[Your Excellency Loren Turin, it is my honor to be here with you. 】

Tens of meters of huge figures hovered on the banks of the Gem River, the dragon scales shining like a sterling silver sculpture made him exude unparalleled majesty, and the amber-like bright yellow and pure dragon eyes made it easy to make people have the impression of a wise scholar.

Lord of the Dragons, Enzo the Silver Dragon.

The dragon, which was at least five hundred years old, had completely different attitudes from before, and the dragon's head was completely sunk, and his gaze was "eye level" with the black-haired wizard standing on the ground.

The "courtesy" of the group at Jufeng Mountain is completely incomparable.

"Me too, Lord Enzo. Loren said softly:

"To tell you the truth, I'm actually quite surprised right now, because I didn't expect you to keep your promise, and if you didn't show up on time, I would have thought the dragons were planning to betray it. ”

[No need to be polite, I can understand your suspicions. 】

At that moment, the dragon's eyes swept over Asrael's body on the side, and a hint of playfulness seemed to flash in his pupils:

[We also have a deep understanding of unreliable allies.] 】

Well?

Raising his eyebrows, the black-haired wizard's gaze "inadvertently" glanced at a blonde boy who seemed harmless to humans and animals, and this guy was actually a criminal record.

But why wasn't he surprised at all, and didn't even have the slightest doubt about the words of the silver dragon?

[It's all in the past, you don't have to worry too much. 】

Glancing deeply at Asriel, seemingly mixed with a hint of warning, Enzo's gaze refocused on the black-haired wizard:

[At this moment, I... The dragons of Jufeng Mountain... Just want to confirm one thing to you. 】

Loren waited quietly, motioning for the other to speak.

[When this battle is over, you defeat the Black Cross and get the Nine-Pointed Star Holy Grail......]

【Dragon... What kind of existence will exist under the world you dominate?"

As the words fell, Enzo slowly approached as he leaned down until the black-haired wizard's vision was only his head and eyes.

Loren was slightly stunned, not because he was surprised, but because he hadn't thought about it at all.

"Hey... It's not the time to say that, is it, Enzo?"

The blonde boy who sensed Loren's reaction immediately stepped forward and quickly said, "Isn't the most important thing right now to unite and cooperate and defeat Seriel......?

"Boom !!!"

A dragon roar, like a substantial "dragon power" rushed to the face, and a dull loud sound also sounded in the spiritual hall of the two, like thunder!

Loren stood there as if nothing had happened, and the shocked spiritual hall almost instinctively completed the defensive measures in an instant, and did not let him be harmed.

But Enzo's target was clearly not his sudden kneeling blonde boy on the ground as if he had been hit hard in the chest, one hand pressed against his chest, and his immature face was twisted.

That heavy sense of oppression should be an attack from the level of the power of the void... If it was Asriel, who was a vampire before, I am afraid that it would have turned into a pool of flesh and blood a long time ago.

"It's... Don't leave a trace of affection, Enzo ahhh......h

Asrael, who was on his knees, propped himself on the ground with one hand, retching incessantly.

The black-haired wizard frowned.

[This is a warning... For the last time. 】

A low roar sounded in the minds of the two.

[The one who allied with us is Loren Turin, so we only care about his thoughts, and the rest of the idle people... Not in the picture. 】

[Allowing you to appear here is already the greatest mercy.] 】

Miscellaneous people, etc... You're not welcome at all.

Loren's gaze swept to Asriel, and the blonde boy who was lying on the ground still panting for breath had cold sweat on his forehead, tilting his head and smiling helplessly at him.

Raising his gaze, the silver dragon was still quietly waiting for an answer, its amber eyes not moving.

"To tell you the truth, about what will happen after the victory in this war ... I didn't think it was that far away. Loren replied crisply:

"Even if you want to get any promise from me now, I will most likely break it until I know what the outcome will be, because I don't know what will turn out of it. ”

"It's not my style to casually make promises that I don't know how it will turn out, or maybe even that I can't do it... So, you've been disappointed. ”

The silver dragon's pupils contracted, as if he had been surprised by Loren's reply.

The obvious... Even if the two sides do make any promises now, it will not be effective, as Asriel said, the dragons must not accept the outcome of the Black Cross victory, because Seliol will not give them any way to live.

But in fact the same thing is said to Loren, and it makes no difference: this is a winner-takes-all war, and the winner will have absolute power.

To put it more bluntly, even if Loren repented, the dragons would not have any threatening means to force him to fulfill his promise... It's still at the mercy of others.

That's why Enzo was so surprised.

【Loren Turin... Your honesty is admirable. 】

After a few moments, Enzo spoke slowly:

[But I'm very sorry, if I can't get your promise, I... Enzo, the Lord of the Dragons, really can't let the last of his people go to ...... for a war that they are destined to get nothing.]

"I'm weird. ”

Looking at the silver dragon, which seemed to have no turning back, the black-haired wizard snapped and asked, "Why are you and the dragons behind you so firmly on my side?"

Enzo, who was silent, seemed to be asked.

"Please forgive me for asking this question too much, but... The dragons of Jufeng Mountain, shouldn't they support the royal family of De Salion or... Queen Brünnhilde?"

Loren, who was faintly aware of something, continued to ask: "They also know the truth of everything, and many of them have the power to change the world and fight against the Black Cross, and there are even many people who know the whole truth before the emperors have done so. ”

"Why should you abandon them, the allies who have fought alongside you for centuries, in favor of me... Outlander?"

Because you have opened the second valve, because you are not bound by the rules of this world?

Unless Loren is crazy, he believes that this hat-wearing Logan and Black Duke Roland are all standard "natives" of this world, and judging from what happened in the past, these people are the "first choice" to "save the world".

