The 5000-year-old Herbivorous Dragon

"Where are we...?

When I woke up, it was a dark space.

I used to live in a cave, so I'm used to that kind of darkness. But the darkness, as if one side of my vision had been dyed with ink, just made my spine cold.

"Uh, why did you fall asleep? What did you do..."

I can only recall slightly to the point where I was fighting an unidentified dragon. I don't even remember if I won or lost.

While I was fighting, my consciousness kept away - and when I realized I was here now.

"Yep! At times like this, it's not me! Leiko, come here!

I jumped on the spot and shook my front leg like a signal.

Now it's okay. Even if this would be the end of an isolated different space, Raco will definitely pick you up.

Even so, it was quiet.

Even though you show up out of nowhere within a second if you're in the usual shape, and happily say, "I'm giving you a treat right now".

And that's where I heard a voice.

"May I help you, my Lord?"

"Oh, good. You've come right. In a hurry."

But what was ahead, turning around, was the white mask of a fake family member floating in the dark.

"Geez! Why are you here, Lord! Ah! Dreams!? It's not a dream!? Wake up. Yeah!

I try to wake up by hitting my head on the ground, but strangely the ground feels so vague that I can't hit it.

It was as if it were buried in a cloud or even in cotton. It's close to feeling when you're running around in your dreams and wonders and scaffolding isn't stable.

It's still a dream.

"It's not a dream. Nevertheless, it is not even a reality. It's in your heart."

"What, is my heart so dark? More like this... I think it's like a forest or a meadow."

"Don't say that. I've had a hard time tailoring this far, too."

Yeah? I tilt my neck and then I ask.

"But why do you have a Lord? I think Laeko must have knocked him out..."

"Yeah. They knocked me down. Not only was it killed once, but earlier on, it depended on the concept of death being penetrated by no more complete skin than there could be a resurrection."

"So it's not a dream after all?

The fake family shook their heads slowly.

"No. You helped me. Dear Ravendia,"

"Me?

"Yep. My flesh is already doomed. But I'm already with you. Because you've 'served' me."

Now I'm swinging my head back at speed. [M]

"No, no, no. I'll eat grass. Because I have no taste for eating the Lord. Say something like Leiko and get me in trouble."

"No. You had a fine time. I prepared this... lie."

The mask melts in the darkness and suddenly you can't see the fake family.

Only that voice echoes the entire space.

"Says' Evil Dragon Leavendia is a monster more than it used to be. While in the position of chief executive of the Demon King's Army, its true power outweighs even the Demon King. But don't like useless atrocities, just watch the world become mighty dragons." "

And the sounding words roared in my head.

"It's a really bad lie. But fortunately, I had time. Little by little - really little by little, this ridiculous story has become believed among people, and a tremendous amount of magic has gathered under me to lead that lie."

"Ah. That's right. I was wondering if the magic had gone to Laeko, but you were the Lord."

I thought the theory was intense until Xuahua pointed out that "Raco's magic is before him".

To guide the magic to me, I have also sought to wal with the Virgin.

"So it was the Lord who spread the lie that I was an evil dragon. Terrible. Why did you do something that didn't make sense?"

"Don't complain to me. It was the first generation of that abominable priest's clan that set this lie up."

"Priest...... oh, the house of Liot"

"The first man in that clan was a fraud who deceived the brave. That's what created the false story, because I want to create a martial arts tradition that fought the Evil Dragon. Be polite, even create a demon named me to support that lie."

I knew that Liot's ancestors were the origin of the lie, but I didn't know that this false family was created by that first generation.

But what a great lie.

If you could do the martial arts tradition anyway, wouldn't there have been a slightly more boring way to do it?

In my heart, therefore, the false family has read my dissatisfaction.

"Absolutely right. Most of all, it was an irremediable fool. The first time I tried to kill you, I heard you were exposed to the ugliness of failing and dying on your own."

"What, I was about to get killed?

"Yeah, and you were making allowance for that fool who was badly injured, unaware of it. My lord, too much swallowing."

I twist my head and dig up my memories.

Speaking of which, when was it? It was like I had seen someone fall off a cliff and was seriously injured in a cave - that guy was trying to kill me?

"But it's ironic. Because a lie about a brave man for vanity is going to create the worst demons around."

"Yeah? What do you mean, the worst demon?

"It's about you. Dear Evil Dragon Leavendia. I've refluxed all the magic I've gained from lying to you."

Again, I shake my front leg.

"I'll take it. I don't think I'm fit for that at all. Even grasshopping with the Virgin didn't bring any magic together."

"So we have a special 'bait' for you to enjoy. Use the magic you've accumulated."

"Bait?"

"Yes. It's bait called 'Demon King's Army Executives'. Demons of an unbalanced existence with mighty magic but very incompatible with you. Every time you left them, little by little you approached the 'evil dragon comparable to the demon king'. And finally, the other day, you had the former Demon King - Thunder Gang Armor - admit defeat. Namely, it formed an anecdote as Evil Dragon Leavendia. Became worthy of lies."

Ha! I am wary.

"No way! If that's the kind of conspiracy you made, is the power of Raco also what your lord fed you!? As my family, to help the Demon King crusade..."

"No. I unfortunately don't know anything about that. Just to be clear, nothing but irregular."

"Bye, man."

"To be honest, it was horrible. I didn't know the bottom."

"I understand. I understand. They're going everywhere."

Maybe Leiko's power isn't what happens when someone sets it up. There are no seeds, no tricks, and I think very normally we're just transcending human limits.

That's why I'm still not in much of a hurry.

Whatever this situation is, there's no way Laeko can't find me. I guess not coming right away is a little toilet break or something.

"Do you really think so? It's in your heart."

"I wonder if that kid would normally come to the spiritual world or something. I used to interrupt when the Virgin and I were having a conversation."

"Miss Laeko's power doesn't work for you. No, it was before that."

The voice of the false family echoes from all directions and releases the question to me.

"- Has that girl ever truly understood your heart?

I could not answer immediately. Like sewing that gap, the words of the false family continue.

"Rest assured. Nothing here threatens you. Quiet, peaceful, forever - stay here."

It feels like it sinks. When I looked at my feet, my body was twitching and swallowing in the pitch black on one side.

I can't resist.

I don't have that power. [M] And here, there's no one on my side to help me.

The heavens and the earth and the left and the right disappeared, and my awareness that I was mine became hazy, and I woke up feeling like I had heard the phrase "vegetables" from time to time, and I knew I was about to sleep, and after a long time.

I don't care what it is anymore. I'm getting better,

At that time.

"Hey, fucking miscellaneous fish lizard"

From the abyss of darkness there was a voice calling me.