Right in front of me was a beautiful Elf girl whom I really missed. But, different from before, she now had a different form.
Her once short blonde hair had turned white with a bit of curl. Her creamy brown eyes had also turned into a sparkling blood red color. Moreover, her skin which used to be white with a hint of redness, was now deathly white like a corpse.
However, what made it completely different from before were the pair of small horns on its head, the sharp claws on both hands, and the pair of terrifying black wings that spread wide behind its back.
But, who cares about all that, the most important thing is that she is alive again.
I immediately hugged her tightly.
"Elvy-chaaannn! Huaaaaa!! I'm so scared!!"
"Ri-Riku-san?! P-Please don't move too much! I'm still not used to flying like this! So please don't move too much! Or we'll fall! Alright, I understand! It's fine now! So please stop crying again!! A-Aaaah, Riku-san! Please don't wipe your snot on my clothes!"
"Hiks, hiks… I miss you so much, Elvy-chan. I really miss you so much, please don't do that again!" I said hugging her and crying sobbing. I tightly clung to her.
Elvy sighed. Then, she smiled gently and stroked my head while being careful not to hurt hers claws. It makes me feel like a baby being comforted by its mother.
I thought our positions were reversed, but I don't care anymore. Being able to hug and coddle with a girl like this, I feel as a gentleman it would be really rude if I don't enjoy it.
"Hiks, hiks..." I kept crying in hers arms.
"Sorry for worrying you, Riku-san," said Elvy. "Now that everything is fine, leave the rest to me. I will end this mess," she continued with a smile filled with confidence and glared at Rodan.
The dragon also narrowed its eyes and remained silent, fully alert to Elvy's presence. It seemed that he saw Elvy as a serious threat.
Seeing that, my eyes lit up in awe.
Sh-She's really really cool.
This is bad.
If I had been a little off guard, I might have fallen in love with her.
Seeing Elvy's figure slowly starting to descend, everyone was silent in astonishment. They looked in disbelief that the girl who had previously died managed to come back to life.
"El-chan?!" Mila exclaimed as soon as she saw Elvy who was alive again, she looked very happy.
She immediately ran towards the girl excitedly and hugged her, she even immediately knocked me aside as soon as she saw me who was still being carried by Elvy.
This person is terrible.
"El-chaaannnn! Huaaaaaaaa! Onee-chan is really worried about you you know! Please don't leave Onee-chan like that again!!" she whined with a very loud cry.
"...." I paused.
Somehow she looks like me.
Elvy also embraced her gently, and maybe, because of her experience with me, she can calmly handle her.
"Sorry for worrying you, Mila-san, everything is fine now," she said with a gentle smile, while stroking the head of the crying adult woman.
"Everyone, sorry for making you guys worry! It's fine now, leave the rest to me! I will make this dragon accept all his deeds!" shouted Elvy with a sharp gaze and pointed at Rodan who kept watching her.
Hearing that, everyone looked very excited and a light of hope started to appear in their eyes.
Now, it's time to strike back.
"Damn little bug! What can you do alone! Do you really think you can beat me?! There's a limit to dreaming too!!" Annoyed by Elvy's declaration that seemed to belittle him, the dragon started targeting her.
Seeing that, I frantically immediately dragged Mila with me away.
She looked like she was complaining and reluctant to leave Elvy, but I didn't care.
Their fight is about to start, if we interfere it will only make things worse for Elvy.
'Boom!'
With incredible speed, Rodan lunged straight at Elvy without further ado. Using his sharp canines, he prepared to swallow the girl alive.
"Raaggghhh—!!!" he screamed.
But, still smiling casually, Elvy managed to withstand the impact from Rodan using only her arms, much to Rodan's surprise. However, it wasn't enough, Elvy strengthened the strength in her legs and with all her might began to lift the dragon's body up high.
"Hah?!"
seeing that, me and all the Elves who were watching opened our mouths dumbfoundedly and made a sound like idiots.
I did know that the material I used might come from a powerful monster, but I didn't expect it to be this strong. Even the dragon also looked very surprised.
