━Kang! ━Kagagak!

The sound of metal clashing against metal.

It was the sound of Raphne's spear and Siegfried's sword colliding.

“Ugh, …sorry, Raphne. Don't hold back, take care of it!”

At his words, Raphne turned her head and looked at me, her face uncertain.

She was looking to me for orders after Siegfreid, her comrade had asked her to deal with him.

But I didn't have the luxury to think this through either.

“Emily━! Get out of the way━!”

━Kwakakakak!

I rushed to grab Emily and move us both out of the way as icicles rained down, failing to react in time.

Just seconds after we moved, countless ice spikes embedded themselves in the spot we had been.

“Ke, Ken!”

━Whoosh!

A fireball came flying towards where we had taken refuge.

With Emily's shout, I barely managed to dodge the fire as well and quickly assessed our situation.

The three attacked us.

Tarlos's unique skill had taken control of my comrades' actions.

‘…At this rate, we won't have anyone left who can land a strong hit.’

I frowned at the worsening situation.

Tarlos's unique skill was sealed by Emily's designated sealing skill and is currently inactive.

Therefore, Emily and I won't have to worry about being controlled further.

However, the sight of the dragon still wielding its purple magic while controlling the three was daunting.

The sealing effect doesn’t influence magic that has already been cast.

“Raphne! Can you hold off all three at the same time?!”

“Yes!”

Raphne responded confidently to my distant shout, smiling brightly as she quickly distanced herself from Siegfried.

Then she faced off against the trio.

━Pababababak!

With her spear, which extended freely, she skillfully blocked the barrage of magic and attacks from all three simultaneously.

It was an awe-inspiring sight, almost like she was dancing—a dancer's grace coming to mind.

‘This buys us some time…’

Fortunately, Raphne, wearing the pendant, is immune to the curse-type skill ‘Whisper of the Soul.’

However, Raphne doesn’t possess a powerful attack to land a decisive blow on that dragon.

Therefore, the only one who can deliver a critical hit on it now is me.

In the brief moment Raphne had bought us, I urgently explored the crafting categories.

I needed a weapon that could deliver a significant blow right now.

‘Rapid Crafting of Aspetra...’

Aspetra, which I considered my trump card.

But the amount of magic required to craft it, as listed in the category, exceeds my maximum mana.

Creating Aspetra again would be difficult.

‘I need something… something that can deliver a fatal attack!’

As I scanned through the countless weapon lists,

I came across an unexpected name.

'...Why is this here?'

To put someone else's weapon in my category, it needs to be perfectly repaired.

Or I need to have crafted it myself.

But I had no memory related to making this weapon.

What was even stranger was the amount of magic required.

For a sword with the characteristic of ‘Demon Sword,’ the amount of magic needed was unusually low.

Full of mysteries.

But undoubtedly, in this urgent situation, there was no better weapon than this one.

Immediately, I carefully set Emily down beside me and focused my power.

‘Rapid Crafting…’

I repeated her name in my mind, just in case.

'Demon Sword Tirfione!'

Soon, I felt the sensation of magic being absorbed, and a bright light unique to Rapid Crafting gathered in my hand.

And then.

[Hehe. Uhuhuhu!]

Her familiar voice began to be heard.

[Kyahhhh━! Masterrrrr━!!]

As the sword was completed and held in my hand, a silver-haired woman appeared in the air.

The moment she opened her eyes and saw me, she smiled joyfully and ran towards me.

[As expected! I believed that you would definitely make me, Master!]

"Ti, Tirfione━! How are you here too━?!"

I couldn't have imagined that she was in my weapon making category, let alone that her spirit would appear simultaneously with the sword's creation.

"Eh, ...who?"

"...A woman's voice."

Emily's voice quietly echoed from behind me, followed by Raphne's, whose head had turned swiftly with a fearful stare.

Ignoring the intense gazes of the two women, Tirfione continued speaking joyfully.

[My true form is just a vessel containing my spirit... So, if the Master who is connected to me through a blood contract makes me, it's only natural that I would transfer into that vessel!]

In this dire situation, I couldn't fully comprehend what she was saying.

But what came to mind was the time she bit my hand and drank my blood when we met.

It seemed that this was not for preventing corrosion but rather establishing a complete master-servant contract.

'...Anyway, regardless of the reason, this is just the firepower we need in this situation.'

I pushed her off from clinging to me and pointed the sword at Tarlos, questioning her.

"Your corrosion ability. Can you corrode all the eyes on its forehead?"

[Of course! Though it will require a lot of Master's magic!]

Seeing Tirfione's confident expression, I firmly grasped the Demon Sword.

"Raphne━!"

"Y-Yes!"

I shouted at her, even though she had been casting anxious glances at us while holding off three other enemies.

"I'll finish it soon! Just hold off all three of them!"

"Leave it to me━!"

Raphne then stopped glancing over and focused entirely on holding off those under Tarlos's control.

I then turned my gaze to the enormous enemy in front of me.

A dragon panting heavily, exerting its violet magic to control the three party members.

After identifying the target, I braced my legs and pushed off the ground.

━BOOM!

Smashing the floor, my body shot forward, reaching the Ancient Dragon in an instant.

[System: The attribute of Dragon's Essence activates.

