Ways to Slay Dragons Gently

The mood of the criminal who is about to go to the gallows is probably the same as his own now, Yake thought to himself mockingly.

It was too sudden to meet Kaningam, an instructor from the era of trainee knights, even like a malicious arrangement by the four-faced god.The four gods seem to be forcing themselves to face the past they want to forget.Feeling a slight nausea and headache.

In front of the door of the Knight Commander's room, Ghaith said to him: "I don't know the details, but no matter what happens, I will stand by your side. Take it easy and face it, Arkenjell."

"……thanks."

The face of the young man who was smiling feebly looked as if he was about to fall down, which made the monk strongly aware that Ulan Pok was not by his side.That young man has become the spiritual pillar of everyone at some point.

Kaningam took the two of them to a very simple executive room, which was different from the reception room just now.Just by looking at the well-organized interior, one can understand the integrity of the paladin, but on the other hand, it also reflects his inflexible and rigid personality.

After letting the two of them sit on the simple high-backed chairs without armrests, he sat on the opposite side of the official desk.

This oppressive configuration of sitting opposite each other as if the prisoner and the interrogator made Gase very unhappy.

If it's pre-booked then it's ok.But if he does it unconsciously, he must be someone who often blames and judges others.And as a disciple, Yakanjier knew the personality of the master, so things were even worse.

Kaningam opened his mouth and asked in a serious tone: "Yakengel. Why did you leave without waiting for the official permission to withdraw from the group? If you were worried about your mother who fell ill, why did you leave when your hometown came to inform you? Shouldn't you apply immediately?"

"...I can't stand it if I leave the group against my will to take care of my sick mother. Since it's the same as quitting, at least I have to use my own will..."

"What! You mean, don't go back to China to visit your mother!"

The master immediately yelled angrily, and the young man who was looking at his own hand answered calmly.

"My mother's illness is fake. The emissary who took the letter from my mother wishing me to return to the country and directly appealed to the high priest was my mother's lover in his hometown. That man wanted to coerce me from the beginning. If he didn't want to be forced If you want to quit the group, you will have to pay as much money as he asked for. The reason why he appealed directly to the high priest is because I rejected him."

"Why didn't you tell the truth then!"

"Even if you say it, no one will listen to it. The high priest Finch, who was appealed by that person, and the high priest Obitaru who has a good relationship with you, Master, are incompatible. Master Finch said sarcastically, there is a person who has practiced It’s really enviable to be a great subordinate of the paladin who abandoned his sick mother as an excuse. Obitaru-sama became angry and scolded me for embarrassing the master..."

Knowing the general story, Gass couldn't help deeply sympathizing with the young man.He has been able to use holy magic that surpasses the strength of ordinary paladins even after leaving the order. Judging from this, he is also a rare talent for dreaming of becoming the head of the knights at the headquarters of the order in the future.

Kaningam looked forward to and valued this disciple very much, but he had to leave the group due to family affairs. This regret turned into fierce anger towards the innocent disciple.There are five great priests in the headquarters, and the next pope will be selected from these five.

Arkenjel was involved in a power struggle among the High Priests because of his mother, the source of his misfortune.Although he submitted an application to withdraw from the group, when the failed coercion directly appealed to the high priest, he was doomed to quit the group.No matter how he states the facts, it will only be regarded as a self-protection lie, which will make the situation even more unfavorable.

Abandoning his identity as a paladin and leaving on his own is his act of defending his personal freedom to his cruel mother, as well as his protest against the upper echelons of the order who easily take away the future of outstanding young people.

Only a ten-year-old child embarked on a journey that was more painful than death. After a long and harsh practice, he finally became a paladin as he wished, but was deprived of his status as a paladin in an instant without any fault.

How desperate and unwilling he must be, even if he is self-defeating because of this, no one will blame him.But such Yakenjal has lived a life of abstinence until today, maintaining the qualifications to use holy magic, and is more like a paladin than ordinary paladins.

It is light and easy to fall.How hard it must be for him who has not fallen but is strict with himself, the monk himself who was a martial artist is also very clear.You can't be that strong yourself.Gass couldn't help but salute and respect this seemingly fragile but incomparably strong young man.

Kaningam also seemed to understand what was wrong with him.However, just as Gase feared, this man in a high position who is willing to punish others will unconsciously cover up his mistakes with the blame of others because he pays too much attention to reputation and decency.

