I thought it would be too merciless to leave him while I defeated him, so I decided to wait until Baek Zhenlong regained consciousness.

In about an hour, Baek Zhenlong woke up.

My life just went to zero and I seem to have recovered pretty quickly thanks to no physical damage at all.

"... brilliant, my human daughter"

Bai Zhenlong says in a calm voice.

"Then let us give our strength to the Lord as promised. The power of miracles, the protection of the White True Dragon."

"Oh, no. I don't need anything else."

I suddenly started talking to myself again, so I said no immediately.

"What? You're saying you don't need my protection?

"Yes, I was just passing by because I wanted to get to the top of the mountain."

"... Then why did you fight me?

"That's the only way to respond if you're suddenly attacked."

If you ask me, you're right, but you think.

Baek Zhenlong glances at his face as if it were difficult and sneers at him.

"... I see. In other words, my mistake made you slow, until the LORD paid for the fire powder that would descend. Is that what this is all about?

"You will be."

"Ugh... but could you at least give me some protection? Well, if we don't give him protection while he's being defeated, he'll have a bad reputation in the sub-divine world..."

"Uh, but I don't need to be serious."

I guess Baek Zhenlong is trying to give me some power, but it's something I don't want.

Instead, I'm worried that the new code of protection will fit into the code that makes me up and cause unexpected glitches.

So I can't get protection or new skills.

"Do something there"

"No, Murray."

"But can't we actually do something about it?

"I can't."

"Hmm... I have no choice, let's give up protection"

The White True Dragon was depressed, bringing her neck even further down.

"Fair enough. I don't get protection, but how about this? Help me in times of need. If you drink this instead of shielding me, I wonder if you will stand somewhat on either side of the losing side."

That's what I said and came up with an improvement because the White True Dragon is so depressing.

"Hmmm... in short, it feels like I've given you protection to help the Lord in times of future trouble, and I hope you continue to look great in the sub-divine world. Then I understand. Let's get you in shape that gives you protection in that direction."

The way you talk sounds dignified, but what you're saying is oddly minuscule.

but don't worry about it around there.

"Girl, by the way. How did your Lord make me incapable of combat?

When you're done talking about protection, the next question will fly from the White True Dragon.

"I am made not to be subjected to code coercion by virtue of the power of guardianship given to me by God. But I did, suddenly, fall with my life at zero. Besides, the Lord just kept dodging without even attacking. Because I was defeated?

The question of the White True Dragon is the best one.

If I had no knowledge whatsoever and my life was knocked down to zero without sudden attack, I would be equally baffled.

"Uh... I have some prerequisite knowledge that I need to explain to you. If it's okay if we talk a little longer, I'll explain, okay?

"I don't mind. More importantly, I live a life of eating and sleeping except to fight a hunter who aimed right after reincarnation. Instead, sometimes without this kind of entertainment, I'm too bored to death."

"Huh. Is that what it is"

Anyway, if it's okay to talk longer, I can explain.

"So... do you know what marking is?

"I know. I know it's a skill to remember who attacked me."

"Hmm. So what about the technology called ghost piercing?

"I know. I can't use it, but there are others in the subdivine world who can use it."

"I see. This sounds like a good idea to talk from the core."

And I speak the key seed - the name of the technique I used.

"What I used -- a force called perpetual marking."