Although it's called "defeating the Demon Dragon" simply, it's not a simple matter by nature. In some cases, it's something that requires the entire country to form a strike force.
　They are more capable of fighting than sub-dragons, and unlike dragons, they can't talk to each other. In addition, they have their own unique abilities.
　The only redeeming feature is that they don't come down to human settlements very often. However, just because demonic dragons don't come down doesn't mean that they don't come down to the human village, and just by staying there, other demonic beasts are chased out of the village, and just like the poisonous dragon Hydra that I defeated, it creates a poisonous mist that can weaken crops and cause damage.
　Anyway, it is a troublesome dragon. Since we're trying to hunt it, we should be more tense in our approach to the matter.......

''Ah!　I found that one first!
The sooner we get there, the better.
'You both need to take them down more carefully. You're making the material less valuable.

　Alice and Lynne hunt down the magical beasts that appear, one by one. And then Frey, who retrieves the demonic beasts with 【Storage】.
　It doesn't feel like they're going to go exterminate the demonic dragon from now on.
　Within the jungle of the Great Sea of Trees, the group of us were bustling around, heading towards the demonic dragon's nest.

Osa-san. How much longer?
'Hmm?　I guess it's a bit further. It's just across the river.

　As I answered while checking my phone, Lynne started to move forward through the jungle with a lot of energy.
　Seeing this, Ende opens his mouth with a sigh.

'The kids are fine...'
I'll give you a little guidance. That's not a very good example for a grown-up.

　The three children are Frey, Lynne, and Alice. The adults were me, my sister Karina, and Ende.
　To tell the truth, their mother, Linse, Hilda, Mel, Nay, and Lise also wanted to come, but Linse and Hilda had something to do, and Alice didn't want Mel and the others to come.
　Of course, it wasn't that Alice didn't like the three of them. It was Ney and Lise's overprotectiveness that Alice didn't like. It was obvious to everyone that Ney and the others would not be able to keep quiet when the demon dragon and Alice were fighting.
　In some cases, Ney and the others might defeat the demon dragon, which was Alice and the others' objective. That would indeed be an entertainment.
　In fact, he didn't want Ende to follow him, but he managed to ask her to do so and was given the OK. However, it's on the condition that he never gets involved in a fight with a demon dragon. This is something I was also made to promise.
　Well, of course, Ende and I are both willing to interrupt the children if they are in a pinch.
　Promise?　It's true that "Ende promised "Alice" and "I'll never interfere with the hunt," but I didn't promise "Alice" that I wouldn't help "Alice" and "Ende" that I wouldn't help "Frey and Lynne".
　Sweet, kids. Adults are cheats.
　Well, I'm still a minor.

"Bulboa!

　Suddenly, a large boar appeared from the jungle. Long tusks sticking straight out like spears on its shiny black fur.
　When the boar, which must be more than three meters tall, shook its head, its tusks easily severed the trees around it.
　It's more of a blade than a tusk.

'A blade boar. That's a red-ranked level demonic beast.''

　Ende looked at the boar and explained to me. A blade boar. That's the first time I've seen it.
　Speaking of the red rank, it's such a powerful enemy that even the guild is asking for nominations. My son and his friend are playing rock-paper-scissors in front of that magical beast. Don't let your mind wander.......

''Yay!　I win!

　Alice, who seems to have won the game of rock-paper-scissors, raises her fist in the air. The two who lost retreated from the spot while muttering.
　What, you're going to do it alone?

Come on!
"Bloorah!

　The blade boa plunges straight at Alice like a knight with an assault spear at the ready.
　In response to that, Alice didn't move, and was swaying her body from side to side in a small way.
　Like a car crashing into it, the huge body of the blade boa is urgently trying to run over Alice.

''【Shouki Cutting【Prisma Guillotine】!

　A crystal-like object gathered on Alice's right arm and formed the shape of a large machete 《Natha》.
　The 'it' that was carelessly cut down became a 'flutter' on the spot, slicing the blade boa in half head-on.

''Aaaaahhh.......''
It's ruining my fur.

　Ende and sister Karina, or a small murmur. Alice is very sketchy. It's a good thing that you're able to defeat them.

It's a good idea to put this away for now. I'll ask Ah-chan to cook for me next time.
Okay, but... Alice, I'm getting blood back. Father, clean him up.

