『…… Master, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this much irritation.』
While the demon was feeling triumphant, my beloved staff, Lindwurm, was quietly raged.
『Certainly, I feel the power of my brethren from him, and he must be an old dragon who has lived for a long time. I don’t think my compatriot would have thought that he would be subjected to such humiliation after his death.』
Lindwurm’s tone is soft, but as someone who has known him for a long time, I know. He’s completely losing it.
(What do you want to do?)
『I’m going to go into dormant mode for a while, is that okay?』
(Oh, I don’t mind. Do as you like.)
『Thank you, Master.』
Not knowing that he had touched Lindwurm’s reverse scale, the demon was grinning and enjoying himself.
“Now then, when should I start killing you low lives? Of course, I’ll save you for last, you little brat. I need to make you suffer the most before I kill you, otherwise I won’t be satisfied you see.”
“Sigh. Unfortunately, you’re the one who’ll die.”
“Huh? Kukuku, don’t you understand my power?”
“Let me answer you with your words. Don’t you understand the power of this staff?”
“Huh? What do you…… Uggh!? W-w-what’s this tremendous magical power….…!?”
The magic that Lindwurm had released swept around him like a tornado. Sensing this, the adventurers screamed, “Hiiiiiii!”
Lindwurm is a beautiful pure white wand. Now, it changes its shape while emitting such a brilliant light that it gives the illusion that the sun has fallen.
It’s not just about shape.
Lindwurm’s mass swelled dozens of times at once, and eventually, a gigantic body that even surpassed that of Wolf-kaachan’s body appeared.
“Guruaaaaaaa!”
The one that let out a tremendous roar was a monster covered in scales like white porcelain. It is a dragon that boasted fantastical beauty. No, it’s not just a dragon. It is an ancient dragon amongst ancient dragons. A being that has lived for tens of thousands of years.
My Holy Dragon Staff, Lindwurm, was once a legendary ancient dragon that existed from the age of mythology —the Radiant Dragon Lindwurm.
“A, a, a, a….…”
I wonder if the ancient dragon that he has taken into his body is a factor as well, but the demon felt instinctively terrified. The demon’s cheeks is trembling and his teeth clattered as he staggered back.
“Im-, Impossible…… In such a place like this…… for an ancient dragon to be here…… I-it’s ab….surd…..”
Lindwurm, who had regained his old dragon form, purred in disgust.
『Grrrrrrr (You have defiled my people. Die to atone for your sins!)』
“U-, uwaaaaaaaaaa!?”
As if Lindwurm’s murderous intent had been transmitted to him, the demon turned on his heel and tried to run away as fast as he could, letting out a miserable scream with no shame and honor.
—But Lindwurm didn’t give him time to escape. In an instant, Lindwurm stretched his neck, swallowed the demon’s head all the way to his stomach and bit it.
Spurt!
The upper and lower half of the body were easily separated by the tear. A terrified scream was heard from the upper body caught between Lindwurm’s fangs.
『So unpalatable!』
Lindwurm spits out the demon’s upper body. Half of the demon’s body danced in the air.
“Higyaaaaaa!”
Even though his body is cut in half, he is still alive.
What a life force.
But the next moment, Lindwurm opened his mouth wide. A brilliant light flash from the back of his throat.
“N-no, noooooo! N-not yet…… I don’t want to dieeeee!”
The demon’s pleas were in vain, Lindwurm fired a powerful breath of light.
“I don’t want to d—”
Swallowed by the light, along with his scream, the figure of the demon disappeared. The breath hit the ceiling of the dungeon directly, creating a huge hole that penetrated all the way to the surface. Only the clothes on the lower half of the demon’s body lay empty on the ground. Most likely, the body of the demon had disappeared without a single speck of dust remaining. Lindwurm let out a breath of light that completely erased the demon.
Sigh. As evidence that there was a demon in the dungeon, I wanted to bring back a part of the body if I could…… Well, it can’t be helped now.
After finishing his work, Lindwurm looked back at me.
『Well then, Master. I’ll sleep for a while. 』
(Thank you for your hard work. Please take a good rest.)
The massive body shrinks and returns to its original staff form. I caught it with one hand as it fell. Now that Lindwurm is in dormant mode, it can’t even stay in the air like it normally would.
I’ll store it in subspace first.
“Alright, now that the demon was already taken care of….. Eh? …..Is everyone okay?”
The adventurers all looked blank.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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