Episode 215
EPISODE.108
Around midnight, when the moonlight falls gently through the thick darkness of the night.
The place where Russell was standing was in the middle of an open garden.
Hubert’s mansion and the garden behind it.
Although it was a garden attached to a private mansion, it was a mansion owned by a tower-level wizard.
The size of the garden included was also by no means small.
Russell, who was measuring the size of the garden while recalling the day before when Io had transformed into a silver dragon, quickly nodded thoughtfully.
‘Is this enough to be possible?’
Of course, Pepper had the ability to freely adjust her size, but I didn’t know that.
It would be a big problem if, even if just by chance, he was transformed into a dragon and forgot his abilities.
After checking the area, Russell immediately raised his magic power.
Rotate the raised magic power and create a ring of flame.
Wow-.
Inside the ring of fire, the space became distorted like a haze. A phenomenon that occurs when the boundary between the material world and the spirit world becomes blurred.
Wow-.
Immediately after, the ring of flame expands in size to tens of meters in diameter, as if expanding.
What emerges beyond that.
It was a fire dragon of enormous size.
Pepper stuck out her long neck from beyond the ring, feeling as if the temperature around her had risen by about ten degrees.
Purr purr-.
A contractor I found after a long time.
No, Russell, who was now the owner, was rubbing his big head back and forth as if he was happy to see him.
‘It’s only the strength that has become stronger, but is the mental aspect the same?’
Russell stretched out his hand, laughing as it felt more like a pet than a dragon.
He brushed Pepper’s huge snout, which was rubbing against him, with his fingertips and carefully checked the changed appearance of the guy.
It is several times larger than before and has four pairs of wings.
Instead of a sleek appearance reminiscent of a wyvern, what remains is a dragon with a truly noble appearance.
However, it was not completely the same as a normal dragon.
‘The body is translucent.’
Perhaps because it is based on spirits, it has a translucent body like other spirits.
It looked exactly like a red garnet, and sometimes it felt like a flickering flame.
‘The power it possesses… … .’
Purr purr─.
‘Is it at the same level as me?’
Circle 7, which has not yet reached master. Considering the dragon’s reputation as a magic master, it was not that great.
However, this is just a fact that is incorrectly known to the public.
Not all dragons have the same power from birth.
He grew by receiving mana for a long time, and when he reached the age of an ancient dragon, he possessed the same power.
According to records, even among real dragons, it is a transcendent level… … .
It is said that only ancient dragons over 10,000 years old have the power to control magic.
In other words, the level of dragons who have just become Holy Dragons is around 7-8 circles.
What’s more, Pepper was the only one who absorbed the power of the hatchling that was inside the egg… … .
‘I’ll have to gradually get stronger.’
I don’t know if I know Russell’s thoughts, purr.
Before we knew it, Pepper was sticking out her long tongue and licking Russell’s face.
Other than that, I guess I was controlling it, but I wasn’t covered in saliva, but it was also a strange feeling to be licked by a tongue as long as my size.
“stop.”
Purr-.
Russell asked, stopping Pepper.
“It’s true that I’ve definitely become stronger, but can I still do the same things I did before?”
Purr?
A wave of thoughts flowed from Pepper, who was tilting her head, becoming clearer than before.
Although the system was still different from human language, the meaning contained within it could be clearly understood.
“As for what type… … .”
Things like being able to adjust the size or being able to reconcile and unite with spirits like before.
Yaar!
Pepper nodded as if Russell’s words were obvious.
Grumble-!
Then, its body was engulfed in a huge flame and its size began to gradually decrease.
Hahahaha!
When the flames that had filled the sky were finally reduced to a small bonfire, Pepper, about the size of a small cat, toddled out of it.
Gaaaak!
It cried out as if asking if this was enough and flapped its even cuter wings.
He then made a nest on top of Russell’s head as if this was his place.
Gyaaruk, gyaak.
As if it was uncomfortable to sit down for the first time in a long time, it used its front paws and tail to nuzzle Russell’s head once, then curled up comfortably.
Just as I first thought, he only got stronger and bigger, but he didn’t look any different from before.
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Russell, laughing, looked up at Pepper who was sitting on his head and said.
“Shall we go somewhere a little bigger?”
Gya-?
.
.
With Pepper on top of his head, Russell headed to the wide plain outside the walls of the royal capital.
Although there was a strict order(?) from Hecate not to leave the vicinity of the royal capital for the time being… … .
‘Because it’s not outside the radius of 500 kilometers.’
But doesn’t that mean you can’t test Pepper’s power in the middle of the city?
‘First of all, the ability to fly.’
After thinking about that, Russell spoke to Pepper sitting on top of his head.
“It’s okay to come down now and return to your normal size.”
Purr-.
As soon as Russell’s words left his mouth, Pepper’s body, which jumped up and stepped on his shoulder, was once again engulfed in light.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-.
The guy who took on the form of a huge dragon slowly lowered his head.
They knew in advance what Russell was going to do and took care to ensure that he could ride comfortably.
Purr-.
As soon as Russell got on top, Pepper spread her four pairs of wings wide.
