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"Haha..."
Raon let out a hollow laugh as he looked at the floor of gold bars that covered the entire lair.
"No wonder there wasn't any sense of empty space."
With the entire basement filled with gold bars, it was only natural that even his aura perception couldn't detect any hidden treasures.
'Making a floor of gold bars to sleep on, how absurd...'
Dragons are on a different level. Even though he had accumulated wealth that surpassed what he could spend in a lifetime, it paled in comparison to the golden land Matirus had arranged. He was truly a firefly under the moonlight.
"Crazy..."
Martha gasped when she saw the gold bars.
"Was this entire floor gold? How much money did he accumulate?!"
She frowned and said that she had never dreamed of anything like this.
"To think we'd see the mountain of gold bars we've only heard about. It's immeasurable..."
Burren exhaled heavily as he picked up a gold bar as thick as his forearm. Even he, who usually considered wealth to be mere stones, seemed astonished.
"How many ice creams can you buy with this?"
Runaan only thought about ice cream, seemingly uninterested in the gold itself. Since he hadn't eaten any for several days, he must have been craving it a lot.
"Ah, it's not just a few ice creams, you could buy all the ice cream parlors on the entire continent and still have plenty left over!"
Kerin's jaw dropped at the sight of that unimaginable sum.
-Grr, this king hates to say it, but...
Wrath shook his head as he watched Runaan salivate.
-Isn't that ice cream girl a little strange?
'...'
Raon chuckled, finding it amusing that Wrath had only just realized this.
"Hahaha!"
Dorian burst into a creepy laugh as he looked at the floor of gold bars he had discovered.
"Supplies! A supply of money! We can fill anything!"
He started juggling three gold bars with his eyes half-glazed over.
"Why?! Why is everyone going crazy!"
Kerin muttered that there weren't any sane people in the Light Wind division as he pressed himself against the wall.
"Now then..."
Raon picked up a gold bar larger than his head, like a club, and approached Bobor, the goblin who claimed to be Matirus's guardian.
"Should we have an explanation?"
He smiled sinisterly, implying that if Bobor said any nonsense, the gold bar wouldn't remain inactive.
"W-well..."
Bobor rolled his eyes left and right before falling to his knees.
"I'm sorry!"
He immediately admitted his mistake and bowed his head. Raon had been ready to crack his skull if he didn't confess, but the goblin was very resourceful.
"Where exactly are the gold bars stored?"
"T-they're scattered throughout this space where Master Matirus sleeps."
Bobor, already terrified, immediately blurted out the answer.
"This entire space..."
Raon whistled as he looked at the floor that was still intact. If Bobor's words were true, it meant that there were gold bars even at the entrance. An involuntary smile formed on his lips at the harvest beyond imagination.
"Anything else?"
He nodded slightly as he tossed and caught the gold bar in the air.
"Oh..."
Bobor swallowed hard upon meeting Raon's eyes.
'C-can I deceive him?'
Of course, the gold bars weren't the only thing accumulating in this lair. There were also gems and treasures hidden, but he didn't want to hand over those riches to the human who had killed Matirus.
"I-I..."
As Bobor rubbed his hands with the most pitiful expression he could muster...
"I smell it! This gold isn't everything!"
The green-haired human began sniffing around, widening his nostrils.
'T-that guy!'
That chubby green-haired human was the monster who had discovered the gold bars on the floor that even this terrifying blond human couldn't find. Seeing his twisted eyes, Bobor's heart began to race as if it were going to be ripped out.
"It's not the floor..."
The green-haired human, after searching the floor, began pressing himself against the wall, sniffing like a dog. His nostrils were getting closer and closer to Matirus's secret space.
"It's definitely over here..."
"Eek!!"
When Dorian's eyes began to gleam as if they were going to ignite, a cold shiver ran down Bobor's spine.
"I-it's there!"
Bobor moved his short legs as fast as he could, pointing to Matirus's storage before Dorian could.
"This is that lizard's storage!"
The goblin's actions to save his life were faster than anyone else's.
-Young master! This is the place, right?