"A normal mother would rather hide her illness and have her son improve. However, your mother is just the opposite. This is really unbelievable. Why?"

"Mother, she..." The young man clutched his knees and tried to continue, "My mother is a human being who can sell the young me to nobles who indulge in horrible and immoral pleasures without hesitation."

"It turns out that you will be allowed to practice earlier than others. It turns out that it's not just because of your excellence. Every family has a difficult scripture to recite. Some were abandoned by their remarried parents, and some were asked by their parents to become a paladin and give up their property. Inheritance. With such relatives, think of it as a trial given by the four gods."

Monk Gass, who has a different experience, disagrees with Kaningam's statement.As the god of reconciliation and justice, the four-faced god should not give a young child an environment that he cannot change, such as extremely poor or cruel parents.

The evil in the human world is caused by human beings themselves.This may have been beyond God's expectation. No matter how you think about it, Yakenjell's mother only regards the child as a prop to make money.

"And you went back to your mother?"

"No, I heard that I was appointed as a paladin, and my mother and her lover wrote that letter just to get money from me. The reason for directly appealing to Lord Finch is to retaliate for not giving out the money as requested by the two of them. I'm here."

"You haven't returned to your hometown, so how can you make such an assertion. Blackmailing you may be just the behavior of the lover himself, and your mother may be really sick, and it may not be certain."

The young man covered his mouth, enduring the growing nausea.He obviously heard that she was dead, but whenever he thought of himself returning to his mother, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his whole body reacted in denial.

Gass retorted for him, "Lord Kaningam. Yake escaped from his mother who tortured him. He became a paladin only after suffering, but lost his status as a paladin because of a letter from his mother. If I It is him, and he must feel regret. He should not be condemned for not returning to his hometown."

"However, human beings are creatures who can repent. When they get old or get sick, they will feel that they are close to the eternal kingdom. Thinking about the four-phase god's scales for weighing good and evil, you are afraid of falling into hell. What should I do if I repented from my heart in the past? My mother who has not been in touch until now suddenly received a letter, shouldn’t I think so when I receive it.”

"Even so, for the sake of his own peace of mind after illness and the judgment after death, the son lost the status of paladin that he had earned through his own struggle. Such a mother will never be forgiven by the four-faced god."

The head of the knights, who was vigilant and went around to blame Yake, and the monk also resisted in a decisive tone.

The young man's fingertips sank into his knees.The throbbing in his chest became intense, and his head ached with that rhythm.

The leader of the Knights shouted out of tune: "A monk dares to try to figure out the mind of the Four-Shaped God without hesitation! The judgment is made by the Four-Shaped God, not Arkenjell. This guy is a paladin, but he is obsessed with himself The humble resentment ignores the confession of the sick and weak mother!"

"This is just a hypothetical situation. It is also a hypothetical, so there is a possibility that the mother is not only alive when she returns to her hometown, but also conspires to sell her beautiful son to some nobleman -- from the words of Kaningam-sama just now, This poor young man was punished for an unwarranted crime. If you have any regrets about forcing him to leave the group without confirmation, please simply apologize."

"I can't stand any more rude words! Listen, a paladin must be upright in order to be the faithful sword of God. But Yakenjel is still clinging to the past resentment and hatred. How can such a person be a just man?" The Sword of the Four Gods. Moreover, this also means that he has no qualifications to become a paladin at all!"

"Lord Kaningam!"

--This man actually said that...!

Enraged, Gass couldn't help clenching his fists and stood up.

Yakanjal was still sitting in the same posture.

"Mom beat me because I was a bad boy."

"If, if you become a good boy... become a paladin..."

"Will she say she loves me? Will she hug me and kiss me?"

It was painful and I was suffocating.My chest hurts like it's being torn apart, and my head hurts like it's split.Want to disappear from here.

Since it would be so painful and miserable, why didn't he die before, obviously there were many opportunities.From the very beginning, he knew that he was not qualified to become a paladin.A paladin gave up his heart and sacrificed his body and life for God, and he became a paladin because he wanted to prove that he was an excellent existence that was needed by someone.

A person who is not a paladin has no value at all.With the fact that he is a paladin, what others evaluate is not his appearance but his inner self.If I only have the beautiful appearance and body I inherited from my mother, and the men who paid a high price can do whatever they want, then I would be better off dead.So after leaving the order, he still followed the requirements of the paladins.