Using her strength, Elvy easily lifted Rodan's body up high, and then slammed him down with all hers might.
"Hiyah!" Elvy screamed and she immediately threw the dragon as far as possible.
'Boom!'
"Oooh!"
Seeing that dragon that was thrown away so easily and floating in front of us, the Elf and I exclaimed in admiration.
It was a really great fight, they were on a different level. Even though I haven't given her any [Buff Potion], but what's with that incomprehensible power?
Isn't that too cheating?
This makes me remember superhero movies that are super strong with big bodies that are all green.
Really cool.
"Khh! Damn it!" Rodan groaned as he fell to the ground with a loud bang, making his body scream in pain.
"How, have you given up?" asked Elvy as she flew to see the dragon slumped on the ground.
"Give up?! Don't get cocky yet you bastard!! Just because you can throw me once, you're already playing like a victor?! I'll tell you what the true power of a dragon is like!!" shouted Rodan and he immediately lunged at Elvy once again with a ferocious speed.
Flapping his wings, he glided to where Elvy was hovering. However, Elvy shrewdly dodged it and they started fighting one on one in the sky.
Loud thuds continued to resound through the sky, as if the sky was about to collapse.
Rodan repeatedly shot Elvy with fireballs, but Elvy easily avoided them. Then, Elvy approached Rodan and firmly hit the dragon. However, Rodan also managed to defend himself with his own fists, making their fists clash against each other. Their strengths are even.
Rodan used his fire breath, Elvy once again stepped back to gain distance, but Rodan immediately swung his tail as soon as he saw the girl who wanted to retreat. Elvy tried to dodge it, but it didn't and she tried to block it using both of her wings. It generated far more force and sent Rodan's tail flying backwards by Elvy's flapping wings.
"Tch! You're really annoying!"
Rodan pressed Elvy with even more ferocious speed and sent the girl's body flying with a loud crash.
"Ergh! I won't let you hurt my friends anymore! I'll beat you here!" shouted Elvy. She immediately flew over to Rodan as soon as her wound recovered and punched the dragon's face with her small arm.
However, contrary to what it looked like, the power it gave off was much stronger. The dragon staggered backwards slightly as he received the fist right in the face.
Rodan shook his head, and glared at Elvy with a glare full of anger.
"Tch! You lowly creatures! Creatures like you should die and become my food is enough! That's what you were created for!!" shouted Rodan, and he immediately lunged at Elvy with all his strength.
"No!!" Elvy objected to Roden's statement, while hitting and parrying all incoming attacks.
"All creatures deserve their happiness!! Just like you, they also strive to live! They all struggle hard to survive in this harsh world! Just because they are weak, doesn't mean you deserve to determine their destiny!!" added Elvy as she delivered one powerful punch to the dragon's face.
I've known this for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be this bad.
"Elvy-chan really is so innocent," I muttered in an even voice as I watched all their fights.
"Right?! That's what's good about my sweet El-chan!! She really is so innocent and cute!! Ahahahaha, you have really good eyes too, young man!!" said Mila beside me happily and patting my back.
This one woman is also as troublesome as my goddess.
That's why I can't focus on watching their fight. Every time Elvy was attacked and counter attacked, Mila always used me as her outlet. She sometimes pulls my hair or hits me.
Really annoying.
Can't she just watch quietly. Are you gentlemen watching football matches?
Geez, my body hurts all over even though I'm not the one fighting.
"You noisy girl!!" said Rodan with a fiery anger.
Even now, their fight was still tense, and there was no sign of it ending yet. This was because their strength was nearly equal so it was difficult to determine who the winner would be.
However, it seemed that they also couldn't stand it anymore.
"I've had enough of all this! I'll end you right now with one strike!" Rodan shouted, and at that very moment, a burst of black flames scorched his body, causing his entire body to be enveloped in scorching black flames.
I and everyone who saw that were shocked.
It was the same power when he had escaped from our attack earlier. I don't know what it is, but it looks like that power can negate all the debuff effects it has, and increase its strength many times.
This was bad, if he used his fire breath in his black flame mode, it was highly likely that Elvy would not be able to withstand it.
