to the two of them, how unworthy I am. That feeling was all she could think of.

　Even now, thanks to Garum's neatly attracting the fire dragons, a full-scale attack aimed solely at Camille has yet to be made. Although he's almost been paid off with his tail or kicked with his hind legs, the fire dragon's gaze is mostly glued to Garum. Even if that gaze occasionally shifts to Tsutomu or Camille, Garum is quick to earn the hate.

　What a companion. It was such a dependable thing, Camille thought as she swung the huge great sword down.

　This was the fourth battle in a row in the canyon that was attacked by a large number of monsters the other day. Camille thought that after the third battle in a row, the PT was already crumbling, so she fought with all her might, without thinking about the consequences, by turning into a dragon. However, Garum attracted a large number of monsters and would not fall no matter how many attacks he received. Tsutomu didn't cease his support skills at all, and moreover, by the time he was wounded and took a breath, he would recover. As a result, Camille's expectations were betrayed and she easily made it through the four consecutive battles without anyone dying.

　Never before had Camille felt that her companions were so dependable since the time she dove into the dungeon until now. To Camille, companions were those who could follow her path.

　There has never been anyone to line up next to her who had been turned into a dragon, until now. She would always take the lead and her friends would follow her there. That was true even of her husband. And she was more honored and intoxicated than anyone else. And she shared it with PT members and clan members.

　But there was no one who could truly share it with her. She was the heart of the clan, the ace of attackers, but she was also lonely. She had friends to follow her back, but no one to trust with her.

　But now there was a companion who might be able to share that with her, Camille felt after that fourth consecutive battle.

　But despite feeling that way, the moment she saw the fire dragon in front of her, she couldn't trust the two of them. The two of them crossed over to the fire dragon with an unconcerned look on their faces while she was trembling herself like a little rabbit that there was no way she could win against such a monster. And they pulled themselves out of their unworthiness.

　I can't dragonize. When Camille said that, Tsutomu laughed and waved his hand, saying he was fine. And he was right, she could fight a fire dragon for a long time already. She was both relieved and miserable and frustrated by that.

　Garum had been blown up by dozens of fire dragons already, and once he was restrained by the fire dragon's tail and badly injured. But he's standing up to the mighty fire dragon with no signs of breaking.

　The same goes for Tsutomu. He effortlessly executed the crystal splitting that was Camille's job instead, and he is still watching the fire dragon's movements and not ceasing to use his support skills. The only person dragging her feet is herself. That's okay, she reminded herself.

　A companion was running behind her and following her. But now her friends were running next to her.

　Then don't stop yourself either, she said.


'Dragonization.'


　A red light floods out of the red scales that are attached to Camille's body. It wasn't a faint light like the previous one. It was a powerful sun-like light.

　Her red hair and eyes are dyed a deep red. From the back, red wings appeared as if they were coming to life. Camille shouted to release the power holed up in her body and swung the great sword down to the fire dragon's tail.


''Aaaaaaah!


　The great sword swung down pushes through the cracked scales. The fire dragon suddenly turned back to Camille behind her in a powerful attack. But Camille was no longer frightened by the fire dragon's gaze.


''Poweraa-slash-uh!''


　She raised the great sword she held in both hands up again and swung it down. The aftermath spread around her. The great sword pierces her tail. It ripped through the flesh as it pushed through. The great sword struck the ground.

　The fire dragon's long tail was successfully severed, and the fire dragon was terrified of the intense pain it received for the first time. He twisted his body to crawl and moved from the spot.


''Medic. ''Garum!　Hate money, please!
"Combat Cry.


　The fire dragon, bleeding profusely from the base of its tail, burned the scar with its own bracelets. A muffled cry of pain could be heard. And then his golden eyes bled abominably.

　The fire dragon recognized that these little guys were enemies capable of harming themselves.

　You can't just take a look at a few of them, but you can also take a look at a few of them. In order to make her release her madness, Tsutomu flew a medic at her as she stopped, as he didn't want her to gain any more hate. Garum then flew his Combat Cry into the fire dragon, but the hostility never left Camille.

　However, Camille fluttered the Medic that flew from Tsutomu and avoided it to the side. This startled Tsutomu, and for a brief moment, she waved her hand at Tsutomu as she tried to hit the medic again.


