369th Story Final Boss (5)
This ship is mine now.
I have no intention of returning it. Hahaha!
“Look! Doesn’t everything in the world look like trash!”
I said something roughly similar to what I had always wanted to say while riding a large ship in the high sky.
“……That person seems excited.”
“……He seems excited.”
“……Why is he so excited?”
On the other hand, on the deck of the airship, the group frowned as if they were troubled and sighed repeatedly as if they were dissatisfied with something.
“Hey, don’t worry; the airship hijacking won’t be known.”
“You say that with a strange certainty.”
“Important people value their reputation. What if an incident that would damage their reputation from the start occurred during such a major operation?”
Of course, they’ll bury it.
I know the truth about organizations like the military very well.
“Besides, no one saw our faces, right?”
If there are no witnesses, everything is fine.
I laugh loudly as I say that, but of course, they can’t easily understand.
Even I think the logic is terrible.
‘Actually, I’m saying this because I know how messed up the kingdom’s army is.’
The airship hijacking episode was originally something the Sylvester group had to do in another incident.
I knew the reaction afterward, so I was sure there would be no repercussions.
“Is that more certain than that?”
“……As long as we head north, the current operation should be enough to prevent us from going wrong.”
Cruise, who was in charge of driving, repeatedly checked a few magic circles spinning like keys above his wrist.
“That’s absurd. You’re moving this ship with just a few magic circles?”
Alnix exclaimed in amazement.
Originally, an airship is a ship operated by hundreds of people with advanced training and coordination.
Even a simple ship requires skilled sailors to move constantly to navigate it.
But as soon as we hijacked the ship, we blew all the sailors out.
And only we are here.
Of course.
Why would I be so conscientious as to drag people along when we’re going to a dangerous place?
Well, if necessary, I considered setting the direction appropriately and using my abilities to assist and crash straight into it, but Cruise unexpectedly provided a solution here.
“It seems that the ship’s operation uses dozens of magic formulas in parallel.”
Cruise muttered, examining the ship’s main mechanisms, and then created a magic formula to control them at once.
I don’t have the courage to point it out, but he seems excited for some reason.
Come to think of it, in a way, an airship is an artwork created by weaving together the effects of various magical tools, right?
“Complex navigation is beyond me. However, if it’s just commands like setting the direction and not being swayed by the wind, I can somehow control it.”
“……No, that wouldn’t be easy either, would it? That magician’s common sense is strange.”
Lucel muttered, dumbfounded.
“Honestly, I think the problem starts now… Aileon?”
“Ah, I know. We won’t arrive safely like this.”
This short voyage cannot be smooth.
Just as I was about to explain.
Right on cue, as if waiting for that statement, the situation changed.
The ship shook violently.
“Ugh! Is it a storm?”
“This ship won’t shake with just wind.”
In addition, due to the heat from the magma sea, strong turbulence occurs here.
That’s why, when launching the ship, a separate barrier would have been erected around the ship to block it in advance.
There’s no way that would be pierced by wind.
If that’s damaged.
“……It must be an impact greater than wind.”
I grit my teeth, come out onto the deck, and look up; there’s a large shadow above my head.
I expected them to send monsters to guard this place, but its identity was quite unexpected.
As soon as I saw it, I had to stare blankly at it for a few seconds.
“What’s wrong, Aileon? ……Hmm? Wait a minute. This is not the time to be standing there like a넋 놓고 [넋 놓고 (neok nohgo) is a Korean expression that means to be absent-minded or to be in a daze]!”
A scream that was half a shriek.
It’s understandable.
“No matter how you look at it, that’s a dragon!”
“……Yes, it’s a dragon.”
This is a dragon!
“Why is there a dragon in a place like this?”
“No, I don’t think that’s the problem.”
“Pardon?”
Cruise looked at me with a puzzled expression.
It’s understandable.
Meanwhile, Alnix and Lucel belatedly rushed out and stared up at the sky, equally넋을 놓았다 [넋을 놓았다 (neok-eul nohatda) is a Korean expression that means to be absent-minded or to be in a daze].
“Eek! Why is something like that here!”
Similarly, Lucel was only surprised that a dragon was sticking to us.
Alnix was also surprised but somehow had a stiff expression and pressed his lips tightly.
