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    The Four-Headed Dragon.

    In the original work, it was explicitly stated as the ‘First Calamity’.

    It was a tragedy that stood out among countless trials, a boss that drove numerous supporting characters to their deaths… truly a creature befitting the description ‘death’.

    Although Galimar Academy boasted a size comparable to a small city, even its peaceful and cozy scenery was helplessly trampled by the calamity’s wings.

    The atmosphere of the work plunged into despair.

    As shocking as it was, it was frequently mentioned among users, because that desperation was not easily forgotten.

    [Category: Free Board]

    [Title: The Four-Headed Dragon episode, even looking back now]

    It’s truly despair itself.

    Trustworthy supporting characters died off at the drop of a hat.

    I don’t even know if that thing can be subjugated.

    And amidst all that, they kept showing the collapsed academy buildings.

    That sense of despair was overwhelming.

    It felt like the smell of blood reached even beyond the monitor.

    It felt strange seeing familiar faces lying around as corpses.

    The main characters crying out at the end was heartbreaking too.

    It’s the only episode I can’t rewatch.

    [Agreed, it’s too heavy, I can’t bring myself to.]

    -> Each and every character died so sadly.

    [The incompetent dean seriously needs to die.]

    -> Getting criticized again today… JOAT

    -> This guy gets criticized every time a story plot point unfolds.

    -> Always the same WWE.

    [It really was an episode with no future.]

    -> It felt like even the lingering scent of a school-life story was trampled.

    -> Even after successfully subjugating it, it just felt empty.

    An episode filled only with wounds.

    In the wake of the calamity, only torn-off sprouts lay scattered.

    It felt like wandering through a nightmare throughout the episode.

    [Category: Free Board]

    [Title: I was thinking about why the Four-Headed Dragon was particularly intense]

    I think the deaths of the faculty members were a big part of it.

    In the early parts, they were truly reliable allies to lean on.

    They would help when things were difficult, give advice on abilities, and a bond had just started to form.

    But those spiritual pillars died brutally.

    Meaning both the protagonist and the player couldn’t help but have a mental breakdown, because the helpers they relied on were completely wiped out.

    On the other hand, that desperation was also impressive.

    Now that there was truly no place to lean on, it felt like the fate of the world rested solely on the protagonist.

    The struggle in desperate agony was etched into my mind.

    [Setting aside likes and dislikes, it’s true that it was a well-made episode.]

    -> I personally like it too.

    -> Dark/grim recommendation.

    [The Four-Headed Dragon was unbelievably strong for a mid-game boss.]

    -> The faculty members managed to subjugate it by fighting with all their might, but if they hadn’t stopped it, several countries might have disappeared.

    -> Seriously, even in an academy where only the continent’s best gathered, this is how it turned out.

    [It was shocking that only 30% of the faculty members barely survived.]

    -> It was only possible to subjugate it because it was an academy.

    -> If it had just spawned in a regular area, 100,000 casualties would have been the minimum.

    -> The professors are really competent.

    -> It’s a miracle that student casualties were under 100 to begin with.

    -> As expected, there’s a reason the faculty members are so highly praised.

    Calamity or Death.

    I was facing a creature that bore all those descriptions.

    A colossal figure entered my vision as I looked up.

    “……”

    Its sheer size was overwhelming.

    A height of at least 50 meters, wings that completely covered the collapsed temple, and a tail that swayed with immense weight.

    A creature the size of an entire apartment building stood before me, its appearance dripping with blood and flesh.

    A size that not only filled my pupils but overflowed them. It evoked an intrinsic terror.

    Even the Fox and the Princess, who had remained calm, were frozen in place.

    I softly clicked my tongue.

    ‘The worst-case scenario I had assumed.’

    Our gazes met.

    As I stared into its bloodshot reptilian eyes, an indescribable chill swept down my spine.

    The killing intent that spread throughout the entire underground seemed to dominate the area.

    Reason eroded in real-time.

    It had been a long time since I’d felt such a dense aura.

    I gathered shadows at my fingertips.

    ‘Dragon.’

    A creature classified as a transcendent being from its very origin.

    Curses were cast upon its corpse.

    As death had been unleashed, imbued with human malice, only a monster craving slaughter remained before me.

    Its inherent status was too high to simply call it a chimera.

    Power that defied natural laws.

    And execution.

    To exaggerate slightly, it was on par with a [star].

    I muttered, my brow furrowed.

    “For now… resolution comes first, doesn’t it?”

    A twisted plan.

    It was a situation where the tragedy of the original could be re-enacted if we were careless.

    We absolutely had to stop it here.

    I called the girls.

    “Are you two… alright?”

    The girls belatedly came to their senses.

    Their reaction was somewhat timid.

    It seemed they were overwhelmed by the dreadful killing intent.

    Each wiped away cold sweat and nodded, but their legs were trembling as if they might give out at any moment.

