99 98. And it collapses.txt (1/2)

It was an unexpected counterattack.

That's why the two of them seemed to have delayed their reactions.

Fortunately, Snow is a dragonborn (Dragon Newt). Thanks to his sturdy body, he's not in serious trouble.

However, Rowen is different.

He is a 30th layer boss monster, but his body is almost a flesh and blood human. He is vomiting blood and squatting down.

The Dravdragon compares the two of them and chooses Rowen for the chase.

I start running as soon as I can. I pour my magic power into the 《Dimensional Winter (Di Winter)》 and try to slow down the enemy's movement as much as possible.

I try to get to Rowen before the Dravdragon - but I can't get there in time.

I was hopelessly out of position.

No one would be able to help Rowen--.

Big brother, Rowen!　Don't look at me!

The Reaper's cries reach my ears.

Then, understanding what the Reaper is trying to do, I release my dimensional magic. My magic, which had filled the throne room, is lost and I am left with only her magic.

Even my eyes turn away from Rowen.

I must not recognize what is about to happen.

If you don't even recognize it, it will be the Reaper's sole domain.

''Please, Reaper!

I know, brother!

A roar echoes with the Reaper's reply.

I can tell that the Dravdragon has jumped into the place where Rowen was.

After a beat, I deploy the Dimension again.

I find Reaper and Rowen down in the corner of the throne room.

Reaper used the instantaneous movement (warp) of the example to get close to Rowen and managed to save her while she was materializing.

'Reaper, I'll take care of the rest!　--Magic, ”Dimensional Winter (Di Winter)!

I was running towards Dravdragon the whole time I was turning away from Rowen.

The Dravdragon sees a new enemy approaching and tries to fight back.

He couldn't expect the other three to cover him.

We have no choice but to defeat it one-on-one.

I hold the sword extended with 'Magic Freezing' to the side and charge in.

The Dravdragon shudders and squeezes out magic power from the bottom of its body. Then, it inhaled a breath as if to cut down on its life and spat out a blazing fire from its mouth.

''--Magic 《Freeze》!

I put up a barrier of cold air and push forward through the flames.

If it was me, with my deep understanding of flames, even 'dragon flames' would not be a decisive factor.

The Drav dragon's claws are waiting for me as I pass through the flames that scorch my skin.

I used my sword to catch the attack.

Of course, if I just catch it, it will only blow me away. The only person who could withstand this would be Snow with his foolish strength. I use ”Magical Freezing” to change the shape of my sword. It expands its surface area like a shield and slides over the ice. This is a trick that only Rowen's Magical Materialization can do, and only Magical Freezing can do it.

The ice is scraped away and white sparks fly.

I succeed in sneaking into the bosom of the Dravdragon and extend my sword again.

Of course, the target is his neck.

With Rowen's blow, it looks like I can cut off the head completely with one more breath. That's the only place to aim.

I jump away from the Dravdragon's claws and get on its arms.

Now I've gained height. All I have to do is extend my sword tip to the Dravdragon's neck, which is about to be torn to shreds.

The Dravdragon senses my aim and flaps its wings.

It flies with a strong wind that is laden with magic. It tries to shake me off by flying between the low ceiling thrones.

But it was one of the most easily handled counterattacks I had expected.

The Dravdragon was using its magic to handle the wind. Apparently, it was also using magic to fly. Perhaps it was unconsciously weaving flight magic.

So much so that it works on this huge body. I'm sure it's a fairly high-level magic.

But that's only a weakness for me. ''Dimensional Winter (Di Winter)'' displaces the flight magic (...) and slightly disrupts the Dravdragon's stance.

It was more than enough of an opening.

While leaping, I extended my sword to the limit with my ”Magical Freezing” and cut off the Dravdragon's head. My sword from Magic Freeze is inferior to Rowen's in terms of sharpness. However, by aiming at the wound Rowen created, the sword was able to slice through the dragon's flesh.

In midair, the head and body of the drav dragon separates from the drav dragon's head and body.

Blood rains down, and the throne room without the king is stained with fresh blood.

The huge body of the Dravdragon falls to the ground and a roar rings out.

I confirm the life and death of the Dravdragon as it lands.

It was completely dead.

I couldn't feel any life or magic power.

However, the Dravdragon does not turn into light and disappear.

Turning into light and disappearing is a phenomenon only in the labyrinth. It seems that such a magic formula is built into the labyrinth.

It was the first time I had ever gazed closely at a monster's corpse.

A definite hint of death. The evidence of crushed life is there.

I made sure that the enemy was gone and turned my attention to the safety of my friends.

'Kanami, are you okay?'

First, Snow walks over to us.

”Yeah, I'm okay. I'm fine.

You're the man, Kanami. Unharmed, even against a dragon.

Snow gives me a debauched look.

It's as if he's looking at a 'hero'. If possible, I'd like you to stop looking at me like that.

But now I have something more to say to Snow.

...... Hey, Snow. It's a good thing that you're able to communicate with that dragon, right?

I looked like the dragon got angry when I heard Snow's words.

'...... What?　Ugh, no. I can't do that.

Snow shook his head in response.

'Yes. ......'

I discourage myself from reinforcing the Dimension to see if it's a lie. It's not something I would do to a companion, and confirming it doesn't change anything.

The dragon is already dead.

I can follow the conversation with Snow and check on the status of the Reaper and Rowen.

'Good ......, Rowen ......'

The Reaper is at the edge of the throne room, happy to see Rowen safe and sound.

But--

Reaper, why are you doing this to me?

--the reaper's right leg was missing from the knee.

I ran towards the Reaper, freezing my spine.

'Why (...)?'　...... Rowen taught me that. He said, ”Make your own decision. So I decided. ”I'm going to help Rowen.

”Help me out, ......?

”Ignore the 'kill Rowen' mission, ignore it!　Attah decided that my mission was to 'save Rowen'. So, as I said, I'll do what I can to save her with my life (・・・・・・)!　Rowen is a very important playmate of mine!

Reaper: ......

Reaper laughed.