"As you said, neither Derus nor the Heavenly Demon will know of the Dragon Lord's death."
Evelyn nodded quietly as if agreeing with Raon's words.
"This dimension was created by the Dragon Lord and maintained by three Ancient Dragons, so not even the smallest amount of mana escaped to the outside."
She swept her long, elegant fingers across the dimension.
"But Raon, as you know, Derus Robert is a cunning and cold-hearted human. Before the war, he'll definitely try to contact the Dragon Lord and other Ancient Dragons, so we're bound to be discovered."
Evelyn frowned, saying that deceiving Derus Robert would be harder than killing the Lord.
"I never intended to deceive Derus Robert in such a way from the beginning."
Raon shook his head with a faint smile.
"Just killing the Dragon Lord and the Ancient Dragons who followed him, and turning the dragons back into mediators, is already a tremendous gain."
He waved his hand, saying he was satisfied just with killing the Dragon Lord and Ancient Dragons who posed a great threat to humans.
"Then targeting Derus Robert means..."
"That's a different matter."
Raon smiled broadly and pulled out a black booklet he had been keeping on his chest.
"You would know better. No, you need to find it for me."
He said he was asking for her help and handed the black booklet to Evelyn.
"I don't know what it is, but if you say so, I'll definitely do it!"
Evelyn said she could do anything and accepted the black booklet.
-What, what is it!
Wrath poked his head out slightly and examined the booklet Evelyn had taken.
-Tell me too!
The fellow seemed curious about the booklet's contents and approached Evelyn, whom he usually wouldn't go near.
"This is... Ah!"
Evelyn opened the black booklet and let out a small gasp as she examined its contents.
"As expected, all cunning things have something in common!"
She curled her lips into a long smile, saying she somehow knew this would happen.
-Huh? Losran, Cifron, Jerfin? What do those mean? And what are those numbers next to them?
Wrath widened his eyes as he looked at the peculiar names written in the booklet and the numbers beside them.
-What's so cunning about this?
The fellow tilted his head, saying he couldn't understand it at all.
'Those place names are all regions within Borvorn.'
Raon gestured with his chin toward the booklet Evelyn was reading.
-Hmm? Borvorn you say...
'That's right. It's the land where the Dragon Lord said he picked up Derus's communication signal.'
He placed his hand on the Heavenly Drive with a cold smile.
'The Dragon Lord didn't completely trust Derus either and was conducting background investigations on him. Every time contact came, he reverse-tracked the coordinates and regions and wrote them down. Moreover...'
Raon clenched his fist as he looked at the back of the booklet.
'He had figured out not only what was happening in Borvorn, but also what was occurring in the surrounding regions.'
The Dragon Lord had examined the changes in Borvorn and its surrounding regions, the condition of the people, and even peculiar details.
'Look at this.'
Raon pointed to the content written in the back of the booklet.
'The part about small numbers of people going missing in the regions around Borvorn. Isn't this a bit strange?'
-Hmm? What's strange about it?
Wrath tilted his head as if he didn't understand.
-People going missing is an extremely common occurrence.
The fellow frowned, asking what was strange about it.
'That means Borvorn is fine, but disappearances are happening around Borvorn. We'll need additional investigations, but probably...'
Raon bit his lip as he thought of Derus Robert's face seemingly reflected in the black booklet.
'Disappearances have probably increased across the entire continent. Of course, in numbers so small that most wouldn't notice.'
He nodded with conviction. The Dragon Lord might not know, but he was certain about what kind of human Derus was. That bastard was probably kidnapping people across the entire continent right now.
'If we investigate based on this data, we can reach Derus Robert. No, at the very least, we can reach the forces he's preparing.'
He let out a smile mixed with anticipation, knowing he could deal a blow to that bastard in any direction.
-No, how can you reach that far with that data...
Wrath sighed, saying the more he looked, the less he understood.
-You're really someone I wouldn't want as an enemy.
The fellow clicked his tongue, saying he wanted to hit him but couldn't.
'This isn't because I'm amazing.'
Raon slowly shook his head.
'It's because I know Derus Robert.'
He clenched his fist, saying anyone who had been victimized by Derus would know.
"Just trust me!"
Evelyn nodded vigorously as if she understood his intention immediately.
"I'll investigate thoroughly without anyone finding out!"
She smiled confidently, saying she was more confident in stealth than anyone else in the world.
-Can't argue with that statement.
Wrath trembled his shoulders as he looked at Evelyn's flickering eyes.
-Even I couldn't find that madwoman.
The fellow shook his head, saying even he couldn't find her when Evelyn possessed animals.
"I'm counting on you."
Raon said he was asking Evelyn to investigate and took her hand.
"Aaaah!"
As soon as Raon's hand touched hers, Evelyn trembled all over as if she had been electrocuted.
"Don't worry! I'll find it even if it kills me!"
She smiled so widely it seemed her mouth would tear, her eyes blazing as she continued reading the booklet.
-Ugh...
Wrath squeezed his eyes shut as if he was sick of seeing Evelyn's appearance.
"I've chosen everything!"
Martha raised her hand high and approached Raon's side. She was holding a sword with a thick blade like an axe and a very old, worn martial arts manual.
"That's..."
Raon blinked as he looked at the club-like sword.
"It's called a hammer sword! Doesn't it suit me perfectly?" (E/N: I don't know if this is a real weapon...I think war hammer is a better translation but...Why would Martha uses a war hammer?)
