Chapter 139
“D-divine punishment!!!”
“Pardon? What do you mean by—”
Bang!
At that moment, the ceiling of the conference room blew away cleanly. The astonished people looked upward.
Beneath the blue sky, a massive black dragon was looking down at them.
The ceiling hadn’t just blown away in the conference room.
“A-a dragon!”
People in the mansion let out screams mixed with shrieks at the sudden appearance of the dragon.
It was only natural, as dragons were an imaginary race known to have gone extinct a very long time ago.
The black dragon looked down arrogantly at the humans and let out a thunderous voice.
— I am a messenger sent by God.
It was a voice that naturally inspired fear, mixed with Dragon Fear.
— God has sent me personally to warn of the Marquis of Skya’s shameless atrocities.
“Sh-shameless atrocities?!”
A flustered Karon gasped in shock.
“What do you mean by that! As a devout believer, I—”
— Your sins are known to you; you must cast aside your greed before you invite even greater calamity.
The black dragon spread its house-sized wings wide.
Under that heavy pressure, Karon didn’t even realize that the animals he had been keeping locked up were escaping.
“Chirp chirp!”
A white long-tailed tit flying around the black dragon chirped something.
At this, the slightly flustered black dragon muttered lowly, so as not to be heard by the humans.
“I know. We could have just found the animals’ location with magic without breaking the mansion.”
“Pardon? What did you say?”
— I said you are a very greedy human.
Just then, Bang! A thunderous sound erupted from the vicinity of the basement.
The explosion was so large that even the ground shook.
Only then did Karon, realizing the Basian was still fighting, turn pale.
Meanwhile, the black dragon whispered again with the long-tailed tit.
“It seems they’ve almost all escaped, but what about Asil? Snowa and Todori said they would go get her?”
After contemplating for a moment, the black dragon nodded as if understanding.
Then, he spoke to Karon, mixing in Dragon Fear.
— Do not throw away the final chance God has given you.
With those final words, the black dragon slowly rose into the air.
Though he didn’t flap his wings once, it was an incredibly elegant sight compared to his massive build.
“Chirp chirp chirp! Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp!”
“Alright, alright. I’ll reduce my size as soon as we leave this area.”
Turning toward the mountains on the outskirts of the capital, the black dragon gradually grew smaller.
In reality, he had reduced his size, but people mistook it for him getting smaller because his flying speed was so fast.
Eventually, as the surroundings became completely quiet, Leon, who had been unable to even breathe until then, slumped down with a dazed expression.
“As expected, God is……”
In the distant future, this would be the beginning of what was written in the books passed down through generations of the Sunrise ducal house: ‘The messenger of God takes the form of a dragon.’
Meanwhile, the Duke of Starafit wiped away his cold sweat and took a breath before looking around.
“Where is the Duke of Monlepe?”
“…….”
He was nowhere to be found.
Only then did people realize that Edenber had disappeared.
At the time the black dragon was threatening the humans.
Asil was in the middle of fighting the Basian in the basement.
Bang!
‘Baembaem’s mommy is super strong!’
Completely unaware of what was happening on the surface, Asil barely avoided the Basian’s tail swipe with a forward roll.
One would expect her to be exhausted after fighting this much, but the Basian was still full of energy.
It was almost a wonder how they had captured her alive.
Bang!
The wall was dented by the Basian’s body slam. The basement was gradually losing its original shape.
“Ppihya, ppihya, ppihya……”
Asil, having flapped her wings to avoid the body slam, panted heavily.
She had tried to use shock therapy like she did with Fear before, but it wasn’t working well.
The opponent was burdensome enough to fight alone, but because she had to protect Baembaem, her stamina drained even faster.
“Kkuruk!”
Baembaem, who was tucked under Asil’s side, wailed toward the Basian.
It was a cry of a baby desperately searching for its mother, but the Basian was cold.
Whoosh!
A massive tail flew in from a blind spot.
Asil dodged it narrowly, but due to the wind pressure, she lost her balance and rolled across the floor.
In the process, she ended up letting go of Baembaem, who was tucked under her arm.
“Ppitt!”
“Kkurururuk!”
Rolling over and over, Baembaem went tumbling.
The destination was right in front of the agitated Basian.
“Shireuk……”
“Ppiyappi!” (Baembaem!)
