Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 176 : Paradise (2)

-Kieeeek!

The monsters that poured out broke the bungalows that had been built and brutally tore apart the staff who were guarding the island.

Caitlin called the lower earth spirit, Gnom, to create a wall of sand, and at the same time, she called the intermediate fire spirit, Salamander, and poured out attacks.

-Poong! Poong!

The red flames shot out by the Salamander burned the monsters, and the ground was turning black from the lightning magic poured out by Pola, who was standing next to it.

"Haha. For humans, you're doing quite well."

The demon, who was watching the scene, smirked and began to gather mana.

At that, a black pupil began to open in the sky.

"Damn it! Another one is starting to open!"

Pola shouted.

"Everyone, move aside."

"Nella!"

As far as the children knew, Nella was also an intermediate water spirit user, but it was true that she was not as reliable as Caitlin. But Nella, with her small frame, pushed the children aside and furrowed her brow.

"Endairon."

As Nella called the name of the high-level water spirit, Endairon, the water droplets that had gathered in an instant created the form of a transparent woman.

-Did you call, O contractor of the king?

"Wipe them out."

-I accept your command.

As soon as Nella's words fell, Endairon raised the spear in her hand high.

"E-Endairon?"

The group looked at Nella with surprised eyes at the suddenly appeared woman's form and the name Endairon.

"Well. It just happened."

At that, Nella shrugged her shoulders once and met their surprised gazes.

"Be careful!!!"

Pola shouted at the group.

"Ugh!"

The monsters were on the verge of pouring out from the large pupil that had opened above their heads, their heads peeking out.

"R-run!!"

As the flustered Skir was about to run straight towards where the monsters were running wild, Pola grabbed Skir's hair.

"Ugh!"

"Are you crazy?! What are you going to do if you run in there!"

"Leave this side to me."

Nella said, looking up at the pupil that was getting wider.

"Undine."

-O contractor of the king.

"Stop them from crawling out."

-I accept your command.

The wolf-shaped Undine ran towards the pupil.

"M-my goodness."

-Thwack! Kugugugugu... Kwaaaang!

In the meantime, as Endairon, who was floating in the sky holding an ice spear, slammed the spear in her hand into the ground, a huge explosion occurred with a roar that seemed to swallow the earth.

-Kieeeek!

-Kieeeek!

The explosion gradually widened its range and swallowed the monsters deployed on the island.

"Is that a high-level water spirit...?"

Above their heads, the transparent wolf-shaped Undine was creating a large water droplet to bind the movements of the monsters so that they could not pour out, and was creating another small explosion inside it to deal with them.

"Ugh..."

Skir, who saw the monsters trapped in the water and exploding, clutched his abdomen at the rising nausea.

"Even a high-level water spirit?"

The face of the demon, who had been opening the pupil with a flick of his finger from a distance, began to turn pale. He had come with the order to attack them, but he had not heard that they were such skilled people.

'Should I go back?'

His head was screaming to run away right now, but since it was the order of none other than the Demon King, he could not run away rashly.

It was a situation where a high-level water spirit and an intermediate water spirit, as well as an intermediate fire spirit and a lower earth spirit, had appeared and were running wild.

"Endairon."

-O contractor of the king.

"That bastard is the source of the trouble."

As Nella pointed at the demon who was standing blankly and watching the situation, Endairon bowed her head gracefully and rushed towards him.

'I-I have to run away.'

But there was no way to stop Endairon, who was flying at a high speed.

"Keo-eok!"

As the rushing Endairon raised the spear that had been thrust straight in without a moment's hesitation, blood dripped down the transparent spear.

-K-thunk!

Endairon threw the demon, who was impaled on the spear, to the ground.

"Keok... eok..."

Blood gushed out of the mouth of the demon crawling on the floor.

-Kwa-deuk. Kwa-deuk.

At the spear that was mercilessly thrust in once more, the demon's body soon went limp.

"Amazing."

"I know. It's the first time I've seen a high-level spirit."

Although they were far away and the scene was not clearly visible, they knew that it was over in an instant.

Just then, as if water droplets were gathering in front of Endairon, they soon became the form of a large person and appeared clearly.

At that, all the spirits deployed around them bowed their heads before him.

"...?"

The group's eyes all looked at him once and then at Nella once.

"Ah..."

Ellaim had appeared.

'Why on earth did that person, no, the spirit king, come?'

Ellaim, who had looked around, raised his hand and drew a line in the air, and ice spears rained down on the bodies of the few remaining monsters.

"H-heok..."

Skir, who saw that, covered his mouth.

[Contractor.]

Ellaim's eyes went straight to Nella.

"Why."

As Nella asked, furrowing her brow slightly at Ellaim, Ellaim smirked and then slowly walked towards Nella.

[Call me at times like these.]

Ellaim was quite fond of Nella. In fact, it was correct to say that he had had his eye on her since she was young.

"Okay."

She was a child who was strangely endearing. It was like that from the first time he saw her, and even her actions towards him now were not hateful at all and just looked pretty.

"No way..."

The watery hair and the clear aura. The group was frozen, looking at Ellaim, who was talking familiarly with Nella as if it were nothing.

"Yeah. That's right. He's the water spirit king. This too... it just happened."

As Nella opened her mouth as if she had no choice, the group's mouths dropped open.

[I should go before your friends' mouths drop to the ground.]

Ellaim smiled benevolently.

