Before me lay a colossal dragon with shimmering blue scales, sprawled on the ground.
“Hey… Demi-Goddess. You said this dragon was a Familiar, but… is that for real?”
“Absolutely! This one is Fubukimaru. I named him and made him my Familiar about a thousand years ago!”
“Wait… so what he mentioned about the Aurora God…?”
“Huh? That’s my name!”
So, she actually has a name.
“Did Fubukimaru do something wrong?”
Aurora God Tuathade… Ugh, that name is a mouthful. I proceeded to explain the situation to the Demi-Goddess.
Suddenly, the color drained from her face.
“I-I-I’m so sorry!”
With a loud thud, the Demi-Goddess dropped to her knees in a deep bow.
“My Familiar has committed a terrible offense against Lady Mika! I sincerely apologize!”
She must be worried that if I were to take offense, the higher-ranking Goddess would report her for her lack of Omniscience.
I wasn’t one to bully the weak, so I had no intention of doing that.
“Hey! Fubukimaru! Get up! You need to apologize to Lady Mika right now!”
The Demi-Goddess kicked the dragon’s back.
“Ugh… where am I…?”
Fubukimaru, the Blizzard Dragon, stirred awake and lifted his massive body.
“Aurora God Tuathade commands you! Apologize to Lady Mika!”
Fubukimaru tilted his head, looking at the Demi-Goddess.
“Why should I listen to you, who claims to be my master…?”
“What did you say!? You can’t even listen to the words of your own God!?”
“My only master is the Aurora God Tuathade!”
“That’s me, I’m telling you!”
Fubukimaru then glanced at the Demi-Goddess’s appearance.
Right now, the Demi-Goddess was…
- Wearing sweatpants
- Bare-faced and just woke up
- With messy hair
- Speaking in a casual tone with “～っす” at the end
Yeah…
“You’re telling me that a slovenly woman like you could be the Aurora God!?”
Sorry, but I agree with him. There was not a shred of divinity emanating from the Demi-Goddess at the moment.
And she didn’t even have wings…
“Damn it! Just wait here! I’ll go get my wings!”
“Wings? You can take them off…?”
Wait, were they just accessories?
The Aurora God entered the Log House, leaving us behind, along with… the Blizzard Dragon, Fubukimaru.
“As the Apostle of the Aurora God, I shall punish the sinner who has trespassed into this domain!”
“Are you really going to do that again…?”
Could you please hold off for a moment…?
“Step back, Lady Saint! This time, I will protect you!”
Felmaa stood in front of me, ready for battle, growling fiercely.
“Felmaa, calm down. Once the Demi-Goddess changes and comes back, he’ll understand.”
But…
“Feel my wrath, Dragon Claw!”
Fubukimaru leaped into the air, spinning as he attacked with his claws.
“Wait, what are you doing…?”
“Take this! Gale Slicer!”
Felmaa roared, and a magic circle appeared in front of her mouth. A massive tornado erupted from it.
The dragon’s claws clashed with Felmaa’s magic.
“Futile!”
The dragon effortlessly sliced through Felmaa’s tornado. His claws raked across her face.
Slash!
“Ugh…!”
“Felmaa…!”
“I-I’m fine… The wound will heal quickly…”
Thanks to the magic power of the Dragon Vein, Felmaa’s facial injury closed up neatly without leaving a trace… but.
He left a mark on a woman’s face.
On my precious Familiar…
“Ha ha ha! How do you like that? I possess power that surpasses even Fenrir! If you wish to surrender, now is your chance…”
I pulled a sword from my Item Box.
It was one of the legendary weapons stored in the Log House’s warehouse.
I had prepared several weapons in my Item Box for emergencies.
“Th-That’s… the Evolved Holy Sword Excalibur!”
～～～～～～
Evolved Holy Sword Excalibur (SSS)
→ A sacred sword crafted by the legendary blacksmith, Happousai.
【Effects】
– Superhuman Physical Enhancement
– Cuts through all existence
～～～～～～
“W-Why is such a legendary weapon in the hands of a mere thief!?”
The Blizzard Dragon was completely terrified.
