This powder makes the water harden. That's strange.

I don't know how it works, but can't it be dismissed as something foreign, like too much salt?

It should be okay. We can't get rid of it. Give it a shot, give it a shot.

All right. Well, you were right about the whole War of the Void thing, and Mister Taro's plan didn't fail. If nothing else, wives believe their husbands.

I'll do my best, too.

''I'm not that good at wind magic either, but I can at least send this powder to a distant water dragon.

'I'd rather throw powder on the water dragons too...'

Perhaps it would be better if Mr. Taro took command in the rear.

When we ran out of powder, all we had was tallow, so I had to step back.

That's right. A maneuver is only as good as his strength, you see.

Master Taro will stay with me, please.

Yes, sir.




　Once again, the lack of combat power and the overprotection of the wives sent them to the rear, but the mission to defeat the Water Dragon began.
　First, Lalabelle and Aisha approached the Water Dragon at full speed with a large sack in their arms, hitting its contents without mercy.
　The girls dodged the attack from the Water Dragon's neck, and when the powder was gone, they dropped backwards to retrieve the bag and scattered the powder again.
　Mew used her wind magic to send a large amount of powder flying, repeatedly hitting the Water Dragon's body.

''Taro-chan, what is that powder?''

It's a polymer.

"Public Domain Porter?

"A substance that absorbs water and forms a gel.

　I actually put a small amount of polymeric polymer in a glass of water and showed Marilyn how the water turned into a gel.

'It's true. It's amazing.

'I see. So it turns the water that makes up the water dragon's body into a gel.

'That's what I mean. I hear seawater doesn't absorb well, so I'll have to prepare some more.

　The additional polymeric polymers we prepared were also scattered one by one, and as a result, the Water Dragon's movement became much slower.
　Since it went from full-body water to full-body gel-like, the reaction rate must have been greatly reduced due to its viscosity.

''Success. Larabell!　Aisha!

I'll take care of it!

　Larabell and Aisha, who had been working on sprinkling polymeric polymers on the Water Dragon, pulled out their respective gains and began their attack.

'Let's go!'

Oraaah!

　A blow by Larabell's sword sent the Water Dragon's head flying, but since it was still in gel form, the moisture didn't sink in much when it fell to the ground, and it was left there.
　Aisha also dropped the Water Dragon's head with one thrust by Estock after another.

''Taro-sama, your neck is slow to move.

It's Gel.

'Ah!　But it's dangerous!

I'm fine.

　He still managed to move and try to attack Larabell, but he was moving slowly and before he could, Mew was moving.
　The wind magic had blown his head off the ground from near the main body of the body.

'The core can hold a distant mass of water better than I thought it could. But it doesn't seem to have the ability to cut off the separated water at will. Only the distance from the core determines whether the separated water lives or dies. That's what makes it so deadly.

　The heads of the gelatinous water dragons couldn't do anything against Lalabelle and Aisha, they could only move undulating on the ground.
　It wasn't hard enough to hold the shape of a dragon's neck, but it wasn't as fluid as water.
　Still, the water and salt was still there, so it was still alive.
　It can't protect the main body or attack Larabell and the others, but the core can't kill this neck.
　It had to be farther away from the core to die, and it had become dead stock to the water dragon.
　Mew had grabbed enough distance from the core that the severed head wouldn't die, and she used her wind magic to blow it away where it wouldn't affect Larabell and Aisha.

''Ah!　The body turned watery again!

　Expecting this to happen, the Water Dragon could hold about three times as much water as it normally could.
　It quickly siphoned off the water, but that was the proof that the Water Dragon didn't have any room to spare.

''Larabell!　Aisha!

"Okay!

　The two of them start spraying large amounts of polymeric polymers at the Water Dragon, which has returned to its near-water state again.
　After a few moments, the Water Dragon's main body turns into a gel again, and Larabell and Aisha slash its head off again, and Mew blows it outward.
　Once again, the amount of dead stock taking up the Water Dragon's room just by being alive has increased.

''I see. That gel-like water that was blown outward is still alive, but on the contrary, it's dragging the Water Dragon's core down.''

That's what I mean.

　By now, the amount of water the core can hold should be at its limit.
　If it held any more water, the water dragon would die.
　But the gel-like water that was flung outward would remain alive, and because it was gel-like, it wouldn't seep into the ground and die.
　It can't even join the main body and is only a drag on the water dragon.

''One more breath!''

Yes!

　The Water Dragon began to attack Larabell and Aisha, growing numerous necks, even cutting down on the torso it had thickened to protect its core.
　Apparently, they were quite cornered.

''Let's go again!

　Mew used his wind magic to send the polymer powder flying, and after absorbing it, the Water Dragon became more and more viscous and slower to move.
　The slower-moving Water Dragon was decapitated by two more swords, and its head was blown away from its body by Mew's wind magic, finally exposing its core enough for us to see.

'Frau, please!'

'Um, why me in the end?　It doesn't seem to matter if it's Lalabelle and the others.

'It's not that hard of a reason. I'm just trying to catch the waterdragon off guard.

　Since the body was getting thinner and thinner, he could use Lalabelle and Aisha's sword and Mew's magic to kill it, but there was no way the Water Dragon wouldn't have expected that.
　It was because I thought an unexpected long-range attack would be more likely to catch the enemy off-guard here, as they might take unexpected counterattack measures.
　I asked Frau to snipe at me with my bow.

''If I fail, that's exactly what Lalabelle and the others will be doing. Let's just relax.''

I understand.

　Frau guarded the arrow on the bow, aimed, and then released the arrow in seconds.
　It seemed to be more drastic than I thought it would be.
　Frau's arrow hit the water dragon's core with precision, and the salt water that made up the water dragon all collapsed and spread out on the ground like slime.
　The core it was controlling had stopped functioning, and it had successfully stopped the Water Dragon's breath.

''You did it, Frau.''

Yes, sir.

You did it. This is what will restore the sea.

　I'm glad that the plan I came up with worked.
　No one was injured or killed and we successfully defeated the second named 'Water Dragon'.......like that wasn't the purpose of the trip......is it okay that it's over?