Chapter 73 – Continuing the Event… ? - 

『You’ve become an advanced Dragon Breed. But it seems that you can’t handle it now… I’ve sealed it away so you won’t be able to use it. Hahahaha』

An old man’s voice echoed in my head, a voice I had heard before.

『Fufu. Don’t worry. When the time comes, it will naturally…───』

Naturally… ?

My consciousness returns to me at such a crucial point.

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「───yane! … Ayane! ! !」

「Hiaa! ?」

「Ayaneeee! !」

「Suzu?」

「Yes! Yes! ! Oh, thank goodness! ! !」

「Such an exaggeration…」

「I’m not exaggerating! ! I’m… ! I’m… ! !」

「Aah! ! All right! All right don’t cry… Okay?」

「Un…」

I pat Suzu’s crying back and keep telling her it’s going to be okay.

「… Speaking of which, what happened to me back then?」

「Uu… T- This is what happened…」

「! ?」

I was shown a picture of a large red reptile. The eyes of the reptile in the picture seemed to be insane.

「I- Is that, m- me?」

「Yeah… We all did our best to defeat you… I did my best too… !」

「I see… Okay, okay」

「Guhehe…」

「?」

Afterwards, Suzu told me that it was named Scarlet, the Flame Dragon King of Rage, and that it was one of those dragons you hear about in fairy tales and myths… I didn’t realize that when I compared it to the one I was shown with, it turned out to be a dragon about 50 meters tall.

「At any rate, Ayane is supposed to have won, you know?」

「Eh? Is that so? Against Yasaotoko-san?」

「Un. It’s his fault, after all…」

「… I guess…… Ah, yes. Status」

I heard this fanfare a couple of times during the course of the event when I gained a level. I thought I hadn’t seen it, so I opened my status.

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【Name】 Ayane LV. ☆13→☆21 (Upper Limit Released)

【Race】 Ryūto→ Ryūjin(Power Sealed State)

【Job】 Blacksmith LV. 6

TL. Dragonborn will be changed to Ryūto because Ryūto and Ryūjin have different kanjis but the same meaning

HP: 3500/3100→3500

MP: 3100/2700→3100

STR: 80

VIT: 10

DEF: 10

AGI: 80

INT: 10

DEX: 80

MND: 10

【Skill】 《Smithing LV. 8》 《Swordsmanship LV. ☆2》 《Physical Enhancement LV. ☆1》 《Mining LV. 5》 《Lumbering LV. 2》 《Woodworking LV. 6》 《Appraisal LV. ☆》 《Alchemy LV. 6》 《Alchemy Smithing LV. 6》 《Dragon Power LV. 3→Dragon Power LV. 1 (new!)》

TL. Author-san also used different kanjis for Dragon here…

SP: 23→63

【Eqiupment】 Leaf Wolf Set, Broken Homurakazezanmaru, Reizanmaru

【Title】 『Someone Who Has Defeated the Leaf Wolf』 『Subjugator of Hell』 『One Who Has the Power of a Dragon→One Who Has the Power of a Dragon』 『Someone who has defeated the Hell Wolf King』 『Raid Boss of Rage』

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【Name】 『One Who Has the Power of a Dragon』

【Effect】 Always doubles STR, and when you turn into a dragon, multiplies STR, AGI, and DEF by 10.

【Acquisition Requirements】 Evolve into Ryūto.

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【Name】 『Raid Boss of Rage』

【Effect】 When you become a raid boss, your STR is multiplied by 6 and all other stats, including HP and MP, are multiplied by 4.

【Acquisition Requirements】 Become a raid boss named Rage.

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………. Eh… What’s this……

「… A- 《Appraisal》…」

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【Name】《Dragon Power》 (✕ Cannot be used)

MP consumption: 100 every 5 seconds (when you become the Flame Dragon King) or 100 every 2 minutes (when you manifest a part of the Flame Dragon King’s power in your body)

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 (Choose one)

✕ ・ Temporarily becomes Raid Boss: Flame Dragon King (can be removed at will or when MP runs out).

・Temporarily manifest a portion of the Flame Dragon King’s power in your body.

【Effect ② (LV. 1)】

✕ ・Physical attack power is increased (extremely large), and flame breath attack becomes possible (only when you become the Flame Dragon King).

・Physical attack power is increased (large), and flame breath attacks become possible (only when the body manifests some of the Flame Dragon King’s power).

【Effect ③ (LV. 5)】 Temporarily grants Dragon Power to the bearer’s equipment.

【Effect ④ (LV. ☆)】 Consumes 10 skill levels and allows you to permanently grant Dragon Power to your weapon.

LV. 1: STR＋50

※Cannot be used for 48 hours in the field after use

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When I looked at the skills, for some reason only some of them were disabled, and only those were grayed out.

Good. It’s a good thing, because the title is really something that comes into its own when you’re a dragon, right? If it’s disabled, that means it’s normal ……It’s not normal anymore, though… Hohoho… Ah! That’s right!

「… Do I look different… ?」

「Fue? Un! You look pretty different! First───」

According to Suzu, it’s the eyes and limbs that have changed.

The eyes have turned from red to gold, and there seems to be a red line around the eyes. My teeth have grown a bit longer, and I have what looks like fangs on my upper teeth. And there were red magic circles carved into the backs of my hands and feet, with red lines coming out of them as if they were roots. I was surprised to see this because I could see it myself.

「Uu… I’m now standing out…」

「Come live with me in the mountains! Yes! ! Let’s do it! !」

「……」

That might be a good idea. But my goal is to create the Secret Sword of the Dragon God, so that will have to wait for a while.

『───So much has happened! According to the administration! The event will continue! !』

「「「「「Uoooooooooo! ! ! ! !」」」」」

Suddenly, I heard the voice of a live broadcast announcer. I think it was Kyou-san? As if in response to that, I heard shouting.

「Do you want to come with me to see it?」

「… Un」

I took Suzu’s hand, stood up, and started walking.