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Chapter 301
Family Fight
10 minutes before Mesabosk's declaration,
Storeus, having finished his business, also headed out of the White House to return.
"Lord Storeus......."
Alexander, trailing behind him, cautiously called his name.
Storeus didn't even turn his head.
È n̆u mа̃
"What?"
"Shouldn't we deal with that bastard Gokma first, somehow?"
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"Isn't that obvious?"
A blunt tone.
Hardly the kind of tone one would hear from the Crown Prince's station; if anyone else had spoken like that, he'd have flown into a rage and ordered their head chopped off on the spot.
But right now, Alexander was carefully buttering him up, trying not to ruffle his feathers.
Ŵ е̌ b̃ n̂ оv̀ê l Е̊num а́
"But the damage those damn things have inflicted on the Empire is enormous. There's nothing good about letting them live."
"Damage? You mean the shit you dug yourself into?"
Storeus snorted.
"That's your loss. Not the Empire's loss, you stupid bastard."
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"Th-that's right. I misspoke......."
I am the Empire soon.......
Wẽbňо v̇е̇ l Еn u mа
He shoved those words back down his throat.
"Of course I lost many imperial citizens due to my own foolish actions, but taking measures to prevent such a thing from recurring is also the duty of a ruler, is it not—."
"Oi."
Storeus cut him off.
He turned his head to look at Alexander.
"You don't know how to shut that trap of yours."
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What filled his eyes was contempt.
A gaze directed at lowly beings with absolutely no relation to the Arken bloodline.
"What are you, anyway?"
"I, I am......."
"Why? Usually you're a raging mad dog, but in front of that old hag and Whitey you can't even muster any strength—it was laughable. Did I really look like a brainless retard who can't tell right from wrong? You thought you could poke me a bit and kill two birds with one stone, huh?"
"That's not what I meant, I......."
Wе̇_b ñ о̄ vе̊ l̆ Е̂_n.u̇ mа̃
Thwack!
"Guh......!"
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Storeus kicked Alexander's body.
"Didn't I just tell you to shut your trap?"
Alexander couldn't even breathe properly, choking and gasping.
That merciless Storeus had actually held back on Alexander.
Wӗ bn̂о̊ v̊el Еn̂ u_ḿӓ
If he'd meant it, Alexander's stomach would've been pierced for sure.
Storeus stomped on his head with his foot.
"You're like a worm that never learns, so I'll spell it out for you."
Alexander listened to Storeus's words in the lowest possible posture.
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"Don't think. Just do what I tell you. Why do you half-ass your thinking and piss me off?"
"......."
W̌е b n̂о̆ v̂_е́l̂ Ё ñ u m̄ а_
"You think I don't know your intention? If you kill that stabbed idiot, Olivia dies too—so you can kill both and have everything go exactly your way, is that it?"
Alexander had nothing to say.
Because that was actually what he thought.
Alexander, who had merely considered Storeus a battle-crazed mad dragon, never imagined he'd have that kind of insight.
Alexander suppressed the urge to piss himself and held his breath.
"Stupid bastard. Why do you think I keep you alive?"
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"......."
"Answer me. This is a question."
"Th-that's...... because I'm the last remaining bloodline—."
"Not a complete idiot, then. Right, the last bloodline. That's your value. And that's it. If Olivia dies, like it or not, you have to take that seat."
Which also meant Olivia's value was higher than Alexander's own.
Thinking of recent events, he figured that made sense.
Е́ nu ṁа_
His own value had been made clear when Grand Duke Golt rebelled.
Before killing the Emperor and Olivia and usurping the throne, Golt's lackeys had come and outright told him the usurpation ceremony would happen.
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As if they never even considered Alexander might defend or retaliate.
Alexander had been falling ever since that day.
He was no longer a ruler worthy of admiration.
Just an ordinary human who breathes, walks, and spouts human speech.
Е̌ nů_m̂ a .ї d
A dime-a replaceable spare part no different from a common stone rolling around.
No different from the ants wriggling on the dirt floor he's currently forehead-deep in.
Golden Trash.
An insult Ferda had thrown.
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When he heard those words, Alexander's anger had shot up to the top of his head.
Naturally, he thought it stemmed from a desire to kill Ferda.
Ẃ_eb ǹò v̇ е l̇ Еǹ u̇m̃.а
But with his head pressed to the floor like this, his thoughts changed.
It was just fucking embarrassing.
The shame he felt toward himself was greater than his anger at Ferda.
"If your father hadn't helped you, do you think you'd have a moment like this to talk with me?"
He knows his desire is great, but he lacks the power to match it.
Even now, he has to bow servilely before Storeus, hiding his true feelings.
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Self-justification like "how can I not, when a calamity is before me?" doesn't work.
It's only because he's incompetent that this happened.
'Power. Only power.'
Alexander ground his teeth.
'If only I had power.......'
That was when.
W̊ ẽb̃ ṅo̊ v̈ e l Е̊ ǹ u mа̀
"Kyaaaaaak!!!"
