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ED: Sorry for all the delays (again). I was pretty busy at work, and had to travel several times, but it\u2019s over now, and the weather finally calmed down as well, so, back to editing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will be releasing the last 3 chapters of Part 5 (this and 2 more) in the upcoming days (the original plan was to aim for Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, but that ship has already sailed, so I\u2019ll just say \u2018when they\u2019re ready\u2019), and then I plan to finally stock up on some chapters for the regular Friday releases.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TL: The word \u7121\u53cc(Musou) means something like peerless\/unrivalled\/unmatched. It\u2019s also the name of a well known video game franchise, known in the west as the Warriors series, including games such as Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors. Warriors Orochi, and more recently, Hyrule Warriors. In this chapter it gets extensively used in the latter meaning. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve left it untranslated because it wraps up the concepts of being a character in one of those games, and the style of fighting in those games into a single word, which makes it rather difficult to translate and would require re-writing certain sentences\/paragraphs to make sense.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ED: In case you\u2019re not familiar with the series, it describes the style of fighting where you run around the battlefield single-handedly cutting down hundreds, if not thousands of enemies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translation: Rihn
Editor: Zioming<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 85: A Dragon Horde and Musou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author\u2019s Note: I\u2019m thinking of revising Part 5, though not necessarily right now. Well, I say revise, but it\u2019s really just changing the order of events. I think Akatsuki appeared too often. It would have been better to have the duel happen early on, and then not have him show up again until the eventual destruction of the Dragon\u2019s Gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TL: Since the author\u2019s note was written back in 2017, I\u2019m guessing this didn\u2019t happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ignoring Damn Maggot\u2019s final moments, I instead looked towards the hole in the barrier, where I noticed something akin to black fog. Of course, it wasn\u2019t actually fog. It was a huge cloud of dragons, densely packed together, and coming our way as we spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWoah, are those all dragons? There are quite a lot of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, there are…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~, Kyuu~. Ugh, Dora hates dragons.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio and Sakura smiled wryly, while Dora made a displeased expression. She really hates them, doesn\u2019t she? Well, she grew up in the Hidden Area, so I guess it\u2019s only natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, it\u2019s the end… I never thought the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area would be destroyed like this…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain said in a resigned voice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, it\u2019s not unreasonable for him to think that, seeing as there\u2019s a significant number of dragons living in the forest surrounding the Hidden Area (53,291 of them to be exact). There\u2019s a reason why it\u2019s called the Dragon Forest after all. Also, dragons seem to view dragon newts as mortal enemies, so once they realised the barrier had gone down, there really was no reason for them not to come. As such, when I checked with the map, all the nearby dragons without exception were now rushing towards the newly-made opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dragon horde was mostly made up of lesser dragon species around level 30. Basically, they are dragon-like monsters that can\u2019t use \u2018Dragon Breath\u2019. The ones here mostly consisted of the four species with affinities for the four elements: Salamanders, Wyverns, Hydras and Serpents. They weren\u2019t really what you\u2019d call dangerous opponents, but even so, with 40,000 of them grouped together, they could still do quite a bit of damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next were the higher-ranked species around level 50. These are your actual dragons that can use \u2018Dragon Breath\u2019. Like the lesser dragons, they mostly consisted of the \u20184 elements\u2019-related species: Flame Dragons, Wind Dragons, Ground Dragons and Aqua Dragons. They accounted for about 10,000 of the enemy troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, there were around 1000 of the highest-ranked species near level 100. These included things like the Abyssal Dragon that attacked the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area last time, and the Infernal Dragon from the time before that. The class of dragons that would cause a huge number of casualties whenever one broke into the Hidden Area, and with 1000 of them, it would normally spell certain destruction of it. …No, with that many, there probably isn\u2019t a single country in this world that could actually fight back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, above those, in a class of their own, there were 5 more dragons, 4 around level 200, and one around level 300. That one must be the dragons\u2019 final boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, for the barrier to have protected the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area from all that is really impressive. But the fact that they put so much effort into making the barrier, and yet so little into making the actual dungeon, is still unsatisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve