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After Xavier returned to the Demon Realm.
A legion commander meeting was immediately held in the Demon King's castle on the Penrose Continent.
Xavier and his subordinates reported every detail they had investigated in the human realm to the Demon King and legion commanders.
"So, you're saying there's a human who's getting stronger at an unbelievable rate, and he controls spirits and dragons at will?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. He doesn't control all spirits and dragons, but he seems to have an ice spirit and two dragons under his command."
"A human with spirits and dragons under his command. Interesting. No wonder Javier's Cocalus Legion was annihilated."
"Yes. To take over the Pax Continent in the human realm, we must first deal with a human named Davian Naone and those around him."
Oblivio of the Lethe Legion, the third-ranked legion commander, ran his finger over the horns on his head.
"This is quite exciting after the Demon Realm Continental War. Controlling spirits and dragons at will. Who knew there would be such a remarkable human. Don't you think so, Unos?"
Unos, the first-ranked legion commander of the Acheron Legion, replied.
"He's just a human after all. The dead Javier was simply overvalued. If we all invade together, we have nothing to fear from the spirits and dragons he controls."
Broliem, the second-ranked legion commander of the Styx Legion, replied.
"That's right. Once the gate opens, that Davian Naone will be obliterated from the human realm. Perhaps the next day, the king of the Pax Continent will bow his head to the Demon King and promise to become our slave."
Oblivio said.
"Speaking of kings. Aren't humans peculiar? The strongest person on the Pax Continent, who controls spirits and dragons at will, isn't the king of the Pax Continent but an academy student learning swordsmanship or magic. Does that make any sense?"
Xavier, who had been collecting information from the human realm, replied.
"That was the most puzzling thing to me as well. The king, the knights' commander, and the academy principal are all strange people. And Davian is still an academy student. Who is teaching whom?"
"Exactly."
"I had to confirm several times whether the rumors about Davian Naone were true because of that."
The Demon King nodded.
"Humans are a race we demons can't understand with our common sense. They're a peculiar race that has completely dominated all continents in the human realm despite their extreme inefficiency."
"So, it's time for us to make the human realm run efficiently, don't you think?"
The Demon King asked.
"How long until the gate is activated?"
A demon kneeling under the round table of the legion commander meeting hurriedly replied.
"It should be completed in about a hundred days!"
"A hundred days. That's enough time for the humans of the Pax Continent to enjoy their last bit of freedom."
At Insanis's mansion.
"Tell me about the fight with the Demon King?"
"Yes. I heard seven dragons had to work together to barely drive him away."
"That's right. He wouldn't die and could copy his body at will. He was a difficult opponent to deal with."
"But how did you drive him away?"
Insanis tilted his head.
"Seven of them. Seven dragons joined forces. Not even a god descending from the sky could take on seven dragons at once."
"So, you couldn't kill the Demon King, but you weren't completely overwhelmed either."
"We burned his heart and tore his body to shreds, but he would appear behind us as if to mock us. It was terrifying."
"Is that what it means to copy his body?"
"Yes. He would be one, then three, then one again, then seven, fighting each of the seven dragons. Just when we thought we had finally killed him, he would reappear somewhere else."
Davian shook his head without realizing it.
'Isn't that too overpowered?'
He thought the Emperor's crazy physical abilities were overpowered, but the Demon King could copy and merge his body at will and wouldn't die.
Insanis asked.
"It seems you're thinking the same thing I am."
Davian nodded.
"Yes. I think the Demon King will come to the human realm again someday. And it might not be too far off."
"We think so too. That's why Gold Dragon Aurum Drago summoned me and Ignis."
"You said you'd leave as soon as Ignis arrived, right?"
"Yes. As you know, it's rude to warp directly to a dragon's lair, so we'll warp to the central desert area and walk from the stone mountain."
It was one of the customs of dragons, who cherished their lairs.
When visiting another dragon's lair, you must warp to a location a little further away and walk the rest of the way.
Knock, knock.
"Come in."
A servant entered and bowed.
"Ignis has arrived. Shall I have him come in?"
"No. We'll go out. Let's go, Davian."
"Yes."
Whoosh.
A bright light erupted in the middle of the desert and then faded.
It was Red Dragon Ignis, Black Dragon Insanis, and Academy 4th year Davian Naone, summoned by Gold Dragon Aurum Drago.
"Is that the mountain?"
"Yes."
The place Davian pointed to.
The central part of the central desert area of the Pax Continent.
A tall rock mountain created an unusual landscape.
"So, Gold Dragon Aurum Drago's lair is on top of that."
This time Ignis replied.
"To be precise, it's below."
"Ah."
The three began to climb the rock mountain.
"But don't we have another dragon on our continent?"
Normally, he would say 'one more dragon', but after spending so much time with Insanis and Ignis, Davian used 'one more dragon'.
Insanis nodded.
"That's right. Ignis came from another continent to see you, Davian. There were originally three dragons on the Pax Continent. Gold Dragon, Black Dragon, and Green Dragon."
For a while, there were only two.
During the period when Insanis was sealed.
"Isn't he coming?"
"He's a reclusive guy who hates leaving his lair."
Even among dragons, there are hermits.
'No. In fact, most of them are hermits.'
It's just a matter of degree.
Dragons spend most of their time in their lairs.
Ignis added.
"Aurum Drago only called me and Insanis. Oh, and you, Davian."
"I see."
How long had they been climbing the rock mountain?
Ignis said.
"Why bother welcoming us?"
Welcoming?
Davian looked around.
The Gold Dragon was nowhere to be seen.
He had read in books that his golden scales were so dazzling.
Ignis crouched down.
"Gold Dragon Aurum Drago. Long time no see."
Insanis also bowed.
"Greetings, Gold Dragon Aurum Drago."
What's with these two dragons?
Davian tilted his head and turned his gaze to where the two dragons were looking.
A small squirrel was standing, looking back and forth between the two dragons.
"That squirrel is..."
Ignis nodded.
Davian had prided himself on living without prejudice since he had possessed the game Elton Academy, but he never imagined that Aurum Drago, the oldest and strongest dragon on the Pax Continent, would appear in the form of a squirrel.
The opponent was a Gold Dragon.
Davian, who possessed senses so keen that he could hardly be considered human anymore, could not detect any aura beyond that of an ordinary squirrel.
The squirrel stared up at Davian.
―Welcome. Davian Naone. I wanted to meet you.
The dragon's draconic language echoed in his mind.
It contained a different weight than the draconic language of Insanis or Ignis.
'Is this the dignity of an ancient dragon?'
First, he should answer.
"Hello. It's nice to meet you."
―You have grown up much more wonderfully than I heard in the rumors.
Ignis shook his head.
"Aurum Drago. I don't know when you last heard rumors about Davian, but he's been growing by leaps and bounds in just a few days. He even completed the Dragon's Breath a while ago, you know."
―I never thought the day would come when I would hear such words from the Red Dragon. To acknowledge a human to that extent.
"What can I do? I saw it with my own eyes."
―Amazing.
"By the way, Aurum, if you're going to keep talking, why don't you transform into a species that can speak? I don't feel very peaceful talking to a squirrel."
The squirrel tilted its head.
―I believe it hasn't been long since you started this game. Have you already developed human prejudices?
"If you're going to enjoy the game, it's more unprejudiced to accept the characteristics of that species with an open mind."
―Your rhetoric is still as sharp as ever, Ignis.
Whoosh.
A handsome human with blond hair appeared.
Dragons are a species that likes beautiful and sparkling things.
There's no reason to choose an ugly human when you can change your appearance at will.
'Even so, he's too handsome again this time.'
While Davian was evaluating the Gold Dragon's appearance.
"Let's go in."
Thump.
For a moment, it felt like the world was shaking.
At the same time, Davian and the three dragons moved to Aurum Drago's lair.
Davian, who was looking over his body in surprise with his palm raised, asked.
"I don't know if I should ask this, but this is different from the warp I knew? It's also different from Insanis's warp."
"You can't enter here with a normal warp. It wouldn't be fitting for the lair of the oldest dragon on the continent if I didn't have that kind of device."
"So, is this strange feeling perhaps..."
"Your senses are sharp as expected. Your body was completely disassembled and reassembled."
Ha.
Davian was right.
This wasn't the feeling of a warp.
It felt like his body had been shattered into pieces and then put back together.
"An ordinary creature wouldn't have noticed what happened. As expected, it's Davian Naone."
Facing Insanis in his berserk dragon form.
Living with Insanis.
Meeting Ignis.
Davian had spent time that an ordinary human could not experience, but the feeling of meeting Gold Dragon Aurum Drago was different again.
'Just how strong is his combat power?'
Aurum Drago opened his mouth.
"It's understandable that you're curious."
Oops.
Dragons read people's thoughts by grasping subtle reactions in their bodies.
Insanis often surprised people by reading their thoughts, so how much more would Aurum Drago be able to do?
The three dragons and one human went to sit at a round table.
"Davian. Have you ever heard of the Spear of Authority?"
Spear of Authority?
He had never heard of it.
"The Spear of Authority?"
"It is one of the two divine objects left by the gods, along with the Sword of Destruction. The Sword of Destruction is on the Manum Continent. The Spear of Authority is here on the Pax Continent."
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