Book 5: Chapter 21


    <strong>Sage vs Dragonoid</strong>


    Halt, youre banned from using Hakoku. Also, youre not allowed to release more than five ming knights at once. How about it?


    Eh, even if you say that


    The tournaments semifinalsmenced.


    Ryuushin was waiting for me on the stage and heid down his terms as I climbed up.


    And if I manage to hit you even just once, and even if the damage is just a teensy bit, itll be my win, alright.


    No no no no, what are you saying?


    You crushed those beastkin soldiers left and right.


    Why should I swallow those conditions?


    If Halt wont agree to these terms then


    Then?


    Ill forfeit this match!


    Are you stupid!


    Ryuushin spouted unbelievable stuff.


    The spectators who came to watch the tournament were all fired up. If he forfeited without even trying to fight, itd turn into a storm of booing, for sure.


    I still want my life! Theres no way Id win against the Demon King with the legendary weapon and his minion warlocks with my in body!!!


    So ording to Ryuushin


    Warlock = ming Knights


    Legendary Weapon = Hakoku


    Demon King = Me


    in Body = Couldntplete dragonization


    Thats it.


    What a rude guy, calling people demon kings.


    Hakoku was indeed a legendary weapon, but the rest were just nonsense. The ming knights were quite strong, but I was nowhere as strong as the demon king, and theres nothing in in Ryuushins dragonized body.


    Hm, wait.


    I could release up to five ming knights?


    Is that so, got it.


    Alright, I agree with your terms. Cant use Hakoku, and as a bonus, wont use Ink Sword, too. And I wont release more than six ming knights.


    Y, your okay with that!?


    Yup. But Ill add more if Ryuushin defeated the ming knights and there are less than five remaining, alright?


    Yeah, thats fine. Avoiding the attacks of those five, andnding a hit on Halt, Ill be able to wing that somehow.


    Ryuushin became so eager.


    I would also keep my promise.


    ming knights were less than five.


    Of course, I wouldnt use Hakoku, too.


    Semifinals  My battle and Ryuushin began.


    I thought he would attack me right away, but Ryuushin didnt.


    Since you agreed with the conditions Iid down, Ill give you time to activate your ming knights.


    HohWhat an admirable attitude you got there.


    But, would that be really fine?


    Thanks, then I wont hold back


    Then


    Fire Lance! Water Lance! Wind Lance! Sand Lance! Thunder Lance! Lightning Lance! Dark Lance!


    Eh? Wai, Huuuuuuuuh!?


    I released five ming knights.


    At the same time, I also released knights with other attributes such as water, wind, earth, thunderbolt, light, and dark  five each.


    If I can make a ming knight, then of course I could make knights with other attributes. Id only shown it to Tina, though.


    I promised Ryuushin that itd be up to five ming knights, so I didnt break my promise when I summoned those other-attribute knights.


    By the way, releasing only five each was my service to him.


    Alrighty, Ryuushin, go ahead and evade these 35 knights andnd a hit on me!


    Done with preps?


    N, no way! I cant, stop!!


    Alright, go!


    Seemed like Ryuushins ready, so I made my knights attack.


    Oooooyyyy, its impossible! Ill die, Im gonna dieee!!


    Ryuushin was avoiding their fierce attacks while saying that.


    Hiiii!


    Hes shamefully shrieking, but partially dragonzined Ryuushin steadily ripped the cores of several knights with his ws.


    Anyway, I wouldnt release more until hes done with the 35.


    But, Ryuushins improved a lot, huh.


    Before, he was already having trouble with just two ming knights, but now, he could deal with several knights with different attributes at the same time.


    I think hes closer to being a demon king than I am since he could defeat my knights who could crush even warlocks.


    I watched Ryuushin with these thoughts.


    Ryuushins attacks damaged the knights, but their attacks also prated his dragon skin, too.


    So Ryuushin didnt have any choice but to evade them.


    Hes getting tired.


    Sh, &#%!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    Its over, huh.


    Ryuushin was on his knees, his feet tangled, and the knights clustered around him.


    Of course, I wouldnt deal the final blow.


    I only wanted to restrain Ryuushins body.


    !?


    Something flew with high speed, and I narrowly dodged it.


    That something was a ming knights head.


    The knights gathered around Ryuushin were shed into bits and pieces, their remains scattered in all directions.


    A ck dragon was standing where Ryuushin was moments ago.


    The Kokuryuu had the highest attack power among the dragon species, and it was a raging, feral, dragon.


    I could feel Ryuushins magic wavelength from that.


    Ryuushin is that you?


    Yeah.


    The Kokuryuu spoke.


    So that meant this one was the transformed Ryuushin.


    So youpleted <em>dragonize</em>? Why so suddenly?


    I got exposed to that absurd, outrageous power and violence, so the sleeping dragon blood within me was forced to wake up.


    In short, it was thanks to me!?


    Whoa! Congrats, Ryuushin!


    He finally achieved his dearest wish  Perfect Dragonization.


    Its really worth celebrating.


    Ah, no need to thank me, though?


    Even though my magic was the reason, Ryuushin was the one who broke out from his shell.


    Lets have an extravagant dinner today for Ryuushins celebration  I started to think about that.


    Halt, now its your turn to taste that absurd power!


    Eh?


    Go feel the despair of being assaulted nonstop by an overwhelmingly strong guy until you cant breathe!


    After saying that, Kokuryuu released <em>Dark Breath</em> towards me.


    I even thought of treating him to a meal, though.


    He achieved progress because of me, though.


    Couldnt be helped.


    Should I discipline him a bit?


    Kokuryuus <em>Breath </em>headed towards me.


    I strengthened my entire body with the magic suit, then hit that breath towards the sky with my right hand.


    Wha!?


    Kokuryuu was stupefied.


    Can you afford to stand frozen like that?


    I moved to the spot directly beside Kokuryuu.


    By the time he noticed me, I had already mmed my fist on his body.


    Gugyahhhhhhh!!!


    Kokuryuu howled as he got blown away.


    Of course, I adjusted my strength so he wouldnt fall off from the stage  by a hairs breadth.


    Ugh..uuhhh W, why? Im Kokuryuu, the personification of destruction!? Why did I


    Dont get carried away just because you became a Kokuryuu. You said it earlier, but Kokuryuus an overwhelmingly strong guy, is it? Sorry to burst your bubble. I already defeated that Kokuryuu level when I was eight.


    Eh


    Good timing, let me show you the technique I used to defeat the Kokuryuu that first time.


    I incorporated the light attribute into the magic suit Im wearing.


    The zero attribute magic suit transformed into Holy Armour wrapped in Holy Light.


    The greatest weakness of Kokuryuu was light attribute magic, since it has the attribute of darkness.


    H, Halt, wait a bit! What the heck is that!?


    Its your weakness, light attribute magic. Itll be a bit painful when I punch you with this, so I rmend that you be on your absolute guard.


    Well, as if he could avoid it.


    Light attribute magic incorporated lighting, sopared to the other attributes, it had the fastest attack speed.


    I sauntered towards the trembling Kokuryuu.


    T/N: Yep, seems their battles with the Imperial Beast Guards were too easy to mention, so the author jumped to Halt vs Ryuushin, no missing chaps here ? Halt is like a master guiding his disciple lovingly. ? Oh, sorry btw, I dont curse so I just put it there like that ? and its nice that Halt didnt take credit for himself, he even thought about treating revengeful Ryuushin ?


    Kokuryuu  ck dragon ? retained it coz it matches Ryuushins name :d