'I'm looking forward to your evolved form, Rimuru.'
With that thought, Damien signaled Shizue to continue deeper into the Sealed Cave.
"Phew~"
"It's finally broken."
Velzard, watching the Infinite Prison fully dissipate, let out a quiet sigh of relief.
"Wahaha!"
"I, Veldora, am finally free!!!"
"Roar!!!"
Boom!
The moment he emerged, Veldora unleashed his magicules recklessly, causing the Sealed Cave to tremble violently.
"Idiot, stop throwing your magicules around! Do you want to collapse the cave?"
Velzard glared at Veldora, who was rolling around like an overexcited husky, feeling utterly embarrassed.
This guy was a disgrace to True Dragons!
She shouldn't have freed him.
Velzard began to worry about the chaos Veldora might cause now that he was free.
"Oops, my bad, my bad."
Veldora scratched his head with a claw, chuckling awkwardly. "I got too excited after breaking free, so…"
"Instead of apologizing, hurry up and recover your magicules."
"Don't hold me back later, you dumb lil bro!"
Sealed for 300 years, Veldora couldn't absorb magicules from the outside, leaving him in a weakened state.
Velzard didn't care about his combat strength.
Without an Ultimate Skill, Veldora was, at best, a meat shield or punching bag, no threat to Damien.
But his magicule reserves were impressive.
In Velzard's plan, Veldora would serve as her backup power source to bridge the magicule gap between her and Damien.
"Still, that so-called Masked Chosen hero really had something."
Recalling the process of breaking the Infinite Prison, Velzard felt a newfound respect for that hero.
Infinite Prison was just a Unique Skill, yet it took considerable effort to unravel.
Of course, she could've smashed through it by force.
But that would've likely left Veldora half-dead inside.
So, Velzard had to meticulously analyze it, only just now fully dismantling it.
"Nee-sama, are we really fighting our lil bro?"
Veldora's magicules recovered quickly, reaching about 40–50% of his peak in moments.
"Huh?"
Velzard shot him a displeased glare. "You agreed before coming out. If you back out now, I'll break your wings!"
"Uh…"
Seeing Velzard's seriousness, Veldora shrank back. "I-I'm not backing out!"
"It's just… doesn't this feel a bit wrong?"
Fighting was no big deal for true dragon.
But two against one? An older sister and brother ganging up on their newly awakened younger sibling? That was just embarrassing.
If word got out, where would Veldora's pride as Storm Dragon go?
Win, and it's an unfair victory.
Lose, and it's a complete loss of face.
Even Veldora's simple mind could see Velzard's plan was a bad move.
"Hmph!"
"You think I don't know that?!"
Velzard was exasperated. "Just shut up and follow my lead!"
After sensing Damien's magicule fluctuations, Velzard was already regretting her decision.
She could only hope Damien hadn't awakened some absurd Ultimate Skill.
Otherwise, she'd be outmatched.
"I-I got it…"
Veldora lowered his head, not daring to defy his sister's authority.
"Heh…"
Suddenly, a voice cut into the siblings' ears. "First time meeting, Veldora, Velzard."
"!!!"
Both dragon and human turned simultaneously.
Damien and Shizue emerged from the cave's shadows.
"Yo!"
Damien raised a hand, smiling. "Let's be clear, I wasn't eavesdropping on purpose. Veldora, it's just that your magicules, were too loud."
With Velzard's perception, she should've noticed Damien.
But Veldora's reckless dragon aura had filled the area with his magicules, masking Damien's arrival.
"You idiot!!"
Velzard kicked Veldora's claw in frustration.
Thankfully, she held back, or Veldora might've been yowling like Tom Cat, clutching his foot.
"Haha, I've never been great at controlling my magicules."
Veldora lowered his head to Damien, laughing heartily. "You're the one who inherited Velda-nii's power, our new lil bro, right?"
"In terms of bloodline, we are indeed siblings."
Damien didn't deny it. Part of his power came from the Star Dragon King and the cardinal world.
Accepting such a boon naturally meant taking on its karmic ties.
At least regarding the Star Dragon King's favor, Damien had no intention of dodging it.
Of course, calling Veldora 'big bro' was a no-go.
At best, they were good pals.
As for Velzard…
"Two against one, huh? Is this how true dragon roll?"
Damien teased sarcastically. "Impressive, Miss Velzard. Quite the show of strength."
"Call me Onee-sama!!!"
Velzard was thoroughly annoyed by Damien's attitude.
"And what's this about two against one, or three against one? Didn't you bring people too?"
"Two of them, no less!"
Velzard smirked triumphantly. "So it's not two against one... it's two against three. Advantage: you!"
"…"
Damien and Veldora both looked at Velzard, saying nothing yet somehow saying everything.
"Wait, wait, hold on!"
Shizue, already stunned from facing Veldora directly, was floored by what came next.
Her mind froze.
What did she just hear?
Damien was Veldora's brother?
That silver-haired girl was another true dragon?
And she wanted Damien to call her nee-sama…
'This… this, this, this…'
Shizue was utterly lost.
Was this really something a small fry like her should be privy to?
And what was that?
Three against two?
What did that mean?
Opponents: Veldora the Storm Dragon and Velzard the Frost Dragon.
Allies: Damien the uknown majin, Rimuru the not bad slime, and… her.
'Wait, I'm fighting true dragon? For real?!'
"Nee-sama, uh…"
Veldora glanced at Shizue, then dismissed her, whispering to Velzard, "Isn't this a bit too underhanded?"
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