Don’t Run Away My Lord

61 – Catching the Tail (9)

I was somewhat suspicious of that unusual momentum.

They are not ordinary guys, but collateral dragons with a little bit of Lord’s blood mixed in.

If there are two such people, they are at a level where they can compete with me even if they don’t go that far.

But to be so determined…

“Tell me. Are you trying to get rid of me, who is your enemy?”

“That’s right, Ergaduk. Actually, I didn’t mean to do that from the beginning, but I just decided.”

“If you are an incompetent heir to the lineage who turns away from his blood relatives, runs away, and tells you not to know, it would be better to not exist.”

“Yes. Even though their abilities are low, I think that someone who can sacrifice for their blood relatives should become a Lord.”

“Then just go back and pull out the rod among yourselves.”

The dragon shook his head.

“That’s not possible. If Ergaduk changes his mind and returns to the island after that, it will only increase the confusion.”

“It could be a regret. But I have no intention of going back. Go to the island in peace. Go and say I’m dead or something.”

But the dragons showed no signs of backing down.

“Are you two really planning to attack us together?”

“I don’t think it will be very difficult.”

“Then leave the place and go somewhere else…”

Before I could finish speaking, two dragons kicked the ground and rushed at me.

That’s right. We are dragons.

No matter how benign a black dragon is, it does not move while even considering human circumstances.

As the aurors crossed, a strong shock wave exploded.

In the aftermath, all nearby windows were broken and paving stones were shattered and thrown in all directions.

The sound of human screams and footsteps, as well as the noise of a temporary building collapsing that could not withstand the shock wave, rang in my head.

“Choose one of the two, Ergaduk. Either return or meet your end here.”

The dragons spoke calmly as they attacked me at the same time.

I quickly retreated, avoiding their fists and feet, and I responded calmly as well.

“My answer is the same as before.”

“I understand.”

The dragons unleashed their aura even more viciously, and the flow became visible.

If that’s the case, he’s really determined and attacking.

I retreated little by little, parrying or avoiding their attacks.

We shouldn’t settle the matter here and now.

We need to lure them to Izano’s office.

I don’t know what you were thinking, but Liana said to do it that way.

When the fight was deliberately dragged out, it was the downtown area that suffered the most damage.

Every time we hit each other, the walls of the building cracked and the entire ground shook.

Improperly built stores collapsed, fences were twisted and broken, and livestock ran out into the streets.

In the midst of all the chaos, I looked back and realized that I was getting close to where Izano’s office was.

Izano and Liana were already in front.

Izano looked at us with his eyes wide in astonishment.

“Look at that, Izano. I’m right.”

“They’re all… Dragons…? Why are they fighting?”

“There is a fight over the lordship here. Lord Tregel is going to die anyway, Lord Izano. In that case, wouldn’t it be better for a dragon with a face to become the lord? Be careful!”

Lyana activated her divine shield to protect Izano from her fragments.

Ha, Liana… Was it something like that?

No matter what happens to her, she must eventually gain Izano’s support to become her lord in a stable manner, so he intends to recruit her.

I am only offering two options for him: the worst and the lesser evil.

Not bad for something made hastily.

If Izano were to think rationally, he might not have made the choice in the first place, but he would not be able to think like that here and now.

Then what I have to do is make sure that I or these dragons ‘accidentally’ kill Count Tregel.

And in the end, they too will have to be killed…

It doesn’t matter.

At the point when I turned my back on my blood relatives and left the island, I gave up being a member of Black Dragon anymore.

The polymorph suppressing the entire body has been released.

The body, released from the restrictions, began to rapidly regain its shape.

The roof of the building fell down and terrible screams came from all directions.

As I spread my six wings and soared into the sky, the dragons followed me and released their polymorphs.

When the three dragons landed almost at the same time, the buildings that could not withstand the aftereffects of their wings collapsed.

After a quick glance, fortunately, Liana and Izano seemed to be safe thanks to the divine shield.

