Episode 30
Four years?
The teacher didn’t mind being called that, but I didn’t.
ha.
First, I took a deep breath.
The kid.
Anger was bubbling inside me, but I held it in with superhuman patience.
Right now, the teacher is having a conversation.
So just a little bit.
Let’s just hold on for a little bit longer.
[I am Valentine Milos. I am a wizard from the past.]
“Valentine… … Milos?”
The dragon, who had been furrowing his brows, suddenly remembered something and took a step back.
“Surely not, an immortal necromancer?”
[It’s a childish nickname, but I’ve been called that before.]
The dragon was showing more than just embarrassment with his whole body.
“This is ridiculous… … How dare you try to fool anyone… … .”
[Bahamut, Volimoto.]
For a moment, the guy was startled.
Volymphos and Bahamut are the real names of the two dragon lords who reside in the Black Sea.
In this world, the only people who know their true names are fellow dragons and those who have seen them in the past.
That was enough.
“… … Judging from the fact that you mentioned the real names of those two, it seems like they’re not scammers at least.”
The guy who had been looking surprised now looks suspicious.
“You’re still alive? This is ridiculous… … but, it’s strange. I don’t feel any strength. Really, you’re Valentine Milos? The one from the past… … Valentine Milos?”
[You haven’t answered my question yet. What is your name?]
The dragon looked at the master with a furrowed brow, then looked at me once, then straightened his shoulders confidently and said.
“I am Valactus Machiavelli, the noble and sublime Fire Dragon.”
[Yes, Red Dragon Balactus Machiavelli, I ask you. Why did you come here?]
Balactus did not answer, but instead asked back.
“The more I look at it, the more suspicious it becomes. It’s a doll… … It’s to the point where its past reputation seems ridiculous.”
The Master looked at Balactus blankly without changing his expression.
Then he asked again.
[Why did you come here?]
The corners of the dragon Balactus’ mouth curl up.
It’s a laugh that carries the meaning of, “Are you really asking because you don’t know?”
Then Balactus opened his mouth leisurely as if he were some kind priest.
“What could it be? Since the toy died, he’s going to clean up after it. While he’s at it, he might as well kill that little Charlotte.”
[I just wish you would go.]
Balactus’s eyebrows twitch.
“Did I hear you wrong? You just want me to go away? Are those the words you want me to go away just now coming out of your mouth?”
The dragon muttered with a serious, if slightly angry, expression, but the Master did not say anything more.
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Even I, who was watching, felt a little bit suspicious.
“How ridiculous. Have you forgotten your covenant? To a dragon who does not interfere with the human world and only watches over and manages other races in the Forest of Demons, just go away? Ha, you must know that the covenant we made in the past started from mutual respect, so you just go away. It’s just laughable.”
[Respect… … .]
Could it be that the Master’s softly murmured voice did not reach Balactus’ ears?
The guy continues speaking as if he really finds it ridiculous.
“Yes, I have never seen you from 400 years ago. But I have heard many stories about you. You, or rather, you were the pinnacle of the world in the past, right? Even if you say there is a lot of fiction mixed in, it is still quite impressive. And interesting.”
That shallow attempt at provocation is much more blatant than you might think.
But the master did not respond.
He just stares at Balaktus silently, as if he were looking at a child.
“Our lofty and lofty dragons felt sorry for the humans and gave them a ‘chance’ to become independent for a short while. Yes, mercy. We showed mercy. Isn’t that the background for the covenant? Are you really Valentine? No, even if you were, the words “just leave” should never have come out of your mouth. Asking a dragon that is trying to keep a covenant to just leave? Ha, the more I think about it, the more ridiculous it becomes.”
[You’re mistaken about something.]
The Master’s current appearance is that of a doll.
Although he was unable to use any magic, the Master was relaxed and a subtle sense of intimidation and power emanated from his body.
I think this is probably what is called a sense of discomfort.
At least I felt it, and Balactus in front of me must have felt it too.
That’s why you talk so much.
[It started with respect? The dragon showed mercy? No. The premise is wrong, and the subject is wrong. That was the last mercy I, and no one else, showed to you dragons. Also, the beginning of the covenant did not start with respect, but with pity.]
“… … What?”
[Also, you don’t know the fundamental reason why I separated you from humans. Your terrible arrogance. Your arrogance that no one is above you caused the past race war. I held you responsible for that and restricted the dragons’ movements to the vicinity of the Forest of Demons and the Black Sea, but you’re doing the same thing there, as you say.]
Balactus’ face began to turn red and blue.
But the master didn’t care.
Just saying what I have to say.
[Since ancient times, dragons have been obsessed with the word ‘balancer’. I still remember it. I clearly said this to Volimoth and Bahamut.]