Dorian nodded vigorously as he looked at the wall Bobor pointed to. He even changed his way of addressing Raon and his way of speaking as he licked his lips.
-Even the wallet is scary today! Their eyes are spinning!
Wrath shuddered, seemingly feeling fear of Dorian for the first time.
'Me too...'
Raon swallowed dryly as he closed his eyes and opened them again.
"The word 'lizard' saved your life."
"Ah, yes!"
He passed by Bobor and looked at the wall he had pointed to.
'This side is full too.'
The space behind the wall that was said to be storage was also completely filled, so nothing particularly strange could be felt.
"How did you find this place?"
Unbelieving, he gestured towards Dorian.
"I can smell it. The smell of supplies!"
Dorian mumbled something incomprehensible about the smell of supplies. It seemed that his Mind's Eye had awakened an incorrect sense.
"Mmm..."
Raon shook his head and then raised his fist to strike the wall. With a thunderous roar, the entire wall of the lair crumbled despite the fact that he didn't use much force, thanks to his outrageous physical abilities.
Behind the falling debris of the wall, a cascade of multicolored gems poured out. The gems falling onto the gold bars emitted an even brighter light.
"Was the wall also completely filled with jewels?"
"It's incredible. He was a dragon filled with greed."
Martha and Burren let out hollow laughs, saying they hadn't expected this.
"Are there swords and weapons too?"
Runaan's eyes gleamed at the sight of the weapons scattered among the jewels and gold bars, showing no interest in the treasures themselves.
"He acted like he was a haughty and powerful guy, but in the end, he was just a lizard, just like a crow."
Kerin muttered how extreme it was as he kicked a gold bar.
"Oh! Is this the Balax gem that was said to have disappeared? And this emerald is no ordinary emerald! It's a dwarven work!"
Dorian explained about the gems that nobody had asked about, breathing heavily.
"At this rate..."
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the gold bars covering the floor and the wave of gems falling onto them.
«We won't have to worry about war supplies, will we?»
While continental artisans and dwarves weren't the type to be swayed by money due to their great pride, with so much wealth it seemed possible to buy even that pride.
'Perhaps we can give swords made from dragon bones not only to the Light Wind division, but to all the swordsmen of Zieghart.'
With the corpses of three dragons and the funds in this lair, it seemed entirely possible.
"Y-Young master..."
Dorian looked at Raon while drooling profusely. He looked like an addict going through withdrawal symptoms.
"...Take it."
"Yes!"
As soon as Raon moved his hand, Dorian began pouring gold bars and gems into his belly bag with eyes full of joy.
"Hahaha!"
The image of Dorian stuffing gems while letting out a strange laugh was the very picture of a madman.
-Is it okay to leave him like that?
"He's definitely gone crazy..."
"It's creepy!"
Even Martha took a step back from Dorian's madness.
"Now then..."
Raon approached Bobor again and smiled brightly.
"Where are the other storerooms?"
"T-there aren't any. This really is all there is!"
Bobor immediately knelt down and shouted that he was sure.
"Really?"
Raon twirled his finger as if he were about to call Dorian.
"I-it's true! You don't need to call him!"
Bobor's eyes trembled, seeming to be more afraid of Dorian than Raon himself.
"Mmm..."
Raon licked his lips as he looked Bobor in the eye. His reaction was different from before. It really seemed like that wall was the end.
-Well, it would be strange to have more than this anyway.
Even for a dragon, it wouldn't be easy to accumulate more wealth than this. The goblin's words seemed to be true.
-Then I'll ask something else.
Raon nodded as he met Bobor's gaze.
"Yes? What...?"
"You know the dragons who attacked Sepia with Matirus this time, right?"
-Ah, yes. They are Lord Zera Piret and Lord Kaberabon.
Bobor revealed the names of the Black Dragon and the Red Dragon as if he had been waiting for that question. As expected, they seemed to be dragons associated with Matirus.
"I heard that the guardians of friendly dragons also visit each other. Is that true?"
"Yes, it is. We send or exchange unnecessary treasures and things like that."
He blinked as if wondering how Raon knew that.
"Then you must know where those two's lairs are located?"