It had skills that transformed its body into that of a superhuman and could cut through all existence.
If I attacked with this, the dragon’s life would be extinguished in an instant.
It understood that, which is why it was trembling…
Of course, I had no intention of senselessly killing it.
But…
“Apologize. You’ve marred a woman’s face.”
“G-Gah…! W-Well then, I’ll fight back!”
The Blizzard Dragon charged at me.
“Lady Saint, dodge!”
“No, I’m fine.”
Clang!
The Blizzard Dragon unleashed the same Dragon Claw attack as before.
“Wha—!? You caught my claw with your hand!?”
I caught the dragon’s claw with my left hand.
“With this sword, I can become superhuman. My reflexes are heightened.”
“Damn it!”
The Blizzard Dragon tried to create distance.
But…
“W-What is this!? I can’t budge! What incredible power!”
“You and I are on different levels.”
I let go of its claw.
“Come at me!”
“Damn it!”
The Blizzard Dragon swiped at me with its claws.
Crack!
The moment its claws struck my head, they shattered into pieces…
“W-What!?”
“I told you. The levels are different. Your level is only 500. And mine… is 9999.”
“W-What is that!? That’s beyond comprehension!”
So, from the start, this was never even a contest.
If it had been before, this would have sufficed, but…
“What will it be? Will you apologize or not?”
“G-Gah…! W-Why must I, the strongest of my kind, bow to a mere human…!?”
With a light leap, I soared to the dragon’s head and said…
“Sit.”
I casually swung Excalibur down onto the dragon’s head.
Thud!
“Ugh…!”
I struck the dragon’s head hard.
It buried its body into the ground, knocked out cold.
“W-What speed… What defense… And… strength. To surpass an ancient dragon in every aspect…!”
Well, I had been winning in stats from the beginning.
I tapped the head of the unconscious Blizzard Dragon.
“Come on, wake up. The power of the Dragon Vein will heal your wounds quickly, right?”
“Ah… ugh… W-What a monster!”
How rude, calling me a monster when I’m just a delicate girl.
“Now, apologize to Felmaa. Then I’ll spare your life.”
“I’m sorry… Is that enough!?”
Good, good.
“Felmaa, forgive him.”
“Yes!”
…But it felt like Felmaa’s gaze toward me had grown even more intense.
“Thank you for waiting.”
Something descended from above.
With wings sprouting from her back and clad in a white dress, the Demi-Goddess, Aurora God Tuathade, appeared.
“Aurora God!”
Ah, it seemed the Blizzard Dragon finally recognized the Demi-Goddess as its master.
Even though she was the same person as that slovenly woman from earlier.
“It’s been a while, Fubukimaru. You have served as the guardian of this land until today. But that is enough now.”
“W-Enough… what do you mean?”
“The ownership of this land has already been transferred to that human over there… Ah, my apologies, Lady Mika Nagano.”
“!? R-Really…?”
“Yes, truly.”
With that, the Blizzard Dragon would surely believe it.
“Y-You really intend to give the land of the gods to a human…? While this human is indeed strong… this is the land of the gods…”
Is this dragon still doubting…?
“Lady Mika Nagano. Please say, ‘God Protection Release.'”
“Huh? God Protection… Release?”
At that moment…
“Ororororororororororororororor!”
Suddenly, the Blizzard Dragon let out a roar right in front of me.
“Impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible…!!!”
Um… what is happening…?
“The body of a god has a protective barrier that limits its power.”
If that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t be able to live a normal life with a level 9999 body.
“What about when you revert?”
“Activate God Protection.”
I followed the instructions, but the Blizzard Dragon continued to tremble…
Boom!
“The dragon… wait, it shrank!”
“This is… a fox, perhaps…?”
In the place where the Blizzard Dragon once resided, there was a small fox with blue fur.
It lay trembling on its back.
“What’s with this fox?”
“It’s Fubukimaru.”
“Huh? It’s not a dragon?”
“That’s right. It’s a Yoko, a type of fox monster with transformation abilities.”
“But why a fox?”
“As a Demi-Goddess, there’s no way I could have a dragon as my servant!”
…That’s a fair point.
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