Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

The pendant, which had slowly risen above the drawn magic circle, settled down.

-Woong! Woong!

The magic circle began to vibrate as if it would swallow the pendant.

"Aigoo, I haven't done this in a while, so I don't know if I did it right."

This magic circle was not to completely release the sealed soul, but to temporarily give it a form and call it out.

"The magic circle is perfect. There's no flaw."

When Lucas had glanced at it, the magic circle was perfect. But since Lucas also had no reason to take out a sealed soul and talk to it, it was actually difficult to be certain.

'No. It was perfect.'

Lucas and Hasel's hearts began to pound as they looked at the magic circle.

-Woong! Woong!

The pendant, which was on top of the magic circle, began to tremble like crazy, and then.

-Woong! Pa-jik... Pa-ji-jik!

Red sparks began to fly.

"Is it working...?"

Hasel also did not let go of his suspicion and had already prepared a protection spell in one hand.

"It will work."

Lucas, who was doing the same, was also preparing a protection spell.

'What happens if this fails?'

-Pa-ji-jik! Paaaat!

Finally, a spark flew out intensely once, and then the pendant emitted a bright light.

At the same time, the protection spell that had been cast firmly protected the front of Hasel and Lucas.

"Ahem."

"Hmm-hmm."

They both looked at each other with embarrassed expressions for a moment, and then looked forward again. The bright light gradually subsided, and then the appearance of the pendant was revealed.

"Uh...?"

Hasel's flustered voice was heard.

"Uh-uh..."

Lucas's flustered voice was also heard.

"What happens now?"

In fact, the voice shouting in Lucas's mind was 'We're X-ed.'

The pendant was cracked, and the jewel that should have contained the soul was shattered and scattered on the floor.

And since no aura was felt in the surroundings where the soul should be, he had no idea how to explain this.

'Please, just let it be a spirit.'

Lucas was praying and praying in his heart.

"Did it just disappear?"

"I-I don't know."

'Just let it be annihilated.'

Hasel also prayed.

Their eyes met blankly in the air.

"This..."

"No."

Just then. Hasel's lair began to shake.

"Eit!"

"Damn it!"

Right, there was no way things would go so easily.

Seeing the lair shaking violently, it seemed that the disappeared soul was neither annihilated nor a spirit.

"W-what do we do?"

Hasel cast a protection spell firmly and enveloped the cave to prevent it from shaking and collapsing.

-Kugugugugu

But the cave was shaking like crazy, as if such a spell was useless, and although Lucas's magic was added, that was also useless.

"W-wait a minute!"

Just then, Lucas shouted.

"This... doesn't seem to be a Red, does it?"

The aura felt in the jewel was definitely that of a Red Dragon, but the aura of the soul that had come out was an aura he was facing for the first time in his life.

It seemed similar to that of a Gold Dragon, but it also had the characteristics of a Red Dragon. An aura that was as hot as fire and as cold as gold.

"S-shall we try to talk to it?!"

The soul was definitely nearby.

"Talk?!"

It was absurd. It was running wild without a form, but to talk to it? It was a very Hasel-like idea.

"Right! Try it."

But there was no other way. It literally had no form, so he couldn't even attack it.

If it had a form in front of him, he could attack it or seal it again, but wasn't it a being he had never faced before?

"Hey, Mr. Soul whose identity I don't know!!!"

Hasel shouted.

"You crazy bastard."

Lucas spat out a curse, maintaining his protection spell firmly.

What? Mr. Soul whose identity I don't know?

"If you're a dragon, how about you talk to us! We are a dragon who is good at talking, no, a dragon and a human, but also a dragon..."

Hasel, who seemed to have felt that his words were strange, stopped for a moment and glanced at Lucas.

"We are dragons! If you come down here, we will find the best way to help you, no matter what kind of soul you are!"

Lucas clicked his tongue at the persuasion that was like what one would do to a villain in a hostage situation.

"Is that a conversation?"

In the end, Lucas, who couldn't watch anymore, spat out a word.

"Ahem..."

But what was this? The vibration of the shaking cave began to gradually subside.

"Oh? It seems it was a conversation."

Seeing that this flippancy was activated no matter what the situation, he thought it was a really strong gene.

"You've made a really good decision! If you come this way, we won't seal you again! And we promise on the name of a dragon that we will respect your will as much as possible!"

At that, the vibration stopped completely.

'Is it really a dragon?'

The dragons were a race of promises. But since Hasel had promised on his name, there was nothing more certain than this.

A brilliant crimson light began to slowly descend from a distance.

'It looks like a torch.'

It was the first time Lucas had faced a soul that had revealed its existence so clearly.

"Oh..."

As the orange light gradually grew in size and came closer, Hasel let out a cry of admiration.

-Pssssst...

As if the light were subsiding.

-Paaat!

It then spread out wide and appeared in a human form.

[A promise made on the name of a dragon is trustworthy.]

The form was generally whitish, but the hair and eye color were a vivid crimson.

"Who are you?"

[First, I want to thank you for releasing me from the seal.]

'A kid who is grateful would act like that?'

It was to the extent that he wondered if it was the words and actions of the one who had been shaking the lair like crazy until just a moment ago.

