Almark – Northern Sword, Southern Wand

The passage opened by the statue of the demon was still connected to the next door.

After Raidow checks the door carefully, gently push it open.

It's another small room.

As Almark murmured, it was a small room the size of which was no different from that of the demon earlier.

A lamp on the wall illuminates the room.

In the middle of the room, there was a very small fountain that looked like a dragon.

It was designed to surround the dragon and receive water, originally designed to come out of the dragon's mouth, but now the water is dead.

Looking at the walls on all sides of the room, there are still no doors or passageways to go forward.

Well, maybe it's time to solve the mystery again.

Almark said so and looked at the fountain.

"Rado, what do you think?

"That's right...."

Reido bent down and stared at the fountain from all directions before looking at Almark's face.

"I can feel some magic from this fountain."

"Yeah."

Almark nodded.

"But there's no further clue."

Reido stretched out his hips and looked up at the dragon.

Shall I flush the water?

That's right.

Almark agrees.

"It's a fountain, and I think it's natural to flush water."

"Okay."

Reido pointed the tip of the cane towards the fountain.

A moment of silence.

Focus.

Water blew out of the cane.

Spring surgery.

The fog magic that Almark learned for the first time generated mist by turning water into smaller grains when turning magic into water, but spring water magic reveals magic as water.

It's relatively simple magic, but instead, it drains a lot of magic.

The water ejected from the cane immediately filled the fountain station with water.

However, water does not flow from the dragon's mouth.

Is that it?

Raido stops the water and peeks into the fountain.

"That's weird. There's no water."

"Maybe the water pumping device isn't working."

Reido twisted his neck at Almark's words.

"I'm sure it's magically pumping water."

Really?

Almark is also close to the fountain.

Indeed, the dragon's tail has a water suction port and a hole in it.

I wonder if magic isn't working well.

Almark said, and Raido shook his head.

Isn't spring water enough?

"It doesn't look that easy."

The two were silent for a while and looked at the fountain.

Almark stroked the head of the dragon while thinking the same thing beside Raido, who was struggling with a difficult face.

This is a firedragon.

Say it without worrying.

You know what I mean?

Raido looked at Almark in surprise.

"I studied real monsters from middle school."

"There are more monsters in the north than in the south."

Almark answers with his eyes down on the dragon.

If we don't know about the monster, we can't live.

Really? It's a tough place. "

Almark nodded bitterly at Reido's words.

"Well, I hardly ever actually saw a dragon."

I heard that, Raydo.

"You've seen most of this before."

and round your eyes.

"The water dragon. But that's not true."

That's how I tap the fountain dragon's head.

It's a fountain, isn't it a water dragon?

"The water dragon lives in the water, so it looks a little fishy. Fire dragons and fly dragons are obviously different, so you'll soon know where they are. This is the Fire Dragon."

As Almark explains, Reido once again braces himself to see the fountain dragon.

"Really, Fire Dragon....."

"The scale of the dragon is stiff anyway, and neither the sword nor the arrow goes through it. If we're going to take him down, we have to aim for his eyes or his mouth."

That's what Almark thought.

"Let's close the eyes on the weak spot."

"No, I don't think that's such a rough thing."

Reido shakes his head.

"But you're a firedragon. Something's coming up."

I see. That's very reliable. "

Almark observes the fountain by himself.

Fountain without water, huh?

While saying that, I touched Raido's water with my hands.

Maybe it's not water.

Almark looked back at Reido.

"It's strange to blow water even though it's a firedragon. Fire dragons have to blow fire."

"Fire."

Reido broke his arm.

That's true too. Let's try it. "

You want me to blow the fire?

Almark brightens his eyes.

"Yes, Almark, I'm sorry, but could you throw away some water?"

"Okay, here we go."

Almark shoved his hands into the fountain and scratched out all the water.

"I'm out."

"Thank you."

There was already a flame at the tip of Reido's staff to thank him.

"Light magic."

Almark says happily.

"I can use it, too. Let me do it."

"No, it's not."

Reido shook his head and carefully pointed the tip of his wand towards the fountain.

The flame slowly moved away from the tip of the cane.

It's a trick of wildfire.

Almark roars.

The flame disappears into the hole when it stays close to the tail of the dragon.

Then, a little bit later, the wildfire through the body of the dragon appeared from the mouth of the dragon.

Indeed, the appearance of the flame that came out of his mouth seemed worthy of being called the Fire Dragon.

"I see. Fire Dragons have to be like this."

Almark nodded.

"Yeah."

Raido nodded and watched the fountain stand with a little concern.

I don't know.

"I'm sure you're right."

They waited a while.

However, nothing changes at the fountain station.

"... I don't think so."

Raidow drops his shoulders.

"I thought it was a good idea."

"Hmm...."

Almark saw a firedragon peeking at the flame from his mouth and twisted his neck.

"Sure, this might not feel like you're blowing a fire."

Say that and turn around behind the Fire Dragon.

"Rado, can you let the wind blow from this side? That way you might look like you're blowing a fire."

"Well, that's a good idea."

Reido nods with a smile and stands next to Almark.

"I'll use the wind magic."

Ah.

Almark nodded.

Raidow bowed his staff and the wind broke out from it.

The wind that blows from behind the dragon shakes the Onion that was stuck in the dragon's mouth.

A flame flared out of his mouth, as if a fire dragon were blowing out the flame.

"Amazing, Raido."

Almark speaks up.

This is the Fire Dragon.

Does it look that way?

And suddenly the dragon's mouth opened wide.

The moment I thought about it, the flame came off.

It is not a wildfire shaken by the wind. The true breath of fire.

Perhaps the flame hit the wall very quickly, and a part of the wall peeled off to dissolve and a new passage appeared.

"Correct."

The two laughed face to face.

In that way, they narrowed down their wisdom and used their magic to pass through five small rooms.

Maybe it's time to finish.

Reido says in front of the iron door that also appears.

"I've heard from middle-class people that the first floor is roughly five rooms away."

I see. I've already crossed that line. "

Almark nodded.

Well then, this could be the last room.

"That's right. I'll open it."

With that said, Raidow puts his hand on the door.

At that moment, Almark's wildness reacted.

Shit.

The instinct was instantly telling danger.

Until now, Raido had always made sure that the door itself did not feel magic before opening it.

Now Rado didn't do it.

Raido!

Almark stretched his arm.

"Get away!"

That's how I scream and attract Raidow.

The door bent like an animal.

"Chi!"

Almark threw Raidow behind him.

The door is covered by Almark.

No, this is not a door.

The evidence suggests that the passage is still behind it.

This is a pseudo-trap.

A strange amorphous mass pushes Almark's body around.

"Almark!!"

Reido screamed sadly.