NOVEL NEXT chapter 100
100 – Part 3 Episode 2
A thousand years ago, the incarnation of death covered the continent with darkness.
The dragon that helped the first emperor of the empire to stop him, the guardian dragon of the empire.
The black dragon, Pluto, stood in front of me.
“First… See you.”
“Yes, Laios Arhan. You don’t look like Selina.”
Selina Arhan.
Another name is Shih Huangdi.
The dragon looked at me as if it were trying to find traces of its long-lost companion in me.
It was not difficult to guess that the black dragon was also a great love for his wife, as his eyes were filled with goodwill.
“Still, the eyes are similar.”
“It is a characteristic of Arhan.”
“Yes. It’s Arhan… Laios, let me formally introduce you. I am Pluto.”
It was a short introduction without a grandiose modifier or list of achievements, but the weight of the crown prince was heavier than any other title or modifier.
“Older brother!”
“Artemia, you have worked hard so far. How have you been?”
“Most of the time was boring, but recently it has been quite fun. What about the older brother? It’s already been over a thousand years since I stayed in the canyon.”
“It was just like that. Certainly, a lot has happened lately.”
Pluto made eye contact with those who came with me one by one, looked at Xian for a long time and said.
“Should I say it’s been a while.”
“Nice to meet you, Guardian Dragon of the Empire.”
“… Is it. Nice to meet you, Sheen. I’ve heard stories of slashing wolves. Even with Laios’ help, it wouldn’t have been easy. How was it for you?”
“… It was just cut.”
“I see. To be honest, I thought about going out again when the wolf appeared.”
“Come to think of it, Pluto, how long have you been sober? I think I heard it from Rod.”
When Kiriya asked in a friendly manner, as if treating her old friend, the black dragon answered.
“What Lord said was a thousand years. But towards the end of my probation, I suggested that I wait for you to visit.”
“You predicted our visit? Well, if it’s a load, it might be.”
“Anyway, I was confident that I could send the wolf back to death alone now. But before I could get out, the wolf fell. From then on, I became interested in you too.”
“I am one of the kings of the empire after all, it is my sharpest sword.”
“King. Laios, I saw well the empire and continent you reorganized. Selina also had her own authoritative side, so if she saw it, she would be happy.”
“The emperor? It’s a little different from the record.”
“A record?”
“He was just a noble and just person, like a light for the world.”
When I mentioned the evaluation of Emperor Shi Huangdi, which is indispensable in any book dealing with imperial history, Pluto laughed and said, “It’s fun.”
“Are you different from the Selina I know? Laios, think about it. After I defeated her death incarnation, the first thing she did was declare her founding. In a situation where no one could dispute her words, she declared herself to be the emperor.”
A smile hung on Pluto’s lips as he recalled the past.
I seemed to understand why the Grand Duke said that if I wanted to learn how to handle power from the black dragon, he would never refuse.
“Hmm, come to think of it, did your brother have a title? I don’t remember very well.”
“No. After guarding Selina’s deathbed, she intended to return to the dragon’s gorge, so I did not assign any position. But the people called me Black Dragon.”
“At that time, did everyone know that you were a dragon?”
“I did. Because Selina actively promoted it.”
After talking that far, Pluto hesitated for a moment before speaking as if he had just remembered.
“The talk has gotten too long. You’ve kept the guests standing too long. First of all, move to my place. Lord will be able to see you tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?”
Kiriya frowned and asked, but Pluto spoke calmly.
“There is something I want to prepare to welcome you guys, so I see you tomorrow. When the load comes out like that, there is nothing I can do.”
“… That’s right.”
“Then, follow me.”
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“… This is Hwangseong.”
“Because they were built similarly. To be precise, it was followed exactly.”
The place where Pluto arrived after being guided was very familiar.
Because it was exactly the same shape as the imperial castle of the Arhan Empire.
However, the interior, not the exterior, was different in detail, but it was not difficult to predict that this was the appearance of the imperial castle a thousand years ago, considering Pluto’s propensity that I found out through a brief conversation.
