You'll be fighting with me. For the future.
Yeah, you can't tell me that until you beat me!

　As soon as I said it, the dragon spat out black light bullets.
　The light bullets split in the air and hit me from all sides.

''There it is again.''

　The magical barrier prevents its power from reaching me.
　At this rate, even if I were to be hit by several hundred rounds, the Lucifer's Shield would be able to withstand it.

"I'm not afraid of someone who won't attack me!　I'll just go on and on!

　The dragon got on a roll and shot more light bullets at me.

''Then attack as you wish.

　I chanted a spell as I deployed my magic barrier.

''Fire Arrow.''

　It creates multiple arrows of fire and shoots down the approaching group of light bullets.

　Gomph!

　The 'Fire Arrow' that pushed forward further hit the dragon.
　With a roar, the black behemoth reared up in the air.

''Still.....still.........!

　Despite the hurt, the dragon does not lose its fighting spirit.
　With the flap of its wings, it creates a gust of wind.
　The wind that became a blade surrounded me.

''Burst Wind.''

　A tornado is created and the blade of wind is blown away.

''Guuuuut...!

　The dragon retreats in the aftermath of the attack.

"What a...

　A grinning dragon.

　At the same time, a killing spirit was created behind me.

　When I turned around, the thing that jumped into my field of vision was an enormous tail.
　The tail, which is bent like a whip, is closing in on me before I knew it.

Meteo-blade.

　I turned around and produced a sword of fire and swung it.
　It bounced off the stubborn tail with a blazing slash and explosion.

'No matter how hard I try, it's useless.
You don't need to be human.

　Rooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

　The Underworld Dragon, Belga Elfida, howled.

''I will crush you with everything I have!

　He flaps his wings and rushes forward.

　Even this guy would understand the difference in power.
　Or do they respond to the strength of their opponents by increasing their fighting spirit?

　This is the temperament of a dragon - or is it that of a demon race?

"Take it, this is.......the most powerful series of blows!
Another triple combination.
'Triple?　Wrong.

　The dragon's entire body was enveloped in an aura of black magical power.
　Its speed accelerated several times - or even tens of times.

"Raise the destructive power of blows and magic to the maximum and destroy everything...

　Fangs, claws, and tails - countless numbers of fangs, claws, and tails - are unleashed at the speed of black lightning.
　Hundreds and thousands of breaths are unceasingly spat out of their mouths.

"Well, if you can bear it, bear it!

　I put up the 'Lucifer's Shield' and take a static stance.
　The sound of explosions and impacts echoes endlessly.

　Probably, an attack energy that could even change the terrain has been struck.
　Even so, the barrier created by the Demon King's magical power doesn't get a single scratch.

　It doesn't even waver.

''d*mn it, I will not be defeated!　I don't care if he's a demon lord, I don't give a shit about ex-humans.　There's no way I'm letting you in!

　The dragon shouts.

'I knew you didn't like humans.
'Of course!　Humans are weak!　And yet you kept killing demons and dragons with the weapons God gave you!　You are weak.

　Thousands, or even tens of thousands more attacks converged, causing a tremendous explosion.

　The entire area was covered in black smoke.
　The smoke is so thick that you can't see the dragon in front of you.

　Soon, that black smoke slowly clears──.
　I'm floating in the air without a care in the world with my Lucifer's Shield deployed.

''Bah, that's ridiculous........I didn't get a single scratch from that one.......''

　The dragon groaned in dismay.

'It's time to end this,'

　Even if you always launch a half-hearted attack, this guy will only burn up his fighting spirit.
　With a more overwhelming force.......we will bring it to its knees.

''You said humans are weak. Then you should see how much power this former human demon king has gained.

　A black aura enveloped my entire body.
　The flame-like aura erupted violently and blew away the clouds in the sky.

''Let's go a little tighter. Don't die.
What is this magical power...!

　A shiver mingled with a shiver in the dragon's voice.

　Frightened.
　The most powerful dragon species.

　I pointed at him with my finger and chanted.

"'Mega Thunder'!

　A golden flash of light covered with a blue spark pierced through to the far reaches of the sky.
　A shock and roar that could shake the demon world itself resounded.

''Gu.........aaaaah......!

　With a huge explosion, the surrounding space is ripped open and countless black cracks run through it.
　Behind it, the darkness of blindness spread out.

　The 100% output Mega Thunder.

　Even space is scorched, pierced and destroyed - the ultimate thunderbolt.

"This power........is a power that could burn the entire world to the ground.......!