Ancient Dragon Tarlos is watching you.]

[ROAARRR━!!]

The Ancient Dragon, noticing my fierce approach, soon extinguished the violet magic swirling in its hand.

━RUMBLE.

Then, a red aura began gathering in its mouth.

‘...A breath attack!’

Realising that it was the dragon's flame breath, I moved even more urgently.

━THUD!

The moment I reached the ground beneath the gigantic dragon and jumped up.

Whoosh.

Its mouth opened, and I could see the compressed shape of the breath attack swirling before my eyes.

[Master━! Something immense is coming━!]

Tirfione's voice echoed in my ears, warning me about the breath attack.

Though I thought it would take more time, Tarlos had prepared the breath attack just as I leaped.

Even though it seemed weaker than a usual breath attack, it was still a lethal threat to face head-on without any defence.

I have no choice!

In the end, I resigned myself to being hit by the breath attack and maintained my speed as I flew towards the dragon.

At that moment,

━SMASH!

[Urgh!]

An ice pillar suddenly shot up from the ground and struck the dragon's lower jaw.

Forced to close its mouth from the strong impact, the breath attack exploded within its closed jaws.

Bang!

Thanks to that, I landed safely on the dragon's head and quickly turned to look at the ground.

There stood Mary, holding her staff and glaring in our direction.

As the purple magic disappeared from the dragon's hand, the curse controlling the three party members also vanished.

I glanced at the Ancient Dragon, whose eyes had rolled back from the internal explosion of the breath attack.

Though its white eyes showed it was dazed, its red eye on its forehead remained fierce and unyielding.

Staring directly at that red eye, I tightened my grip on my sword and channelled my energy.

[Yes! Master's warmth is flowing into me!]

"Don’t say weird things at a time like this!"

My energy, absorbed by Tirfione, quickly transformed into her ominous aura.

Feeling her overflowing power, I immediately charged towards our target.

Wham!

‘This will end it!’

Shluk!

Tirfione's sharp blade pierced the dragon’s weak point without hesitation.

Her special ability as a Demon Sword was activated immediately.

[Die, you oversized lizard!]

Tarlos's third eye was overwhelmed by Tirfione's menacing dark energy.

Dark energy spread out from the point where the sword was embedded.

Crack.

Crackle...

The area around the sword began to crumble.

[Kraaahhh!]

The Ancient Dragon Tarlos let out a final death cry.

Already weakened by Aspetra’s strike, Tarlos's lingering life force was completely extinguished by Tirfione's blow.

The dragon, fully drained of strength, staggered and shook.

“Whoa, whoa!”

[Kyah! Master, be careful!]

“Wait! It’s harder to keep my balance with you clinging to me!”

Tirfione suddenly appeared and clung to me as the dragon's body collapsed.

Boom!

The massive dragon head hit the ground, raising a storm of dust.

Thus, the death of the Ancient Dragon Tarlos was confirmed.

“Ken!”

I heard the voices of my team.

As I regained my senses, holding my head amidst the rising dust.

[Ugh...]

Thankfully, I wasn't seriously injured thanks to the physical form of Tirfione supporting me.

[Ma, Master… Are you okay…? Huh?]

Tirfione, who had come to her senses along with me, stood up and looked at me, sensing something amiss.

[Oh, no! To part already! I can't bear this! How long has it been since we reunited?!]

True to her nature as a weapon crafted with Rapid Crafting, she had a one-time-use attribute.

“Thank you, Tirfione. I’ll create you again when I need you.”

[Sobbing! Please, please do, Master! I will always be waiting for you to call me!]

Before she could finish her words, clinging to me and shouting, Tirfione completely vanished.

‘I never imagined I would get her this way.’

The Demon Sword Tirfione with its corrosive power.

An amazing weapon with incredible stats, yet a hidden weapon that no one could obtain due to the dead-end constraint upon taking it out.

Though it was a workaround, it allowed her to be used once.

‘...I got great help this time.’

I resolved to make her again and give her something delicious to eat when I return to the Academy before using her.

“Ken━!!”

While expressing my gratitude to the now-vanished Tirfione, someone suddenly jumped on me from behind.

Squish.

This size, this sensation. And this familiar scent.

“Ken! Sobbing, thank goodness! You’re safe!”

Raphne, who probably ran to me the fastest with her top physical abilities, buried her face in my shoulder and said that.

“It’s alright, Raphne. I’m not hurt at all.”

I smiled warmly and patted her head.

She must have been worried that I was in danger because of the tremendous noise from Tarlos falling.

As I comforted her, Raphne slowly lifted her head and looked at me from nearby.

For some reason, her eyes seemed empty.

“Hey Ken, who was that woman just now?”

“Huh, what?”

“She didn’t look like a stranger clinging to you like that.”

Where did the woman who was concerned about my safety just a moment ago go? Only the one with a threatening gaze remained.

Startled, I struggled to think of how to explain about Tirfione.

[System: You have defeated the Ancient Dragon Tarlos.

You are awarded the title of 'Dragon Slayer' for slaying the dragon.]

[System: As a result of the title 'Dragon Slayer,' all dragonkind will fear you.

You gain a 30% attack bonus against dragonkind.]

The message that suddenly appeared before my eyes left me speechless.

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