Martha let out a refreshing laugh, saying she felt like she could destroy even a castle by swinging this sword.
"And this is a martial arts manual for handling this sword. It's the Heavy Weapon Sword Art."
She raised her clenched fist as if excited about the new martial arts manual and sword.
"You're going to wield a new sword and learn completely new martial arts?"
Burren sighed as he looked at Martha.
"Wouldn't it be better to train what you already have?"
He shook his head, saying he didn't understand.
"Then what did you choose?"
Martha frowned as she looked at Burren.
"I chose something that's not very different from my current martial arts."
Burren lifted the martial arts manual he had brought. The martial arts manual he chose was an elegant crushing sword technique that wasn't very different from the swordsmanship he was currently learning.
"The sword isn't very different either."
Burren lifted the newly chosen sword. Though thinner than what he used before, it was a long sword that wasn't much different in length.
"Right now we're at the peak of Grandmaster. Even though Transcendence is still far away, I don't think making completely new attempts in a situation like this is good."
He gestured to Martha as if telling her to reconsider.
"Hmph! You have to experience new things for the existing ones to change!"
Martha snorted and shook her head.
"How about we bet with a wish as the stakes? Who will reach Transcendence first?"
She extended her hand as if daring him to accept if he had the guts.
"Hmm."
Burren pressed his lips down tightly as he looked at Martha's hand.
"That's..."
He seemed to recall Martha receiving the Authority of Envy from Envy and couldn't properly get his words out.
"Ah, right. That would be unfair."
Martha also seemed to recall why Burren didn't immediately accept the bet and nodded.
"Right now I'd have an advantage, so later..."
"No!"
Burren shook his head vigorously.
"I'll accept that bet."
He put strength into his fingertips, saying he would bet on who would reach Transcendence first as Martha suggested.
"Really? You're definitely at a disadvantage?"
Martha narrowed her eyes as she looked at Burren.
"Even if I'm at a disadvantage, I think I need that kind of bet right now."
Burren ignited blue flames in his eyes as if he had returned to his trainee days when he was competitive with everyone.
"Interesting! That's right. That's Burren Zieghart!"
Martha patted his shoulder, saying it felt like she was seeing Burren's true self for the first time in a long while.
'He's still lacking, but if I help him grow just a little more...'
Raon took a short breath as he looked at Burren's serious gaze.
'I might be able to catch the eye of the Monarch of Greed, Greed.'
***
A deep rumbling sound echoed! As Dorian gathered all the treasures from the Dragon Lord's lair and came outside, the golden dimensional gate began to slowly close.
"Now it's truly over."
Gold Dragon Bartius confirmed that the path to the Dragon Lord's lair was completely closed and briefly clicked his tongue.
"I want to say thank you once more."
He bowed his head to Raon, saying everything was finished thanks to him.
"You're quite polite for a Dragon."
Raon chuckled as he looked at Bartius.
"However, there's no need for such formal greetings between comrades."
He waved his hand, saying they should stop since they would be walking together from now on.
"He's right! Tone it down a bit!"
Red Dragon Valasiur struck Bartius on the back.
"Right. We're friends now!"
Blue Dragon Sirtiren waved her hand with a fresh smile.
"Hah, we're going to be busy for a while."
Black Dragon Dariauran quickly folded his fingers as if thinking of the dragons he would have to fight.
"If it's something we have to do anyway, it's better to do it quickly and rest."
White Dragon Bursiarabi bared his white teeth as if he was rather looking forward to it.
"As he said, we'll probably be busy for a while. We might not be able to contact you."
Bartius stood before Raon and revealed his firmly resolved eyes.
"However, as I promised you, I'll end all situations before the war begins."
He placed his hand on his chest, saying he would keep his promise to join the war.
"I'll trust you all and wait."
Raon drew the Heavenly Drive with a gentle smile. He tilted the sword point downward and extended the sword forward. He responded to the dragons with a sword salute, the highest greeting a Zieghart swordsman could offer. As if blessing the sincere hearts of the humans and dragons who had formed a new relationship, golden sunlight fell down upon them from above.
***
The audience chamber of the Zieghart Main House. Though it was normally the time when Glenn enjoyed the warm sunlight alone, the audience chamber was now filled with Zieghart's executives. They seemed tense from the sudden summons, slowly rolling their eyes as they observed Glenn's complexion.
"Um, Heavenly Blade Division Leader..."
Division Leader Tisiren trembled slightly at her toes as she whispered to Heavenly Blade Division Leader Sheryl beside her. (E/N: Who is this guy? We are introducing randoms to comment on Glenn now?)
"What's happening right now?"
Still not accustomed to her role as head of the martial division, she breathed roughly as if flustered by being suddenly called to the Lord's Manor.
"Is a war about to break out? The Head of House's gaze is so frightening..."
Tisiren trembled her lips as if she couldn't even properly meet the red eyes of Glenn standing on the platform.
"And his leg is trembling too."
She swallowed dry saliva as she looked at Glenn's right foot trembling finely.
"Something like a war will indeed happen."
Sheryl drew a deep smile as she looked at Glenn's red eyes burning with passion.
"The Head of House is in love right now. And it's…."
Contrary to Tisiren's words, she shrugged her shoulders as she observed Glenn, whose leg was trembling from being in such a good mood.
"The love for a grandchild that once you fall into, you can never escape from."