Gogaaaaaaah!

　A large red-copper colored dragon in front of us, standing on the sandy beach, shouts a rage that makes my ears go crazy.
　I can kind of understand it without asking, but I'll just ask.

''........What do you say?''
"Well, simply put, 'Get out of my way or I'll kill you.'

　Ruri, who was perched on my shoulder in her baby dragon state, sighed in dismay.
　We stopped at a nearby fishing village before we crossed over to Dracliff Island.
　We wanted to get information about the island, but before that, we also wanted to summon Ruri with our summoning magic.
　The summoning itself was a success, and we were happy to be able to call Ruri from the surface world, when a red-copper-colored dragon flew in from somewhere and began attacking the village.
　Ruri and I, who couldn't bear to see it, and when we tried to stop it, it shouted at us in anger.

Is this guy attacking the village for some reason? Did the humans do something wrong?
'No, I was told not to interrupt your play, so I thought it was a complete whim.

　Is this for fun? The black dragon we met before was the same, but do dragons have a tendency to look down on other species? Well, it's said to be the most powerful species, so it's not hard to see why....

''Isn't this guy young?''
''Yes. Yes. If you were a human being, it would be about 16. It's a time when he has a lot of energy left over.

　But that doesn't mean that I should be attacked for no reason. Some houses have been burned down, but no one seems to be injured.

Can you tell them to go back to the island?
"You don't have to...

　Even so, as Ruri spoke to the red-copper dragon in gyaa gyaa and dragon language, an angry shout that was louder than before resounded on the beach, and flames were blown out of the dragon's mouth at us.

''[Absorb]

　The breaths of fire released on me, Ruri, Etoile, and the others dissipate in a cloud on the spot and are absorbed by me. The non-attribute magic [Absorb] is a magic that absorbs magic and turns it into its own magical power.
　Most of the dragon's breath, except for special ones, is converting the magic element in the body and spitting it out as magic. And if there is, it can also be absorbed by [Absorb].

So there's no need to ask anything. Then there's no need for us to hold back?
"So it seems.

　Ruri flies off my shoulder and returns to her original size. Immediately, a beautiful sapphire-blue shining dragon manifested on the beach.
　The red copper dragon's legs pulled back slightly as the giant blue dragon suddenly appeared.

''Gosh, gogaaaaaaaaah!

　The red bronze dragon roars menacingly at an even louder volume, but Ruri listens to the roar with a cool face......it looks like she's listening to the roar, but her eyes are twitching. Huh, are you angry?
　When I inhaled a breath, a breath of flame breath, which must be several times the size of the red copper dragon, was released from Ruri's mouth in a grand manner.
　The red copper dragon instantly turned into extinguished charcoal and its charred body crumbled into tatters. Oh, scary.........

''Isn't that too much?''
"I couldn't stomach it, indeed. You have no idea what you're doing mocking my master.

　Ah, so that was some kind of a bad word about me earlier. Although Ruri pretends to be intelligent and calm, she's quite a passionate person. Otherwise, she wouldn't have fought with Amber like that.
　I'm glad that she's angry on my behalf, but when I think about what's going to happen next, I wonder what to do....
　Well, there's no point in worrying about it. You were about to have your village burned down, so let's just let it go.

We'll just go to the island for now. I'm sure the Elder Dragon can help us find someone who can help us.
'Yes. I hope not all the dragons here are like this.'

　Riding on the back of the larger Ruri, he and the three Etoiles headed for Dracliff Island.
　After flying for a while, the island came into view in the distance. So that's Dracliff Island.
　I mean, there's quite a few dragons flying around...aren't they coming towards us?
　

''It's not a friendly atmosphere by any stretch of the imagination.......''
You're intimidating. It seems to be one of the dragons from before. And they're all young.
Can you tell them if there is a representative of this island that you would like to talk to them?
"Will.

　When Ruri gave a whine to the surrounding dragons, the surrounding dragons began to whine again. Ah, it's so annoying!

''I can't let you see the elder dragon, go home, you stranger! I'm sure you've said that.'
They really don't know what they're talking about...

　Originally, Ruri was the pinnacle of the dragon species. However, in this world, it seems that its existence has been forgotten because it hasn't manifested for a long time. Not only is it rare for a divine beast to manifest from the spirit world, even if it is just a divine beast, but this world has not developed magic, so it would have never been summoned.
　Even so, the old dragon should know about the existence of the Elderly, but before that, these youngsters interrupt me.

What do you want to do?
Full speed to the island for now. Let's force our way down to see him.
"Yes.

　Various breaths of flames, flame bombs, ice cubes, electric shocks, and so on, fly towards Ruri, who has begun to fly again. I nullify them all with 【absorb】, and Ruri lands on the island.
　As soon as we landed, several tyrannosaurus-like dragons formed a swarm and attacked us. They are non-flying dragons, earth dragons.

"Target Lock. [Gravity]

　The earth dragons locked with 【Multiple】 from their bosom phones, the weighted magic 《Gravity》 explodes on the earth dragons locked with 【Multiple】.

