The village was engulfed in flames. People were fleeing. In the sky above, there was a black dragon that shot flaming bullets with a look of its own accord. It has powerful limbs and a long tail, and large wings that spread from its back. Its eyes were glowing red in the dark of night, and it looked as if it was enjoying the situation.

''Prioritize the rescue of the villagers! Carry out those who can't move!

　Garun-san shouted. The beast guard soldiers immediately sprang into action to save those who were trapped underneath the fallen pillar and those who were injured and unable to walk.

''We'll help rescue them too! We're going to save every last one of them!

　When Leon-san gave the order, the Belfast guard soldiers also joined in rescuing the villagers.

''Well, we have to get that dragon away from this village.

　I get that guy's attention in the sky with ease and let him leave the village. In the meantime, Garun, Rion and the others will rescue the villagers. That's the kind of plan we've been working on until we got here. They have a mission to protect Olga-san. They can't fight the dragon here and fall.
　Besides, the opponent is flying in the sky. Our weapons can't reach them. I'm not going to be the only one who can use magic, so Linse and I will have to do something about it.

"Light, pierce me, shining holy spear, shining javelin!

　A single ray of light pierced through the dark night. However, the black dragon fluttered in the air, ducking it and shooting a flaming bullet from its oral cavity.

''Kuk, 'Boost!'''

　He used his body strengthening magic to evacuate the area. An explosion erupted from the point where the flaming bullets landed and sparks of fire rained down on the area.
　This is not good. If we fight here, there will be even more damage.

''Ember!''
"Will.

　In response to my call, the amber returns to its normal size.

'Linse! Get in!
Huh?

　I straddled Amber's back and pulled Linse even closer, making her sit in front of me. Then, in one fell swoop, I ran off to the south of the village.
　When I looked back, the dragons fired one flaming bullet after another at us. The amber carrying me ran through the woods and expertly avoided them to the right and left. Good, follow me, follow me.
　The reason I brought Linse with me is because as long as we're flying in the sky, it's only me or Linse that can help. The two of us will manage to pull off his wings. That's when it all starts.
　We emerge from the woods into a large grassy area. The view was good and unobstructed. Not much damage would be done here. It hurts that there's nowhere to hide, but.....

　Gogaaaaah!

　The dragon roars. Hearing its voice, Ember roars in her throat and threatens it.

''You........insult my Lord.......! It's only a flying lizard!
'What? Amber, I can understand his words!

　I asked as I stepped down from the amber in amazement, and he translated the dragon's words for me.

''O little worm that disturbed my enjoyment! You will tear its body into eight pieces and eat it"? You're a sniveling little boy who can't speak human language. This is why I don't like the Azure Emperor's family!''

　Ember stared at the black dragon in the sky, revealing her anger.

''Pleasure...? You think they attacked the village for fun and games? You seem like a very selfish person.

　I could still understand if it was in retaliation for gaining sustenance to live or defiling the sanctuary. Then I thought that I could turn them away by causing them a little pain, and that would be enough.
　But it seems that that guy was attacking people for his own pleasure. Then we don't have to hold back either.

''Linse, I'll beat him down. Then I'll beat his wings off.
Yes, sir.

　Linse nodded with a small nod. I concentrated my magic power and deployed a non-attribute magic.

''Multiple!''

　Small magic circles unfolded around me like a launching pad towards the dragon. One is two, two is four, four is eight...one after the other, and eventually, when the number exceeds a hundred, I activate the next magic.

'Light, pierce me, shining holy spear, Shining Javelin.

　In the next moment, 128 spears of light were fired at the black dragon all at once. I can't use high-level spells yet, but I'm second to none when it comes to manpower through magic power. I can't use a bazooka, but I can use a machine gun.

Gaaaaaah!

　The black dragon seemed to be trying to avoid the approaching light scatter, but it couldn't escape the 128 spears. It took several shots to its body and fell to the ground, bleeding.
　However, he quickly picked himself up and spread his wings and tried to soar into the sky again. But Linze would not allow it.

''Water, come, limpid sword blade, Aquacutter.''

　The compressed water blade flew towards the black dragon's wings. SPAP! and the black wing on the right was cut off in half.

Gawd!

　The dragon was about to take off again, with one loud cry, perhaps due to the pain, and the dragon was about to take off again. However, it lost its balance and floated up a bit, only to fall right back to the spot. Alright, now there's no more flying in the sky.
　The black dragon's red eyes glinted with hatred and its mouth opened wide. This motion was different from the motion that had been releasing the flaming bullets until now. I don't know what it is, but it's not good!
　I hug Linse, who was beside me, and kick the earth with my 'boost' enhanced leg strength.
　Goooooooooooooh! And flames are spat out from the black dragon's mouth like a flamethrower, dyeing the area red.
　This guy uses different breathers? We can't get close to the dragon that keeps spitting flames as if it were threatening us.
　Linse tries to cut it off again with the aqua cutter, but the wall of fire created by the flaming breaths reduces its power and doesn't go far enough to do any damage.
　And then a single shadow falls on the dragon's head.

''Hey!

　The falling eight-fold sword flash sliced through the dragon's right eye.

''Boo-oh!''

Continuing on, Else's full-length strike with body strengthening that flew out from the woods exploded into the black dragon's side.

Gyaaaaaa!

Ouch! It's too hard, that guy!
I'm still better than the crystal demon I fought before, that I'm not regenerating.

　Yae and Else complained and took their distance from the dragon.
　The dragon, which had one eye crushed, became angry and continued to spit flaming bullets and flames continuously at the two of them.

''Tssh!
We need to get out of here, that we do!