told you, didn\u2019t I, Chieftain? If you let Akatsuki live, you\u2019ll surely regret it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou did say that, but… I never thought something like this would happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain replied to my light-hearted comment. Well, it\u2019s true that the impact turned out to be much greater than what I had initially expected. Even I didn\u2019t think it would put the very survival of the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, us coming here may have been the inciting incident, but it was Akatsuki\u2019s actions that actually caused this to happen, and it was the Chieftain and the others who did nothing to stop him all the while, so, sorry, but we\u2019re not going to apologise for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s true… There\u2019s no doubt that we have brought this upon ourselves with how Akatsuki and the rest of us have acted until now. And while you\u2019re not exactly unrelated to it, I also can\u2019t say that you\u2019re entirely responsible for it. Besides, nothing I say at this point will make any difference anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s true that various things have been thrown into disarray by us coming to the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area, but for the situation to have gotten this bad is entirely the accumulated result of all the choices made by the residents of the Hidden Area. As such, I don\u2019t think I can really apologise for something I don\u2019t feel responsible for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy the way, Chieftain, don\u2019t you have some contingencies in place for a case like this? Like using the weapon that requires the sacrifice of multiple dragon newts, or escaping to the dungeon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaah… You are asking this on purpose, aren\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPretty much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally, were the dragons to actually invade the Hidden Area, the Chieftain should have three options to choose from: to sacrifice some of the dragon newts in order to use the hidden weapon; to escape to the dungeon; or to abandon the Hidden Area altogether and evacuate through the Dragon\u2019s Gates. However, as of now, all three of those routes were no longer available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if he were to use the hidden weapon to strengthen his own \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019, and actually succeed in defeating all those dragons, it would still take him quite a bit of time, so the remaining dragon newts would obviously get wiped out long before that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the dungeon, there are gems with several anti-dragon skills hidden inside of it, but the entrance is still covered by a barrier that\u2019s set to only open once the core runs out of power. And since this time a portion of the barrier around the Hidden Area went down because of the destruction of one of the Dragon\u2019s Gates, the barrier around the dungeon entrance itself remained unaffected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the other Dragon\u2019s Gates also stopped working when that happened, so it\u2019s no longer possible to escape from the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area without going through the Dragon Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To change the subject a bit, when I became the dungeon master and learned of all the settings for the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area, I also understood the grand design behind it. Basically, the idea was to preserve dragon newts, and not just specific individuals, but rather dragon newts as a species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the dragon newts of the Hidden Area were to become weak enough for the dragons to break through the barrier, they would still be able to intercept them with the help of the hidden weapon. However, since the weapon in question requires the sacrifice of multiple dragon newts, it can be seen that the design was centred around the preservation of the race as a whole, and not its individual members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if the number of the remaining dragon newts were to decrease to a certain point, they would then be able to enter the dungeon, where they would obtain the anti-dragon skills. However, even with their help, there would still be no guarantee that they would be able to win, so, if push came to shove, they would still have the option of evacuating through the Dragon\u2019s Gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, you might have been wondering: why is there a rule that says \u2018Do not associate with humans\u2019, but not a rule that says \u2018Do not go outside of the Hidden Area\u2019? Well, naturally, it\u2019s so that they can escape when the time comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of these put together led me to believe that the original dungeon master\u2019s intention was to keep the dragon newts alive, even at the cost of sacrificing a large portion of them. Yet, at the same time, there was also another, much more nefarious design, namely: if they fight among themselves, and end up destroying a Dragon\u2019s Gate in the midst of it, then they should all perish alongside it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason why I thought that to be the case, was because of the heavy penalties imposed in case of a Dragon\u2019s Gate ever being destroyed from the inside: the partial collapse of the barrier; the sealing of the dungeon entrance; and the shut down of the remaining Dragon\u2019s Gates. Put together, they were pretty much a perfect storm to seal the fates of the Hidden Area\u2019s remaining inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And since the destruction of a Dragon\u2019s Gate could only ever happen in the case of a falling out between dragon newts, the original dungeon master must have decided that it would be better to just destroy them altogether if that were to ever happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To return to the conversation, the moment Damn Maggot destroyed the Dragon\u2019s Gate, all the  measures that could be taken to deal with the invading dragons instantly became useless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen, Master, what do you want to do about these dragons?