“Hmm…”
What should I choose?
If I have to pick the most powerful, it’s definitely Sharurodo’s ‘Light’ and Plgurr’s ‘Lightning’.
Other Dragon Kings’ Dragon Hearts are okay, but they don’t compare.
The only thing that could contend is Seriphed’s Darkness, but…
“Darkness is a bit much.”
Not only do I not belong to the realm of darkness, but I also don’t want to choose it because I’m annoyed by Seriphed’s actions.
“First… let’s check the Quest.”
[OK]
[GGGGG]
[Quest?]
[Oh]
The ultimate reward of the Multi-Dimension is the key material for the ‘? to the Door’.
Then the Hidden Quest I just received is…
[Hidden – The Path Upwards]
Objective – Gather five materials from the Multi-Dimension (Dragon Heart, Red Blood, Celestial Being’s Divine Stone, ???, ???).
Reward – Key to ?.
“Just as I thought.”
It really is a quest to gather those materials.
Among them, of course, the Dragon Heart is included, and the Red Blood and Divine Stone must be obtained from Blodia and Ertarn.
‘The other two must be from the Main Temple and Golden Sky… but what’s ? that I haven’t been to yet?’
[Oh]
[MmYmY]
[Key?]
[Need to gather five]
[Here’s one]
[Can’t use two?]
[One’s gotta go anyway]
[Huh?]
[What are Blood and Divine Stone?]
[You mean that thing about the door to ?]
“I guess I’ll have to leave one as a key material and choose one for myself.”
“What are you hesitating for? Just choose already.”
Zzzz…
As Plgurr waved his hand lightly, a yellow heart pulsing with electricity floated towards me.
A Dragon Heart releasing enough current to fry me if I touched it wrong.
“You know the value of this. I’m sorry to my other friends, but only Sharurodo’s Heart can compare to mine.”
“Seriphed could hold a candle to it too. Not to mention Sugarado, who’s not here.”
“Hmph. You’re amusing.”
Snickers. Plgurr laughed softly with a feminine gesture.
“Those guys are my closest friends and we’ve been equal, but if it came down to life-and-death, I would win. But I’ve not fought for my friends.”
“So that’s why you keep losing to Sugarado?”
“Is that the reason why you have the Earth Spirit?”
“…”
“Maybe the change in appearance is also because of that influence…”
“Just pick something!”
Hmph! Plgurr stepped back with a displeased expression.
She? was quite sulky, but that doesn’t mean she wouldn’t choose Lightning.
As she said, Lightning attribute Dragon Heart is quite useful compared to other attributes.
Leaving aside the difference in power, the remaining attributes are Earth, Wind, Life, and Space, but there’s no need to choose Life since it’s Holy.
Space was influenced by the Demon Race from the start, so that’s a pass.
That leaves only Earth and Wind, but those attributes are rather ordinary.
“I’ll take Light first.”
“Huh? I can’t deny it, but…”
Wooosh!
Instead of the floating yellow Dragon Heart, a heart filled with pure white light appeared.
It may not compare to the Holy, but it’s a Dragon Heart that radiates quite the powerful light.
As I held the heart of the Radiant Dragon, Dragon Lord Charlodo, I felt the immense power contained within.
‘It’s already surpassed Upper level.’
Just like Seriphed’s thought, this Charlodo’s Dragon Heart was also exhibiting above Upper level power.
However, the Dragon Heart has such a complex structure that even if it’s transplanted, it doesn’t mean it can immediately wield that much power.
‘An ordinary User would barely reach Below level. Leo might be able to achieve Intermediate level, though.’
Of course, Leo can’t use it unless he gives up the Spirit, but someone with similar talent could produce that kind of performance.
“Oh… it shines so brightly!”
“Twinkle, twinkle.”
As I gently examined the Dragon Heart, Leo and Yena appeared beside me, eyes brightened, eager to see the heart.
It seemed like everyone understood just how amazing the Dragon Heart was, thanks to their talent and inspiration.
“You can’t use it, you all.”
“Aw.”
“Ugh.”
[Ahahahahaha!]
[Nope, not allowed~]
[Looks good though]
[Transcendent Hidden Class ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[Can’t we auction that?]
[The sulking face is seriously cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Lily should eat it]
[Will it enhance if given to Sre?]
“If that’s the case, are you just going to leave it there?”
