Blue Dragon of the Water Dragon Mountains
The [Demon Forest] has different ecosystems in the north, center, and south.
In the north, near the foot of the Fire Dragon Mountains, there are many open pastures, and the ecosystem is dominated by herbivorous monsters. The herbivorous monsters are strong in their own way, and many wyverns and carnivorous monsters inhabit the area to feed on the herbivorous monsters.
The center is a forested area with a high density of trees, and there are occasional springs and swamps. Many monsters with a certain level of intelligence and sociability, such as goblins and orcs, inhabit the area, and of course, there are also higher-ranking monsters that prey on these monsters.
And the [Demon Forest] to the south, where the Water Dragon Mountains are, is a wetland with many swamps. There is also a lot of mud in the forest, which tends to hinder movement. On top of that, the monsters living in this land are also quite odd.
Lizardmen live near the foot of the Water Dragon Mountains, and the wetlands in the forest are home to humanoid frogs called frogmen, rock turtles, forest crabs, snakes, and other large turtles, crabs, and snakes.
And this time, the most troublesome one in the [Demon Forest] was here, which took Ginko two days longer than the three days I had expected to spend in the area.
It is a monkey monster called Enti.
Enti are monsters with the intelligence of a goblin, the agility of an ape, and the nimbleness that allows it to move freely from tree to tree.
What is most troublesome above all is this monster's character.
This Enti has a habit of harassing other monsters, and what's especially bad about it is that it throws feces at it.
Ginko was also angry because her beautiful white fur was soiled, but I managed to calm her down and run through the forest, deciding to ignore them, but when I was also affected, I also became angry and had the urge to exterminate them. We were hunting all over the place.
Search and Destroy. Perish, you damn monkeys.
So it was five days later when we passed through the territory of those damn monkeys and arrived at the foot of the Water Dragon Mountains.
Unlike the Fire Dragon Mountains, the Water Dragon Mountains are not very high in altitude, and the slopes are covered with trees. Fog is always present near the tops of the mountains, and the foothills have a high incidence of fog as well.
Just as we arrived, the fog was still gathering and blocking our view.
(Sui Nee-san is very cautious.)
(It looks like she doesn't really want to wake up~.)
Midori and Hi are having this conversation inside me.
(Eh? Is this fog the work of the Water Dragon King?)
(That's right~. Sui-nee will do anything to sleep.)
I was taken aback by Hi's lighthearted response to my question. She's causing this kind of natural phenomenon in order to sleep...
(Well... for now, let's head to the lake at the top of the mountain. I'm sure if we call out to her from there, she'll wake up...)
Ginko and I decided to follow Midori's words and climb the mountain aiming for the top.
(Master, it's difficult to run through this fog. I'm sorry, but could you please get off? I think it would be easier to walk in human form from here...)
(That's right. The slope is also tough, so it would be better that way. Good work.)
I stroked Ginko, and once I returned to the house via teleportation, I brought Rain and Shamu with me, switching them with Ginko. I decided to let Ginko take a rest at home.
Since the three of us can use [Flight Magic], I thought of heading all the way to the top of the mountain at once, but I decided not to because the fog seemed to dull our sense of direction.
I decided that we had no choice but to steadily climb the mountain, and asked Midori to point us in the right direction as we went. Climbing up the roadless slope was quite difficult. It was wet and muddy with fallen leaves, so it was slippery.
I helped Rain and Shamu many times to climb the mountain, and by the time we reached the lake at the top of the mountain, we were covered in mud.
"Uu... Onii-sama... why don't we go back to our house and reorganize?"
"Light-sama... I also agree with Rain-sama... I'm a little tired of climbing the mountain for the first time in a while..."
"I agree... let's go again tomorrow..."
(In that case, we'll stay here and wake up Sui Nee-san.)
(Eh, me too~? Isn't it better if Midori-chan is alone?)
Hi was a little bit upset, but Midori and Hi decided to stay here and wake up the Water Dragon King, and we decided to go back to our house to rest.
The next day, we teleported again to the lake at the top of the Water Dragon Mountains.
Immediately after being teleported, I felt a huge tremor shaking the mountain. And a roar that sounds like a dragon's...
Beyond the fog, I could see the shadows of three dragons grappling with each other. While we were stunned by the sight, we heard Midori and Hi's voices.
(Wait! This is bad timing! Light!)
(Help~ Light~)
(Eh... what's going on...)
When I muttered that in front of a scene from a monster movie, the two responded in a panic.
(Sui Nee-san has a bad mood before waking up! If things continue like this, you guys will be in danger!)
(Wait! Wait! Sui-nee! The breath is bad! Dragon breath is bad! Wake up! Sui-nee~!?)
(Light! If this is the case, you'll have to cast [Advanced Magic] on Sui Nee-san! Hurry!)
Wait a minute! I can't use [Advanced Magic]! And immediately!
I instinctively panicked and turned to look at Rain.
"Rain! Shoot the dragon in the middle with [Advanced Magic]!"
"Eh!? Ehh!?"
Although Rain was surprised by my words, she hurriedly activated her [Advanced Magic].
"Onii-sama! Is it okay to shoot!?"
"Please! Shoot!"
"S-shoot and pierce the enemy! Donnerfaust!!"
The [Advanced Magi] of lightning magic released by the Hero Rain sliced through the heavens, enveloping the blue dragon in a bolt of extremely thick lightning, illuminating its surroundings with a dazzling flash along with a roaring sound.
"Gugaaahhh!!"
With a roar, the blue dragon turned its face high into the sky and released a water breath into the air. Like a ray of blue light, it split the mist and disappeared into the sky.
Blue sky peeked through the mist, and after a while, it began to rain. Perhaps the water from that breath began to pour down. A rainbow bridge was drawn there, illuminated by the light shining from the blue sky.
We stood there in a daze for a while, and with a roar, the blue dragon fell down in front of us.
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