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Wayne’s sword, perfectly capturing the gap, pierced Akasha’s left arm.

“Ugh!”

The exhilarating pain felt once again. Akasha had no choice but to overcome this unpleasant sensation that she could not get used to after such a long time.

“!?”

Wayne, who quickly cut off Akasha’s left arm and tried to continue his attacks, was taken aback by the holy sword stuck deep in his arm and not moving. The thing that penetrated the bone had a negative effect on her.

“Gotcha.”

Although both hands were retired, Akasha’s legs were still intact. He then used his right foot to kick Wayne hard in the abdomen.

“Gagging!”

When the dragon kicked with all its might and hit the target, there was no way that no matter how much of a warrior he was, he would have the talent to withstand it. Wayne, whose consciousness was almost lost to a distant place, barely managed to hold on to his senses.

“Aaaaa!!”

Suddenly─

Wayne, who finally cut off Akasha’s arm, quickly widened the distance. Sure enough, Akasha’s foot stepped on the spot where she had been just a moment ago. She quickly recovered her body by using divine power and swallowed dry saliva when she saw the cracked floor.

‘It was dangerous, I almost died…’

It made me lose the use of both arms. If it were a battle with a normal monster, it would have already been over. However, Akasha paid no attention to such things and attacked Wayne without hesitation. The tension that she couldn’t let go even for a moment made her breathe slowly.

“…I understand.”

“What are you muttering all of a sudden?”

“I thought it was ridiculous for a hero to have the power of someone other than Stella… I never thought it would be possible for a dragon to make a pact with a hero.”

“…!”

Wayne was surprised by Akasha’s words, as if she was looking right into his head, but he couldn’t show it on his face. Even though she was a dragon, it was impossible to penetrate the warrior’s mental barrier and read her mind.

The problem is that Akasha is not an ordinary dragon. This ‘smartest dragon’ satisfied his curiosity from everything from Wayne’s facial expressions, gestures, reactions, and attacks.

If it’s a dragon like “, it’s understandable that it’s so picky… but I’m curious as to what kind of dragon it is. I’m embarrassed to say this with my own mouth, but not just any dragon can embarrass me like this.”

Wayne, disgusted by Akasha’s eyes flashing once again, gathered his strength once again. I was planning to finish quickly before he got any more information.

“Kkeuk, isn’t it okay to exchange attacks and gain information? This is a lot more fun than just cutting off your limbs. In the next attack, we will try to guess who the dragon is that made a pact with you, so attack carefully.”

“This will be the last attack, so it doesn’t matter.”

Wayne squeezed out the remaining divine power. The golden energy emanating from the entire body materialized and took the shape of a sword. The number of swords gradually increased to 7, and each sword clearly radiated silver magical power.

‘Until before, three was the limit….’

After making a pact with Arjen, Wayne’s overall mana amount as well as his power control and efficiency increased dramatically. Because of this, Wayne was confident. I am confident that if I land this attack, I will be able to kill the target in front of me.

“Wow… This looks a bit dangerous even to me…”

Akasha smiles awkwardly. His attitude was colorless as the swords floating above Wayne’s head rushed towards him one after another. Akasha narrowly dodged the first one, but the second one flew in right after and dug into her thigh.

“Pfft!”

Even though it was not the body of a dragon, the sword Wayne created sliced it as smoothly as tofu. Next, the swords flew one after another, piercing Akasha’s shoulders, side, and the rest of her thighs, respectively.

Before she could struggle from the dizzying pain felt throughout her body, Wayne arrived in front of Akasha and plunged the holy sword into her chest. Wayne felt the feeling clearly penetrating his heart with his fingertips, and only then was he able to be sure of victory.

“Cough! Haha! I understand, I understand!”

“…Huh?”

The problem is that what Wayne is dealing with is a being that can survive even if its entire body is chopped up and its heart pierced.

Grumble!

“Huh!”

Wayne was blown backwards by the suddenly rising flames and wind pressure. Fortunately, I didn’t lose the holy sword from my hand, but in fact, it wasn’t fortunate at all. Because Wayne had been through this situation before.

“……This is so…there is no answer.”

