I've been circling the Prolin dungeon for a little over a month now.

　I've already collected enough Mithril for my needs.
　I should have done it with plenty of time to spare, but this is the result. I must say, it's a bit crappy.

　I've accumulated a shitload of experience as well.
　I've accumulated most of them, but Sylvia and Eco had almost all of their existing skills up to the ninth level.

　Yukari also raised her "Creation" and "Granting Magic" to 9 levels. The creation is a skill that is synonymous with blacksmithing, which uses materials to make equipment. And as for granting it, once Yukari's "Dismantling" skill has reached a high level, I'm going to have her take her time with it. If you don't have all three of these skills - Crafting, Granting and Dismantling - you should never attempt to grant it. It was common knowledge in my previous life.


　Well.
　We were suddenly bored here, and we decided it was a good opportunity to finally get our hands on that thing.

'Now that we've had a break, let's learn as much as we can.

　When I told everyone that, Sylvia and Eco nodded with a nervous look on their faces.

　I will learn as much as I can remember - that means I will learn the main skills I have now, Dragon Horse and Dragon King, regardless of whether I use them or not.

　In Silvia's case, 《Long Horse Archery》 and 《Long King Archery》. In Eco's case, she used the Dragon Horse Shield Technique and the Dragon King Shield Technique. And in my case, the "Dragon Horse Archery" and "Dragon King Archery", as well as the "Dragon Horse Swordsmanship" and "Dragon King Swordsmanship".

　It would be a hassle to learn them after I need them, so I will take this opportunity to learn as much as I can and stop at 16th level. However, the Dragon King Sword Technique is the only one that has utility, so I plan to raise it once I learn it.

And now, Second-dono. How do you plan to learn it?

　Sylvia asks me a question with an excited face. It's because these are the only two left for the 【archery】, and she's really into it.

''I'll explain the Dragon Horse Archery first. This is simply put, all you have to do is defeat the dragon.

Doralah: ......!

　Nice reaction. But if I teased him, we wouldn't be able to talk about it, so I went through it and continued the words.

The important thing is how to defeat it. In the case of dragon horse archery, the last blow is the angular bow technique. In the meantime, you need to attack at least once with each of the seven skills of infantry archery to flying car archery.
'...... master. How is such futile action possible in a fight against a dragon?

　Yukari's simple question. 'Fair enough.

''Yeah, as long as you know how to do it, you'll be fine. Besides, you won't be able to learn the Ryoma archery with just this.
'What?　It's still there!

　Sylvia looked up to the heavens to give me a break. If this is just an explanation of the dragon horse, I don't know what's ahead of me.

''If you do the sequence of events I just mentioned against five different types of dragons, you'll learn it.


　You can almost hear the sound of a gauntlet. Not only Silvia, but also Eco and Yukari are slightly reluctant to do so.

　Well, it's lazy. Naturally, there is not just one type of Mevion's dragons. There are more than 20 types, from the pinnacle to the top. Among them, I'm trying to find five of the weaker ones and fulfill the requirements, so it's extremely troublesome. When you think about it, the Dragon King is somewhat better.

"In the case of the Dragon King Archery, I just need to defeat 10 dragons of any kind with my 'flying wheel archery'. Well, it's easier this way.
It can't be that simple, can it?

　The Great Silvia Eruption. And I thought, "It's a dream come true! He lamented, "God, I'm so faint ......," and fell down on his desk with his head in his hands. I guess I was too much of a pain in the ass. Oops.

''Ah, the same conditions apply to swordsmanship. That means me and Silvia will be hunting dragons for a while. I'll help you, don't worry about it.

　When I follow up, Sylvia says, "Oh, really? He looked up and said, "And you're going to throw me into the dragon's den, aren't you? I doubt it. What does this guy think I am? I don't think so (flag).