And if Roland, a knight who has never been exposed to the power of the void, can also open the second valve with the help of the evil god, inherit the blood of the dragon queen, have the support of the dragon family, and know all the truth of the emperor de Salion... There's no reason it can't be done.

So what exactly made them abandon the House of de Salion, especially Aeckhart II... Would you rather help Brandon, who knows nothing, than watch Eckhart, who has already completed the layout, die?

"Uh... Dear Loren, ...... on this subject"

[It wasn't us who betrayed de Salion.] 】

The cold voice sounded in Loren's mind, with a hint of angry killing intent.

[but de Salion... Eckhart de Salion, that man betrayed us, betrayed all... Person. 】

Even if he couldn't read the dragon's expression, Loren could feel the gritted resentment in his void reaction.

"Eckhart... He betrayed you?"

Loren was really stunned this time, he didn't understand what His Majesty the Emperor had done to betray a group of dragons?

[Not just us, but all... Person. 】

At that moment, fear flashed through the amber dragon's eyes.

[Eckhart de Salion... The first, perhaps the last, who knew the whole truth and had the power to stop it, did not intend to do so; Let the plan of the Black Cross be carried out smoothly】

[Today, now... Even everything at this moment was expected and planned by him......]

..............................

Serol, who didn't turn around, just turned his head and looked coldly at Echardt de Salion, who had come out of the shadows, like a predator looking at another predator.

His expression was flat, and every step was so slow and unusual, as if the Black Cross in front of him was just an inconspicuous existence, not even worthy of his vigilance.

"Hubris. ”

The corners of Seliol's mouth curled with disdain.

Neither anxious nor annoyed, Eckhart, who lowered his gaze, looked around the temple with great affection, and took a deep breath with his head raised slightly, causing the quiet air to pour into his chest.

"The first time I walked into this hall, I was only six years old. ”

Facing those disdainful and murderous eyes, Eckhart's voice was soft, soothing, and full of power: "There were many people that day, and there were two or three pairs of boots on every brick and stone in the hall; ”

"My father, kneel on the masonry on which you stand. Eckhart raised his right hand and pointed to Seriel's feet: "I didn't see it, but I knew it, because that's where the next emperor should stand." ”

"My grandmother lies right in front of you, and I don't see it but I know it, because that day is her funeral, the tenth emperor of the empire, Charlotte de Salion. ”

Seliol looked at him coldly, without interrupting, as if he were watching a clown who showed himself to his heart's content

Eckhart calmly narrates, recounting the story of the long-dead "Eckhart de Salion":

"That day, at my grandmother's funeral, I witnessed three miracles with my own eyes. ”

"Standing at the outermost part of the temple, blocked by the crowd, and doing nothing, I counted how many bricks and stones there were on the floor of this temple. Eckhart's tone was soft:

"I didn't see them all, I couldn't even confirm their presence that was blocking me from a thousand pairs of boots, all I could see was the ones under my feet and around me. ”

"But I counted, in a way other than 'looking,' the number of masonry on the floor of this temple, and at that moment, the world seemed to change shape in my eyes, and it seemed that it was no longer composed of light, shadow, and color, but that there was another level of existence, which was... An unspeakable miracle. ”

In the silence of the temple, only the archbishop's groans of pain could be heard.

"When I... As Eckhat de Salion, who was only six years old, rejoiced in the miracle, his father's voice rang out in the temple. Eckhart's eyes flickered, as if he were replaying the scene before his eyes:

"He said... Eckhart, come here. ”

"I can't forget the sight of that dayWhen my father's words came out, everyone panicked, and they looked around in private, helplessly, until they realized my presence, and then... Through the hundreds of people, a passage appeared that connected me to my father. ”

"I've never seen anything like it. ”

The groans of pain faded away, and Archbishop Innocent's body grew cold and no longer convulsed.

"My father... My unappreciated, disrespected, weak and mediocre father... In that moment... In just one second... became the next emperor who was in the spotlight. ”

"I have witnessed this miracle with my own eyes, and he does not need to say much, but just a word, a look, can make thousands of people instinctively frightened, he is so weak and incompetent, so weak that he can't even use a sword, but he can make hundreds of people stronger than him, the way he thinks, obediently stand up. ”

"Why? I think it's probably because power isn't just what people can show, it's about more things that have nothing to do with it. Eckhart stepped away and approached Serol, who was staring at him coldly, his face becoming a little ugly:

So I walked on the bricks and stones that I had counted, and walked towards my father, who seemed to have supreme power, and he knelt in front of my grandmother Charlotte, and looked at the remains of my dead grandmother, and my father's words rang in my ears. ”

"Remember this, remember this moment, if one day you want to be like your grandmother or even better, remember this moment, remember ......"

"You've got to be more cautious, more careful, more ... Arrogance, so as not to fall to such a point!"

"The cowardly, the inactive... Their pattern limits their ambitions, they can't see a higher world, a wider world, they don't understand what makes them unable to do anything, because they don't dare to think, they don't dare to imagine;"

"It is the arrogant ones who turn their deepest ambitions into plans that are likely to succeed; Failure is inevitable, there is a chance of failure, but if you give up because of repeated blows, it can only prove a little ......"

"He... Not arrogant enough. ”

Eckhart stepped forward, and under his flat eyes, there seemed to be a raging fire, and the waves were terrifying:

"So, Sir Serial, you are right, I am just as arrogant as my grandmother, a man who is willing to sacrifice everything and even my life for my own ambitions, and the only difference between me and her is ......"

"Probably, just be more arrogant. ”