Dragon Chain Ori Ch 2 Part 13

Chapter 2 Part 13 

Translator : PolterGlast

Proofreader : John4891

Nozomu's POV

 

I was dreaming. A bright red dream. But I didn't think of it as a dream.

The place was probably Solminati Academy. However, the school building reminiscent of a castle wall haf collapsed, and the surrounding area had become a burnt field with scattered rubble.

 

"U! O ~e"

 

Things that used to be humans were scattered around.

It was already carbonized to the point where it was hard to tell who it was. The smell of burning meat sticks to my nose, and I irresistibly vomitted what was in my stomach.

 

There was a dragon in that hell. A jet-black body with five-colored wings. A giant dragon that should have been inside me, which couldn’t be mistaken. It was Tiamat.

His mouth was moving to chew. He seems to be eating something.

 

"Haahaahaahaa…………"

 

I had a bad feeling about the scene. My breath became rough and my heart was pounding. My instincts told me "Don't look!", But it was too late when I thought so.

 

"A, aa…… aaaaaaaa!"

 

There was long hair sticking out of his mouth. When the owner of the hair shook her head, I screamed and plunged into him.

The next moment, a huge black flame appeared in front of me. I couldn't dodge it and was swallowed by the flames of chaos.

 

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"~Tsua! Haahaahaa…………"

 

Nozomu was on the bed when he noticed. Looked like he woke up from his dream.

 

"~Tsu!"

 

Nozomu grabbed his face and held his head. The dream was so real that he had to make sure it was a dream.

As time went by, Nozomu gradually regained his composure. He understood what had happened to him.

 

(I see, after that battle, I ran out of Qi and fainted...)

 

Nozomu remembered what happened after the battle. When Irisdina and Somia walked over to him, he was so happy and relieved that he lost his strength and his eyesight became pitch black. Perhaps he fainted at that time.

 

"How much time has passed..."

 

With that said, Nozomu looked around the room in which he was sleeping. There were no stains on the white wall, and besides the bed, there were desks, chairs, fireplaces, chests of drawers, and other items. These items were barely decorated, but they were strangely elegant, and to Nozomu, seemed to bring out the dignity of this room reasonably.

 

Nozomu could see a large garden from the window of the room. 

Looked like this was the Francilt Family’s mansion.

When Nozomu was looking around, a knock came from the door. Two girls came out. When the girls saw Nozomu, they smiled like flowers.

 

"I'm glad, you woke up..."

"Are you okay? Nozomu-san"

 

Irisdina and Somiliana talked to Nozomu with a relieved smile.

 

"How long was I out?"

"It's been about half a day...but I'm glad you’re okay. I was worried because you suddenly fainted."

"Is your body okay?"

 

Perhaps it was due to the release of his Suppression and the considerable exhaustion after the use of previous Light of Extinction. Sudden exhaustion also had a serious impact on his livelihood. 

 

"So...what happened to Rugato-san?"

 

Nozomu asked what happened after that. Rugato-san, as he said just before Nozomu fainted, was unable to fulfill his contract because Nozomu destroyed the familiar’s black ball and the contract.

After that, he returned to the Dizart Empire to report this matter to the Lord he served.

 

By the way, it seemed that the lower and upper body, which was cut off by Nozomu, completely healed after a few hours. He had a tremendous ability to regenerate, but he said, "I was slashed very beautifully, and the wounds were so beautiful that it healed very quickly."

 

"Tima and Mars-kun are going to school now, but they will come here when the class is over. I want to talk about a lot of things, is that okay?"

"...Yeah, well........."

 

Nozomu hesitated a little in his words.

At that time, a "Guu ~~" sound rumbled. It was Nozomu's belly that rang. It seemed that his body wanted nourishment from exhaustion.

The two who heard the sound began to giggle. Nozomu was embarrassed and diverted his eyes.

 

"Fufu, that indicates you are okay. I'll bring you a meal now, so wait a minute. Somia, help me."

