Asher brought the ring from the box of the Empire. There was no telling whether the producer was a human or an elf.

"That's right."

But Asher nodded. Badrich burst into admiration.

"Of course. They're the only magical systems in this way. It's very touching to see what I've only seen in the literature."

Magic varies from race to race. Human magic is different from each other, but the magic of the elf was a system of the whole race.

"It's definitely unique. And it's high-dimensional. An unrestricted, consumable, rechargeable defense. That's great… It's not easy to get Elf's artifacts, so how did you have them?”

"Just, luckily.”

He didn't expect it to be kept in a box, either. Badrich gathered the ring and the reverse in one hand.

"I wouldn't be able to touch it if it were me, but it's different if it's disgusting."

He muttered something in a small voice. The light burst in my hand.

"Come on."

Badrich put out a grayish ring.

"I've moderately reinforced it with disgust. Try it on."

Asher put the ring in her hand. He was surrounded by a roar and a wave of repercussions spread around him. The intangible curtain swung round him.

"This is."

"We've made automatic activation possible for now.”

Badrich swung his fist at Asher. The fist hit an intangible shroud and bounced off.

"Like this. It will prevent attacks from the general public and small fragments without any problem. It's enough to save you trouble. Even if it's automatic, you can control it, so don't worry about it."

It's not a bad function. His physical body didn't have to stop a half-baked attack, but it didn't hurt to not care at all.

"And I've enhanced the function of the ring itself. So far you haven't stopped the Bresna dragon's attack, have you? Maybe now, for once, we can definitely stop it.”

"It's useful."

It was more than I expected. This was as good as having another life. The force of the ring created a green curtain, not an intangible one.

"Is that enough?"

"To the point of overflowing. Thank you."

"You're a lifesaver. It doesn't make sense if you can't do this."

Badrich waved his hand. The subspace opened and Haitling's body was swallowed.

"The value of the urinary tract is incomparable even with the entire dragon's body, but you deserve it."

"As you wish. Now the crystal is open, right?”

"Perfectly."

The defect was relieved when the harlinging died. Now I could go outside.

It's a great feat to catch a dragon. If known, it would be a page in history.

But Bardrich was more of a blank face than happy.

"…you told me to find out for myself if I was curious about the heroes."

Badrich murmured blankly.

"I should."

It trudged up.

"I am a wizard. He's the one who explores the secrets of the world. It's natural to find an ideal."

Badrich began to return the way he had come. He moved and stopped.

"…dragon is a life that humans can't help. So I wondered if heroes were humans or something else."

And Asher caught the dragon, though it was a harlinging.

Badrich's eyes were filled with distrust.

"Are you a human being? Or something else?”

***

"It was a dog's life.”

Asher looked at the dragon-killer's castle, which looked as small as a mole. Never in my previous life had I imagined that I would catch Haitling.

It wasn't a bad thing, was it wasn't it? I've got enough to get.]

"The problem is that it's uncomfortable."

[Me too, but...] It's probably okay because nothing's going on after all right. Where are we going now?]

"I told you before.”

His destination is the North. There was one thing or another in the middle, but that didn't change.

[Northern.]

The sword muttered curtly.

[This is the east, and your target is the north.] How do I get there? Looking back on the journey so far, I don't think it's a place where you can go easily either.]

"First of all, you have to go to the gate."

There were not many roads leading to the north. Asher was thinking of taking the fastest route among them.

"There's a mountain. You can get there quickly if you pass it. The next thing is the problem, but… He won't die."

[…what kind of movement is it that makes you look so tired? Just be honest with me. You're actually going to Magee, not the North, right?]

"The North is a little strange."

The North is an area where all species live in harmony. Therefore, each race forms an alliance and rejects impure elements.

They test outsiders. Do you have the right qualifications to come here?

So far, countless people have challenged the test, but few have passed it. The North was exclusive and belligerent.

It's going to bother you. Is this a mountain?]

"Yes."

A high mountain appeared before Asher. The height of the cloud was so high that the top was not visible to the naked eyes.

It's going to take a long time.]

The sword murmured.

How long has it been since I climbed the mountain? The air began to thin out. The sword spoke in a questionable tone.

[Why was there a dragon egg in the land of the murderer?]]

"I don't know."

It's weird how I think about it. Besides, it was just before hatching. It will take years to hatch. I wouldn't have been in that basement all this time.]

"Well."

There is a gap of twenty years in his reincarnation. He didn't know how it would have changed during that time.

"Human Stratification."

