It's probably the dungeon's guardian dragon.
　There may be a good deal of treasure sleeping in the depths of this place.

　But...

　I don't care about that.
　The treasure for Lacel Shin Stark is the guardian dragon (you).
　I'll beat you mercilessly to death and give you skill points.

"You guys run!

　It was Chairman Vael who shouted.
　He came to the front and faced the dragon.

''As expected, I didn't see this situation coming either. As the president of the local government, I have a role to protect the students. So, quickly--!

　In spite of the evacuation order, it was the dragon that moved first.
　He cocked his sickle-neck significantly.
　The inside of his mouth flashed with red lilies.

''In five seconds, the flame breath (breath) will come!

　Sarasa, who activated the [Future Vision], shouted a report like a scream.

　Without a moment's hesitation, Chairman Vael raised his hand.
　[Mage (Wizard)] activates her magic.

　【Ransezetsu Geka】!

　The temperature in the area rapidly dropped.
　A soft white object rose to the surface.
　It was a grain of ice.
　The water vapor in the air must have frozen in an instant.

　The white cloudy cold air clung to the guardian dragon.
　The temperature continued to drop further.
　It dropped below zero.
　Instantly, grains of ice grew like branches and leaves and covered the dragon.

　The red light in his mouth gradually disappeared.
　The cold air wards entangled the guardian dragon like a spider's web.
　The next thing he knew, a giant ice statue of the dragon was completed.

''Amazing........''

　Cecil let out a white breath and marveled.

　An ice-based single advanced magic.
　While [Freezing Hell] that freezes a wide area of enemies, this is a magic that soaks the enemy single ice.
　But what's terrifying about this magic is its erosion speed.
　The temperature that rivals absolute zero instantly coagulates not only surfaces but also internal organs and even blood.

　It is a magic that ranks in the highest class among the ice genus.

　[Freezing Hell]
　[Absolute ice spear]
　And 【Storm Snow Kazan】.......

　All of them are high level magic of the ice attribute.
　Apparently, the chairman must be an attribute affinity person.

　It's a generic term for [mages] who are congenitally compatible with certain attributes.
　The advantage of this is that it is possible to activate compatible magic with low magic power.
　They are also cheap to acquire.

　Instead, they tend to be unskilled in the fire attribute, which is a conflicting attribute, but no matter how you think about it, the benefits were greater.

''Huh........ It's nothing else.''

　The Chairman laughs.
　He was strong, but if anything, it seemed more of a relief.

'I'm sorry, Lacelle. I'm sorry I took away your fun. It's my duty as the chairman of the local government. .........Forgive me.

I don't blame you, Mr. Chairman. And--


　It's not settled yet.........


''What?!''

　The chairman looks back.

　The giant ice statue cracked.
　The crack grew as he raised his hand.

　Parine!

　It cracked.

　The dragon's eyes with a red-black light shone.

''Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

　A roar rises.
　The sound pressure alone erased the chairman's ice.
　Eventually, it glows in his mouth again.

　As if to say it's payback, he released a flaming breath.
　At the same time, the chairman also raises his hand and activates his magic.

　[Frozen Prison]

　She uses magic that is synonymous with the [Frozen Dog Witch].
　Its target was not a dragon.
　When the water vapor in the vicinity coagulated, a huge ice wall appeared.
　In the nick of time, it prevents the dragon's breath.

　Ho......... Brilliant.

　The offensive magic was turned into a defense.
　It seems that he's also doing proper research on the application of magic.

　But even such a chairman wouldn't be able to defeat that dragon.

"Mr. Chairman, I'm counting on my people.

Wait, Lacelle!　Didn't you see that? My magic didn't work. Even if your magic output is at a monster level........

It's not the magic that's keeping you from getting through.

　Dragon species are creatures that are particularly resistant to magic.
　Earth dragons, such as earth dragons, are particularly resistant to temperature changes.
　They have strong resistance to attributes such as ice and fire, and are well protected against state abnormalities, and are seamless.

　In general, the reason why the ranks of the dragon species are so high is because the main firepower of the [Mage (Wizard)], the magic of the [Mage], is ineffective against higher-ranked magical beasts.
　Hence, the coordination of the party is essential.

