Over and Over
This chapter starts from Ranaia Souma's POV
I lost count how many times I wanted to quit staying with this dragon.
A problem child who keeps dragging me into a huge mess every single day. He was barely manageable even with my Skill, the stress was too much I thought it'd open a hole on my stomach someday.
"U, aaaaaaaaa...!!"
『Gaaaaaaaaaa!!!』
My War Cries kept getting erased by Black Dragon's roars no matter how many times I did it.
Naturally. Dragons are built different from humans. Nothing I do can compare at all to Black Dragon.
He's reliable in battles regardless of everything, and he's been protecting our kingdom from so many threats he's pretty much our main force.
Keeping his word to hero Ryota, he had been acting as our kingdom's guardian for hundreds of years.
He's kind enough to worry about my health despite his free spirited nature being the cause.
Having the culprit himself worry over me only served to ache my stomach further.
Many days I thought of resigning as his keeper.
Yet our relationship seemed like it was fated to stay unsevered, and I could tell I had already resigned myself to it deep down.
I never thought he would really up and gone.
I was so sure I'd keep him company until the day I passed him over to the next keeper.
I cannot sense my link with Black Dragon anymore.
My Tame on him seems to have been overwritten. Watching him spreading destruction while doing nothing but roaring endlessly chagrins me to no end.
"You've gotten even stronger than when you were with me... Maybe I really am unfit to be your keeper..."
『Gaaa!!』
Black Dragon shot a breath.
'Homing Dragon Breath'. An innate dragon Skill that shoots out multiple bullets of mana that home in on their targets.
He often uses it against a flock of bird magic beasts... Just like my tamed bird beasts.
Each and every single shot is enough to kill me.
I can't dodge, or run...!
『Kigaaaaaaaaaaa!!』
『Gyaiaaaaaaaaaa!!』
"! Y, you guys...!?"
The bird magic beasts under my control covered me even though I didn't order them to.
...Forgive me, this is no time to be sentimental. I showed an opening and let you die...!
I'm, done for.
Perhaps, a part of me was hoping for him to come back to my side.
He'd be a huge liability for our side at this rate.
...I know it won't be enough to kill him, but I'll deal enough damage and pray the rest will take care of him for me.
"Forgive me, this is as far as I can go... Will you keep me company to the very end?"
『Kii...』
I patted the Silver Hawk I'm riding while kindly asked it to go to its death.
Silver Hawk gave its understanding even while making a dissatisfied face... Forgive me.
Tame Skill Lv9 Ability [Exploding Beast Bullet].
It turns your tamed magic beast into a bomb that causes an extraordinarily powerful explosion.
I have never used this Ability even once, but this is the only way I could think of to damage Black Dragon.
I'll close in on Black Dragon's head and make it explode.
...Along with me.
"Black Dragon, brace yourself!!"
I used my Skills to radically raise Silver Hawk's flight ability and make it fly in a disorderly pattern.
We may lose in Attribute values, but our smaller size enables trickier flights.
We should be able to zero in so long as we avoid the barrage of breaths.
"...!? This is...!!"
Silver Hawk and I got hit by gales of wind after we go through the breaths.
'Dragon Wing'! Can't believe he could use his Skill Abilities so cleverly!
So Black Dragon is not merely being controlled, it can also makes full use of its combat experience...?
N, no, I can't get a read on his moves!
We're a sitting duck at this rate!
Light is converging in Black Dragon's mouth, it's a sign of incoming breath.
Think, think! What can I do now...!?
...It's no use, I can't think of anything.
How am I so powerless and worthless without Black Dragon...!
One second before he unleashed the breath---
Black Dragon suddenly suspended his breath charging.
And
A loud shrill sound of metal clashing resounded.
I saw 'Dragon Scales' enveloping Black Dragon's neck.
Did he stop the breath to activate the Skill.
I saw a humanoid figure right next to the scales.
They're pushing their hand fashioned like a sword onto Black Dragon's neck.
"Tch, that got blocked huh. I was gonna cut that neck off. Those are some tough scales."
『...!?』
"Well, I just gotta power up more!"
The humanoid figure let out a barrage of punch on Black Dragon's face.
He easily broke 'Dragon Scales', which should be sturdier than anything in this world, before punching Black Dragon hard in the face.
