I Became the Son of an Evil Dragon

74 – Last Hunt (3)

“Is it another failure?”

“…Yes.”

The leader of the Knights of Ormr was lost in thought as he looked at the dragon horns hanging on the wall.

He took a spin around the golden liquor in the glass in his hand, savoring the little bit of glory with his mouth.

Although it was sweet, the ending was bitter.

The red dragon that I thought had almost been captured was suddenly struggling for its life.

Taking the lives of countless knights and soldiers on the winter plains,

The evil dragon Kalamar, who was criticized for ‘useless’ dragon hunting, clearly showed a dead eye in that battle.

It used to be sweet, and now it’s bitter.

“At this point, I can say for sure.

The red dragon seems to have found a reason to live.”

Now, the position of the expedition person who led the small elite force has become empty again.

Now those brave enough to point their sword at the dragon are gone.

The room began to become too large for the remaining people.

“If it is certain that the boy is the dragon’s mate, Kalamar will not leave the nest for a while.

In the meantime, if you revive the Knights – “

“Captain.”

Not everyone in the knights knew that fact.

Abandoned by parents and stumbling,

Shaken by being hated by humans,

A dragon that was slowly falling, turning its back on the world.

The dragon, which was hit by an arrow due to its weakened will and strength, and was bleeding from the cold, should have died.

However, a boy saved it.

Living alongside the dragon that everyone fears, learning magic,

Now, Russell Wright has been chosen as a companion by that dragon.

“Now there is nothing more we can do.

We are running out of money to distribute to our knights and soldiers.

As you know, the last armor I gathered and put on did not come back.

There is nothing left for Ormr.

It’s time to give up hunting dragons.”

“Now that Kalamar’s will has been revived, there is nothing we can do.

It’s so different now than it was back then, when I had to admit death and couldn’t easily run away.

In addition to creating a huge forest maze in front of my cave,

The forest is full of golems that move with magic.

If I wanted to die, I wouldn’t have come up with such a defense plan.

Moreover, haven’t we all heard from the last ones we sent…!

We don’t have any weapons to use against the dragon, nor can we afford to make giant harpoons to hunt them like we used to.

I guess we actually – “

– Clink.

The glass that flew out of his hand bounced once on the table, flew to the wall, and shattered.

There was a lot of blood on the leader’s neck as he gritted his teeth.

“Have you forgotten how we’ve been hunting dragons all this time?

Have you forgotten the history of personally hunting down evil dragons with countless blood and lives?

The history of dragon hunting that has been passed down for generations, you – “

“What on earth has been gained by shedding so much blood?”

What appeared after interrupting the unfinished words was a scream filled with resentment.

Clenching his fists, the armored man shed tears.

“All my colleagues are dead.

The number of people who believe Kalamar is an evil dragon is decreasing.

Villages and cities are filled with the cries of those who are tired of hating the red dragon they have never seen, calling it an evil dragon.

Those who have seen the dragon in person are amazed at its elegant appearance and power!”

“And there are those in Ruzek who believe that she is her evil dragon her her her,

They hesitate to go to fight.

Although there were guards killed and injured,

They do not dare to face the dragon.

I believe that the leader does not know the reason.”

“…I’m starting to wonder where the bravery of the officers has gone.

Has everyone become a coward?

Are you going to be devoured by fear and not be loyal to the noble purpose of subduing the evil dragon?”

Those with swords glared at each other.

There was no faith in it.

Those who once gathered together and charged with swords to stab the dragon’s scales with their swords and spears,

Now he was raising his hand with the intention of pointing a knife at a human.

“Then what did the leader who shouted that he would subdue the evil dragon do?

While our seniors, colleagues, juniors, and soldiers went out and lost their lives,

“What did you do, leader?”

“You’re absolutely crazy. Have you been possessed by a dragon?”

“There is nothing wrong with what you said, Commander.

Even though the dragon melted us all to death, we didn’t even blink and sat there with only the greed to catch the dragon,

You, who were driven to death, must have been possessed by the dragon.

Say it.

