The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 59. Earth Dragon 2

59. Earth Dragon 2

With the surroundings quiet, I remembered the robed man who had been loudly shouting until a moment ago.

My view was obstructed by the Earth Dragon’s massive body, so I couldn’t confirm his whereabouts. But well… probably—

“Roooooaaaarrrr!”

My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a roar.

Looking up, I saw the Earth Dragon, who had been motionless in bewilderment, desperately flailing its legs, neck, and tail.

I vaguely remembered hearing that turtles can flip themselves over… right? If so, the Earth Dragon could probably do it too. I can’t just leave it like this.

While expanding the dimensional wall, I ran towards the Earth Dragon.

Amidst the swirling dust from its rampant thrashing, I received three attacks from its tail, but the dimensional wall shielded me from all of them, allowing me to finally reach the Earth Dragon. Then, I touched its shell with my right hand.

Feeling the hard, rubbery texture, I looked up—

“Leap Warp!”

In the next moment, the Earth Dragon and I teleported into the air.

The surrounding scenery changed dramatically, and I could see the ground where I had been just moments ago.

Adventurers lying all over the place. In a slightly distant location, I could see a carriage, and knights and bandits fighting around it.

And directly below, I saw cracked ground and blood splattered as if red flowers had bloomed. In the center was the bloodied robe. That must be… the end of the robed man.

Surprisingly, I didn’t feel any disturbance in my heart. Perhaps because it was either do or die. Or maybe it felt like a natural consequence considering what I had done.

Also, it might be because now is not the time to dwell on it, considering we’re currently falling due to gravity.

Looking up again, I performed “Leap Warp” once more.

Continuing to look up and repeating “Leap Warp” several times, I and the Earth Dragon ascended higher and higher.

When I glanced down, I couldn’t see the carriage or the fallen adventurers anymore. All I could see was the faintly illuminated ground under the red moonlight.

It’s about time.

I let go of the Earth Dragon and “Leap Warped” further up alone.

“Gyuaaaah, gyuaoooooooon……”

The Earth Dragon let out a somewhat desperate cry. Perhaps he understood that he was falling towards the ground.

When you think of dragons, you imagine them flying through the air, but it seems Earth Dragons don’t have that ability, which is a relief.

Stretching its neck towards me as if clinging, the Earth Dragon extended its neck, but of course, it couldn’t reach me, and even if it did, the dimensional wall would protect me.

Watching the Earth Dragon fall upside down, I spread out a vast space-time wall beneath me and stood on top of it. This is my homemade elevator.

I thought about directly using “Leap Warp” to go to the surface, but if I misjudged, it could end badly. So, I decided to manipulate the space-time wall and slowly descend.

“Heee… scary…”

But a voice escaped me as I looked down at my feet.

When ascending into the sky, I didn’t feel fear, but descending while looking down was quite frightening. Moreover, it felt like riding in an elevator with a floor full of holes.

Shivering with fear and feeling the cold wind blowing from above, I continued to descend—

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

An incredible sound echoed from the ground. It must be from the Earth Dragon.

Shivering from the cold on top of the space-time wall, I aimed for the landing point and continued to descend.

◇◇◇

The Earth Dragon had fallen into the forest. As a precaution, I made sure to drop it away from the carriage, so this was as planned.

The surrounding animals seemed to have fled due to the enormous impact noise, as not a single bird chirped.

The Earth Dragon lay on its back, exposed and defenseless with its thick shell facing downward, surrounded by trees.

Its thick shell was cracked open, and some blue liquid dripped onto the ground. Its reptilian mouth remained open with its long tongue sticking out, completely motionless.

From such a height, even a dragon probably had no way to survive. The Earth Dragon lay there, completely lifeless.

The leader had mentioned it was a valuable material, so leaving it in the forest seemed wasteful.

While touching the Earth Dragon, I thought of “Storage Space.” For some reason, living things couldn’t be stored in “Storage Space”—

In an instant, the space where the Earth Dragon had been was suddenly empty, and a mysterious circle of broken trees and grass formed in the forest. It seemed like it was completely dead, which was a relief.

Now, with that, the matter of the Earth Dragon was somehow concluded. I wanted to take a breather, but of course, that wasn’t possible.

“Isezaki-san…”

I murmured to myself and then “Leap Warped” toward the location where the carriage had been.