"Goodbye."

Nella grumbled at Ellaim for no reason. For some reason, Nella was uncomfortable with the kind Ellaim. The other water spirits were as comfortable as friends she had known for a long time, but Ellaim was not.

It was good that he treated her kindly, but it was just strange.

[I will.]

It was when Ellaim, who had nodded his head, was about to scatter his body.

"Is everyone okay?!"

Lucas, who had appeared from somewhere, shouted at the children.

"Oh, oh. Ruki."

"We're fine."

Pola and Skir's eyes, who were answering Lucas, kept glancing at one place. As if telling him to notice quickly.

But Lucas had no interest in Ellaim, who had been about to scatter but had then held his presence on the surface again.

"Nella, Nella, are you hurt anywhere?"

"Yeah. I'm fine."

Lucas, who had checked Nella's body here and there, then checked Pola and Skir's bodies in turn.

"Is Pola okay?"

"Yeah. I'm not hurt anywhere either."

"Skir. What about you? Are you okay?"

There was no such fuss as this.

"Caitlin. Are you okay?"

"Yes. I'm fine."

Only after confirming Caitlin's well-being did Lucas's busy gestures stop.

"H-hey, Ruki..."

Pola, who had lightly pulled on Lucas's sleeve, gestured with her eyes to one side again.

"Ah."

Only then did Lucas, who had noticed that Ellaim was there, nod his head once, and Ellaim also nodded his head.

'What. Do they know each other?'

It was a moment when he became curious about what Lucas's identity was. He couldn't even guess how much his magic skills were, and his attitude as if he were an old acquaintance with the water spirit king.

[We meet again.]

"So it seems... yes."

Lucas, who had been about to speak informally naturally, quickly added and corrected his words.

[I was going to look for you anyway.]

"Is that so."

[Right. Let's not be uncomfortable here and go together.]

Lucas furrowed his brow slightly and gave Ellaim a look.

[...Hmm.]

Lucas, who saw the group's mouths drop open again, smiled awkwardly.

"Let's go. I'll tell the guild master about this. So go and don't say anything."

Lucas, who had understood Lucas's meaning, nodded his head.

In fact, Count Cibie did not know that they had come all the way here. He had just thought they were going out to the square to look around.

But if he found out that they had gone to the island without telling him and had almost been in trouble, a punishment like being forbidden from going out would surely be given.

"Let's go."

Lucas, who had given Ellaim a slight glance, held out his hand to the group and immediately teleported.

***

As Lucas, who had taken the group, returned to the island, Ellaim was still waiting.

'Well, it hasn't even been five minutes.'

It was natural, as they hadn't even decided where to meet.

[Let's go.]

Ellaim said.

"Why don't you just polymorph?"

Lucas, who was uncomfortable with the voice of Ellaim, who was in a spirit state, humming in the air, said.

[Are you going to make a contract with me? I'm a little short on mana right now because I don't have a dragon contractor.]

"Why don't you do it with Hasel?"

[He said he didn't want to.]

"How absurd."

Lucas, who had been about to hold out one arm as a sign of permission, then took it back.

"Don't just take my mana as you please. I just hope you'll polymorph."

[Your mana seems to be more than Hasel's.]

"..."

Lucas held out his arm again.

'At this rate, my arms will be covered in crests.'

The seal of the contract with Aman was already engraved on one arm. But if he made a contract with the water spirit king, he would have a crest engraved on each arm.

[Will you make a contract with me?]

"Yes."

As the word of permission fell, Ellaim's energy immediately seeped into his arm. Lucas flinched at the cool energy he felt on his forearm.

[You're making a fuss.]

As soon as the contract was completed, Ellaim immediately polymorphed into a human form. His hair color was still watery, but his aura had become much more similar to that of a human.

"Much better."

"Right."

As the humming voice disappeared, it became much more comfortable to talk.

"But what was the reason you were looking for me?"

Lucas immediately got to the point.

"Ah. I have something to show you. It was entrusted to me, but it seems you are the owner."

"...?"

"Let's go."

As Ellaim held out his arm, the scene changed.

"That's it."

The place Ellaim had brought him to was a large, empty cave. In the middle of the cave was a large pond with clear water that seemed to be gushing from the floor, and where Ellaim was pointing, there was a large mirror with an ornate frame.

"A mirror?"

"Right. The main god entrusted it to me."

"The main god?"

As the story of the disappeared main god came up, Lucas strode towards the mirror.

"If you are the owner, something will happen there."

Ellaim said indifferently.

"The main god's mirror..."

Lucas, who was standing in front of the mirror, brought his hand to it to read the energy of the object.

But the mirror did not even stir.

"Hmm... are you not the owner either?"

Lucas, who had placed his hand on the mirror, unfolded his search magic and slowly read the energy of the mirror.

'It's too weak to be called the main god's mirror.'

Although he could definitely feel divine power, it was lacking to be called an object of the main god.

"Hmm."

Lucas, who had let out a small sigh, took his hand off the mirror and crossed his arms.

'Ah, something was on it.'

As he stood in front of the mirror, a small leaf stuck to his hair came into view.

-Woong!

Just as he was taking off the leaf and throwing it on the floor, the mirror vibrated greatly.

"...?!"

"You are the owner."

-Woong!

It vibrated greatly once more, and then.

-Paaaat!

A large light burst out and swallowed Lucas.

[End of Chapter]