''Wait a minute!　Lacelle, you-- How do you know that? Dragons aren't a ready-made relative hexenbiest...

That's easy, Mr. Chairman.


　Because I once single-handedly defeated the Demon King, who was said to be the pinnacle of this dragon.......


　I didn't say that, but I just silently stepped forward.

　Ah.........
　Feeling uplifted.
　I can't control it.
　Even if I can't help it, my face is grimacing.

　What I have in front of me now is a treasure that is as hazy as any jewel.
　It's the equivalent of a beautiful wine that will intoxicate you more than a beautiful woman.

　Now...... Earth Dragon!
　You can treat me to your heart's content.

　Is that a magical beast's instinct?
　For a moment, the Earth Dragon seemed to have stopped moving.
　It tossed its long neck back a bit, showing some cowering pose.

　However, the guardian dragon is not frightened.
　He turned his fangs on me as I approached.
　Gaaaahhhh, it roars a howl.
　It looked as if it was getting strong.

''Yes. That's how it has to come.''

　I don't want to see a dragon running back with its head in its hands.

　They are the strongest kind of demonic beasts.
　They have excellent magic resistance, and their scales also have slash and thrust resistance.
　However, that doesn't mean there are no ways to attack them.
　In fact, it's rather simple.
　If you have high magic and slash and thrust resistance........

　Just pour all of that into your attacks!

　I drew my sword from its sheath at my waist.
　It was a training sword given to me by a second class student from Siphon - Meira Meable.

'Nonsense!　Are you trying to kill a dragon with your training armor?

Lacelle!　Let's not!　We have to retreat!

　I hear Cecil's voice.
　I turn my head, only my head, towards her.

'Lecture, Cecil.'

What?

Watch how [Blacksmith] fights.

　I raise my sword.
　I activated the magic.

　[Degeneration]

　From steel, to magic silver.

　[Transformation]

　From Tachi-Sword to Dai-Tachi-Sword.

　【Hardness Increase】 and 【Body Acceleration】 are granted.

　I grip the hilt of the sword that has become a giant tachi sword with both hands.
　Then I held it at the upper level.

　I activate more magic.

　[Granting wind attribute]

　The dust on the ground floated up softly.
　'Cackle,' screamed Sarasa and the others, holding back their skirts and hair.
　Slowly, the wind begins to swirl.
　The atmosphere was swallowed up by my created tachi sword.

　Eventually, it creates a single storm.

　A huge tornado born in the dungeon.
　It is an enormous mass of magical power.
　It flickered violently and dyed the dimly lit dungeon a golden color.

''Oooohhhh!

　The guardian dragon howled in response to the roar of the wind.
　His mouth turned red.

''Lacelle-kun, great...''

It was magic.

It's no longer in the realm of divine magic. That's what it's called.

　That's right.

　This is non-magical magic granted by skill points.

　I'm not a magician.

　It's about time.
　I've finally made it this far.
　I'm going to be the first to say that I'm going to be the first to say it.

　I'm not going to let you go.


"Storm Cleave Followers of the Rulers!


　He swung his storm-clad sword down.
　At the same time, the Earth Dragon released a flame breath.
　However, it was cleaved off by a single storm.

　As it was, it swung down into the giant dragon's brain.

　Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

　The dragon is torn in half.
　It couldn't even scream.
　Its vocal cords had already lost their function and its brain marrow had been destroyed.

　The dragon, which was cut in two as if it had been stripped of its clothing, collapsed with a roar.

　A thick cloud of dust rose.
　In the midst of it all, the companions stood dumbfounded.

''Great........''

''Ha........ I can't help but laugh now.

'I didn't expect........ I didn't think I could even defeat a dragon. And that too in a single blow........

"Lacelle Singh Stark.... His strength is insurmountable.

　Compliments.

　I break the spell.
　What appeared was the original training sword.
　Skill points come in.

　That number is 12,000 points.

　That wasn't a lot for a big board.
　But it's not bad.

　This was a guardian dragon and this was it.
　There were probably even stronger monsters ahead of us.

　A shiver runs down my spine.
　I couldn't help but smile.