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Chapter 46 - Announcing the Rainbow Dragon Observations and the Key to Reversal

"No... After seeing that battle with the mercenaries, I'm sure of it."

During that fight where the mercenary band was wiped out, my eyes never missed the fluctuations in the dragon's magic.

"The Rainbow Dragon is... an 'attribute-shifting' type."

"Attribute-shifting type?" Koni-chan tilted his head.

I nodded, spread out my sketchbook, and drew a wheel of attributes on the ground.

"It doesn't fight while maintaining a single attribute. It's constantly changing them. And what's more."

I drew arrows on the wheel.

▼The Law of Attribute Shifting▼

Fire → Weak to Water, Strong against Earth
Earth → Weak to Fire, Strong against Wind
Wind → Weak to Earth, Strong against Water
Water → Weak to Wind, Strong against Fire

Light → Dark → Thunder → Light (Loop)

"For just a moment when its attribute changes, a 'remnant' of the previous attribute remains in its body. If we attack it with the 'counter-attribute' at that exact moment... it will work."

"I see...! That's why the mercenaries' attacks stopped working midway through, and their coordination fell apart," Amy nodded sharply.

"Ooooh!? Is it finally my turn to shine!" Defray exclaimed, swinging the frying pan he was holding.

Our party is as follows.

Party Composition and Attributes
Amy, Water attribute magic (→ Strong against Fire)

Koni-chan, Fire attribute magic (Strong against Earth)

Mamoru (Me), Earth attribute magic (Strong against Wind)

Defray, Specialized in healing and support

"In other words, we watch for the moment it switches attributes and strike with the counter to its previous attribute. If our timing is right, we can deal a massive amount of damage."

"But... isn't there some luck involved in that?" Koni-chan said anxiously.

"Exactly. Out of seven attributes, we can only counter a maximum of three. That means we have a three in seven chance of hitting its weak spot."

"But with Defray's support, we can hold out until we hit that weakness," Amy said with a smile.

"It means we have a chance to win."

Our eyes met.

"Let's go. We're ready." I stood up and gripped the staff I carried on my back.

We took one step at a time toward the summit of the Spirit Peak of Radiant Light.

And there it was.

The mythical ruler who commanded the sky and the earth, wreathed in a seven-colored aura. The Rainbow Dragon was looking down on everything.

But this time was different. We would not run.

"We will win," I looked up at the sky and muttered.

"We'll drag that thing down from its myth!"

We will defeat the Rainbow Dragon and evolve. We encouraged each other on the eve of battle.