Episode 60 [You only need me](10)
Thunderbolt.
A legendary tiger who rules the unpromised land of lightning in the west of the east.
The master of thunder.
Its origin goes back to a very long time ago, around the time when the world changed.
According to the legend of the East, the gods of the beginning first created the world and created humans and various divine beasts.
The dragons, who inadvertently realize that there are creatures smaller and weaker than themselves, dare to persecute them with arrogance.
The Goddess of Thunder and Lightning took pity on this and wanted to lend a helping hand to her young souls.
The Goddess named this divine beast ‘Thunder Tiger’, so the dragons that descended to the earth and ruined the balance of the world were burnt with the power of lightning from the Goddess and saved poor humans.
To praise the majesty of the Thunder and Lightning Goddess, it was named Yongho Sangbak (龍虎相搏), and its path was preserved as a symbol of bravery.
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“[──And the direct descendants of the thunderbolt of the beginning are the chief thunderbolt that handles the blue lightning.]”
From the beginning, he was born with a unique lineage.
Is it shocking that the ancestors received the power of the goddess that existed from the beginning?
“[The Thunderbolt you kept beside you must be one of its direct descendants.]”
Taat!!
It can’t be anything other than a strange kite, swallowing a saliva, as Yeon-hwa jumped over the stump of a huge zelkova tree that had collapsed from decay.
A scene in the forest that passes by in an instant.
Ignoring the cold wind brushing her cheeks, she continued in a gentle voice.
“[Therefore, there is no need to worry too much. Dante. The reason for the existence of this divine beast, originally called the thunderbolt——]”
-They have sharp claws, fangs, all of that.
Tadat! Fault!!
Once again, the giant fox with a small boy on its back spurred off the ground and accelerated forward without hesitation.
“[──This is to destroy the dragon.]”
-It was specialized in killing dragons.
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──It was none other than Nagi who reached out first in the short distance.
Quaang!!!
As if it didn’t matter to me whether she died or not, Nagi quickly distanced herself from her, barely avoiding the black dragon’s leg that was being thrown to the ground without hesitation.
“…..Ugh.”
The ground cracked and cracked in an instant due to the impact.
It was a really heavy room.
If it was a normal opponent, he would have already died instantly with his skull fractured.
“Did you avoid it?”
─But.
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The spikes rose sharply, and with the sound of the air bursting, Nagi bent over his body deftly letting the swinging tail move.
──No matter how powerful the attack is, it’s fine if it doesn’t hit.
Boom!!
After exerting enough force that the veins in her hind legs rose, Nagi immediately flew forward like a spring with her momentum. Nagi burrowed into Olivia’s arms and struck the defenseless woman in the chest.
It was more like a surprise than an attack.
f*ck!
“…!”
With a frown for the first time, Olivia looked down at her diagonally ripped shirt, seemingly unable to stop the impact of her massive front paws.
“You goddamn hoe… How dare you wear my favorite shirt…!”
Nagi opened her eyes wide.
He must have entered the orthodoxy, but he wasn’t complaining about the pain, he was worried about his clothes…!?
How hard the durability is to the point of being ignorant.
About 5 ribs were hit with an impact that would easily break them.
Surely, it is not an ordinary black dragon after all.
…No, in the first place, why did you start a fight…?
It’s the first time I met him with this figure, and he probably didn’t do anything that would offend him.
“[…Can I ask a question…]”
“What, did you think this bastard could speak? Isn’t he just an ordinary animal beast?”
Looking really questioning, Nagi tilted his head.
“[…Why…Why…Attacked…?]”
Since he noticed the black dragon’s presence, he intended to quietly hide himself.
Of course I had no intention of attacking.
Because my master, Dante, ordered that.
However, it does not avoid the oncoming fight.
That is the pride of the Thunder Tiger, and a way not to damage the owner’s honor.
“…Why did you attack? That’s it—”
Olivia murmured coldly as she grinned and twisted the corners of her mouth.
“──Because I f*cking hate kittens.”
Indeed, an infant alone in heaven and earth.
“Especially for a big guy like you.”
“[…….!!?]”
Koo goo goo goo!!!
In an instant, Nagi held blue lightning in his mouth along with the bombardment of a huge breath that surrounded him in all directions.
Kwaang!!!!
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Tadat! Fault!
“[Arrived. Dante.]”
“Thank you Yeonhwa! Please wait here for a moment!”
“[Sure.]”
Tup!
Fortunately, he was a bit dizzy this time thanks to the speed control to some extent, but Dante didn’t throw up his stomach like before and ignored the soles of his feet on the ground.
Trampling the remains of the forest that had already been burned to ashes, Dante hurriedly headed inside.
“Nagiya! Where is Nagiya!!”
With a face full of tears, Dante looked around as he called his precious cat’s name in a sorrowful voice.
However, all that came back was an echo.
“I, Nagiya…Huh…”
With a short sigh, a weak demonic boy wipes the tears from his eyes.
—Ah, I’m too late.
“Aww…”
A nail digging into a clenched fist.
Dante was blaming himself for the guilt of driving Nagi to the brink of death.
Crush…Crush…!
For a moment, the bushes that were at least maintaining their shape swayed wildly.
What is it, a beast? Is it Yong?
Not long after Dante, who was very nervous about the unexpected movement, took a few steps back so that he could escape at any time.