Even though he knew he had no chance of winning, he tortured the demon hunter,

You just grabbed the boy’s parents and pushed them together.

And then, what on earth did you do while the expedition team waited all night on top of that magic circle?”

“Shut your mouth!!!”

The sword was drawn without anyone saying anything,

The sword that had been sworn to be aimed at the dragon ended up being swung towards those who were its comrades.

Shouting and furniture breaking,

A moan echoes in the wide room along with the sound of skin being cut,

Red blood soaked the stone floor.

A stream of blood splashed into the sky wetted the horn of the hanging dragon –

So, the dragon hunters hunted each other.

Until the last one catches the blood-stained bottle.

“…”

As she held the glass with her trembling hands and filled it with the last sip, the man soon heard a dirty laugh in his ear.

The man who was once called the leader lost knights to serve, and was left alone to roll his eyes.

“Come out.”

“Should I say it was more than expected or less than expected…”

Yellow eyes laughing in the shadows.

Rosaria, who was happily watching humans spew out hatred toward each other, revealed herself under the moonlight.

As she gently touched her horns, which were even more stained than before, with the tips of her fingers.

“What are you looking at with such surprised eyes?

Did you think I wouldn’t be able to get here?

That’s strange.

In the past, I would come here and personally kill the leader.

It’s troublesome if you look at me like you don’t know the story.”

“Yes, bitch…!”

Stepping over fallen corpses, soaking your feet in puddles of blood,

Rosaria looked around her, who called herself Kalamar, from the tips of her feet to her head.

The blood flowing from the deep wound told him that his moment was fading away.

“At one time, I thought there were so many things I had to gain in this world.

The saying that one must become a great being as a dragon,

Listening to the wishes that each person has something they want to do –

As it happens, I live long, I am strong, and I am even smart.

I thought maybe I should accomplish something.

I definitely had a moment when I imagined it that way.

Until you guys pushed me to that point.”

The dragon, which was once trying to calmly face the coming death, was spinning in its place with its eyes sparkling.

Humans who once pursued glory only stood helpless in the face of death.

“Did that boy become that important to you?”

Without even thinking about stopping the bleeding, the leader stretched out his hand and picked up a drink.

Then he passed it over his throat, savoring the moment he would taste it for the last time.

But only the bitter scent of defeat remained there.

“Don’t talk as if you fully understand the facts.

You’ve never had anything taken away from you, right?”

The empty glass was not left in its place.

Instead, it falls to the floor and becomes particles,

It was trampled and crumbled by the armor.

“…Of the humans who have always bowed down to the dragon – “

“Pfft.”

The dragon sneered at the last justification the knight came up with.

I could only stare pitifully as he stumbled and tried to grab the sword.

“Today I burn forever the knights who raised their swords against me,

I leave my notoriety to humans –

I came to engrave a period that will never be touched again.

Something much more complicated happened than I thought.

The safe couldn’t hold me, so it became empty.

Finally, the weapons that were shaken off melted.

Is this what the words of the knights who have lost their use are ultimately like?”

The blood poured out in a rush and was scattered on the floor.

Touching his face against what came out of his body, the last human saw the light going out.

“I was expecting a blazing finale.

Sometimes there is a quiet ending like this.

…Like the life gifted to me by the child who turned my unfortunate end around.”

The end given to the knight who imagined himself fighting against fire was a human sword.

What was given to the dragon, who believed that he would end up lonely, was a person to love.

“No one will chase me, no one will find me,

There will be no more in this world.

Likewise, you will have no more dragons to chase.

Wouldn’t it be a good story for both sides?”

With the light already turned off, the dragon spoke his last words.

The end to the resentment I had endured throughout my life, funny enough, was the will to live a little longer.

A small encounter saved my life,

The things we did to cherish that meeting became the fruit of love.

And the result of that love is,

From now on, Rosaria had to go there herself.

“Then, this is my farewell to the Knights.”

Opening the blood-stained window, the dragon threw himself in.

Turning my back on the world without hesitation,

He abandoned the world he once dreamed of,

She spread her wings like that.

To reach just one place.