Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 189 : The Prelude to War (2)

"Ellaim... please, Ellaim..."

The tail, which had turned white, began to scatter into dust at the end.

[Haha... it seems I was scratched a little too much.]

Aman's laughter was strained.

"Amarok, Amarok. Get a grip. Right, my warehouse... you have to take the warehouse... huh?"

Lucas's hand, which was ridiculously small compared to Aman's large face, stroked him endlessly.

He wanted to hold on to his consciousness somehow. Although his dragon heart was injured, it was not too late.

He felt that if only Ellaim came, he could save Aman.

[Ah... that...]

Aman smirked.

[That... doesn't exist... I know everything.]

A small groan escaped from between Lucas's teeth. The halo of light that had started at the end of his tail was gradually growing in size.

"Doesn't exist? What do you mean by that?"

But since he couldn't reveal all his emotions, Lucas, who had suppressed something that was about to burst out, said calmly.

[I knew. You can't find it...]

Aman smiled weakly. As if he knew everything.

"..."

The corner of Lucas's mouth trembled. He struggled to hold back the tears that were about to burst out.

"Then why did you pretend not to know all this time?"

[...Because I like you.]

"What do you mean?"

[I did it because I like you, Lord. I like helping you, Lord... and it's fun to see you flustered whenever the topic of the warehouse comes up.]

A single tear flowed from Aman's large eye and soaked the ground.

The ground where the tear had fallen was soaked and turned a dark color.

"Keuk..."

In the end, the tears he had been holding back burst out.

Now, Aman's body, which had disappeared so much that he couldn't even pretend to ignore it.

The seal of the contract engraved on his arm was also fading.

"Ellaim...!"

Lucas's tearful voice broke and burst out.

Please, it's not too late, so he desperately wished he would appear.

[Lord. I'm fine. I have a soul, don't I? The situation is... not that bad, is it? Haha.]

Although he was trying his best to sound fine, Aman's breath was fading.

His eyelids moved much more slowly than before, and his breaths were short.

Aman was dying.

"Please, Amarok. Please stop talking. Please..."

As if his life force was being drained every time he spoke, he could see his body scattering and disappearing every time he uttered a word.

[It's okay. You'll take care of everything, Lord.]

Aman said, winking one eye.

[So don't cry. I'm actually very flustered.]

"I'm not crying. Who... who said I'm crying..."

He also knew. That it was a ridiculous statement.

His voice was already choked with tears, and the tears that were flowing endlessly were no excuse for dust getting in his eyes.

[Yes. Well. Let's just say that.]

The things that had made up Aman's body became a pure white light and scattered in the sky.

Now, less than half of the things that had made up Aman's body remained.

[It's... disgusting. I wish I would just scatter quickly.]

Aman's pupils swept over his scattered body once and then slowly returned.

"Shut up. If only Ellaim, if only Ellaim comes now..."

[Hehe. Ellaim will have a hard time now.]

"No, no. So don't say that. Please, please don't."

Force was filled in Lucas's hand, which was stroking Aman's face.

Veins popped out on Lucas's arm, which was pressing down on Aman's face.

[But... it won't work...]

Aman's mocking voice trembled.

[T-that... heuk... but... it, it won't work...]

The small human's body, which was pressing down on his face, also trembled.

It felt as if this would prevent Amarok from leaving. As if he could hold him to the ground.

"Amarok, I'll definitely find the warehouse and give it to you... so, so don't go. Not yet... I haven't even finished this life. You have to keep your promise. Huh?"

Large teardrops fell from Amarok's eyes.

[Lord... heuk... I didn't want to cry in front of the kids... I thought dragons were just cool. R-really... I'm embarrassed.]

Amarok's words were cut off with a 'keuk, keuk' sound.

Tears were also flowing endlessly from the eyes of the children who were watching them.

[K-kids... you've grown a lot. Grow up well from now on.]

At that, Lucas shook his head vigorously.

"You have a long way to go to grow up. I haven't grown up yet either, so please don't go. Amarok, please..."

Lucas slammed his chest. His heart was breaking.

No matter how much force he used, it felt as if he couldn't stop him from leaving.

[Lord. We can meet again, right...?]

Amarok smiled faintly.

"...Of course."

Lucas, who saw the pure white halo of light that had risen to his heart, nodded his head.

He didn't even put any more force into his arms.

"Of course, Amarok. Because I will definitely find you."

[Then I'll go first.]

Amarok, who answered as if squeezing out his last bit of life force.

"Right. Even if it means catching and killing all the angels, I will definitely find you... so don't worry."

Amarok's eyelids slowly closed.

[Yes. I'm not worried...]

"Right... soon, I will follow you soon."

[Ah. That's right...]

Amarok's eyelids slowly rose.

The halo of light had now risen to his neck.

[Lord's warehouse... Father opened it and took it...]

Amarok whispered playfully.

[But not too early... please take care of everything and then come...]

Amarok, who had left his last words, scattered into light.

"..."

