I Got Into School for Nothing - Chapter 349
I Got Into School for Nothing (349)
Lesson 68. Those Who Desire the True Dragon's Revival - 5
"Are we... seeing this correctly?"
"Good heavens."
There aren't many beings in the world capable of shocking the heads of the Ten Great Families.
Perhaps only when their children get entangled in romance with humans from lower dimensions, causing serious incidents, or when their pride is shattered due to involvement with the Chancellor, the ruler of Union, would such a thing occur.
Yet now, witnessing a terrifying monster hundreds of meters in size—Aire carrying Ban Yuwon on her back, flying around and annihilating Dragon Fang Soldiers—even they were utterly astonished.
"She's... carrying the Tower Lord's descendant?"
"Could it be that she's not a True Dragon? Our family's ancient texts describe True Dragons as incredibly violent, arrogant, and recognizing no one but themselves, not even their own kind. For such a True Dragon to carry another on its back would be akin to debasing itself. If that truly is a True Dragon, it's an impossible sight!"
Meanwhile, Ban Yuwon, who was traversing the battlefield alongside Aire, quietly murmured, sensing her overwhelming mana—a quantity no one could possibly match, even if the quality was unknown.
"At this rate, she'll really shatter stars."
—Now I understand why they said True Dragons wielded Starlight. They—they must have truly shattered stars to gain that power! Starlight is the power that embodies the movement of celestial bodies, the birth and death of stars. It's only natural for those who can truly confront stars alone to gain an understanding of Starlight—!
"Hm? Oh, come to think of it, you didn't believe that, did you?"
It's ironic that a dragon capable of shattering stars would possess Starlight—.
Those were Stella's words when she first refused Aire's offer of a contract.
However, Rio's testimony revealed that Starlight was originally a magic system wielded by True Dragons...
Since then, after vehemently denying it, Stella had fallen silent.
In fact, there was a hint of something unusual from the moment Stella rejected it too strongly.
"They say speaking too strongly only makes you seem weaker."
—That's truly too much. For me, Starlight was a realm attained through mana delicately cultivated by a heart that gazed up at the night sky, yearning to chase even a single star.
"Extremes often meet."
As Ban Yuwon teased Stella, Dokgo Yeon's sharp rebuke cut through the air.
—Death's Pupil screams for you to focus on the Dragon Fang Soldiers before you. It also adds that while the most intense moment of death has passed, it is not over yet.
Just as Ban Yuwon was about to respond to Dokgo Yeon's shout, stating that he was fully aware of the situation, Aire condensed an immense amount of energy within her mouth.
The moment he thought, "No way," a concentrated blast of ice-attributed mana was unleashed in a straight line, piercing through everything in its path!
[No, not my beautiful warship!]
"Shhh..."
Lilyth shrieked, finally materializing in battle mode, and charged towards the enemy's shattered main vessel.
Eve, letting out a deep sigh, materialized behind her, chasing after her. It was precisely like watching an older sister struggle to look after her troublesome younger sibling.
—Yuwon, quickly clear this up; we need to go kill 'that thing.'
"It will probably watch the situation and flee if it seems unfavorable. Don't be too impatient; we'll be able to kill it eventually."
—But it tried to separate me and Yuwon. I will never... never—forgive it...!
Each time the True Dragon snarled in fury, the surrounding mana hummed and vibrated along with it.
How did the Tower Lord ever contend with such monsters, who could gain dominion over an entire region's mana just by becoming agitated?
While one Aire might be manageable, what if there were three or more True Dragons?
In that scenario, Ban Yuwon would have to carelessly churn out powerful vassals without thinking twice.
'And those dangerously powerful True Dragons are buried beneath the Tower... Ha, I'm utterly exhausted.'
Just how many things had happened in a single day?!
He had awakened by touching an ancestral relic he hadn't even known existed, subdued the Ten Great Families with a single Codeword, openly displayed his danger to the world, assassinated the head of the Clarent family, and just when he thought he had succeeded in splitting the Ten Great Families into two to gain allies, a group of Dragon Fang Soldiers invaded.
Ultimately, he realized it was all a ploy by the Melodia Family Head to awaken Aire as a True Dragon and snatch her away from Ban Yuwon's side!
'I should have just crushed anything suspicious without discrimination, but my heart was too weak.'
—Death's Pupil offers solace, saying that one who wields death must understand its gravity, and thus, your actions were not mistaken.
According to the Melodia Family Head, they had not come with the expectation of victory in battle from the start.
They had aimed to announce their return and declare war against the gathered Ten Great Families, and perhaps even provoke some key figures among them, but above all, their top priority was to trigger Aire's awakening.
Although the Dragon Fang Soldiers used in her awakening would perish, the Dragon Fang Soldiers descended from their bloodline would, like Asha's knight order strengthening through her presence, be able to wield great power under the patronage of their true master, Aire.
If need be, Aire could even have created new, powerful Dragon Fang Soldiers.
And the Melodia Family Head would assist her from the side.
Furthermore, this process could have instigated civil war among the Ten Great Families.
Although Aire hails from Melodia, she is currently a part of Ban Yuwon's team, making it difficult for Ban Yuwon to evade responsibility.
Moreover, wasn't the timing of their appearance exquisitely precise? Of course, the Melodia Family Head must have aimed for it.
Just before Ban Yuwon, relying on the power of his Codeword, suppressed the traitors and gathered allies to form an alliance.
That precise moment was muddled, allowing the traitors to regain their composure, and though he couldn't be sure, they likely harbored no positive feelings towards Ban Yuwon.
At this rate, a great war among the Ten Great Families wouldn't be surprising.
