Chapter 75

The dragon rolled over to the wall while crying in pain .

「Gurarararararaaa」

I shortened the distance to perform a follow-up attack .

The dragon releases its breath while grovelling on the ground . The breath was as powerful as ever .

But I do not slow down .

I run while tearing through the breath with my left hand which was clad in magic .

And once again I tried to strike the dragon’s face with my right hand .

The dragon stopped my fist with its left hand .

「Splendid」

「Gurururu」

As I praised, the dragon cried out happily .

And then an intense flame breath from close range .

At the same time, it clenched my fist and fixed it in position, and then twisted its body and swung the tail down onto me .

「Uh!」

I erected a magic barrier to prevent the flame breath .

The sides, which were the thinner part of the barrier, was hit with the strong tail .

Moreover, it was a powerful physical attack dealt on a barrier with high magical defence to block the magic breath .

Unable to endure the physical attack, the magic barrier breaks down .

Immediately, I was engulfed in flames and was beaten with the tail .

I was blown away and crashed into the wall .

And then, I was once again shrouded in darkness .

「…Vill-was-strong-but-now-dead」

The dragon murmured, sounding lonely .

「Thanks for your compliment, but I’m not dead yet」

「…How?」

「Because I’m covering my body with magic… So, I can take a few breaths and blows」

Even if it doesn’t last long, I can endure without a barrier for a short time .

However, all my clothes were burnt in an instant .

All that was left to me was a naked short sword, the magic bag which is a magic tool, and the transceiver ring .

Due to my sheath being burnt, the short sword with magic light cast on it was brightly spinning on the floor and illuminated the surroundings .

「Even my shoes were burnt . From now on, I should prepare a change of clothes」

The most difficult part was the burnt leather sheath of the short sword .

It was the first leatherwork I made, which took over 2 hours . I was kind of attached to it .

However, it can’t be helped . Hating on the dragon would also be unreasonable .

「Now then, shall we settle this?」

「U-mu」

After that, I fought intensely with the dragon in a buck naked condition .

I used my fist to throw out punches .

The dragon makes full use of its breath, tail, fangs and claws .

About five minutes passed, while I overcame all of the dragon’s attacks and dealt back some of my own .

「It’s about time to end this」

I pinned down the fatigued dragon from above with a magic barrier .

「Gurururururu!」

The dragon struggled for a while, and when it realised it could not break free,

「…Vill,-my-defeat」

Saying so, the dragon calmed down .

As I was also exhausted, I lifted the magic barrier, picked up the short sword and sat down next to the dragon .

My butt was cold as I was buck naked .

「It was a good fight」

「Un」

The dragon nodded obediently .

「Why are you here, dragon? Did Regina bring you here?」

「Not-dragon」

The dragon did not answer the question and shook its head .

Maybe it doesn’t like being called “dragon” .

「But, you don’t have a name right?」

「Name-I-want」

「I see」

「Vill,-name-me」

「… Is it really okay? And I will carefully think of a name later…」

「Name,-now」

If it really wants one, then I should think of a name .

「Hmm…」

「………」

The dragon was staring at me with brilliant expectations .

I observed the dragon again .

The scales shone crimson in the light of the magic light .

「That’s right… How about Rubeum? If you don’t like it, I’ll come up with another one…」

It was an ancient word meaning “crimson” .

「Rubeum! My name is Rubeum!」

Then, it greatly howled in happiness 「GURAAAAAAAAAAA!」

At the same time, I felt a strange sensation as if a little magic power was absorbed away .

「…I don’t understand well, but my language suddenly became fluent」

Is there really such a thing in the effect of naming?

When I was thinking of looking into it later, Rubeum happily rubbed its nose on mine .

And then it started licking my face .

It seems to be really attached to me . Is this also an effect of naming?

「Rubeum sure is pampered」

I rubbed under its chin, as I always do for Shiro and RunRun .

「KyururuKyurururu」

Maybe Rubeum was clearing its throat or something, because it made a mysterious cry .

Rubeum cheerfully swung its tail, and licked my stomach .

I was naked, so it was super ticklish .

「So, why is Rubeum here?」

「I came with Dion」

「So it was Dion, not Regina?」

「Who is Regina? Rubeum doesn’t know」

「She is a small and strong dwarf . Tell me how Dion came to bring you here」

「…let’s see…」

Rubeum explained slowly while recalling the event .

Apparently, although the body is big, Rubeum seems to be just born .

「When I came to notice, I was in a building made of stone」

「I see… So that’s where you met Dion?」

「Yup」

And Dion seems to have brought Rubeum here .

「Dion said, Will would come here if I wait」

「I see–」

Later, I shall ask Dion in detail about how he brought Rubeum here .