What about me?　What about me?
'Eco's case is a bit special. The Dragon Horse Shield Technique is OK as long as each dragon attacked at least once in the Infantry Shield Technique to Flying Wheel Shield Technique is killed by a team member, this is done with five different dragons. The Dragon King shield technique is 100 consecutive parries against a dragon with the flying wheel shield technique. It's a little tough, but I'll show you how to do it.
All right!　I'll do my best!
Oh, good luck.

　Eco is very active and very good.

''Can I ask Yukari to do this and that with the Count while we go dragon hunting?
Yes, sir. Leave it to me, Master.

　Yukari is as expressionless as ever, but she looks somewhat elated. The longer we've been together, the more I feel like I've been able to get a sense of what's going on behind that indifferent expression, which makes me a little bit happy.

Good. Then let's get to work.

　And so, our prolin circle came to a lukewarm end.




Where is Doragong?

　Eco asked me along the way.
　We are heading north from Badgold. We're heading for the canyon.

There's a bunch of them in the dungeons of Metio.
Wow.

　The B grade dungeon "Metio" is an outdoor dungeon. It is shaped like a canyon, and seven types of dragons appear, including the boss. It's a den of dragons, so to speak.

Wait. Did you just say Metio?
Yeah.
...... I haven't been attacked yet?
I know.

　The Metio dungeon is the hardest grade B dungeon. I figured that if Proline wasn't there yet, then Metio wouldn't be either. On a simple level of difficulty, it's probably harder than the Arguin dungeon of grade A.

''To such a dangerous place?　What about us?　To slay a dragon?
You will.
Was ...... okay?
'No problem. Metio doesn't have a lot of demons appearing, so you can always fight three against one.

　Instead, only dragons appear. It's quality over quantity, and each one of them is quite strong.

''I see.''
Don't worry, it's not going to kill you.

　Sylvia looks quite nervous. She nodded and looked forward, "Mm-hmm," but she was somewhat restless. Does she have some bad memories of the dragon?　I was curious and when I asked him that, he replied that it wasn't really. Then why?

'You've been dealing with only golems for a while. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about my first battle in a long time. Besides, dragons are demons that are a symbol of strength. It would be funny if you weren't nervous ...... but it doesn't seem that such a word exists in Second-dono's dictionary!

　I see. Nervousness aside, it's good to be braced for the first time in battle. I said, "Great," and gave her a thumbs up. Sylvia laughed dismissively, "I feel like a fool for being so nervous.

　Eco, on the other hand, was completely at ease. Is it because of her high VIT, or is it just her personality? Whatever the reason, it's very encouraging. My thumbs up is still very much alive and kicking.


　In the meantime, we arrived at the Metio dungeon.
　A V-shaped valley, flanked by cliffs so steep you can't see the top. A stream flowed silently at the bottom of the valley.

'Oops, that's me!'

　I immediately found a dragon.

　As luck would have it, it is the weakest of the six types of dragons that appear, the White Dragon. It is named after a dragon, but it is undoubtedly a dragon species.

''It's huge!''

　Eco rolled her eyes and shouted out. It's definitely big. It must be at least ten meters long. The craggy white scales are beautiful.

''Ah, ah, you're going to f*ck that thing!

　Sylvia was completely hunched over.

Yeah. I'll show you how it's done the first time, so watch closely.

　I approached the white dragon while holding my longbow and thinking about the range.
　Then, I summoned Angolmore with 《Spirit Summoning》.

''(--Oh, isn't it a dragon?)

　A very bland reaction is conveyed through telegraphy.

'(Possession.)
"(Gyoi)

　I activated 《Spirit Possession》. Angolmore becomes a rainbow light and becomes one with me.

　Ahhhh!　Oh this, oh the best of the best. No matter how many times I do this, this is great. The most almighty feeling. The ultimate ecstasy.

　Currently, 《Spirit Possession》 has a rank of 5th level, 4x status, 270 seconds of possession time, and 290 seconds of cool time. I can now feel this ecstasy stronger, longer and more often than before. It's addictive.

　Now that I've activated it, I can't waste even one second. The purpose of this time is to learn the "Dragon Horse Archery". First, I had to fill in the "Attack at least once with each of the 7 skills from infantry to flying car" requirement.

