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Chapter 83: Master

「Drake, you’ve become so strong… I have to make sure to keep up with you as well.」

「Even I am surprised at myself. To think evolution can change you so much!」Drake.

「No, the changes are usually not this big. Perhaps evolution differs based on race…」

「I wonder as well…」

「Fo fo fo… I didn’t think you’d eat it, but it looks like you’ve evolved safely.」

「Yeah! I am really grateful to Quereble-sama! Thank you very much!」

「Indeed! You taught not only Drake, but also all of us about magic. We truly thank you!」

「It’s fine. I’ve been alone for the past 1200 years. Being able to talk to someone after such a long time and also teaching you my skills, I was nothing but happy these past three weeks.」

「What are you going to do after this, Quereble? You’ve already accomplished your “mission”, right?」

「That’s right. But, I’ve lived for so long that I’ve become a half-spirit beast. I don’t need food or sleep, but I do need dense magic essence to survive. Astarus Silver Ridge is full of ice magic essence, so if I just want to live, this is the best place. Hence, I’m going to stay here for a while longer and watch where the world is headed.」

Hmm… Does that mean he can live in any place with a dense magic essence?

In that case… perhaps he can live in a dungeon without any problems?

If that can be accomplished, we can continue to learn a lot from Quereble.

「The ice attribute of the magic essence here doesn’t particularly matter, right?」

「Well, yea… However, there is no other place on this continent that is as full of magic essence as this place. In my current state, I can’t even go around looking for another one… After witnessing the ravages of war that is about to occur, I don’t even mind dying.」

「Then, why don’t you try living in our dungeon? We haven’t mastered our powers yet. On the other hand, we have no other master who can teach us like you do.」

「What do you mean by “our dungeon”…?」

「I am the dungeon master of three dungeons. If you make a contract with me, you can live in the dungeon. And besides the five of us, there are many other demi-humans and beastfolk living in the dungeon, so you won’t have trouble finding people to talk to, and everyone can learn how to use magic and their powers from you. Not a bad proposition, right… What do you think?」

Quereble thought for a moment, and as he glanced at Kinu, he seemed to have made up his mind.

「To think that you were a dungeon master…Alright. Then let’s make the contract. Besides, you guys’ magic lesson is still incomplete. And Kinu, if you learn how to use your powers and raise your level, you’ll have magic capabilities that surpasses mine. If possible, I want to teach you until the end.」

「Nn. Truth is, I was feeling my limits… I would be happy if you could teach me.」Kinu.

「Really? Kinu is amazing, after all!」

「I want you to teach me ice magic too!」Drake.

「Fo fo fo… I know I know. Drake is the first dragon that has evolved other than myself. Besides, the other three look like unpolished gemstones waiting to shine. Seems like things are going to be fun.」

After that, I made a contract with Quereble and returned to the Foret Noir dungeon via teleportation. Kinu and I explained the dungeon to Quereble in detail, everything that has happened up until now, and the invasion of the Empire.

But for some reason, something felt off.

I heard the word “ravages of war” in the Dragonewt village, but I wonder if it really refers to the invasion of the Ibrudia Empire…

「Come to think of it, was the “ravages of war” that you mentioned earlier also referring to the invasion of the Ibrudia Empire? It sounded like it had a different implication…」

「The ravages of war I was talking about is different from the war between humans. …The truth is, the prophet of my time said that the Demon King, who was sealed away during the Human-Demon War, would be resurrected 2000 years into the future.

The Demon King will be resurrected, and the Second Human-Demon War will recur. In order to convey this on to future generations, the chiefs of each race were supposed to hand down this prophecy, but it seems that some of the races lost the tradition along the way.」

「The Demon King… you say? Is something like that really sealed away in this world?」

「Yea… There is no doubt about that. After all, I was also involved in that battle. Because we couldn’t completely annihilate it, we sealed the Demon King together with the terrain of the continent, but someone predicted that the seal would be lifted in 2000 years. That’s the person who was said to be the prophet.」

「Seriously? If so, the recent secret maneuvers of the demons are getting more and more suspicious… If we stop the invasion of the Ibrudia Empire and do something about the demons who are manipulating the Emperor behind the scenes, we might be able to find out more about the seal of the Demon King.」

「Nn. First, we’ll do something about the Ibrudia Empire’s invasion.」

「Indeed. The scale is getting bigger and bigger, but first let’s think about stopping the invasion on the Dragonewt village.」

Since the conversation had come to an end, we decided to rest early to recover our strength and mana in preparation for the Ibrudia Empire’s invasion.

The next morning, after confirming that everyone’s mana had been completely restored, we flew on Drake back to the Dragonewt village.