Pluto led us to a huge banquet hall and opened his mouth while distributing alcohol and snacks.
“The wizard suffered serious injuries. I am on my way back here now.”
“Huh?”
When you say wizard, you mean that young dragon, but other dragons expressed their doubts at the news that he was recovering from an injury.
“Who came out? The red and blue brother and sister were together in the first place.”
“Shadow. The sword of darkness moved directly. If he was alone, he wouldn’t have been able to break through the red-blue ones, so the servants of the dead would have moved too. They said the movements of the demons were also detected.”
I forgot about it for a while because of the kindness shown to me and my party, but Pluto is also a dragon.
Speaking of clan members being injured and others in danger as well
I said it without any sentiment.
He was the type to deliver news of a war that had nothing to do with him, and the dragons’ reactions to it were different.
The Grand Duke did not seem interested, Argo was concerned about the appearance of new enemies, and Jackie Chan Isabel was worried about them.
“Road? If the shadows came forward, the red and blue siblings would have to take risks too.”
“I don’t know what Rod is thinking. But he won’t move directly.”
“… Shall I go now?”
“No. Isabelle.”
It was Argo, the green dragon that stopped Jackie Chan.
“Even if you go, the sea will be open anyway. Death, darkness, even if one of the Demon Gods moves, it will be pierced right away. It is better to conserve power and fight on the continent.”
“… Will the red-blue kids be all right?”
“Well, since they are the kids who take care of their business, they will probably lose their bodies. Well, there are also whales.”
“Now I ask, what is that whale?”
“Um… To put it simply, a good-natured, sea-dwelling wolf?”
“That’s an accurate expression. Transcendent, strong. Hmm… His personality is good enough.”
Argo said something as if he was trembling, but he didn’t deny that he had a good personality, so he seemed to have a personal bad relationship.
“Even whales will eventually hide in the depths of the sea if they are at a disadvantage. Then you won’t be able to chase away demons, darkness, or death, so you don’t have to worry.”
The other dragons each took their seats and tilted their glasses, probably familiar with Pluto’s imperial palace, and Kiriya also looked familiar.
Nana Shiendo felt comfortable in the banquet hall of the imperial palace, but only Zephyrus, the god of wind, was unable to find his seat as if it was somehow awkward.
“… Come here.”
“Ah! Okay. Thank you.”
I called and prepared a place for him, and he tilted his glass and told me a story he hadn’t asked.
“Wow, that black dragon is so docile. Is this the power of love?”
“That black dragon.”
“Hmm? Don’t you know A long time ago.”
“Zephyros.”
When Pluto spoke lowly, the wind god stopped talking, but Argo answered.
“It was a madman.”
“A crazy old man.”
Pluto replied right away, but Argo didn’t even pretend to hear.
“I was a god and a transcendent, so I destroyed everything I didn’t like. Well, I didn’t kill her because her personality wasn’t very cruel. He was beaten to the point where I thought it would be better to kill him. The red-blue brother and sister got along a lot, and the gods who were expelled from the continent were also quite right.”
“… It’s the stroke of a young day. It is different now.”
“Wow, that was gorgeous.”
“Oh, I have to talk about that too. My dear, what did my older brother do in the past… “
“Artemia… “
The Grand Duke also excitedly told about the dark history of the Black Dragon, and Isabelle and Kiriya also helped.
Pluto just listened with a deep sigh to see if it was true that he had matured unlike his younger days.
I got a strange feeling that the figure of him sighing overlapped with me somewhere.
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That night, the Transcendentalists who did not need to sleep did their own thing, but I was called by the Black Dragon and guided to the basement of the Imperial Palace, which originally did not exist.
“Is this a training room?”
“Yes,”
After nodding his head and expressing his affirmation, the black dragon entered the training room, settled down, and gestured.
“This is my training room, a place that can neither collapse nor be destroyed.”
The light declaration gained strength and strengthened the training room.
I was wondering how to train here because such hard materials were not used, but it turned out this way.
The black dragon said to me, who admired the series of processes so naturally.
“Laios, come on.”