Bare handed, just like that
Is that, the person I saw at the capital... Soarer?
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~~~~~~~~Soarer's POV~~~~~~~~~
The moment I finally caught up to Alma, the first thing she said was 'Please save Ranaia Souma'.
Apparently, guy came to her rescue and helped her escape Black Dragon.
I was hesitant considering he was Black Dragon's keeper and the things he did previously, but Alma said, 'He personally apologized and even saved me. I don't want to leave him to his death here'.
...Can't be helped, it's not my place to complain if she's got none herself.
But that doesn't extend to you bastard, Black Dragon.
The hell you're doing shooting breaths to your former keeper.
What, did you fall so low into Demon King's dog. I ain't gonna show any mercy, okay?
I'm gonna dissect you and waste no edible meat.
But before that, I gotta remove the hindrance.
I flew at high speed next to Ranaia Souma and told him to get away.
"You're in the way. Get lost from my sight."
"Soarer-dono..."
"Gonna be honest with you. I still can't forgive what you did to Alma at the Monster Prairie."
"...I apologize for that. However, please pay no heed to me and focus on leaving this place instead."
"...But Alma asked me to rescue you. So----"
"Sooi!!"
"Buhwaa?!!"
I slapped Souma hard in the face.
I was holding back but it seemed that broke a tooth or three... Guess I put in too much strength.
The silver hawk is looking at the knocked out Souma worryingly.
"Quit idling and get lost. What did I tell you again. Oy, you silver hawk. Fly as far away as hawkly possible with him on your back."
『Ku, kukii...!』
"I got no choice. We don't got time to waste squabbling. Just go already!"
I get that it's mad at me for hitting its keeper, but it's an emergency. Forgive me.
I soothed and urged the glaring hawk to go.
Which worked as it hesitantly flew away with Souma on its back.
Now then, all that's left is to do is beat that lizard into submission.
!
『Guruu... Kaaaa...!!』
I could sense Black Dragon powering up higher and bigger. No wait, his body actually grows bigger for real...!?
This sensation. Is this like the Skill Ability high level demons and magic beasts have, the one that doubles their Attributes?
<<Dragon Skill Lv10 Ability 'Arcane Dragonize'. Raises all but select Attributes by 2-3 times as well as user's size. Black Dragon acquired this Ability after a forced level up by way of Demon King's 'Resource' transfer.>>
...2-3 times? For realsies?
Let's check out its Stats.
Dragon: Black Dragon
Lv81
State: 'Arcane Dragonized' Tame (Demon King (Souma Ryota))
【Attributes】
ＨＰ：１０３４０/１１４８９
ＭＰ：４２１４/６７８３
ＳＰ：３６５５/４１３０
ＳＴＲ：１７０６７
ＡＴＫ：１７０６７
ＤＥＦ：１６４５３
ＡＧＩ：８７９５
ＩＮＴ：３４１２
ＤＥＸ：１９８３
ＰＥＲ：５８４７
ＲＥＳ：８４２５
ＬＵＫ：５１２
【Skills】
Dragon Lv10 - Martial Arts Lv10 - Ultimate Martial Arts Lv10 - Fang Arts Lv10 - Piercing Fang Arts Lv10 - Claw Arts lv10 - Sharp Claw Arts Lv10
【Master Skills】
Dragonic Emperor
Aura Mitigation
Aura Heal
Vital Tusk
Diamond Fang
Melting Flaming Claw Strike
Disaster Claw
...Oh crap.
Even though it's not quite at Demon King's level, those are some broken Attributes and Skills. What do you mean he got seven Master Skills.
Ain't no way anybody could beat him. Asides from me or Hero-kun.
And he's only used as a sacrificial pawn at that.
Well, it doesn't change what I oughta do tho'.
"Bring it on, you darned lizard."
『Gwuooooaaaaaaaaa...!』
I'm gonna buff my Attributes to around 20000 and make a short work out of this lizard.
That's all I need to do.
『Gaaaaaaaaaa!!!』
"Dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"
We zeroed in on each other and clashed breaths and high powered pile bunkers together.
The sky kept getting painted with dark red explosions over and over again like they were fireworks.
Nearby mountains got blown to bits, countless craters formed on the ground as if a cataclysm took place here.
...I feel like I'm being too environmentally destructive.
There won't be a grass left growing around these parts at the end of this fight...
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