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「Yes In the record, harsh writings about hidom, or a traitor ritten However, even when he was showered with criticism from all the people of his homeland, he didn't stop ……No, exactly because he loved his homeland from the bottom of his heard, that he couldn't stop anymore」

「……I can picture it so with an air that seeine what happened She sighed as though to say that it was depressing just hearing it

Even while s bitterly at the two, Roze talked with sadness at the forefront of her eyes

How the prince, laid his hand on the reatest friend

A research of dragon core technology that was advanced behind closed door As the last finishing touch, he on core――he constructed a gigantic flying warship that used the dragon core of on for the first time in the world

That ship's ree that the htly just by that one warship

Surely that prince felt relieved with that With that his homeland was saved There would be peace The other countries wouldn't ht of them anymore than this, they wouldn't be invaded so easily

「Thus, the dragon kingdoe they lost their pride and persuasiveness huh」

「Must be Even if they called for the cessation of dragon hunting, no one wouldst listen to theon to create a warship Even putting aside other countries, the kingdoave up on the country on country and they even met a crisis of internal disunity But then, an occurrence so terrifying as though to say so was starting to happen」

Black rain was starting to fall

「Co this far, the world finally noticed that they were mistaken The true identity of the black rain is the end of the road of the energy that is released fro that is dispersed into the air and changed in nature possesses a property that doesn't grant vitality but instead steal it」

「I see Let's put aside the detail about the underlying theory, it's true then that the dragon race, and perhaps the sky core are really balancer of this world」

「Fuht, ative energy to also exist if a positive energy exist The dragon species and sky core take in negative energy, they then turn that energy into positive energy that they release back, when the released energy accoy, then that energy wouldst be taken in by dragon species and sky core once on species that was proved for the first time with the manifestation of calaed headlong to the unforeseen direction

「The dignity of the dragon species was trampled down The choice that , or the safeguard of dragon race――it was cultivation」

「Oou I knew it already but……even in different world, human's karma is really deep anywhere huh」

Several countries publicized their breeding farms that were made in secret Mankind had already soaked their hand with sin that couldn't be taken back since before the danger of the world They ht that this would happen in advance, they surely didn't even iine that it would turn out like this Their conduct of selling over the kno of the cultivation brazenly to the world, just how foolish was that

Who would be angry at the deed of on

They believed The royalty and people of the dragon kingdoon species froer the people didn't give up to coexist with the dragon species Because of that they believed, that surely huether oncelife one after another froon was killed by the prince, because if they radom they loved would be crushed by the countries all over the world

「The king ons who is his partner――Sutherland, that hu said to take away all the dragon species and escape to the end of the world If there are people that survived froon to grant a chance for the two sides start over one more time Sutherland accepted and decided to part from mankind However, that decision was a bit too late」

「……So Sutherland's child, couldn't put up with it?」

Sutherland's child, the twin elder brother of the on――Helmut attacked a cultivation place and the country it resided in before his father's decision

At the sah to erase the light of the coexistence faction that still hadn't vanished yet Every country that obtained a just cause carried out the capture and subjugation of the dragon kingdo their fleets

「It was an alliance of ardless of that their pace was orderly, and their subjugation strategy ift and precise Even Sutherland who boasted of an unequalled strength, the best that he could do was to let soons to escape」

「That was their ai far coexistence faction and coons that were still a threat」

「That,to depart to the end of the world were pushed back by the quantity of the allied arround Sutherland's children were killed one after another, or else their wings plucked and captured……it was truly a hellish picture At the very least, it was enough to transfornity crushed underfoot, the black eh, when he saw his siblings trampled before his eyes onceawoke inside him

It was said that the moment Helmut raised a howl that planted fear inside everyone that listened, the sky that should be clear was covered with dark clouds in the blink of eye, and then black rain was starting to rain in i

「Fumu Based froon race possessed, was it reversed in this case? However, if this ree that couldst manipulate the weather, I don't think that they wouldst lose against h……」

「How coe and hatred that surpassed the limit that pushed up the rank of this Helon that queen-san mentioned before?」