She was indeed a Homunculus, and she was an immortal thanks to the philosopher's stone. However, even that was difficult for her to regenerate when hers entire body was completely burnt without even a trace of dust remaining.
"Elvy-chan, run!!" I shouted.
But—
"Alright, I'm tired of all this too! Let's end this with one decisive strike!" said Elvy, who also started to prepare with hers strongest attack.
"No, Elvy-chan! You don't have to follow him!!"
Damn, she's too innocent.
It was cool to have fist fights using their strongest strength, you could say this was the fantasy battle I dreamed of. But, it's too risky if you think about it for real.
Whatever it is, I have to stop this.
But, alas, my voice cannot reach them because they are too far up in the sky, where many winds drown out my voice.
This is really troublesome.
What should I do?
There, while I was thinking of ways to help Elvy. Elvy was ready with hers fist, she took a slightly bent position, and focused all hers strength into hers right hand like a karate expert training hers fist.
At that moment, Elvy's right hand started getting bigger and bigger, forming the arm of a giant dragon.
"Eh?!"
Seeing that, I was shocked.
I can't believe she can do something like that too. Actually how strong this Ragnarok dragon is, from its name I know it's definitely not an ordinary monster, but I don't believe that only its teeth can get this strong.
No, now wasn't the time to think about that.
I have to think of a way to stop Elvy or that dragon as soon as possible.
The two of them are currently gathering their strength together to deliver a devastating attack that can kill their opponent in one strike.
But, judging from the situation, I think Rodan will first burn Elvy to the ground before Elvy can swing hers fist at Rodan.
Whatever it is, I have to think of something to help her.
Can I distract the dragon's concentration for just a moment?
"Mila-san, can you direct your magic right at the dragon's eyes?!" I asked Mila who was furious at the sight of Elvy fighting the dragon.
It seemed that she also understood the situation, hers face showing panic.
Just as she was about to answer me, she lowered hers head gloomily. "Sorry, but all my magic power has been used up, I can't use magic anymore for a while."
Geez, this really hurts.
Is there no other way?
"Oh yeah, Regim! Can you use your bow to shoot that dragon eye?!" I shouted at Regim who was currently standing on top of a tree watching Elvy's fight as well.
Hearing that, he shook his head gloomily.
"Sorry to disappoint you, Riku. However, even I can't reach them from here."
"Uuh…"
My body was getting weaker, and that made me even more worried about Elvy. I've exhausted all the ways I can to distract the dragon's concentration in just a moment.
Come on, there must be a way.
Think of something, Shinomiya Riku, or you'll lose Elvy again!
What should I do?
What should I do?
What should I do?
"Alright, it's too late! I'll burn you for nothing!!" Roden screamed, and he breathed his black flames at Elvy.
"Elvy-chan!!" I winced.
I'm too late.
There will be no more time to help her.
Shit, are we also going to fail this time?!
But—
Just before Rodan could let out his fire breath, an arrow suddenly pierced his eye, and made him lose control of his fire breath.
Seeing that, my eyes opened wide.
"Who's that?!" I asked spontaneously.
Not only me, everyone who saw him was also shocked.
"Impossible..." Mila muttered as if in disbelief. It seemed she knew something about this, but she didn't say anything else at all.
"Keggh!! What the—" groaned Roden when he realized his eye had been pierced.
However, when he wanted to find out who the culprit was from the arrow, it was a big mistake for him. Using this opportunity, Elvy also finished with her giant arm and prepared to put all her strength into the dragon.
"Alright, this is the end for you, Rodan!!' Elvy shrieked, and she fiercely swung her mansion-sized dragon arm at Rodan.
Realizing this, Rodan intended to avoid it, but it was too late. Elvy's gigantic fist directly smashed into his dragon's body and crushed all the flesh and bones he had without mercy.
"F*ck!" he said with a resigned face.
Then-
'Boom!'
—Like a mosquito that was swatted really hard, he died with his entire body shattered.
His blood dripped like a downpour.
The fight ended with Elvy standing as the winner.