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously, we have to defeat them, right? There are still a bunch of my subordinates living here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera asked a pretty pointless question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDora, Blue, Leaf, wouldn\u2019t you hate it if the Hidden Area was destroyed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~! Dora doesn\u2019t want it to be destroyed by dragons~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…I agree. While I can\u2019t come back here ever again, I still wouldn\u2019t want my hometown to disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s riiight. As expected, it would be a little lonely if it got destroooyed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c……\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dora, Blue and Leaf all nodded. Mikazuki, who was also here, but wasn\u2019t asked, got slightly depressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have already tamed 97 dragon newts in the Hidden Area, and the remaining 95 would all have likely said something similar to Blue and Leaf, were they here. I mean, even if they were tamed by me, it\u2019s not like they suddenly lost all attachment towards their homeland, right? And that\u2019s why, as their Master, it\u2019s only right that I would defeat the dragon horde in order to protect it. (ED: Still ignoring Mikazuki, so… neglect play? Also, Dora wasn\u2019t tamed \u2018in the Hidden Area\u2019, so she\u2019s excluded from this count)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd with that, I think I\u2019ll go and slay the dragon horde now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I confidently declared in front of everyone. Well, to be precise, there is no need to actually go anywhere, since the dragons are already coming our way…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease let me help you, Jin-sama.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen, everyone will also get the \u2018Dragon Slayer\u2019 title. We\u2019ll all match.\u201d (ED: Mio got hers for slaying the Abyssal Dragon)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~! Dora will help too~!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll do my best…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria, Mio, and Dora were full of spirit, and it seems like even Sakura will participate this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUmm, Master, I am the only one who still lacks an anti-aerial attack.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, now that you mention it… Then, I\u2019ll give you \u2018Flying Slash\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dora, Maria and I can all fight in the sky, while Sakura and Mio can attack aerial targets with their magic and bow respectively. Sera on the other hand can neither fly on her own, nor has any magic type skills other than the integrated \u2018Magic\u2019 skill that everyone has. As such I gave her the \u2018Flying Slash LV10\u2019 to remedy that. (ED: Sera is not very talented at magic, so she doesn\u2019t really use it in fights, but \u2018Flying Slash\u2019 is categorised as a \u2018Martial Arts\u2019 type skill, so she can use it just fine)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou people, what are you even saying? Do you think you can defeat that many dragons?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, yeah. That\u2019s exactly what we intend to do. …Ah, you can relax. This time we\u2019re doing it for our reasons, so we won\u2019t ask for any reward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you sane…?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho knows… But at least we\u2019re serious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain looked as if he couldn\u2019t believe what he had just heard. Incidentally, your own sanity is not something you can really determine on your own, you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso, If you\u2019re going to evacuate, it would be best to gather everyone around the Gate of the Ox. Almost all of the dragons are currently headed towards the Gate of the Goat, so the area opposite it should be relatively clear right now. Depending on how it goes, you might have to destroy the Dragon\u2019s Gate to break the barrier there and escape to the forest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Come to think of it, you\u2019re right. If you were to destroy another Dragon\u2019s Gate, it might not be impossible to escape…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I offered the Chieftain a word of advice. If only one Dragon\u2019s Gate were to be destroyed, then the barrier sections supported by the other gates would continue to function, but If additional gates were to be destroyed after that, then their respective sections would also go down. Still, whether that\u2019s an oversight by the original dungeon master, or an intended feature, is hard to say at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, don\u2019t do it while we still have the upper hand. If any dragons were to enter from that side, it would become much more difficult to defend the village.