We met up with the dragon a short distance away from the abandoned mine.
âThat was incredible magic. I have lived a long time, but never before have I seen magic with such strength.â
ââŠSurely there are other Sages who can do it?â
âHmm. If only Lelior was still alive, then maybe he would have been able to use it one dayâŠâ
âThis Lelior person might have been able to use it?â
I had never heard that name before.
It seemed like this person was dead now.
âAye. That wasâŠhundreds of years ago. It might even be a thousand years ago⊠This human was like you and had two jobs. Sage and Tamer.â
The same combination, huh?
I wonder if this person had also tamed a whole army of slimes.
This was interesting. Maybe I could learn some tips on how to fight.
âWhat kind of person was he?â
âHe wasnât as strong as you, but still a monster in terms of using magic. Back then, there was no one in the world that did not know the name of Lelior.â
ââŠWhat kind of magic did he use?â
âHis trump card was Hellfire of Death. I didnât think anyone else would be able to use that magic, which is strong enough to burn dragons⊠And yet now, I have found the second person to be able to do it.â
The same magic as me.
I guess it was because we had the same jobs.
âHow many times could he use Hellfire of Death?â
âOnce, of course. In the first place, it is quite impossible for the human body to endure the stress of using it multiple timesâŠâ
The dragon started to say, but then looked towards meâits eyes widened.
Then it asked me hesitantly.
âSurelyâŠyouâre not capable of using Hellfire of Death multiple times? You must mean Hellfire of Obliteration?â
âI can only do it twice. But the side-effects are pretty bad, so I prefer not to.â
âIt should be bad enough just doing it once⊠To think that there is a human who can do such a thing. âŠOf course, Iâm not convinced you should be considered a human yet.â
Apparently, it still wasnât going to treat me as a human.
But I hadnât been modified in any way. I was 100% humanâŠ
In any case, I now had an idea about this Leliorâs fighting style.
It was probably similar to mine. Finish the fight as quickly as possible with strong area attacks.
But his trump card was Hellfire of Death, then there wasnât much I could learn about my other magic.
âWhat about as a Tamer?â
âHmm⊠He tamed a number of powerful monsters⊠And the last one he tamed was my very old friend, Berda the Red Dragon.â
âSo itâs possible to tame dragonsâŠâ
Now that I think of itâŠtaming a dragon would be incredibly useful.
They were flying monsters with incredible speed and Iâd have no complaints regarding combat ability.
But unlike Slibird, they would be the absolute worst in terms of secrecyâŠbut they would still be useful in their own way.
Not only that, but with taming, there was the possibility of getting multiple dragons and creating an army.
After all, even my slime army was quite strong.
If I was able to make a dragon army, they would be the strongest.
The problem was finding a friendly dragon that I could communicate with⊠Well, there was one such dragon right in front of me.
And for the dragon, teaming up with me shouldnât be a bad idea.
If my slimes were always hiding close to it, then even when the Blue Moon of Salvation attacked it, I could use Magic Transfer to launch a surprise attack.
As I considered all of this, the dragon muttered.
âI know what you are thinking, but it is not a good idea.â
âItâs not a good idea to tame dragons?â
âYes. I would like to be tamed myselfâŠbut I donât think itâs a good idea.â
The dragon said as it looked down.
It sounded a little sad.
âI suppose there is some reason for that.â
âAye. âŠDonât you know that tamed monsters continue to draw energy from their master? And the amount is proportional to the montherâs strength.â
ââŠUh, really?â
I said as I looked towards the slimes.
They looked back with bewildered expressions.
These guys have been consuming my energy�
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