“… Dragon?”
Leo tilted his head.
Not to brag, but he was one of the oldest users who had played Lost World for over 10,000 hours.
Even after doing that, there were a lot of things I didn’t know about this game, but I still knew everything in general.
The same was true of the different races of the Abyss.
Such as their types, abilities or their respective quests. I knew a lot of things.
‘But there were no dragons among them?’
However, it was the first time that Leo had heard Mamber’s words.
“Isn’t there a race called dragon?”
“One-sidedly, I know that. However, several ancient ruins have reported the existence of dragons.”
“That’s it, I know.”
“… The young guy has a lot of knowledge.”
Mamber complained.
He’s a royalty, but he’s such a strong mage, but he’s also knowledgeable about ruins.
It was a bit embarrassing to be in the position of having a several times age difference.
“Looking at what you’re talking about, do you feel better now? Freeze it again?”
When Leo flicked his hand, a cold wave swirled around him.
“Gwa, it’s okay.”
Mamber shook her head.
Like a 5th-class mage, as time passed, the mana in his body was doing its job and his body was getting better.
However, Mamber no longer had the courage to fight Leo.
“Tell me more about that dragon. Aside from whether there really are dragons or not, how do you know if this is a dragon egg?”
Leo pointed to the egg.
Mamber hesitated.
“that’s… .”
“Aren’t you talking? Make me want to talk?”
“… Whoa. Actually, I didn’t mean to have that egg… I got a commission. I heard only the form and told him to come find it.”
“request? You are a member of the Casein Guild. Judging by your skills, I think you’ll become an executive level. If it was a request from you, did the guild leader order it?”
It should be enough to request a 5th class mage.
“no. It is not the guild leader.”
“then?”
“… … .”
Mamber couldn’t answer and only rolled her eyes.
When Leo moved his mana menacingly, it was only then that his mouth opened with difficulty.
“… Lycanthrope Warchief. He asked me to get this egg.”
“!!”
* * *
Not long ago, Leo robbed Willivence’s warehouse.
I deliberately went there with my brothers, because it was a place where it was assumed that there would be a leap in growth.
Since it is an elixir of growth that is extremely difficult to store, I was worried that there would be problems during transportation, so I planned to eat it on the spot.
However, as expected of Willivence, who is also called a war merchant, the elixir of growth was kept ironically.
Leo didn’t take it for now, thinking that it would be okay to leave it on for a while.
After moving the items in the warehouse to the imperial castle, I decided to have them later.
“Is this it?”
“yes.”
Leo nodded at Elise’s question.
A pinkish liquid was contained in a flask shaped like an elongated test tube.
3 in total.
After the sorting of the items at the imperial palace was over, more than half of them were moved to the mansion where Leo was staying.
It was the same with the Growth Elixir, but Leo was thinking of calling Elise and Kizan to take it together today.
“that’s interesting. If you eat this, your growth rate will increase for a month. First time I’ve heard of it.”
“It’s so hard to find and the conditions are tough, so it’s probably like that.”
It can only be taken by those under the age of 15 and contains a little bit of drug ingredient, so the recipe itself is hardly known.
That’s why it was perfect for Leo, Ellis, and Kizan to carry and consume.
They will be able to pick up mulberries with this.
“But it’s Leo. What are you worried about?”
“yes? Why sister?”
“no… It seems that his expression has been frozen ever since I saw him this morning.”
“… … .”
Leo was taken aback by Alice’s words.
When he touched his lips, he was obviously expressionless.
‘Does that mean I’m just that nervous?’
It was worth it.
yesternight. I was very surprised when I heard that the requester to get the dragon’s egg from Mamber was the lycanthrope warchief.
No wonder he was the leader of the lycanthrope race and one of the grand dukes of the Abyss.
A monster on the same level as the terrifying Vampire Lord I saw before.
It was very suspicious that such a guy asked me to get a dragon egg.
‘Above all, there was no event like this in the game I knew.’
There was no race called dragon, and there was no quest to get an egg like this.
Of course, Leo might not have known, but he couldn’t think so comfortably.
‘I don’t know how things are going.’
However, Leo forced himself to open his face.
“no. I guess it’s because I didn’t sleep well last night. Do not worry about it. sister.”
I can’t cause these little sisters and brothers to worry for nothing.
After calming Elise appropriately, the three of them immediately took the elixir of growth.
As soon as I ate, I felt a sense of relief in my body.
“Wow… .”
“Spirit… It feels like I took some kind of stimulant.”
Kizan muttered with a surprised face.
