One of the bird masks drew its sword and lunged at Lacius. However, a single blow from Lacius blade knocked him out cold, and now that he was no longer breathing, no one dared dare attack Lacius further.
Just as the fighting was about to subside to some extent, god raised his hand.
“Next, bring out the next one!”
“Next? But, my lord, we have no more prepared drawings—”
“We must never allow them into the sacred grounds. They will defile the sanctity, and is that what you would rather have happen?”
When one’s resources run out, they naturally become anxious. Even with thousands of drawings, there are limits to one’s power. In the end, one of the bird masks that was swaying around the corner fell down. Although we hadn’t unmasked them, their frail body and anxious demeanour suggested they were a painting wizard.
“Squeeze out every last bit of your strength!!”
As God lost his composure, even his most faithful followers showed signs of wavering faith. Soon, a large light was formed in the air, and the chief of Kun could not hold back any longer and hurled his sword at it.
Claaaang! The blade was embedded in the intangible force, causing a loud explosion sound. As the enormous power created, backfired, the painting wizards wearing bird masks, unable to withstand it, fell to their knees one after another.
“Rescue them.”
“Yes!”
Kun’s warriors rushed forward with strides that could not have been swifter, picking up the fallen one by one. Their actions, though potentially harmful, proved they’d been holding back until now.
“I can command dragons at will! If you beg for mercy now, I will show you mercy and refrain from awakening Dragonas!”
However, the so-called god still hadn’t come to his senses. Just when my expression was starting to show signs of weariness from how pathetic he was, someone suddenly screamed hysterically.
“Ka, Kanut!”
“… … !”
“You scoundrel, are you Kanut? Are you really Kanut?”
It was from a presence I had forgotten about—the former guardian of Dragonas. Asis exclaimed in a booming voice.
“No way, I thought you were kidnapped, but to think you are actually behind all of this?!”
Kanut. The ‘current’ guardian of Dragonas. Though Asis couldn’t see, she stared directly at the location of God.
Meanwhile, everyone else has been subdued, and all that remains is Kanut.
“Ha, Dragonas is at my feet! How can someone who has a dragon under his feet be human!”
You can almost feel sorry for him as he screams, and though he doesn’t seem to realize it because he is stupid, he admits it. That he was Kanut.
The princess, who had been quietly listening, stepped forward. In her hand was a whip made of leather.
“I can’t listen to any more of this.”
Thwack! The black whip slashed through the air. A god who was beaten like a slave. Kanut fell sideways, cupping his cheek. The veil on his face was torn off with a single blow, revealing the dark skin of a desert man.
His eyes, wide open in shock, clearly show the astonishment of not being able to believe the current situation. His long purple hair turned short and black, and his previously elegant and slender physique transformed into a short, stocky frame.
In order to pretend to be a god, you would need a suitable appearance. It appears that the veil was a magic item with the effect of altering his appearance.
“It has been said since ancient times that a beating is the cure for bullsh*t.”
The princess grabbed the whip with both hands and pulled, creating a crisp snapping sound. The sight was so alluring that it felt like I might get a nosebleed from sheer excitement.
The downfall of the fox that pretended to be a tiger. And then the real tiger appeared. Unfortunately for the fox, what appeared was a Great Tiger, the ruler of the endless ridges.
The princess raised her whip high and swung it down in a swift motion. Thwack! With a satisfying sound, a red welt appeared on Kanut’s back.
“Ahhhh! I am a God! A God! You can’t do this to me!”
The hand that hit the ground became stained with blood. It was pitiful, but remembering what he had done, I couldn’t feel even one nanogram of sympathy. He had to pay for his sins.
Asis, following the sound, stumbled forward, and I was relieved for a moment, thinking that the matter would now be over. However, Kanut suddenly raised his venomous eyes and extended his hand straight towards me.
“… … ?!”
Oh, crap.
For a moment, I felt my consciousness being thrown out of my body, as if my soul had been hit in the solar plexus. A numbing sensation overtook me. In my blurring vision, I see the shadow of a gigantic being, a mammoth—No, its much larger than a mammoth.
‘A dragon… … ?’
It was a world with pure white surroundings, as if I were enveloped by clouds. The light diffused around me, making everything appear scattered. I blinked my eyes open and looked around, not knowing where I was. Sand grains continuously fell from what seemed to be the walls, creating a mystical and strange atmosphere.
However, I had no desire to touch anything. When you find yourself in an unfamiliar place, you should never touch the surroundings with your bare hands. Realizing that I was alone, I carefully examined my surroundings. It was then that I heard it.
<You can sit down, human child.>
A gentle voice echoed in my mind. Someone is delivering ‘words’ directly to my head rather than my ears. I quickly turned in the direction of the voice and froze.
A sand human? No, a human with the same colour as the sand.
His long hair, falling to his toes, was the same colour as the golden desert sand, and so were his eyes. I couldn’t tell his gender. It looked like a woman and a man. All I know for sure is that he looked to be in his mid-to-late 30s.
<First, I must apologize.>
The ‘being’ spoke kindly to me.
<Even though I knew I shouldn’t have, I still cherished it. I knew what would happen if I granted its every whim, yet I still indulged him. I am all old and my sins are deep. And there are many people who have suffered damage because of that.>
No, more accurately, he was talking about himself. Instead of panicking at this supernatural turn of events, I figured out what the ‘being’ was talking about. And my face could not help but frown.
“… … No, wait a minute. Are you saying you knew? You knew that crazy guardian would attempt to play God?”
<… … Yes. I, too, have grown senile.>
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