454 450. "Happy and happy".txt (2/2)

'Deceiving the 'heroes' ......?　Well, that's not so bad. ...... Wait, one day when I get tired of killing. I'll think about it.

'Really, you're giving it away today. But thank you for thinking about it, 'Fafner the Evil Dragon' -

There were those conversations.

There were proposals and promises made to the two of them alone, out of sight of the adults.

Therefore, the destruction of that village is coming.

Bored with the rituals of the Chiryuu Village, the Evil Dragon (Fafner) tries to escape from his role. Instead of adapting to the village, he chooses to escape. Naturally, the adults in the village do not allow this ”escape”.

Because of the blood's long-cherished desire that has been handed down from generation to generation, there was no way they would allow it.

However, it's the same for Fafner.

It is because they were born with more greed than anyone else, so there was no way they could accept it.

The Chiryuu Village mobilized all the Dragon People (Dragon Newt).

They never let the boy, the hope of the blood race, escape and tried to capture him.

All of them, adults and children alike.

We made the boy realize that they were all enemies.

Once that happened, the rest was as usual.

The boy will eat up his village like a 'Fafner'.

He was born that way and lived that way, so doing so was his life and that kind of 'price'.

He killed all the family and friends he had lived with yesterday.

I cut off their heads and I sip their blood.

Pulled their hearts out with my bare hands and ate them whole.

He crushed their souls and took in fresh ”demon poison” into his body.

It was a 'magic power conversion ritual' that had been passed down from generation to generation.

He had learned that the ritual was a courtesy to the enemies that stood in his way.

That's why he could laugh from the bottom of his stomach and welcome the last girl from the 'King Dragon (Lord)' who was closest to him, even if she stood in his way.

''--Ah, Kahahaha!　I've been waiting for you. I knew it was you in the end.

...... I've been waiting for this day too. Maybe I've been waiting for this day to come when I was born--

That was the last conversation, and the final battle of strength began.

As the ”King Dragon (Lord)”, it was the girl's role to protect the ”Chiryuu no Sato”.

In the midst of the killing contest, in which the girl was told that she would be eaten if she lost, she remembered the words of the adults when she was given the name of the Lord.

”You will all be eaten by Fafner,” she said.

Children other than ”Fafner” knew how this would end.

The girl misses the day when she was told of her true role.

According to ancient oral traditions, the dark clouds filling the sky will not stop. And the time will surely come when even the dragonborn (Dragon Newt) will not be able to ”adapt” to this harsh environment.

Therefore, before the survival of the village becomes impossible, we will choose the strongest blood to inherit everything.

And by everything, I mean everything.

This Chiryu Kingdom itself.

Every drop of blood that has been passed down until now.

It also includes the hearts of the descendants of the Lord's Dragons.

With destruction as the ”price”, the entire history is entrusted to one man without wasting it.

--That is the entirety of the Evil Dragon Ceremony.

This is the true lesson that the defeated ”dragon race” kept a grudge against the ”winged race” and left behind to posterity as a last resort.

The true meaning behind the transformation of Fafner into a 'poisonous blade that kills even gods'.

When she remembered that, the girl fighting the boy loosened her hand.

--I won't let it. I won't let them do that. I will make it distorted.

The day Chiryuu no Sato was destroyed.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

At last, the girl who had finished her work had one last thing to say.

To the boy who was her precious family and her admiration, she said one word, ”...... please (...)” --

I finished reading it.

I raise my dropped gaze, telling the other side of The Village of Chiryuu, which was destroyed a thousand years ago.

Serdra, who is still staring back at me, shakes her head in a boring manner.

''...... Apart from that, it's not a fresh story. I knew it was thin. That chick encouraged me to 'escape'. And yet, that guy somehow stood his ground against me, who had never won, until he died. I knew something was going on. But it's too late now. Why (・・・・・) is a bit of a stretch now.

He sighs that it's common.

On the contrary, Serdra becomes more battle-hardened. But--

It's not enough to change anything. It's too late to change. Because I can't change, I'm never going to end. I'm sure I'll be able to adapt to this magic, even this reading shift. I am the only one who is the blade of the 'demon poison' that can reach even the gods, and I am the one who steals the reason for the dimension's 'zero trial'...

'It's over (・・・・・), it's over. Because it's changing (・・・・・), it's over (・・・・・・). The ”Eighty-Third Trial” of ”The One Who Steals Nothingness” is now over. --First (...), it's over (・・・・). There is no such thing as a thief of reason that can defeat this 'magic that makes everyone happy'.

Declaring, I shifted my gaze to the ground a little farther away from Seldora.

Beyond that, I found the figure I had been looking for ever since I activated this magic 《Reading Shift》.