It was the same with Leo, but originally he had an unrivaled sense of mana, but now his range has widened even more.
The flow of mana in the mansion where he was staying now felt like he could get his hands on it.
‘This is why people suck on drugs.’
However, be careful.
If you use it well, it will be of great help, but if you do it wrong, you can become a drug addict.
“For a month from today, practice while reducing the amount of time you sleep. That way it will grow faster.”
“okay.”
The two nodded.
As full-fledged wizards, they also knew how precious this opportunity was.
Leo nodded and straightened his robe.
Seeing that, Elise tilted her head.
“By the way, Leo, where are you going?”
“yes. I have some business to see.”
Leo had hardly slept since he heard Mamber’s story yesterday.
I was thinking about how to do this.
Still, the conclusions reached were ambiguous.
‘I don’t have too much information.’
Even if I went to the lycanthrope warchief in the Abyss with my current skills, I would die in less than 5 minutes.
If so, he had to get information in a different direction, but Leo pondered over that method.
How should I dig into the dragon race?
I had already read a lot of knowledge in the royal palace library, but I couldn’t even find the letter C of the dragon.
The Imperial Palace Library is larger in scale, but you can’t expect much here either.
So I had to move myself.
And there was one piece of knowledge in Leo’s head.
‘For sure… There was a dungeon called the dragon’s cave.’
It was a dungeon located not too far from the imperial capital, and I had entered it when raising other characters.
The memory of that time was so unique that it still remained in my head, but unlike the name of the dragon’s cave, there was nothing related to dragons at all.
I went all the way through the monsters in the dungeon, but it was full of unknown patterns.
‘But what if that place was related to dragons?’
There was no connection other than the name of the dungeon, so it was worth looking forward to.
At least you might feel something when you take this egg.
“So my older sister and older brother are doing well in training. I will go and check.”
After Leo asked the two of them, they left the mansion.
* * *
“You mean you want to look around my estate?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“It’s not that difficult to give permission like that, but… Why? There’s not much to see there, right?”
Leo went to Prince Bahelm’s underground mage tower and had a private meeting with him.
The reason was simple.
Since the dragon’s cave was a dungeon located in the domain of Prince Bahelm, it was good to get permission from him in advance.
Bahelm’s expression was incomprehensible.
He was granted vast land as an honorary duke of the empire, but in fact most of it was useless land that could not be cultivated.
It was given by the emperor for the value of the title duke, but everyone knew that he did not need the land.
Rather, this underground mage tower was much more useful to him.
That’s why I wondered why Leo wanted to go there.
Leo shrugged and said.
“I want to go around a little and cool my head.”
“Well… Right.”
It seemed like a ridiculous excuse, but Lord Bahelm nodded as if he understood.
Leo laughed to himself.
‘At times like this, the concept of a genius mage is really comfortable.’
The mental world of a young genius is incomprehensible to ordinary people.
They grow from behaviors that ordinary people would not understand.
That’s why even if Leo behaves unusually, he understands and moves on.
And since Prince Bahelm was also the highest peak of such geniuses when he was young, he accepted Leo’s words at once.
“I have been like that too. Come to think of it, what is blocking your way is the 6th class wall. I also wandered for a while, but I can understand your feelings.”
“… I’m glad you understand.”
Leo was dumbfounded when he answered.
‘It’s bullshit I spit out, but I understand this…’ ?’
Prince Bahelm said.
“You can look around Youngji. don’t tell me in advance And when you cool down, come to me. I haven’t had a serious conversation with you about magic yet, so it would be good to talk about it then.”
“Five. All right.”
Leo nodded as if this was a windfall.
Since there are many monsters living in the dragon’s cave, you should be able to achieve considerable internal growth just by going there now that you have taken the elixir.
But after that, I was a private tutor for Prince Bahelm.
‘If you do this well… Maybe I can break through the 6th rank this time?’
He might be aiming for a jackpot with medicine and private tutoring.
* * *
Leo rode in a carriage and moved.
He already knew the location and had permission from the owner of the land, so there was nothing to hold back.
A mountain in the corner of Bahelm’s domain.
The dragon’s cave was halfway up the mountain.
At first glance, it looked like a useless abandoned mountain, and Leo didn’t see any meaningful results in this dungeon either.
But maybe something different this time?
I was moved by such a premonition.
And that premonition was right from the start.
– Ugh!
Arriving in front of the cave, Leo felt his subspace pouch vibrate.
“?”
Let’s take out the contents… .
– Woo-woo-woo!
The dragon’s egg was vibrating violently.