"Yes, Ane-sama! Then, Nozomu-san, please wait for your meal."

 

The sisters said so and left the room together. After seeing them off, Nozomu laid down on the bed again and began to think.

He didn’t know how to explain himself, but now that he was hungry, he was looking forward to the meal he was asking for. 

 

In the evening, it wasn't twilight yet, but as the sun began to set, the people involved in yesterday's case were gathering in a room of the Francilt Family.

To start it off, Irisdina began to talk about the secret agreement between the Francilt Family and the Waziart Family, which was the entire reason for this incident.

It seemed that the Francilt Family was in a power struggle with other influential families 300 years ago.

However, in that conflict, the Francilt Family gradually became inferior, and they couldn't help themselves.

The head of the Francilt Family at that time relied on the Waziart Family as a means to make up for their inferiority.

The Waziart Family was a family of vampires, and the Francilt Family was eliminating hostile forces using their unique abilities and the power of magical tools. In return, they paid a huge amount of money to the Waziart family and made a contract to lend them their magic tools for 300 years.

 

By the way, according to Rugato's story, the familiar of the contract also had the role of randomly cursing and killing one of the direct lines of the Francilt Family. It seemed that the contract was broken when the contract could not be fulfilled.

 

According to Rugato who witnessed the events 300 years ago, a contract was signed, but he had no direct relationship with them, and it seemed that he intended to give sincerity to the Waziart Family by dedicating himself to the direct son of the Waziart Family.

Also, since the Waziart Family were long-lived vampires, it seemed that the 300 years was not really a big for them. 

 

"...As I thought, this is..."

"...My ancestors shoved their responsibilities onto us and ran”

 

When they heard this story, Nozomu and Mars were so angry that their Qi was about to burst forth

Tima, who was usually quiet, had a terribly unpleasant face.

 

"... Indeed! Above all, I don't like the idea that it doesn't matter for them if we’re the only ones that were left with these responsibilities."

"Really...I'm not very angry, but I still can't forgive this."

 

Neither Irisdina nor Somia tried to hide their strong resentment.

 

"And the Furnace of Spiritual Flame mixed with Somia-chan's soul ..."

"Aa. That...honestly, it seems impossible to separate the Furnace of Spiritual Flame, which has been mixed with Somia's soul. It seems that it’s not supposed to be used this way...I do not know why such things were mixed in Somia's soul in the first place... "

 

That meant that they didn’t know what would happen in the future. Everyone who was there was silent.

 

"... Irisdina-san, is it okay for you to tell us this story?"

 

Nozomu had been thinking about the difficulties tha Somia might face from now on, and suddenly wondered and spoke to Irisdina.

This story needed to go unpublished for the Francilt Family.

However, Irisdina didn’t mind Nozomu's questions, and she replied.

 

"I don't mind. This time, you helped us, even though we got you involved in our situation. I don't want to hide it from my benefactor. I know this, but I won't let the people in the household get their hands on it. "

 

Irisdina said she didn’t mind at all while folding her arms. She had no hesitation in her expression.

 

"Let me thank you again. Thank you for your help this time. It's thanks to you guys that I'm not losing Somia. Really...I'm grateful...thank you."

"Really...Thank you very much for helping me!"

 

The Francilt sisters bowed down and thanked them. Nozomu was feeling uneasy from their pure gratitude. Suddenly, Mars became shy with a stern red face, probably because he had the same feeling.

 

"Aa, no. It's nothing to care about..."

"That's not the case! It was really cool when you saved me from Shinigami-san!"

"Fufu, exactly what Somia says."

 

Somia excitedly said so as she leaned forward, and Irisdina also praised Nozomu.

 

"I-I don't want to be overly complimented...and I........."

 

Nozomu was worried that he was wavering until the end of that battle. His facial expression naturally became stern.

Mars, who was watching Nozomu, came with a serious look. Perhaps what he wanted to hear was ………….