　Frey asks me for help while storing the blade boa in the [Storage].
　Indeed, Alice is covered in blood in places from the blade boa's return blood, and she's covered in blood in places. It's a bit of a drawing sight.......
　When I poured 【Clean】 on Alice, the return blood disappeared and she became clean as usual.

''With this ability, it looks like the demon dragon will be fine.
Don't take it lightly. Dragons and Hexenbiests are different in strength. Moreover, many demonic dragons are very stubborn and cunning. You never know what kind of secret weapon they have in their arsenal.

　It's true that the poisonous dragon I defeated, Hydra, was also quite stubborn, just as Karina-san said. We had to be careful.
　After advancing through the jungle, we eventually came to a large river. Open the 【Gate】 and transition to the other side of the river.
　As I continued straight ahead, the forest gradually exposed the rugged rocky surface and began to show the aspect of a rocky mountain.
　Linne and the others climbed lightly up the rocky mountain that was difficult to walk on. Don't go too far ahead. Oh?

...do you hear that?
I heard. You're close.

　I checked with Ende, who was walking next to me. The dragon's roar could be heard, albeit slightly. There's a chance that the other side has already figured out this one.
　I take out my phone and search for the demon dragon's current position. Whoa, it's coming towards us.

Everyone wait. It looks like they are flying towards us. Let's move to an open area where it's easier to fight.
Yes, sir. Lynne, Alice, it's better visibility over there, so that's where we're going.
Okay.
Yes, sir.

　Following Frey's instructions, the two of them took up a position on a gentle slope with few obstacles.
　Linne and Alice equipped their cuirasses and Frey equipped his spear, ready to fight.

''Okay?　You guys are just going to watch!　And don't say anything extra!
Okay, okay.

　Well, when you're in real danger, you have your hands and your mouth out. We sat down on the biggest rock that was lying around.
　I mean, this is just like parents coming to cheer on their children at a sports day. Oh, I'll take a video to show everyone later.
　As I was thinking this, Ende next to me also began to take out his phone. It seems that we are all thinking about the same thing.

Oh, should we be out soon?

　A distant sound of flapping wings could be heard in the distance. Gradually the sound grew louder and louder, and soon a dragon was caught in my field of vision.
　It was black in color and quite huge in size. It was flying on all four legs, with bat-like wings that sprouted from its back.
　A large horn with a red dorsal fin running from the back of the head to the tail. The tail was long, with a sting sticking out of it like a masturbatory fruit.
　Its eyes were red and bloodshot, and by all accounts it was not in a friendly mood. I could feel the urge to cruelly eliminate the outsider who had stepped into my territory. Well, it's no wonder.

I've never seen that dragon before. It looks like it's a demonic dragon, but...
That's Kneesheg. That's a man-eating dragon that loves to eat human corpses.

　My sister Karina answered my question. A needsheg a man-eating dragon. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

"Gogaaahhhh!

　Kneeshegs barked high in the sky. To my ears, it sounded more like a roar of joy at finding its prey than anger.

'Alright, then, go for it!

　Frey, who was holding a long spear that didn't fit his height at all, threw the spear towards Neesheg.
　The spear that flew at him was avoided by Kneesheg with a light sideways movement.

''It's sweet.''

　With a quick wave of his hand, Frey's throwing spear stood still in the air and was pulled back. If you look closely, you'll see that the spear has no stone thrusts or anything like that, and both ends are at the tip of the spear.
　The spear that was pulled back changed its trajectory and pierced through the wings of Kneesheg.

''Giggles!''
Take it!

　The bat-like flying membrane is broken and Niesheg loses his balance. At that moment, Rinne, who used [Shield] as a foothold, jumps up into the air as if she were running up the stairs in two steps.

''Rya!''
"Gagaa?

　Linne's strike, swinging down to combine his hands, exploded at the root of Niesheg's wings.
　Completely losing his balance, Niesheg fell to the ground together with Linne and was slammed into the rock face.

''Shouhui cutting [Prisma Guillotine]!

　Alice's crystal machete 《Nata》 was swung down at a targeted moment. It was an attack designed to cut Neesheg's flying membrane to shreds and make him unable to fly.

''So far you're attacking as per the basics.

