{Hello? Hello…? Is the connection back yet?}

Regardless of how strange he seemed to speak, I was nonetheless happy to hear the voice which I had previously found a bit annoying.

As the final target of the search journey that I was planning to set off for soon enough, being able to talk with the Dragon Ancestor once again was obviously a very unexpected surprise yet also a very welcome one!

Fate was truly mysterious, one could go seeking something only to find another. The quick change of events that had taken place when I was just here in search of a book was truly astonishing.

Not only was I able to receive another rare chance of evolution, but it seemed like I also would be able to save a great deal of time as I no longer had to wander the Nature Domain in search of another mythical dragon…

Naturally, the first thing that needed to be checked was whether I could communicate back or not.

'I think so…?'

{Oh! It's you, I can finally spot your presence once again. Your sudden 'disappearance' was very strange. I was also getting little Greenie's presence for some reason, wait...}

'Yeah, we were met with some really misfortunate event, which had something to do with an entity called the 'Demonic Sovereign', we… were kinda almost dead…'

{Yes… I'm already starting to get what happened through my connection with Sky… It's really that nosy blackie again! He is really starting to get on my nerves for real…}

Though the Dragon Ancestor's voice that was transmitted to my mind was always elusive and mystical that even its gender was hard to determine, it was currently rarely exhibiting signs of… anger.

{Sadly, I still… Nevermind, at least you two are safe now, it's great that you managed to get the little gift that Green left behind…}

It seemed like the Dragon Ancestor was no longer in a playful mode, referring to whom he called little Greenie before as Green, who was probably recognized as the 'Green Dragon' by the system.

'Indeed, it was quite the strange coincidence…'

{It's really hard to call it a coincidence considering the circumstances and the nature of the gift, this was something else entirely…}

'What do you mean…?'

{Let's just say that little Greenie might be in some trouble, but things are turning for the better since you found what he left… I can tell you more, but that will have to wait for later…}

'Oh, yeah!'

The whole unexpected 'reunion' with the Dragon Ancestor has caused me to slightly go off track, but since I confirmed that our communication is back two-sidedly, it was time to do what I was stopped from doing two times already, which is to give some explanation to Blade who was still standing frozen in place.

While mental communication went incredibly fast that barely a few more seconds had passed, Blade had already been waiting for answers for the whole while I was undergoing the evolution...

{Wait a second, whatever you are planning to do now has to wait, there is something more urgent that you would probably prefer to do.}

'Hmm?'

{Thanks to your dragon blood becoming richer, I can understand your thoughts even more deeply and I understand that you finished whatever you wanted to do within this domain and want to move on to the next one…}

'And the problem is…?'

{The problem is that you seem to plan on asking me to help you in this regard, but I cannot.}

'...'

{Now, don't get me wrong, it's not like I don't want to help a bright grandson like you, it's that I'm simply restricted from doing so. Last time I helped you with this request was because you did me a 'favor' which allowed me to help you as 'reward', but this isn't the case this time.}

'If that's the case, then what makes this urgent?'

{The point is, what shackles me as an entity who has already surpassed the boundaries of domains is that I can't directly use my 'energy' to interfere with domains without the use of certain rules… However! I can invoke my abilities as long as there is an 'energy' medium that can withstand the consumption of said ability.}

'You are saying…'

{Yup, exactly, some of the 'energy' that was within Green's little gift still lingers within your body after both you and Sky have received your own share of it, if it's that, it can definitely handle a slight use of my 'spatial' ability…}

'I see, so this urgency is because... this lingering energy can't be preserved?'

{Indeed, as pure 'energy' that has been released from all constraints, its natural instinct is to return to the source, which means it will dissipate within less than a minute, so if you wish to leave the domain, you will have to do it now or wait until you chance upon a similar source of 'energy', though I doubt that would be anytime soon…}

As I stopped trying to think about the interesting thing that the Dragon Ancestor said about this 'Coincidence', I quickly thought of all of the available scenarios that I could choose from.

Though the Dragon Ancestor was usually quite playful with his speech, it wasn't hard to understand that how he presented the matter was for the sake of stressing the importance of making a choice within the next few seconds, which is why I didn't hesitate to choose the most obvious one.

'Alright, I'm going now as long as Light can come along.'

Though I really wanted to leave the domain for everything to go as planned, that didn't mean I would be willing to give up the only real family that I had this easily for the sake of it...

{Oh, don't worry about that, this 'spatial' ability of mine doesn't really care about whether one is living or not, it only does so regarding the size of what it's transporting, so with how little this kitty cat is, there won't be any problem!}

"Meow!"

Light, the little kitty cat, got his face out of the bag as he meowed in rejection as he seemed to deny the 'belittling' words that the Dragon Ancestor has said as he seemed to have the ability to overhear through our shared mental connection, but I couldn't find that as anything but cute as I patted Light out of habit.

'That's great, then just give me five seconds then you can activate your ability.'

{Sure, but I will need you to activate your full body half-dragon form so that I can control the energy with full precision.}

'Got it.'

No longer bothering to hide it using 'Illusion' by this point, considering what was going to happen, I stored my leather armor in my ring at the exact moment that I activated 'Dragonization' which was obviously what the Dragon Ancestor referred to as the 'half-dragon form'.

"You are…"

At the same time, it seemed like Blade could no longer stay silent now that I looked in his direction as he opened his mouth, probably trying to find the correct question just like I was trying to find the correct explanation a short while earlier…

"I know this looks very strange to you and I understand that you probably have many conflicted thoughts at the moment, however, I just want you to know that though I might have not been very honest about my background, my intentions were just the same as you, saving the Nature Domain."

Speaking out as I looked directly in the eyes of Blade, I tried to say little but meaningful words, yet I ended up doing the exact opposite somehow. At this point, my back which has been completely covered in dragon scales felt a little bit strange…

"I would explain more, but I have little time left so I can't say much, but I know you will do well looking over the domain… also, if it isn't much, I would be grateful if you give this letter to the village chief of the Green Earth Village."

Putting the letter that I just took out from my ring into the shelf that was the closest to me, I stepped back a little as I realized what was wrong with my back…

'Is this really necessary…?'

Two giant green wings that were much larger than my body had somehow sprouted out of my back as they started to envelop me!

"Wait-"

It seemed like Blade had something to say, but… his voice was already cut-off as the two wings' ends met at the end of my sight.

{O-of course, since I'm using Greenie's 'energy' it has to be done that way. Also, since I don't have that much energy to work with, you sadly don't get to choose a destination of your choice, you will be directly transported to the domain that's spatially the closest to this one…}

'...'

{Before you ask, I don't know which one would that exactly be since it has been a while since I inspected the spatial coordinates of domains other than the Nature Domain we are currently in.}

'Don't you think that this is vital information that should have been said from the start…?'

I had assumed from experience that I would be the one to choose the domain I would be transported to, and expected that the Dragon Ancestor would have stated it if that wasn't going to be the case this time, but it seemed like I somehow underestimated his unreliableness…

{Hey, no need to think of it that badly, I am at least sure that it shouldn't be the one you are jinxing yourself that it might be, so relax…}

By now, I could no longer see the green skin of the wings or anything at all, to be exact, as I had finally experienced something that was similar to part of my last domain travel experience, there was nothing but light around me!

{and good luck!}

[[End of Vol.4]]