“Kuoon ……”

“I don’t really understand, are you Sarge’s father?”

The royal dragon humanized and took a breath while hugging and stroking Ash, then pulled Aina close and sniffed her.

Sage said this to the Royal Dragon and continued to laugh at him.

The dragons all listened quietly as Sarge began to explain their situation in as much detail as possible. After all was said and done, the royal dragon opened his mouth.

“Yes. I’m a tree that used to belong to God, and I have the power to oppose it. It’s not impossible for all humans to defeat them, but it would take a lot of sacrifices because no one who is strong enough can compete with them. That’s why I dared to tell them that they can’t defeat them without me, to make them stay out of it.”

The Storm Dragon said to Sephiro with a strange look on his face.

“Well, it can’t be helped, because something like fate is making the humans gather. It’s not like we’re fighting in isolation because we have the backing of the kingdom.”

The freeze dragon muttered with a sullen look, and Jack clasped his hands behind his head and said.

“So you’ve really met a human before, huh?”

“I know what you mean. I’m sure Ryuuze and the others will sympathize with it.”

“Kuoon♪!”

When the Royal Dragon smiled at him, everyone present, including Sarge, smiled and nodded.

The training began immediately after that, with Sarge begging the royal dragon for lessons, while Tigre and Jack worked hard on fighting and tactics with each dragon.

“Kuoon!”

“Kuon!”

“No, thank you ……”

“Ehhhhh …… Why is this dragon coming at me so hard ……”

“It’s not enough. A special move …… that’s right, maybe I need that special move that Lars used to talk about. “

“Even if I look like this, I’m a teacher, so I can’t just leave it to the children. I have my daughter too.”

Tigre said this and looked at Tilia, who was engaged in a one-on-one battle with Aina.

“!”

“!”

“Haha, they’re friends, but they really fight with each other.. Well, I guess I’ll have to do it too.”

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–And it’s been seven days since they entered the dungeon. Just as they were about to run out of food, a change occurred in Sarge.

“Oh, Sarge’s body is cracked!! Are you okay?”

“……?”

Tigre did not miss the Royal Dragon patting Aina with a lonely laugh. But more than that, he turned his attention to Sarge and saw that the old scales had been completely peeled off, revealing glossy scales that were green, almost black.

Sarge closed his eyes and tried to visualize what the Royal Dragon had told him to do. As he was thinking about what it would be like to be Lars or Dedite, his body began to shrink.

Then–

The limbs became humans, and they screamed in joy, but not everyone was pleased, especially when Aina turned her face to the fact that she was silent, and Aina swelled her cheeks and then spewed out.

“Pfft …… Ahahahahaha! Sa-Sarge …… O-Only the head is a dragon! Ahahahahaha! And you’re naked too! Ahahahahaha!”

“I-It’s a little scary, Sarge ……”

“Here, a mirror …… Ku-Kuku …… I-I can’t hold back when I get close …… Uhahahahaha!”

The Royal Dragon puts a hand on her shoulder and gently says to the dragonheaded Sarge, who gazes into the mirror and sags. 

As Sarge tried again and failed, Tigre and the others continued their training, and three days after Sarge’s successful humanization, they returned aboveground.