Volume 2 Chapter 37 (1/2)

Volume 2 Chapter 37: Ex-Dragon knight runs over the sea.

Landing on the frozen sea, I first greet Berzelia and Saki, who protected the city until now.

「 Sorry. Sending the injured to the safe zone consumed a lot of time.」

「No, no, there is no problem. I knew that you will just keep picking up people on your way.」

「Master often finds them.」

The girls just smiled and accepted it. And while appreciating the fruit of our long friendship—

「Well, what’s the situation?」

I asked. To learn what happened before, to decide what should be done from now on.

Then, Saki looked at the black tortoise that was approaching the harbor, and the city behind us.

「As you can see, we are locked in a defensive battle. Our opponent is likely intending to destroy the city by shooting boulders and then to feast there. However, we weren’t idling as well and finished with the evacuation of the people who were out at sea.」

「I see……In other words, we just have to defeat that big guy.」

Saki smiled hearing my words.

「——Since you are saying that, I guess you have enough firepower to do something about that.」

「Well. I will skip the detailed explanation.」

「I don’t care. There is the fact of Axel defeating an ancient dragon and being a carrier on top of that, you probably have some kind of ace up your sleeve, so to some degree I can guess the extent of your power.」

Saki is smart. Being relatively straightforward, she is still quite calculative.

「Well, even without any guesses, believing in husbands ability is only natural.」

The previous praise is withdrawn. That’s kind of not calculative at all.

「Anyway, can I leave that thing to you?」

「Yeah, sure.」

After happily nodding upon hearing my reply—

「Then, I will provide support, as always. Let me pave the way.」

With those words, Saki struck the frozen sea twice with her foot.

「【Freeze・Prima Stage]」

And activated a spell. A moment later, a number of ice pillars emerged from the sea with a crackling sound. And that wasn’t all, countless slabs of ice also appeared in the air.

「The scale of your freezing is as amazing as ever, Saki.」

「Aah, hearing this melts my heart……Anyhow, go ahead, Axel. Use those any way you like, as footholds or as protection. This is your stage after all.」

「Yes. Please rampage to your heart’s content, Master!　We will deal with the attack coming this way!」

Clenching her burning fists Berzelia said while standing next to Saki.

「I see. Then, Berzelia, Saki. Please smash what’s going to blow your way and protect everyone. I’m off to defeat that thing.」

「Sure, Master.」

「Take care, Axel.」

「——Past Transportation……【Dragon’s Maneuver].」

And after being sent off by the two Axel covered his whole body with magic and dashed through the stage of ice.

「Aah, I haven’t been this thrilled in a while. I’ll be able to see Axel’s real ability that I deemed to be lost……!」

Hearing such words coming from behind me I charge at the black tortoise.

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【Dragon Maneuver]is a dragon knight’s skill for rapid movement.

The effect of this skill, which mainly enhances vision and leg strength, is immense.

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