188-182 Things to protect

''Today we're going to the Mages Guild's fountain. It's been a while since we've had a potential battle, so I want you to brace yourself.

''You're going to meet with the Wind Spirit. I hope you can help me as well.

Lydia tells me that with a slightly nervous look on her face.

''........Preparing for battle means that you may have an encounter with the dragon that keeps this Nerdal in the air. Although I have the title of Dragon God's Priestess in my hands, I have only received a heavenly revelation from the Dragon God-sama once, so I am very happy to meet the dragon.

''Luciel-sama, can you release a dragon without holy attribute magic?''

While looking at the excited Nadia, Lydia looked very worried, calmly assuming that she would be in a battle with the dragon.

I'm well aware of Lydia's worries like that, and I'm not barbaric enough to go to the dragon's roots without any countermeasures.

I've been in the process of dying in battles against earth and thunder dragons, and this time, if the water dragon and wind dragon twin dragons are the opponents, no matter how well prepared we were, it will be difficult.

So if possible, I just hope that the twin dragons are not under the curse of the evil gods....

There is also a calculation that if Nadia is there as an insurance policy, SsangYong will not go on a rampage as the Dragon God's priestess.

Of course, if it comes to a battle, I intend to defend it to the end.

That's why I have to be able to use Holy Attribute Magic again.

I'm going to have to take out the white fruit from the magic bag and answer Lydia's question.

'I honestly don't know. So to increase the odds of that, I'm going to eat this now.

Nadia looks dubiously at the white fruit and opens her mouth when she sees the white fruit.

''........Are those apples something that is okay to eat?

Wow, I'd rather not eat that fruit.

Following suit, Lydia distanced herself from the white fruit.

''There's nothing to run away from, I suppose. Well, if you're lucky enough to eat this, you'll be a wise man. If we don't have holy attribute magic, we'll figure it out then.''

It's not a disaster, but it's so absent and present that it's hard to be around it?

'Master Luciel, I've never heard of a single food item getting you a job. I suggest you stop.

I never felt the pressure from the white fruit.

But it's not surprising that they both feel that way.

Why did the Sage develop Object X.........................because it was to eat this.

Last night, I asked the Wind Spirit about the dangers of the white fruit, just to be sure, and he said that it was poisonous, paralyzing, confusing, petrifying, vulnerable, demonizing, and bringing back one's trauma.

Therefore, he said, some people may go insane if they don't have a X skill level of mental resistance.

He wondered about that too for a night, but fortunately he had met all the requirements, so he decided to eat it.

''This is something you have to be tolerant of to eat. Apparently, the reason Object X was developed was to eat this.

"....object X

They took a further step back.

Apparently, both of them had drunk Object X before.

Well, since they had registered as adventurers in Grandle, where the Adventurer's Guild headquarters was located, it wasn't surprising that they had been baptized.

There didn't seem to be any correct way to eat it, so I took a drink of Object X to boost my spirits and then bit into the white fruit.

It didn't taste and didn't have any odor, so it was easier to eat than I had imagined it would be, probably because I drank the object X beforehand.

And I finished it all without difficulty...?

Master Luciel, do you feel any discomfort in your body?

"....drank a normal object X...

Nadia worries about my body, but Lydia gave me a look of disbelief as she drank Object X, as if she'd seen something incredible.

'It doesn't feel different. More importantly, I've eaten it and it doesn't change at all...'

When I opened my status, I still couldn't use holy attribute magic, and my job didn't increase the number of wise men.

My body becomes dizzy with too much shock.

Wasn't that a white fruit after all?

It's actually a pretty tasty fruit, and I'm guessing that object X killed the taste.

Just thinking about it made my body tremble with wannabe wannabes, and eventually the strength drained from my body.

The thought of decades of training or having to go to the World Tree where the dragon's nest was located, suddenly went dark in front of my eyes when I thought about it.

I collapsed, but as expected, I remembered that Nadia and Lydia were right in front of me, and I tried to get up to get myself together.

However, I couldn't get any strength in my body.

That's what happens when you don't have your mind and body in balance.

I couldn't help it, so I took a deep breath and then tried to open my eyes first, noticing the discomfort.

I thought it was only because I had simply closed my eyes that it had gone completely dark, but my eyes were firmly open.

And gradually his consciousness became clearer and clearer. Then he noticed that the scenery around him was slowly moving.

'....Where am I?'

Apparently, all five senses are working properly.

'Nadia, can you wake up Lydia?'