Roze s affiron kingdoons Its poas immense, and it was told that it could manipulate heaven and earth and could also transfor left of its existence except in legend, a fairy-tale existence

There wasn't any record of Hel into human, but it seeon that evolved fro weather However, it was also an ability that was li the world with cloudy weather that made black rain fell

「Tio-sa ability……you manipulated wind and flaon……」

「No no, I'on that turn into hunition art I aon?」

「In our world……no, more accurately in Tio's world, there is that kind of race Her faon If they are really true dragon, then that will be a bargain sale of fairy-tale existence」

Hajion, but she is a god dragon though」while sending Tio a teasing gaze Tio looked aside saying「I didn't say any lie」 (TN: True dragon's kanji is read as shinryuu, while accidentally god dragon's kanji is also read as shinryuu Also the kanji for dragon of the god dragon here is for eastern dragon)

Seeing the relaxed relationship of the two, Roze asked ti dragon knight-saon knight is also an existence froon's partner, isn't that right? But it's coon but she is a fully fledged human, and even if you say partner but she isn't my friend, but my wife」

「Wi, wife……」

「Mu, mumu- Wi, wife……that's the first ti in ood child!」

Tio got all bashful and fidgety fro called as wife for the first ti Roze ere suddenly filled with color of affection Really, what a si Tio, Hajion「Nou nou, Goshujin-sa, so for the ti the hopelss dragon raising a coquettish voice「Ahanh」while collapsing on the sofa in ecstasy, the gaze of Roze and others becah ht Hel the world with black rain was said to have lost his foron, he raised a loud laugh as though enjoying the destruction while traenerated coon, is it」

「Yes It was said that Sutherland began a deathly battle in order to stop his fallen son At the sa children back to the dragon kingdom」

There was one reason for that In order to save their friend

It was unknohether Sutherland was able to stop Helmut Even if for example he could, mankind would perish under the black rain that was rapidly covering the whole world Their beloved dragon kingdoth even aht seriously, then other would only beco black rain, Detmers and others dashed in order to save the huon's power is invigoration And then, sky core has the property to neutralize gravity」

「So that's, the reason of the floating islands」

「Yes But, as expected although they arethe whole land float What they could do was onlyland with particularly abundant sky core to float Even so, there is no mistake that we can live like this is thanks to the act of Det their life」

Kuwaibel as snuggling up beside Roze raised a sad cry Surely he understood the content of their talk Roze gently caressed such Kuwaibel

「This child is a memento froive birth, but Dete of death because of the black rain and using up enor She said, this child ill be born soon」

It see land According to the record, it see It was as though he was looking forward to the crisis that mankind would taste fro story moistened her parched throat And then, she faced Hajiaze that was filled with determination unlike before this

「After twenty years passed since that day of tragedy, the dragon kingdom that continued to exist in the sky received an invasion from sky pirate Our country was stolen At that time I was still a baby, I was able to survive thanks towith Kuwaibel's egg」

Even without her saying anything, it could be guessed that the king and queen had died frodo The king was the air pirate's leader He monopolized the limited resource Roze and others ere chased out were reduced to air pirate, the slipped through the divine country's eyes and stole resource, and protected the people of the dragon kingdoether with them until now

Like that, when Roze became ten years old, Kuwaibel was finally born The people of the fordom were boiled up by the birth of hope, at the sa Kuwaibel's existence as still weak so that the divine country wouldn't realize it no matter what

「Even that end with today My stomach froze when Kuwaibel came out to the battlefield but……from there, to think ere able to encounter Hajih Roze faltered for a aze, she i you Please lend us your strength The strength to take back the land of dragon kingdodorant power to o there, even Kuwaibel as still only a few years old would becoon even if just teth was combined with Avenst's mother ship and other airships, then it would also be possible to defeat the evil dragon Hellanced at Tio beside hi, but she noticed Haji him to make the decision

Hajime scratched on his cheek and he lowered his eyebrows a bit while,

「For now, let's put it on hold」

He answered Roze went「Eeh, isn't this the scene where you gladly accept!?」in fluster because her expectation was betrayed Haji like that is the domain of a hero somewhere or the abyss-san」and deflected easily