Someone will see through his superficial and ugly appearance and point out that he has no qualifications to call himself a paladin.It's scary to think about it.It's good to die, it's good not to be born.From the beginning, I was a child not wanted by my father and mother.Things that had been forcibly suppressed to the margins for a long time were out of bounds, overflowing violently from the inside of Arconjar.

Ulan Pok, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes wide.He lifted the quilt with extremely slow movements, turned over and wanted to get out of bed, but fell to the floor just like that.

The body cannot move.The large amount of mana consumed by relying on magic has returned to its original level.But the same lost physical strength has not recovered at all.

The natural qi in the area of ​​the ancient battlefield has completely deteriorated, and the body that originally tried its best not to absorb yang qi could not recover from the exhausted state.

You have to move, even if you are crawling, you have to climb to the side of Yakanjier.If he didn't hurry, his heart would be torn apart by despair from the inside.Although uneasy, he only hesitated for a moment.

The yang that fills the place--

As a phantom beast of the underworld, he quickly absorbed the harmful "qi" that eroded his mind with his whole body.

"Woo, woo...!"

Full of strength.The blood boiled, burning excitement and violent impulse surged together.Destroy and kill.Overwhelmed by the intensity and desire, I forget myself.Blood-red mist filled his mind, and the hallucinatory smell of blood filled his mouth.

"Eat it, tear it apart, crunch it, smash it, destroy it, burn it all, kill it all."

His dark eyes glowed bright red, and he slowly untied his transformation.A powerful phantom beast with sharp fangs and claws and wings spread out from behind, this is the dragon among dragons, the king of true dragons, his original appearance at the apex--

"...Ugh...!"

The boy stuck the long, sharp claws of his left hand into his thigh.Pull out the muscle and drive the claws deeper.The painful cremation drove away the blood fog in the brain, and recovered the self trapped in the paralysis of happiness.

The black eyes saw the bone-exposing wound, and the body complied with his will, the bleeding stopped immediately, and the wound healed quickly.After healed completely, he quickly stood up, picked up the sword that was placed beside the pillow together with the sword belt, and put it on his back.

The only one who could remove the sword from his unconscious body was Arkenjell.Even if I close my eyes, I can clearly see where the missing person is in this building.Ulan Boke rushed out to protect him.

Gase was as angry as he had ever been.This kind of man who not only does not admit his mistakes, but also completely denies the other party's putting himself on the right side with sophistry, is actually a paladin.

Being in the headquarters of the religious order where the power struggle among the great priests has been extremely fierce for a long time, self-protection behavior has become a long-standing habit.Even so, it cannot be forgiven.Unbelievably despicable human beings.I am not Ulan Boke, but I will never allow such a person to hurt Yakenjieer.

"What have you done as his mentor? There is no young man more worthy of being a paladin than him—"

When he stood up and was about to question him, the door opened without a knock.

"...Ulan...! Why are you here?"

Doesn't it take three full days to wake up?The monk who knew that there was one day left couldn't help asking.

The boy in black entered the Knight Commander's study without saying a word, and knelt down in front of the young man sitting on the chair.He took one of his hands, wrapped them tightly, and looked up at the pale face of the young man.

"There's nothing wrong with Yaconjell, you can't force yourself."

The youth did not answer.Seeing his frozen expression, Gase noticed his abnormal state.

The Knight Leader stood up and roared.

"You don't know how to be polite! You barged in without permission, and you still say that! This guy is obsessed with hating that kind of private matter, and he doesn't have the soul of a paladin—"

"Shut up your dirty mouth. If you don't want to die, don't say that kind of inferior monkey talk in front of me." The cold and proud boy's eyes turned ominous bright red.

Surrounded by the superhuman aura and killing intent he unleashed, the Knight Leader froze on the spot.

"All children want to be loved by their mothers. Because of love, they will be hurt and hate for not being loved. There is nothing wrong with the act of hating. It is like eating when hungry and drinking when thirsty Water, the body will actively ask for what it needs, just like this, I hate it to heal the wounded heart. Crying, anger, laughing, everything is meaningful, there is no unnecessary existence. Everyone maintains themselves You can live with a balance of body and mind. If you want it, you can hate it, until you become happy, and there is nothing to hate. It is necessary for Alconjell's own adjustment, which is beyond others' own values. to judge the category of good and evil."

In order to convey his meaning correctly, the boy spoke slowly to the young man in a calm tone.The usually taciturn boy was surprisingly talkative, which seemed convincing even to Gase.