　The dragon's voice that could be heard from behind the explosive flames and black smoke was trembling.

''It's impossible.......even for a Demon King, this kind of power.......!
Do you accept me for who I am?

　I looked at the black smoke ahead of me.

　Slowly it cleared and the black dragon that appeared was covered in wounds.
　I shot at an angle that grazed his body so as not to kill him, but I heard he still took a lot of damage.

　However, he won't acknowledge me if I don't do this much.
　Just like with Regal.

''I don't like it.......!

　But Belga Elfida, the Underworld Dragon, is still fierce.

"No matter how much I'm hurt, no matter how much I'm beaten, I won't stop fighting once I've started. As long as my body moves!

Not going to the end. You're a piece of work.

　I cast the next spell.
　One last spell to settle the matter.

"'Gravityfall'.

　A black sphere appears above the dragon's head.

?　Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...?

　The dragon that was hit directly fell in a straight line.
　They are slammed into the icy earth with a tremendous earth tremor.

''U, I can't move........!　This is...

Gravityfall, the magic that creates supergravity.

　I took control of my floating magic and landed on the dragon's side.

''Its activation speed is slow and it's a difficult spell to hit against a fast-moving opponent. But it's easy to hit you when you're wounded.

'So you were going to settle for this spell all along, not 'Mega Thunder'?

　The dragon glared at me.

"I told you. "I'm not going to kill you. "I don't kill you, but I'm going to have you fight with me. "Now you won't be able to move, Belga Elfida, the Dark Lord dragon.

　Silence, flows.
　Me and the dragon's gaze collides in the air.



　The silence was broken by a sigh.

''I'm the strongest dragon species too. I can't believe they've neutralized me so easily without killing me.''

　The dragon laughed quietly as he said it.

''As expected, I don't feel like I can win. I surrender.''

　Somehow, you got me to admit it.
　I released the gravity spell.

'I'll give this back,'

　The dragon spits out the crown it just swallowed.

　.........you're covered in drool.
　I'm going to use water-based magic to wash it and then take the crown in my hand.

　A symbol of the king, huh?

"I hereby pledge my lifelong loyalty to you. I am willing to risk my life and limb for you. From now on, I would like to thank you for your continued business.

　The dragon's demeanor suddenly became vexing.

''When you talk to me, you can do what you normally do.

　To be honest, I'm confused by how different the characters are from earlier.

'Nice to meet you, Belle.
Bell?
Bel-Ga-name-whatever that is, it's a very long name. I'm gonna call you Belle.
Bell... That's nice.

　The dragon fished up the edge of his mouth.
　Perhaps he smiled.

''Well, again, good to see you - Demon King-sama.
It's Fried.

　I took off my mask and said to Belle.

　This guy knows I'm an ex-human, and I'm willing to show him my true face.
　However, I need to make sure to nail him to the wall that he doesn't say anything else.

I don't want you to know that I'm an ex-human, only my close associate Stella knows. Please keep it a secret from the rest of the demon race.



I just want to get to the place where we were before.

　I put my mask back on and said to Belle.
　I thought back to the stray bullet from the fight with the dragon that had landed in the distance.

'Give me a ride, Belle,'
All right. There you go, Master Freed.

　The dragon bent over.
　It adjusted its levitation magic and straddled its back.

　
　When we get back to the castle, we'll need to have a saddle made for this guy.

All right, then. Don't let him give you the slip.

　As soon as he said it, the dragon flapped its wings wide.

''U........oh.......?''

　It swayed more than I expected.
　This is a far cry from the demon dragon I rode before.
　Is that how powerful it is?

　I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.
　

　Soon after, I arrived at the area where Bell's attack had landed earlier.
　The ground is greatly gouged out by the shock wave, and a number of cracks and craters have been created.

　However, fortunately, it seems to be not a residential area, so it seems that the demon race is not damaged.

Thank goodness. I'm glad to hear that no one has died.
If it's going to kill you, it's going to kill you.

　Belle tells him matter-of-factly.

"The demon race is 'the powerful'. The weak who don't deserve it will be weeded out sooner or later.

　

I prefer a world where the weak and the strong have an equal right to live.

　He glares at Bell through his mask.

''Unlike the previous Demon King-sama, you're quite moderate...''
'Anyway you're too powerful. Think of the damage you can do to those around you and attack me.

　I chided Belle.

"I'm the Demon King with my orders.
Okay.
Well, let's just take a quick look around the demon world.

　Belle and I will fly everywhere in the sky of the demon world...