CC Ch 18 Part B

Chapter 18 – The Two Wings
Part B


Translator: Eros
Editor:
Donor: Again, William C. sorry dude for the late update
Note: Raging Cliff ahead! Read at your own risk :3

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“…… I never cry before and even if there are tear crystal in the treasury, I will never give it to you. Because this treasure is the thing I inherit from my mother…… Human child, if you want the treasure then there is no other way to get it besides beating me”

So I’m didn’t hear her wrong…… she had never cry. If it is the truth then Yuisia had never shed any tear and even more, had never created any crystallized tear before.
I don’t know how a drop of tear could crystallize into something solid. Will that drop of tear just petrifies instantly the moment she shed it? …… I just can’t imagine it but one thing that is clear that her tear is definitely needed for that.


“You have never cry…… right. Then, if there is a time that would make you cry, what kind of time is that?”


Usually, asking such question to a girl is very impolite. But if I restrain myself, Yuisia will keep on rejecting my request and there would be no progress whatsoever.


“…… Mother, had once cried. I witnessed that situation once, when I was still inside my mother”
“Inside your mother……?”
“It means that I was still inside my egg at that time”


Does this mean that dragon kin is already aware of their surrounding since they are still inside their eggs? …… Or is it just the special characteristic of her race, the Sovereign Dragon?
Whichever it is, I know now that I can at least communicate with Yuisia. And then another thing that I know is the fact that Yuisia never cried before but Sovereign Dragon could still cried.


“I need to get a crystallized dragon tear no matter what. So I will try to make oneechan cry”
“…… I understand that you are not just a normal kid. Your strength is also improving so much that it can’t be compared to the past you when I met you the last time. But even so, you are just a human. If you want to order me around, you need to be stronger than me. But for a human like you, it is impossible”


Yuisia declares that she is the stronger one here. Her confidence isn’t just an empty boast so I couldn’t rebut what she said.
But from our conversation just now, I could understand something.
In order for a Sovereign Dragon to hear someone else command, they must show their strength. And my ace in the hole for this negotiation is the fact that [I am not an ordinary kid].


“So that means if we fight, and then you see even a bit of prospect within me…… then you would listen to my request right?”
“The dragon kin would only swore our allegiance to the strong. And Sovereign Dragon is the race which stands in the top of the dragon kin…… Those who are stronger than us are only the being called as hero and demon king only”


Last time I met her, Yuisia was looking for the demon king. I thought she is searching for the demon king because they are her enemy but, from what she says just now, I could feel that she recognize both demon king and hero equally as a being that could rival or maybe even beat her.

[Strength] If that factor has the absolute value to the Sovereign Dragon then…… If by having strength they will willingly obey you then.


“…… I don’t think a mere kid could understand what I am saying. But you are not just a mere kid…… and that time too, I felt the existence of the demon king around you”


Yuisia also knows that I was together with someone else at that time, but she doesn’t know that it was Riona. That time, if I failed to do something to her berserk misfortune skill, Yuisia will definitely found Riona. I don’t know what will happen if Yuisia found her though.

If Yuisia is having such an obsession to demon king like that, should I just bring Riona…… that kind of thinking suddenly cross over my mind in an instant but I quickly calm myself down and try to forget such a stupid thought. I definitely can’t bring Riona to face danger like this.


“If there was demon king beside you, then I won’t do anything bad to you. But you should hand over the demon king to me”
“…… There is no such thing as demon king. How can I hand over it to you?”
“…… Demon king does exist. No matter how many times you humans defeat them, they will definitely reborn again in this world, just like us. Because The Goddesses had created us in such a way”
“……!?”


It will be dangerous if Yuisia knows Riona’s existence and because I think like that, I let out a lie. But her response from hearing my lie made me hear an unexpected word.


“The Goddesses…… created…… the demon king and sovereign dragon……?”
“This whole world is created by The Goddesses. There is no exception, not even one”


(What is happening here…… Didn’t The Goddesses are the being that is worshiped by the people of this world right? And she is also in an hostile relationship with the demon king……?)