"--The teaching of the four gods is harmony and balance. Sometimes, opposite things restrict each other and are harmony. It is a theory for people who are only for their own convenience to ask soldiers to become unintentional puppets who obey all orders. Denying feelings is against the doctrine. There are various motives for wanting to become a paladin, of course. However, Arkenjel's motives for wanting to show his self-worth to others are, in the eyes of most people, great and positive. "

The young man's expression moved, and Gus, who watched with bated breath, was relieved.

"……Did you notice?"

Asked weakly by him, the boy shook his head.Although you can actually nod.But that would break Yake's heart.

"No, but, I understand. Even the parents deny their children, and in order to continue to live, they will use standards that others can understand to show their value. Only in this way can they prove that they are not unwanted children--because I am too so."

"Why! You have what it takes to be a king."

"No matter how strong the magic power is, it is just a waste called alien. It is said that it is too embarrassing. It is better to kill it. I have no way to show the ability to possess magic. But it is just changing from alien to channeling. Anyway, it is a heretic. Nothing can be changed. I hate possessing magic like giving up on myself, but it is better than being killed."

Yakenjel believed that the young man would not criticize himself hastily, but would just listen to it like this, so he confessed his dark side that he had never confessed to anyone.If you don't say it now, you will live in fear of being exposed for the rest of your life.

"...I can't find any self-worth other than being a paladin. So, even though I know it's ridiculous, I still want to grasp the past of being a paladin after leaving the order..."

After saying it, I realized again how ugly my behavior was.

Ulan Boke touched the young man's hand with his lips, thought for a moment and said, "I heard that becoming a paladin is difficult, but it is even more difficult if you keep doing it. Yakanjieer wants to continue using the paladin Standards demand themselves, so as long as they are maintained, Yakenjal remains a paladin."

"How can I do it... Such presumptuous thoughts are not allowed. People who have been removed from the registration still claim to be paladins, that is fraudulent behavior."

"It's not a form, but a matter of heart and self-esteem. When I'm alone, I want to be a king who doesn't shame my people and myself. Thinking like this, I do it again, even in a world without people I am still a king. This is not an easy thing, as long as I can keep doing it, even if no children call me king, I will have no regrets."

Gus, who was silently listening to the conversation between the two, thought he could interject now.

"Yake, I don't know any young man who is more suitable to be a paladin than you. The four-faced god must also understand. Knights other than paladins cannot use holy magic, let alone you who can use priest-level holy magic. I think the four gods must have special protection for you. Although this is not a matter of substitution, I would say that instead of the love of your parents, you have received the love of the four gods and the love of the great king in front of you , you have to be confident."

Ulan Boke stretched out a hand and gently stroked the young man's cheek.

"I love you. You are more than anyone, more than anything. I swore I would never hurt Yakenjel, and would protect Yakenjel from everything that hurt him. So, please, Don't hurt yourself. That's the only thing I can't protect."

Hearing this sincere sigh, tears fell from the youth's water-colored eyes and flowed continuously down his cheeks.The little dragon felt embarrassed and guarded his heart that was about to collapse as if he had sworn, which was a situation that would have been devastated because of it.

Now it's my turn to swear.

"... I swear... I will never torture myself again... I swear here."

The young man who was loved by the Phantom Beast King made a firm oath to the boy and himself.

Late that night, Thomas, who had been told not to let anyone find out, had slipped out quietly, came to the atrium of the temple as agreed.

In the moonlit atrium, no one called him out.The excess of yang qi makes this land hardly grow vegetation, and there is no sound of insects or animals, so the night is suffocatingly silent.

Only on the opposite side of the gazebo, the small river formed by the spring water made a gurgling sound.

"...Why, if you call someone out and you're still asleep, I'll beat you up."

While muttering unhappily, a loud sound of water suddenly sounded from behind.

In the center of the spring water stands Ulan Boke, who is soaked all over.

"Don't scare me, hey!... You take a bath with your clothes on? I don't know how the dragon is, but it's too cold."

"It's not bathing, it's eating."

"Dining? Ah, the 'qi' of the water?"

"The ancient battlefield turned the air of the earth and the air of the wind blowing over into Yang Qi. Only the water gushing from the depths of the ground is clean. This land has been so distorted that even the elves have deteriorated."

"Well, if you don't have anything to eat, you'll die if you're hungry. You can't fight when you're hungry."

