181 – theorem-15

I do not know.

It was the same feeling I had when I saw Farseer. It felt like the Eleanor I knew and thought, ‘Of course she would do this,’ was disappearing.

I thought I would have given up. Had she wanted the position, she would have moved much sooner than now.

I don’t know why she did this. I don’t even know why I brought this up now.

“that…”

“It’s just a simple method of elimination. If you want to shoulder a burden that doesn’t matter even if you don’t lose that much, taking it away is probably the way to go.”

What you can’t understand, you naturally fear. Unable to understand Eleanor’s cold voice, I felt fear from her.

“That’s not going to work!”

Perhaps not tired, Reinhardt shouted in a loud voice.

“You are my disciple. You are the best and greatest, the only disciple who has surpassed me! !”

That said, it wasn’t in perfect condition. In fact, before I intervened, he would have been the only knight capable of dealing with dragons.

It didn’t take fatal damage, but that didn’t mean the body was fine. There were scratches and cuts here and there, and the old body was screaming as if it was difficult to stand.

“However, I owe my allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor above all else! His will is that you must not become Emperor, and I only follow it! Although…”

The old knight’s eyes looked at me pitifully.

“It doesn’t matter if he didn’t tell me the whole truth, or if he didn’t treat me… in full faith.”

Although his body was shaking, his mind was not shaken. I had only met him twice, but Reinhardt was and still is a flawless knight.

“Master. I respect you as of now. I have improved my skills with the sword, and even if I wield a fast sword with a younger body, I have never thought I have surpassed you.”

Eleanor bowed respectfully to her mentor.

However, her eyes were burning coldly.

“Anyway, this is my opinion. I decide how I will proceed. I do not intend to yield.”

It was only a matter of a few seconds of decision she made as soon as she heard me, but she glared at her teacher with a determined attitude, as if becoming an emperor was her lifelong dream.

“Eleanor…”

It didn’t seem like he had lost his former feelings. Rather, it seemed to have been cut.

Eleanor who devoted herself to the empire, Eleanor who worked for her teacher and friend, and Eleanor, a knight who was always trusted by everyone, were cut out.

“…”

Maybe this isn’t the first time. It was a very natural and natural prediction that she would have cut something for ‘Hero Eleanor’.

“So, there is no need to worry. Especially Enerel, you.”

Emotions faded.

Even until she spoke plain language to me, her words were mixed with emotion. Things like sorry and anxiety about not knowing what to do.

However, there was no anxiety or confusion in her voice now.

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Just, there is only resoluteness and confidence that you are doing what you have to do.

“No matter what happens, I’ll send you back.”

Eleanor’s eyes burned coldly.

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“Shh, shouldn’t you rest?”

“It’s okay. Why do you have this much…”

Miraculously, there were no deaths, but it was not without damage.

It’s an empty lot, but the dragon had to run around and fill up the trail.

A few wizards came out, examining the fallen dragon scales and splattered blood.

The eyes looking at them were not good. It must have been seen as a scavenger hiding in the situation where the dragon was destroying the capital, sneaking out and collecting materials for research.

However, in the end, they needed their help. I couldn’t prevent what would happen if I didn’t figure out what kind of dragon it was, how it appeared, and how strong it was.

It was a common story to hear that after defeating a weak dragon and being careless, the mother appeared a few days later and destroyed the city.

“…How is it?”

Besides, this mage didn’t look good at fighting by any means.

The spectrum of wizards is wide, and most of them learned magic not for battle, but for research and exploration.

If such a person were to participate in battle, it would only increase the burden to protect.

“That… First of all, it doesn’t seem like the dragon we know. Its blood has a strong reaction to draconian liquid, and there’s never been a dragon like this before. Even if you check the ancient records, it’s a very unusual and special case. “

“…yes?”

“Do you know about the Draconians, a race that looks like a mixture of lizards and humans?”

“No. I think I’ve heard of it…”

“It’s worth it. You’ve just been living in this world for a while, and there are many natives of the Empire who don’t know much about it. Most of them live in the jungle area, but those who don’t know much unless they’re scholars or wizards who are interested in ethnology. no see.”

There was too much information. Perhaps noticing my confused expression, he let out a faint smile.

“To put it simply, their blood and the blood of dragons always show a conciliatory reaction. This was also used as evidence that the race was related to dragons.”

“So what?”

“However, this blood is a bit different. It’s showing a completely different reaction, as if it were a different creature from the start. To be honest, I thought it might not be a dragon.”

Doubts arose. Certainly, it was too weak to be a dragon.

According to common sense, if you tried to kill people with all your heart, there would be no casualties. Even if I showed my strength, let alone kicking them out, it should have been difficult even to fight on an equal footing.

“So, are you saying it’s not a dragon?”

“No. Other than that, it’s because it showed a thoroughly dragon-like tendency.”

“Well…”

“Although it is said to have rebelled against the blood of the Draconians, if it was an unrelated creature at all, it would have reacted much more violently than this, or not reacted at all. It is related, but it is different. You can see something like this.”

“Is it different…”

“It’s not a natural form. Dragons are rare creatures, and even if a new dragon we don’t know about was born in the outback… it would have been discovered somewhere on the way to the capital.”

It made sense. If a monster of that size flew around with its wings spread, there would be no witnesses.

Since it was black, it could have gone unnoticed if it only flew around at night, but it was hard to imagine that the dragon was not an assassin and would avoid human attention.

“According to eyewitnesses, it rose from the ground… And, didn’t a huge magic circle activate in the capital?”

“I think that too. The fact that it rose from the ground means that the dragon entered the ground. I’m looking for traces, but I found a huge space, but I couldn’t find a passage through which the dragon could enter.”

“Hmm…”

“If it’s a magical creature that was simply summoned, it might have disappeared somewhere by now. However, given that the blood is still there… I don’t think that’s to be expected.”

However, the most important information for me was separate.

“Is that dragon, a demon dragon?”

The wizard frowned.

“Still… I’m still lacking a lot. If I have more time, I think I’ll definitely grow into a demonic dragon… but I’m missing something core.”

“yes?”

“Creating demon dragons is an act of demonic energy. It’s not even about killing humans to simply collect goods or eat them.”

“that…”

“Killing an absurdly large number of people, killing a noble or holy person, tearing people apart and torturing them… Only after committing such evil deeds does the demonic energy dwell evenly in the heart and become a demonic dragon. But, , that’s why…”

“Thank you. It’s for personal reasons, so you don’t have to mind.”

I wondered if it could be used for returning, but if such an operation was necessary, I couldn’t help it.

Still, I couldn’t help but feel my heart race when I first saw the dragon. The Demon Dragon, which I couldn’t even see, appeared right in front of my eyes, even though it was a bit lacking.

However, something was strange.

The appearance of the dragon is obviously a variable. It had to be a variable no one could have predicted.

However, Eleanor was too confident. I said that I would go back naturally, as if it was only natural for me to go back, and even as if it wasn’t long.

And, if the appearance of the dragon is related to a wizard, there is only one person who can realize such a huge magic.

“Farse…”

I obviously killed her. However, not all magic requires the presence of the caster.

I searched and searched for new things, but the information was still lacking. I remembered Eleanor’s expression as she looked at me for the last time.

If I didn’t keep my mind straight, I felt like I would make an irreversible choice.