Now that I think about it again, The Goddesses has never mentions herself as the justice itself. But even so, from the time I start living in this world, I have never heard anything relating to The Goddesses as the creator of demon king.
On the contrary, human think of The Goddesses as a being that gives benevolence to them.


(…… Whether the truth has been bent…… or what Yuisia said the wrong things eh……?)

“Whichever it is…… demon king is not something that a normal human can handle. When I once again detect the energy wave from the demon king, at that time……”

“…… For me, if I were to obtain a crystallized tear then I won’t need anything else. But it won’t be that easy it seems”


I don’t know what Yuisia want to do with Riona, or should I said the demon lord that is reincarnated into her. But from what she said just now, I could feel like her intention is not as good natured as just going to observe her for afar. I feel like Riona might not be able to grow together with us any longer if this keeps up.

---- To show my strength, and also now, to protect Riona. I got another reasons for me to fight her now. Well, the answer inside me is already decided anyway.


“Dragon-oneechan…… no, Yuisia-san”
“…… I won’t decline any fight offered. But I my eyes, I can only see the future where you lying down defeated by me”


Before we even start the fight, she already verdicts that I am already a dead man (Fist of 7 stars ref)…… She really gave a cruel verdict alright.
Ever since she said that she had never cried before, I have already resolute myself. I already know that time that no matter how I squeeze my brain to formulate a plan, making her cry in a peaceful way is something impossible.

---- All I can do right now is to grind down her life points, and tame her

If I can charm her then there will be no need for me to grind her life points down. But that is also impossible. So I need to grind 80% of her life points first or tame skill won’t succeed.


(…… I don’t have any other choices. I have to use all might from the start and pray…… pray that I can grind down 80% of her hp before I die……!)


LOG
- 《Yuisia》 becomes hostile!
- 《Yuisia》 has taken her dragon form!


“GUOooAAAaaaa!”
“UUOOooooo!”


LOG
- You have activated [Warcry]!
- The party fighting spirit is enhanced! Your attack power temporarily rises!


Yuisia who turned into a giant dragon immediately inhales deeply ---- and then.


LOG
- 《Yuisia》 is letting out a lightning breath! Lighting surges up from the dragon’s throat!


(Lightning breath…… This is the first time I see it…… but……!)


The lightning swoops down in the speed that is incomparable to that of fire or ice breath. The only way to defend myself from that is either by using [Lightning Resist] magic or by simply avoid getting hit.


(This trick would only work once……!)


LOG
- You have activated [Shadow Step]!
- 《Yuisia》 is losing her sight of you!


{Thief’s skill…… he disappears……}


I could hear Yuisia’s voice. So when she is in her dragon form, she could send the word inside her heart directly to me.
[Shadow Step] the skill that I acquired when I reach level 30 [Thief] skill which will forcefully make my enemy lose their sight of me when activated. Even if the user is within the target line of sight, the target would still not see the user. This skill is the perfect skill to ambush your enemy.

With this one strike, how much I could shave of her life points I wonder…… And so, while praying for a positive result, I swing my ax.


(The skill from level 100 ax mastery…… No that not it……!)


---- I know that it is a fatal miss to not use the highest leveled skill but even so, I still went through with it.
But I just can’t help it. She had already given me a leeway before by letting me talk to her human form so I just feel bad to use this kind of ambush with a probability to one hit kill her like this… maybe.
I know it is a foolish move to give leeway to your enemy like this but I have already moved my body and I can’t just stop it midway.


“---- ZEYAAAaaaaa……!”


LOG
- You have activated [Double Magic Sword]!
- You have enchanted your weapon with [Icicle Spike]!
- You have enchanted your weapon with [Freeze Blast]!
- You have activated [Giganto Slash]! [Destroying Giant Axe Freezing Slash!]


This attack art is just like a slash from a giant ax performed by a giant. Giganto Slash is a secret attack art that can be acquired from level 80 ax mastery. The power of that attack is actually 3 times of the attack art Power Slash. This attack performed as an ambush should manage to break through Yuisia defense ---- or so I thought.