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, our victory condition is not to slay all the dragons, but to defend the Dragon Newts\u2019 village, so I\u2019d rather they didn\u2019t increase the difficulty unnecessarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso, I don\u2019t want a stray \u2018Dragon Breath\u2019 to randomly get through and cause a bunch of damage, so let\u2019s fight separately and have ourselves some Musou-like fun without the usual status restrictions. …Well, there are only 50,000 of them, so let\u2019s just think of it as a chance to get some bonus experience and status points, and enjoy ourselves while we\u2019re at it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a way, the place we are at right now will become the final line of defence against the invading dragon horde. But if we take too long to wipe them out, the village behind us will likely get damaged, so let\u2019s fight with almost no limiters in place, and aim to annihilate them as quickly as possible. Plus, there are a lot of them, and they\u2019re up against some of the world\u2019s most powerful people, so it\u2019s pretty much a perfect setup for a Musou game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlright~! It\u2019s the first fight without the status restrictions! Time for some Musou action!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~! Dora\u2019s full power mode~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As expected, when I said I would be removing the status restrictions, Mio (and for some reason Dora as well) got really into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Now that you mention it, it will be the first time we\u2019ll be fighting with our full strength.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere hasn\u2019t been a situation that required it until now after all…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera and Sakura commented calmly. I guess the last time we went full power was when we fought Sebastian. …Though, even then, I was the only one who actually did any fighting… (ED: The noble girl\u2019s butler\/retired S-rank adventurer assassin that Jin got his sword from back in Eludia. Sera only joined after that)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, It\u2019s good that we haven\u2019t been forced to go all out, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf possible, I would prefer Jin-sama to never use his full power. Please use me instead if need be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs usual, Maria-san really cares about Master.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my reason for being.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The usually overprotective Maria said without hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Well, this time I\u2019m also going to fight, so maybe next time. Oops, the dragon horde is almost here. Everyone\u2019s ready? Then, let\u2019s lay waste to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOooh~!\u201d x4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~! Oooh~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even without looking at the map, I could see the first group approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, let the battle (trampling) begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, let\u2019s explain the defence strategy for the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area. …Though, while I say \u2018strategy\u2019, it\u2019s not like there are any impressive tactics at play. Basically, it\u2019s like a Musou game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start by explaining the dragons, who are coming in through the hole in the barrier, before fanning out to the left and right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it’s the lower, or the higher-ranked species, most dragons fall under one of the four elements: fire, wind, earth or water (with some exceptions). Among these, the ones with the highest average \u2018Flight\u2019 skill level are the wind-attribute dragons, followed by fire, and then water. Earth-attribute dragons on the other hand don\u2019t have the \u2018Flight\u2019 skill at all. From there, the differences in their individual \u2018Flight\u2019 skill levels follow the differences in their overall level. In conclusion, since earth-attribute dragons travel exclusively on land, both air and ground have to be fully covered by us. (ED: \u2018Flight\u2019 skill level dictates how fast, and for how long one can fly without rest)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to this, we have also scattered over a wide area in order not to let a single dragon get past us, and into the Hidden Area. Since there are six of us, we split into left, right and centre, with each pair further divided into air and ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centre is me riding on Blue in the air, and Sera on the ground; the right is Sakura on Leaf, and Maria on the ground; and the right is Mio on Mikazuki, and Dora on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aerial squad\u2019s job is to reduce the number of incoming dragons from the air with long range attacks. I am using \u2018Flying Slash\u2019 and magic, Sakura uses magic, and Mio can rapidly fire her bow in order to thin them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ground team\u2019s role meanwhile, is to finish off the enemies that slipped through our attacks. Both Maria and Sera specialise in close-quarters combat, so they naturally were assigned to this group. And as for Dora, even though her \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019 is really powerful, it\u2019s somewhat lacking in range, so even though she can fly on her own, she was also assigned to the ground team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…Still, I really would have loved to charge into a horde of dragons on Blue and mow them down, but, as usual, Maria stopped me, so I had no choice but to give up on that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, since some time has already passed since the battle began, let’s check in on each member’s individual battle progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, Sakura. \u2026Basically, she just keeps casting magic spells from atop Leaf\u2019s back. She doesn\u2019t seem to