 

"......... Nozomu, can I ask you? What the hell did you do at the end of that battle?"

“………………………”

 

Irisdina and others fell silent from the single question posed by Mars. Perhaps they were also interested, all their eyes focused on Nozomu.

 

"I know you are much stronger than people say at school, but you were not normal at that time. What the hell did you do then?"

 

While silence dominated, Nozomu slowly began to speak.

 

"That is.........the release of Ability Suppression..."

"Release of Ability Suppression?"

 

Somia is tilting her head, but Nozomu continues to explain.

 

"Do you know about my ability "Ability Suppression" ?"

"As the name suggests, it is an ability that keeps the person's ability below a certain level."

"Yes, I have that ability and I'm limited in Qi, power, and magic."

 

While affirming Irisdina's words, Nozomu explained his abilities.

 

"I never knew it was possible to release ability suppression , but at the end of the second year, I was able to release this ability."

"... Perhaps. At that time you were injured because..."

"Aa, yeah. At that time, I was able to release my Ability Suppression. Well, because of my injury, the results of my practical exam at the end of the year were terrible..."

"Then, why didn't you ever use it?"

"That is…………" 

 

Today's dream scene resurfaced. The smell of Arcazam, which had become a burning field, and the people of that burning city. And she was eaten by "that guy".

 

"~Tsu!"

“…………Nozomu-kun?”

"Aa, no...sorry. I was dazing....I didn't use it because I can’t control myself when it’s completely released, and when I released the Ability Suppression, I could only release it for about 2 minutes."

 

Nozomu answered by glossing over the anxiety inside himself. His answer didn't tell the whole story either.

 

"Even the rocks are crushed just by hitting it. Imagine what would happen if I went against other people."

".........It's certainly not easy to use...I mean, your technique is very deadly."

"...I'm well aware"

 

In the end, Nozomu couldn't tell them that he was a dragonslayer.

 

After a while, twilight dyed the sky, so Nozomu and others decided to go home, and Irisdina and her friends came to see them off at the gate of the mansion.

 

"Then, we're going home."

"See you"

"Aa, see you at the school ..."

"Un, see you"

 

Nozomu and others finished their goodbye. Suddenly Somia who was near Irisdina grabbed Nozomu's hand. 

 

"Wh-What's wrong? Somia-chan"

"Nozomu-san! Thank you for helping me! At that time, I thought I would never see Ane-sama again...but I'm very happy to be with Ane-sama again now!"

 

Somia once again thanked Nozomu. Then Irisdina also held her other hand and thanked him again.

 

"If-if you didn't help me at that time, there's no doubt Somia would’ve been taken. I...I'm sure I couldn't stand it. …… truly, thank you"

 

Nozomu was a little relieved by the words of gratitude from the two. There were many things he couldn't talk about, and he had a lot of anxiety in his heart. But at least at that time, the release of his Ability Suppression didn’t seem to be a mistake.

 

"... By the way, I haven't given this to Somia-chan yet."

"???"

 

Somia tilted her head in response to Nozomu's words. Nozomu took it out of his pocket and presented it with words one day late.

 

"It's one day late, happy birthday"

 

He took out a birthday present that he was planning to give to Somia.

The white and black strings were tied up in a ring shape, the strings were attached to the ring, and the bell commonly used in the east was attached to its end.

 

It was made in reference to her arm ornament, which she cherished as a bond of her family.

 

"I used that arm decoration as a reference, I thought it would be a good idea to give it, but I wasn't good at making crafts so..."

"No! I'm very happy! Thank you, Nozomu-san!"

 

Somia said so and puts on the bell arm ornament. It was disproportionate to her good appearance and was by no means a good product. Even so, Somia was very happy and shy.

Irisdina also watched over her sister with a smile.

Both Tima and Mars had smiles on their faces.

 

A turbulent day. A smile that he thought he would never be able to see again at one point. It certainly was a sight that everyone here wanted to protect.