Sword of the Philosopher

Something - a vigilant arrow tip, a further dragon roar.

"No way, there's still a dragon..."

"Most likely, I don't have enough power to defeat you."

Nehmeisa opens her mouth...... his face, which was faceless until earlier, was filled with a mad grin.

"At least a great sacrifice to the people of the town"

"... you, you know what you're doing?

To inquire, Nehmeisa kept a grin on her face - here I thought one thing.

I wonder if this guy has already strayed from his regular orbit due to time rolling back again and again.

"It's not over yet... I haven't..."

With that word, suddenly the figure of Nehmeisa disappeared.

"... I've been in this castle for a long time. You mean phantoms"

After all, no matter how it moves, the settlement is his home.

"Whatever, you're a dragon rider now."

I got myself off the terrace and checked the perimeter. Castle gardens...... there, a number of dragons were upright.

The size is somewhat above the average human height, much smaller than that of an artificial dragon. But just because we see numbers here, there are five bodies and a lot of numbers... using magic, so you're creating them?

"It's no good if you let me out of the castle."

The moment I whined small, there was a presence flying on the terrace.

"Les Bails"

It's my spirit.

"All right, ask for Romilda's escort"

"Huh..."

She groans small. When I heard that, I turned to Romilda.

"Wait here for me. Only weapons containing dragon demon stones seem to work, but I'll deal with them somehow."

"Wow, I'm going too!

Romilda's claim. And I'll be silent.

"I'm fine..."

"... there may be other dragons besides what I see now. This could be tough."

Nodding Romilda. Determination seems stiff.

"Ok...... then Les Bails. Hold Romilda downstairs. I'll go ahead and clean up the dragons around the landing site."

I switched to a sword containing dragon demon stones, and I leaped off the terrace. And the dragon reacted, but I adjusted the magic of the wind well - getting off to the ground before moving.

The sound of Don echoes around. Most importantly, zero damage. Then the dragons around me reacted to me in a blunt motion, and I poured magic into myself and emitted light.

"Huh!"

Flash to the dragon that was nearby. The moment the slaughter aimed at his neck came in, there was some resistance.

But I don't mind swinging through. Then the blade devoured - succeeding in making both breaks while maintaining momentum.

The head blows up, and with it the dragon trembles once and for all, vanishing. As a result, other dragons responded.

Four bodies left, but at this rate, it's not that hard to deal with... that's what I thought, arrow tips, plus a dragon roar. It was not issued by an enemy in the vicinity.

"Do you keep springing up"

I think Nehmeisa put these guys on me like the last fart, but what good is it supposed to do...? I approach another dragon with doubts and see a sword trident. It reached the same end as the whole eye and vanished lightly.

Here, Les Bailes descends to the ground. To go with it, Romilda converges her magic into her right arm. An arrow of light emitted at the same time pierced the dragon's torso multiple times.

Dragons eating attacks as they scream. Romilda's attack was unforgiving in any way, with the result that the remaining three were destroyed by her.

"Okay...... Romilda, looks like we still have a dragon. I'm gonna slap 'em like this."

"Yeah."

Shortly after I agree, I'll look into the garden. The destruction of the artificial dragon has made the room in the basement of the castle swoop out.

And then the dragon crawls out of there. Given the emergence of the artificial dragon, it must be connected to the underground laboratory.

"Keep the dragons under control. Romilda, are you ready?

"Yeah."

Shortly after the reply, he launched a pre-emptive attack on the newly emerged dragon. Also, the blow aimed at the head goes in exactly, to the result of extinction.

Further, Romilda's arrows correspond to the dragons coming from the succession. Dragons are also greatly damaged by the rain and pouring attacks, reducing their numbers.

"... resbail"

I give instructions to Resbail, who smashed a dragon with a sword.

"Follow me as I escort Romilda."

Nodding Spirit. All right, then...

"Romilda, that you don't come before me. Magically snipe from the rear."

"Okay."

One more thing to think about - about the weapon of dragon demon stone assembly created by Anastasia? In the end it was never used in the battle in the Imperial capital, but the battle against Nehmeisa is not over yet. I didn't see how he noticed that, and should I still keep it as a note over here?

The remaining problem is about the dragons that crawl out. You can't deny the possibility of coming out from another exit, and if you cross the castle gate, it'll be a hassle.

What to do about it - it was time to think about it. From the entrance direction of the castle, a wolf-shaped demon emerges.

Something, I thought for a moment, immediately realized that they were Richard's created demons.

"... this is"

"Apparently, it's an emergency."

Anastasia opened her mouth.

"In addition to backpacking, Lord Richard's demons have been planted to move around. For one thing, should we keep our enemies out?

"It would help if you did that"

"So, Lord Luon. What happened to Nehmeisa?

"It's a phantom from the beginning that I was in the castle rather than escaped..."

"I see. Either way, the settlement is where he hides."

Demons and dragons clash. Dragons should have better attack abilities, but Richard's demons prioritize evasion over attack and act as a stepping stone.

There, a horseman slipped into the castle. Anastasian private soldiers?

"I perceived it was bad from the dragon's roar, and I gave instructions to the private soldiers. Lord Luon."

"Oh, enough if you get this far...... Romilda, let's go!

I run out. When slashing and crushing an approaching dragon, Romilda also releases a spear of light to match it.

The control didn't seem as sweet as it was intended, but the sight of skewering and extinguishing the dragon due to the number is pleasant to watch.

"Romilda, if you're running out of magic, say it right away."

"Yeah."

From the rift created by the artificial dragon into the castle. A dragon is walking over here in an underground passageway.

I tried to knock down the whole thing with my sword... but Romilda fired many spears of light first, reducing its number.

All right, then keep it up - it keeps gushing from the back while you go down the aisle.

During the last battle, no information existed in the dossier that these dragons had emerged. What role do you have...... after the battle, was it like trying to control the Empire with this dragon?

Well, either way, we can't just leave it alone, so we break through like this all at once and destroy the source.

Eventually I reached the path I used to infiltrate. We discover the dragons that are gushing, and we destroy them with a scratch.

There comes Romilda's cover, which definitely reduces the number… and reaches the laboratory where the artificial dragon existed. There's one massive magic formation there.

"Are you producing dragons..."

Perhaps you mean the surgical formula is incorporated into the formation and activated until the magic runs out? The source of magic is underground. This will make dragons appear indefinitely.

"... Romilda, the power of Dragon Demon Stone should also be used in that magic formation"

That's what I said, I keep sending my gaze to Les Bailes.

"It's pretty hard to destroy formations that are closely linked to the earth. Tough with my sword... so I knock down the dragons around me and build a magic barrier in this room with Resbail"

"Am I...?

To inquire, I turned to Romilda,

"The trump card produced by the Marquis… it's time to use it"

The opponent has the magic of sleeping underground in the Imperial City. You shouldn't have to deal with all of that, but you wouldn't be able to destroy it without still clashing a considerable amount of power.

"I will stop the enemy. Romilda will destroy the magic formation."

"- Okay!

Romilda taking out the box with words. And I sent instructions to Lesbail.