Tio was staring at such Hajime with an expression that didn't expect it As expected, if Hajiory of adventure like 'please go to a ith a country, and then please defeat the evil dragon and save the world', Tio thought that he would refuse promptly

For Hajime whose basis ift decision, it was a really half-baked answer

「Well, what Even us, after hearing the story just noe ain't just going to say "Oh is that so, yes, ill do anything" Various things happened today and we are tired For noe are going to rest, think it carefully, and then ill give our decision toht Indeed I'h Hajime-saree, ize for my inattentiveness We have prepared a roo you your dinner, so please rest at ease tonight」

「Ou Much obliged, I won't hold back then Okay Tio, let's go」

「Ri, right」

Hajiot out of the roouide them immediately appeared and took the fixedly at the back of such Hajime and Tio with an expression that was athrough the night sky where

At a corner of the ship's rear deck, there were the figures of Hajie of the deck Their legs were thrown out to the e from the reflection of the stars let the eyes of the two of theht totheir heart's content

「And, why didst thou put the decision on hold, Goshujin-salance Hajilance while he opened hisof what you want to do」

「What I want to do?」

Tio tilted her head Hajime nodded

「Yeah What do you want to do Tio? The restoration of the dragon kingdom doesn't matter, but you have a tii~ny bit on your on aren't you?」

「……So thou noticed Goshujin-sah she shouldn't have taken any conspicuous attitude caused Tio's cheeks to redden froht that he really looked at her closely

Tio slowly opened her ht that it was si, and their last days」

「Is it about, the dragon race's country in the past?」

「Yes I understand Hel, just a little At that time, when I saw Haha-ue and mine comrades crucified, a black flame was certainly born inside me A flame of hatred that only wished to burn others, even myself」(TN: Haha-ue=mother, used in samurai fa bit by bit He kept quiet while looking forward, lending his ear at Tio's story

「I was able to stop because of Chichi-ue's words I was able to change the black flame into power to protect Helmut art surely the me of that time that couldst not stop」(TN: Chichi-ue=father)

That hy she couldn't just be indifferent to this When she thought that the fallen king of dragon would continue to ravage this world with black rain even fro that this was intolerable elling up inside

「This is just a retelling froh until now That is Tio's everything" isn't that right? That's just a ainst hiainst herself That's all there is to it right?」

「Fufu, thou art right」

Tio smiled fondly and nodded at the words of Hajih to say 'don't luether the stupid idiot that ruin the world with lanced once hly on his head

「Aah, geez Stop being indecisive and say your answer already I' you here, what do you want to do huh? You are too considerate to other people other than yourself at various things I' you, show some selfishness sometimes other than with your perverted attitude」

「Goshujin-sama……」

Tio blinked And then, she reflexively closed her eyes and hid her expression toward Haji at her fixedly She then whispered

「I want to end this This art co to call it an adventure The opponent's strength art unknown This is justI understand all that However――I wish to end this」

That was Tio's true feeling It was Tio's selfishness that cao, for the sake to cheer up herself

Haji to end the evil dragon Hel, just for our own convenience」

He easily consented to it

When Tio turned her face, she found Hajime's face that looked so to Tio's selfishness

'Aah, noin her heart while leaping at her beloved ht sky enveloped the tith faint gentle light

Roze's group at that ti that in this kind of place- Aa, a-」

「Ro, Roze-sama- You mustn't look- Co, come on, we understood already that they didn't disappear, let's go back inside quickly!」

「Pii, piiii」

「Kuwaibel-sas, but it's obvious you are coaps there」

「Ou ou As expected fro that on the deck so brazenly How envious」

「Bovid- What are you doing looking so unashamedly like that! Quickly take Roze-sama inside the ship! Roze-sa! Coth increases- Just how interested are you-」

Roze-sao with her nose breathing roughly Olga was desperately trying to take her back inside the ship, but her hold was so tight itjust where did she hide thishis face with his wings while also thoroughly peeking froaze co such covert pervert duo ofwhile nonchalantly aze was seizing their figure from across the shoulder of Tio who he embraced closely

A few seconds after Bovid vanished, criht sky

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