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Chapter 39
“Dragon Slayer Techniques?”
The true aning of the Dragon sword left by Saturn Draker was a thod for humans to slay dragons.
Zeke read through his words.
[With the help of the great King Kaisir, humans were able to form contracts with dragons, the so-called Harmonizers of All Creation.
Compared to other races, humans, with their many shortcomings, were always frail beings.
Dragons took pity on such humans and generously shared their knowledge with their contractors.
After the King kaisir, those who contracted with dragons settled throughout the continents and began to establish their own civilizations.
The speed of their developnt was so unbelievably fast that I felt a sense of fear.
The fear I felt stemd from the incomprehensible existence of dragons.
If these beings with infinite power and knowledge were to one day suddenly change their minds and decide to wipe out humanity from this world, all humans would vanish on that day.
Trying to suppress the fear growing within my heart, I sought various ways for humans to oppose dragons.
The first thing I considered was magic.
However, magic was the first gift dragons gave to humans.
They taught humans how to create magic circles in their hearts to generate magical power like dragons.
It was absurd to try and stop a magical race like dragons with magic.
The second was the King Kaisir’s Elental Sword. But this power was only granted to him, who inherited the blood of the Elven King.
At first, I researched various ways for humans to use the Elental Sword.
Ironically, it was the King's contracted dragon, Kronos, who most enthusiastically helped with this research.
Kronos, intrigued by my research, sought ways to transcend human limitations by combining various magical experints, the abilities of the Eastern Continent's successors, and the King Kaisir’s Elental Sword.
And eventually, Kronos and I discovered a power called 'Aura.'
We found a way to manifest a different kind of power within the human body, one that was neither elental nor magical.
Having found a clue for humans to overco their limitations, I continued my research even after King Kaisir departed to the spirit world.
And finally, by completing the True Dragon Sword, I was able to perfectly control the power of Aura.
I passed this True Dragon Sword on to not only the Kingdom of Kronos but to all human kingdoms.
It was a desperate act to prevent humanity from perishing helplessly if dragons ever turned their backs on them.
The problem was that there was no one who could fully understand and wield this True Dragon Sword.
Mastering Aura required arduous training and bone-chilling pain, but by using artifacts created by dragons, one could easily obtain far greater power.
Thus, my True Dragon Sword struggled to find a proper successor, leading to leave this secret manual.
If there is a successor who finds this manual, I implore you to understand my will and diligently strive to master it.]
Saturn Draker's plea ended here.
Simultaneously, a ssage appeared.
—Achievent Quest (Interdiate Mission)—
[Learn the True Dragon Sword, the secret tradition of Sword Saint Saturn Draker. (Ti Limit: Three Months)]
[Quest Mission Reward: Title 'Successor of the Sword Saint' / Coordinates to the Kronos Kingdom Treasury]
"The Kronos Kingdom Treasury as a reward."
If it was the treasury of an ancient kingdom, there was a high probability of finding valuable items.
It was a useful reward for Zeke, who was trying to build his own forces.
Moreover, True Dragon Sword was the origin of Dragon Slayer techniques, a secret swordsmanship.
A profound technique left by Saturn Draker, the creator of Aura, would surely be the key to overcoming the wall of the Black Knights.
'Three months is the ti limit. I need to focus on mastering the True Dragon Sword while I'm in Valhalla.'
Suddenly, Zeke noticed sothing strange.
The Dragon Slayer bloodline of the Draker clan had a much longer history than what was commonly known.
Then why was there no record of Saturn Draker's story or his successor, Terakan Draker?
Everyone knew about the feat of Dragon Slayer Terakan Draker, who slew the Evil Dragon Bahamut and saved the Central Continent.
But surprisingly, not much was known about Terakan Draker himself.
Although everyone knew about the Liberation War that took place a thousand years ago, the information available was passed down more as legends than historical facts.
Because of this, Terakan Draker felt more like a mythical hero like Kaisir than a real historical figure.
