A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 248



Episode 248

‘huh?’

I could hear voices in my head but I couldn’t understand them because they were in a language I was hearing for the first time.

Zeke spoke to the system.

‘Why doesn’t the system automatically translate it?’

Then a letter appeared before my eyes.

[The language is a dead language that has been erased from the records and cannot be translated.]

I never thought there would be languages ​​that the system couldn’t translate.

『■■■ ■■ ■■■ ■■!!!』

The dragon kept shouting something at Zeke and Yellin.

“Ji Ji Kyung…”

I looked to the side and saw Yellin trembling with her face turned pale.

Although Zig who had the body of a dragon was free from the dragon’s intimidation Yellin who was a high elf seemed to feel its killing intent even more keenly.

In fact it was not an ordinary thing to come face to face with a living dragon.

‘When I first saw it on video my legs were shaking too.’

Zeke held Yellin’s hand and expressed his unyielding will.

A soft power permeated Yellin’s entire body. Only then did Yellin regain some color and calm down the tremors of her body a little.

Zeke raised his head and sent a telepathic message towards the dragon.

―Hermit of the Black River we have absolutely no idea what you are saying.

The dragon’s purple eyes moved toward him as Zeke telepathically communicated his intentions.

Krrrrrr—

A giant dragon’s face approached glaring at Zeke.

Then another language began to ring in Zeke’s head.

“You damn brat! Do you think you can come back alive after destroying my beloved black dog number one like that!?”

I could understand what was being said in the ancient Eastern language but the content was completely different from what I had expected.

‘Blackie? Are you talking about that black knight?’

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The dragon ground his teeth as he looked at the black knight still floating in the air.

“Oh my gosh I worked so hard to make this. That damn guy completely destroyed it. He destroyed it!”

-Are you saying that the one who created the Black Knight was a great being?

At Zeke’s words the dragon turned his head again glared at him and shouted.

『Then I’ll make it! Who would make a work of art like this! The delicate magic drive and smooth joints and natural movements engraved on this armor! Don’t ruin this work of art like this!』

I just confronted him and responded so I didn’t really understand why he was angry at me.

‘It’s a little different from what I expected.’

I thought he would be as violent and violent as Bahamut before since he was a dragon who killed his own kind and was imprisoned by the Elder Dragon but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

But when I looked to the side Yellin was still shaking although she was feeling better than before.

Zeke spoke to the dragon again.

-Great Being I have something to tell you.

“Shut up! Don’t speak until I give you permission!”

It wasn’t like Zik would listen to him say that.

Zig didn’t seem too bothered and took out Annexy’s dagger from his inventory.

-I am the one who brought the Black River’s Mark. To break the chains of the oath that bind the House of Ishtar.

When Zeke spoke again the dragon was startled.

“You you? I told you not to speak in verbs so how did you speak?”

-I just said it what’s wrong?

Zig asked back at the incomprehensible words. Unlike before the dragon looked at Zig with curiosity.

After a while the dragon spoke again.

“Are you one of those guys from Yongin or something?”

– It’s not a dragon but it can use the power of a dragon.

Then suddenly the dragon sniffed and smelled Zeke’s scent. Then suddenly he got startled and stepped back.

“Ba Bahamut! This smells like Bahamut!”

It seemed that he sensed the power of Bahamut in Zeke’s body through the smell.

Zeke looked at him and said.

-Do you know Bahamut?

Krrrrrr—

A more murderous aura than before flowed from him.

『Bahamut! That damn thing always sneaks into my lair and steals my treasures! And it destroys all the guardians I’ve worked so hard to make! Aaaah! It’s so annoying!』

His shouts were so intense that the entire lair shook.

Yellin who had no idea what was going on was terrified by the dragon’s wrath her face turning pale.

“Your Majesty! Why on earth would such a great being act like that?”

Zeke was at a loss for what to say.

“…Is it because of the painful memory of having something I cherish taken away?”

Yellin looked at Zeke strangely who was making incomprehensible noises in front of the angry dragon.

‘That’s true so what?’

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As Zeke grumbled quietly to himself the dragon finally calmed down and spoke with a grin.

“You human! What is your relationship with Bahamut!?”

Zik thought about it for a while and then slowly opened his mouth.

– It’s not a relationship.

Although he absorbed Bahamut’s heart Zeke pretended not to notice and turned away.

Besides even if it wasn’t a heart Bahamut was a distant descendant of Claudia Luverne who polymorphed into a human but he just said they had no relationship.

The dragon glared at Zeke with suspicious eyes.

Then he said again.

『What a suspicious guy. What did you say earlier? The Black River Mark?』

Zeke held up Annexy’s dagger to the dragon.

The dragon lowered his eyes to examine the dagger then grumbled.

“Hey this is annoying. Wait a minute.”

For a moment light emerged from the dragon’s body and gradually became smaller.

Then in the place where the dragon had been a young elf boy with black hair appeared.

He looked to be about twelve years old but the intimidating aura emanating from his purple eyes clearly showed that he was a dragon.

A polymorphed black dragon rose up and approached Zeke.

He got off at some distance and snapped his fingers.

In that moment Annexi’s dagger which was in Zeke’s hand floated up and flew towards the black dragon.

The black dragon looked closely at Annexi’s dagger.

Then he glanced at Zeke with sharp eyes and said.

“You human. Where did you find this?”

Zeke pondered the question and then spoke telepathically.

– Found in the upside-down tower created by the Elder Dragon.

The black dragon flinched at the mention of the elder dragon.

“That’s the place that Kronos guy said he made.”

“Do you know that place?”

Then the black dragon snickered and said.

“I designed it so of course you know.”

Zeke was startled by the black dragon’s words.

“Are you saying that the design of that place was done by the Great One?”

