It does look like an egg, but it's a little bit bigger. Ed couldn't think of any animal that could lay an egg that was that big, unless......

“...... Dragon eggs?" said Naria, her voice very soft, but extremely tense.

She gave Ed a quick glance, and Ed was almost as sassy as she was.

As a dragon's closest friend, they really don't know how to deal with this thing at this moment.

"Perhaps. Icabard replied, "After all, we can't smash it open to see what happens." ”

“...... Inside will ...... Will there be a little dragon?" Ed stammered nervously.

Felicity brought it to life - that's exactly what Sean said, right?

“...... It has been buried at the bottom of the lake for hundreds of years, perhaps longer. Icabold looked at him with a fool's eye, "and how long it has been around is unknown." ”

"It's almost all turned into a stone. Sean said lightly, "Even if there was a dragon inside, it would have died a long time ago—the Sage only activated the magic power in it." ”

"I thought that 'bones of God' meant bones. Naria said dryly, finally recovering from the shock, and unconsciously became a little angry, "There can't be a little dragon bone that doesn't hatch in the egg, right?"

It's almost disgusting like you're using a baby's bones.

"It's my fault. Laval said apologetically, "Because we have been told that the first thing that was discovered is some kind of ...... bones, that's what I call them. But in retrospect, it wasn't necessarily all bones. The one in Shepard's hand was the unmistakable stone, which the dwarves called the heart of the mountains. ”

Nalya was not at all angry because of such an unworthy name, and it was difficult to say anything in front of this high-ranking and powerful old man who was still humble and polite.

Ed's heart pounded. "Heart of the Mountains" and "Heart of the Deep"...... The two names are simply frighteningly similar.

"So," he said, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, "the so-called bones of the gods, but ...... Something with great magical powers?"

"Yes. Laval nodded, "There is a great power of magic, and they were born in this world, but they were not born in this world alone - at least it seemed to be the case before, but now ......"

“...... Now, it's a dragon egg. Naria pointed to the egg, adding to the word "dragon."

"I remember I saying 'maybe'. Ikabold said.

“...... And what else can lay such a big egg?!" Naria glared at him, her eyebrows almost raised. She had always been haunted by what Icabold had done to Is, and it was not easy to endure it until now.

"Rock Birds, Thunderhawks, Taus, Ouroboros......" Icabold calmly listed a bunch of monsters she had never heard of, "they did die before dragons, but they never appeared, they were not as talented in magic as dragons, but they were also magical creatures - and it was probably not an egg at all, it just looked like it." ”

Ed secretly tugged at her hand. Naria took a deep breath and gritted her teeth to suppress her anger. Even though she had already decided that it was a dragon egg, she couldn't deny that Icabold actually had a point...... And she was really unheard.

Perhaps you can give us a more conclusive answer. Sean pushed the box in front of him in Ed's direction, "You probably don't know much about either force...... But he's the only one I know who can control both forces at the same time. ”

Of course Ed knew what two powers he was talking about...... And he wasn't wrong at all, he didn't know much about any of them.

Even if Sean didn't mean sarcasm, he couldn't help but blush and carefully covered his hand over that "egg".

It's hard to describe to the touch - the surface of this thing doesn't look very smooth, full of small holes, but it is unusually warm to the touch, obviously cold, but you can vaguely feel a slight warmth...... Like the scales of an ice dragon, alive...... The scales that also cover the dragon's body can feel the warmth of blood and the breath of life under the cold.

Before he knew it, he sank into it, like a river warmed by the sun on a summer day. The river Vinez was not clear as it flowed through Visa, with dead leaves and gravel floating in the air, indistinguishable creatures like feathers scattered in the air, and the sunlight swaying through the water like waves in the golden eyes of dragons......

He saw a dragon in a trance. An overly large dragon lay among the swaying water and grass, crowding almost the entire river. It remained motionless, allowing all kinds of debris to fall on it, allowing itself to be buried in the mud and sand, so buried that it could not see the color of the scales at all, only the golden eyes lazily half-squinted, calm and pleasant.

It didn't seem to have the majesty and pride of being a dragon...... But its power is undeniable.

Ed couldn't help but want to get closer, the dragon he couldn't possibly have ever seen had an indescribable familiarity. But the sediment at the bottom of the river flooded before his eyes, and everything was blurred in an instant.

Who's stopping him...... Who wouldn't want him to see more.

But at least one thing he can be sure of.

“...... It's a dragon. He muttered.

He looked up, a little dazed—everyone looked at him a little strangely. But he wasn't completely unconscious, he always knew he was standing here......

"How...... What's wrong?" he asked, wryly.

No one answered. Only Naria grabbed his hand under the table.

"It's always certain now, right?" she said, "and it's a dragon egg." So, the description 'born in this world, but not born in this world alone' doesn't seem quite right?"

"Not necessarily. Ikabold said.

He was looking at Ed as he said this—a look that made Ed creep in the hair.

Nariadeed Ed glared back, her sight almost burning two holes in him...... But of course he didn't care.

"Maybe we shouldn't dwell on that. Laval softened the mood with a smile, but even that smile looked a little strange in Ed's eyes, "Maybe it's not what they are, it's what they're for, isn't it?"

"Didn't that battlemage from the Branty Library say that it was the cornerstone of some kind of spell?" Ed changed the subject with kindness—if they didn't want to, he wouldn't dwell on it at this point.

"Actually," Icabold said, "I did a little experiment. ”

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