“Hey, Aileon.”
“I know what you’re going to say.”
“That…… is that the one from then?”
I know what Alnix is talking about.
The dragon that is stuck to the ship and roaring as if it will crush us at any moment.
That appearance is somehow familiar.
If even Alnix felt déjà vu, then it’s confirmed.
“Looks like you know each other.”
To be exact, it’s the dragon that was accidentally summoned during the subjugation of the demon ritual site in the former Falgent Principality.
Its name is…… I don’t know. I don’t remember. I’m not interested. Dragons aren’t my thing. I don’t really like reptiles.
When I think about it, I was a delicate person who was terrified even by salamanders when I lived on Earth.
Furthermore, I would like to decline giant reptiles with wings and fire.
Anyway, the guy attacking the ship we’re on now must be that dragon.
As evidence, it has no front feet.
“Did I…… come to think of it, did I blow it away to the north?”
Because I blew it to the north and cut off its front feet.
I remember that much properly.
“Hey. Didn’t you say that dragon would be properly dead?”
“Does that look alive to you?”
There is no vitality in the dragon’s eyes, and no signs of life are felt throughout its body.
The scales are damaged in places, and, decisively, there are even traces of having been roughly assembled after being slashed all over.
“……It’s not undead. I don’t feel any black magic.”
“It must have been manipulated with abilities.”
The dragon’s remains were used to create a puppet to guard the perimeter of the demon realm.
Originally, it was the Witch of the Eye’s ability, but since Epheleoat has obviously taken it, that guy must have taken this too.
“Tch, it was a headache back then…… I can’t believe we’d run into it in a place like this.”
Alnix clenches his fist, preparing to fight.
Lucel also gathers strength as if trying to summon a spirit.
Meanwhile, Cruise calmly watches.
He must not have the spare capacity to join the battle because he has to move the ship.
“……I don’t care.”
Meanwhile, I, who had been observing the dragon’s appearance, which I didn’t particularly miss, with my arms crossed, nodded calmly and stepped forward.
And I stopped the group by stretching out my arm appropriately, as if telling them to stay still.
“……What are you doing?”
“I’ll handle it alone.”
Since it’s in the sky anyway, it’s difficult for Alnix and Lucel to demonstrate their skills.
If those two joined forces, they could somehow respond, but there’s no need to make them use their strength unnecessarily.
More than anything.
“I’m enough on my own.”
“……Oh dear.”
“……He’s saying the same thing as that guy.”
Hmm? What is it? Isn’t it polite to clap and cheer in times like this?
“More than that, are you okay? You had a hard time back then. Furthermore…….”
Furthermore, that dragon is several times stronger now than when it was alive.
“Hmm? It’s not a big deal, is it?”
I’m not so blind that I can’t gauge that anew.
Certainly, thanks to the modification due to abilities, its power is definitely different from before.
Good for you. Getting stronger.
Hoo…….
It doesn’t matter.
“Well, I’m stronger.”
I never thought the day would come when I would say these words…….
Feeling a slight emotion, I used gravity control to lighten my body and jumped up to the front of the guy’s head in one go.
“Where are you trying to do your business?”
That must be a harmful dragon.
I stretched out my hand and cast a gravity field as it was, knocking the guy away.
I want to raise the output and smash it, but the airship will be damaged if I mess up.
First, I need to get that guy away.
쿵! [쿵! (Kung!) is a Korean onomatopoeia for a heavy thud or impact.]
The airship shook violently from the impact, but it quickly regained stability, probably because Cruise quickly controlled the posture.
“Good…… the other side is fine.”
The rest is to settle the matter before that dragon attacks again.
캬아아아아아아아아! [캬아아아아아아아아! (Kyaaaaaaaa!) is a Korean onomatopoeia for a dragon’s roar.]
The dragon screams and tries to fly again to sink the ship.
Seeing that it ignores me even when I’m hanging around, it seems it doesn’t have proper intelligence after all.
“Then…… it’s simple.”
I took out Killmuris from the air, held it, and swung it lightly as if dancing.
A blue light flashed around the guy, and soon his body fell apart.
“Hmm…… it’s a bit tough, but…….”
I swung it with all my might without any hesitation now.
