Iris says.

'Okay. I get it: ......!　My skills were taught to me by ...... [Dragon Goddess Priestess] ......!　There's another, right way to stop a rampaging dragon, says ......!

　The right way?
　In other words, is the current way of doing things wrong?
　As I was about to listen to the story in detail, a fourth rampaging dragon appears.

　I thought for a moment and activated 【Tactical Support】.
　The map in my brain shows the location information of the golems.
　Thanks to the fact that I gave the summoning order earlier, all the planes are already close by.

　I focused my attention and gave the orders to the golems.

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　Ko: I'll hear from Iris.
　　　　In the meantime, can I leave the rampaging dragon in charge?

　Guardian Golem A-L: It's okay Death!

　Destroy Golem A-D: Destroying Death!

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　A dependable reply.
　The golems immediately carried out my orders.

　I thought it would be a good idea if I could gain even ...... time, but the golems, no matter who they looked like, were very eager to kill.

　First, the Guardian Golem used a magic barrier to restrain the rampaging dragon.
　On top of that, the Destroyer Golem would shower it with a concentrated barrage of lasers.

　Neither of them would have been able to compete with the rampaging dragon if they were originally capable of doing so.
　However, both of them had killed the tyrannical dragon in less than a minute, probably thanks to the power-up from the granting effect during 【Creation】.
　This was the fourth one.

　I turned to Iris again.

''Iris, is there any way to stop the tyrannical dragon?
...... Yeah.

　Iris nodded with a grim face, as if she had forgotten how upset she was earlier.
　She even had a somewhat tragic air about her.

''The [Dragon God Priestess] taught me that. Everyone who has this skill is a sacrifice to quell the calamity. We are born with that role on our shoulders.

　Could that be true?
　I [appraise] Iris.

　When I turned my attention to [Dragon God's Priestess] in the ...... skill column, I saw the subskill notation there.

'Sacrifice of Calamity: rank EX'
　This sub-skill is only released when a disaster is encountered.
　'Gain the power and knowledge to quell the disaster you encounter'

　I see.
With [Sacrifice of Calamity] released, Iris must have learned how to stop the tyrannical dragon.

''Tyrannical dragons are like a kind of phenomenon. Even if you kill it, a replacement will soon appear. ...... The only way to stop it is for me to become a sacrifice.
...... If Iris is sacrificed, will there be no more rampaging dragons?
Maybe. ...... No, it's absolutely fine. It's a skill. Trust me.

　Iris stared straight at me and gave a small nod.
　Her red eyes were moist and her body was trembling.

''Haha. I'm an A-ranked adventurer, at least, ....... As expected, I might be afraid of dying.
Everyone is afraid to die. No wonder.
Yeah, I know. ...... Hey, ko.

　Iris huffed and smiled.
　She nuzzles her face into my ear.

I'm afraid to ask for courage. For the last time in your life, well, just once before you die, s-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o ......
Sorry to interrupt you, but you don't have to die.

　I took my body away from Iris a bit and pointed towards the rampaging dragon.

'Look at that, Iris.'

　The rampaging dragons were being hunted by golems in the present.
　Including the first three I killed, this was the sixth one.
　With my experience so far, I'm level 75.

　The golems have gotten used to it, and they deal with the tyrannical dragons with flowing movements.
　The Violent Eating Dragon is said to be a 'true disaster' according to [Appraisal], but such dignity had completely disappeared.

''At least I'm not going to give up Iris for a mook like that.
So, the only way to seal the tyrannical dragon is to sacrifice me, right ......?
I don't know.

　Even if you kill a tyrannical dragon, a new tyrannical dragon will appear.
　If that's the case, just don't kill them.

''There are plenty of ways to lock them up in the ancient ruins or whatever.

　We'll discuss the detailed measures later, but in any case, there's zero need for Iris to be sacrificed.

'Besides, my powers still have a lot of room to grow. What if I'm equipped with the skills to make the disaster go away?　You don't have to give up as long as ...... is a possibility.



　...... It was right after I told Iris that.



　The usual voice in my head echoed.



'We have confirmed the completion of certain conditions.

　Condition 1: Defeat the dragon of calamity at least five times.

　The number of times Ko Kosaka has been defeated is seven.
　One of them is the "Black Dragon of Extinction", and six of them are the "Void Tyrant Dragon".


　Condition 2: Do not offer the Sacrifice of Misfortune to Misfortune.

　Ko Kou Koussaka refused Irisnaut Fafnir's proposal.

　
　Condition 3: Level 70 or above.

　Kou Kou Koussaka is currently at level 75.



　Evaluation decision ......EX.
　I certify that he is substandard.
　The Grand Skill 【Calamity Killing】 will be released.
　Also, the sub-skill [Disaster Analysis] within the [Appraisal] skill will be released.''




　Apparently, having defeated the tyrannical dragon endlessly, I've fulfilled the conditions for acquiring a new skill.
　First of all, he activated 【Calamity Analysis】.

　Then, a new sentence was added to the [Appraisal] results of the tyrannical dragon.


''Empty Tyrannical Dragon.
　The true calamity unleashed on earth by the death of the black dragon.
　His body does not have a soul in it.
　Sacrifice the Dragon God's maiden as a sacrifice.
　Otherwise, the tyrannical dragon will cause great destruction, eating the souls of many living and dead people.

　* * *

　Rule 1: If the black dragon is defeated, the Empty Tyrannical Dragon will appear on the night of the full moon closest to it.
　　　　　　(Even if the black dragon is revived after being defeated, Rule 1 is considered to have been met.

　Rule 2: When the Void Tyrannical Dragon is defeated, a new Void Tyrannical Dragon will appear immediately.
　　　　　　(There is no limit to the number of times it can appear, and this process will be repeated indefinitely.

　Regulation 3: If the person with [Sacrifice of Calamity] is devoured, the [Void Tyrant Dragon] will sleep for 10,000 years underground.''

　

　Hmmm.
　That sounds like a draft of a specification document.

　As someone who worked in a computer-related job at a black company, I'm tempted to figure out how to program it, but that can wait.

　The tricky part is stipulation 2, which is why the fight against the tyrannical dragon never ends.
　Normally, I would offer the [Sacrifice of Disaster] holder and postpone the problem to 10,000 years later.

　But I have a [Calamity Killer].
　This is a skill that allows you to completely ignore the rules of a disaster that has completed 【Disaster Analysis】 and make it disappear.
　In short, it's like a forced termination and deletion.

　If you encounter a dragon of disaster in the future, you'll be able to get rid of it in no time at all.

Let's do .......

　The golems have just killed their 12th rampaging dragon.
　Although the experience is coming in to me, my level is about to stop rising.

　Just as the thirteenth tyrannical dragon appears, I activate 【Disaster Killer】.

　A silver bow and arrow appeared in my right hand.
　【Dexterity's Mastery】 teaches me how to use it.

　I raise the bow and point the tip of the arrow at the tyrannical dragon.

　The tyrannical dragon must have instinctively understood what this bow and arrow was.
　It bellowed loudly as if to counter it.

''Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!''

　The rampaging dragon opens its mouth and releases a thunderbolt breath.
　But faster than that, I let loose an arrow.

'Go to ......!'

　The arrow took on a sparkling glow and became a large silver meteor.
　It blew away the thunderbolt bracelets and slammed into the rampaging dragon.

　A flash of lightning flashed.

　In the dazzling light, the tyrannical dragon disintegrated into silver particles.

　Within a few seconds, it disappeared without a trace and never appeared again.