In line with this time, I shifted the scene here and had been chatting with Serdra for a long time because I was waiting for 'her'.

The figure of the dragoness (Dragon Newt) girl, crawling forward on the ground, settled in the black eyes of me and Seldora.

She looked just like the familiar story I had read earlier.

Even though she was a girl, her body was not so different from my height.

Her face resembles Snow's, and her eyes are cool. Her blue hair is as beautiful as the ripples on the ocean, but now it is stained with blood.

There was a large hole in his back.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

''Impossible. ......

Seldra shook her head more loudly than before in front of the girl who had been defeated by the boy and eaten her heart.

'...... ate my heart, I did!　So there's no way I'm alive!　There's no way I'm going to survive this!

'Yes, she will die soon ....... But the extraordinary life force of the Chosen Dragon Man (Dragon Newt) gives her a little bit of time for her final days. --Seldra. This is (...), a thank you (...). Let's listen to her 'testament' together.

The girl has been robbed of her heart and is falling to the ground, inching towards us.

If she is going to die, she is crawling little by little, preferring the most memorable square.

However, halfway down the path, I spit out the blood that overflows from my mouth.

''Ah, gah, gah--!

The girl twisted her body, stopping just short of where we were standing.

With the last of her strength, she turned onto her back and looked up at the sky, where black smoke was being sucked into the dark clouds.

''Hah, hah, hah--''

Move your chest and breathe repeatedly to get oxygen and 'demonic poison' into your lungs.

However, the most important organ in the chest was no more.

The life force, such as blood and magic power, will never again be generated anew.

''Haha, haha ......, eh?　Ah, le......--

Even in that state, she was able to speak with room to spare.

It's a tremendous life force.

Above all, it was a tremendous 'quality'.

'Duh, anyone ......?　There's ......?

At a time when even this 'spellcraft' was not widespread, she was able to perceive 'a being using 'past-seeing' magic in the future' using only ancient knowledge.

She is the true 'strongest' creature if not for the 'special experimental body' called Seldra.

It is the chosen ”Lord” of the most powerful species in this world.

The girl of that ”King's Dragon (Lord)” speaks with even more zest for life and a certain conviction.

''Oh ......, if ....... If indeed, Noi-sama (...) is ...... and controls both the past and the future of this world, ....... If you are always willing to listen to me, .......

The girl uses her last hours to honor Noi Elle Berur, who is supposed to be an 'evil god' to the village.

She is a light of fading life, yet she spins her words clearly.

'Are you still watching ......?　...... of the bloodline of my nemesis, this pitiful end of ......

The next thing you know, you will run out of blood and your body will go cold.

If it is the same as mine, she will be blind, deaf, and at the end of her run, her soul will end up on the 'other side'.

Before that, she speaks.

As if leaving a will.

'Oh God, ......'

Pray.

In a place where there is no such culture or custom, yet we will utter the same complaint as believers in various parts of the continent.

'God, I believe in you ....... So I have distorted the rituals that harm you as much as I can .......

He confesses that he was a follower of the Inscription White Faith, which is an evil religion for the dragon race.

The confession continues as is typical for the dragon race (Dragon Newt).

'I'm ......, I don't care about the clan ....... It doesn't even matter if I'm the 'strongest' race or not ....... They're all gone, and I've been slain ....... The rituals that harm you will never be performed again, please ...... from ......, please ...... --

A girl who keeps praying.

The two people listening to it are me and Seldora, a thousand years later.

''At least, only my cousin (Otto) is ....... Only that black-haired 'One Young Dragon of the Village (Celdragon)' ......, please let him live freely as the only 'demon' everywhere .......

It is not a voice calling out to me.

It's a voice calling out to the Noi El Lieberrul, the voice of the ”Inscription White Church”.

'God ....... If ......, really ....... If you are really there, if you are really there--

Above all, the call is ”God”.

If there is a being who can really respond to it, then it's already--.

It's okay. Now the ritual is distorted.

I tricked (...) and responded (...).

In order to reassure them, I strengthened the ”magic” I had to the limit.

I let that slight vibration (voice) transcend dimensions and connect with it.

In any dimension and in any place.

Anywhere in any timeline and any memory.

(・・・・・) Everywhere (・・・・・) Everywhere (・・・・・) Everywhere (・・・・・)

The reply was possible because it became 'the one that steals the reason for the dimension' within reach.

'--What?'

It was a 'miracle' that even the person who was praying for it was stunned.

In the square where no one in the ruined village should have survived, the girl stiffens as the answer comes back.

''Thanks to you, he will continue to 'escape' from now on. In order to die as one 'demon', he will continue to run away from the 'evil dragon' (Fafner).

It's not my style to read and tell only The Last Page.

But there was no time for hesitation.

