Chapter 402: Star Sea Dragon Trial
I opened my eyes and there was the galaxy. At Lily's time, there were the usual twinkling stars, but here I felt a sense of greatness, as if it represented the universe itself.
"Wow!"
『Of course. If people think I'm the same as the Holy Shining Dragon King, who only sparkles and shines, I'll be offended』
The stars of the galaxy shine blue and the Distant Sea Dragon King appears.
『First I have something to say to you...nice swimsuit!』
No, you don't get to tell me. I chose it, but it was the admins that prepared it.
『But no matter how good the swimsuit is, you can't cut corners in the trial. The content is the same as that of the Holy Shining Dragon King. However, I will change the rules. Consumable items are prohibited』
Wow, the difficulty level has increased! But this time, there is no secret weapon of Setia. She bent the navel on the usage of the medicine last time and said she won't make medicine if I don't drink it.
So this time, we're going to go all out. I have a trump card.
『Hou...you look like you're ready to win. Then let's get on with it』
As the Distant Sea Dragon King said that, a blue oriental dragon with a number of blue jewels floating around it appeared.
Star Ocean Dragon?
? ? ?
Is this the dragonized form of Ion...that jewel looks bad...now, get ready and get some exercise. I've got my trump card in my hand and I'm ready to go.
『Are you ready?』
"Yes"
『Then let the trial begin!』
Ion shouts! I use my trump card.
"Come! Lily!"
"Did you call for me? Takuto? Wow! Beautiful place!"
『Hey, waaaiiiiitttt!』
The Distant Sea Dragon King shouts.
『What are you doing summoning other dragons to my domain without my permission!』
"On your own? If I remember correctly, you've never forbidden me to do so"
They say it's their domain, but they didn't say summoning was forbidden.
『That's true, but...no, this is your test!』
"I understand. So I will not let Lily touch it. I'll use Engagement Burst, but...you don't think the Dragon King would change the rules now?"
『Gu...daa! Understood! I'll give you special permission this time!』
Hu...I won. But this only increased my chances of winning. I don't know anything about the power of the star ocean dragon.
"So. I need your help for Ion. Lily"
"I'm on it, Takuto! It's my duty to take care of my sister who needs my help!"
I think I saw an anger mark on the star ocean dragon. Is it really unconscious?
Well, never mind. Let's go, then. Me and Lily hold out our rings.
""Engagement Burst!""
I am equipped with golden armor and Est Oracion. Let's go! Ion!
"Jewel Release!"
The star ocean dragon's jewel glows as I leap out. Something's...wrong!
I look to the future and try to evade it with a contraction, but suddenly I'm pressured from above and knocked to the ground. I guess I couldn't...what the heck...it's like gravity. No, my whole body is under the load. This is...water pressure!?
"Star Armor!"
As the holy light enveloped me, the burden of the water pressure decreased. This way I can stand up! However, the star ocean dragon also saw this and one after another, its jewels glowed.
Blue lightning bolts and countless ice cubes moved freely and attacked me one after another. Don't be fooled!
"Gamma Ray Burst!"
When the gamma ray burst clashes at the water pressure, it destroys the glowing jewel.
Then the water pressure is released. All right, all at once!?
Star ocean dragon shouts and the tidal wave comes toward me. It looks like I can't escape...by flying through the air. It seems that the star ocean dragon can manipulate this wave. Then let me force my way through this blue wall!
"Starlight! Star Wave! Gamma Ray Burst! Convergence!"
Three forces converge into one. How about this!
A flash of destruction beyond the dragon breath pierced through the tsunami and hit the star ocean dragon, but it seemed to be guarded by a beautiful ice armor.
But I broke through the tsunami and flanked Ion. I got it!
""Acceleration!""
I slash through the star ocean dragon in succession and the star ocean dragon turns into water. Here's the water alter ego!
"!!? Star Sword!"
The star ocean dragon claws are covered with water and clash with the star sword. I used a rune of power and the moment I played it, the star ocean dragon's jewel glowed and I was instantly trapped in ice. That's really relentless.
But seeing that the star reading is usually off, it seems that Ion has super sense. No matter how well I can read the future, if she acts differently from the future I see instantly, there's nothing I can do.
