Buzzing--buzzing--.

　I heard a faint such sound.
　I used my detection magic to find out the identity of that feather-like thing.

''How........to be seen in this era.

　Fonvask, I'm surprised you're prepared for this.
　By the time I reincarnate, it's all set for my reincarnation.

You amaze me with your vindictive nature.
Kak Kakka.

　Von Bask snaps his teeth and laughs.

'But you don't think I can beat you with this stuff?
I didn't think...

　Von Busk looks out the window and continues.

'But a thousand years ago, you were all alone, weren't you?　As a lone heretic, you didn't have a single weakness as you marched ahead. But after a thousand years, you seem to have grown weak. That's because you have an ally in your corner!

　Hmm.
　It may be obvious, but does that mean that the 'friends' at the magic academy such as Lara, Marise, and Cynthia have already been grasped?

''Kurt?　What is this man talking about?
You should look out of Averill's window.

　She urged Avril to do so.
　She shifted her gaze out the window.

　The sky was filled with dark clouds.
　What appeared there was--.


Here comes the evil dragon, Shanugan.


　There was a giant dragon dressed in jet-black scales flying in the sky.

　And it wasn't just one evil dragon, Shanugan.
　

''Goooooooooooooooooooo!''

　Shanugan wailed in woe.
　His voice echoed through the imperial capital, and the buildings shook, making the earth tremble.

''Do, a dragon!　Wasn't that a mythical creature!
Dragons are real. At least....

　I turn back to von Busk.

'You wouldn't believe it in this day and age, though.
Kak Kakka!　How about that!　I have sent a dragon down to this time!　Now the fun begins.

　Von Bask is pleased with himself.

　Perhaps he had transcended the dimensions and had a dragon summoned to this world.
　Does that mean that there was a magic formula assembled somewhere in the imperial city beforehand?
　No, perhaps it wasn't one.
　Just like the explosive magic in the schoolhouse ... no, there must have been a hundred ... a thousand more magic formulas hidden and installed, just like the explosive magic in the schoolhouse ... no, more than that.
　He activated it at this very moment and had the dragon summoned to the imperial capital.

　However..........

''This is your secret move?　Once again, don't think you can stop me with an evil dragon.

　That's right.
　They are no match for me, not even for a dragon.

　I've dealt with countless dragons in my past life.
　One of them was a divine dragon that was even higher than the evil dragon.

　As expected, even VonBusk would know that.
　And yet........what do you mean by summoning a dragon?

''Even if I could defeat you, what about those weak and feeble fellows?

　Von Bask fished the corners of his mouth with a grin and continued his story.

"I bet we can't even defeat a small dragon. "I'm sure we won't be able to defeat even a small dragon. "I'm afraid that if we don't go and rescue our weak and vulnerable friends soon, we'll lose something important.
"Hmm. I'm sure Lara and the others will be fine but I'm afraid the dragons are too much for them.

　Where's Lara and the others are located okay, I got it. It's the central square.
　A new dragon was summoned there from the magic formula that had been prepared in advance and was about to attack Lara and her friends.

"Avril. I'm going to go help Lara and her friends once.
He's gonna get away with it!
You wouldn't be so trivial, would you, Von Busk?

　At my question, Von Busk had a grin on his face with his mouth closed.

　He seems to have an idea.
　I think he is hoping to buy a little more time.

　What, no matter what von Busk thinks, I'm confident I can return it with more power than that.
　You can't get rid of them.
　It's better to go to the rescue of Lara and the others first.

And you know what, Avril?

　I held Avril like a young lady and continued as I deployed my transition magic.

'The fight won't take long.'



Lara.



What's that...?

　Marise pointed to the sky and said in a trembling voice.

　Lara and the rest of the group had escaped from the school building and were running around the Imperial City.
　Since all of them were using cloaking magic, none of them showed any signs of noticing Lara and the others.

　However, at this time, as expected, they were upset and all of them broke their cloaking magic.
　That's how shocking the scene was that burned in the eyes of the girls.

''Do, dragon!''

　Lara was the first to speak up.
　A huge, jet-black dragon had appeared in the sky.

　Lara and the others aren't the only ones.
　The people in the imperial capital looked up at the sky and became terrified of the dragon.

''It seems that it's not just one of them, but...''
Oh, he's coming for me!

　Smaller dragons that were flying around the largest dragon in the world.
　Some of them were descending towards Lara and the others.

''Mi, guys - we're going to intercept you!

　I can't help but want to run away in fear myself, and Lara inspires everyone to do so.
　But.

'Doh, it's a dragon!　There's no way we can win!

We ordinary mortals can't defeat a dragon...

　The dragon in its divine form made everyone lose the will to fight even before they could fight.

　--Already!
　But we can't run away here. In the first place, even if we tried to escape, we wouldn't be so naive as to let Lara and the others off the hook.

　The proof of this is........

''Whoa, they came out of here too!

　A magic circle is activated as if to block the front of one student who turned away and ran away.
　A new dragon was summoned from there and sent through the student.

''Is it a magic circle that was set up beforehand? Either way, it doesn't look like we'll be able to escape.

　Marise makes a grim expression.

　The situation is hopeless.
　It's difficult to deal with just one dragon, but they appear one after another.
　Moreover, they have started to surround the girls so that they cannot escape.

''Marise, Cynthia-chan!
Yes!
Cynthia I'm not going to run away...

　With all the courage she could muster, Lara called out to them.
　That was the signal for the fight.

　Lara, Marise, and Cynthia showered the swarm of dragons coming towards them with magic.
　But.

''Ki, it's not working!

　The dragons weakened their speed for a moment, but they attacked Lara and the others without a care in the world.
　It's hard to say for myself, but I thought I had overcome quite a bit of hardship until now.
　I've fought behemoths, demons, and even a monster called the "Four Great Sages".

''But those dragons...''

　Different levels.
　Lara had to agree.

　A dragon that is coming towards Lara and her friends in a big way.

'Ta, ta........'

　Lara had tears in the corners of her eyes and exclaimed


'Help!　Kurt--------!


Hmm. I'm glad you're holding up.

　The voice echoed from the sky.

'Thunderstorm.'

　Then he chanted a magic in the air.
　Then, a thunderstorm rampaged around and hit the dragons that attacked Lara and the others.

''Kyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnn!''

　The dragons, who hadn't faltered when Lara and the others showered them with magic, fell to the ground screaming.

　A group of dragons that were so terrifying.
　But in front of him, they were as good as babies.
　He died out with a single magic shot.

''Sorry, I'm late.''

　With that, he lands in front of Lara and the others.

'Kurt!'

　That one ... Lara hugged Kurt's back.

　The time apart was brief.
　But the time without Kurt felt like an eternity to Lara.

'Well,'

　Kurt looks up at the sky and says

'It's the evil dragon Shanugan. You're unlucky to be summoned. Don't think you'll get a free pass for trying to hurt my friend.