116 Awakening of the dragon (1/2)

Dark Knight Kroki

'How about that! The Dark Knight!　If you stay away, I win!

Alfos shoots an arrow while shouting.

''Oooh!!!''

I turn myself around and avoid the arrow.

The floor of the garden where the arrow hit explodes and a shockwave is transmitted from under my feet.

How much magic is being put into it?

If you take even one arrow, it will surely do a lot of damage.

Alfos doesn't get any closer, but attacks you from afar with his bow and arrow.

To put it bluntly, this is unfair.

It's true that if you don't get close enough, our swords won't be able to reach you.

We will have no choice but to close the distance somehow.

However, the people around me won't let me do that.

When I look around, I see snow maidens armed with crystal-like ice armor flying in the sky.

When I try to approach Alfoss, they use their ice spears to interfere with me.

When you try to get rid of them, Alfoss will use his bow and arrow to keep them in check.

It's a disadvantageous situation.

And with a half-hearted attack, Alfoss and the Snow Maiden will soon recover.

After all, we may have no choice but to destroy these wards.

It would be possible to awaken the power of the dragons inside me, but I can't control this power yet. If possible, I don't want to use it.

''Enough with my arrows! The Dark Knight!

Alfos, who shoots arrows from the air, says something stupid.

Who would take an arrow when asked to take it?

I run around the Crystal Garden and escape the arrows.

”Don't run away a bit, dark knight!

'Be quiet and take an arrow!

Baka!　Barker!

For God's sake!　Let Master Alfoss win!

The beauties on the empty ship say reckless things.

Who wouldn't be beaten!

What?!!!

A huge wall of ice suddenly appears where there was nothing and blocks your way.

I don't know if it's the Snow Maiden or not. But this space works to Alfos' advantage.

It's no surprise that the wall suddenly appears.

I was slightly caught off guard.

''This is the end, Dark Knight!

With a shout, Alfos shoots an arrow. There is no escape.

'Come on!

I put magic power into my magic sword and shoot back an arrow.

''Nonsense!　You shot back an arrow!　Gawd!

This time it's not me, but Alfos who lets out a cry of surprise.

The arrow struck back hits his left shoulder and pulls him down from the sky.

This technique, which I've concocted as a countermeasure against flying tools, is sometimes the first time I've used it in a real battle. But it worked.

Alfos, who was hit by an arrow, is thrashing around on the garden floor.

How much bad magic did he want to put in it?

I shudder to think that I would have received it.

The screams of beautiful women coming from the empty boat.

Alfos doesn't seem to be able to get up much due to the damage from the arrow.

I'm going to hit him now. If not, he might not be able to hit back the arrow next time.

I regained my stance, which was broken by the impact of hitting back the arrow, and I took a forward leaning stance and moved in one go.

By closing the space, you reduce the distance between you and your opponent to zero. It was a technique called shrinking ground used by Kaya, who was with Kyouka.

However, as you are about to head towards Alfos, a powerful blizzard hits you from the front.

''Wha?! Snow Queen!

An aurora-colored blizzard released from the Snow Queen 《Snow Queen》 blocks my path.

In the meantime, Alfoss is trying to get up.

''I'll let him!　Slayer, fly through space!　Cut through the enemy!　The Flying Blade

I put magic power into the sword and let the slash fly.

This technique has a short flying distance, but it should be able to reach at this distance.

The slash flies straight to Alfos while slicing through the blizzard.

''Gwaaaaah！！！！''

A spray of blood flies from Alfos' right arm.

But it looks like he was too shallow to take Alfos down.

Alfos moves away from himself, blood streaming from his right arm.

'You did it!　The Dark Knight!

Alfos's face as he gets up and stares at me with an amazing look on his face.

He seems to have discarded the nobleman's appearance that he first showed.

The wound may heal quickly, but if the damage is done, the pain remains.

That pain distorts Alfos' pale face.

''If you can't beat him with a sword or a bow!　I'm going to use my greatest magic to finish you off!

Alfos emerges.

His body shines in the color of the aurora borealis.

No, it's not just Alfoss that's shining. The aurora borealis in the sky also intensifies its radiance.