The boy, who was worried about the serious distortion than expected, smiled when he heard the strong man's simple feelings.

"--Indeed."

"What's the important thing? If you go to teach the old knight leader who bullied Yake severely, I will be happy to help."

"No need for that. I said that if I speak again next time, I will kill him."

"...Is, is it?"

Knowing that he was serious about Dorma, a chill ran down his back.It is not human to say scary things without scruples.

The boy made the kind of water polo he had seen before, and threw all the water on his body back into the spring water.

"The opening remarks will be very long, just the conclusion? Or start from the beginning?"

"I'm sleepy, please make it easy."

"I'm going crazy in a minute. Then you're going to kill me—all of the above, and you can go back to sleep. Goodnight."

Doma folded his arms and looked down at the King of Eudemons with a horrified expression, "You guy...you can't help it, let's start with that long opening sentence."

"I said before that if the phantom beasts in the underworld suck in yang qi, it will cause the 'qi' to go crazy? I

It's almost at the limit.Mad dragons can become a reality of carnage and destruction.In order to prevent human extinction, the sooner the better. "

"So you want me to kill you? I said, why don't you go back to the World of Eudemons in time before it becomes such a terrible situation."

"With the promise, I can't go back."

"What an oath! I can't believe it!...Although I am an excellent mercenary he admires, I don't have the confidence to kill the most terrifying dragon at all."

Thunder Thomas was a bold man.Since the young man said so, it must be true, no matter how many times he confirmed it, the strong man didn't say a single unnecessary nonsense.

"--It would be different if there were weaknesses to catch."

"Forehead. When I collected the mermaid as a summoned beast, you also saw the crest on my forehead glow. Point the 'Spear of Oath' at the head and throw it at the head, attracting the crest, and it will be confirmed with one blow. to kill."

To the man who asked how to kill in a low voice, the boy spoke calmly.

"Shouldn't it be the 'Sword of the Oath'? Huh? Isn't that only Yake can use it?"

"'The Spear of the Oath' was produced from the ancient oath made by the Holy King and the others. When fighting the crazy dragon, it was produced from the blood of the descendants of the Holy King."

"Ah...! Speaking of which, you... have indeed said before that there are three people in this team who are bleeding the blood of the Holy King, so there must be someone who can defeat the dragon. Is this the thing!"

"Yes."

Thomas stretched out his strong arms, grabbed the boy by the front, and pulled him so close that they could feel each other's breath on their faces.

"It's not 'that's right'. You boy, you knew that one day we would take on the task of killing ourselves, so you took us away."

"At that time, I was only talking about the possibility. If I ended my work without going crazy, I would be separated as if nothing had happened. It's just that this distorted land made my boundaries earlier."

"...The one with the strongest blood of the Holy King is Crotia. Considering her mood, I absolutely cannot leave it to her."

"So does Arkenjell."

The two people who were worried about the pain in their hearts were talking, the strong man smiled wryly and let go of his hands.

"There's no one else but me. Well, leave it to me. I'll do it beautifully—though I'm not happy at all."

"I'm sorry. But I can give you a small gift of the alias of 'Dragon Slayer'. It will be somewhat helpful to realize your ambition."

"Ambition?"

"Don't pretend, in this chaotic world where countries are dying one after another, wouldn't it be bad to have a new kingdom on the contrary--you think so."

"I'm not material to become a king. If you want to become the king of a country from a mercenary, you must be a person with the charisma of a god-like leader. Even if I have the ability and I am a good guy, it is impossible to become a king without people who fight side by side .”

"So, is Yakenzil necessary?"

The voice was the same as usual, but it contained something that made the strong Dorma's heart stop for two beats.With resolute and shining black eyes, Su You looked up at the man who wanted to laugh it off but failed.

"If that's the case, let's protect Arkenjell, Do Ma."

The moment he was called by the boy's name, a feeling enveloped Dorma's whole body, and then disappeared as if being sucked inside.When a dragon with strong magic power calls his name, even if it is not intentional, he will unconsciously dominate the other party's heart. Thomas remembered what the red-haired dragon king said.

The strong man was extremely angry and wanted to beat the boy who deliberately called out his name.The avatar of the dragon who dodged swiftly did not let the fist fall on him at all.

Thomas roared: "If I want to use magic, am I so unreliable! Do I look like a bastard who will use Yake to assassinate him after he establishes a country?"

"No, I believe you. It's just that time changes everything. And human beings are fragile and their lifespan is too short."