understand the beauty of doing ‘Musou with beginner level magic\u2019, and just keeps firing level 5-7 magic spells rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLeaf-chan, please move a little to the right…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLeave it to meee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaf moved following Sakura\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as they reached their new position, Sakura cast another spell with \u2018No Chant\u2019. Ah, since our goal this time is the ‘defence of the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area’, and not just Musou, following Sera, the other members were also given skills for faster annihilation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be more specific, I either gave them new skills, or increased the levels of their existing ones. In Sakura\u2019s case, I gave her \u2018No Chant LV10\u2019 and \u2018Parallel Casting LV10\u2019, in addition to raising all 8 of her basic-attribute magic skills to level 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere we go…! \u2018Tempest\u2019…! \u2019Thunder Rain\u2019…!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two magic spells Sakura was using were both ones with a wide area of effect. \u2018Tempest\u2019 is a wind attribute spell that creates powerful gusts of wind, while \u2018Thunder Rain\u2019 is a lightning attribute spell that rains down lightning over a large area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, \u2018Tempest\u2019 and \u2018Thunder Rain\u2019, huh… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember when Azuma\u2019s replica used these two back in the dungeon. At the time, I thought they were just crowd control spells, but that doesn\u2019t seem to be the case. Dragons in Sakura\u2019s area have all been knocked down by strong winds and crashed to the ground, or were hit directly by lightning and died. (ED: \u2018Crowd control\u2019 refers to spells and skills used to manipulate opponents’ ability to act, like putting them to sleep, or separating them from the group in order not to have to fight the entire group at the same time. They usually do no damage by themselves)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time the two spells ran out, there were no more dragons left in the affected area. Forget level 100 dragons, even the one at level 150 didn\u2019t manage to survive. Still, I didn\u2019t check its status or anything since it wasn\u2019t really a notable opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWooow, that\u2019s amaaazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaf exclaimed in admiration. Her tone was still relatively calm, so she didn\u2019t really sound surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes… But it\u2019s not over yet… Next, let\u2019s move a little more to the left… There seem to still be a lot of dragons left in that area…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakura and Leaf are both quiet types, so they might be a surprisingly good match for each other. …I mean, for Sakura, with her poor motor skills, a mount that can move in her place would obviously make a great partner, right? …Also, aren\u2019t they basically a self-propelled artillery unit at this point?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next let\u2019s look below, at where Maria\u2019s battle is taking place. I raised her \u2018Flying Slash\u2019, \u2018Flash Step\u2019 and \u2018HP Auto-Recovery\u2019 skill levels to 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a part of the ground team, she\u2019s in charge of finishing off the dragons that survive Sakura\u2019s magic spells, as well as stopping the ones advancing on the ground. Now, even though I gave her \u2018Flying Slash\u2019 to let her kill multiple opponents at once at range, it looks like she still chose to kill them one at a time with her own hands instead. By making full use of her \u2018Barrier Magic\u2019, \u2018Flash Step\u2019, and \u2018Warp\u2019, she was able to achieve the classic ultra-fast-movement combat style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c……\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is silently cutting down dragons one after another. It may not be as fast as Sakura’s wide area magic, but the speed with which she can dispatch monsters with a weapon is still clearly extraordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the blink of an eye, several dragons\u2019 heads fell off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little later, a huge turtle-like dragon (LV150) approached Maria. It looks like it has an absurdly high defence. Especially if it hides in its shell, regular attacks won\u2019t be able to get through (general opinion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next moment, the turtle-dragon\u2019s head fell off before it even had a chance to hide it in its shell. Why is she going out of her way to decapitate them all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: She heard from Mio that it\u2019s \u2018the proper way to kill a dragon\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ah, I see. This is indeed the correct way to kill a dragon (according to mythology and folklore). Mio probably asked her to do it. Since her weapon is a bow, it\u2019s not really suitable for beheading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, even though Maria was engaged in high speed combat, her attention wasn\u2019t fully on the dragons. …Obviously, her complete devotion to me has caused her to always keep a portion of her attention on me. She\u2019s super overprotective. The fact that she never turned her back to me, no matter how fast she was moving, is the perfect evidence of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then again, I can\u2019t say I\u2019m actually worried about Maria\u2019s battle. In terms of basic combat sense, she is definitely the best in our party. Still, a beautiful girl wielding invisible weapons (Sunlight Sword – Sol and