Lucas's body, which had been reaching out to one of the scattering halos of light, collapsed limply.

'Until the very end...'

Amarok had tried to reassure him until the very end.

Lucas's dazed pupils turned to the sky where the pure white light was scattering.

He could no longer find the aura of Aman that had filled his body.

He could tell without even having to roll up his sleeve and check.

The contract with Amarok was over, and he was no longer in this world.

A loud cry burst out of the mouth of Lucas, who had collapsed on the ground.

The pain turned into a sound and echoed through the forest.

***

"Lord."

Hasel came before he could get up from his seat.

"...I'm sorry."

Hasel's eyes were red. He could also feel it.

That his son, Amarok, was no longer in the world.

"It's okay. Amarok will be in the celestial world."

Hasel held out his hand to Lucas.

"Now is not the time to mourn the dead or to be sad."

Lucas grabbed Hasel's hand and got up from his seat.

"Right."

It was one of the many deaths he had experienced. And if he went to the celestial world someday, he would be able to meet Aman again.

As he engraved that fact in his mind once more, his heart calmed down.

That it was not an eternal farewell.

"Right..."

Lucas nodded his head once more and said.

"I have to go."

Lucas said to himself. That he had to go. That he had no time to be like this here.

And when he opened his blurred eyes properly, the children were there.

Their faces, which looked very tired, were also stained with tears.

"Thank you."

Lucas said to the children.

"..."

No one answered.

Even Pola, who was always talkative, just nodded her head.

Skir also showed no signs of opening his mouth and slowly nodded his head, and Nella was also the same.

"I'll explain later."

Lucas said to them.

"Go to the basement. All of you together. Nella knows the way."

At that, Nella nodded her head.

There was a bunker that had been built in the basement of the Count's estate in preparation for such an event.

Although the children had all rushed out and had helped because it had started suddenly, the original plan was not like this.

When the war started, he was planning to have his parents and the children all go to the underground bunker.

He had also prepared other alternative plans there in case something happened, and Lucas had told Nella all of that in advance.

In case something happened to him.

"Go quickly."

As Lucas's words ended, Nella gestured to Pola and Skir.

"Let's go."

"Ruki..."

Pola's pitiful eyes turned to Lucas.

"Oppa. Be careful."

"You have to come back soon."

"I'll be waiting. And don't worry about your parents. I will definitely protect them."

At the children's worried words, something welled up in Lucas's chest again.

"...Right."

Lucas, who had forced a smile to hide his expression, placed his hand on Hasel's arm.

He couldn't waste any more time.

***

The place they had arrived at after teleporting with Hasel was literally a mess.

Hasel's words were all right.

They had no time to mourn someone's death.

"Damn it!"

The monsters who had lost their souls were turning the elf village into a mess.

It was only for a moment that he was enraged at the sight.

-Paaat!

As he grabbed Hasel's arm again, another scene unfolded.

This time, it was Ignos, the village of the dwarves. The boiling lava had covered the entire village, leaving no trace.

The only thing left was the chieftain's house at the very top.

-Paaat!

The pixie village too.

-Paaat!

The situation was the same in the mountain range where the fox tribe lived.

"It all happened at the same time."

"..."

"Half of the clan was defeated."

It was absurd.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Literally. Half of the clan is dead."

For half of the dragons to be defeated in an instant? How on earth could such a thing happen?

"..."

"It was a magic I had never seen before. It was combined with the power of an artifact."

Hasel continued to speak calmly, as if the shock had already swept over him.

"Ullond, who had gone to protect the elf village, was sealed. He died without even being able to use a single magic. With all his soul taken away."

"Ullond... you say?"

He was one of the Gold Dragons. And since he was a dragon who had lived for nearly four thousand years, his magic and skills were all outstanding.

To think that he had died without being able to do anything...

"Yes. And then Artis was defeated in the same way. In Ignos."

The situation was much more serious than he had thought.

"Even Artis..."

He was one of the same Gold Dragons.

"Gileon was defeated in the pixie forest, and Gaus, who had gone to Veneta, was also defeated in the same way."

Hasel, who had finished speaking, let out a hollow laugh.

"We were really foolish. We never even thought we would lose our clan so ridiculously."

Lucas, who had heard all the words, also let out a smirk. As a huge shock hit his body, he felt as if he couldn't think properly.

"I thought it was a relief that Amarok had died there. Since he had at least saved his soul."

He was right. It was a thought Lucas had also had a little while ago.

That it was a relief. That it was a relief that at least his soul was intact.

"This is not something that can come from the heads of the demons and the demon god. There must be a helper."

He was certain of that.

No matter how outstanding their magic was, it was absurd that they could kill all the dragons in the same way.

"Do you have any idea?"

At Hasel's question, Lucas thought for a moment. Whether it was okay to say this.

'Ellaim...'

It had been bothering him that he had not answered his call.

"Where are the spirit kings?"

"Well, the spirit world... no way...!"

Hasel's pupils shook violently.

[End of Chapter]