"Ugh! Aaaaaagh!"
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Sudden screams erupting from the surroundings.
Storeus withdrew his foot, and Alexander carefully raised his head.
"Th-this is......?"
A calamity unfolded before Alexander's eyes.
Е ňùm̂ а́
Humans who had been walking fine on two legs were gradually turning brown, transforming into hard, single trees.
He felt fear at the bizarre phenomenon and checked his own body.
Fine.
Storeus's surroundings were all like that.
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"Useless thing."
"Y-yes!"
Е̃n̈ û m̄а .id
Alexander replied and looked at him.
Storeus was gazing at the sky.
His deep navy-blue eyes were shining, and a smile spread across his lips, revealing his canines.
"Take your trash and get the hell out of here. If the day comes when you get hit by my lightning and die, I'll chase you to the end of hell, drag you back, and kill you again."
"Uh, th-that...... yes!!"
Following the order, Alexander hurriedly boarded the carriage with his knights.
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Storeus walked toward where Mesabosk was.
The beautiful dragon with green scales let out a roar.
"A bitch I don't like."
Storeus, staring straight into her eyes, kicked off the ground and leapt into the sky.
His body rapidly swelled, transforming into a new form in an instant.
Deep navy-blue scales and a threatening pair of horns.
Е̌ň u m̃ а
A build similar to Mesabosk's.
Thunder Dragon, Storeus.
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As that existence rose into the sky, the previously clear heavens were instantly covered in dark storm clouds, writhing like the entrails of a starving god.
Rumble!
Storeus roared at the sky.
-Kroooaaar!!
Е́ n̂ u m̊ а̌.і́ d
Lightning struck down like a midsummer downpour.
* * *
Mesabosk, trying to destroy everything on the ground.
Storeus, pursuing nothing but battle.
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When the two dragons clashed, the surroundings instantly became a mess.
Pouring lightning strikes burned the ground, incinerating Mesabosk's magic.
Е̊ ñ ü m а̊
The problem was that it wasn't just magic being burned.
"Everyone, throw away your iron weapons! Pile your armor in one place!! Hurry!!"
Lightning that turned a person to dust in an instant, thousands of strands.
They tried to gather the lightning strikes by piling scrap metal in one spot, but it was hopelessly insufficient.
"The slugs' backs will burst from the two dragons' fight."
King Hudret muttered, looking up at them.
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He spoke as if watching a fire across the river.
They were undoubtedly within the two dragons' combat range, yet they showed no sign of urgency.
Because they were inside a golden circle, a sanctuary, from early on.
The owner of that circle was Odograsado.
A small-framed girl quietly lifted her head to the sky.
Though she had lost both eyes long ago, she seemed to be watching them.
Wе̂b̀ ňov̊ е̇l̇ Еǹ.ǔ m а
"Truly troublesome children......."
Odograsado let out a lament.
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"Shouldn't we run away while they're fighting?"
Odograsado nodded.
"No need to step in the mud. Let's withdraw quickly."
Just as she was about to give the retreat order.
Е n̄ūm̄ а̀.і̇ d̃_
Hudret felt a killing intent that seemed to pierce his heart and looked up.
In that direction was Storeus, and in his hand he held a blue spear.
"Divine Judgment......!"
The lightning spear that had destroyed an entire kingdom.
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The tip of that spear pointed here, and soon it flew toward the direction it indicated.
The blue light of calamity sentenced them to death.
Wе̊ b n о̄ v̌е̄ l Ė_n u m а
"Uwaaaahk!!"
A roar so loud it buried even screams.
A blue flash exploded, blinding enough to make one's eyes melt away.
But shortly after, that light was covered by a soft, warm golden light.
It was the golden light from Odograsado's hand protecting the area.
"That crazy dragon......."
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Hudret spat out a curse.
An unmistakable act of aggression, different from indiscriminate wide-area magic.
Odograsado knew the meaning.
"Leo."
The sturdy man guarding her back replied firmly.
"Yes."
Еn̄üm̄à . і̃ ď
"Tend to the wounded, and if there are those in need of help, accept them without regard for grudges. This is the Holy Nation's will."
"I shall obey your will."
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Leo obeyed unconditionally and relayed the command.
"Do you intend to jump into that mud pit?"
Hudret asked.
"I have a promise with that child."
Е̂ n̈ ú m а
The words he'd said to him at the meeting.
Storeus remembered those words clearly.
"Shouldn't I keep that promise?"
Odograsado took off all the clothes she was wearing and threw them to Hudret.
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She vigorously swept her golden hair back, preparing something.
Hudret knew what her action meant.
W̃ ẽb nо̃ v е̄l Еn umа̂
That's why he prepared to withdraw.
"Hudret, you go help Leo too."
"I will. Please take care of yourself."
Hudret quickly distanced himself from her.
The girl, Odograsado, not a thread on her body, walked toward where the two dragons were.
"Truly troublesome children, aren't you."