Moonlight Sword – Luna) and cutting off dragon\u2019s heads is a relatively scary picture nevertheless…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next, on the other side, there\u2019s Dora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since she\u2019s acting as a part of the ground team, she keeps firing \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019 without flying too high above the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would seem dragons aren\u2019t as much attracted to the dragon newts themselves, as they are to the \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019 that they use. As evidence of this, there are a lot more dragons heading towards her, than there are towards Blue, Leaf, and Mikazuki, who are also present, but aren\u2019t using \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019, and are acting as just mounts in this battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a side note, Blue and the others are also gaining experience from the enemies we defeat, so their levels are rising rapidly. The power levelling of mounts is quite a novel idea, wouldn\u2019t you say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the fight, I raised Dora\u2019s \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019 to level 7. …I had a bad feeling about raising it all the way to level 10. Still, even at level 7, the range has increased, so she\u2019s steadily incinerating all the dragons that come her way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other than that, I have also raised \u2018Dragon Strike\u2019, \u2018Dragon Scales\u2019, and \u2018Dragon Killer\u2019 that we obtained in the Hidden Area\u2019s dungeon to level 10. …Or, maybe it\u2019s having these 3 skills that\u2019s actually making all the dragons target her. That would mean that the true intention of the original dungeon master wasn\u2019t for the dragon newts with the anti-dragon skills to defeat the dragons, but to have them act as decoys in order to buy enough time for the others to escape. …It\u2019s plausible, I guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyui~, Kyu~! Nnn, special fire~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dragons around her were thoroughly incinerated by the \u2018Draconic Magic\u2019 that was further charged with \u2018Dragon Strike\u2019. The same fate befell the largest dragons there, in the level 150 range. Even at the sight of this bizarre scene, the other dragons were not intimidated, but rather flocked towards her with increasing vigour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu~! Normal fire~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She used a regular breath attack this time, seeing as a charged one wouldn\u2019t have made it in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKyu, KyuKyu~! Nn, in the way~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stopped a dragon trying to bite at her from behind with her shield, before beating it to death with her staff. Although there are some close calls, it seems like Dora is also a solid Musou player. …Or rather, where else would Dora get to play Musou if not here in the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above her, Mio was riding on Mikazuki while firing her bow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, she plays the same role as Sakura, but her bow doesn\u2019t attack in a wide area, so she doesn\u2019t have the same destructive power as her. However, since there are many dragons gathering around Dora below, she is able to pierce more than one with each shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio\u2019s weapon, Star Bow – Meteor, becomes more powerful (and the size of the arrow increases) the more magical power you put into it. And with Mio, who is currently at her peak status, putting all of her magical power into it, there are arrows the size of telephone poles flying through the air below her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, she conjured several arrows before firing them all at once. Although it was mostly for show, with the aid of \u2018Bow Mastery\u2019 she still managed to make each one pierce a dragon\u2019s vital point. Well, to put it bluntly, there are so many dragons packed together below her that no matter where she aims she\u2019s likely to hit one…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh man~! They just keep coming! …But then again, that\u2019s what Musou is all about!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mio kept moving around busily, with a lively expression. As expected, she seems to be a fellow fan of Musou games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMio-san, you certainly look like you\u2019re enjoying yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou betcha! Our opponents are the invaders here, so it\u2019s not a problem if I beat them all up! Plus, they are considered to be overwhelmingly powerful by this world\u2019s standards, so you just can\u2019t help but smile when you defeat them! Ah, speaking of which, is dragon meat tasty?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her conversation with Mikazuki, the subject suddenly flew out of focus. Well, the arrows kept flying as well, but it seems like Mio just can\u2019t help but look at things from a chef\u2019s point of view. To begin with, can you even eat dragon meat? I mean, I\u2019ve heard about Feather Dragons and Abyssal Dragons, but that\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Most dragons are not edible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh~, that\u2019s a shame! Well, that\u2019s fine. Let\u2019s just be happy we got to enjoy some Musou for the first time in a while. Let\u2019s do this, Mika-chan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, Mio-san. Let\u2019s do our best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apparently, Mio also asked Alta the same question. After that, she went back to shooting telephone pole-sized arrows everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I