“[—Nya!]”
“!”
Among the long clusters of reeds, a very familiar tuft of bright yellow hairs protruded.
I was surprised at how surprised her golden eyes widened in an instant.
Finally.
Finally, finally.
“…! Nagiya!!!”
Calling out the name of the cat he wanted to see, Dante hugged Nagi tightly with both arms.
He could feel his shoulders getting wet with the fishy scent of blood silver stinging his nose, but he didn’t care at all.
Nagi’s body was soaked in mottled blood that had already faded.
Her paws were bent and rattled in the opposite direction, and the flesh near her tail was horribly ripped off.
In particular, there was a noticeable hole in the back of her neck that looked like it had been dug with something sharp, and the blood was still flowing.
Traces of a fierce battle.
In the end, the worst assumption became reality.
‘Damn it, that damn lizard is real…!’
My teeth trembled from the rising anger, but now was not the time for this.
Quickly, biting his lip, Dante began tearing his coat.
North, Bu-wook.
Because the clothes were originally made of not very tough fabric, they could be easily removed.
“[…Hey.Ong..]”
Nagi was crying a little with an expression of being very tired, probably because he had lost a lot of blood.
Feeling the delicate touch of the cloth wrapped around my neck, Nagi walked with a limp and slowly leaned on Dante’s knee.
“[…Sorry…I do…Order…I didn’t follow…]”
I told you not to fight.
Obviously, the owner said so.
It was because of his lack of ability.
Not being caught stealing, not being able to get away from the black dragon easily.
To show such an unseemly figure.
It was all my fault.
Muttering in her downcast tone, she meowed and meowed.
“[It’s useless… I’m sorry…]”
Tightening the cloth knot, Dante whimpered.
“Why are you sorry… Rather, I’m sorry…”
Taking Nagi into his arms, Dante stood up.
We need to get out of here as soon as possible.
“I let you go outside even though I knew it was dangerous. I’m so sorry, Nagi…”
It was all because of my lack of attention.
So there is no need to apologize.
Dante pressed her lips as she stepped out cautiously, lest she hurt her wounds.
“Thank you for being alive.”
Despite the severe pain that seemed to burn the back of her neck, Nagi languidly spoke as she stared blankly at Dante without a change in expression.
“[…..I’ve never heard of that…]”
Thank you for being alive, that was a word I had never heard in my life.
How can I say it, it’s a strange feeling.
Should I say it feels like my chest is being squeezed and squeezed?
Wrapping his arm around his tail, Nagi strangely gave the horse’s mother strength and said.
“[Still…I didn’t lose…]”
“….. Huh?”
I didn’t lose, what the hell does that mean?
When I asked for a supplementary explanation along with a question mark, she cynically continued.
This time without fumbling, cleanly.
“[—I didn’t lose. To that black dragon.]”
Black Dragon… If it’s a Black Dragon…
“…Olivia-sama?”
“Why are you calling my son.”
“!!”
A voice that shouldn’t be heard right now.
It felt like I had been hit in the head with a hammer.
I barely twisted my stiff, creaking head and looked at the source of the sound.
“Huh…!”
Dante gasped and let out a scream of astonishment.
As if drenched in red rain.
A demonic dragon with red eyes covered in blood all over its body was looking at us with a bloody killing intent.
To be more precise, he was glaring at Nagi, who was holding him dearly in his arms.
──With one eye.
As he moved his lips back and forth over and over again at the absurd scene unfolding before his eyes, Dante shook his head slowly as if to deny reality.
‘…That’s ridiculous.’
This is, this is really nonsense.
Olivia, the Olivia who sneered at her and bounced back with her bare body even when hundreds of dragons fired her breath at her group.
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How much.
──He was bleeding.
…..That’s what it meant when you didn’t lose. Nagiya…
What a f*cking thunderbolt, you!
“I told you not to come out of rare because it’s dangerous. Could it be that… Did you come all the way here because you were worried about me?”
The black dragon burst into a small laugh.
“Ayu… You’re a wonderful bastard. Why are you doing such cute things? I want to bite you.”
Olivia said with a very happy expression, raising the corners of her mouth.
A long tail that stretched gracefully behind its back was waving gently.
“In addition, you captured the mouse that ran away, no, even the kitten? How can I choose only what I like today, Dante?”
Is this it? A sign to f*ck you like a dog tonight as a prize, right?
Flipping her fingers up and down, she pointed to her ground.
“So put down that damned stray kitty who approached you innocently right now.”
I’m going to kill you this time.
Looking at it now, I wonder if it’s the fat cat that came in through the inn window before.
Being merciful once is enough.
Do you think I would leave a bastard full of dangers like that next to you just because you’re crazy?
Unfortunately, however, Olivia’s words could not be heard by the current Dante.
It’s my east wind.
It was because just before, she had been severely traumatized by seeing something she believed did not exist.
Just staring blankly at Olivia with round golden eyes, Dante managed to spit out her short single sentence.
“Did you… Think you’d shed something called ‘blood’…?”
Olivia, who stopped thinking for a second at the obvious question, opened her mouth.
“What kind of nonsense are you talking about all of a sudden, you crazy bastard!!”
“…..No, I thought you had no real blood or tears.”
“This is not a complete asshole!!”
Olivia had a headache.