Chapter 11- It's a Dragon!

Dragon's Republic

The king was peacefully enjoying his dinner when a messenger barged into the dining room. The fire soldiers tried to stop him but he kept on resisting.

(Note: The fire soldiers compose the dragon kingdom's army. Their armor are fire proof and they have high moral which makes it hard for dark magic to affect them.)

" Your Majesty! A letter from the holy kingdom!"

" Let him go!"

The man quickly gave the letter. While reading it for a while, his face grew pale.

" King Dracon! Are you alright?"

" I'm fine. Tell all our generals to prepare for battle. The kingdom of Crux is planning to take over the continent. We might in great danger."

(Note: The king said they might be in great danger because they are the only kingdom without a supreme mage. They only rely on their protector Yggdrasil, the strongest dragon in the land.)

A few days have passed and the republic is a beehive of activities. More fire soldiers are being trained and 2000 holy guards have arrived as reinforcements.

As for the guardian dragon, he was in a bad mood knowing that his citizens are in danger. He released a powerful aura that helps repel magical beasts as preparations continue.

As you can guess, the beasts that fled became unstable.

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Meanwhile,

Kazuki was going to the nearby lake between Crux and the Dragon's Republic. They were going to deliver a letter 10 kilometers away from the kingdom so they used a wagon pulled by Pegasus. Midway, Pegasus started to feel a powerful presence so he stopped walking.

" Master there's a heavy presence nearby."

" Everyone out! Prepare for..."

Kazuki haven't finished speaking when a fireball was launched towards him. Luckily, Pegasus blocked it with his wings.

" Master! Are you okay?"

" Y...yeah. What was that?"

" It seems that the spell was intentionally aimed at you."

Suddenly a giant shadow blocked the sun. Sakura can't believe in what she saw.

" It's a Dragon!!"

Her scream made Maggie's ear ring so she can't temporarily hear anything.

" Good job Sakura. Now Maggie can't much."

" Sorry."

" Well you okay there Maggie?"

" What?!"

" Seems like she can't hear me."

The dragon suddenly threw a ball of fire but it was blocked by Sakura's ice wall. Pegasus on the other hand, was shooting wind blades while Maggie was using rock bullets. Kazuki who can't fight at a long range will just have to sit back and don't do anything reckless.

A few minutes of fighting and the dragon finally decided to finish the fight close combat. Well to be honest, he just ran out of magical power.

He landed in front of the wagon and smashed it. Good thing Kazuki and the others jumped. But the dragon's actions fueled Kazuki's temper.

" You sh*tty dragon! It cost me 30 pieces of silver to buy that wagon and you just broke it! I'm not letting you off without paying anything in return."

He jumped 50 meters in the air, took out "Order" and sliced the dragon's arm. The dragon roared in pain like an erupting volcano. It had no choice but to surrender and return to it's territory.

" Tsk!"

" Still pissed Kazuki?"

" You reckless woman! If you hadn't scream then we didn't have a hard time defeating it. And my wagon! It cost me 30 silver pieces. You will have to-"

Before he could finish his sentence, Kazuki was sent flying by an ice pillar that sprouted under him.

" That greedy bastard."

Sakura could no longer control her temper so she released it all on Kazuki. Pegasus could only laugh from the sidelines, careful enough to not get involved.

When Kazuki was finished healing his scars left by a certain someone's magic, they continued their journey to the lake.