　As I watched the three of them fight, I murmured, and Ende next to me gave a small nod.

The first thing we need to do is make them unable to fly. That part is the same as the wyvern.

　After falling on the rocky ground, Neesheg leaned on his sickle neck and opened his mouth wide. Mu, that was.........
　Gobaaah!　And then flames spewed out of Niesheg's open mouth like a flamethrower. 'Firebreath.

'Well,'

　Frey erased the spear from his hands into the [Storage] and took out a large blue-white shield in its place.
　The large shield that was held up was hit by the fire breath that Neesheg spat out.
　The flames that were showered on the shield split to the left and right when it touched the shield, and were broken up to avoid the flay. That's some kind of magic tool [artifact]........

''Cease!
"Gobbledygook?

　Linne's gauntleted fist explodes into the side of Neeshegg, who continues to spit fire. Oooh, that looks painful.

''Gaaaaaaaah!

　Neeshegg opened his mouth again as he turned to Lynne. This time, a series of fire bullets were fired in succession.
　Linne quickly ducked, and the fire bullets that hit the rocky area shattered the rocks and flew off. The fragments of the exploded rocks rained down on the area.

''Whoa!''

　The tail waved like a whip and attacked Alice who was behind it. Alice, who ducked as she fell to the ground, escaped out of the range of the tail.
　Frey, who stowed the pale shield and this time took out a large battle axe from 【Storage】, tries to head towards Niesheg, but the demon dragon, sensing this, shoots a series of bullets again and doesn't let the opponent get close.

''Hmm?　What's going on with that dragon, is it changing color?
Speaking of which...

　The scales, which had been so black and shiny that it could be called jet black earlier, were reddish. Soon, it had changed from a red-black color to a luminescent color that contained orange, and soon its entire body had changed to a color that emitted heat like lava.

''Gah!''

　With a clunk, Niesheg smashed his teeth and sparks flew out, and the seed fire instantly ran flames all over his body.

''Gulgargaaaaah!

　With flames all over his body, Neesheg barked at the heavens. A tremendous amount of heat could be felt up to this point.

Now, let's see how they will stand up to the flaming dragon Neeshig.

　Looking at the burning demon dragon, Sister Karina murmured. Hmm, so it came like this.
　That fire made it difficult to get close to it. If Erna and Kuhn were there, they might have been able to manage it with water and ice magic, though.

'Hot!　Frey-nee, do something!
Even if you tell me to do something, this is really a tough one!

　Frey replies to Linne's request while avoiding Niesheg's claws.

''Uh, I don't remember any good water-ice weapons...''

　Frey pulls out and retracts various weapons from 【Storage】 not this and not that. Did you keep the weapons you use all the time organized, but stored the weapons you don't use much in clutter?
　Hey, hey, doing that in the middle of a battle........

'Gogaaah!'
What?

　The blazing claws are swung down again, and Frey avoids them as if they were bouncing. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it.

It's not a good idea.
"What?

　Niesheg's movements stopped for a moment. Linne shot a qi bullet by firing a jujin into the banked area.

''Gah!''
Take!

　A flaming bullet was released from Niesheg's mouth to Linne, who drew attention from Frey. Linne, using [Shield] as a foothold, ran up in the air to avoid it.

''There it is!　"Ice Bringer!

　Frey raised a single sword with a crystal sword-like blade that was crystal clear. From here, you can see that a tremendous cold air is emitted from that sword.

''This sword is made of demonic ice carved from the permanent ice wall in the Elfrau Kingdom!　Five hundred years ago, the elven mage, Cradleston, used this to create a magical beast vocableness.......
I don't want to hear about it. Just do something!

　Alice yells at Frey while running away from Neesheg, who is spitting flaming bullets all over the place.
　Frey swings the ice sword and points its sword point towards Niesheg.

''【Freezing】!

　The grains of ice that had been floating in the atmosphere clung to Neesheg and cooled its body. The flames that had covered the demonic dragon weakened, and the color of its body surface returned to a darker color.
　However, that also seemed to be temporary, and with a bahhh, bahhh, flames began to erupt from the surface of its cracked, rock-like body again.

''It won't last much longer, so you have to do it now!
Okay!　[Prisma Rose]!

　Alice creates a rose vine made of crystal from her right hand.

''Shouki Cutting [Prisma Guillotine]!