LOG
- 《Yuisia》 receives 124 damage!


(Only 124……!?)


From my calculation, Yuisia life points should be more than 1300. If it is only 124 damage then I didn’t even manage to shave off even 10% of her life points.
Even if my ax managed to hurt Yuisia’s scale, I still can’t manage to give her a big damage.

Immediately after I attacked her, my Shadow Step effect wears off and Yuisia quickly find me. In that instant, the giant silver dragon body made a savage turn and showed her back which is also the most that I can see with my sight.


LOG
- 《Yuisia》has activated [Tail Slide]!
- Yo# rec##ve 374 dama##!


The log also got shaken by the fierce attack that some texts become unreadable.
After experienced such fierce shock that feels like penetrating my entire body, I got blown off in the air. I somehow managed to barely keep my consciousness which is about to fly away to the afterlife. While still being unclear about my own body condition, I only have one thing floating in my mind.

---- If I keep floating up in the air like this then she will definitely send another follow up attack to finish me!


(…… I am…… still……!)


LOG
- 《Yuisia》has activated [Dragon Fang]!
- You have activated [Invincible]! All damage is nullified!
- You don’t receive any damage.


(…… Invincible…… Just like me? Have human…… manage to reach……?)


I can nullify damage by using Invincible one time only. If Yuisia has the same skill then she should also know about this fact ---- but she doesn’t do any other follow up attack after that.

My back slam hard into the treasure mountain. Because I only received one attack under the effect of Invincible, the effect still persists at the point of impact so I can quickly stand up after that. Yuisia who is guarding the treasure mountain blow me up into it ---- this shows that Yuisia is also taking me seriously that she couldn’t even consider her surroundings.


“Not yet…… I am still alive…… I will bring back the medicine for my mother……!”


It won’t quickly heal the pain that I feel all over my body but I still need to drink down a bottle of the most potent healing potion that I have and I also cast elementary healing magic to quickly fill up my life points.

This is the first time since I reincarnated to receive almost 400 damages in one attack. In the game, it was not weird to only have 10% of life points left after battle but now, I feel this much pain from having my life points shaved up by 30%. I don’t have the confidence to bear another big hit like this again.

To think that the negative side from never taking damage in battle would appears in such time…… but well, I luckily activated Invincible at the right timing. [Dragon Fang] is likely to be dragon attack art that has more power compared to [Tail Slide]…… If I don’t nullify it with Invincible, I might be dead by now.

The power gap is just too big. Thank god that I decided to fight her by myself…… If Mar-san or Wendy come along with me now, they would probably tried to cover me from Yuisia attack by throwing off their lives. If that really happened then, no matter what I do, someone will definitely die. And then with the fact that I can only barely damage her, it means that there are no one else who could effectively damages her. Even Filianes-san only has her rapier mastery at level 60 and strong body at level 50.

I got blown quite far away from her but even so, I need to be always ready for her next attack. I get my body center even lower so I can quickly react if anything happens. In this distance, I can only use my spirit magic to attack her ---- but with only level 3 intermediate magic, I can’t hope for any decent damage. My magic would only barely wound her even with the buff effect from Magic Boost.

In Yuisia’s status window, I can’t see her resistance information unlike at the time with my slime because she is not a tamed monster. She still has other hidden status that I can’t see. She might have other power that I can’t see through from just her skill list.


(How could I shave off her life points…… How……!)


LOG
- 《Yuisia》 is transforming into her human form.


(Wha……!?)


While we still separated apart, Yuisia suddenly turned back into her human form. A part of her gown is torn and from under that, smooth porcelain like skin could be seen…… It seems like the damage that I did to her scale turns into the form of torn clothes when she turned into her human form.


“…… Child of a human. If you continue further, then I have to kill you”
“…… I know that. But I won’t die. I can’t die”


My strength recovers slowly but surely, I can do it. It just that because I use my mana for healing magic before, counting with my natural mana regeneration, I could only use one more Invincible and my mana will be all empty.