"You're welcome."

Hasel answered with a faint smile.

'A good-natured kid.'

Lucas glared at Hasel with a displeased expression.

[I am Vadim. Vadim Artis. You are of the Blue clan.]

"That's right. But I'm sorry... were you a dragon?"

[That's right. I am of the Topaz clan.]

'Topaz? What is that?'

Hasel and Lucas's eyes met at the same time at those words. The dragons that existed on the surface now were a total of five types: Blue, Red, Gold, Black, and Silver.

But Topaz, which he had never heard of or seen?

"To...paz?"

[Right. Topaz.]

An extinct clan? Then there was a high possibility that it had become extinct over five thousand years ago, no, much earlier than that.

[Surely you're not saying you've never heard of our Topaz clan.]

Hasel and Lucas slowly shook their heads.

"There is no clan called Topaz among the existing clans."

Lucas answered politely. Wasn't it a fossil-like existence whose existence was unknown?

[T-that can't be. Where on earth is this place? Could it be that I've come to another dimension!?]

The soul, who had introduced himself as Vadim, looked around with a flustered expression.

"Can you tell us when you were sealed?"

[It was the work of the humans. No, to be precise, it can be said to be the work of the foolish Gold clan who were tricked by the humans.]

Vadim's expression crumpled.

[When I tried to distance myself from the humans, the Gold clan sealed me. Trolls and orcs were also involved in that.]

'Trolls and... orcs?'

Lucas and Hasel's eyes met once more.

For that lowly race to be involved? Not elves or dwarves. It was strange.

[The trolls and orcs tricked the humans, and the Gold clan, who were mesmerized by the humans' slick words, sealed me. I don't know when. As far as I remember, it was around Baron 370.]

'What is Baron 370?'

At this point, it was necessary to cut off the conversation once.

"I think it's right that you've come from another dimension."

[What?! That's absurd. This place is a very similar environment to where I lived. And there's a Blue clan in front of me!]

Hasel also nodded his head and added.

"But the orcs and trolls on our land have very low intelligence. They can't even speak properly."

"It's not that they can't speak, but they can't communicate. They have nothing in common with humans except that they stand on two feet and walk."

[N-no way...]

Vadim's expression turned to one of despair.

"But the good thing is that there is also a celestial world here. I believe that if we guide your soul, they will take good care of it there."

[The celestial world!? How can you trust those corrupt bastards!]

He couldn't even guess where to start or how it was different. Wasn't the celestial world connected as one?

[If it were the demon world, maybe, but the celestial world is absolutely, absolutely not!]

"..."

The more he heard, the more frustrated he became.

"Just a moment..."

In the end, Lucas gave Hasel a slight glance. It seemed to be a problem that needed some discussion.

"What do we do?"

"That's what I'm saying. It's the first time I've seen a being from another dimension."

"Hah... hearing him talk, it seems that the celestial world there is worse than the demon world here, and the demon world performs the role of the celestial world."

"But we can't just not guide him."

"Shall we try to persuade him first?"

Lucas and Hasel turned around and looked at Vadim's face. He was now holding his head in his hands with a confused expression.

"You stay still for a moment. I'll try to talk to him."

Hasel nodded his head.

"Vadim-nim."

[What is it, human.]

At that, Vadim suddenly showed his displeasure.

'Ah, he said he was done in by humans.'

At first, he had been flustered and hadn't seemed to recognize Lucas's presence next to Hasel, but now he seemed to have accurately recognized that Lucas was a human.

"Ah, this person was the previous Dragon Lord. I am now in the position of Lord."

[What does that mean?]

"There are complicated circumstances. Well, to put it simply, he has been reincarnated. As a human."

At that, Vadim's eyes widened, and then they changed to a look of pity.

[Tsk, tsk... what sin did you commit to receive such a harsh punishment...]

A vein popped out on Lucas's forehead.

'Patience. I must be patient.'

Lucas forced a smile as if he were okay and then opened his mouth again.

"It's not a big sin. I was told to become a god, but I wanted to enjoy my last fun properly."

[Eing... but still, a human... tsk, tsk...]

Vadim clicked his tongue again as if in pity.

"Haha. But I have many questions. Since it has come to this, it would be good to talk calmly."

[Let's do that.]

Vadim, who had lived for a long time, seemed to have roughly grasped the situation. He must have known that there was nothing to be gained by being flustered and panicking here.

"Now, please sit."

Vadim's whitish body settled lightly on the sofa.

'Can he sit?'

Hasel and Lucas's gazes were focused on the curiosity of whether a soul could sit well without passing through the sofa.

[Right. Let's talk.]

But nothing like the soul passing through the sofa happened.

"Ah, let's do that."

Hasel, with a slightly disappointed expression, sat across from him, and Lucas sat in the middle.

"I'd like to hear first what the world you lived in was like. And what kind of magic there was in your world."

He remembered that when Vadim had shaken the entire lair, they couldn't even block it with their magic. And if the power he exuded in a state of a soul without a physical body was this much, it would be even more amazing when he had a physical body.

[Hmm. Where should I start?]

Vadim crossed his legs and began to talk.

[End of Chapter]