Then the star ocean dragon deploys a magic circle similar to the magic circle seen at Lily's time. At that moment, the star reading sees a terrifying future. This is impossible! I have to stop it!
"Teleport!"
But the magic does not activate. Must be the effects of this ice! Damn it!
"Starlight!"
A starlight shoots out from me, escaping from the ice. Just in time!
"Rune Magic!"
But I was too late to react and allowed the magic to be activated.
A huge blue ball of light appears from the magic circle and a drop falls from it. Oh no, oh no, oh no! The star reading tells me to look for a way to survive.
"Ark of the Covenant! Star Wall! Star Armor!"
And as the drops fall to the ground, the world is obliterated in blue.
This is one of EO's highest level magic and one of the super wide area annihilation magic. Planet magic Mercury. That was the true nature of this magic.
After mercury was activated, the star ocean dragon screamed when it saw us fall.
Then enormous star light is emitted from me. My vitality was gone once, then fully recovered. This is the effect of rebirth. Even if I die, I am revived only once and furthermore, all of my stats are temporarily and significantly increased.
"Dragon Technique! Dragon Claw! Dragon Hole!"
The dragon claw in Est Oracion pierces the dragon hole in the star ocean dragon, which is confident of victory.
"Gamma Ray Burst! Gamma Ray Burst! Gamma Ray Burst!"
The dragon claw then fires another gamma ray burst into the dragon hole, causing the star ocean dragon to fall. But the star ocean dragon revives, activates its reverse scale and its beautiful blue body turns bright red. But it's not me waiting for that pause.
"Starlight! Star Wave Motion! Gamma Ray Burst! Dragon Magic Shooting Starlight! Chain Explosion! Dragon Breath!"
Star ocean dragon looks up.
"Convergence! Payback for what you just did! Blast off!"
Star ocean dragon puts on ice armor, but the attack was not so weak that it could be blocked by such armor.
A flash of light that concentrated all of its power struck the star ocean dragon and obliterated the area around it. Star ocean dragon collapsed and returned to Ion.
『That's it. The trial is over...you have won』
As the Distant Sea Dragon King said this, the engagement burst was forcibly released and Lily was gone. He really didn't want her to stay.
『Of course. I've erased her memory of this place. No complaining! Now, let's get on with empowering this fellow』
The fallen Ion glowed.
『We, the sea dragons, swallow everything. Human civilization, life, bad feelings, good feelings, everything. We return them to the quiet sea and give them peace. If you are a sea dragon, you too can forcefully swallow the man of your choice. From this day on, you are a dragonewt swallow!』
Ion evolves. And info comes.
『Ion has evolved into Dragonewt Swallow. Dual wield technique 【Sea Wrenching Blade】 has been acquired』
『She has gained super sense, magic manipulation, magic cutting, hail, water pressure barrier, star ice armor, reverse scale and rebirth』
『The disadvantage of dragonification is now one day』
I got a lot of infos, but I can't get to them now.
I was wondering what kind of costume the evolved Ion would be wearing and then Ion was in a school swimsuit...what? Isn't this the same one I saw before?
『Yes, it is, isn't it?』
I was affirmed...Distant Sea Dragon King replies.
『I looked at a lot of different swimsuits and thought they were great...but in the end I thought this one was the best』
So you've gone back to your roots...let's check the status for now.
Name Ion Dragonewt Envelope Lv30 → Dragonewt Swallow Lv1
Vitality 85→135
Magic Power 160→210
Strength 90→140
Defense 52→92
Agility 210→260
Dexterity 130→180
Skills
Dual Wield Lv38
Spear Lv4
Throwing Manipulation Lv20
Flight Lv18 → Flying Lv18
Super Sense Lv1
Magic Manipulation Lv1
Magic Cutting Lv1
Swimming Action Lv25 → Fast Swimming Lv25
Dragon Eye Lv3
Water Alter Ego Lv1
Ice Blade Lv27
Discharge Lv12 → Blue Lightning Lv12
Rengeki Lv16 → Multiple Rengeki Lv16
Water Magic Lv18
Space-time Magic Lv10
Water Flow Manipulation Lv1
Blue Wave Motion Lv12 → Blue Sea Wave Motion Lv12
Water Pressure Barrier Lv1
Hail Lv1
Star Ice Armor Lv1
Ice Prison Lv1
Reverse Scale Lv1
Dragon Technique Lv17
Dragonification Lv8
Dragon Magic Lv3
Rebirth Lv1
Dragon Breath Lv4
Sea Dragon Blessing Lv7 → Star Sea Dragon Blessing Lv7
Cooking Lv22
Ion also has magic cutting skill and has gotten ahead of me. I guess the more skills she has, the lower her defense is. Then Ion wakes up.
