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The Ronin Family's Secret Technique.
Excitation.
A drug that only reacts to those who have the blood of the Ronin family.
It comes in the form of small pills that are placed between the molars from a young age, and when needed, they are taken out and chewed, allowing the drug to be absorbed into the body.
Sizzle, crackle.
The drug, entering through the capillaries in the mouth, spread throughout the body along the blood vessels.
Cackle, sizzle.
Excitation, spread throughout the body, dominated Matthias Ronin's bones, muscles, and senses.
"Kuaaa!"
A roar that was hard to believe came from a human being echoed.
Thud, thud.
His already large frame grew even larger, and the leather clothes he was wearing burst helplessly.
His back hunched, and his arms grew longer.
His leg joints bent as they pleased, and one more joint was added.
It looked like the hind legs of an animal.
Whoosh!
He just swung the sword in his hand.
As if a wave were rising, the space was pushed back.
Davian urgently raised his ice sword to block Matthias's attack.
Even with his external force increased by over 400K, he couldn't help but be pushed back.
"What? This guy."
"Kuaaa!"
Whoosh!
Matthias swung his sword wildly.
The sword was large, and his arms were even longer, so his reach increased significantly.
Moreover, the shockwave that pushed the space continued to push Davian back.
Bang! Clash!
The sound of blunt objects colliding echoed as sword met sword.
After being pushed back unilaterally for a while.
'Other than being stronger and faster, there's nothing else, right?'
Davian also began to counterattack.
"What is that monster? Is it even human?"
At Vellum's question, Bonita and Latia answered simultaneously.
"Davian?"
Vellum tilted his head.
"Huh? No, I mean that monster. The hind legs... no, the legs look like an animal, and why are the arms so long? And he seems much stronger than before? But what are you talking about? Davian?"
Bonita answered first, followed by Latia.
"Davian is the real."
"Monster."
"What do you mean? Ah...!"
Vellum turned his head again and looked at the battle scene between Matthias and Davian.
Surprisingly.
Davian was now pushing back the monster Matthias.
"Look at that."
"Who's the monster now?"
"Ah...."
As Matthias's strength and speed increased.
Davian chose to pour out more diverse attacks.
He sprayed water and froze the floor.
He melted the ice sword he was stabbing with and recreated it with his left hand.
The Festival of Fire was now sticking to Matthias's hunched back, burning away the leather.
And if he didn't use magic for a while and only used his sword, he would use earth magic to crack the ground under Matthias's feet.
Fireballs.
Lightning bolts.
Even mana swords were shot as soon as the distance widened.
His strength and speed had increased, but the intact human spirit seemed to have been eaten somewhere.
Matthias was being hit more helplessly by Davian's diverse attacks than before the transformation.
Like a beast moving according to instinct.
He was just swinging his large sword and being repeatedly hit by Davian's various attacks.
Matthias's plan to push with strength and speed.
Failed completely like that.
Clang!
The thick leather that initially absorbed the impact completely, and the defense of the muscles that increased with strength.
Gradually began to transmit the impact to the inside of the body.
Bang!
In the gap of staggering for a moment after being attacked in the thigh.
'It's over!'
Davian stabbed the ice sword accurately into Matthias's neck.
The thick leather, whatever he transformed into, did not allow the ice sword to penetrate the flesh.
Davian shot the mana sword as it was.
Bang!
One more time.
Bang!
One more time.
Bang!
"Now die."
One more time.
Splurch!
The branch manager of the Marino Empire spy organization X-3 base.
A large hole was pierced in Matthias Ronin's neck.
"Ugh, that monster."
"Something definitely changed again."
"Right?"
"Yeah."
"To think I was trying to catch up with something like that."
"I know, right."
While Bonita and Latia were talking.
The spy operatives who lost their branch manager began to flee.
"Damn it! Branch Manager Matthias is down!"
"Where did a monster like that come from!"
"We can't win! Let's retreat for now!"
Thwack!
One of the operatives who was running away in a hurry rolled backward.
The figure who kicked the fleeing operative with his foot revealed himself.
It was Marquis Gregory Garrett.
"Don't let a single one of them live!"
The battle in the forest filled with lush trees continued for quite some time afterward.
Davian and his party defeated all the X-3 troops who had seized the beach and took a short rest.
Luna asked.
"Davian, what happens to Glacie now? Was she really moved to some distant dimension? Will she never come back?"
"No. She said she could come back. I don't know when it will be, but."
A spirit is an immortal being.
She may go through many hardships on the way.
But as she promised Davian, she will eventually return.
"That's a relief...."
As the sun began to set over the western sea.
The soldiers of the Marquis's army who had finished the battle and search in their assigned area began to return.
In that way, Operation Hell Island of base X-3 failed.
"Davian."
"Marquis."
"Thank you. Thanks to you, we were able to wipe them out."
"No, it's because the Marquis's army was strong."
"You're being modest. According to what we had figured out, the branch manager of base X-3 was an incredibly skilled person. I didn't know that you would clean it up so neatly."
