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Volume 8 Chapter 203

Mother Fox and Dragon God

「Ryuuka, Hakua, are you okay?」
Haruto spoke to the two who were staring blankly at the charred dragon.
「What should we do…… I, what have I done?」
「O-Over…… It’s over. We’re surely going to be scolded」
The two had expressions as if it were the end of the world.
「Scolded? By whom?」
Haruto didn’t understand.
From his perspective, he had only saved his wife, who seemed to be abducted by the dragon.
Haruto still hadn’t realized.
While he couldn’t completely burn the opponent, the one he had continuously attacked with magic until it stopped moving was a god.
Therefore, Haruto was surprised by Ryuuka and Hakua’s words.
「Haruto-san, actually, this dragon—no, this individual is one of the gods of this world, the Dragon God」
「Eh!?」
「We weren’t attacked…… We were just carried away」
「What? Wait, did I—Did I attack a god!?」
A chill ran down Haruto’s face.
He realized the mistake he had made.
「Heal!」
Haruto hurriedly cast healing magic on the Dragon God with all his might.
The Dragon God, being a god, had no soul. It was just the existence of a god.
That existence would not disappear as long as there were people who believed in the god.
Moreover, the colossal dragon body in front of Haruto and the others was the vessel for the Dragon God to operate in this world.
Haruto continued attacking the Dragon God’s physical body until it became immobile.
In other words, as long as the physical body was restored, everything would be fine.
In a matter of seconds, the dragon’s body completely recovered.
「Ugh… Th-Thank you for healing me」
「S-Sorry!!」
Haruto bowed deeply to the Dragon God.
「I didn’t know you were a god. I…… I did something terrible—」
「I don’t have much anger towards you. Rather, it was quite impressive to attack the body of a god to the point of immobilization」
The dragon stood up.
「The problem lies with you, Ryuuka, Hakua!」
「Eek!」
「S-Sorry, we’re sorry!」
Ryuuka and Hakua began bowing and apologizing a little behind Haruto.
The Dragon God addressed the two.
「Why didn’t you help me!?」
「…… Umm?」
「This is terrible! I am the god of dragons and dragonkin! I was attacked continuously for quite some time. Couldn’t you have stopped this guy!?」
「Th-That is……」
「Ugh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!」
「Umm, please don’t attack the two too much. Actually, I’m the one who attacked the Dragon God. I’ll accept the punishment—」
「That’s impossible」
「Eh?」
「I attacked you seriously when you retaliated earlier. What happened? You haven’t taken any damage at all. How can I give punishment to someone like you who, after taking a serious blow from a god, shows no signs of damage?!」
「T-That is……」
The Dragon God’s claws had certainly hit Haruto.
Some parts of his clothes were torn, but Haruto himself suffered no damage.
「And you, didn’t you interfere with my teleportation? What’s the meaning of that? Are you, by any chance, a god!?」
「I’m just a regular human. I only slightly interfered with the teleportation characters, which are for teleportation」
「Ordinary people can’t do that! Those are divine characters!… …Wait a minute, what’s your name?」
「I’m Haruto. Haruto Elnor」
「Haruto, Haruto… Huh? Could it be!?」
The Dragon God was familiar with the name Haruto.
The Guardian Hero who defeated him a hundred years ago.
The half-elf woman who was with that hero had called him『Haruto』, as he recalled.
The Dragon God recognized the scent of Haruto’s soul.
「Th-the Guardian Hero!?」
The scent of the soul was undoubtedly that of the hero who defeated him a hundred years ago.
「So you know about that. I used to be the Guardian Hero, and now I’ve become a Sage after reincarnation」
「I-I see, that was it」
The Dragon God gave up on revenge against Haruto at that moment.
There was no way he could win.
When he attacked Haruto seriously with the power of a god, Haruto didn’t budge at all.
Despite claiming to be a 『regular human』 in this world, is there a human who could take a blow from a color dragon who has become a god and show no damage?
—There shouldn’t be one.
Even for a hero with max level, such a thing is impossible.
There’s a skill called『Physical Attack Nullification』, but those who possess that skill, when running rampant, are granted the ability to nullify the nullification of physical attacks by the Creation God so that they can stop those who invade the divine realm, such as the Dragon God or the Martial God.
No one exists in this world who can withstand a blow from the Dragon God.
They shouldn’t exist.
However, there was a monster before the Dragon God that could do just that. Even if he fought it in the divine realm, he wouldn’t win.
There are also magical spells that can only be used in the divine realm, but it’s certain that Haruto interfered with the divine characters before they could be cast, obstructing their activation.
The Dragon God gave up on revenge against Haruto.
However, the anger did not subside.
「Ryuuka, you will be released from the duties of the Dragon Priestess. Hakua, you will have restrictions placed on your powers as a dragon person. Hakua, from now on, you are prohibited from entering the Dragon Temple」
「Yes……」
「U-Understood」
When a dragon becomes an adult, it needs to offer prayers at the Dragon Temple. By becoming an adult, its powers increase significantly.
Not being able to enter the Dragon Temple meant Hakua couldn’t become an adult.
However, Ryuuka and Hakua obediently followed the Dragon God’s decision. They were aware of the mistake they had made.
Haruto, too, intended to accept the Dragon God’s judgment as long as Ryuuka and Hakua weren’t hurt.
However, there was someone who didn’t agree with that.
「You’re punishing them just because they didn’t save you…… You really are a small-minded man」
「W-Who are you?」
「Oh, you don’t recognize me in this form? I am Kikyo」
「Kikyo……. Wait, could it be, you’re Kikyo!?」
「Hmm? I don’t remember allowing you to address me informally」
「Ah, s-sorry, Kikyo-san—wait, I’ve become a god! Show some respect!」
「Oh, you’ve become a god? That’s quite an accomplishment… …So?」
Haruto didn’t quite understand the situation with the smiling Kikyo. However, a tremendously cold killing intent was directed at her from the Dragon God.
「Eek! S-Sorry, Kikyo-san!」
In an instant, the colossal dragon transformed into a human form and began prostrating before Kikyo.
「Uh…… Kikyo-san, what’s going on?」
Haruto couldn’t quite comprehend the situation in front of him.
The Dragon God, now in a human form, was bowing before Kikyo, who was Yoko’s mother.
「Well, Haruto-sama, it’s perfectly fine to address me informally as Kikyo. Let’s leave it at that」
With a voice that sounded sweet and cloying, Kikyo lifted Haruto to his feet and embraced him.
「W-Why am I the only one not okay? I-I am a god……」
The muttering of the Dragon God went unheard by anyone.