Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

"d*mn ...... kuuuuhhh ......."

I couldn't help but let out a yelp. The speed of Tsune's flight was beyond my expectations. If I let up even for a moment, I would be thrown off his back.

I desperately hold on to the horns growing out of its back. I have no idea where in the world I am flying because the landscape is flowing like the wind.

The flight of the fox suddenly stops. Slowly he looks around and sees a vast forest below. Could this be where Tsune's brother was?

"You will do it."

Suddenly, we hear the voice of the Dragon King. The next thing I know, the Dragon King is descending from the sky with his arms folded.

"I flew pretty seriously, though."

The Dragon King smiles wryly. Tsune continues to watch him in silence.

"How do you feel?

Out of the blue, the Dragon King opens his mouth. It seems that Tsune's brother is in this forest. I search for any sign of the black dragon-like creature, making full use of my presence detection and magic detection. But even though I concentrate hard, I can't sense any evil presence or powerful magic. The same seems to be true for Tsune. He is looking around with a lot of confusion.

The Dragon King looks at us with a satisfied look. I don't know why he enjoys watching people looking puzzled.

The Dragon King frowned for a moment, perhaps noticing my stare, but then he slowly pointed to a certain place. There was a waterfall there.

"Is there something ...... in that waterfall, or is there a cave or something hiding in the depths of the waterfall?

Saying this, I focused my mind on the waterfall and activated my presence detection and magic detection again. But I couldn't feel anything from there.

"I don't feel anything ......."

Tsune also stared in the direction the Dragon King pointed, but he also felt nothing. He remains motionless with his eyes fixed on a single point.

"Where are you looking?

The Dragon King raised his voice in exasperation. The way he said it annoyed me.

"Where is it? I've activated my presence detection and magic detection, but I don't feel anything.　There really is a black dragon over there, isn't there?"

Yes, I'm here. Look carefully.

"...... I have no idea."

"Yeah!　You're a pain in the ass!"

With these words, the Dragon King descends. Tsune follows him, as if he has no choice. The Dragon King landed at the edge of a huge waterfall. The water seemed to be falling from a very high place, and there was a thin mist around the waterfall. Normally, this would be a healing space full of negative ions, but unfortunately, I don't have the time to feel it now.

"I don't feel anything, do you?

Where are you looking?　Take a good look."

"You've been looking hard at the waterfall since a while ago. Don't tell me, Dragon King, that it's not actually a waterfall, or I'll blow you away for real!

"What nonsense!　Look where I'm pointing!　Where the hell are you looking?

If you look closely, you will see that the Dragon King's eyes are on us, but his right hand is pointing at the waterfall basin. What is the meaning of this?

"Oh, so we're in that waterfall basin!"

Suddenly, Tsune makes a crazy noise. The Dragon King, with a look of satisfaction on his face, continues to speak.

This waterfall has been flowing for a thousand and several hundred years. It is because of this that there is a large, deep abyss beneath this waterfall. The black dragon, Tacha, is in this abyss.

I immediately activate my presence detection, magic detection, and appraisal skills. I couldn't detect the presence and magic, but I could see a response to my appraisal skill ....... A black dragon was entering into this abyss.

"Ugh......tststststststststststststststststststststs ......"

My head is throbbing. The Dragon King calls out to me as I cower, holding my head.

"You're a dexterous fellow, activating three skills at the same time. You must stop doing that, because your head will melt if you do.

Apparently, I was doing something quite physically demanding. I take a deep breath and stand up slowly.

"Kkk......toucha......"

Next to him, Tsune's face is contorted. No, I feel like my face is distorted. When it comes to dragons, it is difficult to guess their feelings since their expressions do not change at all. Tsune says that he tried to send a telegram to his brother, Turcha, but he did not get any response. He seems to be able to see her and, according to him, she has the power to see for a thousand miles. With this power, he managed to find his brother's presence, who was still confined to the space.

"Is this black dragon going to come out?"

"I guess he couldn't get out even if he wanted to."

"What?"

"This space can't even be opened unless the magician can disarm it. Moreover, all information from the outside is probably blocked. No matter how I tried to contact him, he did not respond at all. It is my guess that this black dragon is now sleeping. And when it wakes up from sleep, it will use its magic to control the weather again. When its magic power runs out, it falls asleep again. And so on and so forth until Royce comes.

"Why go to such lengths?"

"I want Shario back, even if it means going to these lengths."

Tsune mutters to no one in particular. He sighs deeply.

"For us brothers, Chario is our only sister. And the most capable dragon of them all. The future of our clan depends on her. It is a small price to pay to get her back."

"...... I see. Well, I can understand the situation. But how do we get him out of there?

With these words, I put my hand on the hilt of the Holy Sword and slowly pull out the blade.

"Hou ......"

The Dragon King lets out an involuntary sigh. The sword, which he did not feel so much when he saw it inside the mansion, gives off an indescribable atmosphere in this forest, when it comes into contact with the cold, crisp air. The blade of the sword, polished and sharpened, reflects things as if it were a mirror. And the smell and the boiling water emanating from the sword created an indescribable rhyme. The fine silver sand floating on the border between the blade and the surface of the ground, looking at it, I felt as if my soul was going to be sucked out of me. I involuntarily look away from the blade.

"Well. According to Mei and the others, if you pass magic power through it, it can cut through space. ......"

I pass magic power through the sword as I say this. Then, the sun's rays, reflected by the blade, trace the surface of the water.

"Hm?"

A black dragon emerged from the abyss. It was motionless, with its back to us. It might be sleeping as the Dragon King said.

I exhale slowly and stare at the black dragon. He is in a very deep part of the abyss. It must be dozens of meters deep. It would be difficult to cut that far. I guess I'll have to dive under the water and cut it at close range. .......

I take a great upper stance, channeling magic power into my sword. If I slash, it would be more powerful to slash with a kesagake than to slice sideways. For example, like this: .......

"Yeah!"

He swung his sword with all his might. Then, a ray of light appeared to be headed toward the black dragon, and at that moment, the dragon's body was split in half.

"What?"

I let out a cry of surprise, and at the same time a huge pillar of water rose up. When I came to, I saw a huge black dragon with its body cut in half floating in front of me.

"Oh ...... tacha ......"

I hear Tsune's voice filled with indescribable sadness. I look at the blade of the Holy Sword in disbelief.

"Really? ...... awesome ......"

"What are you doing?

I hear the Dragon King's voice. He folds his arms and shakes his head from side to side.

"I thought you were going to kill me!"

"I don't have a choice!　I didn't know how powerful this sword was either!　I mean, why did you bring me here?　Priority number one would be Royce's place first, you stupid dragon!"

"What do you mean!　This was the easiest place to make contact!　I brought you here for your own good ...... and you have no idea what I have in mind for you!"

Was it really ...... that they were the easiest to contact?　At this rate, what kind of tricks do we have to clear to get to the last boss?