Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 183 : Rival.

Now it was time to meet the spirit kings in earnest.

As beings of the natural world, there was a high probability that they would not help either the dragons or the demons, but he still had to try.

"But do we really have to borrow the power of the spirit kings?"

Hasel's voice was filled with dissatisfaction.

It was understandable. It was a blow to his pride to have to ask for help from the spirit kings while preparing to fight against the demons.

"Yes. In a situation where we don't know what kind of power they have, we have to do our best to prepare."

"Hah. Just as they have the demon god on their side, don't we have Amore-nim?"

"Hasel. Didn't I tell you? The demon god is challenging the authority of the main god."

"Isn't it just that he's challenging it? He doesn't have the authority of the main god yet, does he?"

A silence fell at Hasel's words.

"This is not the time to be proud, Hasel."

"..."

"Of course, you might be right. But we have to be prepared, don't we?"

In the end, Hasel nodded his head.

"I understand."

"Let's meet Ellaim first."

Before gathering all the spirit kings and talking to them, it was right to call the most belligerent water spirit king.

'It seemed like he knew something.'

The main god's mirror and the contract with Nella. In fact, he was the easiest opponent.

Not long after the summoning circle was drawn, Ellaim appeared.

"Ellaim."

"Right."

Thanks to the contract they had made last time, Ellaim was in a human polymorphed form, not a spirit form.

Of course, using Lucas's mana, not another contractor's.

"You've been using my mana well."

After the contract, he had felt his mana being drained in chunks from time to time.

"Right. I've been using it well."

Seeing Ellaim's smirk, it seemed that what Lucas had thought was right.

'Didn't this bastard forget...?'

Whether he was trying to fluster Lucas or not, it seemed that Ellaim was deliberately taking chunks of mana and blowing them away from time to time.

"Right. If you needed that much mana in the middle world, it must have been a dangerous situation..."

Lucas said, holding on to a glimmer of hope.

"Dangerous?"

Ellaim smirked.

"I just scooped up some water from the lake and gave it to the trees."

The water spirit king used magic to scoop up water from the lake and... gave it to the trees?

"You're more vicious than I thought, Ellaim."

"Am I as bad as you?"

As he looked at Ellaim's expression, all the things he had forgotten came back to him.

In fact, Ellaim and Lucas of his past life were not on very good terms.

Not only were they incompatible, but Lucas had also committed a few bad deeds.

'Damn it. He really didn't forget.'

Of course, it was something that had happened in his reckless hatchling days, but it was still a bad deed. Therefore, the two of them had fought like crazy in their past lives.

But after reincarnating as a human, Lucas had also treated Ellaim gently at his changed attitude.

He had thought that since his past life was over, all the karma he had would also be erased. But seeing him today, it seemed that was not the case.

"You seemed fine when I saw you last time. You still haven't forgotten that?"

"Forget what? Do you think I'm the same as you, you idiot?"

This situation was getting worse.

'No, he was fine when I saw him last time, so why is he suddenly like that?'

Hasel thought, looking at the two of them growling at each other as if they would eat each other.

"Hah?"

Lucas's expression also began to harden.

"An idiot..."

Their eyes met in the air, and sparks flew.

"Are you saying we should have a go at it here?"

"Oh-ho! Then I'm all for it. Since I'm taking your mana and beating you up, I have nothing to lose!"

Ellaim sneered.

"Right. Let's see who dies and who lives today."

As Lucas shot up from his seat, Hasel finally blocked his way.

"Why on earth are you two like this? Can't you just get along?"

"Get along? Hah! Don't be ridiculous. You know what that bastard did, Hasel. When I saw him last time, I was so happy to see my enemy who had died and come back that I let him live, but this time it's different."

"Hah! Happy? Happy?!"

"Right! I had to run an errand for the main god too!"

The two of them growled whenever they met.

"For a water spirit king, you're so narrow-minded. Why are you still clinging to something that happened thousands of years ago!"

"Even if it was tens of thousands of years ago, the situation would be the same! The relics you broke! And the spirits you sealed for fun!"

"Didn't I release all the spirits!"

"Release?! If destroying them is releasing them, then fine. I'll destroy you today and release you from this world."

A transparent sword appeared in Ellaim's hand.

"Why are you two like this! Lord, please stop. We didn't call Ellaim-nim for this."

Although Hasel quickly tried to get back to the point and dissuaded the two, the situation had already escalated beyond repair.

"Hah! Right. Let's have a go at it, is that it? Fine. I can handle you even if I'm a human."

"Haha! You seem to have already forgotten that you almost died last time."

Ellaim gripped his sword and took a stance as if he would jump forward at any moment.

"And you seem to have already forgotten that you were reverse-summoned to the spirit world and couldn't come out for several months."

Ice spears appeared in both of Lucas's hands.

This was a repertoire that never changed. The two of them were like this whenever they met.

"Stop it, you two!"

As Hasel shouted so loudly that the lair seemed to be about to be torn apart, Lucas and Ellaim flinched for a moment.

"Both of you, sit down. Otherwise, I will never see either of you again."

Hasel played his trump card.

"Ahem."

"Hmm-hmm."

At that, Lucas and Ellaim exchanged a brief glance and then scattered the weapons they were holding.

"I'll really get rid of you next time."

"Me too."

It was a mess until the end.

But Lucas was very happy even though he was angry at the current situation.

"Hmph."

