It's this weird state of affairs again.
Angela stared at August, whose body had more than doubled in size before her.
The mind couldn't help but recall the first time August showed up in this stance.
That time, his dragon's breath arrived at least at the juvenile stage, and his aura was strong.
And now he seems to have gotten a few times stronger.
Is this a direct jump to the higher ranks?
Sighting down, his thick back legs were slightly bent, as he was building up his strength.
Is this preparation for a hunt?
Angela looked out over the water.
Sure enough there is something underwater.
Maybe I should join in myself.
"August~"
Hearing Angela call to herself, August's dragon head looked back.
It was a pair of vertical pupils burning with red flames, staring at the burning crown on that dragon's head.
She was curious as to what the crown was, and Angela realized that even if she opened her mouth to ask, she was unlikely to get an answer.
"Is it okay if I go help Karel?" Angela spoke up.
The bright blue vertical pupils were filled with vulnerability and just looked at August.
Gazing at Angela in front of her.
In every sense, this guy is pretty realistic.
The dragon's head nodded.
August agreed.
Seeing August agree, Angela gladly strides after Karel.
Karel does seem a bit risky for a dragon, after all, that's a big guy under the river too.
It would be a problem if the big guy down there dragged Karel into the water all at once.
But if you add Angela to the mix, then that risk can actually be ignored outright.
Watching the backs of two fledgling dragons.
With Karel plus Angela, their power should be able to briefly fend off a high-ranked magical beast.
It also only has to be resisted briefly.
All one needs is a brief moment to stay on the other side as well.
"Angela you're here too."
"Uh~ Let me help you."
"Help me~?" Confusion surfaced in the white vertical pupils.
Sensing Karel's confusion, Angela felt like it should be a pain in the ass trying to explain things to the idiot.
So spoke up.
"Let's just do what August says."
"Oh~"
Karel no longer cares, Angela can be whatever she says she is.
Listening to August's can be a meaty experience.
Karel didn't doubt the veracity of what August said, since August was a red dragon and not a green one.
Two fledgling dragons, one white and one blue, soon made their way to the riverbank.
A white figure was mapped in the water.
Looking at his figure, a serious look appeared in those white vertical pupils.
Karel was good and listened to August, she really meant it.
Contrast this with.
Next to her, Angela's blue vertical pupils were coalescing into a thin line.
It's a sign that attention has coalesced to the extreme.
Unlike Karel, the little twit, Angela understands full well what big scary things must be lurking under this river.
"You guys drink water~"
August's voice came from behind.
How come August's voice seems to have changed though?
A flash of confusion passed through Karel's vertical pupils.
She obediently didn't turn to look, though.
It would be bad if August didn't feed after he turned around.
The sky is the limit, and at Karel this is clearly the biggest meal.
The two fledgling dragons buried their heads together toward the river, and upon contact with the water they began to drink.
A shadow swam under the deep water.
A ripple in the water lets it know that it's lunch on the doorstep and it's time to pick it up again.
It was extremely fast, with ten thick touches surging at the same time.
It didn't take more than a few seconds to get within striking distance.
Without any hesitation, all six touches simultaneously probed towards the food drinking from the riverbank.
It's a process it's all too familiar with.
Just reel in the guy on top and drag him down, and then it's feeding time all to yourself.
Here we go!
The moment the black touch peeked out of the water Angela opened her dragon's kiss and took a bite out of the touch.
Next to her, Karel was slower, but also quick to react with a bite and a touch.
Start with a total of six touches.
They have four left even if one dragon bites one.
All four touches probed the surface at the same time, wrapping around, with uncanny precision, Karel's and Angela's stubby hind legs.
The black touch that had wrapped itself around its prey began to tighten.
"Ow~"
The sheer force of it caused Karel pain.
With a wail Karel began to struggle wildly.
...
Underwater.
There seems to be something wrong with today's hunt.
Why is this force so strong? It's a bit hard to pull.
It sensed something was wrong.
...
Seeing the black touch, August realizes that an opportunity has presented itself.
The torso, which had long been building up its strength, lashed out.
August rushed to the riverbank in an instant and yanked up four touches in one hand.
Drumming up the strength of his entire body to send out a tug.
"Wow~"
With August's tug a huge object broke the surface of the water and fell toward the slope of the riverbank.
"Bang~!"
The giant thing landed.
And while he's at it August gets a good look at what the hell this thing is.
The body is thick and round, the limbs are thick and short, and the body is pitch black.
There were no features on top of the head's head, only a large mouthpiece in which was covered with sharp yellow fangs.
A ring of black touches about ten meters long from thick to thin covered the area around the head's head.
Not counting those touches, the system alone is seven meters long and four meters high.
The flames burning in August's vertical pupils danced for a moment as he took in the size of the big guy.
That's a big one.
But it's a really abstract thing to look at.
Rahma.
Water Magical Beasts, usually residing under rivers or dark rivers, ranks are judged based on the color of the touch, pink, white, black, blue, dark blue, mixed (mixed with the previous color), three rings of growth potential.
Its dark, thick skin grants it notable defense, specializing in water magic, and its ten tentacles will use strangulation to wrap around its prey eventually suffocating it to death.
Information about this abstract thing automatically surfaced in the legacy.
Rahma?
The name really goes with the vibe of this abstract thing.
...
Barely reacting to being thrown on the bank Rahma braced herself before heading straight for the river.
It was a water-type magical beast, and it was only in the water that it could utilize its full strength.
...
Is this an attempt to run?
How can I let you run!
The red flames on the flaming crown pulsed.
August's dragon body pulled a red line through the air.
In terms of size August is only the same height as Rahma.
A quick glance at the two makes it clear that there is a size difference between the two.
But August still effortlessly pounced on Rahma.
Ten simultaneous touches lifted up and wrapped together toward the guy who had jumped at him.
Two dragon claws violently broke open the mouthpiece.
The dragon's kiss opened and red dragon breath poured out directly into the mouthpiece.
The ten touches that had only just been raised instantly absconded and drooped to the ground.
Instant kill.
This Rahma cooked right through before it even had a chance to use its own proud water magic.
A faint scent of meat filled the air.
Smell this meat.
The dragon's head looked toward the guy underneath him.
The guy underneath him had lost all movement and wasn't struggling.
The dragon's kiss closed on stopping the pouring of dragon's breath.
Let go of the dragon's claw.
The head that had lost its support slammed right into the ground.
Looks like this guy is really dead.
Sight skims the flaming bar over his right eye.
There's only about a fifth left.