“As I said earlier, I won’t be transplanting it, but there are plenty of ways to utilize it. Like turning it into a weapon.”
“Oh? Talking about weapons?”
“Yes.”
For a long time, the corpses of those with power have been used as Equipment.
Scales, bones, teeth, flesh, claws… the body of a strong being always contained power and had value for utilization.
Scales, bones, teeth, flesh, claws… A strong being’s body must hold that much power and be of practical value.
Hence, there were those who specialized in handling monster corpses, and I had also used a monster’s body as a weapon to seal another monster.
Like Karabus’s hammer or Griffin’s shield. And though I didn’t make it, Kraken’s spear was also an example.
“Ah, even demons are no exception.”
It was quite common for demons to use the corpses of their kind.
“The heart of the dragon race has excellent strength, quality, and power. Even a tiny piece can create almost mythical, semi-transcendent equipment.”
“Wow…”
“It’s amazing, right?”
“…But do you have to say that right in front of me?”
Plgurr, who had been watching our conversation with discomfort, showed his unease.
And rightly so, no one likes hearing about turning their own kind’s body into a weapon.
[Ah!]
[Lolololol]
[As expected, Great Lily]
[Stop it, Lily!]
[I thought it was natural to talk about it like this, lol]
[For real, haha]
[Whoa]
[Isn’t it that Lily can’t be stopped anyway?]
“If you’re going to do it, go outside. It’s rather unpleasant to hear.”
“Don’t worry. I don’t have any intention of harming it.”
“…Really?”
“Of course. Why would I want it for myself?”
I already had all the weapons I needed and didn’t particularly wear armor.
Of course, if I were to turn the Dragon Heart into a weapon or accessory, it would indeed upgrade my specs.
But it wasn’t an urgent or critical situation where I needed to crave power that much.
‘I’ve already hit 140 anyway.’
“I was just explaining it as an example. The corpses of all beings in this world are used by someone else.”
“……”
“I won’t harm it, just use it moderately, so don’t worry.”
“Moderately?”
“Moderately.”
Having dealt with more than one or two weapons, I could make sufficient use of it without damaging the original.
Plgurr stared at me blankly, then nodded in resignation.
“After all, it belongs to those who are gone now. It doesn’t matter how you use it.”
But!
Kooorong!
With a yellow lightning bolt, the Dragon Heart appeared before my eyes once again.
An intense current was surging, as if urging me to make a choice quickly.
“You won’t choose wrong, right? I believe you have that much wisdom.”
“Hmm.”
“Think carefully. Your best options are just Seriphed’s darkness. You don’t belong to the darkness.”
“It’s the darkness of D. You don’t belong to the darkness.”
“Hmm…”
“……”
[Hahaha]
[Let’s just choose darkness]
[Dragon sister is so cute]
[Oh haha, I won’t pick lightning]
[Can’t we just have everything?]
[Hmm, Lily…]
[Hahaha]
Leo turned to me and Plgurr, suddenly raising his hand.
“I think life isn’t bad either.”
“That’s right. Having life would actually be more useful going forward, right?”
“Life isn’t bad. There is some overlap, but thinking about future world bosses, it might be a reasonable choice…”
“Or the earth might be okay too…”
“What do you want, Lily?”
Finally calling me by name, Plgurr glared at me.
As much as I know dragons well, they know me just as well.
Even though it was a short time, I had my own exchanges with the dragon clan.
I smiled and picked up a hatchling that had fallen into a deep sleep.
It was so cute, purring softly as if I were looking at Sre.
“It’s nothing much. I was just curious about future plans.”
“Plans? It’s just about finding our places again.”
“Will the dragons live out there from now on?”
“That’s right.”
“That could be dangerous, you know?”
The reverse, the rebellious challenger, had disappeared, but the danger still remained.
The masters had lost their power, but the people below still lived with their strength, and above all, there were the users.
Although mature dragons might be okay, young dragons might struggle to survive easily.
Plgurr shook his head and laughed.
“That issue will be well handled by Seriphed. I preserved that girl’s power until the very last moment for times like this.”
“Hmm…”
“As long as that guy is around, outsiders won’t be able to meddle easily. Unless a strong person like you bears malice, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”
“Got it. I’ll choose lightning.”
There still seemed to be several issues concerning Seriphed and the hatchlings left, but I guess I should sort that out later.
For now, it would be best to focus on the reward.
Rumble…!
Two dragon hearts landed in my hand.
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