"Hmm~...oh? Where am I?"
Ion has just grown taller, but the current Ion is not much different from me. It only smells like a crime.
『It's an angle. Why don't you propose to her like this? You have the ring, don't you? I'll see to it』
This Distant Sea Dragon King is definitely amused! How dare I confess and propose to Ion in her school swimsuit!
"Eh!? Ring!? This Distant Sea Dragon King of the Sea!? E, Emm...emm..."
Ion gets her hair done... she'd better worry more about what she's wearing than her hair. Here comes Ion with her hair done.
"A, Anytime! Takuto-san!"
"...You really do?"
"Yes!"
Ion is serious...but if I don't do this, Ion will have the same black history as me. So I'll tell her.
"In that outfit?"
"Yes! Eh? Outfit?"
Ion sees her own appearance for the first time. And then silence...like a broken robot, Ion looks up, and when she sees me, her face and body turn red.
"Kyaaaaaa!? Please don't look at me! Takuto-san!"
『You just agreed to do it in that outfit, didn't you?』
"I would never do that! What is this!? Mou"
『Well... then I guess this is goodbye』
We're falling off the world. Eh? This is the end!?
『You'd better brush up on your skills at the very least before next time』
"Th, That's the worst!"
Thus ended our star sea dragon trial. Next came Setia´s trial. I was enveloped in a green light.
Name Takuto Favor Summoner Lv1
Vitality 120
Magic Power 270
Strength 120
Defense 70
Agility 90
Dexterity 176
Skills
Fighting Lv26→Lv27
Kicking Lv23
Staff Lv35
One-handed Sword Lv34→Lv35
Spear Lv23
Katana Lv22→Lv24
Throwing Lv11
Chanting Destruction Lv3
Magic Manipulation Lv3
Summoning Magic Lv39
Seal Magic Lv26→Lv27
Rune Magic Lv11
Horsemanship Lv35
Alchemy Lv23
Mining Lv28
Logging Lv36
Dismantling Lv43
Appraisal Lv33
Identification Lv40
Fast Magic Lv4
Flame Magic Lv4
Land Magic Lv5
Sea Magic Lv4
Darkness Magic Lv6
Sacred Magic Lv11
Lightning Magic Lv34
Explosion Magic Lv37
Wood Magic Lv27
Ice Magic Lv29
Space-time Magic Lv43→Lv44
Beast Magic Lv4
Delay Magic Lv10
Continuous Chanting Lv15
Underwater Action Lv19
Shukuchi Lv1
Reading Lv16
Cooking Lv40
Feeding Lv8
Fishing Lv20
Synchro Lv24
Engagement Lv2→Lv3
Cooperation Lv9→Lv10
Name Lily Dragonewt Hope Lv1
Vitality 160
Magic Power 160
Strength 276
Defense 120
Agility 130
Dexterity 122
Skills
Star Fist Lv13→Lv14
Flying Lv29→Lv30
One-handed Sword Lv39
Large Sword Lv35
Hammer Lv13
Danger Premonition Lv12→Lv14
Super Sense Lv8→Lv10
Dragon Eye Lv8→Lv10
Star Reading Lv8→Lv10
Physical Destruction Lv7→Lv9
Star Armor Lv8→Lv10
Star Wall Lv3→Lv4
Star Rain Lv5
Ark of the Covenant Lv2
Starlight Lv1→Lv2
Rengeki Lv14→Lv15
Convergence Lv2→Lv4
Super Regeneration Lv5
Star Energy Lv34→Lv35
Light Magic Lv12
Star Wave Motion Lv10→Lv11
Reverse Scale Lv1
Dragon Technique Lv16→Lv17
Dragon Magic Lv3
Dragonification Lv7
Dragon Breath Lv6
Rebirth Lv1→Lv2
Star Dragon Blessing Lv8