    As expected, it seemed too much for girls who hadn’t finished growing.

    Still, it was admirable.

    ‘They endured.’

    Their eyes were alive.

    The temptation to run, reason crushed by fear, and consciousness that kept slipping away.

    Despite all that peril, they stood firm, each clutching their swords tightly.

    They must have sensed it.

    The fact that if such a monster were allowed to ascend to the surface, only a terrible disaster would await them.

    That’s why the Fox and the Princess couldn’t retreat.

    A kind of foolish stubbornness.

    “……I’m fine. I just felt a little queasy for a moment.”

    “Yes. I won’t run away.”

    It was an altruistic nature.

    The inner goodness even cast aside fear.

    Resolute gazes looked at me.

    “Because I trust you.”

    “I want to be helpful to Yuda.”

    The fruit of taming.

    Steadfast resolve resided in their black and blue eyes.

    Perhaps it was proof of the bonds they had forged.

    Even while treading the line between life and death, the two did not doubt that I could solve it.

    “Huhu.”

    Laughter naturally escaped me.

    I couldn’t possibly betray such expectations.

    I released my output.

    I declared amidst the lies rushing around me.

    “Then… shall we begin?”

    A step forward.

    It was a time to subjugate even death itself.

    ***

    There wasn’t much time.

    Because if I lost focus for even a moment, the calamity would head to the surface.

    We had to buy time until we could deliver the decisive blow.

    The scarlet and platinum girls gripped their swords.

    And then, they took resolute steps towards the death before them.

    That immense death also stared down at them.

    “It’s coming!”

    A shout came from behind.

    Following that, a breath filled with blood and flesh poured down from above them.

    Charlotte stepped forward and simultaneously deployed her domain.

    Vines made of steel wrapped around the surroundings, then protected the group from the breath.

    Several explosive sounds echoed amidst the violently colliding magic.

    It was a heavy aftermath.

    A deep rumbling crash!

    “Hold it steady!”

    A red afterimage leaped forward past the Princess, who was struggling to hold on.

    The Fox, now clad in flames.

    Intense heat swirled around her.

    Irene shot forward like a bullet, then swung her sword, which was engulfed in flames.

    The sword energy, compressed to high temperatures, cut through the darkness and advanced.

    Immediately after, the attack collided.

    A deafening boom!!

    For a moment, the dragon’s balance was disturbed.

    Thanks to this, the direction of the breath went astray.

    The Fox and the Princess, having narrowly overcome the crisis, prepared for their next move.

    Both seemed to have developed calluses from real combat, as they coordinated quite well even in dangerous situations.

    They signaled each other.

    “Okay. Keep it up like this.”

    “Easier said than done…! This flame also has a limit, you know?”

    “If you can’t, you’ll just die here.”

    “……Damn it.”

    The Fox once again clad herself in flames.

    The battle situation wasn’t bad.

    Because each was successfully handling their assigned roles.

    Their plan was simple and clear.

    Charlotte and Irene.

    While the two bought time against the dragon, the Snake, having charged its decisive blow, would step forward.

    It was similar to the method they used to subdue the [Conductor]’s creations previously.

    The girls gave their all, solely to draw its attention.

    A deafening roar!!

    Had it gotten provoked?

    The dragon’s rampage grew more severe with time, and the underground landscape devolved into hell.

    Only the stench of decaying flesh lingered in the air.

    Nevertheless.

    “Sword.”

    The girls continued their coordination.

    “Be dyed.”

    The Princess continued to deploy her domain.

    The steel garden she cultivated covered the area, forming a barrier that protected the group.

    This was to defend against the dragon’s occasionally pouring breath, if only for a moment.

    At the same time.

    Crunching and snapping!

    Thick vines bound its movements.

    The intertwining tendrils wrapped around its wings and legs.

    They snapped under the dragon’s struggles but continued to regenerate, piercing or cutting its skin with their sharp edges.

    Of course, most were stopped by its tough hide and shattered, but that was enough.

    “Haa, haa…!”

    Had the detailed adjustments taken their toll?

    The girl suddenly had a nosebleed.

    But she couldn’t even think of wiping it away, focusing all her attention solely on maintaining her domain.

    While momentarily holding the Four-Headed Dragon back in this way.

    “Kugh…!”

    The Fox directly confronted the calamity.

    Her superior speed, at least.

    She maximized that advantage as she swung her sword.

    The fiery red flames seemed to be the result of her training, delivering a stinging blow even to the dragon.

    Furthermore, unlike before, her ability’s utilization had also become more diverse.

    A whoosh!

    Or bursting smoke to obscure its vision.

    Or deploying a curtain formed from flames.

    Or shooting scorching sword energy even from a considerable distance.

    She displayed a spectacular performance against the dragon, ensuring its attention wouldn’t be drawn towards the Snake and the Princess.

    The girl shone.

    “Over here!”

    A bang!

    The flames hit its face.

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