39 Episode 38 ~ Dragon 3 ~






Shadow magic destroyed the dragon's insides.
It raked the brain and came back to the blade again.
When the power drained from the dragon and it was completely cut off, the giant body suddenly began to emit a glow.
Ordinary demons, of course, don't emit a glow after they die.

In the dimly lit boss room, the dragon's glow was only a little strong.

I pulled out my Night Sword God and jumped down from the dragon.
Amelia, who had been watching from afar, came running up to me.
I'm sure you'll find that the area where Amelia was was also out of range of the long-range attack.



''Akira, are you hurt?''
You'll be fine. It's just an abrasion caused by dragon scales.
But the damage to my right leg is getting worse.



I glanced down at my right thigh.
I'm just pumping adrenaline. I'll be fine.
Are you sure?
I'll tell you later.



More importantly, I looked around where the dragon had been.
The glow faded more and more, and the dragon's huge body disappeared, and in its place lay a large black cat demon, though not quite as large as the dragon.



''...This is the demon that was a dragon?''
'Maybe. It's called Transformation under Status Extra Skills, so isn't that it?
A skill that lets you transform into something you've seen once. With Extra Skill, I could almost imitate it, even in status if I glanced at it. But you can't imitate its strength unless you attack it yourself.
So you weren't stupid enough to attack a dragon. That's why you saved our asses.



I approached the demon, which I heard was called a black cat.

A name that stuck.
I'm sure that if God is naming it, it better be a better name.


Amelia followed suit.
The demon with black fur and golden eyes opened its eyes thinly and looked at us.
It seems it was still breathing.



''...This is the first time a human has come to this level.''



A sound leaked out of his thinly opened mouth.
I'm not sure that a stern, deep, head-sounding voice could be heard from the dying demon in front of me, so Amelia and I scurriedly looked around.



''Over here, you idiots. ''...Haha, it's extremely disappointing that the one who defeated me is such an idiot.''
'Who's an idiot, you stupid cat.
That's what's stupid.



When I responded to the swear words without pause, Black Cat shrugged his eyes a little.
It seems to have laughed.

You're in pretty good spirits, huh?



'....If you take that argument, then the man is an idiot. Well, that's okay. I've received a message from the Demon King for you. Do you listen to it?



Black Cat said, looking me straight in the eye.
I nodded my head.
I'm still acquainted with the Demon King, for example, to the extent that I've heard his name.
I'm rather surprised that the other side knew me.



''...Demon King? What do you want from me?
"I don't know. I don't have a clue what she's thinking.
Akira, are you listening to me?



Amelia looks up at me anxiously.
I pat Amelia's head.



'It's okay. You'll be fine with Amelia here, right?
...yes.
''...Gohon.''



As if uncomfortable, Black Cat coughed in his reluctant voice.
There was a glint of hatred in her eyes.
After all, it seems that no matter where you live in the world, when you see men and women making out, anger rises to the surface.



''...The continent of the demon race, Volcano. Further back, I'll be waiting for you at the Demon King's Castle.
・・・・・・ That's it?
Yeah, this is the only message I got.
I don't understand what's going on. How did you get this message?



Black Cat shook his head.



We are demons created by the Demon King. We are all eyes, ears and limbs for the demon king. Even if you don't receive it, you'll know.
"....According to what I've heard, demons are created by gods.
Well, that's not true. I remember as if it was yesterday that I was created by the Demon King.
"....



Black Cat said proudly, and I shut up.
It doesn't look like Black Cat is lying to me.
But it doesn't look like Commander Saran lied to me either.

So who is right?



'Come on, man. Kill me.
'What? Why?
"I have no tactical value since I've discovered the transformation skills the Demon King gave me. I'm sure you've got a good idea of what you're looking for.



I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.
I nodded my head.



'After all this time, why can't you move?'
"Of course it's because of gravity that stopped my movement until the very end. I fought so hard against it that my bones buckled and I couldn't get up.
...Huh. You know it was gravity.
"Our Demon Lord is very knowledgeable.



I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of good reasons to use it.

There is no science in this world.
I've been told by Commander Saran, and I can tell you that from my conversations with Amelia.
I was surprised that Amelia knew about gravity in the first place, but it's possible that she was taught by someone who came to this world through a summoning or reincarnation, or something like that, and that's what's on record.
Maybe it wasn't so strange.

Besides, I saw electric lights and cameras in Leatis as well.
It doesn't seem to be widely used by the citizens yet, but there is no wrong way to use it either.
The camera I found in the castle was very clever in its use.
The camera we found in the castle was very clever in its use.



"All right, kill me now.
No.
No!



Black Cat nipped and fanged.
I bent down and rustled its fur, taking advantage of Black Cat's inability to move.
Its warm fur was so fluffy that it sank a few inches when I placed my palm on it.



''There's no way I could kill a cat with such beautiful fur.
''Come to think of it, Akira, the cat must be a demon, and I was petting it all over.''
'What?



Yes, I like cats.
People say that black cats bring misfortune, etc., but it's outrageous to treat cats as evil!
He has a theory that all his misfortunes are caused by himself.
I have a theory that.



'....I don't know what's going on. I'm gonna be laughed out of here the rest of my life.
"Then you'll have to work with us. Then you'll be working with us, and you'll get to know me, and the Demon King will get to know me, and I'll always be a mofo.



Huh? And when I turned to Amelia, Amelia slid her hand through the black cat's fur and was enraptured.
I don't need to hear the reply.



'I don't mind, but you can't kill your own kind, I mean demons, can you?
Yeah, that's right. I want you to mock him 30 times a day.
Me too.
"....you're nuts. ・・・・・・ That's all right. I'll go with you.
Well, we won, so it's up to me and Amelia to have the final say.





We have one more traveling companion for a rather impure reason.