Chapter 216: The beast of death and Takuto′s wish<hr>


    We kept our eyes on the sky. Liese wanted to ride Hix, but I promised to give her a ride after the zombies were gone.


    This is not a good time. Olivier-san won''t feel safe unless he''s within arm''s reach.


    "There are no enemies, are there? Takuto"


    "Yes. There were a lot of them just now...strange, right?"


    "Yes. It''s also strange that the skeleton riders are dropping zombies. There''s no way they''re that smart"


    I guess Bran''s point is correct. It''s just like with the dark summoner. When something without wisdom acts with wisdom, there is someone who directs it. Nebiroses to my mind. However, it''s dangerous to assume...but I feel ufortable about this situation.


    There''s no way they would have used that kind of strategy only against Liese. The best ce to do that would be the town. The target would be Freetia, but they aren''t targeting Freetia.


    So where would they go after...if it was me... the town of Blumen? If they hit there, no fish won''te to Freetia. But Princess Sarah and the others know that. I''m sure they''ve sent their knights to protect it.


    Then their target would be Verdure vige. But it didn''t feel right because I didn''t know of any other towns.


    As I was thinking about this, Freetia came into view. It looks like we arrived without any problems...


    But I had a strange feeling of difort. What is it? What am I missing? Damn it! I can''t remember!


    Then came amunication from Ruin-san.


    Takuto-kun! We''re in trouble! A zombie horde has emerged from Verdure vige!


    "Wh!? What do you mean? Did they just fall out of the sky?"


    What are you talking about! They came from the church! It''s definitely the work of Nebiros!


    That''s right! He was performing some kind of ritual in the church! Da~! She even mentioned Nebiros by name! I''m an idiot!


    I can''t stop thinking about his mocking face! Son of a bitch! I''m going to beat the shit out of him again!


    I had just exined the situation to Liese and the others when I took off, taking Lily and the others with me.


    I stopped and looked at the sky. Today''s weather is unusually cloudy. I see...so that''s what''sing. I change to Hix and call out to Ix.


    "You wanted to see me, Master?"


    "Ix, try to detect the sky"


    "Yes, Master. ...Detection skill is responding. There are 25 hostiles in the clouds"


    I knew it...they''re going to rain zombies down on Freetia when the knights go to Verdure vige to rescue them. But I''m going to crush that n. That bastard.


    I usemunication with Princess Sarah.


    "Princess Sarah, its me Takuto"


    Excuse me! Arge number of zombies have emerged from Verdure vige! If we go to the rescue now!


    "That''s what the enemy wants. Ix has spotted enemies in the clouds above Freetia"


    Na!? That...cerian beasts and hawkmen on lesser griffons are watching the sky, right?


    Wako hasn''t detected any sign of them either.


    "I don''t know how. I''m not sure if it''s an item or a skill, but I''m pretty sure they''re there. There are 25 in total"


    So...they''re nning on dropping rotten zombies on Freetia once we''re gone...


    "Maybe...can you get rid of them?"


    Leave it to me. I''m sorry, but I need you to track down the enemy


    "Yes"


    From Freetia castle, Hawkman troops led by Airtis and knights riding on Lesser Griffons jump into the clouds one after another. Then Skeleton Riders jump out of the cloud.


    At that moment, Wako detected them. It''s either the skill or that cloud that''s suspicious. I''d say an item is no longer to me.


    The Skeleton Riders drop Rotten Zombies, but before they can fall, the castle and its walls are bathed in cleansing light and the Rotten Zombies disappear.


    Well done. I checked with Ix and it looks like we got rid of them all.


    Are there any enemies?


    "No"


    Good. I''m sorry, but would you be willing to fight with me in Verdure vige?


    The information came through.


    Emergency Quest Rescue Verdure Vige has urred


    "Of course"


    Then let''s meet up in Verdure Vige


    "Yes"


    I cut off themunication. The members are Lily, Ion, Setia, Ix and Bran. They all look ready to go.


    "Let''s go"


    Yes!


    "Warp Gate!"


    When we moved to Verdure Vige, the battle with Ruin-san''s yers and Princess Sarah''s had already begun. It feels like everyone is doing their best just to protect the vigers.


    The church is gone and there''s a ck mass three times the size of the church. There is a horizontal ck mass. Zombies seem to be sprouting from it. I''m identifying it.


    <b>Draugrbeast? </b>


    <b>? ? ?</b>


    This is a monster I''ve never heard of. I''m pretty sure it''s an undead monster, but...I mean, isn''t it destroying our field? I was annoyed, but Princess Sarah acted quickly.


    "Eternity Freetia!"


    The special move that Princess Sarah used on me cut the Draugrbeast in half. I thought it was over without any worries, but the Draugrbeast stuck to the shed part and was restored.


    Ah, this is a bad enemy. If I''m going to defeat it, I''ll have to use Lily''s trump card...but can I use it here?


    It confuses my decision. Then I saw someone I knew. It was the sugar cane grandmother. She was with a child.