Raon tilted his chin slightly.
"Of course I do... Ah!"
Bobor's jaw trembled as if he had just realized Raon's intention.
-Does he want to eat more from here?
This human is greedier than dragons!
* * *
After extracting the locations of the two dragon lairs from Bobor, Raon returned to Sepia.
"Was the harvest fruitful?"
Sterin smiled slightly, as if asking if he had brought enough.
"Yes. It was more than I expected."
Raon said it had been a lot of work to collect it all as he brought out his subspace bag.
"So I wanted to share something with Sepia..."
"That's enough."
Sterin shook his head firmly.
"We don't know the value of the gold and jewels. It's better that you take it and use it."
He shrugged and said that it would be a waste for them anyway.
"I suppose you're right."
Raon smiled slightly and lowered his chin.
"Then I'll send weapons and armor made from dragon bones and scales. That should be alright, right?"
"Yes. We will gratefully accept such gifts."
Sterin nodded and said that he would gladly accept that kind of gift.
"Ah, I sent a letter to that dwarf, so the news should reach Zieghart. Although it might take a while, since he's the type who only focuses on his work."
He clicked his tongue and said that Borgos never read letters properly to begin with.
"Yes. Thank you. And..."
Raon pulled out a sphere that emitted a seven-colored glow from his subspace bag. It was the Dragon Heart obtained this time.
"Why are you...?"
Sterin's eyes widened, as if asking why Raon had brought out the Dragon Heart.
"I want to give this to you, Guardian."
Raon handed the Dragon Heart to Sterin without hesitation.
"Hmm, I can't accept this. You caught them all, didn't you?"
Sterin bit his lip and said that it was too heavy a gift to accept.
"I couldn't have won if you hadn't exhausted Matirus's stamina. Besides..."
Raon smiled softly as he looked at Sterin.
-You said you wanted to protect Sepia a little longer, didn't you? The mana imbued in this Dragon Heart is no different from natural energy, so it will be of great help to you, Guardian.
If Sterin got the Dragon Heart, he could slow down the rate at which his power was depleted. Since he had said he wanted to stay in this world a little longer, Raon wanted to help him.
"Mmm..."
Sterin let out a low groan as he looked at the Dragon Heart, seemingly conflicted.
"One more thing."
Raon raised a finger.
"I would like to solidify the alliance between Zieghart and Sepia. Please help us in our war."
He bowed politely as he made his request.
"Raon..."
Sterin's old eyes trembled as he looked at Raon bowing respectfully.
'Not "fight together", but "help us"...'
This child is truly different. With Matirus's death in Sepia, the entire elf race was involved in the situation across the continent. He had planned to ask them to join forces first, but Raon didn't even say "fight together", he said "help us".
Hearing words that considered the other party even in this situation, his heart was calmed.
"Alright..."
After making his decision, Sterin accepted the Dragon Heart from Raon's hand.
"Let's fight together. I will survive until the end and protect you and Sepia."
He nodded heavily, saying he would do what his grandson couldn't finish.
"Thank you."
Raon smiled softly as he touched the Requiem Sword strapped to his waist.
-Are you really going to give that old pointy-eared woman the Dragon Heart? Such a precious thing?
"It's not just for emotional reasons. It will also be beneficial for us."
Sterin is one of the most powerful among the Transcendants. Being above even the leaders of the neutral factions, his presence in the mortal world will greatly help to maintain the balance of power.
"And I will return this sword to you."
Raon knelt on one knee and handed Rimmer's sword to Sterin.
-No, keep it.
Sterin shook his head calmly.
"What?"
"That sword looks better in your hands. The alliance needs proof, so that would be good."
He smiled and said: let's consider the alliance over when Rimmer's sword returns to Sepia.
"Then I'll have to pass it down through generations."
Raon laughed as he put the sword back on his waist.
"For generations? Have you finally decided to stay with me?"
A hamster that was under a tree suddenly lifted its paw.
-Eeek!
Wrath screamed in fear and took refuge in the bracelet.
"M-Merlin..."
Raon exhaled heavily as he pressed his rapidly beating heart.