looked around to see how everyone was doing, but they all seemed fine to me. Of course, given their current status, it\u2019s not like I expected them to encounter any problems to begin with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s that? What about Sera and Me? Well, unfortunately, we\u2019re currently on standby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I might have gotten a little overzealous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or, to elaborate a bit, I activated \u2018Continuous Flying Slashes\u2019 with my right hand, while at the same time using the \u2018Parallel Casting\u2019 + \u2018No Chant\u2019 combo with my left hand. In short, the \u2018Continuous Flying Slashes\u2019 is a technique that lets me launch continuous attacks with the \u2018Flying Slash\u2019 skill, while the combo of \u2018Parallel Casting\u2019 + \u2018No Chant\u2019 is an instantaneous magic spell barrage. Incidentally, I only fired \u2018Fireball\u2019 spells. Using beginner level magic in a Musou is a must. Still, both are long-range rapid-fire attacks, or simply put, the perfect techniques for mass extermination. And while they don\u2019t have a wide area of effect, they still pack quite a bit of punch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So then, what would happen if I suddenly used two techniques geared for mass extermination, while using my full status?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: A very large empty area has appeared in the middle of the dragon horde.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s what. Currently, there\u2019s not a single dragon in the large space in front of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a while since I stopped firing, and yet, there are still no dragons approaching. They all split off to the left and right, almost as if trying to quickly gain as much distance from me as humanly possible. Apparently, I scared them all off with my initial attack. So that\u2019s how it\u2019s going to be? You fearlessly charge at Dora, but run away with your tail between your legs the moment you see me, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmazing…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is what Blue had muttered after I unleashed my dual combo. It was hard to tell, given she was in her dragon form, but given her reaction, it must have made quite an impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaster~! There\u2019s nothing for me to do~!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera complained to me via telepathy from below. If I, at the central aerial position, am not busy, then is there any reason why Sera, who is below me, would be? Obviously not. She has nothing to do, or rather, she hasn\u2019t killed even a single dragon yet. As expected, that\u2019s a little pitiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen, go and join the others. I\u2019ll call you with \u2018Summon\u2019 if more of them come this way.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnderstood!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying that, she sprinted off to the left side where Mio and Dora currently are. Aah, because there are obviously more dragons on the side where Dora is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ten minutes later, the number of dragons fell from 53,291 to approximately 1000. Almost there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, I haven’t fought at all since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yep, it seems the dragons are all avoiding me. To be honest, it\u2019s a bit lonely, but It seems to be more efficient to defeat them once they split to avoid me in the centre. Plus, it gives them less chances to slip through our defences, which is also fine by me. But, on the other hand, I couldn\u2019t really predict how the flow of dragons would change if I were to move, so I ended up staying in place in order to maintain the status quo. Talk about regrettable…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to do…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to do, huh…?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue and I, who had nothing to do, muttered to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sera went to the left side, and she seemed to still be quite active over there. Even now, I could see oversized \u2018Flying Slashes\u2019 flying through the air…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, it looks like the four level 200 dragons who hadn\u2019t entered the barrier until now, finally started to move. Their names are… Fire God-Dragon, Wind God-Dragon, Earth God-Dragon, and Water God-Dragon. What\u2019s with those uselessly cool names? …Oi! Don\u2019t split up as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The level 200 dragons also splendidly avoided the centre where I was, by splitting off to the left and right. Is the only thing impressive about you guys your names and levels? Ah, It looks like all four of them were killed by my companions. …It was just their names and levels after all (already decided).