''Gyaaah!''

　The ground dragons fall to the ground with a very crushed cry. I didn't add any weight to kill them. Just stay quiet there for a while.
　As I was dealing with the ground dragons, a large dragon landed in front of Ruri. Its entire body was green and its back, shoulders and tail were covered with sharp spines. Was that, I believe, a spiked dragon 《Spike Dragon》?　I've seen it in a book in the guild's reading room.
　But it's big. Bigger than Ruri.

'Gruoahhhh!
Gaaaaaah!

　Ruri returns to the spiny dragon's roar as well. That's why my ears are keening........
　The spiny dragon begins to breathe in. It's a dragon breath. As if to stand in response to it, Ruri also took a breath stance.
　At the same time, scorching hot breaths are released from the two animals. The breaths collided in the center of the two animals, and although they held their balance for a moment, the spiny dragon was immediately pushed aside and its body was burned by Ruri's breaths.
　With a pusp of smoke, the thorny dragon also collapsed to the spot.

''Is this guy an old dragon [Elder]?''
'No, he's younger than the one who just put out the coals. He cursed us so much.

　It's hard to tell by looking at them. It's hard to judge by appearances. It's not like he's old because he's big, is it?
　Hmm?
　At the far end of the island, from the central mountain, another dragon is coming towards us. Seeing this, the other dragons that were screaming in the sky stopped making noise with a snap.

''Heh........''

　When I saw the dragon gradually coming towards me, I couldn't help but let out a cry. I am sure that this is the old dragon, or perhaps the ancient dragon, the Ancient Dragon.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.

I am very pleased that you have manifested yourself here, Sohito-sama.

　The silver dragon stated this in fluent human language and hung its head, or Koobe. As soon as they saw him, all the other dragons around him landed on the ground in unison, and their bodies fell to the ground.

You will be able to see that they are not the same as you. You may call me Ruri, my new name. It is the name given to me by my Lord here, Fuyuyo Mochizuki-sama.''

　Hearing those words, the silver dragon's eyes widened for a moment, but it immediately hung its head to me as well.

"I hope you will forgive me for my rudeness...
No, but that's okay. You're the dragon in charge of the island?
"Yes, sir. I am the ruler of this island. I'm sorry I couldn't stop the young dragon from doing what he wanted.

　?　I wonder. This silver dragon is listless. Well, when it flew over just now, it was very slow, is there something wrong with it?　I wonder if that's why I haven't been able to get the dragons on the island together.
　Suddenly, I looked at the silver dragon's tail and saw that it had a scar near the tip, which was discolored to purple. On the contrary, small purple spots could be seen all over the tail.

''What about that tail?''
I am ashamed to tell you this, but the wound that was inflicted on me by a human who controlled a mechanical puppet about 200 years ago remains as a curse, and it still eats away at my body. I thought about biting its tail off, but I thought better of it than to become a flightless body.

　The silver dragon lowers his head even more and his eyes fall down. What do you mean by not being able to fly?

Will cutting off the tail stop you from flying?
'It will not be able to balance itself well in flight. A dragon that can't fly is the same as a ground dragon. A ground dragon would have the leg strength to compensate for this, but a species that flies does not have it. It can't fly and it can't run on the ground. That can't be called a dragon anymore.''

　I see. But to do this against a dragon........ A mechanical doll is a golem, right? What is a golem that can deal with dragons........

That golem........what color was that mechanical doll?
'It's purple but so what?

　Purple. The purple crown of the Fanatic Viola. Is that him?　Two hundred years ago, I don't think the master is Luna.
　No, there are other purple golems out there. It wasn't always "The Crown. And I don't care if it was Viola who gave me the scar.

I'll just fix you up. You stay here, okay?
What?

　I go around to the tail and look at the wound. Maybe this is a poison curse. Normally it would be a quick death, but I wonder if the dragon's life force was able to withstand for two hundred years. For now, let's get rid of the poison.

[Recovery]

　I touched its tail and activated the magic, and immediately the purple spots disappeared and the beautiful scales regained their silvery glow.

''Come, Light, Goddess Healing, Mega Heel.''

　The wound on his tail is completely healed with the recovery magic.

''Oh........power all over my body.......!　I feel refreshed, like I'm young again!'

　The silver dragon let out a roar like a yell to the heavens. The other dragons followed suit and one after another raised their voices to the heavens.
　I've heard of dog howls before, but the dragon's is a bit too big of a scale. You can even feel the air chattering and trembling.

''Shut up........!
Praise be to the Lord. Please forgive me.

　I can hear Ruri's telepathic story. If you say so, I have no choice but to keep my mouth shut.
　I listen to the dragon howling for a while, but eventually the silver dragon bows its head in front of me.

''Mochizuki Fuyao-sama. I can't thank you enough for what you have done. I'm not sure if there is anything we can do to help you.
'Don't worry about it, but I'm going to need a little favor. I need to rent a bit of land on this island. I'd like to build a house.
"That's about as easy as it gets, sir. How about a hillside up ahead? You'll have a clear view of the entire island.