'This has become a headache, but it's not unsolvable. For now, our future course will depend on how perfectly we deal with Clarent.'
Ban Yuwon sighed and stroked Aire, who he was sitting on—a part that was likely her neck. Aire purred with pleasure, like a cat, though she was no such creature.
The more he looked, the cuter she seemed to become.
"How—!"
A screaming voice struck Ban Yuwon's ears.
After the first-generation Dragon Fang Soldiers sacrificed their lives to elevate Aire into a True Dragon, the strongest among the remaining Dragon Fang Soldiers was rushing forward, stomping on the air with full power.
Ban Yuwon thought the fellow resembled the man he had just stabbed to death with Requiem.
"How can a True Dragon, who awakened by devouring the blood and flesh of my father, carry a mere human on her back—!"
—So it's you.
The depth of its life, though not precisely measurable, was roughly 3,000.
It was slightly less than that of an average head of a Ten Great Family. If a child born from the five strongest Spartoi was this powerful, then how strong was Echion, the Spartoi Ban Yuwon had just killed, originally?
Thinking that if it hadn't sacrificed itself to elevate Aire, there might have been casualties among the heads of the Ten Great Families—and that the responsibility for it might have fallen upon him—sent shivers down his spine.
"I cannot forgive our sacrifice! Our thousands of years of endurance! You cannot trample on them like this!"
—Stop.
At Aire's voice, the one rushing through the air abruptly halted.
Judging by its violently shaking eyes, it seemed to have realized what was happening to it.
—To step before your master on your own, commendable.
"No, I—I cannot accept this. The master of my father, Echion, was the great True Dragon who led all True Dragons and fought against those who sought to unify the dimensions—."
—And it seems I am his daughter.
And Echion had just now carried out the True Dragon's succession ritual, even staking his own life.
The fact that control over Dragon Fang Soldiers is passed down to descendants can be seen from Asha, who commands a knight order composed of Dragon Fang Soldiers passed down through generations.
Of course, Echion must have known that fact, but it seems he never imagined that the True Dragon would remain with Ban Yuwon even after his death.
"This, this cannot be. I cannot tolerate...!"
—Bow your head.
Echion's son, Penteus, immediately bowed his head towards Aire.
—Was this how Yuwon felt earlier?
"It was even more awesome."
Even True Dragons possess the ability to wield Codeword.
This is called Draconic Word. If Ban Yuwon's Codeword imbues the characters he wields with power to gain the world's resonance, then the True Dragon's Draconic Word was closer to magic, manifesting desires instantly by infusing powerful mana into magical characters only True Dragons could handle.
Both would likely yield similar results if an immense amount of power were used, of course.
—Now, go and slay my enemies.
"I... will obey...!"
Among them, Aire wielded a Draconic Word that activated the command system etched into the very foundation of the Dragon Fang Soldiers, strengthening him while simultaneously stripping him of some physical freedom and sending him back to the battlefield.
Nycteus and Lycos, also second-generation Dragon Fang Soldiers, were already being torn apart by the hands of other Ten Great Family heads. At this point, their aerial assault could be considered a complete failure.
[Hya—I ate everything! My performance feels like it's improved by nearly half!]
In the meantime, even that magnificent dragon warship was completely dismantled and absorbed by Lilyth.
All that remained were the bewildered Cynodons, aimlessly wandering without a home or purpose, and Dragon Fang Soldiers even less capable than them.
"All the leaders are dead! Clean out these remnants who dared to disrupt the Ten Great Families' event!"
"Burn them all! Burn—all these bastards to ashes!"
"Look at the sky, the True Dragon has submitted to a human! That man has finally tamed even a True Dragon!"
"How could he do something even the Tower Lord dared not attempt?"
"The order led by the Ten Great Families... will finally be completely shattered today."
Aire, carrying Ban Yuwon, flaunted her True Dragon form by flapping her massive wings, circling the sky a couple of times before finally setting him down on the ground and returning to her human form.
He had somewhat expected it, but her human form had indeed changed considerably, becoming taller and transforming into that of a distinctly more mature beauty.
"Hmph."
Aire, checking her hair and teeth to ensure no trace of a dragon remained, sighed in relief and immediately rushed into Ban Yuwon's embrace.
"I was scared...!"
"Yes, yes, good girl. But you overcame it well. You'll be fine from now on, too."
"It's all thanks to Yuwon!"
The sight of the two passionately embracing and sharing a deep kiss, with Aire rushing into his arms, seemed poised to adorn the climax of a movie.
The explosion magic erupting behind them, shattering the earth and sending the limbs of Dragon Fang Soldiers flying everywhere, completed the perfect scene.
"But let's keep it a secret from Union for now."
"Okay."
If this situation is properly resolved, the Ten Great Families would have no reason to contact Union and expose Aire's true identity.
Ban Yuwon hugged Aire, who clung to him, and gently patted her back, then smiled towards the Melodia Family Head, who was likely watching them from somewhere.
'I wonder what he'll do now that his plan has gone awry.'
He probably feels like throwing everything away and returning to farm life right about now.
But he had already firmly chosen his path, and unless he vanished without a trace, he would, with high probability, draw a legion of Dragon Fang Soldiers to Melodia.
The True Dragon meant to lead them had slipped away, making the situation awkward, but the momentum had already built; there was no stopping until they reached the very end.
Frankly, he didn't care what happened to that fellow.
Ban Yuwon, momentarily concerned about the Melodia students at Union, shrugged, muttering, "It'll work itself out."
The battle soon ended.
Ban Yuwon was extremely satisfied, having gained control over the concepts of countless Dragon Fang Soldiers in addition to a single True Dragon.
Lilyth was satisfied too.
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