Davian tilted his head.
"Do you have information about the spy organization?"
Gregory Garrett nodded.
"Of course. While they were rampant in our continent, do you think we did nothing? Of course, there are many forces colluding with them in the royal family, so we couldn't conduct an investigation openly. But we also sent spies from our side from time to time to figure out their movements."
"Our side?"
"The Royal Guard. We proceeded internally within the Royal Guard without reporting to the Military Governor. Perhaps now, under the leadership of Marquis Espin Ellaina, they are preparing to dig into them in earnest."
"I see."
Davian nodded.
Fighting against the Marino Empire bastards.
It wasn't just Davian alone.
"Let's go back. We have a lot to do. We should also request support troops from the royal family."
Ting.
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[Event 'Wipe out the Pirate Alliance' completed]
―Reward: 25K Mana Points (x2)
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Ting.
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[Hidden Quest 'Stop Operation Hell Island' completed]
―Reward: 28K Mana Points (x2)
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A hidden quest that rewards 1K Mana Points for every 50 surviving soldiers of the Marquis's army.
Since 28K Mana Points were awarded, it seems that 1,400 out of 2,000 of the Marquis's army survived.
Still, it was effective to take care of the branch manager and break down the command system of the bastards without being too late.
Davian looked at the sunset just before it completely passed.
He lost Glacie.
But he completely wiped out one of the main bases.
And he was able to delay the empire's invasion further.
'If Glacie comes back not too late... I didn't lose anything.'
Academy theory class time.
Today's theory class was taught by Kinesis, the professor of psychokinetic magic.
"Does anyone know about the lifespan of a dragon?"
One student raised his hand high.
"They are beings who live forever!"
"Wrong. That applies to spirits or gods. Dragons also have a lifespan. Although it hasn't been accurately revealed yet, the theory that it is usually around 2,000 to 3,000 years is the most likely."
"Isn't that almost eternal in the eyes of us humans?"
"That's a foolish question, but it's a perfect question. Then, what is the difference between being immortal and being close to eternal?"
"Yes? That, that's..."
Liber Specula raised his hand.
Professor Kinesis made eye contact with Liber and nodded once.
"The difference is that they have to prepare for the death that will come someday."
"Correct. Theory class is Liber Specula. The other professors weren't wrong."
"Thank you."
"Dragons live a life close to infinite. At least that's how it looks to humans who live for about 100 years. During that long life, dragons experience the death of other lives countless times. Whether it's a death they created, or a death they tried to prevent, the weight continues to overlap."
Kinesis, who had paused for a moment, opened his mouth again.
"And that overlapping weight of death will crush the dragon's mind when its own death is imminent."
The students nodded.
Even for humans who can't live for 100 years, death is the unknown fear itself.
What does death mean to a being who has lived for thousands of years?
"Of course, dragons are beings who have accumulated wisdom over a long period of time. We can't know all the way to the depths of their hearts, but anyway, most of them humbly accept their death, seal their lairs themselves, and peacefully enter eternal sleep."
By this point.
Some smart students could roughly guess why Kinesis brought up this story.
Liber Specula was the same.
The praise made the talkative Liber's lips even lighter.
"There are often dragons who can't do that, right? I know that one out of every ten dragons does that."
"Correct. We call that dragon a Mad Dragon. A being who couldn't overcome the weight of death even with the wisdom and mental strength accumulated over thousands of years. Liber, do you know who the last Mad Dragon in history was?"
"Yes! Professor. It's the Mad Dragon Insanis that appeared in our Alcancia Kingdom 600 years ago."
"That's right. You're different because you read a lot of books, Liber Specula. Over the long years, some call it a legend, and some call it an expression to compare to the rebels. But if you look closely at the history books, you can see that there are too many specific circumstances written to be fiction."
With continued praise.
The talkative Liber's mouth completely exploded.
"That's right! The appearance of the Mad Dragon Insanis and the battle of the Mad Dragon subjugation army led by Archmage Fabian Hendrix. The traces of the 200-day battle that appear in the history books still remain in various places on our continent. Moreover, last year, our Grey Bear exploration team brought the claw of the Mad Dragon Insanis, one of the 12 traces of the Archmage, and stored it at the academy!"
"I know it well. I went and saw it too. You made a great discovery."
There were murmurs everywhere in response to Professor Kinesis's answer.
"What? Was it real? What the talker was saying?"
"I know, right. I thought he was showing off again when he said he brought a dragon's claw."
"Then was it true that the Grey Bear exploration team found all 12 traces of the Archmage?"
Professor Kinesis continued to speak.
"As Liber said, a Mad Dragon appeared in our Alcancia. What's really fortunate is that Archmage Fabian Hendrix was in our Alcancia at the time when the Mad Dragon appeared. The only Archmage believed to have crossed the wall of 10 stars. If he hadn't been there, our Alcancia Kingdom might have been trampled on by the Mad Dragon Insanis."
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