(.......................Are you conscious?


　Instead of raising all stats except for LUK (luck), Dragonization puts you in a state of madness. That's the effect of the unique skill Camille told me about, dragonization, and Tsutomu has seen it with his own eyes. Although Camille is still a little conscious in the dragonized state, she was never conscious enough to respond to words until now.

　But she was gesturing in the distance, as if to say not to worry. Then the fire dragon, which had closed the wound in its tail, stood up on two legs and began to move to eat the flying Camille.

　Even though the crystal on its forehead was cracked and its flying ability was cut off, it was still a continued flying ability, and it didn't mean that the fire dragon couldn't fly at all. The fire dragon climbed up the cliff with its claws sticking into the rocky ground, kicking up the wall and attacking Camille in the air.

　Camille swooped down to kick up the sky and avoided it as she headed to the ground. Spreading its wings horizontally, the fire dragon chased Camille as she flew through the air and headed to the ground.


''Combat Cry. Warrior Howl. Shield Throw.''


　After being allowed by Tsutomu to use the blue potion, Garum swallowed half of it and then released a wave of red from his own body to strike the fire dragon. He then slammed his shield with his armor, causing it to tremble, and then threw the still trembling shield at the fire dragon's face.

　The shield carrying Warrior Howl's sound hit the corner of the fire dragon's head, causing the fire dragon's hearing to shake. All with maximum mental power, Garum felt a sense of weariness, and the blue potion took care of that.


''Breath!''


　The fire dragon sucked in a breath from the sky and then landed on the ground, scattering flames to the ground. Garum blocked it with his fire armor, but the wind pressure created by the fire dragon's landing rolled up his fire armor, causing him to take some of the breath on his body.

　However, Garum's VIT is an A, including protection, and even without the fireband, he can manage to withstand the breaths enough to move. Garum pays off his hood and holds up a large shield, not caring about his burned cheek.


'Heel.'


　Tsutomu's heels healed Garum's burns. The fire dragon, whose tail was almost gone, seemed to be a little unconscious of its bipedal gait, as if its body was out of balance. The fire dragon's gaze is glued to Garum again.

　After applying protection to Garum, Tsutomu approached Camille, who was descending to the ground while still maintaining her dragonized state. Camille notices Tsutomu and greets him with a smile.


''Well, do you understand what I said?''
'What, do you think I'm an idiot?　How could I not understand the language?
No, no, no, he's undergoing dragonization, isn't he?　How are you able to speak?
I don't know. But it's good, right?
'Evolving in battle...'


　They really do look like a fighting race, Tsutomu thought to himself as he moved to a position where he could keep Garum in view as well. Camille happily spread her hands out and then closed them gingerly.


''Probably thanks to the two of you. 'Thanks.'
What's that?
No, it's nothing. More importantly, is it still no good?　Isn't that enough?　I can't wait to try out these powers.
Medic.
Oh!


　When Camille approached with a raspy breath while talking about things, Tsutomu applied the medic for the time being. It seems that the state of dragonization is released when the medic is applied, and the light of Camille's shining red scales subsided. The wings on her back turned black and fell out.


''Ah........ It's over.''
No, no, no, no. You're thinking of turning into a dragon and beating its tail all of a sudden? I was very surprised. It's heartbreaking.
...a little more compliment.


　Tsutomu gave Camille a slightly lecherous look as she sulkily held the great sword to the ground, while checking Garum with a sideways glance.


''I would have praised you if it wasn't for the fact that you were shaking and peeing yourself first.
'Ta, I was shaking for sure, but I didn't pee my pants!　Look!


　Ignoring Camille, who pulls on her leather pants to show him, Tsutomu sends his heels flying and hits Garum's left hand. After quieting down Camille, who was still insistent on showing him, Tsutomu instructed Camille: "I'm going to need another three minutes of dragonization.


It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do. Next time, please aim for the wings. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it happen, so please wave to me when you're conscious after you become a dragon.
Okay.
'Huh?　Are your pants damp?
Sweat!　This is sweat!
Okay.


　Camille held her pants again, as if she was impatient when Tsutomu pointed it out to her. Tsutomu pulled away from her as if to be more careful, closing the distance between him and Garum a bit, and steeled himself to provide the best support he could.