"That is to say, as long as I am alive, I must protect Yake. Yes, let him be His Majesty the King and coax him for the rest of his life, bastard!"

"...The kingdom doesn't matter. Please stay by his side and be gentle with him. I swear that as long as I live, I will protect him, but that oath can't last too long. Even if I'm not here, please support him Arcanjell."

Thomas' anger disappeared, replaced by only thinking about his own shame.Ulan Boke, who will soon have to die, desperately talks about ways to think about Yake.

"Yake is my friend. Even if you don't tell me, I have always cared about him. The guy probably doesn't know it himself. He is always a little worrying. But I think you should see through it all --Dragon appeared at the end of the last two great turmoil, and the hero who destroyed the dragon finally established a unified kingdom. I was the one who told the legend. Why didn't I notice it at that time, damn it...!"

"Even if you notice the situation, it will not change in any way. After the chaos caused a large number of human deaths and the balance was seriously disrupted, a dragon came from the underworld. The descendants of the holy kings in the sun world killed it. The swollen Qi accumulated in its body It will restore balance to the world. This is the only way to protect the world, and this is the third time."

As if the boy was talking about other people's affairs, Thomas immediately felt an uncontrollable anger in his heart.

"What's the only way! It's not just a human offering... No, it's a dragon offering! You're just a kid, but you want to be killed for the sake of the world. Even if it's me, I can't stand it. Moreover, all of this is just for the cheap vows made by that red-haired guy to please his lover! Repeatedly and again, you dragons are really good like this!"

"There is no good or bad, the king is the victim who protects the people and the world. If the balance collapses, the yin and yang worlds will merge into one again, and a catastrophe will strike. At that time, both phantom beasts and humans will face the crisis of extinction .If it only takes my life to stop it, then it's a good deal. Also, he is a great king. To be honest, even if I can die for a phantom beast, I never want to die for a human being. That's what I thought all the time in Sunworld. But when I met Arkenjel, I jumped right into the dragon-killing trap that the king made with a clever oath."

"'Thank you for your trouble'...You idiot. The 'lover of destiny' decided by the ancestors is a big man, you will be a joke until the end of the generation. If it is a woman, you can say that you will exchange your life for 'here', the other party If it is Yake, he will never let you ride on it even if he dies."

If Crotia heard it, she would blushed and shouted, "Men are the worst——!" and complained. The boy smiled a little as he thought about it.

"If it were you, would you be able to ride on it?"

"Don't make such a joke. If I'm on top, it's okay to say. As for Yake... I know it's impossible! That guy is a former paladin with a cleanliness, why did you fall in love with such a troublesome object at first sight? .”

"If you think about it from a different standpoint, Arkenjell, who is repeatedly called 'I love you' by a male dragon, will be very troubled."

"Hey, don't be so self-deprecating and belittle yourself. How about changing it to the legendary friendship that transcends race?"

"I leave the finishing touches for posterity to you."

The words of the young man who seemed to be the deceased made the strong man mercenary deeply feel the involuntary fate, and felt a burst of sadness.After sighing heavily, he sat cross-legged heavily on the ground.

"Anyway, there's nothing you can do about it. Do you really think that's fine?"

Dorma hangs his upper body in distress, shrouded in powerlessness, and the little Phantom Beast King looks at him gently. "Long Sui is a creature of the Yin world, but the qi in his body is very close to the natural qi that has nothing to do with yin and yang. If I die, the qi that escapes from my body will spread throughout the Yang world, connecting with the earth, sky, rivers and The ocean melts. I become one with the world that surrounds Arcanjell. I love the world of phantom beasts and the world of humans. Even if I become a victim to protect both worlds, I don’t feel that at all. sorrow."

"You...are really a king..." Thomas whispered sadly.

It's completely different from the king in the human world. By his side, he realizes more clearly that he is not the material for a king.

"You too, are your own king."

"Hmm... well, it's not wrong to say so."

"And my friend."

Raising his head like a bullet, Doma broke his face with a sudden smile, then got up and attacked the boy with an unimaginable agility for his burly figure.Hugging the little black-haired head under his ribs, he happily swung the struggling boy around.

"This male killer, you just kill Yake."

"What are you talking about, I can't kill Arkenjell, whom I swore to protect."

"Ooooh! You HOMO dragon!"

"... Only that name, please don't, I beg you, don't call it."

Under the moonlight, Thomas' cheerful laughter echoed.