Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 211 : Vadim (2)

-Kwa-kwang! Kwa-kwa-kwang!

It was no different from a suicide act to attack in a situation where he didn't even know who the opponent was.

‘Who on earth is it?’

And since the opponent could hide his identity without using any magic, he was clearly a being of at least a dragon or higher.

‘Can I win?’

Lucas, who had activated Amore's bracelet, held the egg and waited silently for the attack pouring down on him to end.

-Kwaaaang!

The attack, a mixture of black and blue light, was blocked by the barrier and died down powerlessly, but its power could not be ignored.

‘The moment I release this...’

To counterattack, he had to release the barrier first. But he didn't have the courage to do so.

‘I might die.’

If that happened, the elaborate tower he had built up until now would all collapse.

‘Wait... black and blue...’

It was the moment Lucas realized the identity of the one who was pouring attacks on him.

[Hmm... are you planning to stay like that?]

Even the awkward tone, as if imitating someone else's way of speaking to hide his identity.

"Don't tell me... is it Agua?"

[Pfft. Agua? To compare me to him.]

"Well. He's not such a shabby god."

[...Agua is not... shabby.]

A flustered tone.

"What do you mean, no? Agua is shabby. Isn't he the shabbiest among the high-ranking gods?"

Lucas, who did not miss that, continued to belittle Agua.

[...]

"Still, among the remaining gods, Amore is the best."

[...]

Seeing the continued silence, it was certain that it was Agua.

"If Taras hadn't been annihilated, wouldn't Agua be a god inferior to Taras?"

[Stop!!!]

In the end, Agua, who couldn't stand it, shouted.

"Why? Are you close to Agua? Then it would be better to keep a distance from Agua. If you hang out with such a shabby god, your status will fall, whoever you are."

[Damn it! You human bastard!!!]

In the end, Agua got angry and strode over.

‘Not yet.’

Lucas, who was holding the egg tightly, watched him walk over and began to calculate the attack range.

[I'll kill you right now!]

‘Just a little more...’

Agua did not take out his weapon, as if he did not want to reveal his identity yet.

‘It's better for me.’

If Agua had even taken out his weapon, it was the same as having no chance of winning.

[How dare you call Agua shabby!]

"I asked why you were doing that. Ah~ are you perhaps Agua?"

At that, Agua's body, which had been walking over, flinched for a moment.

[I am not Agua.]

"Then who are you?"

[I can't tell you.]

Agua came right up to Lucas's nose.

‘If he attacked me when no one was around...’

And the moment he made a gesture as if he were taking something out of his bosom.

-Paaat!

Lucas, who was holding the egg, teleported and disappeared.

***

"Huh? Lord?"

As Lucas, who had said he was leaving, returned quickly, Aellas tilted her head in confusion.

"Did you leave something behind?"

Lucas shook his head.

"No. I just wanted to come back."

Lucas, who had slightly avoided Aellas's worried gaze, sat down on the sofa and leaned back.

The fact that he had been attacked when he was alone, not when he was with others, meant that he had intended to deal with him quietly without anyone noticing.

Then running away was the best option now.

‘And I have the egg now...’

And it would not be an easy thing to fight with Agua while protecting the egg.

‘Still, a god is a god.’

He was a high-ranking god. Although many gods had been annihilated recently, that was because they had been annihilated during a fight with other gods, not by dragons or humans.

There was no greater loss than to fight, taking on all the risk factors, and then to die.

‘If I had died, I could have gotten my revenge then, but it's better that that didn't happen.’

Lucas looked down at the egg he was holding tightly in his arms.

"What's that?"

Aellas's eyes, who had seen the egg Lucas was holding so preciously in his arms, gradually widened.

"Huh?! This is an egg!"

"Right."

"Is this perhaps..."

Lucas nodded his head.

"Ah..."

Lucas shook his head again at Aellas's pitiful gaze.

"It's not like that."

And he carefully handed the egg to Aellas.

"...Huh?!"

Aellas's eyes, who had received the egg, widened again.

"Right. There's a soul from another world in there."

"What do you mean?! A soul from another world!"

"It's a long story."

"Please tell me. Huh?"

As Aellas held the egg and her eyes sparkled as if she were dying of curiosity, Lucas tilted his head towards the seat in front of him.

At that, Aellas, who had quickly sat down, swallowed hard, holding the egg.

"It's like this..."

Aellas listened to Lucas's story with a variety of expressions.

She even diligently added interjections such as 'my goodness' and 'how could this be!' in the middle.

"Right. That's what happened."

"Wow... there are all sorts of things in the world. Other dimensions are also amazing, but a dragon that lives for thirty thousand years..."

"I was also surprised when I first heard it."

"And if he also has amazing magic skills, he's a being we definitely need right now."

"Right. But it's frustrating that he's not waking up."

At that, Aellas tapped the egg and said.

"Elder. Please wake up. I have a lot of questions."

Aellas's appearance, as she whispered to the egg, was quite cute.

"Haha. What a rascal."

"Elder. Please get up and tell us pitiful ones the secret to a long life."

Aellas, who had been tapping the egg and talking, suddenly brought her ear to the egg.

"Yes? What did you say?"

"!"

Lucas, who was surprised, wondering if the egg was hatching, shot up from his seat.

"Ah. You're not coming out because you don't want to see us~?"

It was Aellas's mischievous prank.

"You rascal!"

"Kyahaha! Lord, you were fooled, weren't you~?"