She was so surprised that the beastman language popped out. I have to stop Baembaem’s auntie!
Asil took a deep breath. Then, she let out a Puhwaaaaak, but instead of a fierce flame, a dying ember came out.
Because the fight had dragged on, she needed to recharge.
“Shik!”
The Basian, letting out a sound that seemed to mock the failed breath, looked down.
Baembaem was trembling so hard from fear that tears were welled up in his eyes.
“Kkuruk……?” (Mommy……?)
However, the Basian, who had lost her reason, was merciless.
Bang!!
“Baembaem!!!”
Asil, who was busily flying toward them, shouted.
Oh no, Auntie finally attacked Baembaem!
But.
Fortunately, Baembaem was safe.
It was thanks to a human who appeared out of nowhere and protected him.
“Edenber?!”
Why is Edenber here?!
A startled Asil stopped in her tracks.
Meanwhile, Edenber picked up Baembaem and approached Asil.
“Are you okay?”
“Is it really Edenber? It’s not something Daddy made with magic, right?”
“Yes. I heard a loud noise, so I came to check.”
He had heard the sounds of things breaking in two places: the sky and the basement.
However, in the sky, there was a massive black dragon presumed to be Asil’s father, Arcian.
Therefore, he had come thinking Asil would be on the ground.
At the appearance of a new enemy, the Basian coiled up and went on guard.
Similarly, Edenber, who was observing the Basian carefully, drew his sword.
“You can’t kill her! She’s Baembaem’s mommy, but she’s not in her right mind right now!”
“Baembaem? I understand for now. I just need to make her regain her senses, right?”
He put his sword back into the scabbard and lifted it, scabbard and all.
Simultaneously, the Basian, having finished observing the new enemy, lunged.
“Shik!”
It was a destructive attack using her massive build, but Edenber dodged it lightly. Then, he struck the Basian’s head with all his might using the scabbard.
“Shiiiiik!”
Thump!
The Basian, losing her balance, staggered and collapsed sideways.
She tried to get up with all her might once more and attacked with her giant mouth open, but this time too, Edenber dodged nimbly with minimal movement.
Then, he struck her head once more.
Thump!
“Shiiiiii……”
After just two attacks, the Basian, unable to steady her body with half-closed eyes, fainted.
Asil slapped her front paw over her mouth.
Unbelievable, was Edenber that strong?
Because beastmen who revere power value strength above all else, an exclamation came out involuntarily.
“You’re super strong!”
“It’s because you drained her strength.”
In reality, the Basian was almost in a state of exhaustion. Thanks to Asil draining all her strength, he was able to end it easily.
Edenber, who put away his sword with an embarrassed face, approached.
Then, though there was no light, he somehow knew and took out a handkerchief to carefully wipe Asil’s face.
“You’ve got a lot of dust on you. Have you been fighting for a long time?”
“……Yes.”
Was it because he appeared like a prince and rescued her so coolly? Edenber looked incredibly handsome.
Moreover, her heart went thump-thump, beating as fast as a drumming teddy bear.
‘For some reason, I feel embarrassed.’
Is it because I didn’t duel him like Snowa Oppa said? But she was currently too exhausted to ask for a duel.
So, without even realizing she was wagging her tail like a puppy, she spoke while pretending to be nonchalant.
“Why did Edenber come here? I came to rescue Baembaem’s mommy.”
“I had something to talk to the Marquis of Skya about……. It feels like it’s been a long time since I saw you in this form, you’ve grown a bit since before, right?”
He stroked her head naturally.
The moment Edenber’s hand touched her, Asil jumped as if she had been struck by lightning.
The baby dragon, who had scurried back, snapped primly.
“Y-you shouldn’t just go around stroking a beastman’s head!”
“Ah, sorry. I used to stroke it often, so I guess it became a habit.”
He looked slightly dejected.
Oh, she didn’t mean to make him depressed! Asil quickly added a word.
“But Edenber is allowed to stroke it.”
“Thank you.”
He smiled with a relaxed face.
Gosh, why does he look so handsome today of all days. Asil felt her cheeks getting hot. Her tail also spun even more vigorously.
Right then, a whistling sound occurred as if mocking the two of them.
Wheeeeeeet!
Asil and Edenber reflexively turned toward the sound.
Baembaem, who had been biting his tail and whistling, was getting a flick on the forehead from his mommy.
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