A huge shadow is cast that obscures even the soft moonlight illuminating the night. The thing that created the shadow was a large dark blue dragon. Needless to say, it was the true body of Akasha.

“Arjen… It was Arjen! Hahahahaha!!”

In the end, Akasha was furious when she discovered the identity of the dragon that had really made a pact with Wayne. As his voice called Arjen’s name mixed with joy, Wayne felt puzzled.

“You talk as if we know each other.”

Because the number of dragons is so small and there are no other races that can associate with them, most dragons know each other to a large extent. However, the feelings I felt from Akasha were more vague than that.

“I know. Arjen and I have a very difficult relationship.”

“Are they that special of a relationship?”

Wayne was worried that the situation might turn out to be awkward for no reason. Even though it was not a cliche, there was no reason for Akasha to deceive herself. In any case, it was difficult to kill him hastily since he was an acquaintance of Arjen.

While Wayne was hesitating, Akasha swung her arm. He nods his head as he violently slams Wayne down at a speed that is completely unsuitable for his huge physique.

“No problem, I was the one who killed her entire family.”

“Ugh….”

“Ho, you just avoided something? Is it more mature than I thought?”

Akasha was purely amazed as she saw Wayne escape her attack range by one step. Wayne’s expression crumpled as even his reaction felt like a mockery.

‘It would have been dangerous if I hadn’t fought Arjen…’

What Wayne gained from meeting Arjen was not just an oath. The experience of surviving the fight against the dragon became the basis for her to be able to establish a minimal battle with Akasha.

And as long as there is even the slightest possibility left, she will not back down. Because that is the weight and mission of the name ‘warrior’.

“Yaaap!”

However, as she tried to swing the holy sword once again, Akasha’s low tone chilled the surrounding air.

“Arthur.”

Teuong!

“Ugh!?”

Wayne couldn’t help but be taken aback when his vigorous attack bounced back in vain. No matter how much he revealed his true face, he had no idea that the holy sword would never get stuck.

“It is clear to anyone that the attack was a full-on attack, but there is no way I have any strength left now.”

As Akasha said, the silver aura that had been shining sharply just a moment ago was completely gone from the holy sword.

“No matter how much of a pact was made, there is no way a human could use the dragon’s power so freely. Even if you are a hero, that is definitely ‘borrowed’ power.”

The only power that a warrior can infinitely use is the power of Stella, the human god. And Akasha neutralized Stella’s power in some way.

In that situation, Wayne had no chance of winning as long as Akasha returned to her original form.

“Not yet… not yet!”

Wayne did not give up and continued to swing the holy sword. However, Akasha did not even try to avoid it and just ignored it and used magic. As the dragon’s magic returned to the main body, the surrounding mana also fluctuated rapidly.

“Rest assured. Now that all my questions have been answered, let’s just pretend that cutting off limbs never happened. I thought of something more fun.”

I knew what was going on without even having to listen. Wayne immediately realized that Akasha was planning to do something to Arjen.

“Maybe I should leave it like that!”

“Haha, what if I don’t leave it there? What can you do?”

While exchanging a short conversation, Akasha’s magic was completed.

“Sleep. First of all, sleep a little so that it is easy to move.”

“Ugh… Consciousness….”

The magic that Akasha carefully cast broke through the resistance of the warrior Wayne and extinguished her consciousness. Akasha smiled bitterly after seeing that Wayne was completely incapacitated.

“Damn, you’re a lot stronger than I thought.”

He didn’t like his true self being unnecessarily conspicuous. However, if the polymorph magic was used again now, Akasha would not be safe either. The reason he became the original was because he could not recover from the wounds inflicted by Wayne.

For the large main body, the sword attack combining the power of Stella and Arjen was ‘just enough to withstand’, but for the humanoid body, it was ‘one step away from death’.

‘Tsk, that’s good. ‘We can make plans for a reunion while the wounds heal.’

Akasha thought as she saw Wayne not letting go of the holy sword even while he was unconscious.

‘I guess I’ll never be bored because I have a friend to talk to… Hmm, I wonder how much I’ve grown.’

Akasha imagined Arjen in various forms and returned to the cave with Wayne.