I recalled a man-made crystal that was blocking the front of the basement. He tried to protect the dragon's child.

"Dragon Slayer."

If it was made by a murderer, where did he leave one egg to protect it so much?

And where did the dragon that laid the egg go?

After Badrich left, I looked around the castle by myself, but nothing else came out. In the end, he was forced to leave the castle feeling uncomfortable.

[If a dragon comes later, it comes. This is important for now.]

said the sword in a sweet voice.

You took the blood of a dragon. Do you think you know the change?]

"Totally."

Asher clenched her fist. Full body power is concentrated. Blood vessels become thicker and muscles expand.

He punched his fist as it was.

Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!

The trees in the direction of the scream are uprooted. The ground is dug as if it has been cleared, and landslides occur and the ground shakes.

power comparable to a hero, not to a human being This is the power he gained from drinking dragon blood.

"My limit has been increased."

It used to be powerful before, but it wasn't to the point of destroying nature.

[The blood itself has raised the limits of the body?] I can't say anything because I've never seen a sodmaster who ate the blood of a dragon before.

"…what?"

[Oh.]

Asher frowned. The sword, who realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, hurriedly made an excuse.

[No, that's.] I've never seen it myself, but I knew Sodmaster could survive. So…]

“…….”

[Sorry.]

"That's enough."

Being a laboratory is not pleasant, but benefits are benefits. That's how I survived.

Yeah, good is good. You survived, didn't you?]

"Be quiet."

[…….]

The sword shut its mouth. Asher swung her arm.

"The body can't stand the problem."

While the limitations that can be made have increased, the backlash has also intensified. Through this and that, the body, which had been able to withstand the old monster, was destroyed at once.

But it was also useful considering that. It was safe to say that no one could physically block the dragon's power if he could pierce it with his bare hands.

"I feel like I'm getting further away from Swordmaster.”

It felt like fighting with the body, not swordsmanship.

The kendo eventually extends the body. There's nothing strange about it.]

Black spoke calmly.

And do you think you can catch monsters with a sword?]

"I suppose so."

Swordplay is human. It is not used against monsters.

Are you human? Or something else?’

It was Badrich's last words. He said that monsters are monsters because humans cannot catch them.

I see what you're thinking.]

The sword spoke in a light tone.

The wizard is right. If humans can do anything, it's not a monster, it's just another creature. There's nothing we can do about monsters.]

It was a truth. That's why monsters were monsters.

[But Sodmaster] That's where it's possible.]

The end of the sword. The point that human beings can reach.

A man with nothing gained the power of a human being by wielding only a sword. It's kind of a miracle that breaks the truth.]

The sword murmured dreamily.

Catch a monster as a human being.]

a fairy tale-like event

That's why Sodmaster is revered. It's an absolute position that no one can touch.

"I don't know."

A human being, whatever he did, he just wielded a sword, and then he became a sod. It was the end for him.

The sword kicked its tongue.

[Huh. How can I explain this to feel this great?] Simply put, you're human. That's for sure. We've only reached beyond that.]

"Then you're not human?"

But humans are human. But your sword definitely looks like it needs to be fixed.]

The sword spoke calmly.

The imbalance between your body and the sword is so severe. It's a sudden gain, so it's obvious, but it's better to get it right to some extent.]

"The problem is that it takes a long time."

[But it's better than never trying, right?]

"That's true."

Asher had already climbed close to the top of the mountain. The clouds had fogged up and couldn't see ahead. It was normal to walk for another hour from now.

Asher stepped into the clouds. Then there was a thick fog.

The gray mist. It was different from the clouds. Asher's face hardened.

"…no way."

[What's wrong?]What?]

The fog in front of Asher began to form a shape. The figure was made into a young man.

[...fantastic? But you can feel it?]

"It's difficult. It's."

Asher muttered. The appearance of a young man made up of fog was a familiar face.

His face in his previous life, his youth, and his voice rang.

So what are we going to do now?

The fog covered the area thickly. All I see is a young man. There was only one. The man was looking at something with a cold face.

You knew the truth. Then what are you going to do with it?

a squeaky voice A voice as if mocking everything in the world tempted the man.

I can give you a chance. Say anything. Do you want the wisdom of Samaramang? Or do you want the power to kill God? It's simple. I want it with my mouth. That's all I need to say. Don't you want the power to destroy this small world?

The auditory hallucination is over. The man's expression remained unchanged. The moment a man opens his mouth.

"Stop."

Asher shook her head and pulled back. Out of the clouds, the illusion disappeared.