I must shave another 70% of her life points but it is just seems far. Would another 600 damage be enough? Or should I add another more? To end this quickly, I need another 5 of myself to do the trick…… if only all of my party members reach max level then there is a good chance of winning.

But at that time, Yuisia’s level would also reach the max level too. Coming from the race of super strong boss, the Sovereign Dragon, which is also planned to be added in the game, even if I face her with max level party at that time, my chances for winning will be even smaller.

---- With this body of a 4 years old child which had overcome the limits of normal human, I have to fight with this Sovereign Dragon no matter what. If it was in the game, then this will be an impossible game that has broken difficulty level but……

By standing here and facing it directly like this, I finally understand. I finally understand that living isn’t something easy at all. How easy would it be if I can just give up when I judge some problem is impossible to do from the start.

To save my mother that is in the brink of death. To fulfill that wish, I must face the unreasonable side of life. I must face a Sovereign Dragon at this early phase of life.


“…… I don’t care how strong Yuisia-san is, I will definitely make you cry……!”
“I will kill all those who try to steal my treasure…… It is the duty bestowed to me. Those who challenge me to a fight, must be eliminated”


Yuisia said that with an ice cold tone then she lift one of her hand and face it towards me.

---- I can feel the pressure from her that is even stronger from when I face her in her dragon form. I immediately understand that she still has other hidden thing that I don’t know yet.


“Dragon Tongue Magic…… Petrify my enemy. If you don’t have any resistance to it, it will be impossible for you to avoid”
“……!”
“…… To kill a child that uses the same active art as me is a wasteful thing to do. That’s why I will ‘add’ you as my treasure collection……”


I don’t have any chance to stop her not even a chance to blink. Yuisia then starts moving her lips to spin some unknown words.


LOG
- 《Yuisia》 is chanting the magic [Stone Curse]!
- Your body begin turning into stone!


“UUUAAAaaaaa……!”


My leg gradually petrified and turned into stone and with my leg petrified, I couldn’t keep my balance and fall down. With her usual expressionless face, Yuisia calmly stands there gazing me with her silver colored eyes.


“…… You will turn to stone slowly until you turned to stone completely. Don’t worry because even if your heart turned to stone first, you still won’t die”


Because of her beautiful appearance, and her words which show intelligence behind it, I don’t know when but I seem to misunderstand her.
I could understand each other with this Sovereign Dragon ---- that is what I misunderstand from her. For Yuisia, I am no more than just a unique toy. Even if she thinks that I am worthy to be added to her treasure collection, she doesn’t think of me as an equal nor an enemy from the start……


(…… Why…… I’ve managed to break her defense so why? …… If I can add a few more of that…… then mother will……)


Then I can save her, so why?
And the child in her stomach, which will become my little brother or sister to be, could also be saved too…… so why?
In the end, it just means that I don’t have enough power to reach my wish.
I just become haughty from the power that I achieved from using my bonus point, thinking that it is enough to make me stand in an equal ground with Yuisia when negotiating……

My sight gradually gets dark. The petrification process had already reached my knee.


(Am I…… going to die…… by turning into a stone……?)


Getting hit by an unknown magic and lose without being able to resist.

If…… If I just use my strongest attack from the first time without sparing anything……

---- And then make the wounded little Sovereign Dragon girl cry…… would doing that, be something virtuous?


(…… How could I make a little girl cry like that? If mother knows about it, she will definitely scold me……)


But then again, there is no replacement for human life. I who couldn’t make a clear decision for my resolution got swallowed slowly by the power of Yuisia’s magic.


(Father…… mother…… everyone. I’m sorry…… I……)


Can’t do anything… Nothing……

And my body petrification almost reaches my heart now. Without any clear answer to my anguish, my consciousness slowly drifts into the darkness……


“HIRO-CHAN!”


---- But from hearing a familiar voice calling for me, I managed to keep myself conscious.

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Eros notes: Ok, I admit, I intentionally cut it here. Another 500 words more from where I usually stop.
But worth it Hahaha
*get smacked by reader.

By the way, is turning into FinalExamEros now. Well, in short, another long wait *swims away~