As Lucas shouted, Aellas giggled and teased Lucas.

"...Huh?"

Just as Lucas was about to scold her again, Aellas's expression hardened for a moment.

"You shouldn't tease an adult! If you tease me again, you'll be in big trouble!"

Lucas, who had thought that Aellas was trying to tease him again, crossed his arms and put on a stern expression.

"No, no. The egg right now... I think the egg just moved?!"

"Tsk!"

At that, Aellas carefully placed the egg on the table and pulled her upper body back.

"I'm telling you, it's real!?"

"I told you you'd be in trouble, didn't I?"

Still, he looked down at the egg just in case, but the egg was quiet.

"It's real..."

Aellas, who was watching the egg, said in a crestfallen and crawling voice.

"What's real... huh!?"

It was when Lucas was rolling up his sleeves as if he were really going to scold Aellas.

The egg shook slightly.

"S-see! It's shaking, isn't it?!"

"..."

Sway. The egg, which had been placed on the table, shook even more and swayed.

"Uh, uh!"

At that, Lucas quickly bent down and grabbed the egg.

"...F-finally!"

It was certain, seeing the vibration in his hand.

-Tuduk...

A sound of something cracking, as if a crack was forming on the egg, was heard.

-Tuduk! Tuk!

The faint sound became louder.

"My goodness! It's really, really about to hatch!!!"

Aellas shouted in a flushed voice.

-Tuduk...

Lucas's pupils, who had carefully taken his hand off the egg, began to shake.

'Is it finally hatching?'

-Tuk...! Jjeo-jeok!

A sound as if the egg were cracking greatly was heard.

-Jjeo-jeo-jeok!

The faint crack widened greatly, and a small hole formed in a corner of the egg.

-Jjeo-jeo-jeok! Jjeok!

As a faint light began to seep out from the egg, which had cracked like the ground, Aellas and Lucas exchanged glances.

"L-lord."

"Right. Aellas. It seems it's finally hatching."

-Jjeo-jeok!!!

With a loud sound, the egg cracked, and the cave was filled with light.

***

Yastan's face, as he returned after finishing his conversation with Lucas, was full of worry.

'If only I were gone...'

It was something he had thought about and had pondered over dozens, no, hundreds of times.

'I could save all the demons with just myself.'

He had wondered if it would be better to take his own life right away.

'But I can't.'

Because he had talked with the former lord, Lucas. He did not want him to die.

So unless he took his own life, he should not take his own life.

'I also have to take responsibility for the remaining kinsmen.'

He thought, looking at the sword placed in a corner of his office. That he would protect his kinsmen as long as his life was permitted.

-Knock, knock.

Just then, a knocking sound was heard.

"Come in."

The door opened, and there stood Tedras, the knight he cherished.

"Right. Tedras."

Tedras, who had finished his greetings with courtesy, approached Yastan.

"What are you going to do with the young lady?"

Tedras asked in a worried tone.

The young lady he was talking about was Melanie, that is, Pamela.

"...Just leave her be."

After she had disappeared, Yastan had wanted to find her and bring her back right away. Because the present he had given her had told him her location, it was not difficult.

But the subordinates around him had stopped him.

Since it was certain that she was safe, they had said that they could bring her back anytime when the situation calmed down.

Since it was a wartime situation and many of his kinsmen had died, he could not refute or push it.

Because she was really safe.

But now, even if he knew where she was, he couldn't go and get her.

'Of all places...'

Because the place she was in was deep in the sea.

At first, he had been worried that she might have jumped into the sea and had died, but since the pendant he had given her would no longer tell him her location if the owner died, there was no such probability.

He had hoped that Pamela had thrown her pendant into the sea and that a Siren had picked it up, but the probability of that was also extremely low.

'Did she go there on her own?'

Although he had had such a thought, since it was such a sad thing, he had first buried it.

"What do you mean, just leave her be..."

"She's a smart child. If she didn't walk in with her own feet, she'll come back someday."

In any case, Giestio's betrayal had become a public fact.

The fact that he had secretly helped the demons was now all known, so there was nothing more to hide.

"We can send an army."

At that, Yastan slowly shook his head.

"No. I can't lose any more of my kinsmen. The kinsmen I lost due to my foolish judgment are enough."

"..."

"I'm fine, so just take good care of the remaining ones, Tedras."

Yastan's sad smile pierced Tedras's heart.

Following Giestio's betrayal, if even Pamela had joined him, he also felt that he would not be able to stand it.

"Then what about Liwol?"

"Liwol..."

In the last incident, Liwol had also luckily survived.

He had been passed out drunk and had not been able to evacuate to the basement.

"He's lucky."

"..."

Yastan smiled wryly.

"It's a fact that he has rendered meritorious service, isn't it? Just leave him be for now."

He had kept his promise so well that he had done too well. So even if Pamela had betrayed him, he could not punish him.

"Yes. I understand."

"Right. You may leave now."

"Yes."

As Tedras turned his body and left, Yastan took out a crystal ball.

With a last hope.

'Please, I hope not...'

He input Giestio's crystal ball coordinates, repeating 'last time' to himself once more.

'Please...'

A light indicating that it was connecting flickered intermittently.

'I hope she, of all people, has not betrayed me...'

There was one thing he wanted to confirm.

Just then, the crystal ball shone brightly.

"...!"

He had connected with Giestio, with whom he had lost contact.

[End of Chapter]