Ch. 151: The Dragon and the Wizard
The blizzard hurtled around the mountain top, and the Dragon gazed at the two who rode steadily on a broom before her.
The Dragon looked exactly as Alicia reported.
She was covered in blue-white scales that was almost silver, and none of the scales were damaged.
And with no limit to their growth or lifespan, she stood near 50 ters (～54 yards) tall, the largest size for a Dragon.
And her green eyes brimd with intelligence.
Hayem: [Oh, what a marvelous sight to see humans fly like us.]
And without an ounce of shock at the two intruders, she smiled.
Igni: “...........Hayem.” And whispering her na quietly, Hayem’s smile widened at Igni.
Hayem: [Oh, I thought humans gave respect to their and addressed them as such.]
Igni: “..........pardon my rudeness, Hayem.”
Hayem: [All is well.]
Igni was a little confused as to be reprimanded about manners by a Dragon.
But he was even more surprised that Hayem did not imdiately attack them.
Igni: “.........are you not going to attack us?” Hayem: [And why would I have any reason to attack people?] Hayem tilted her head in wonder at Igni’s question.
And Igni didn’t know how to respond to Hayem’s answer.
Igni: (.........this Dragon, can we converse better than we expected?)
As Igni wondered, it was Alicia who spoke up next.
Alicia: “But you were the one who crushed the Adventurers!”
Hayem: [Oh? But they attacked first, so I had to protect myself. That’s why I used my Spell.]
Alicia: “........are you saying it was self-defense?”
Hayem: [What a marvelous term. Yes, that’s exactly right.]
Hayem’s head lifted off the ground, and leveled her gaze with Alicia and Igni who were up in the air.
Hayem: [I found a wonderful spot, so I decided to live here. Then, people suddenly ca and attacked , so , I used my Spell. Did I do sothing wrong?]
Alicia: “But that’s…….that’s just selfish of you! This is our country! This is our territory!!”
Hayem: [Oh, but that’s just selfish of humans. The world belongs to no one.]
Igni felt that Alicia was correct in her argunt, but Hayem also spoke reasonably.
At least, that was his imdiate impression.
But because both are right, he needed Hayem to move out.
That was the job that Igni was assigned to do.
Igni: “Ms. Hayem, we don’t mind that you find this mountain top a nice place to live, but can you at least stop your Spell?!”
If communication is possible, then Igni thought negotiation was possible, and began his talks with Hayem.
Fighting is not limited to just blasting each other with Spells directly.
There are tis when words can be used to negotiate and compromise, and when that fails, then combat should be the last resort.
Hayem: [Spell? Are you talking about the snow?]
Igni: “Yeah, that’s right. If you are here, it stays winter around here.”
Hayem: [If I could stop it, I would have already.]
Igni: “.........what?”
Igni tilted his head at Hayem’s unexpected response.
Hayem: [Since my birth, this has happened around . It’s not sothing I can stop on my own.]
Igni: “.......uhhhhhh…..”
And this really threw him off.
Dragons are known as the strongest race.
Igni assud that because they were so adept with Magic techniques and had an enormous amount of Magic Power that they continually used Disaster-Class Spells, butーー
Igni: (Is Hayem unable to control her Magic Spells……?)
Igni: “Are you serious?”
Hayem: [It’s true.]
The fact that Hayem seed to be speaking the truth only confused Igni more.
Alicia: “Then can you please let us know why you decided to co here?”
Hayem: [Oh, can a Dragon not freely travel wherever they prefer?]
Hayem responded nonchalantly to Alicia, but Igni sensed a little frustration mixed in with her words and did not miss it.
………there was sothing upsetting in the reason that made her co here.
Igni: “.......please tell us, Ms. Hayem. We might be able to help you.”
Hayem: [No, you couldn’t.]
Igni: “.........but…..” Igni could not back down even at Hayem’s first rejection.
Watching Igni, Hayem seed to think for a mont…….and then deviously smiled.
Hayem: [Hmmmm, then, why don’t we have a test? We will see if ?]
In that instant, a wild gust blew around them.
Hayem: [I am Hayem. The “Frozen Winter” Hayem. Children of Man. If you would like to question a Dragon, then you must offer sothing of value in return. Is that not so?]
Alicia: “{Co to , Wind, Ventos}!”
The sudden blizzard threatened to take away Alicia’s control, and she roared her incantation as wind ca to life.
She slamd against the wild gust, and it pushed their bodies up into the air.
Igni: “I am Igni.”
He spoke, though he wasn’t sure if Hayem could hear him.
But since she introduced herself, it was for Igni to return the respect.
Igni: “I am, just Igni.”
Hayem: [Freeze in place.]
Sothing crackled as .
In a single instant, their body temperature plumted, and a devastating chill blew over them ー so cold that they thought they saw their eyes freeze over.
But Igni sent his {Fireball} above him to push away the arctic cold.
Igni: “[Equip Fla] {Ignition}!!”
And he finished his incantation.
Magic poured into the bright red ball and turned it bright white.
At a glance, you might have mistaken it for a snowball that appeared in the middle of winter, but that was far from what it was in reality.
It was a ball of heat that would have asured in the hundreds of millions of degrees in Celsius.
Hayem: [........oh my….]
The next mont, the sudden heat that appeared instantly evaporated, and the snow exploded into steam.
The cold air was instantly pushed back, and a sun appeared montarily.
Igni: “[Launch] {Fire}!”
And he fired it straight at Hayem.
Hayem: [Halt.]
A Dragon’s Command.
Only the Strongest Race utilized a Spell Construction that can turn a single word into a Spell. Igni’s {Fireball} slowed, and a wall of ice appeared before Hayem as she blocked Igni’s Spell successfully.
Hayem: [Igni, that was marvelous. It has been so ti since I faced a Wizard such as yourself.]
Igni: “[Equip Fla] {Ignition} : [Anti-Armor] {Pierce}”
But he wasn’t done.
Igni created 5 {Fireballs} around him as they began spinning at high speeds!
The friction between the air and {Fireball} squeals and screeches!!
Igni: “[Launch] {Fire}”
(*sfx)
The explosion echoed across the winter mountain, and the sight made you wonder if the mountain was crumbling.
The snow piled up on top of the mountain slid down into an avalanche and carved away the mountain slopes.
Hayem: [For just a {Fireball}, that packed a punch.]
Igni: “I am a [Ultimate Spell Specialized・Spell One] after all.”
Hayem: “Oh, there really was one? I thought it was a myth based on fables.”
Igni wanted her to be more shocked, but hid his disappointnt as Hayem seed to know about Spell Ones.
Hayem: [But this isn’t nearly enough.]
Igni: “Of course.”
Hayem was, of course, uninjured.
As she smiled kindly at him, another snowy gale blasted and slamd into Igni and Alicia.
Igni: “I still have where that ca from, Ms. Hayem!!”
Hayem: [I can’t wait.]
And the Dragon began manipulating the Magic within her.
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