'Now that your life has been read by two 'worlds', the ritual deal has changed. ...... For many years to come, the 'adaptation' of the dragon man (dragonet) Serdra will continue to be eroded by your 'escape'. Your 'curse' has won. So, you can rest easy--

'Do, dragon man (dragonet), seldom, seldom ......?　----!　Fagga, ha!

The girl was startled by the voice she heard and spat out all the blood that had been in her throat.

My magic allows the voice to reach her.

But it won't last long.

The light of her life, but even more than that, my magic--

Even though he's piled on the 'chanting' of the dimensional attributes and also sucked out the magic of the 'original world' with the 'purple thread', it's still not enough (・・・・・・)

--Hurriedly, he speaks to Seldra, who is even more surprised than she is next to him.

''Seldra, as long as you wish, I will not save the 'Evil Dragon (Fafner)'. However, I want to save the 'Seldra' born in this village. I knew the other children. Among them, she was trying to save you to the end. ...... You are the only one who can save your family now. With your words, you can change your own destiny. ......!

I recommended to Serdra the evil deeds that go against the reason of the world.

Having arrogantly tricked God, I no longer hesitate or hesitate.

My will seems to have been conveyed, and Serdra shakes her throat and tries to squeeze the words out of the bottom of her stomach, ”Oh, I'm ......”.

Then he bent his knees in front of her on his back.

I'm trying to get as close as I can, at a distance that I can reach but not touch, just to bring my ”voice” to her.

With Serdra's help, the magic ”Reading Shift” is now sublimated.

The magic of a higher dimension is reached, and that ”voice” - the voice of a higher dimension.

”I'm the one who left 'Fafner' behind.

'............!　This, this 'voice': ......

There was no mistaking the ”voice”.

She believed in the 'magic' of fairy tales more than anyone else, and that's why she arrived.

You've made it all so hard to enjoy. So now I'm forced to call myself 'Serdra' Queen Filion and live an eternity for nothing. --Can you believe it?　Now I'm in an alternate universe in a thousand years.　I'm not just running off to ”another world” and having a good time ......, I'm having a good time. So forget it. You win.

'Win ......, Chi ......?'

We talk.

The same place, the same tone, the same promises as they once were.

It was a will.

”Oh, ....... ”Maybe you were born with a head start on me. So, I'm going to do you a favor. Serdra Queen Fillion will live free to do as she pleases, to whatever extent she pleases. Because of you. ......

The girl who heard it at the end of the day was .......

The 'King Dragon (Lord)' shook his shoulders and laughed happily while spurting blood .......

As if there were no more 'unremembered' .......

' ”'Seldora' - Queen Fillion is ....... Haha, weird name .......

In his final moments, Serdra was returned the insult.

I just can't say it back.

He accepted it.

And that's why, with this, the 'King Dragon (Lord)' and the 'Evil Dragon (Fafner)' are finally--.

'But I'm happy ....... Just a little bit of--, happy ......, from--, oh, this, so-- together. (・・・・) ----

The girl's voice ceased to exist.

Because she had fulfilled her 'unborn child', she lost her power.

The girl who was given the name ”King Dragon (Lord)” ended her life and died.

The girl was no longer staring at the sky.

Her eyelids were closed and her hands were placed on her chest to cover her wounds, she was at peace.

She seemed very happy, smiling.

Serdra, who looked after it, was not laughing.

She killed her family and did not laugh.

歪みに歪んだ果てに。

愉しいと思うこともなく、ただ神妙に、一族の死を悼んでいた。

「〝――それが『証明』。

二人が約束したからこそ、世界さえも認めた『悪竜の儀式』の歪みの形。

いま、ようやく黒髪の竜人（ドラゴニュート）は、一人の『魔人』となった。

ただ、『一緒に（・・・）』。

楽しく、笑って、普通の『幸せ』を得てもいいと、やっと――〟」

『最後の頁』の余白に、そう『執筆』で書き足す。

そして、本を閉じる。

――これで、終わり。

終わったのは、『無の理を盗むもの』セルドラ・クイーンフィリオンの『第八十の試練』。

新たな領域に至った魔法《リーディング・シフト》によって、いま、セルドラは生き抜いて、ずっと失っていたものを見つけた。

『過去』が変わり、千年後のセルドラの『呪い』は、さらに変質するだろう。

『悪竜（ファフナー）』でありながら、『王竜（ロード）』でもあり、『里の一幼竜（セルドラゴン）』として――、愉しいだけでなく、楽しくも生きられるようになる。

そして、もうセルドラは自殺することはできない。

少なくとも、呪ってくれた彼女の魂を『一緒に』と感じている限り、二度と「死ねる」と叫ぶことはできない。

――セルドラは『第零の試練』を、始めることすらできない。