　I prepared the 《Infantry Bow Technique》 and immediately shot.

''Gya-oh-oh!

　With a buzz, it stabbed into Bailong's thigh. Bailong was naturally startled by the intense pain and cried out loudly.

　He fired the 《incense car archery》 in rapid succession. It pierces through White Dragon's leg.

　The enraged White Dragon rushes towards us. So I use the Golden General Archery to knock it back, prepare the Angular Gyoko Archery, and immediately release it.

''Gah!''

　When it makes a stupid noise that feels like air leaking out of its mouth, it is the signal for "breath. I canceled my next preparations for the Gui Ma Bowmanship and lightly ran while drawing a circle with the white dragon at the midpoint. With just this, I can easily avoid the White Dragon's Breath.

　And then, the hardening after the breath. This is my chance for an all-out attack.

　I first unleashed the Flying Car Archery, then the Silver General Archery, and finally the Gui Ma Archery. With this, I attacked with all seven skills once, so I met the requirements. All he had to do was to use the "Angular Archery" to stop the attack.

　The rush was 《King General Archery》 and the breath was running with the skill cancel. With this much protection, it was easy to deal with the White Dragon. If you have less than 20% of HP left, he'll also attack your tail, but it doesn't matter because you'll take him down before he can do it.

　And this is where the White Dragon went down. This is the result of relentlessly aiming only at its legs. The downed state "must" occur when the cumulative damage to the legs exceeds the threshold when its HP is below 30%.

Ahh!　Gah!

　He shoots the "Angular Archery" at the downed white dragon. The white dragon is unable to resist at all, and he is beaten to a pulp. By the way, it would be better to attack with the Flying Wheel Archery to get more damage, but Hakuryu doesn't have a lot of HP, so he doesn't know when he will die if he goes down. To avoid wasting time, I attacked with only the Angular Line to be sure.

''Nghhhh!''

　About a minute before the down state was released, the white dragon let out a decapitated roar and collapsed. It seemed he couldn't withstand the rush. It was good that he didn't have to use the flying car just in case.


''...... and well, it's like this.''

　I released my state of possession and went back to Sylvia and Eco.
　They didn't say a word with their mouths gaping open.

''Oh, now it was just me as a sample, but we'll all do it from here on out, okay?

　Silence.

'The strategy for the White Dragon is simple. Play the rush with the golden general and focus on evading it because the breath will come after the dumb cry. All you have to do is defend these two things.

　Mute.

'Are you ready?　All right, then, let's get on with it--
Hey, wait a minute!

　Here, Sylvia finally spoke up.

'Second Lord?　Do you see what we've just accomplished?　A lone dragon strike.　That's a hell of a feat, huh?　And .......
...... Scary, isn't it?

　Eco says the rest of Sylvia's words.

　You're not afraid of .......
　You've got it all wrong. I don't want you to be a coward. It's worth mentioning here.

'Let's get it straight. I'm not afraid of you.

　I could see the two of them gasp.

''Considering our status, White Dragon's strongest attack would have to be a critical three shots to kill us. Besides, like I said before, we'll play the rush with the Golden General and evade it with a dumb squeal. As long as you can defend this, there's no greatness or shit. We can beat anyone.
Was it ......?
Besides, we're trying to be the best in the world, okay?　Eventually, there will be a blow to a white dragon, a blow. Don't let the members of the First Test be scared of an opponent of this level.
Ichigeki: ......

'And I'm sorry to say it, but I realized I didn't explain to you guys that three shots from a white dragon won't kill you at all.
Isn't that right?
Moo!

　Sylvia and Eco are pissed. Seriously, I'm sorry.
　I was preaching to them with a smug look on my face, but it was my fault to begin with. I'm embarrassed.

'You're a surprise and you're angry!
'Sendo!　Apologize!
I'm sorry!

　After that, after sharing solid information, we started hunting dragons in earnest.