The mirror-like garden floor reflects the aurora borealis in the sky and shines.

''Wha?! What's this?!

As the glow of the aurora borealis clings to him, the armor in that area freezes. This armor was specially made by the god Heybos. It couldn't possibly be frozen.

Besides, I feel like a strong pressure is trying to crush me from before.

It's as if space is shrinking.

'How about it!　The feeling of receiving all the magic of this crystal garden!　It will freeze and crush your soul!　My greatest magic is impossible to withstand, even for those who have cold air resistance!

Alfos smiles high and mighty.

Space is shrinking and the glow of the aurora is converging on him.

Everything in the Crystal Garden seems to be heading towards you.

My feet are frozen and I can't stop shivering from earlier.

Not only my body, but even my spirit seems to be frozen.

I can see that the power of the dragons that have received the mental attack is about to awaken.

This magic is bad.

''Sleep in a crystal prison that will not melt forever!　The Dark Knight!

My own body froze as Alfos laughed.

◆Poren, Princess of the Demon World

The aurora borealis in the sky had disappeared, leaving a blue sky.

A huge pillar of ice, or rather, a tower of glowing crystal tower, towered in front of him.

The crystal garden created by Alfos-sama disappeared, using up all its magic to freeze Kuroki-sensei in place.

The Snow Queen and Snow Maiden may have exhausted their magical powers as well.

Only Alfoss-sama is flying in the air.

''Hahahahahaha!　I won!　I'll give you credit, Dark Knight!　You made me use this magic!　Rest forever on this beautiful tombstone!

Alfos-sama's laughter echoes in the heavens.

Hearing this, the beautiful women scream with joy.

''Yes!　Yes!　Master Alfoss wins!

'Yes!　The winner in the end will be Master Alfos!

'Yes, yes!　Evil is doomed to be destroyed!

”Master Alfoss...　Cool---!

I can feel my heart sinking despite the beauty of the girls' joy.

'Oh ....... His Highness Polen ....... His Excellency is ....... His Excellency is ....... It's hard work.

Poo-chan gasps and says to me in a panic.

No, I'm in a panic, too.

''Apletely cracked and black flames erupted from within.

''Oh no!　It's impossible: ！！！！

Alfos-sama flying in the sky cries out as he sees black flames blowing up from the shattered crystal tower.

The flames spread out as they blow up into the sky, blackening the blue sky.

''Hey!　What's that?!

A beautiful woman points to the sky.

Something huge can be seen from within the black flames that cover the sky.

It was a huge black dragon.

It was so huge that this empty ship looked like a small boat.

As the black dragon spread its wings, black flames spewed out of its body and dyed the blue sky black.

The black dragon flaps its wings and the airship shakes violently.

It's like a small boat in a storm.

The beauties scream and each grab onto the deck somewhere.

''You monster oh！！！！！''

Master Alfoss fires an arrow at the giant dragon.

However, the arrow is extinguished in an instant by the black flames.

The black dragon swings its paws as if to get rid of an annoying insect.

Alfos-sama is blown away.

''Gwaaaaah!

Alfoss: ”Alfoss: ！！！！

Alfos-sama and Musa's grief-stricken cry.

Alfos-sama is hit by a huge dragon blow and slammed to the ground.

''What is this?　Where's the dragon? !　Answer me, witch!

Mytha glares at her mentor.

'What? That's got to be Kuroki. The power of the dozens of dragons that lie dormant inside Kuroki has been released. Kuna has never seen anything like it before, but I never saw anything like it. Kroki doesn't want to use it because he can't control it himself, but this is amazing!　Hahaha!　Amazing!　That's great, Kroki!

The master is happy and excited. He looks very happy.

'No!　Mr. Alfoss Ahhhh: ！！！！

As the beauties scream, they look out of the empty boat and see a huge dragon chasing after Master Alfoss, who has hit the ground.

Alfos-sama tried to escape, but he couldn't avoid it and was blown away.

The dragon knocks Alfoss into the air and knocks him back to the ground.

It looks like he's playing with it.

Seeing this, the beautiful women scream and begin to cry.

'Yup, make it stop!　Witch!　You've won!　Make it stop now!　Please!　Alfoss is going to die!