But it's as if the two of them don't respond. Perhaps it was because they were slowly confused, but their heart rates were rising.

And that's when they saw the black vortex ahead.

A blinding light illuminated the world, and then the black vortex was cleanly gone, leaving behind a pure white space.

Then four spheres appeared in front of me.

The colors were white, scarlet, ochre, and yellow, respectively, so I could immediately imagine them.

''Are they holy dragons, fire dragons, earth dragons, and thunder dragons?''

As if in response to my words, the holy dragons, as well as the flame dragons, earth dragons and thunder dragons, appeared in a line of geese.

They were really just heads, but they were so big that they were quite powerful.

''It's been a while, Luciel. I'm relieved to see that you seem to be following the path of the wise man smoothly.

It was Seiryuu who had called out to him.

Moreover, his smoothness had improved tremendously.

''Well I'm not following you because I want to!　...Sheng Long, once I met you, I wanted to properly thank you. The bones and scales you left me are what kept me from dying. Thank you.

Click. You're so disciplined. I was doubting myself for a lot of things at the time.

Seiryuu speaks happily like that, but I remember when I was in that extreme situation.

''Well let's just call it a youthful indiscretion.

Then, the flame dragon joined the conversation.

''Holy Dragon, we don't have much time to spare. Well, I'd like to praise you for finding the Dragon God's maiden, but to think that the one who has the Spirit King's blessing is your sister...

He knows about Nadia and Lydia, but I wonder if he still sees my situation from the blessing?

''Flame Dragon, well, that's fine. Luciel, this world also allows for big marriages, so if you can't decide, take both of them.

The holy dragon starts to quiet down, but then the earth dragon interrupts him.

'Luciel, leave the maiden of the Dragon God alone. The dragon tribe is supreme. Now that we are short of time, let me tell you my main point. I am sure you will be a wise man when you wake up. But you can only use holy magic.

What?

As expected, I couldn't hide my surprise, and I was about to ask him what he just said, but the thunder dragon took over the words I just said.

'This Gardardia and we were born at a time not too different. In the long years since then, there have been only a few humans who have possessed both the blessings of the dragon and the blessings of the spirit.

Well, I know it's special.

If so many people had that many blessings, the blessings would be less gratifying........

And now the Holy Dragon takes over the words.

Without exception, those who received the blessings ended up not being able to use their power. But there was one person who used our power and the power of the spirit together.

There will only be one such human being.

''You're Lord Leinster, aren't you?''

You know, you're a fast learner. You have a necklace with our souls in it, don't you?

I've got it all in my magic bag.

Hang it around your neck. Hang it around your neck, and when you release the spell, say our names. Then the power you seek will be awakened.

''Well no, no, no, what I'm asking for is for you to use Holy Attribute Magic again.

I'm not even thinking of becoming the High King just because I've acquired High Luck.

''What's the matter with you?''

When I thought that the Holy Dragon heard those words, he muttered in a very light manner, and at the same time as the Holy Dragon winked, a blue-white light entered my body.

My body becomes warm and puffy.

''Hm?　It looks like it's about time. Luciel, I'll give you a blessing when you have a child.

The flame dragon tells me so.

''It's a shame, but it can't be helped. Don't forget, Luciel, the dragon race is supreme.''

The earth dragon inevitably leaves the dragon as supreme.

'The next time you meet Luciel, it will be when you have an audience with the Dragon God.

With the kindness of the Thunder Dragon's kindness sinking into his heart, the Holy Dragon finally uttered the usual words.

''I pray that you will free my people who are trapped in this world and prevent the demon race from invading.

Please don't just add a mission to stop the demon invasion.

""Farewell."

Ignoring my words, the four dragons became a ball of light again and emitted light.

''Ugh.''

Master Luciel, I'm afraid you're not feeling well after all.

'It's because they even eat food unknown to object X. Sister, isn't this something we had to stop?

It was like I had returned to reality with a blinding light, but somehow time didn't seem to be moving forward.

As I fell silent, the two of them began to fumble, so I told them it was okay and then decided to check the status again.

If the holy dragons from earlier were real, that's what I was thinking, and I froze when I saw the status.

And for some reason, sweat spilled out of my eyes.

Yes, I had changed jobs from a healer to a sage.

Then there was one more important thing.

'Joscha--'

The next thing you know, I was shouting.

It's a good thing that you're able to get the job change to a sage, and most importantly, that the holy attribute magic has been restored.