Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 186 : Destiny (1)

The demons mocked the dragons.

As if to laugh at their arrogance, they stole the dragon's soul and sent it back to its kin to meet its death.

There was one reason why they had sent Tene back and had committed such an act.

A warning. It was a warning to show that they were not weaker than them.

They showed that a dragon whose soul had been encroached upon was not even a part of their power.

"Dellerdakan..."

And now. They had revealed themselves. In Dellerdakan, their land before they were driven out to the demon world.

They must have known that the dragons would notice as soon as they revealed themselves on the surface.

"The elders went first, but... they were blocked by a barrier and came back."

"Hah..."

But they had something to believe in. And it was very certain.

"What kind of barrier was it?"

"...We couldn't figure it out."

A perfect barrier that even the dragons could not break.

And they didn't even know if it was magic or the power of an artifact.

"Amazing."

"...Pardon?"

Hasel asked back at Lucas's words. To praise the enemy as amazing?

"Isn't it worthy of praise? Our clan hasn't even developed in the thousand years since they were driven out."

"..."

"There is no eternal strong one. Behold. What these people, whom we had dismissed as mere demons, are doing now."

A laugh escaped Lucas's mouth.

It was absurd and funny... it was a strange feeling.

"It's... interesting. Things are turning out to be very interesting."

There was one thing he had learned at the meeting of the elders he had convened last night. That there was another missing dragon.

And it was one of the elders.

Apre Oriwood. He was a Gold Dragon and Aellas's father.

"Is there still no news from Apre?"

"No."

Although he nodded his head as if it were nothing, it was a serious problem. Because the aura and traces felt when he had gone to Apre's lair were clearly those of a demon.

'Was Apre also defeated?'

He had guessed, but it was something he had hoped was not true.

"They knew all of our movements."

"..."

Hasel also remained silent, as if he had guessed.

"How absurd. We were really arrogant. To think that they wouldn't know our movements..."

Apre and Tene. They were the dragons who had moved together from the beginning when they had first chased the demons.

Although others had joined them later, the demons had targeted Apre and Tene, who had moved together from the beginning, as if to show them.

"Haha..."

Lucas let out a hollow laugh.

"Did you say there was no trace of a defense?"

"Yes."

"Right. We are that kind of race. What is defense? It's a place where no one can even think of entering."

"..."

"How welcome it must have been for them, the defense magic and alarm magic that hadn't changed for over a few hundred years. Isn't that so, Hasel?"

There was no answer. He also had nothing to say about this matter.

Because he was also the same.

What was a few hundred years? The formulas for the defense magic and alarm magic were something that hadn't changed since he had first entered the lair.

A magic that was based on strong mana, but a magic that could be broken if anyone had the mana to back it up.

They had lived without even thinking of changing such a magic.

No, in fact, there was no need to change it. What kind of big-shot would dare to enter a dragon's lair?

"Right. This incident will change the destiny of our race."

Even as he said it, his mouth felt dry.

And he couldn't even invade the territory of the demons who had taken over Dellerdakan again.

"The dragons have degenerated, and the demons have developed. Their desire for revenge must have been their driving force."

"We will be able to break through soon."

Lucas shook his head.

"It will be difficult. Because they have already bet their destiny."

"..."

"So shouldn't we also bet our destiny?"

We have to bet our destiny. If we want to win the war against them.

***

The people gathered in the square were talking with serious expressions.

"What? People are going missing?"

"That's what I'm saying! The people who went to the Saintess's Society haven't come back yet."

The people who had said they were participating in the secret meeting of the Saintess's Society had not returned for several days.

"Hah! This is... wasn't there a similar incident in the Resurrection Cult in the old days?"

"Oh? That's right. I think I've heard that too."

"Right. It was like that then too!"

The people who had brought up old memories were stirred up once more.

"Wait a minute... could it be that the dragons did this?"

A man opened his mouth with a serious expression.

"What? Does that make sense? Why would the dragons do that?"

At that, the people shook their heads, saying it was absurd, and then fell silent.

"No, no... it's not that it doesn't make sense."

"Thinking about it, that's right. The Resurrection Cult... and the Saintess's Society..."

"They were hated by the dragons."

The people's arrows turned to the dragons again.

"My goodness. I heard that there's even a rumor that a dragon subjugation squad is being formed in Arant because the Saintess's Society was attacked!"

"Eh?! Does that make sense? Why would the people of that big empire do such a thing?"

"That's right. And it's not like there are one or two dragons. I heard there are over ten! How can they win against so many dragons?"

At that, the people nodded their heads. Even if one dragon came, it was no different from a disaster, so how could humans start a war against them?

"E-excuse me... this is a secret."

A woman cautiously opened her mouth.

"What is it?"

"Oh my, come on! Don't drag it out and just say it!"

Although it was a face she had never seen in the village, what was the big deal about telling a secret?

