Chapter 98
As we marveled at the fallen dragon, there was no time to be surprised—we immediately prepared to bind it up. The original plan was to rescue the Boss and escape City D, but since the most dangerous being, the dragon, had been subdued so easily, there was no reason to flee the city anymore.
I quickly called Arima, who was flying around City D on Falcon, and asked her to reduce the dragon’s body. However, Arima had even better ideas, turning the dragon into a little boy instead.
“Arima?”
“Ta-da! Now it won’t be able to struggle easily, and by messing with its brain structure, it won’t be able to think complicated thoughts. Just look at this perfectly sculpted body—it’s going to get all excited and rush in like a randy dog.”
“Arima??”
I was confused about what was happening, but Arima explained she had weakened the dragon just enough to maintain its sense of self. It’s incredibly difficult to make a dragon, smarter than any human, just small or turn it into a dumb lizard.
She said she was doing her best to prevent its natural instincts and subconscious from transforming. Even if it did change, it would still try to break the magic, so keeping its self-awareness in a gray area would make it easier to control.
Being a novice with Polymorph Magic, I couldn’t easily accept Arima’s words, but she was the expert in the field, so I decided to just go with it. I also didn’t want to think too much about her possibly having ulterior motives in creating a cute little boy.
“Steel Titan, Binding Mode.”