After 10 days.
"So this is the Fire Dragon," Akira murmured as he looked at the red dragon sleeping soundly. "Who wants to play with this lizard?"
"I do," x3.
Unlike Sui, who didn't have enough strength to fight the Fire Dragon, the other girls were strong and eager to kill such a valuable prey.
"I won't participate. You all decide with rock, paper, scissors since it's the best way to resolve disputes," Akira said, sitting nonchalantly on the ground, uninterested in fighting the Fire Dragon, especially since he had only regained 10% of his magical power.
"...," the girls exchanged challenging looks at Akira's suggestion, while Sui sneaked over to sit beside Akira, not wanting to join in something so terrifying.
"Ready... rock, paper, scissors," the three girls began playing without hesitation.
"Ara~ it looks like I won," Kurumi smiled elegantly, having won the game. "I'll go have a little snack."
"As expected, I'm really unlucky," Yukihime muttered dejectedly, sitting on the ground until Kurumi finished off the Fire Dragon.
"I wanted to face the Fire Dragon to see the difference between it and Kamish," Asuna murmured, curious about her strength, which had increased over the past month, and how she'd fare against the Fire Dragon, considered one of the worst disasters in human history.
"Akira-chan, I lost," Tabane cried, rushing to hug Akira without hesitation.
"Do you want some popcorn?" Akira offered, munching on popcorn while watching the Fire Dragon, which had just awakened sensing Kurumi's approach.
"Let's play together, lizard-san," Kurumi smiled, releasing a massive spiritual power that changed the climate. "Zafkiel: Elohim."
In an instant, Kurumi's clothes changed from ordinary to a red and black evening dress, and a flintlock pistol and long-range musket materialized in her hands.
"Roooar!!" The Fire Dragon roared loudly, very wary of Kurumi as it sensed a great threat from her.
"I won't take long," Kurumi smiled confidently and whispered softly, "Toki Hami no Shiro."
After Kurumi's whisper, her shadow expanded, and a red barrier emerged from her as the center, encircling her and the Fire Dragon, which tried to escape by flying but was unable as many hands emerged from the shadows, restraining it.
Roooooooar*
The Fire Dragon roared and breathed fire toward Kurumi, sensing a significant danger from her and the shadows, especially as it felt its magical and life force being rapidly drained.
"This is useless, Zayin," Kurumi smiled, firing at the fire breath headed her way, which froze in place upon contact with her shot.
"Even though I've seen it before, Kurumi's power is incredibly terrifying," Yukihime commented while eating popcorn and watching Kurumi slaughter the Fire Dragon effortlessly as if it were a fish on a chopping board.
"...," Asuna looked at Yukihime helplessly, as no matter how dangerous she tried to appear, her playful smile and popcorn didn't help.
"Enjoy being my source of strength," Kurumi smiled at the Fire Dragon, which was completely swallowed by her shadow, and she soon stopped using Toki Hami no Shiro, as it was draining her mental strength greatly, especially with the Fire Dragon's intense resistance despite being restrained.
"It seems it's over," Akira said as he felt his phone vibrate with a notification from the chat group that the mission was complete.
"You're right..." Yukihime nodded, already holding her phone and seeing the chat group notification. "It seems we can stay for 3 more days since time in our worlds is paused but will pass if we return."
"I see... I'll head back first as I'm tired of this world," Akira said, pressing the return button without hesitation. "Goodbye."
A milky white light enveloped Akira, and he vanished from their sight.
"Well, I'll go too since I have many things to do," Yukihime said, also leaving as she was bored with this world and wanted to return to her own, where she had a lot of work.
After Akira and Yukihime left, everyone else started to leave one by one as they had many things to do.
Once everyone had left, only Sui and Asuna remained, as they had developed a close relationship since their fight against the Poison Dragon together.
"After this mission, we should be able to travel freely between our worlds, so I hope you'll visit me next time in my world," Asuna smiled happily, glad to have formed a friendship with Sui, as she didn't have many friends in her world except for Misumi.
"Of course," Sui nodded, also curious about Asuna's world, as Asuna had told her much about it over the past few days, and she was eager to visit.
"See you later, then," Asuna smiled as a milky white light enveloped her, and she disappeared, leaving Sui alone.
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