「Do you really have to go this far, Ergaduk?」

「That’s what I want to say」

It turned its head and flew toward Yeongju Castle.

With just two flaps of my wings, I was able to reach the skies above Yeongju Castle.

As soon as it reached the lord’s castle, it made a sharp turn and sprayed acidic breath at the dragons that followed.

The dragons spread out to the left and right and attacked the squares on both sides.

Acid Breath cannot damage each other anyway.

In the end, there is a hand-to-hand combat and the one who bites off the back of the neck first wins.

I dived down to avoid their tracks and quickly scanned the Yeongju Castle.

Over a hundred private soldiers jumped out below, shouting something and pointing in this direction.

Those who appeared to be vassals waved their arms wildly and gave instructions, and let’s see…

There it is.

Someone came out to the highest terrace of the Yeongju Castle, clutching the railing and looking up.

Judging by the fact that he is wearing fancy clothes and a cape, he is Count Tregel.

It flew right in and grazed the roof of the building.

One of the two dragons that followed behind was unable to gain altitude and crashed into the terrace with its chest.

The upper part of the building, including the terrace, collapsed along with a thick layer of dust.

Although it was intentional, it was truly a meaningless death.

He is an unknown person with whom I have never exchanged a single word, but he is still the owner of just a territory, so I can’t believe he died in vain like that.

But there was no time to think more.

This is because the dragon that followed me was trying to bite my tail with its snout.

It twisted its six wings in different directions, turned its body upside down, and flew backwards, passing by its back and its belly facing the sky.

And then he jumped into the dust cloud rising from the bottom of the castle and cast Polymorph.

* * * * *

The dragons that were flying close behind Ergaduk panicked and moved to both sides of the lord’s castle.

This is because Ergaduk entered the dust cloud and suddenly disappeared.

「Shall I shoot the breath?」

「It is meaningless. Let’s clear the dust first and secure the view.”

The dragons suddenly stopped and twisted their bodies.

The dust cloud that slowly rose began to cover the top of Yeongju Castle.

Just as the dragons were about to flap their wings to blow it away, Ergaduk suddenly rose from the ground behind them.

「In the back!」

However, Ergaduk’s snout had already bitten the dragon’s neck hard.

The dragon, helpless from the attack coming from an unexpected direction, fell to the ground with a huge wound, with his head almost ripped off.

Belatedly, the other dragon tried to release his breath, but Ergaduk had already polymorphed into a human form in the air.

With that, it disappeared from sight with a small flash of light.

The dragon was filled with pure admiration at that sight.

Black dragons basically know how to use basic magic.

Among the magic they use, there is acceleration magic, that is, magic that allows them to fly at incredible speeds.

Because it accelerates the Black Dragon’s massive body, it consumes magical power beyond imagination, so it cannot last for a long time.

However, if you concentrate that huge magical power on a small body, it will not be acceleration but instantaneous movement.

Ergaduk applied it and intentionally polymorphed into a human.

If you fight in a dragon body, at most you will move a little faster, but if you fight in a human body, teleportation will be possible.

The reason he disappeared into the dust cloud earlier was because he polymorphed, and in that state he quickly moved to the rear and made a surprise attack…

「Like this」

The dragon groaned lowly as he saw the main body of Ergaduq flashing above his head and rushing towards him with its maw wide open.

* * * * *

It was only a few minutes before the two dragons lost their heads and crashed.

The soldiers carefully approached the spot where the dragon crashed, carrying their weapons.

The upper part of the Lord’s Castle collapsed and the dragon’s massive body fell, creating thick dust that obscured the view.

Some of the soldiers were so frightened that they did not know what would come out beyond, so much so that their hands even trembled.

After a while, they found a figure standing.

A naked human was standing with his back facing a corpse covered in slightly visible black obsidian scales.

“Nu… Nunununu… Who are you…!”

The man slowly turned around and opened his mouth.

“I’m a demon hunter. I came here chasing these dragons.”