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Chapter 44 - Observe the Rainbow Dragon

Several days had passed since the great massacre at the Pantheon Temple. As fear and confusion spread among the humans, we, having lost Tiris, continued our journey north.

Our destination was the Spirit Peak of Radiant Light. A place like the end of the world, shrouded in seven-colored mist, where the mythical Rainbow Dragon was said to dwell.

The wind was howling. With every step up the mountain, the sky grew darker, eventually staining the clouds with abnormal shades of red, purple, green, and blue.

"...So this is its nest... huh."

I, Mamoru the Hobgoblin, placed my hand over a giant footprint carved into the ground. It still held warmth. This meant it had been here just moments ago.

"Ha, haha... that's funny... why am I holding a frying pan... I was planning to fight, wasn't I...?" The one with the twitching mouth was my companion, Defray. Though he was our cook, he was a strange one who always wanted to be on the front lines.

A cold voice echoed next to him.

"Let your guard down and you'll be killed." It was Amy, the Lizardman. In her calm hands, the magic for an Aqua Javelin was already converging.

Eventually, we passed through the forest and reached a summit that looked like a temple of bare rock.

The heavens split open.

"Guuuuuooooooaaaarrrrggghhh!!!"

The atmosphere vibrated. The mist was blown away by the wind, and in the instant our vision cleared.

There it was.

Clad in seven-colored scales, a colossal body that seemed to pierce both heaven and earth. Its wings were wreathed in a rainbow, and its mere presence made the world tremble.

The Rainbow Dragon. A mythical dragon. The concentration of its magic was so dense it was already warping space itself.

"What size...!"

"No, it's not just big... Its magic is so dense, it's like a living fossil..."

We immediately understood through our monster instincts.

We couldn't win.

If we fought now, we would be scattered to the winds, not even a single piece of us left behind. So, I made a decision.

"We observe. ...Don't make a move until we find a weakness."

Amy nodded and activated her Snake Eye Lens Magic: Bowen. A transparent magical eye extended like a snake, sliding through the air and capturing a high-definition image of the Rainbow Dragon from afar.

"That's amazing... You could be a wildlife conservation officer in the future, you know..."

"I find dealing with idiots more tiring than magical beasts," she said, and then smiled.

And so, our days of "observation" began.