Well, if that guy was alive, it would have ended now.
I must not forget.
What’s in front of me is just a corpse.
The fragmented body does not fall down but dangles as if tied to a string.
“Wow…….”
It’s a sight that even I can’t help but feel a little 질렸다는 [질렸다는 (jillyeotdaneun) is a Korean expression that means to be disgusted or fed up with something].
The fragmented dragon’s body flies towards me as it is.
“……Isn’t it normal to stick there?”
Attacking by flying the fragmented body as it is…… what kind of 괴악한 [괴악한 (goeakhan) is a Korean word that means bizarre or grotesque] sense is this.
I can defend, but my body unconsciously chose to evade, perhaps due to an instinctive aversion.
“Tch, then I’ll make it unable to move.”
I call the necessary spirits.
“Fluorite!”
I summon the superior spirit of shadow, Fluorite, and the highest spirit of ice, Frollt, at the same time.
First, the outstretched shadow grabs the dragon’s fragments that are wandering around.
The spirit’s cold air freezes it instantly.
“Gather in one place!”
As ordered, the fragments gather in one place appropriately.
I eliminate it at once.
“You come out too! And give me your strength!”
I recklessly draw out the power of the demon Melzeneria and wrap it around the sword.
“In addition, additionally!”
Activating Killmuris’s new characteristic.
The magic stone attached to the sword shines, and the sword blade turns red like magma.
A sword containing the heat of a volcano as it is.
Magma Blade.
A large amount of black magic and red heat swirl and rage.
“Burn it away!”
As I swing the completed destructive power towards the guy as it is.
투콰아아아앙! [투콰아아아앙! (Tu-kwaaaaaang!) is a Korean onomatopoeia for a massive explosion.]
With a thunderous explosion, the dragon’s fragments, swept away by the immense power, immediately fell to the magma sea below.
치이이이이익! [치이이이이익! (Chi-iiiiik!) is a Korean onomatopoeia for something sizzling or burning.]
With a strange stench, the guy struggles and sinks into the magma sea.
“……I hope I never see you again, you 망할 도마뱀아 [망할 도마뱀아 (manghal domabaema) is a Korean expression that means ‘damn lizard’].”
I watched until the guy was completely burned and melted away before returning to the ship.
* * *
“…….”
“…….”
“…….”
I confidently made the lizard into 용암탕 [용암탕 (yongamtang) is a Korean word that means ‘magma bath’] and came back, and I was greeted by a lukewarm gaze?
“What, what is it?”
“No…… I was just thinking that if things have come to this, wouldn’t it be solved if we just put you in a cannon and shot you?”
“Yeah. Yeah.”
You guys!
Even Cruise doesn’t deny it.
Rather, he has a face that is slightly tempted by that joke.
Don’t treat people like human weapons?
No, don’t really bring a cannon!
It’s a joke. Yes, it must be a joke.
“Anyway, let’s increase the speed. It’s annoying if something like that keeps coming to intercept us.”
“It’ll shake.”
“Don’t worry about the ship. I was planning to throw it away as soon as we used it anyway.”
While boldly increasing the speed, tasting the feeling of shaking so much that the ground under my feet was unstable, I looked down and clicked my tongue.
“……Tch.”
As expected, there are things chasing after us.
The magma sea seems to be bubbling, and giant snakes emerge from below one after another, trying to ram the airship we’re on.
“This time it’s Magma Serpents? Damn it! 가지가지 하는군 [가지가지 하는군 (gajigaji haneungeon) is a Korean expression that means ‘it’s always something’ or ‘things just keep getting worse’]!”
“What are you going to do? Are you going to handle that directly too?”
“No way! It’s annoying!”
I rejected it at once.
There’s no end to dealing with them one by one.
Especially since those aren’t naturally born monsters but are closer to summons.
Even if you defeat them, no magic stones come out, and they’re even replenished soon.
Unlimited refill.
I learned that you usually don’t deal with monsters that are infinitely refilled.
“Is the distance…… appropriate?”
Let’s estimate the distance I’m roughly aware of and the speed we’ve progressed so far.
Even if it’s not accurate, I can roughly guess in my head.
“Is this much possible?”
I felt like I could do one crazy thing.