"What happened?"

Lamech asked this to Izak, and it was no coincidence that the three of them encountered the activation of the magic crystal as soon as they came here.

"As I said, the Red Dragon has spent a thousand years of solitude here. ”

Isaac looked motionless ahead, and his expression was a little more - happy?

Seeing Isack's expression in such an emergency only made Lamech even more irritable, and to be honest, Lamech really wanted to beat up this guy who always had a smile on his face.

"Look at the top. ”

Lucia, who was not affected by the shaking at all, stretched out her finger and pointed upward.

Following Lucia's direction, Lamech soon saw 'that'.

Like flame-scarlet scales, curved horns, and mighty wingspans, the graceful red dragon slowly rose from the top of the largest magic crystal.

The red dragon, which was more than twenty meters long, opened its mouth, yawned and spewed a lot of flames, and then said after adjusting its wings.

"Mole ants, who gave you the guts to break into the area I'm guarding!"

A mighty voice came from the red dragon's mouth, but unexpectedly it was not a rude man's voice, but a crisp woman's voice.

"Mother...... Female?"

Originally wanted to say 'mother', but fearing that it would arouse the disgust of the red dragon, Lamech immediately changed his words.

"Yes, didn't I say that?"

I don't know if it's the effect just now, but even now, Lamech wants to punch this guy when he sees Aizak's smile.

Of course he didn't say it, but that hour didn't matter, and Lamech cared about why the red dragon was still here.

"Not surprising at all. ”

Lucia thought it was normal.

"It's only a thousand years, and it's not a big deal in terms of the lifespan of the dragons. ”

No one has ever recorded the lifespan of the dragons, because no one can live longer than the dragons, not even the elves.

"Haha......"

With a dry laugh, Lamech once again realized the disparity between the races. For humans, the era difference that can be summed up in the level of "legend" is just a matter of 'not a big deal' for the dragons?

I don't know if I haven't seen anyone for a long time, the red dragon looks very sleepy and mentally contradictory, and it doesn't seem to be going to do it immediately.

"Get out of here, then I can get away with the past, or you can leave your lives here." ”

Spreading its wings, the red dragon flew into the air, spun around and slowly landed in front of the three of them.

"Hmph. ”

Lucia lifted her chin haughtily and snorted disdainfully.

"It's just a reptile with wings, and how dare you shout in front of me? Let me tell you what a woo-woo ...... is. ”

Before Lucia could finish her words, Lamech grabbed her soft cheek from behind and rubbed it gently.

"What are you trying to provoke the other party in this situation?!"

"Woooooooooo ”

Lucia, who was rubbing her cheeks, could only make a whining sound, so she couldn't talk at all, so Lameer had to let go of her fingers.

Lucia, whose cheeks were freed, rubbed her cheeks, which had been itchy and sour from Lame, and then said with a look of course.

"Of course, it's a confrontation first, and then start the dragon slaying route, isn't that what is written in the novel?"

For Lucia's behavior that is obviously vexatious but can still be said to be reasonable, Lamech covered her face with a headache.

"Where did you hear the story of Isaac just now?"

Knowing that Lamech would ask that, Lucia smirked.

"Don't they all say that death is the simplest relief? ”

"It's too much! And it's too much!!"

In other words, this natural stay is completely a tone of having already won, and it seems that he has not considered the possibility of losing from beginning to end.

"I said you, do you really understand? That's a dragon? It's the strongest creature in the world, isn't it, it's not one of those supporting characters in the novel, no matter how strong it is, it will be completely destroyed by the protagonist?"

Isaac looked at the two who were still on good terms and bowed deeply.

"Thank you very much, I wouldn't be here without your help. ”

This was the first time that Isaac had spoken in such a formal tone, and then, without waiting for Lucia to react, he took the lead in walking towards the red dragon.

"Wait—"

"Let him go. ”

Lamech tried to stop him, but Lucia covered her mouth.

"Only the characters in the story can bring the story to an end. ”

Walking forward step by step with his body that had lost his legs, Azak laughed, laughing from the bottom of his heart without any burden. He didn't know how long he had waited in this space that had lost the cycle of day and night, and finally waited for this glimmer of hope, and it was time for the time fixed a thousand years ago to flow again.

"Listen to me, Valrhona. ”

Although it cannot make up for the lack of time, it can make this mistake end, and this is the only salvation in Aizak's life full of mistakes.

"It's over, vows, loneliness, it's all over. ”

The red dragon was stunned, she looked at the young man walking towards her in disbelief, and repeated the sentence blankly.

"It's over?"

"Yes, it's all over. ”

Once again, his body began to slowly dissipate, gradually turning into a little light and merging into the air, but Isaac's expression was extremely serene, tears flowed from his eyes, but he insisted on smiling at the person he owed to it.

At least, say to her with a smile......

"Thank you all the time, thank you so much for protecting my country, Valrhona. ”

Isaac would not say sorry, because he did not regret his despicable deeds, and as long as he could save his compatriots, he would be willing to accept punishment even for his meanness. What made him suffer was that the punishment that should have been borne by him fell on the most innocent person, which made him extremely remorseful.

The words of thanks were also goodbyes, and when Isaac finished saying this, his body had reached its limit, dissipating into the air, leaving no trace.

The short and abrupt parting stunned both Lamech and Red Dragon, an unfolding they hadn't expected at all.

After a while, it was the red dragon who came back to her senses first, and she slowly lowered her head to pay her respects to the departed.

"Goodbye, weak friend, you have fulfilled your vows. ”

Even if he loses his life, his body, the shepherd still can't forgive himself, his soul wanders in this space where the cycle of day and night has been lost, waiting, even if he doesn't know how long he has to wait, even if he knows that there is little hope, even if his soul can't find peace, he still waits, just to fulfill the vow that was born from wrong.

"Cursed ...... ? ”

Lucia smiled and swept her hand across the air, the aftermath of her soul amusing her.

"No, it's not a good story. (To be continued.) )