The black dragon frowned at Zeke’s words and said.

“It’s grating on my ears so call me by my name.”

“The hermitage of the black river…”

“Don’t call me that weird name just my name!”

“Jik asked as if trying to appease the dragon who seemed to be throwing a tantrum.

“What is your name?”

“What? You don’t even know my name?”

He shouted trembling.

“It’s Hades!”

The black dragon Hades glared at the two grinning.

Zeke told him.

“Lord Hades. With this dagger can I break the chains of the oath?”

At his words Hades let out a terrifying murderous aura towards Zeke.

“You insolent bastard. How dare you a bunch of insignificant microbes break your oath with me a great being!”

He was a dragon who lived completely in his own self-satisfaction.

Zig sighed inwardly and spoke on behalf of House Ishtar.

“The Ishtar clan who shouldered the oath of the Black River tribe has been bound here for two thousand years unable to go anywhere else. Now please free us from the shackles of our oath.”

Upon hearing those words Hades rose into the air.

In an instant he stood right in front of Zeke and Yellin glaring at Zeke and saying:

“You human. Aren’t you afraid?”

There were few humans who could stand upright while facing the dragon’s life force.

But Zeke was a man who could say whatever he wanted to say without worrying about such things.

Zeke said looking at Hades.

“I am afraid. But I am telling you this because I believe that Hades is a great race and will make a rational choice.”

Hades’ expression changed at Zeke’s words.

“Is that a rational choice?”

“Even if you keep the Ishtar family here Hades will gain nothing from it.”

“That’s not for you to judge you arrogant brat.”

“Then please tell me. If there is a reason why the Ishtar family must be tied down here.”

Hades was troubled by Zeke’s words. Then he came to his senses for a moment and said gritting his teeth.

“This damn human being is fooling me with his three-inch tongue. Why do I have to explain to you why?”

“Isn’t it because there’s no particular reason to keep them if you don’t explain?”

Hades flinched slightly at Zeke’s words.

Because in fact what he said was correct.

The reason he had previously made a pact with the Black River Tribe was because they were mutually beneficial.

The Black River Tribe was protected by a powerful black dragon who could have dark elves as guardians.

Unlike now at that time there were many monsters around and wars with other tribes were frequent so even if it wasn’t a one-on-one contract there were quite a few cases of making oaths at the tribal level.

But as time passed and the Black River dried up this place became a dead land that no one visited.

As Hades there was no need to bind a particular tribe here as guardians.

Zeke who was well aware of the dragon’s nature through the Chronicles of Caesar had guessed the fact and delved into Hades’ logic.

Hades who had nothing to say became irritated.

“I don’t know! I have no intention of breaking my oath! Go back!”

Then Zeke hesitated for a moment and then said to Hades.

“I’m asking just in case. Isn’t Hades also tied up here?”

Hades glared at Zeke’s words and shouted.

“I was curious about these little creatures who had come here after a long time so I gave them a yes and a no but they’re crossing the line! Do you want to taste some of their verb language?”

In response to Hades’s reaction Zeke quickly spoke to him telepathically.

-The sea god Poseidon has been released from his seal.

Hades was surprised by Zeke’s words.

Then he also spoke to Zeke through telepathy.

-What are you talking about? Po Poseidon has been released from his seal. What do you mean?

-I pulled out the spear of the divine spirit embedded in his heart and broke the seal.

Hades’ mouth fell open at Zeke’s words. He looked incredulous.

-Is that possible?

―I don’t know what happened either so it’s hard for me to explain in detail. However if Hades is also trapped here I’m telling you this because I think I might be able to break the seal.

Hades was intrigued after hearing Zig’s words which were like a stream of clear water.

He thought about something for a moment then suddenly turned his palm upside down.

In an instant the scenery where they were changed.

Zeke and Yellin looked around in confusion.

“Here?”

It was a workshop that seemed like a combination of a wizard’s laboratory and a blacksmith’s shop.

All over the walls were the black knights and armors we had seen before and weapons and armors of a style I had never seen before were lined up.

Hades spoke to Zeke and Yellin while floating in the air.

“I’m a little interested in what you have to say human.”

He gestured again and a sofa appeared. At his nod as if to tell them to sit Zeke and Yellin sat down on the sofa and Hades spoke while floating in the air.

“High elf guys. You asked me to make a pact with you and now you’re talking nonsense.”

Yellin was surprised by those words and asked.

“Yes? Are you saying that our ancestors asked us to make a pact first?”

Yellin was still afraid of Hades but he was still asking questions.

Hades spoke while lying sideways in the air.

“Yes at that time the high elves were on the verge of extinction. They came to me for protection.”

At those words Yellin’s face became shocked and she muttered.

“I thought we were the ones who kept the covenant on behalf of the Black River Tribe…”

“If we have to be exact that’s true. The Black River tribes went to war and my guardian position was vacant. The high elves who lived in the north were driven out here by the vampires and asked for my protection.”

“A belly vampire?”

“Huh? You didn’t know? At that time the North was under the control of vampires so even the orcs couldn’t go there. I think the Demon King’s army or something was defeated because they couldn’t stop the combined attack of the northern vampires and the allied forces.”

Even Zeke had never heard of vampires before.

‘I’ve only heard that the great sage sealed the Demon King but this is the first time I’ve heard of vampires.’

Then a thought suddenly occurred to Zeke and he asked Hades.

“Is Hades perhaps bound here by the power of the Elder Dragon?”

Hades snorted at Zeke’s words.

“What the hell is that?”

Zeke and Yellin looked at each other.

Zeke opened his mouth cautiously again.

“According to the legend Hades was the first to be imprisoned here for the crime of fratricide…”

Kookookookook!

Before Zeke could finish his story an incredible amount of murderous energy emanated from Hades’ body.