As the two Lords’ true names were revealed, Balactus gulped.
Anyway, both lords seem pretty scary.
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[I told you that the dragon that would be the balancer for the two lords would not be your generation, but the dragon of the next generation. That was the last mercy I gave you. I gave you mercy so that you could save a little bit of your pride, but I made a mistake.]
Balactus’ expression was quite a sight.
Should I say that it’s an expression that makes you want to refute something but can’t?
In fact, even I, who was listening to the story, felt a little dumbfounded.
The lizard cubs seem to have forgotten their past as they act as kings in the Demon Forest.
No, to be exact, I should say that the past has been distorted.
I can’t even guess how many layers of iron plate there are.
[Dragon and extreme arrogance… … I didn’t know it then, but I think I know now. A dragon once said that. The more symbolic they are of a race, the more fun it is to subdue them. Balactus Machiavelli. You’ve probably heard of him too. The name of the third dragon lord, ‘Jefferson Cuesada.’]
“… … Are you talking about the one who wrote the prophecy about the future? But you clearly said that he lived a long life and entered eternal sleep a long time ago?”
The teacher chuckles.
[There is a distortion in this part as well. The guy who mostly said that he saw the future himself did not actually see his own future. I put a leash around Hepherson’s neck and crossed the continent, and cut off his head at the place where the meeting was held. His heart was bitten off by everyone who attended the meeting, his hide was burned, and his bones were turned into powder and scattered across the world. The three dragon lords who became a spectacle for everyone. That was the end of Hepherson Quesada. The two lords who saw that with their own eyes and chewed on his heart while crying have not changed even after all this time.]
“Ha… … Talk nonsense in moderation. What would a ghost of the past know?”
The master clearly told the truth.
Balactus does not know what his past master was like.
You probably didn’t even think about it.
If there was a distortion of history, there would also have been a distortion of who Valentine Milos was.
So, that’s why you say things like that.
Balaktus believes the distorted history passed down by the two living Lords more than the words of the Master, who is a living history.
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It could be said that it was a very unfortunate case.
It’s funny to be arrogant, ignorant, and stupid.
There is no separate Trinity.
The Master’s response to Balactus’ words was simple.
Just quietly shaking your head.
And until then, I waited quietly.
As I said before, the teacher is having a conversation right now.
As a disciple, how could I dare to intervene in the Master’s conversation?
But, I just can’t stand this.
I, who had been crossing my arms behind him, ended up laughing out loud.
“Are you laughing?”
As the lizard looked at me, I quietly raised my right hand and raised my middle finger.
“Ha… … You’re such an insolent person. Do you want to die?”
I paused for a couple of seconds and turned my head to the wall behind me, not the dragon.
“Come out now. Don’t hide.”
The place where I, the Master, and the lizard were was exactly 10 meters away from the main gate of Charlotte’s house.
I was just talking while looking at the main gate 10 meters away, and then Charlotte, with tear stains on her face, opened the door and appeared with feeble steps.
Charlotte with a blank expression.
In that expression and in those eyes, confusion, panic, and great sadness, countless emotions were swirling around as if they were a whirlpool.
“What did I just hear? Uncle… … What did you just say?”
Balactus shakes his head in disbelief.
“I was just going to kill you by destroying the whole house, but you’re tiring me out for nothing.”
I slowly raised my hand.
The mana in the air reacted, and Charlotte’s body, which had been standing in front of the door, floated up and moved in front of me.
The dragon looked at the sight with a strange expression and said.
“That human has quite a bit of mana management skills.”
Ignored it.
Rather than reacting to that kind of nonsense, I should have wiped Charlotte’s tears with my sleeve first.
“My uncle… … killed our species? My uncle was a dragon? He played with my mother, with me?”
Balactus scratches his head as if he is annoyed.
Charlotte, who was looking at the sight, seemed shocked by the sight itself and collapsed on the spot.
Should I say that it is a look that feels like a huge disconnect?
In Charlotte’s mind, the way he played ‘Uncle’ wasn’t like what he is now.
As I looked at Charlotte like that, I quietly concentrated my mana on my right index finger.
The gathered mana rises little by little and transforms into a sharp sword.
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I cut my left wrist in that condition.
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As the blood flowed out, I got down on one knee and gave Charlotte my left wrist.
Only when our eye levels match can we see some details.
Charlotte was staring blankly at Balactus, and she had a feeling that if she left it like this for a little while, she would completely lose her mind.
Without hesitation, I forcefully shoved my wrist into Charlotte’s mouth.
Until then, Charlotte had not responded at all.
A completely absent-minded look.
Then, the blood flowing from my wrist is slowly absorbed into Charlotte’s esophagus.