　The two of them hurriedly retreat from the spot. A wall of explosive flames and fire illuminates the area.
　Aiming for an opening where their attention is focused on the two, I draw my sword and approach the dragon. I jumped up and swung my sword down, aiming at the head.

Gakiyin!

　It was a boost-enhanced blow, but with a high-pitched metallic sound, the sword broke from the middle.

''Kook!''

　How hard it is. Should I have aimed for the rest of the eyes as well as Yae? The black dragon, which stared at me with red eyes, raises its sickle-neck towards me. I opened my mouth wide and took a stance to spit out a breath.
　Ah, not good. Just when I thought that, a knife flew from somewhere and stabbed into the dragon's left eye.
　The dragon, with both eyes crushed, shook its head wide from side to side from the pain and let out a breath of flame.

''Slip!''

　Using magic to eliminate the friction underneath the dragon's feet in that gap, the body's balance is greatly compromised and the giant body falls over on its side. Dangerous, dangerous. Slip's magic is really useful. It's useless if it flies through the air, though.
　However, it would have been dangerous if the knife hadn't flown. Eight layers? Thank God. Huh? But Yae was on the opposite side of the street from where the knife came from, right? ...Well, okay.
　The dragon lets out an angry roar. This one's sword has been broken. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. The only way to do that is with an attack that has more penetrating power. Then..........

'Yae, Else! Buy me some time! Linze turned a large ice barrier towards me! Amber, protect Linse!

　At my call, Linse focuses her magic and spins a spell.

'Come Ice, Eternal Ice Wall, Ice Wall.'

　A large thick wall of ice appears in front of me. It's beautiful, clear ice. This should be good enough.

"Modeling!

　You hold your hand over the ice and transform it. The structure of the object is not difficult to make. Magic ice is different from ordinary ice in that it doesn't melt easily, but it's still not impossible to make.
　A few seconds later, what I've created is a large ice lens. I even made a proper base to prevent it from falling over.

'Multiple!'

　Small magic circles appear one by one and unfold in front of the lens, 1...2...4...8...16...32...64... 128... 256... 512!

"Light, pierce me, Holy Spear, Shining Javelin!

　The 512 spears of light that were released were sucked into the lens, refracted and focused on a single point. Using 'modelling' again, he adjusted the thickness of the lens and adjusted the focal length to match the black dragon.

''f*ck it!''

　Next thing you know, bop! There was an indescribable sound, and a wind hole was created in the black dragon's chest. The dragon leaned languidly forward as it was and fell to the ground with a grand earth shaking. The blood flowing from the chest of throbbing is turning the earth red.

''Yes.........''
We did it, that we did, Lord Winterfellas!

　Else and Yae come running up to me, frolicking. Linse on amber also came over to us.

''Brilliant, sir.''
"That's my master. I'm so proud of you.

　When the fight was over and I exhaled in relief, the ice lens rattled and shattered at the right moment. Whoa, I was startled.
　And then a black shadow falls on the ground. When I looked up to see what it was, I saw a second dragon floating in the sky with the moon at its back.

''Wha...! Another one...!

　Moreover, it was larger than the fallen black dragon and had red scales and white body hair from the back of its head to its tail. Its horns were long and thick, and its tail was also long.
　As we were puzzled by the sudden arrival of the second animal, the red dragon floating in the sky spoke out.

''We do not have the will to fight. It seems that my people have caused you trouble. I apologize.''
You can't talk, man!
'I am the red dragon who rules the sanctuary. I've come to bring back the one who ran amok, but it seems it's too late.

　The red dragon quietly closes his golden eyes, which are somewhat sad. I see, you've come to bring me back.... If you were a little earlier, this one would have had something to do with it too....
　In an indescribable atmosphere, Amber steps forward in front of the red dragon.

''Red dragon. You have to tell the 《Soutei》. You should at least educate your own family members properly.
"What...? This is not how it feels... is it possible that you are the White Emperor? How did you end up here...!

　The red dragon screams in surprise. I looked at Amber with a pout, uncomprehendingly. Is she surprisingly great, this girl?

"I see... it was the White Emperor who defeated the Black Dragon... and of course he was no match for the Black Dragon...
"Don't be mistaken. The one who defeated him was my master, Lady Fuyao. I'm afraid this little boy has insulted my Lord. He deserved it.
'What...? Master of the White Emperor? A human being, sir?

　I screamed in astonishment again, and the twin eyes of gold stared at me. Eventually, quietly, the red dragon landed on the ground and bent down and bowed his head.

''I would like to apologize for my repeated rudeness, I hope that my palms will forgive me... This matter was caused by this black dragon alone. Please, with all due respect........''
'Oh, well, now I know why, that's fine. But it's just this one time. Tell the young guys not to let this happen again.
Ha. I promise. Let's return to the sanctuary immediately and tell everyone. Now, if you'll excuse me.

　The red dragon stood up and bowed its head once more, flapped its wings and slowly rose up, circling overhead and then left towards the south.

''Totally annoying. This is why the 《Sou Emperor》........''

　Mumbling and complaining, Amber pompously reverted to the size of a child's tiger again. It looks like he's on very bad terms with this 《Soutei》 guy. It's called "Dragon and Tiger Fierce", so I guess it can't be helped. Huh?
　I looked around and saw three people sitting on the ground.

'What's up, guys?'
What's the matter... is that I couldn't move...

　Else makes a snatched voice. Ah, the same state as Yumina's when she summoned Ember. That red dragon must have been a pretty high level dragon too. That golden eye, that golden eye, might have been a demon eye.

''Fuyao-san, ha...were you okay?''
Not a bit. I'm not sure.
It's kind of unreasonable, that it is...

　But I don't know. It's probably a God effect. I can't do anything about it. Come to think of it, I have a heart that feels fearful, but it doesn't often make me cramped.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends.