Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata ~Senjou wo Kakeru Kaifuku Youin~

The purple miasma that the Wicked Dragon spat out covered the surroundings of the demolished mansion .

Usato who saw what the dragon was doing, called Neah to escape before jumping into the miasma as well .

Usato should be fine since he has his healing magic, also hes strong as well . As I suppressed the urge to run away, I instead watched the situation, and a black figure jumped down from above the mansion which was surrounded by miasma .

Cough, cough . UuhOee . Uu . .

It was Neah .

Seems like she has consumed a slight amount of the dragons miasma, as she coughs whilst shedding tears . Right after, she turns back and looked at the miasma with a confused expression .

Why did you do such a crazy move . Even dragging me in . .

I have no time to care for that woman .

I immediately turned my conscious towards the miasma . I wonder what would happen to him now that he has entered the poisonous realm which ordinary people would immediately die .

Then, something shook slightly at the thinner part of the miasma, and something popped out .

What came out was the huge arm of the dragon . However, on closer inspection, the arm was holding onto a body where the blood in his body has been frozen up and chilled .

Usato!?

Usato has been grabbed by the dragon .

Shaken by the sight of him being stuck, the next moment turned that into fear .

The dragon swung him up like a ragdoll and tossed him down at the western-style building .

. Ah .

Being flung into the roof of the building with great force, he pierced through the building and penetrated right from the third floor all the way down to the ground .

No human would ever be able to bear such a force .

If they did receive such impact, theyll fall apart .

Did Usato, die? Seeing such a reality in front of her, she could not accept it as she fell on her knees .

No, I have not seen it yet . . Usato cant be done in this place

I did not foresee his death .

The scene hasnt come across yet .

While spinning words to convince myself, I tried running to the building to search for him .

However, Bluerin who was watching the situation as well, stopped me .

Bluerin?

Gu .

The eyes of Bluerin showed neither anger nor sadness, but ones with trust .

I dont have to be worried?

Bluerin nodded with a proud face and continued watching where Usato has fallen . Are you trying to say that Usato wouldnt be done by that?

Ive never heard of how Usato and Bluerin met, just occasional talks about it . He mentioned that he had found Bluerin when a snake monster killed Bluerins parents in front of him, and finally Usato stabbed the snake and Bluerin followed him since then .

Because they have passed through many hardships together, it may be understandable to Bluerin .

Thus, Usato is not a person who is easily stopped .

Youre right . I cant be shaken right now . Usato is fine, he wont be hurt by that degree .

It was only a while since I met him, but Ive seen his actions many times . Hes insane, he changes personalities often, he likes doing wicked things to people, hes messed up . But most of all, he will never betray me .

Its the same even right now .

I have no choice but to believe in him .

Believe in what he can do .

Thank you Bluerin, I have calmed down .

Right now, if we go near the mansion where the miasma is infested, well inhale the poison as well .

If Usato is safe, well only hinder him . Thus, I shall protect Ark-san and Bluerin here while foreseeing the dragons movement .

Believing that hes safe, I sat down and looked at the dragon wrapped in miasma . Then, near the miasma, a confused Neah stares at the place where Usato was knocked down .

U . . Ugya, gyahi .

At the same time, I could hear an unpleasant voice coming out from the dragon, blowing away the surrounding miasma with its one attached wings .

The dragon then looked at the building, and cried out what seemed to be a joyous noise as it wagged its arms .

Even after that attack, are you still trying to attack usato . . ?! At this rate, he would really die from it .

Stop it!!

As I was about to stop them, Neah who is now flying beside the dragon, screamed at the dragon to stop .

The dragon hardens as if bounded by her voice .

You are prohibited to attack any further without my permission .

U . . Uu .

Youve done it now . Look at the mess youve made! Now I have to go to the village to sleep tonight . Hmm, before that, should I have myself an Usato treat? Lets chew him first

In front of the immovable dragon, she waved her hands and puts on a thoughtful face .

Whether she was reading the dragons thoughts or not, she tilts her neck suspiciously before shining the magical power she had on her hand .

. . Youre definitely not a normal zombie, but thats about it . As long as youre under my control, youre just a puppet . If I dont unlock your abilities, youre just a mere corpse .

The dragons body cramps up . Then, from the body of the dragon, the same purple magic as that of Neah returns to her .

It looks as if the shackles that held the body are disappearing, and the so called container is slowly being drained out from magic .

If we go by that principle, is Neah absorbing her magic back from the dragon?

In about 10 seconds, the magic coming out of the dragon went completely still . Neah who was looking at the dragon returning to a corpse, breathes out a sigh .

Phew What gives . Its just a corpse after all . What sort of nonsense did Usato spout about it being a Wicked Dragon . Well then~, time to catch him now

Watching her turn her back on the dragon, I looked at Bluerin .

If theres no dragon, and its only Neah and the zombies, then we are more than enough to defeat them . It also looks like she needs time to turn the dragon back into a zombie, so shes not scary in the meantime .

. . I cant help but feel like Im becoming like Usato, but this is the optimal solution right now .

While she isnt noticing, I carried my legs to the building .

However, the eye of the dragon behind Neah comes into view .

The jet-black eyes that reflects the moonlight .

The moment the eyes wriggle, the dragon lifted its arms and grabbed Neah with her back turned .

!? W-Why!?

Shackles, gone . Disturbing magic, has disappeared . Annoying hero, has been killed .

It talked!?

Rather, didnt Neah returned the zombie dragon back into a corpse? Why can it move!?

I am thankful, necromancer . If you havent revived me, it wouldve taken me another 300 years before my resurrection .

Resurrection!? . But youre just a corpse! Ive checked that you have no soul as well!! Where are you hiding your soul . !!

I dont care for such measly talk . It is a fact that I am living right now .

With Neah on the dragons hand, it stood upright, looked around and determined a certain direction . Neah who was captured has her face turned pale blue, as she saw something in the direction of the dragon .

The direction is where the village is at .

And that is where Neah used to live as a village girl .

Being resurrected a second time, there is only one thing I will do . Which is destroy, kill everyone!

Stop . . !

Why?

T-Those are my things, please dont do anything to them .

Neah pleaded to the dragon who was tilting its head .

Didnt you use humans as bait? Didnt your father, created that village as a food storage . Its a place where theyre wasting their life while awaiting for your order to be eaten like a wasted animal .

. T-Thats right . That village is mine . And it is my food source, so I want you to keep your hands away from them .

Neah said to the dragon as if she had choked on something .

However, the dragon snickered at her words, then put more strength into its arms .

Ugh, gu

That doesnt matter, because I will destroy every village, and every country, and all the continental!

Stop itDont lay your hands . Wasnt I who revived you?

Gugyagya who cares, you vampire .

The dragon smiled unpleasantly, then threw Neah to the third floor as if throwing away trash . There, she crashed into the building and disappeared from sight .

I dont know why she wanted to shelter the village, but I dont want to know either .

I dont need to care because the root of this lies from her, but now that is hopeless as even she cant stop the dragon .

What should I do?

Even if I can see the future, the only ending I foresee is being killed by the dragon .

When the dragon looked at us, with those murky jet-black eyes, my body shivered, and I could not feel my body at all .

The word killed repeated in my mind-When suddenly the wall of the first floor where Usato was blown away exploded and something flew out .

A blade-like object attached to a spear slammed into the lower jaw of the wicked dragon .

!?

Think of it as a returning gift!

The dragon leaned greatly to the side .

A white uniform flutters in the wind .

A spear with an axe-like blade in his hand .

He lifted the long spear lightly, and jumped down to the ground .

Are you alright!?

Im so glad he came .

However, he-when I saw Usatos face, I exhaled a word thats different from joy .

Scary!?

That is because, his face had turned bloody and his eyes looked dangerous from the aftermath .

After being slammed into the hall by that dragon, I managed to keep my consciousness despite being exposed to some terribly shocking pain . Looking down, I can see my body buried in rubble, and when I looked up, I could see the moonlight .

I have been hit by a wonderful blow . Thanks to that, my whole body hurts and I cant move .

While continuing to use healing magic for the time being, I removed the rubble one by one that is hindering my movement . After being able to stand up, pain courses through my right shoulder, indicating that I could not freely move my shoulder .

Ouch .

Did my shoulder popped out due to the impact?

Ive been dislocated several times during training with Rose, but this is by far the most painful . Anyway, healing magic doesnt heal a dislocated shoulder .

I placed my left hand on my right shoulder, bit my teeth strongly to endure the upcoming pain .

Pushing my left hand with all my might, I immediately used healing magic as soon as my bones are refitted .

Ugh . .

While turning my arms around, I checked for any major injuries other than my shoulder .

From the looks of it, there doesnt seem to be any noticeable injuries . Theres only some blood bleeding from my head, but its not too serious .

Having experienced the same hits in Roses training, the previous blow is still within a safe range .

. . This is not a laughing matter . I cant laugh at all .

My bodys fine, but how do I defeat him .

The poison is troublesome, and its smart as well .

I remind myself that frontal attacks wouldnt work on it . So I just need to find a weakness

Then, I remember something from the notebook that I took from Neahs study room .

I heard that the hero jumped into its mouth and knocked its heart with his blade . In other words, attacks from inside should be effective .

But the dragon is now a zombie . So the internal organs should not be moving .

Whats more, its a corpse that has been neglected for hundreds of years . The organs may have been crumbled past the rot .

Or maybe .

Wait a minute . Why at that time, my punch . .

. . I need to confirm once more .

I might be able to defeat the dragon the same way the hero did .

Once Ive decided, its time to head out .

As I was approaching the exit, I felt something under my feet . The armour, which barely retained its shape, had a long spear on its hand .

This is .

A halberd which is more than 2 meters long . When I lifted it up, it has a considerable weight, which felt like its made out of iron .

I guess its necessary to prepare this much for that monster?

Fortunately, the weight is just right for me to swing around!

W-What the!?

When I was swinging the halberd around, I could hear the sound of something falling from above the building .

Dont tell me, as I went to the nearby room and looked out the window . There, I could see Amako in front .

This is not the time to be fooling around . !

That bastard is trying to touch my friends this time . . ! !

I backed away slightly from the window, held the halberd on my shoulder with both hands .

I cant afford to go through the main entrance, Ill break through as is!

Accumulating power, I rushed towards the window and the glass and walls shattered and smashed, then I set up my weapon again and jumped at once towards the dragon .

Think of it as a returning gift!

I did a full swing to the lower jaw of the dragon that was facing sideways . Some of its teeth were broken from the lower jaw, as it fell to the ground .

Are you alright?!

I spoke after confirming Amakos safetyHowever for some reason she looks at my face and turns pale blue .

Scary!?

How can you react that way when you see your precious friend .

Despite some unreasonable reaction, I immediately faced the dragon who attempted to attack again .

The dragon was staring at me in hatred, spilling miasma from its mouth .

So youre still alive, hero!!

Hah! I didnt know youre so talkative!! You shitty lizard!

While avoiding the claws swung from the dragon, I swung the halberd with both hands against the side of the dragon . However, similar to my punches, it had no effect .

Even the blade is useless, how bloody hard is this dragon .

How about this!!

With the halberd on my left, I threw a healing bullet to the eyes of the dragon . With a small popping sound, the dragon whose view is crushed, growls loudly while swinging its arms blindly .

However, it didnt hit me when I went behind him immediately .

Eat this!!

I kicked the back of the dragons leg, which loses its balance and rolls down .

The ground shook violently as the dragon falls down . At that moment, when I saw the dragons chest exposed and unprotected, I pierced the halberd onto the ground, and ran towards the dragon bare fists .

If my idea is correct-!

Unlike my previous punch, this time I punched the chest with the bottom of my palm .

Because I dont have much power, it didnt do much . However, my suspicion turned into conviction when I confirmed a pulsating feeling on my palm .

So, its heart is moving .

I dont know why, but its true that it has one weakness . Then, I just have to enter its body and destroy its heart .

Then I have to .

When I try to get up and avoid the dragons limbs and moved towards its mouth, my legs suddenly loses strength and my body loses balance .

. Im not completely healed yet . . !!

Perhaps because Ive used too much healing magic and physical strength, the effects of my healing magic have tremendously slowed down! !

You bastard! Youre trying to do the same thing again!

. . Tsk .

In addition, it realized what I was trying to do .

Perhaps because it didnt want me to enter its body, it tapped its tongue and there, a denser miasma released from its mouth . I recovered the halberd that was pierced on the ground nearby, and left to where Amako was .

Are you alright Usato!!

Amako rushed towards me .

I answered her words while putting healing magic on my knees .

Honestly, Im not doing okay

The poison and the previous injury were more serious than I thought . The pace of recovery is slowing down, and the abnormality on my leg hasnt completely recovered .

Whats more, it will not allow me to enter its body which is filled with dense miasma . Or maybe I would run out of healing magic before then .

. Wheres Neah?

She was killed by the dragonIt seems like she couldnt stop the dragon either .

I see .

So shes useless as well .

For the time being, I should tell Amako and Bluerin about the dragons weakness . I have to come up with another plan before it approaches us .

After telling her about the weakness, she slightly frowns .

We know that the heart is the weak point, but how do we attack . . ?

Thats the issue now . Look at that . . Its being cautious knowing that Im aiming its heart . I can bend it over and go through its ass, but its better to enter through the mouth .

I shouldve decided earlier, but . . I really hate how sweet I am .

. . No use regretting . I need to attack the heart somehow .

Either 1 or 8, I still have to go into the poisonous mouth . .

I can tell that youre tiredBut dont do something stupid that would take away your life .

I can just rush into the poisonAh, Im sorry .

After looking at Amakos face which slowly turns into sadness, I changed my way of thinking .

Self-sacrificing shouldnt be the easy path . I have to live and travel with her .

Also, if Rose knew I was about to give up my life, I wont know what shes going to do to me .

Lets look for a different solution then . The opponents about to moving, lets fight

Usato,-dono .

! !

I suddenly heard a voice from behind .

Ark-san was standing up with the support of Bluerin .

His eyes are clear, as if they were released from the brainwashing effects .

Youve woken up Ark-san!

Yes . And I can see the situation . I was conscious when I was manipulated . . and Ive heard your story earlier and understood the severity of the situation .

After saying that, he took off the armour which was disturbing his movement, and looks at me with a strong-willed eyes .

I have an idea .