　Yeah, that's a good idea. Then let's have him lead us there.
　Unlike earlier, the silver dragon flies through the air with a powerful flap of its wings. Led by Ruri, we also rode on Ruri and arrived at the mountainside.
　Then the silver dragon emitted a dazzling light and its shape gradually changed. And when the light subsided, there stood a young man with silver hair that reached his waist.
　His horns sprouted from his head and his skin had a slight pattern of scales, though he looked like a dragon race. He was dressed in plain grey trousers and shirt, with a calm jacket. He's quite handsome. d*mn, I'm not sorry!

It's amazing. I can be a human being...
''Yes. To begin with, our silver dragon prefers the world of humans, and thus has this ability.
Can't you do Ruri?
''There's no need for that. The silver dragon breed is an odd one.

　Saying that, Ruri popped again and changed into the form of a baby dragon. If this is one of the techniques of change, then either she can't transform into a human, or she can, but she doesn't.
　Either way, Ruri and the others seem to take pride in this form, so it's probably not necessary.

'This place is certainly nice. I can see the whole island and the view is nice.''
"Pi.

　Ruby mimics me and looks around. Safa and Emera followed suit and started looking around as well. Do they like it?

All right, let's do some groundwork first.

　We use soil magic to deform the slope flat and harden the ground to create a foundation. If this place isn't solid, there's a fear of a landslide or something.
　After clearing the land sufficiently, from [Storage], I made a mansion appear.

''Oh........''
"Pi", "po", "pa".

　Next to the silver dragon's surprise, the rubies are looking at the mansion that suddenly appeared. Is this a surprise?
　This mansion was purchased in advance in the surface world. It was originally the possession of a Regulus Empire nobleman, but since he had decided to give it away, he bought it cheaply.
　I set up the mansion on the prepared ground, and again used [Modeling] to solidify the ground firmly. The garden is bleak, but I'll plant a lawn or something sooner or later and let's go through with it this time.

''Is it safe for other people to come and go in and out of this mansion using transference?　Of course I'm not going to bother the dragon on the island.
No problem. Let's make sure to remind the residents of this place to never mess with it.

　That's what the silver dragon promised me, but, well, just in case, I'll put a protective ward on the range of the mansion. It's not like there aren't any stupid dragons around.
　Install the dimensional gate mark 2 taken out from 【Storage】 in the center of the garden. I was actually going to set it up underground or something, but on this island it's out of sight, so it won't be a problem.
　........If you think about it, there's no publicity, so you didn't need a mansion for camouflage, right?　They could have just put a gate on the ground.
　Well, we need a place to relax.
　What we need is for Ruby and her friends to take control of the house do you think they'll be able to do that?　I don't think we can do that yet. Besides, I have to take him to the doctor once.

''Hmm, we can't possibly bring Lime-san to this world either...''

　My super butler would be able to manage it with no problem, though. Besides, it honestly hurts to lose him in the surface world.

''In that case, I think it would be better to have this silver dragon manage it. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
Really?
'Yes. From time to time, this is how we take on human form, often going into the city to observe human life...

　It seems that the silver dragon species is a very curious species. The transformation into a human being is probably an ability brought about by such curiosity. By any chance, it was because I was doing that that I was cursed by the purple crown.......

''Then can I ask for it? You can use the mansion as you wish. You can use the mansion as you wish, as long as you have the furnishings, food and anything else you think you need.
'Yes, I understand. I've always wanted to live in a human home like this once, so I'm looking forward to it.

　Take out a sum of money from [Storage] and give it to the silver dragon. I'll ask him to buy some household goods and various other things with this. I also gave him a magic carpet for transportation. I don't think I can fly to town in the form of a dragon.

''Huh?　Well, silver dragon is the name of a species, isn't it? Don't you have a name?
''I don't have any. If you'd like, like Ruri-sama, I'd be more than happy to receive it from Fuyao-sama, but...

　Silver dragon ... silver, right? 'Silva' was the name Yumina gave to her summoned beast, Silver Wolf, as I recall.
　I'm sure she wouldn't like the name of a dragon as a wolf.

"Shirogane...is that right?　That's the name I used to use back in the day.
''Thank you for giving me such a name. From now on, please refer to me as White Silver.

　The silver dragon, or rather white silver, bows his head. I'll give him the name of the Silver Demon Warrior.
　I'm sure the mission in the underworld is over for now.

I'm not going to be able to say anything about it. I'll bring my friends back soon, so take care of that.
'Yes. I look forward to it.

　White Silver bows his head reverently. The movement is very nice. I almost doubt if it was really a dragon.
　In order to activate the dimensional gate mark 2 set up in the garden, I poured in some magic power. I'll need to prepare a magic tank for this one, too.
　The meter fills up with much less than the original dimensional gate on Parellius Island.
　Ruri and Ruby and the others won't be over fifty kilos, so we won't have any problems getting through.
　We ducked through the connected gates and made it back to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, safely.