The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - 95

Chapter 95: Everyone Watches…

“Alright, here we go.”

With everyone watching, I poured the completed Crystal Deactivation Potion onto Carol’s crystalized head.

“Please…”

Even though the effect has been amplified with the Rainbow Butterfly Gem and Red Dragon’s bl00d, Tabasa told me that the chances of it working were fifty-fifty.

I looked at Carol’s crystal statue while silently praying.

“Please, heal her!”

Carol had turned into crystal to protect me. I hadn’t even had a chance to thank her yet.

“Carol!”

But there was no change in the crystal statue, and only time passed.

“…Failure, huh?”

Tabasa’s words reached my ears, but I didn’t understand their meaning.

“Klaus-sama.”

Lorraine placed her hand on my shoulder.

“Don’t mess with me!”

I shook off Lorraine’s hand and placed my hand on the crystal statue.

“You told me, ‘Don’t take a hit,’ but you took it to protect me, and now you’re like this!”

I couldn’t hold back any longer and let my emotions spill out.

“If you’re going to give orders, then protect yourself too!”

I felt like a child, crying and screaming, not wanting to give up.

“Klaus, you should stop now.”

Douglas placed his hand on my shoulder to stop me.

Pii.

…#

… (Sad)

“Ku-ko?”

My familiars were watching me with concern. When I lowered my head, feeling powerless…

Crack!

A small sound echoed.

“Hey! There’s a crack in the crystal statue!”

“Is it going to break?”

Someone spoke up, and the worst scenario flashed in my mind. Once a stone statue breaks, it can’t be repaired.

Crackle, crackle, crackle—

“Carol!”

The crystal began to peel off. As we watched, all the crystal shattered, and Carol’s form appeared.

I caught her as she fell.

The warmth from her body reached me, and as she opened her eyes, she looked at me with her red eyes…

“Klaus, I’m hungry.”

“Of all things, that’s the first thing you say?”

Even in this moment, Carol was completely unchanged. I smiled at her while shedding tears.

Epilogue

“Now, let me report the results of the investigation into the recent events.”

A meeting was taking place inside the Stessia Kingdom’s castle.

Prime Minister Nicholas was reading reports from the investigation teams that had been sent out.

“Regarding this incident, it seems that someone used a powerful monster to chase the creatures towards us.”

Klaus and the others had informed them about the existence of the Black Dragon and Crystal Cockatrice. They speculated that the Black Dragon flew along the border, finding an ecosystem there.

“Do we have any proof to back this up?”

King Kings IV asked Nicholas.

“It’s not conclusive proof, but the court mage from the investigation team felt a sinister magical power coming from the border mountains. Shortly after, the Cockatrice appeared. Based on that, we suspect the Black Dragon is involved.”

Dwight, the Minister of Military Affairs, raised his voice at the report.

“If that’s true, then there’s no way to prevent it.”

The only way to deal with it would be to eliminate the source, but it’s hard to imagine defeating a creature that even A-ranked monsters fear.

“At the very least, we’ve managed to eliminate several monsters in this incident, so there should be peace for a while,” said Exebia, the Minister of Finance. Since there were a limited number of monsters, powerful ones probably wouldn’t emerge near human settlements for some time.

“More importantly, there’s the matter of a certain national adventurer’s skills revealed during this incident…”

The King and four others turned their attention to Marguerite.

“Klaus, the national adventurer, has tamed rare monsters such as the Phoenix, Rainbow Butterfly, Petit Golem, and Crystal Cockatrice. His achievements remind us of Lint, who appeared a hundred years ago.”

“No, even Lint, when he tamed the Red Dragon, was already quite old. Klaus is still young, and yet he has tamed four rare monsters. He surpasses even Lint in that regard.”

“Either way, we must pay close attention to his actions. We must never let him be handed over to another country.”

Marguerite, hearing the words, responded:

“For that, we’ll need even more cooperation from all of you.”

Although Klaus doesn’t realize it, the familiars he has could become enough military power to challenge an entire nation over time.

Other nobles might interfere unnecessarily, and it would be troubling if Klaus’s mood was upset. To avoid that, those here must protect him.

“Hmm, in that case, perhaps we should grant him a noble title,” said King Kings IV as he stroked his chin.

“That’s ridiculous! It’s too soon!” Dwight exclaimed in shock. Noble titles are usually awarded after years of service to the country.

“Even so, he’s a talent that surpasses Lint, isn’t he? So why is it too soon?”

Everyone fell silent at King Kings IV’s words.

“That aside, the real question is whether Klaus will accept it. After all, he already possesses many things others do not.”

Klaus treasures his familiars and shows no mercy to anyone who harms them.

“Regardless, we must be cautious about his future actions,” King Kings IV said, his mind occupied more with how to handle Klaus, an exceptional and unprecedented individual, than with the national crisis he had just avoided.