[After a week, Sting and Rogue completed their mission and returned to the guild. They learned about your message from the receptionist.]
[After eating something, they headed to the address you left.]
"So, you're the one looking for us?"
"Tell us, what exactly do you want us to do?"
Rogue and Sting walked into the inn, and it just so happened that Kei and his group had finished breakfast. The two directly asked.
"It's not really a difficult request. Actually, I'm also a Dragon Slayer Wizard. I just wanted to meet the two of you and shake hands."
Kei extended his hand, making a gesture as if he wanted to shake hands.
"Huh?"
"Are you messing with us?"
Sting and Rogue didn't extend their hands. They looked at Kei with annoyed expressions. They had come thinking there was a mission.
But when they arrived, it turned out there was no mission at all. The guy just wanted to shake hands. Wasn't he just messing with them?
"I'm not messing with you. I paid the fee, and the task request doesn't specify what it has to be, right? So, do you want to do this task or not?"
Kei asked calmly.
"Uh…"
Sting and Rogue exchanged glances before replying, "Of course, we'll accept it. If it's free money, why not earn it? Alright, let's do it."
Both of them reached out their hands and grabbed Kei's outstretched hands. The next moment, the Dragon Power within them began to be absorbed by Kei.
"An attack!"
"Rogue!"
When Sting and Rogue noticed something was wrong, they immediately prepared to attack, but in the next second, Kei's Dragon's Might suppressed them, rendering their bodies unable to move.
"Although I know you won't believe me, this doesn't pose any danger to you. It will only make you feel a bit tired."
Kei spoke calmly, seeing their wary gazes. He shook his head. Of course, he knew they wouldn't believe him.
A stranger suddenly appears, says he's going to extract their power, and claims there's no danger.
Even an idiot wouldn't believe that. But it didn't matter. Once they made contact, it was out of their control.
"You guys don't need to be so tense. What this child says is true. He's just purely absorbing some Dragon Power. It won't endanger you in any way!"
At this moment, Grandeeney was communicating with the White Dragon and Shadow Dragon residing within Sting and Rogue.
"Even if you say that, it's hard for us to believe. Our children's Dragon Power is constantly vanishing. Isn't this some sort of forbidden magic?"
The White Dragon asked doubtfully.
"It's not. This is simply the child's natural ability. My child can learn the power of all dragons."
Grandeeney explained patiently.
"Whether it's true or not doesn't matter. Have you noticed how terrifying Grandeeney's child is? Just by using Dragon's Might, he has suppressed both Rogue and Sting."
The Shadow Dragon pointed out.
"Huh?!"
The White Dragon, puzzled, took a closer look and was shocked to discover that Rogue and Sting weren't immobilized by that strange ability.
They were actually being suppressed by the Dragon's Might released by that child!
"Isn't Dragon's Might something only dragons possess? Why does that child have it? Could he really be Grandeeney's child?"
"Wait, that's not right. I've never heard of Grandeeney having a mate. Could it be an illegitimate child?"
The White Dragon's imagination was running wild.
"Shut up! I picked him up. He's just a little special, a little too excellent, and a little too smart."
"Aside from that, there's nothing else."
Grandeeney responded firmly.
In the outside world—
Kei had already finished absorbing the Dragon Power from Rogue and Sting. He let go of their hands and withdrew his Dragon's Might, releasing them from their immobilized state.
At this moment, a pair of wings appeared behind him. The left wing was made of white light, representing the power of the White Dragon, while the right wing was composed of darkness, representing the power of the Shadow Dragon.
He felt himself constantly absorbing energy from the world around him.
The light of the sky was his power source.
The shadows of the earth were his power source.
Air, fire, steel—he was constantly gathering energy from all of them!
[Collected the power of five dragons. Gourmet Cells have evolved!]
[Gourmet Cells have evolved. Physical abilities have increased!]
[Physical abilities enhanced. Gourmet Cells have tasted the acquired delicacy, slightly enhancing their limits again.]
Kei's strength had once again reached a new level, and the limits of his Gourmet Cells had been raised even higher.
"Although I don't know what strange technique you used to restrict our movements…"
"But you shouldn't have released us so easily."
"We are not like ordinary Dragon Slayers! We are the Dragon Slayers who once killed dragons!"
Sting and Rogue, having regained their mobility, prepared to strike. Although their Dragon Power had been drained, their physical strength remained intact.
The two exchanged a glance and then launched a simultaneous attack from different directions.
"Slaying dragons? With just the two of you? Even if a dragon stood still and let you attack, you wouldn't be able to pierce through its scales."
Kei moved slightly, his body transforming into a stream of light. When he reappeared, Rogue and Sting were already unconscious on the ground.
"So powerful!"
"And he really did absorb our power and make it his own!"
The voices of the White Dragon and the Shadow Dragon trembled with shock.
"It's not just your powers. He has Igneel's power, Iron Dragon's power, and my power. At this moment, this child has already acquired the Dragon Slayer magic of five elements!"
Grandeeney spoke with pride.
"Grandeeney, don't get too excited. Don't forget about the effects of Dragon Slayer Magic. This child may turn into another Acnologia in the future!"
The Shadow Dragon warned.
"No, he won't!"
"This child is completely different from Acnologia. And... I've been observing. Even without our guidance, this child shows no signs of turning into a dragon."
"It's as if all of those powers are innate to him. To be honest, sometimes I even wonder if this child is really mine."
"It feels like he's not human at all, but a real dragon!"
Grandeeney wasn't just suspecting. She had practically accepted Kei's identity as a dragon. He was simply too excellent.
Whether it was surveying his territory, Dragon Roars, Dragon's Might, or the abilities of the dragon race, they were all almost identical to those of real dragons—no, they were even stronger.
"Dragon Slayer Magic was originally meant to imitate dragons, eventually turning humans into dragons. Perhaps this child has already become a dragon!"
"A dragon capable of absorbing the powers of all dragon races and making them his own! That... is even more terrifying than Acnologia!"
The Shadow Dragon couldn't help but think of darker possibilities.
"Shadow Dragon, stop imagining such grim scenarios. Think positively. If this child had existed four hundred years ago…"
"He could have been the strongest Dragon King! With his immense power, he could have united the divided dragon race and ended the conflict!"
"If that had happened, the disaster of the Dragon of Calamity, Acnologia, would never have occurred, and everything would have remained peaceful."
The White Dragon was always optimistic. The two dragons were like polar opposites, but neither could do without the other.
"Dragon King, huh?"
The Shadow Dragon muttered. Looking at Kei outside, he couldn't help but think that if this boy had existed four hundred years ago, perhaps he truly could have become the Dragon King.
But not in this era. The age of dragons had ended!
Only they and the Dragon of Calamity, Acnologia, remained.
(End of Chapter)
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