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within 5 more minutes, the dragon horde was mostly destroyed. Well, I would hardly call it a horde, now that there\u2019s only a single level 300 dragon left. In the end, I did almost nothing, so at least let me get the big one at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ancestral God-Dragon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level: 300<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skills:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martial Arts: <Dragon Martial Arts LV10><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magic: <Dragon Breath LV10> <Ancestral Dragon Arts LV10><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Body: <Dragon Body LV10> <Complete Resistance LV10><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other: <Transformation LV10><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes: The ancestor of all dragons. One of the final ordeals imposed on mankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<Dragon Martial Arts><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A skill exclusive to the Ancestral God-Dragon. A martial arts style used by the Ancestral God-Dragon. Includes techniques for fighting in the air with fangs, claws, tail, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<Ancestral Dragon Arts><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A skill exclusive to the Ancestral God-Dragon. Strengthens \u2018Dragon Breath\u2019 and changes its nature. In addition, by consuming magical power, dragons can be created. Dragons created with this skill are incapable of reproduction and leave no corpses when they die. (ED: ‘Dragon Breath’ can also be translated as ‘Dragon Arts’)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<Dragon Body><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A skill exclusive to the Ancestral God-Dragon. An integrated skill. Includes \u2018Body Strengthening\u2019, \u2018Flight\u2019, \u2018HP Auto-Recovery\u2019, \u2018MP Auto-Recovery\u2019, \u2018Roar\u2019 and \u2018Iron Will\u2019. Once per day, prevents instant death while HP is over half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<Complete Resistance><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immune to all negative statuses. Highly resistant to all attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yep, looks very much like a last boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might be able to take human form with its \u2018Transformation\u2019 skill, but I probably shouldn\u2019t tame it, given its open hostility towards the dragon newts. Incidentally, even the notes are very \u2018last boss\u2019-like. What\u2019s this? An \u201cordeal imposed on mankind\u201d…? There\u2019s no way ordinary humans can beat that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the Ancestral God-Dragon is waiting outside the hole in the barrier. Contrary to its level and grandiose name, its body isn\u2019t actually that large. According to the information obtained from the map, it seems to be a medium-sized dragon of about 10 metres. Its entire body is pitch black, but it doesn\u2019t give off the impression of being rugged like the Abyssal Dragon\u2019s did. Its scales are also rounded, so if you go by sheer appearance, it wouldn\u2019t even look that threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well then, if the opponent won\u2019t come to me, I guess there\u2019s no choice but to go myself.. Oops, before that…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs it fine if I slay the last dragon?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I checked with everyone via telepathy. The chances of them saying no are pretty slim, but just in case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fine…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll leave it to you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fine~!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo get them, Master!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, it was unanimously agreed that I would fight. Well then, let\u2019s go defeat the last opponent of this defensive battle, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Backstory – Chieftain (Emperor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chieftain of the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area can pass on their role by performing a certain ritual. Conversely, if the Chieftain dies in an accident, they will not be able to do so. And, according to the dungeon master\u2019s setting, if the Chieftain is no longer around, the entire barrier around the Dragon Newts\u2019 Hidden Area will disappear. This is a measure to destroy the dragon newts in the event of a coup d\u2019etat and the death of the Chieftain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, the Chieftains greatest task is to stay alive. This is the reason why the Chieftain said he could not fight when the Abyssal Dragon appeared. He could not risk any chance of death. Even so, the reason he appeared before Jin and the others so carelessly was because he wasn\u2019t accustomed to being on guard against humans, rather than dragons. It\u2019s hard to tell who ended up benefiting from the Chieftain having such a dodgy attribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author\u2019s Note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another mistake was changing the frequency of posting new chapters to once every 10 days. With the already slow story progression, the longer posting times only served to make me feel even more lazy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I failed, I listlessly tried something new. If I got lost again, the feeling of laziness only increased. I fell into a perfect vicious cycle. I\u2019ve done it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that I\u2019m on track for Part 6, I\u2019ll post the remaining two episodes of Part 5 on the 19th and 26th. After that, I\u2019ll be posting every 10 days, or every week… I haven\u2019t decided yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TL: Just a reminder that the above is from the author from years ago. It has nothing to do with our schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ED: Sorry for all the delays (again). I was pretty busy at work, and had to travel several times, but it\u2019s over now, and the weather finally calmed down as well, so, back to editing. I will be releasing the last 3 chapters of Part 5 (this and 2 more) in the upcoming days (the… Read More »Blessing from the Goddess and Transfer to Another World! ~No Thanks, I Don\u2019t Need a Special Ability~ Chapter 85<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260,"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions\/260"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nonametranslations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}