　She made a large machete 《Natha》 appear at the end of that rose vine and used centrifugal force to swing it down on Niesheg's tail as if it were a whip.

''Guaaaaaaaa!

　Thud!　And the thick tail of the Neeshegg was cut off. The demon dragon lost its balance and fell forward, falling head first to the ground.
　This time Linne dives like an arrow into that fallen giant body. Using the [Shield] like a staircase, she ran up into the sky, spun her body around at the highest point and pointed her toes at the demon dragon.

''Ryusei kyuu!''
"GAFFUAH!

　Linne's kick, whose weight was increased by weighted magic 《Gravity》, was decided on Neeshegg's back. There was a nasty sound with a bokkiri. Did it break?

That's it!
"Gofun...

　Before he knew it, Frey, who was in imminent need of a Kneesheg, thrust an ice bringer at its head. Immediately, the flame demon dragon began to freeze from its head, and in the blink of an eye, its entire body was covered in ice.

''Stay!''
Oh, wait, Lynne!

　Before Frey could stop him, Linne's full-length strike exploded into the frozen Kneesheg's side.
　A spider's web-like crack ran from where it had been drilled, and Niesheg's huge body, which hadn't been able to bear the weight, crumbled and crumbled into pieces, just like when he had defeated Frey's.

''Ahhhhhh...''
I knew it was coming.

　As soon as Niesheg collapsed, such a voice leaked out from Ende and sister Karina. We haven't been able to make use of any of the reflections on the coming. The precious dragon material is ruined. It's already worthless as frozen meat. No, I wonder if the tail that was cut off can get some of the material.
　Well, since the goal is not to sell the material, but to hunt itself, there's no need to be that blinkered.......

''I shouldn't have frozen it........''
Hey, come on, we've got it down!
I wish I could have ended it.

　Frey babbling and complaining, opens the [Storage] on the ground and collects the shards and tail of the shattered demon dragon. If it's frozen meat, I guess I can eat it if I thaw it.
　Dragon meat is generally delicious, but what about the demon dragon?　The poisonous dragon, Hydra, was poisonous and no good, though.

''Ooosan!　Oh, no!　Where is the next demon dragon!
No, no, wait a minute. Let's take a break around here. Let's all eat the lunches Lou and Aasia have made for us.

　We don't want you to get hurt if you get carried away. Let's call it a cool down here.
　I took out chairs for several people and a large table from the storage and set it up. On top of that, I spread out Lou and Arcia's hand-made lunch boxes, stacked four high stacks of boxes.

''Wow, that looks delicious!''

　The first tier is stuffed with onigiri (rice balls), and the second tier is filled with fried foods such as fried chicken, fried shrimp, croquettes, and fried chicken. The second tier was filled with fried foods such as karaage, fried shrimp, croquettes, and fried chicken; the third tier was filled with fried eggs, sausages, hamburgers, meatballs, and cherry tomatoes; and the fourth tier was filled with cut up fruit.
　It sure looks good, but I think the kids would love it.

'"It's ready!

　The three children washed their hands with the water polka dots I had set out, and started to eat their onigiri in one hand. That's fast.
　Well then, I guess we'll have some too.
　We took one of the rice balls out of the box and ate it. Yes, it was salty and delicious. Is the inside of the tuna mayo?

Whaaaat?　Ugh, this was a dried plum......... I'm going to give them to my dad....
'What?　No, well, okay, but....

　Alice gives Ende a half-eaten rice ball. I guess Alice doesn't like dried plums. That's the kind of thing that makes you a child.
　When I was smiling at Ende's appearance, Linne, who was next to me, gave me a biting onigiri. I'm not sure what to do with it.

It's a good idea to have it.
You're not going to...

　I am handed a rice ball with dried plums and I have no choice but to take a bite of it. Sugu...!　Yisheng's dried plums are pretty sour.
　As we took our time and slowly ate our lunch, I noticed something noisy in the forest.

''What...?''

　The sound of a bird flapping its wings, the high-pitched barking of a monkey or something, and a distant, earth-shaking sound.... Hey, hey, this can't be...!
　I took out my phone and searched for the demonic beasts around me. On the screen, a wave of bright red pins was projected on the screen as they rushed towards us.

"Massive stampede [Stampede]...!