Chapter 124 – 124. Scattering

Shells and bullets were fired, and a thunder-like tremor began to reverberate frantically inside the cave where the Demon Dragon was sealed.

Stimulated by the thunderous attack, the demon dragon slowly began to open its eyes.

—…… It’s been a while. Humans.

After waking up, Ma Ryong saw cultural artifacts such as firearms and cannons and realized that the times had passed considerably.

When he was alive, such mechanical devices did not exist.

At the same time, he was able to figure out why humanity woke him up. Believing in the power of that thundering weapon, he arrogantly touched the sleeping dragon’s nose.

─It’s funny.

But it was just funny.
The Demon Dragon laughed at the bullets that bounced off its scales and the exploding shells that landed on it and slowly raised itself.

The divine power that sealed his body had long since disappeared due to the rain of bullets, and there was nothing to stop him from moving.

—Did you forget my tradition?

A creature in legend that only appears in the Bible.
Demon Dragon.
A divine monster created to kill humans.

That magic is immune to everything created by human hands.
Neither the chains made by human hands nor the civilizations created by human brains work on demon dragons.

—Or did you think you could break this rule?

Woo woo woo…….

The magic dragon slowly raised itself. As the huge body stood up, vibrations like an earthquake began to rise in the cave.

The demonic dragon raised its body with a huge vibration that made it difficult even to stand on its own two feet, and flew up as it was, ignoring the bullets fired at it.

A huge body, strong body, and flight thanks to the wings attached to its back.

These were privileges granted to dragons regardless of magic.

“The dragon runs away!”
“Don’t miss it!”

While the soldiers of the Imperial Army continued to fire bullets, the Demon Dragon, which stood in the sky of the Holy Kingdom, began to scan the land.

Indeed, it seemed that there had been a great deal of prosperity while he was asleep.

─It must be worth it.

He kills people
The more people to kill, the more rewarding it feels.
The purpose and meaning of the Demon Dragon’s existence was to kill that human.

—…… Well?

Ma Ryong, who was looking at the city with pitiful eyes, felt something stinging on his scales and rolled his eyes slightly.

One of the imperial soldiers clinging to his scales was tearing his scales.

Due to his magic, it was normal for humans born from human hands to do no harm to him…….

—This isn’t human.

The demonic dragon, which swung its tail to catch the imperial army, confirmed what was clinging to its scales.

They look like humans, but they don’t feel the vitality unique to humans. The moment he tightened his tail with a slight frown, the imperial army, unable to overcome the pressure, burst out and returned to the doll.

Seeing this, the demon smirked.

-A doll? As a workhorse.

And there was only one being in this world who could handle a doll as a familiar.

Witch Witch.

Beings who can twist the laws of the world.

-Do witches hold hands with humans?

I couldn’t help but think so. A witch’s familiar with a human-made weapon. Isn’t it a combination that can’t be imagined without a human and a witch holding hands.

Witches were very threatening even to the demon dragons. Beings that have been regarded as enemies of mankind since ancient times. Aren’t they dragons, demons, monsters, and witches?

The demon dragon never intended to leave the witches alone.

─I can’t help it. I have no choice but to gather allies.

In order to catch the witches who seemed to interfere with the human hunt, the demon dragon flew to the place where the old enemies would have been sealed.

The imperial army chasing the dragon had no choice but to look up at the sky in a daze like a dog chasing a chicken.

* * *

After the imperial army lost the magic dragon, the church’s executives and ministers immediately began to attack the imperial army.

“What are you going to do! What are you going to do!”

The bishop ran around and shouted at the corps commander. It was a look dotted with excitement, but the corps commander could also feel the joy in that appearance.

The bishop stomps his feet and jumps around, and the chancellor smiles with a fishy smile next to him. The corps commander looked at the two and opened his mouth with a headache.

“…… From the standpoint of the Kingdom, isn’t that a good thing? You don’t know where the unsealed black dragon might have disappeared.”
“You say that now!? That demonic dragon appears even in the Bible! It’s not enough that I carelessly released the seal of such a dangerous existence, so it’s a benefit to the kingdom since I don’t know where it went!?”

Hearing the bishop’s words in one ear, the corps commander cautiously opened his mouth.

“Anyway, if that black dragon disappeared somewhere on this planet, isn’t it true that it’s more likely to appear in our empire’s territory than in a kingdom with a small land mass?”
“What are you talking about! To feel vengeful against our kingdom and invade it!”
“If you show up in the kingdom again, I’ll make sure to take care of it then. Of course, without any compensation.”
“Compensation? Did you say compensation? From compensation to the people of the kingdom who are trembling with anxiety because of what you guys have done right now……!”

The bishop and the corps commander had a lively discussion all day long. However, as a result, the corps commander returned without any compensation – and the kingdom was placed in a situation where it should shudder in fear.

The Demonic Dragon, known in mythology as Satan, the enemy of God, and the Demonic Beast of Destruction, has been released from its seal- and faced with a situation where it has disappeared without even knowing where it has gone.

The clergy of the church had no choice but to pray that fire would be blown on the vast territory of the empire, just as the wicked general of the imperial army had said.

* * *

“…… Yes.”

Beatrice, who was dozing off taking a nap, realized that her doll had been destroyed, rubbing her eyes and getting up.

Originally, I could only tell that the connection had been cut off, but after awakening——I could even tell where and what my doll had been through thanks to a higher level of magic.

It was also organically connected to a doll that was far away, where it was impossible to guess how far away it was.

‘An arrow went through the head… Killed by bullet ricochet… And this….’

While checking the cause of death of her dolls, Beatrice identified a doll that had been destroyed in an unusual way.

Destroyed under tons of pressure from all sides. It was not easy to believe that many dolls were not covered by a building or structure, and that it was destroyed like this alone.

Immediately after checking the doll’s records, Beatrice trembled as she saw the black dragon that met her eyes her.

“…… This?”

One of the youngest witches, she is a monster of a size that has never been seen before.

An existence that is incomparably larger than the unknown monsters we saw before, and possesses powerful magical powers.

“Dangerous.”

Instinctively, she realized that the dragon was a threat to their lives, and that John’s life could be in danger.

Immediately, she jumped out of bed and walked around the hotel looking for Yohan. It wasn’t long before she found John resting in her room. She immediately jumped onto John’s stomach and called out to him.

“John-!”
“Ugh!? …… Beatrice, what is it?”
“It’s a big deal, now…….”

Just as she was about to talk about what she saw through her doll, that is to say, about the demon dragon born in the kingdom—a tremendous amount of magical energy stirred outside the hotel.

Witches who were enjoying their own entertainment were strong enough to gather in one place with socks.

“…… What is that?”
“That’s-.”

Outside the window, a turtle so large that it covered the entire sky was flying. No, I wondered if it would be right to call it a turtle.

A gigantic turtle monster that looks like it could swallow even the sun. The monster with its head stretched out slowly threw away its mouth and began to fill its mouth with magic power.

─Uh uh uh uh-!

Sensing the pulsating magic power, Margaret stretched out her hand toward John and used her own magic her.

At the same time as the space shift magic is activated, magic rays shoot down from the turtle’s mouth.

“John-!”

Yohann closed his eyes as he listened to the magic and mana surrounding me, and the screams of the witches.

After the magic rays swept through one of the empire’s cities, the turtle monster, realizing that it had finished its training, flew through the sky and returned to the place it came from.

* * *

“Master!”

Yohan woke up screaming and realized that he was alone on the beach.

Looking around carefully, he did not see a single witch who was with him.

“You are awake.”

No, only one. There was a witch by his side.
Record Witch, Regina.
Only she, who was not very close, stood by John’s side.