'Why haven't I ever questioned this before?'
It was more accurate to say that he hadn't felt the need to question it rather than not having questioned it at all.
Zeke himself hadn't given much thought to the legend of the Dragon Slayer until he inherited Terakan Draker's legacy.
However, as he ford direct and indirect relationships with those he once considered figures of legend and myth, he began to think that there might be sothing hidden beneath the surface of what he knew.
"System, search the security archives for any personal records of Terakan Draker. Sothing like a diary."
[Searching for the administrator's request.]
[There is one search result for your request.]
Zeke opened the content found by the System.
A video appeared before his eyes.
The video seed to be damaged, with a lot of noise on the screen.
Still, it was possible to make out the general content; it seed like soone had recorded what they saw and heard.
[Correcting the video.]
As the System corrected the video, the noisy screen beca clearer than before.
Sothing appeared on the screen.
At first, Zeke couldn't recognize what it was.
Then, a mont later, he realized.
“A dragon?”
A being so enormous that it seed impossible to exist in this world was staring at Zeke.
A gigantic dragon, its entire body covered in black, hard scales, looked down at him with golden eyes.
Just from being looked at, he felt an overwhelming pressure that seed to annihilate everything and freeze his soul.
Then, that being spoken.
"Terakan."
Zeke realized that the gaze in the video belonged to Terakan Draker.
"Bahamut."
Terakan Draker called the black dragon before him Bahamut.
Bahamut slowly lowered his head and said,
"Terakan, my contractor."
Zeke was startled upon hearing those words.
'Terakan was Bahamut's contractor?'
Bzzzt!
The noise intensified again.
He couldn't clearly hear what Bahamut and Terakan were saying.
The screen flickered, cutting in and out.
When the screen resud, Terakan Draker's sword was plunged right between Bahamut's eyes.
It seed like the two were conversing, but he couldn't make out what they were saying.
A mont later, Bahamut completely lowered his head to the ground and closed his eyes.
And starting from where Terakan Draker had pierced him with his sword, Bahamut's body slowly turned to black ash and scattered.
Only a heart shining like a jewel and one of his hardest fangs remained where his body had been.
And the video ended.
Zeke wore a dumbfounded expression, unable to believe what he had just seen.
'Bahamut was Terakan Draker's contracted dragon?'
Zeke was deeply confused by the fact that Terakan Draker and Bahamut had a contractual relationship.
There was definitely sothing more to the legend of the Dragon Slayer than what was known.
Zeke's sharp senses kicked in.
'Perhaps an important secret of the Draker clan is hidden within this.'
If he could get his hands on the clan secret, it could beco a useful card to play soday.
Zeke decided to investigate the hidden details of the Dragon Slayer legend.
He was currently in Valhalla Library, the best library in the Central Continent.
Zeke began to search for and read every book on the Dragon Slayer legend in Valhalla Library.
And he discovered a surprising fact.
"All the content is the sa."
As if intentionally fabricated, the information about the Dragon Slayer legend only ntioned how Terakan Draker defeated Bahamut and ushered in a golden age for the Central Continent.
Even more surprising was that there were no research papers or books that delved deeper into the subject.
Compared to the hundreds of books and papers on King Kaisir, whose existence was uncertain, there was practically nothing on Terakan Draker.
"How can this be?"
It was as if soone had intentionally deleted and censored all information about Trrakan Draker.
Zeke even realized that in his past life, he hadn't even been aware of this situation.
Feeling that there was no point in trying to learn more about Terakan Draker at Valhalla Library, Zeke returned to the mansion.
He then contacted Kay separately.
He requested that she search for and send him any books on Terakan Draker from all regions, including the Central Continent.
A week later, Zeke received a bundle of books from Kay.
They were books about the Dragon Slayer legend, written in the languages of the Northern and Southern Continents.
The problem was that these, too, were not much different from what Zeke had seen in Valhalla.
Zeke read the letter Kay had enclosed.
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