    "It''s okay. Kikiya...I''ve lived long enough...leave me and go away"


    "That...grandma! I don''t want to! Come with me! Grandma!"


    "No...let me die here"


    Maybe it was just a y. But the words and the scene touched a nerve in me.


    "Old woman"


    "Hmm?Is older brother the one who epted my quest? I''m sorry, but can you take care of this child for me?"


    The information ising.


    Do you want to take Kiki and run away?


    "I''m sorry but I refuse"


    Takuto (san, sama) !?


    Everyone is surprised. That would be the case.


    "Old woman...your way of thinking is wrong"


    "?"


    "As long as any old person is alive, they shouldn''t try to die. What you did was a desecration of the dead"


    "Older brother..."


    "I''ll...we''ll prove it to you! That it''s wrong for the living to give up their lives for the dead!"


    That''s a very important lesson I learned from my grandfather. I look at Lily.


    "Lily, dragonize! Kill that monster and all the zombies at once!"


    "I''m on it! Takuto! Lily''ll show you how serious she is!"


    Lily raises herrge sword to the sky!


    "Dragonification!"


    A huge pir of light pierces the heavens and the dark clouds. And Lily, who became a dragon appears from the pir of light.


    "White dragon..."


    "How beautiful..."


    The vigers who had been fleeing and the knights who had been fighting were transfixed by Lily''s appearance.


    Now that Takuto has asked me a true favor, I''ll decide it at once!


    Lily flies high into the sky and deploys a dragon magic circle.


    Shooting Starlight!


    Rays of light rained down on the vige, causing a huge explosion. The Rotten Zombies fly through the air and disappear as particles of light.


    Four rays of light pierced the Draugrbeast as well, but it was still alive, its body in tatters.


    Muu...I couldn''t defeat it at once, but this is the end!


    Lily inhaled.


    Dragon Breath!


    Lily''s dragon breath is released and a huge sh of light hits the Draugrbeast. A huge explosion of light envelops the Draugrbeast and it disappearspletely.


    Everyone stood in awe at the miraculous sight. Then Garou-san sees it and says to Princess Sarah.


    "...Princess, listen to me for a moment"


    "...What is it? Garou"


    "I''m d I banned dragonification in the training match"


    "It''s a strange coincidence...I was just thinking the same thing"


    Princess Sarah and Garou couldn''t help but think of the overwhelming strength of the dragon-like Lily.


    Lily gets smaller at the cost of bing a dragon and I hug her as she falls. Normally I wouldn''t be able to do that, but I was able to hug her because it wasn''t designed to fall freely.


    "Takuto...did I manage to beat it?"


    "Yeah, you did great. Lily...thank you"


    "Ehehehe~"


    Then Ion and the others came to me.


    "I was able to defeat it too. Takuto-san"


    "Me too. It was so easy"


    "I could have done it too, if only Master had ordered me to"


    What are they trying to say? Those three...


    "The problem is that the quality of Master''s orders was different from before"


    "Yes...I''ve never seen Takuto-san ask for something like that before"


    I, Is that so...? When I was told, I might not have really asked the girls...because when I was fighting Arthur, I was more worried about them.


    "Lily was happy!"


    Lily gives a big smile, but the others seem uninterested.


    "I would like an equivalent order from Master"


    ""Agreed!""


    I don''t know if that''s such a sudden thing to say, but...


    "My Lord. It seems there are still zombies. Give the order"


    "Eh? ...Ah~. Go kill the remaining zombies"


    """I''m disappointed"""


    I''m disappointed in synchro! Because it can''t be helped! I can''t do it if you suddenly say so!


    Then Princess Sarah raised her sword.


    "The monster that turned Verdure vige into hell has been defeated by the hands of the Holy Dragon! Knights of Freetia! Justice is ours! All troops, follow me!"


    Oo!


    This is...ah, Brass-san is bowing. You used Lily to boost morale. Well, there''s no choice but to boost the morale of the knights...we''ll go to the vigers'' escorts.


    Ruin-sans group left the attack to the Knights of Freetia and joined with the rescued vigers.


    "Thank you for your help. Takuto-kun, Lily-chan. But are you sure you should have used your trump card?"


    "I don''t know. This time I actedpletely without thinking about the consequences. I''m sorry"


    It''s not enough to be carried away by the emotions of the moment. But I was able to follow my heart. That''s enough for now. If I hadn''t used it and the sugarcane old woman had died, I would have regretted it, I''m sure.


    "You don''t have to apologize. I''m just relieved...that Takuto-kun had those moments too"


    I''m relieved...well, there are many things I can''tpromise on. That''s exactly what happened this time.


    The zombies were wiped out and the battle cry was raised.


    "We''ve won! Raise a battle cry!"


    Oh! Long live the Holy Dragon! Long live Princess Sarah!


    I feel like Lily ispletely being treated like she''s in the knight order or is it my imagination?


    I didn''t say anything because I thought it would be uncouth to say such a thing when I saw how happy the knights and vigers were. Then came the information about level up.


