The second morning after entering the mountain, I arrived at the summit of the mountain.
　I had arrived at the summit of the mountain, my destination.

　It's a gentle slope and open space.
　The trail had been wooded all along, but there was an unnatural absence of trees in this area, and instead, there were many rugged rocks lying around.

　Charred trunks were everywhere, making it clear that the dragons had burned down the trees, chopped them down, and carried the rocks with them.

　Now the owner of the dwelling house that had been built in this way cocked his head in front of me.
　The eyes behind the grim scales.
　I laughed as I was illuminated by it.

"Hi.

　A cheery hello to the giant dragon.

　It's huge, after all.
　It's probably more than ten feet tall, right down to its tail. The size of its head alone is more than my height.

　The dragon, which had been sleeping on top of a nest of rocks just now, stared at me as if it were looking at an enemy.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

　Suddenly, the dragon howls.
　Its jaws, lined with fangs, opened wide and a faint red light began to flicker.

　In the next moment, a breath of fire was spat out.

　The flames create a path of heat and light at the top of the mountain, enough to swallow me alone.

Well, it's not really working because of the wards...

　Seeing me emerge unharmed from the flames, the dragon breathes out his breath over and over again as if in frustration.
　But of course, it's the same thing no matter how many times you do it.

"...Oh?

　At that moment, the dragon suddenly spread its wings.
　A faint flow of power. It seems that some kind of magic was used, and with a slow flap of its wings, the giant body floats in the air. I can't help but frown at the fierce downwind wind.

　Normally, there's no way a giant body like that could fly.
　But when the air is dense, it's easier to take off. It seems to be able to manipulate the air pressure just like a high ranking dragon. It's much smaller in scale than that thing that causes storms, though.

　I crane my neck as I watch the dragon take off into the sky above the mountains.
　What are they going to do? It's not going to run away, but....

　Just then, the dragon circles in the air.
　It swoops down, keeping its eyes straight on me.
　Unlike the first time we encountered it this time, it doesn't seem to want to intimidate me.

　The giant body looms closer and closer.
　The moment it's caught by its thick claws that have been opened up, I switched positions with the nearby ceremony.
　The human gadget flutters through the dragon's claws.
　The leg that failed to grab me instead hit a nearby boulder, shattering the top half.
　Scary, scary, scary.

　The dragon, wondering why it struck out, pivots its hulking body in the air again.
　It's time to get serious.

　You will be able to find out what is the best way to get the best out of them.

It is the same as the one in which I was born.

　Emerging from the distortion of space was a baby with the face of an old man.
　The disgusting-looking demon(s) clung to the back of the flying dragon as it was, twisting its wrinkled face into a whimper.
　Then it began to cry out loudly.

''Humph, aaaaah!

　At that moment - the body of the dragon sank with a crunch in the air.
　The dragon flaps its wings repeatedly as if in a hurry, but every time the baby's cry is heard, the altitude drops.

'Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh!

　You will be able to find out the best way to make your own way to the top of the mountain.
　The impact was so great that Konaki Jiji fell off the dragon's back.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it.
Whew!

　The demon, which had slammed into the ground from its face.......screamed like a crushed frog and stopped moving.

　........it's a bit of a pity.
　That guy, it's not like he's using his divine power to latch on to the opponent, he's just holding on with his grip.
　As expected, it was too much to ask of a flying dragon.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
　In the event that you are not able to get a good result, you will need to make sure that you do not get a bad result.
　Every time he cried, he would get heavier and weigh up to 500 pounds (* 1.9 tons). Even a good dragon would not be able to fly with this thing on its back.

　It is a good thing that they have the ability to make the best of the situation.

　You will be able to find out what is the best way to make the most out of this new collection.
　You will be able to get a good deal more information on this.

You can't. You'll be quiet.
"The Art of the Earth's Phase - the Art of the Enema Net.

　A throwing net, woven with thick white rope, covered the dragon.

　The resisting dragon raged violently, spewing breath in all directions.
　But the white cast net did not tear or burn out.

　Yuki looks up fearfully and says

'.........It's a very sturdy net, isn't it?
It's made out of woven asbestos rope.

　Asbestos is a very tough material and is resistant to heat.
　When exposed to the fire, the dirt would only burn and clean itself up.

　Eventually, as expected, the dragons stopped their rampage, though they still stared at me and subtly growled.
　It still glares at me, though, and makes a subtle roar.

"Shouldn't you have used this throwing netting technique to catch them from the beginning, instead of using demons?
It's dangerous to lose your wings in the air.
It's unusual for you to show such pardon for things that go bump in the night.
Really?　Well, in this case, I'm the uninvited guest.

　Besides, I can't just take him down on my own.

　Yuki says in a tone of voice that sounds like she's on a roll.

''Hm. However, the monsters in this world are weak.
Ah, but this one is probably as strong as a normal dragon.
Oh...is that right?

　Yuki retracts her neck.

　I start walking.

Well, let's check out his nest first.

　As I walked up to the rock pile, the dragon howled and started to run wild. I ignored it and stepped over the pile of rocks.
　I stepped over the rocks and peered into the nest.

　I was blindsided by the sight.
　I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.

　Yuki, who stretched her neck, muttered.

''Seika-sama, this can't be........''

　Lightly touching the surface of its sphere.
　It's smooth. It's heavy and looks quite hard... but I'm sure of it.

It's an egg.