The moment the wings flutter and the sand dust rises high, disaster!
Pepper’s new model was already crossing high in the sky.
A vertical rise that violates the laws of physics. This is not something that is possible simply because you have wings.
It would have been more correct to say that it was a kind of power realized through awakening to the power of the dragon.
Besides—.
‘Nevertheless, the overall flying ability, which was excellent, has improved.’
──────────!
The air burst out before the sound, and a pure white air current was engraved in the night sky like footprints on a pure white snow field.
Speeds exceeding the speed of sound, as well as free direction changes and turns without even the slightest braking.
At this level, it wouldn’t be impossible to fly alone on Pepper, bomb the middle of enemy territory, and then return.
‘If this level of flight is possible even while wearing the spirit robe… … .’
Gyaar-!
As if reading Russell’s thoughts, intense flames erupted along Pepper’s entire body as she flew through the sky.
The flames that arose then spread along Russell’s entire body, transforming into a robe-like shape.
Grumbling-.
Feeling Pepper’s power flowing into him, Russell kicked the air.
──────────Quang!
Likewise, at supersonic speed, air explodes before sound!
Russell slowly raised the corners of his mouth as he noticed the clock and space in front of him being folded.
‘It’s a little worse than when Pepper flies herself, but… … .’
However, it was still an overwhelming level of flight ability.
No ordinary(?) or even a decent(?) level superhuman can be sure of victory in an aerial battle with Russell.
Did he wander around the sky near the royal capital, united with Pepper for a while?
In an instant, Russell’s body rose vertically at high speed toward the sky.
Wow-.
The air is pushed out and the clouds that were blocking part of the sky evaporate due to the heat generated.
With that, Russell’s body soared through the thick night clouds.
And what is revealed is an extremely bright night view.
Beautiful sight.
After a moment of facing the moonlight and starlight pouring down like rain, Russell’s body fell gently downwards.
widely-.
I stepped on the ground.
As he faced the beautiful night sky, he smiled, wondering what he was thinking.
* * *
A few nights later.
With an untimely commotion, a pillar of fire rose from the castle.
Hahahaha!
Naturally, the identity of the pillar of fire rising high into the sky was Pepper and Russell.
It rose vertically toward the sky in the middle of the royal castle.
However, unlike usual, Russell was not the only one riding Pepper.
“laugh-.”
Hecate was riding Pepper with Russell. She fell asleep for a moment, embarrassed by the momentary high-altitude flight. Soon, a night sky filled with moonlight and stars unfolded before her eyes.
A literal spectacle.
“her… … !”
Hecate was involuntarily impressed by the sight of the royal capital below her feet, as small as a miniature, and the beautiful night sky hanging above it.
If Russell hadn’t held my waist with one hand and supported me from behind, and at the same time had not spread a magic barrier to block the blowing wind, I would never have been able to enjoy a scene like this comfortably.
Hecate, who had been admiring the night sky for a while, opened her mouth in a low voice.
“He suddenly asked me to leave some time in the middle of the night. I never thought something like this would happen… … .”
He then looked at Pepper, who was flying with him and Russell, and muttered with a puzzled expression.
“But dear. “What on earth is this creature?”
At first glance, it resembled a dragon, but its appearance did not perfectly match the one in the records.
Among them, what seemed most strange was the translucent body that burned like a flame.
It has to be that way.
The Spirit Fire Dragon was a second-generation dragon that was similar to existing dragons, but quite different.
In response to her question, Russell lightly tapped the back of Pepper’s long neck.
Purr-.
“This is the spirit I made a contract with.”
“government ordinance?”
Only then did a snippet of a report related to Russell come to mind. Are you saying that you made a contract with a mutant fire spirit with a similar appearance to a dragon or wyvern?
“Obviously, if it had been according to the report, it wouldn’t have been this huge.”
Seeing her confused look, Russell lightly shrugged his shoulders.
“I somehow grew up. and-.”
“… … ?”
“I will increase the altitude a little more.”
“Tsk!”
As soon as he finished speaking, his arms, which were quite well trained for a wizard, hugged Hecate once again.
Hecate’s face turned red as she took care not to fall.
‘If you suddenly pull me this strongly… … .’
“How is it?”
After half a breath, Hecate asked back, trying not to show her red face at Russell’s question.
“W-what do you mean?”
“The night sky.”
Only then did I come to my senses and expand my horizons, and my eyes caught the moon that had gotten so close.
It was close enough that I thought I could catch it if I stretched out my hand.
“You must be very tired as regent, so I thought it would be nice to see something like this. Hecate.”
Russell’s voice tickles my earlobe.
“Of course, it’s a breathtakingly refreshing and beautiful sight.”
Hecate nodded gently.
“Just you.”
“… … ?”
“Let me tell you one thing: if you thought that something like this would ease my mind, it would be a huge misjudgment.”
Russell’s body flinched involuntarily at Hecate’s seemingly firm answer.
“But… … .”
Next, Hecate’s voice flowed into Russell’s ears.
“It wasn’t that bad.”
A voice scattered in the wind.
Only the moon and stars were looking at the two men and women, scattering light.
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