Since he understands the situation, he should be able to do something!
But it seems Houen is safe.
For now, that’s good.
If I were in his shoes, I wouldn’t know what to do.
Is he a messiah?
He definitely acts like one.
“Um, so Houen, what should I do about this?”
“…”
Stop giving me that stare…
“Dragon. I don’t know why you ended up in this situation, but it only fuels the anxiety of the people. If possible, I would like you to leave this place.”
…Oh?
Is this Houen’s act?
He’s clearly mouthing ‘Play along’ so it seems better to comply.
I nod emphatically, trying to show that I understand human speech.
Then I jumped up.
Wait, hold on, can I actually jump up properly!?
I managed to float at a low altitude earlier, so I made it somehow… But I have no idea what will happen when I increase the altitude.
After all, flying is completely new to me.
It’s really scary though!?
I slowly and carefully raise the altitude.
Oh, it seems to be working…!
S-so far so good.
I’ll just hide in some mountain like this for now!
Houen will come later, probably!
Having reached a sufficient altitude, I flew through the sky, wriggling my body.
Ah, it might be better to go up high, change back into human form, and quietly descend.
Alright, let’s increase the altitude then.
Soaring high into the sky, surpassing the clouds.
As I fly this high, it starts to get a bit scary… Anyway, let’s transform into a human form.
I should be able to do it, I think!
Pop
Well, it’s not like I need to transform with such a cute sound, right?
What’s going on? Seriously.
Using Water Spear several times, I create several spears, holding one in my hand and using the others as platforms.
For now, this would do…
“Argh… What the hell is happening… Turning into a dragon on my own. That damn bastard… Struggling until the end…”
Alright, let’s descend for now.
I want to land without being noticed, but well, if I land in a quiet place, I won’t be noticed anyway.
Even if someone asks, I can just say I was taking a stroll in the air.
Carefully lowering the altitude, I eventually land on the walls of the Kingdom of Salletana.
Taking a breath, I release the skill.
Then, I feel a strong impact on the back of my head.
“Ouch!!?”
“You damn fool!! What the hell did you do?!”
“Holy crap! Houen’s voice changed?!”
“What’s so strange about it?! You really know how to wear me out mentally!”
“I’m sorry! It wasn’t intentional!”
“And you have the nerve to say that after being bedridden for a whole month!”
“What?! A month?! Oh, no wonder I’m so hungry.”
“It seems like you want to be killed…”
“Uwah-! Sorry! My bad!”
I manage to stop him and convince him to lower his weapon.
Jokes don’t work in this state, huh!
Well, actually, I must have been the weird one for making jokes while he was being extremely angry…
I need to reflect on myself…
After shouting enough and seemingly satisfied, Houen thrusts the spear’s pommel with great force and sighs.
“Geez… Your abilities are surprising, but it seems it takes time for you to be able to use them properly.”
“I’m embarrassed… By the way, am I the only one who spontaneously transformed into a monster?”
“That’s right. It was only you. The others have already… Ah, it’s better to talk about it after introducing you to them…”