"Where did you disappear to, suddenly appearing again...?"
He had asked her to give a signal before appearing, but she never listened.
-Yes, I had something to do!
"Something to do?"
-I'm still investigating, so I'll tell you later.
Merlin shook her head and said she would explain later.
-Then why did you come out?
"The conversation about our future was flowing, so of course I had to come out... Ah, I'm sorry! I'm leaving!"
Merlin smiled brightly, suggesting Sterin as the officiant, before leaving the hamster's body.
"What an unusual child!"
Sterin let out a hollow laugh, seemingly unable to adapt.
"I feel the same."
Raon nodded and then shook his head.
"The handsome Raon bestowed a Dragon Heart upon the Guardian of the Elves and made him his subordinate..."
As soon as the tension eased, Siyana's voice was heard from behind. Hearing that nonsense about making her grandfather a subordinate made her heart race even more than seeing Merlin.
"Is it okay to leave her like that?"
"I can't control her anymore either..."
Sterin shook his head and said that it was getting harder and harder for him to deal with his granddaughter.
"Let's leave that child alone and settle this. First, as you said, we've divided the dragon corpses, but how do you plan to take them?"
Sterin frowned and said that it wouldn't be easy to move them since the dragons were very large.
"It would take dozens of mages."
"I'm not sure yet either, but..."
Raon tilted his head and called out to Dorian.
"Can you really do it?"
"Of course!"
Dorian nodded and approached the dragon corpses that were behind Sterin. In no time, all the bones, teeth, and scales of the three dragons had entered his belly bag.
"T-they really all went in. Where exactly does that bag end?"
-That's not a wallet, it's just a warehouse! An infinite warehouse!
"My..."
"Good. I feel completely full!"
Amidst the astonishment of the three Transcendants, Dorian patted his belly bag with a smile of absolute satisfaction. Of course, this scene was also recorded in Raon Zieghart's biography.
"The handsome Raon commands the God of Supplies..."
* * *
Raon and the Light Wind division left Sepia and returned directly to Zieghart. They had no time to waste with all the items they possessed and the reports they had to compile.
"You have returned."
The external commander Illiune nodded slightly.
"I heard you killed three dragons. Is that true?"
"Yes. Somehow it turned out that way."
Raon smiled and nodded.
"Every time you go out, you keep breaking new records. No one will be able to keep up with you."
Illiune let out a hollow laugh, muttering that it was overwhelming.
"Enter quickly. The head of the house is waiting for you."
He opened the gates of the outer fortress and told them to go directly to the Lord's Mansion.
"Thank you."
Raon gave a proper salute to Illiune and the swordsmen of the outer fortress before stepping onto the main path leading to the main building.
"Is it possible to kill three dragons at once?"
"And they say two of them were ancient dragons?"
"How has he reached this level when he's only been a Transcendent for such a short time?"
"He had already done incredible things before, but this is truly amazing. It's hard to believe."
The swordsmen lining the main path couldn't stop talking, seemingly astonished by the incredible feat.
“Before, there were many insults, but now I don't hear any.”
Kerin smiled, seemingly satisfied with the expectant gazes of the swordsmen.
—Of course there aren't any. Who would dare provoke a Transcendent?
Martha snorted, saying it was natural.
"There's no need to pay attention to the gazes and words of others. The Light Wind is the Light Wind, then and now."
Raon told the complacent Light Wind division to boost their self-esteem as he entered the Lord's Mansion. The doors of the audience chamber were wide open, probably because a message had been sent in advance, and the executives were standing in front of the white pillars.
"Ugh."
Raon exhaled calmly and stepped onto the red carpet, entering the audience chamber. After confirming that the entire Light Wind division had followed him, he knelt before the throne where Glenn was seated and bowed his head.
"I have come to see the Head of the House."
"We have come to see the Head of the House!"
"Rise."
When they finished greeting each other along with the Light Wind division, Glenn's voice was heard from the dais. His voice seemed to tremble slightly, as if he were nervous.
"Ah, yes..."
Thinking it strange, he raised his head and saw that Glenn's lips were trembling for the first time in a long time.
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