"The demons... you know?"

"Eh? The demons? The ones that were said to have existed in the old days?"

It had already been a thousand years. Although she had heard that such a race had existed, she had of course never seen them with her own eyes.

It was no different from a forgotten race that only appeared in history, so why the demons all of a sudden?

"They say the demons have returned to the surface. With the blessing of the demon god Taras."

"I-is that really true?"

To them, the existence of the demons was no different from an unknown existence.

The ashen skin and the sharply protruding horns were enough to arouse fear in the humans, and the dark elves, who were said to be their half-breeds among the elves, also had a somewhat gloomy aura, unlike the other elves, so it was even more so.

"No, but why is that?"

A man with a quick temper urged her to continue.

"Actually, they say the demons were driven out from the surface because of the dragons' conspiracy."

"Eh? It wasn't written like that in the history books. Didn't they say they stole the dragon's egg?"

"That's right. That's why they were punished and driven out to the demon world, right?"

At that, the woman who was telling the secret nodded her head and then opened her mouth again.

"Yes. That's right. That's true, but the next is the problem. They say the egg wasn't damaged. And the demons and the dragons were very close."

"Then isn't that even more of a problem? Whether the egg was damaged or not, they were close, but they stole the egg!"

"That's right. That's a clear betrayal."

The woman nodded her head again.

"Yes. But after that, they say the Demon King went and begged for forgiveness every day."

"Of course he should!"

Public opinion was divided.

"Yes. But they say they didn't forgive him and released monsters to harm the humans."

"The demons must have released the monsters. This young lady has it wrong."

A man retorted.

"No. They say the king of all monsters is the dragon. The demons can only communicate with the monsters a little. Just like the elves live in the forest and communicate with the plants and animals."

At that, the people's eyes widened.

"Eh? I don't think so?"

"That's right. As far as I know, they said the demons controlled the monsters. They stole the dragon's egg and even released monsters into the private houses to harm the people. That's why I know they were driven out to the demon world."

The woman shook her head vigorously.

"No. Absolutely not. The demons never did such a thing. They say it was all a scheme by the dragons to drive out the demons."

"My goodness. If that's really true, the demons must be quite wronged."

Another woman added.

"But well, we don't know if it's true or not."

"No, but if you just think about it for a moment, the answer comes out, doesn't it? I get a feeling just by listening for a moment. Look. The demons did wrong by stealing the dragon's egg, but is there a reason to release monsters and harm the humans just because they don't forgive them?"

At that, the people began to stir.

"Anyway, they can't win even if they fight the dragons, so why would they do such a thing?"

"That's also true."

"Thinking about it, that's right."

As if they had finished thinking, the people's expressions began to be filled with astonishment.

"Oh my! Then really?"

"But if the demons have come to the surface, what happens now?!"

"Are they going to start a war? With the dragons?"

"No way!"

Public opinion was boiling.

"But if they have the blessing of the demon god Taras..."

"Eh, but they're still dragons. Dragons are so strong. They can easily wipe out an empire."

"But where did the demons come from?"

At that, the woman who was telling the secret smiled faintly and then.

"They say it's Dellerdakan."

She answered.

***

The demons, who had started to settle in Dellerdakan again, were in a festive mood.

"To think the Demon King's castle has been moved as it is!"

"Khahaha! Isn't it really amazing? Look at that majesty!"

It was a magic that the renowned mages among the demons had gathered and researched.

They, who had developed a new magic that was called a few stages higher than the widely known teleport, had shown the achievement of moving the Demon King's castle to Dellerdakan in its entirety.

"Now the dragons will have no way to do anything!"

"Khahaha! And they won't be able to break through this defense magic with their outdated spells!"

After making a plan, they had ground their bones and flesh and had researched magic for nearly a hundred years.

But the dragons were not. For tens of thousands of years, they had lived comfortably, just using the existing magics, without even researching new magics.

Of course, there were cases where they had developed and used new formulas or magics in the middle, but that was also a rare case unless something had happened.

Only when the humans had developed a new sealing magic or something, they had researched a new unlocking magic and had broken it.

It was something that was possible because they could break it right away without even needing to research it if the level was not high, but the situation was different now.

"I heard that the dragons came to Dellerdakan this time. They say three elders came. The Lord was also included."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. But they couldn't break through and went back! They couldn't even break through the first one!"

"Hahahaha! They must look so ridiculous. I'm very curious what kind of expression they're making right now!"

"I'd give my entire fortune if I could just see that expression! Hahahaha!"

There was no such festival as this.

The Demon King's castle, which had been moved as it was, boasted a tremendous majesty, and with the Demon King's consideration, if anyone wanted, they were even moving their houses one by one, so it couldn't be better.

"Now all that's left is to make them submit."

"And we've easily dealt with two dragons..."

"We can say it's a good start."

The smiles never left the demons' lips.

[End of Chapter]