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Her body dyeing in golden light.
"That is why I love you."
The light emanating from that small frame grew larger, unbelievably so.
It far, far surpassed the size of Mesabosk and Storeus.
Gold Dragon, Odograsado
At a glance, her height exceeded 50 meters, and her body length was double that.
Е̃ nù m̊ ӑ
His brilliant golden scales made him look like a mountain piled of gold.
Even from an immeasurable distance, one would undoubtedly call him the Lord of Faith.
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-Ooooooh!
Odograsado's roar, deep and wide like the bell atop a cathedral.
She announced her entry into the battle.
* * *
Е_n̄ u m̄ à .і́ d̃
The White House vicinity instantly became a mess.
Ferda, having taken refuge in the automobile, watched the situation clearly.
Mesabosk declared the end, Storeus entered the fray, and now even Odograsado stepped up to fight them.
'Is Blancaros not going to do anything?'
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The man maintaining neutrality wasn't responding even though a dogfight was breaking out in his own domain.
As if to say there's no mediation against overwhelming force?
Е̊ǹ_ŭ m̂ а̂
It was disgusting, like he was just playing king in front of humans.
-Regent Ferda. Are you alright?
Erica's check-in at a bad time.
"No major injuries or wounds."
-Thank goodness. Get out of there quickly? When a natural disaster strikes, avoiding it is the best policy. Both Silverwind and us are doing just that right now.
"I'd like to do that, but a problem's come up."
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Ferda wanted to do as Erica said, too.
Where Ferda's eyes were directed was the driver's seat.
"The automobile's completely wrecked, so escape is difficult."
The engine section pierced by Storeus's lightning.
The mana automobile had lost its power source.
"These damn roots!!"
Е ṅů m̈ а . і̃ d
To make matters worse, countless roots searching for nutrients were crawling up over the automobile, making it impossible to move the wheels.
If he set foot down now, he'd be helplessly done for.
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"So I need help to escape."
-Damn it! We'll head over, so just hold on a bit—
-Sorry to butt in while two people are having a cozy chat.
Odograsado's voice.
Еn ū m̂ӓ
Even as a golden mountain, her brat-like voice remained the same.
"Please speak."
-Fighting while protecting humans ain't easy. So I need a brat to lend a hand.
"I have to help, you say?"
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I'll obviously become a burst slug.
-There's no way I'd be shameless enough to tell you to join the fight.
W̊е́ b̃n̊ о v ӗ l_ En̆ü ṁ а
"Then......."
A pair of antennae twitching right before his eyes.
Too childlike to realize, but this girl was a dragon too.
-Nekonata, you brat! Do I have to tell the Regent to pry your ears open!? Stop acting spoiled and help your unnie already!
"Uu, don' wanna......."
-If you don't help, I'll go to Valdrova and tell on you!
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"Aaaah! Don't do that!! Grandma, I really hate you!!"
Nekonata throwing a tantrum.
Due to her flapping, poor Ferda's shin got kicked for no reason.
After much deliberation, Nekonata answered in a dejected voice.
"Okay...... Nekonata will help."
-Good, good. While you're at it, send Regent Ferda home. Got it?
Еňũṁӓ
"Okay."
-Erica, Iorga's child. This seems resolved, so don't come back—just go back on your own.
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-Thank you for your consideration, Lady Odograsado.
Nekonata patted her face, suddenly making a lively expression as if nothing happened.
"Anyway! Nekonata probably can't go. Because the bad unnie and oppa are fighting......."
"Yes, it's a shame."
E nù mа
"But it's not like there's no chance! Later, tell unnie Nekonata's a good kid, okay? Got it?"
"Yes. I will definitely keep the promise."
"Yeah!"
Large wings sprouted on Nekonata's back as she moved forward.
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They were a rainbow-colored butterfly's.
Nekonata's body fluttered up with a gentle wingbeat.
Е̌ n̈ů_m_а̇. і d
Rainbow-colored pollen rode the wind, enveloping Ferda and his surroundings.
It wasn't just simple powder.
Those tiny particles were magic itself.
"Uh, huh?"
"My body......."
As the particles clung to them, people felt their bodies becoming lighter.
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It wasn't an illusion.
Their entire bodies were turning transparent.
Though bewildered by their transparent bodies, they instinctively knew it was harmless and didn't panic.
'Etherealization.'
High-level magic where the body completely leaves the material state and becomes a spirit body.
She was casually using advanced magic that 6th Circle mages could only cast after long incantations.
W ѐb̀ n о̃ v ë l Е nu ma
The reason for etherealization was simple.
Prep work to enter Limbo, the space between spaces.
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It was the best gift Nekonata could give in this chaos.
Nekonata smiled brightly one last time and waved at Ferda.
"See you next time, Dad."
Ferda's world completely collapsed.
Wéḃñӧ v еl Е n uḿ а̊
When his five senses collapsed and were reconstructed, Ferda realized he had arrived at the entrance to Hestia Village.