    The level of Intermediate Summoner has increased. You have gained status points 1pt


    The level of Intermediate Summoner has increased. You have gained skill points 1pt


    Lilys one-handed sword skill level has reached 10. She got the one-handed sword technique Light Sword


    Ixs level has reached 30. Ex Machina''s armament has been released


    A new section of the battleship has been released


    Bran''s level has reached 20. Perform evolution


    The upation level has reached 20. ss change is possible


    Eh? Oh, calm down. First of all, my remaining skill points are 62pt. I''ve set my status point to agility.


    Lily has learned to use the light sword that Princess Sarah used. I want her to use it a lot, because I know firsthand that it''s a pretty strong skill, but I''m terrified of arge sword with the speed of light.


    And first of all, Bran''s evolution has begun.<hr>


    <b><i>Name Takuto Intermediate Summoner Lv19Lv20</i></b>


    Vitality 4950


    Magic Power 103105


    Strength 35


    Defense 25


    Agility 3839


    Dexterity 7778


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Fighting Lv9


    Kicking Lv16


    Staff Lv22


    One-handed Sword Lv18


    Spear Lv10


    Throwing Lv7


    High-Speed Chanting Lv20


    Summoning Magic Lv28


    Seal Magic Lv5


    Horsemanship Lv13


    Alchemy Lv17


    Mining Lv20


    Logging Lv17


    Dismantling Lv33


    Appraisal Lv20


    Identification Lv28Lv29


    Wind Magic Lv22


    Fire Magic Lv21


    Earth Magic Lv22


    Water Magic Lv28


    Dark Magic Lv22


    Sacred Magic Lv5


    Lightning Magic Lv22


    Explosion Magic Lv22


    Wood Magic Lv23


    Ice Magic Lv22


    Space-time Magic Lv35


    Underwater Action Lv2


    Reading Lv8


    Cooking Lv33


    Feeding Lv7


    Fishing Lv16


    Synchro Lv10<hr>


    <b><i>Name Lily Dragonewt Cura Lv8Lv10</i></b>


    Vitality 6263


    Magic Power 5153


    Strength 123129


    Defense 4243


    Agility 4344


    Dexterity 40


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Light Fist Lv9


    Flight Lv15Lv16


    One-handed Sword Lv27


    Large Sword Lv21


    Hammer Lv10


    Rengeki Lv6


    Tempering Spirit Lv20


    Light Magic Lv2


    Light Wave Motion Lv2


    Dragon Technique Lv7


    Dragonification Lv5Lv6


    Holy Dragon Blessing Lv3<hr>


    <b><i>Name Ion Dragonewt Envelope Lv6Lv8</i></b>


    Vitality 62


    Magic Power 9296


    Strength 5657


    Defense 3233


    Agility 117123


    Dexterity 9599


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Dual Wield Lv27


    Spear Lv4


    Throwing Maneuver Lv8


    Flight Lv9


    Swimming Action Lv12


    Ice de Lv14


    Rengeki Lv5


    Water Magic Lv12


    Blue Wave Motion Lv2


    Dragon Technique Lv6


    Dragonification Lv6


    Sea Dragon Blessing Lv4


    Cooking Lv8<hr>


    <b><i>Name Setia High Elf Lv5Lv7</i></b>


    Vitality 5052


    Magic Power 122128


    Strength 4345


    Defense 36


    Agility 37


    Dexterity 122128


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Staff Lv14


    Magic Bow Lv8


    Eagle Eye Lv3


    Shooting Lv2


    Woodworking Lv12


    Collecting Lv18


    Dose Lv12


    Engraving Lv3


    Jewel Magic Lv1


    Lapidary Lv1


    Wind Magic Lv7


    Fire Magic Lv13


    Water Magic Lv20


    Earth Magic Lv13


    Dark Magic Lv1


    Sacred Magic Lv3


    Lightning Magic Lv1


    Explosion Magic Lv1


    Wood Magic Lv16


    Ice Magic Lv3


    Tree Magic Lv9


    High Elven Knowledge Lv13


    Spirit Summoning Lv6


    Cooking Lv8<hr>


    <b><i>Name Ix Ex Machina Lv26Lv30</i></b>


    Vitality 4044


    Magic Power 4044


    Strength 4044


    Defense 4044


    Agility 4044


    Dexterity 4044


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Machina Armament Lv6


    Analysis Lv4


    Detection Lv12


    Conversion Lv2


    Link Lv4


    Magic Recharge Lv4<hr>


    <b><i>Name Bran Angel Lv18Lv20</i></b>


    Vitality 2425


    Magic Power 3436


    Strength 2728


    Defense 2425


    Agility 3234


    Dexterity 3132


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Flight Lv5


    Shield Lv6


    Spear Lv5


    Provocation Lv6


    Light Magic Lv3


    Halo Lv7


    Angel Blessing Lv5


    ---------------------------


    Author note:


    Takuto''s evolution and Bran''s evolution next time.