Ellaim also seemed to be happy, as the corner of his mouth was twitching.

"Hah..."

The only one who was in a difficult situation, caught between the two, was Hasel.

He couldn't understand what Lucas was thinking. He had said they should ask Ellaim for help, but what was he going to do if he tried to fight him?

"Ellaim-nim. A war with the demons will break out."

"I know."

"By any chance..."

"I don't want to."

Ellaim refused before Hasel could even finish his sentence.

"Hah? You don't want to?"

Lucas said, as if he were dumbfounded, looking at the scene.

"Right. I don't want to."

"I haven't even said anything yet..."

Hasel stepped forward as if in a difficult situation, but Ellaim answered indifferently with his arms crossed.

"Aren't you asking for help?"

"..."

"I don't want to. We are nature. Should nature interfere in the fights of living creatures?"

At that, Lucas also crossed his arms and opened his mouth.

"Bullshit. You'll have to step in anyway."

"No, I won't."

"Aren't you my contractor?"

"So?"

"If a contractor calls, you have to come."

At that, Ellaim snorted.

"Hmph. You're the one who's full of bullshit. Why should I?"

"Then Nella will summon you."

At that, Ellaim's brow furrowed.

"Why? What reason does that child have to step into your war!"

He had wondered, but it was as he had expected. Ellaim cherished Nella too much.

"There's a reason for that. So. You're not going to help?"

"..."

There was no answer. At that, Lucas became curious.

'What on earth is Nella?'

It was common for a spirit king or a dragon to cherish their contractor. There had been a spirit king who had loved a human, and a dragon who had loved a spirit king.

In fact, there had been cases where they had developed into a romantic relationship, and there had also been an incident where a war had broken out because of it. But Nella was still too young to have romantic feelings.

'No way...'

A bad thought came to mind for a moment, but since the Ellaim Lucas knew was not such a person, the thought was quickly erased.

'Then why?'

He was always eager to get rid of him, but for him to give in so easily?

"If you don't put that child in the war, I will step in as your contractor."

"Hah?"

What on earth was the reason he was going to such lengths?

"Ellaim. I'm really curious, so I'm asking, but what is Nella that you're going to such lengths?"

He was really purely curious. The spirit kings were beings who lived for a longer time than the dragons. To them, a creature like a human was a race that lived for a truly fleeting moment.

And what was the reason he cherished Nella, who had no connection to him, so much?

"Just because."

A simple answer came from Ellaim's mouth.

"I know you came to see Nella in the old days."

The presence of Ellaim he had felt in the back garden of the Count's estate. Lucas knew that.

"Hmph. So?"

"What on earth is Nella that you're going to such lengths? Nella is an ordinary human. You know that, don't you?"

"I know."

"But?"

Ellaim smirked and looked at Lucas with one corner of his mouth raised.

"Why should I tell you?"

That face. Lucas hated that face so much.

"You bastard. I'll make you experience reverse summoning today."

"Hah! How pathetic. No! You're cute!"

Ellaim and Lucas shot up at the same time.

"Hah..."

Hasel buried himself in the sofa as if he had given up on everything and pressed his temples.

An ice spear appeared in Lucas's hand, and a transparent sword was summoned in Ellaim's hand.

"You're dead today."

"I'm sorry, but I can't die."

Thwack! As the two of them kicked off the ground at the same time, Hasel cast a protection spell while sitting still.

"Oh? What are you doing?"

Just then, Aman appeared right between the two of them.

"U-uwaaat!"

The two of them had already kicked off the ground, and since Aman had suddenly appeared between them, the result was obvious.

Although the ice spear and the sword were not used, Ellaim and Lucas ridiculously collided with Aman between them.

"Ugh!"

"Keuk!"

Aman was caught in the middle and had an unexpected accident.

"Pu, puhahaha!"

Hasel, who had been sitting in his seat, burst out laughing like crazy.

"Puhak-hak!!! Hahahahak!!!"

Hasel even slapped his knees and laughed heartily.

Well. How funny would it be? They had rushed at each other as if to kill, but because of Aman, who had suddenly appeared between them, they had ridiculously collided with Aman instead of attacking.

"Puhak-hak! Hahahahak!"

Aman was holding both his shoulders and complaining of pain, and Lucas and Ellaim were also groaning, holding their chests and noses respectively.

It was a scene like a cheap comedy in a public square.

"Stop laughing."

"Hahahaha!"

"Stop laughing, will you?"

"Hahahahaha!"

"Please stop laughing."

Although all three of them said the same thing to Hasel, the laughter did not stop.

"Really."

"Tsk."

"Hmph."

They say laughter is contagious. The three of them also had a slight smile on their faces after the pain had subsided.

It was an absurd situation for them too. What was the point of falling right there?

As the sound of a smirk escaped, the atmosphere lightened up.

"Ellaim. I was sorry."

"Hmph."

"So please let go of your anger and accept my apology."

Lucas finally apologized. The fight, which always followed a childish repertoire, had been a source of vitality in his past life, but the situation was different now.

So there was no need to continue it, and it was something that should not be continued.

"I will try to do as you say with Nella. But if that child wants to do it, I can't stop her either."

"Please try to stop her as much as possible."

"I promise that."

"Then I will also help you. But I can't persuade the other spirit kings."

Lucas nodded his head.

"Thank you."

And so, Ellaim was included in their power.

[End of Chapter]