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Chapter 95

Each Six Months – Lilith’s Case Part 1

The Dragon’s Altar.

The place where Lute once bid farewell to Lilith’s foster father.
In his dragon host form, the Dragon King smiled at Lilith.

「Lilith, you’ve done well to endure without using your full power until now.」

「Yes, Dragon King-sama. Honestly, during the Onigami’s time, I thought I was going to die. I even thought about using my power.」

「Well, being knocked out worked out in the end, didn’t it? Otherwise… you wouldn’t have made it in time for today.」

「I believe you’re right.」

「But now, you’ll be able to fully control the power of the Dragon God.」

Lilith nodded in agreement.

「The Dragon Magic skill level 10.」

「That’s right. Originally, you were handling Dragon Magic in a quite unreasonable way. The fundamental brain structures of humans and dragons are different. It’s impossible for humans to handle dragon magic in the same way.」

「That’s why the acceptance ritual of the dragon spirit at the Dragon God’s altar. It requires a considerable amount of magical power. To conserve magical power for accepting the power of the Dragon God until my father ascends as a heroic spirit… I’ve avoided fighting with all my might.」

A faint, gentle aura resembling a dragon hovered above Lilith and the others.
As Lilith closed her eyelids, the light enveloped her gently, like a parent holding a child.

「Now my father’s power has truly become a part of me.」

「Well, normally there are no dragon gods lending power to humans, or even among dragonkind. Your parent… must be a doting one after all.」

Lilith pouted at that remark.

「That’s not a nice way to put it.」

The Dragon King chuckled at her reaction.

「My apologies. Well, your father will probably support the construction of magical rituals.」

The Dragon King placed his hand on his chin, deep in thought.

「With your current abilities, you’re among the top three even among dragonkind who have transformed into dragons.」

「I’m honored.」

The Dragon King smirked and said to Lilith,

「Shall we have a match sometime?」

Lilith shook her head at the question.

「That’s impossible.」

「Haha, well, I suppose that’s true,」

At that moment, a girl appeared at the Dragon’s Altar.

「Why would Merlin be here?」

The newcomer was Merlin, the forbidden magic user from the Demon Realm.

「It’s my disciple’s power-up event, isn’t it? It’d be strange if I didn’t come.」

「Disciple? That’s news to me…」

「Haven’t you heard from Lute? There was a time when I took care of Lilith. And over the past six months, thanks to rigorous training, She’s mastered some forbidden magic to a certain extent. Well, it’s prohibited to use it because it consumes too much magic power.」

「Ah, that’s news to me. And… I see. Indeed, in that case, I can’t just sit around either.」

「Furthermore, in addition to forbidden magic and dragon magic… Lilith can also use some original, extremely powerful magic unique to her.」

The Dragon King shrugged and chuckled.

「I thought Lute was the only one with exceptional abilities, but Lilith too. That village man really… keeps giving the Dragon’s Village nothing but pleasant surprises. However, to master forbidden magic in such a short time… This child is also a genius, or something…」

「Well, it’s not like she has a natural talent for magic.」

「What do you mean?」

「Just… for Lute’s sake… It’s sheer determination.」

Lilith nodded in agreement.

「Lute is the reason I live. I want to be of use to him.」

「Anyway…」 The Dragon King laughed,

「It’s genuinely delightful to acquire valuable reinforcements at this time.」

「Yes, because some fool… has started the countdown to destruction.」

「We’re counting on you, Lilith.」

「Yes, Dragon King-sama.」

「No need for formalities. Seems like you’ve become someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with us on the battlefield. Just as your father once called me… feel free to call me just Dragon King.」

Lilith looked surprised for a moment, before she nodded slightly.