Chapter 68

Chapter 68 Strongest Sage, Repairs

"I-is this really safe? We won't get thrown off right?"

"T-traveling on a dragon's back, I wonder if it's really safe . . . "

"No problem . You can hold on many things there after all . "

Not limited to Iris, a dragon's back is rugged, so there are many places where you can hold on and sit down .

It'd get cold if we fly too high, but there should be no problem as long as Iris doesn't suddenly accelerate too fast .

"But, it must be hurt if we grip too strongly . . . . "

Alma pointed at one of the protrusion on Iris's back .

However, a dragon's crust cannot be broken by just being gripped by humans normally .

"I'll be fine, please hold on without worrying about it! If you got thrown off by some mistakes, Mathias-san would murder me . . . . "

Un . If I have to say, that should be what you're worried about instead .

Killing our mean of transportation would lead to many problems later on, so I don't really have an intention to though .

"Th- . . . then, excuse me!"

Ruli said that as she grabbed an easy-to-hold protrusion on Iris's back .

By the way, Alma already did from the beginning without worrying about it .

"So, where should I go from here?"

"To the opposite side . The distance is about 4500 kilometers . Move at a speed humans can endure and remain at less than 1000 meter high . "

"4500 kilometer, this will be quick! Well then, a speed that humans can endure is . . . "

Iris spreads its mana into its wings .

And, accelerates–

"Hold up . "

When I saw the amount of mana Iris poured, I quickly constructed a spell and shot it at its wings .

The spell I shot was a magic to stop the acceleration by disturbing the mana movement on the wings .

"Au!"

"Kyaa!"

"Uwaa!"

Iris's wings instantly lost its buoyancy, its body shook .

The two riding on Iris back and Iris herself were surprised all at once .

"W-what are you doing!"

"That's my line! How fast were you trying to accelerate just now?"

"Err, to a speed that humans can endure . . . . "

That didn't look like it no matter how .

That was a speed to make a mince meat out of the humans on its back .

. . . . No, wait .

" . . . Hey Iris . Whose standard did you use for 『a speed humans can endure』?"

"Err . . . Since Gaias-sama's would be too much after all, I based it off Loita-san's . . . . "

"Isn't that practically your full speed?"

Loita was a sword nerd who lived in the same era as the past me .

The next strongest one after me amongst humans .

Of course, the standard for 『a speed humans can endure』 would be way off .

"Why did Magic God Gaias-sama and Sword God Loita-sama's names appear there?"

"It can't be, this dragon is really the Dark Dragon Iris that appeared in the myth . . . . "

By the way, the names of gods people believe in the current world are the same as my past one and Loita's .

Whether this is a coincidence or not . . . . God only knows .

"But I have never met other humans . . . . "

. . . . Come to think of it, this dragon never interacted with other humans .

Everyone was afraid and dared not to come close to it .

"Listen here ok? A stone falls down if you throw it like this right?"

"It does . "

"This much speed is enough . To begin with, your wings would be broken if you used that much mana at your current state . Only 1/500 of the circuits are connected compared to the past you, got it?"

Iris's treatment is ultimately a temporary repair .

It's not fit for full speed flight .

"I did think it was hard to fly, so my wings were in that bad of a state . . . . I'll comply and fly slowly . . . . "

And then, Iris began to accelerate little by little .

. . . . That said, it's still overwhelmingly faster compared to horse or human .

"Yea, you should never exceed 80% of the speed of sound . At the current state of your wings, more than that is dangerous . "

"Yes!"

I'm using magic to nullify the air friction that assault us three, but Iris's body is too big, I can't apply it on it .

–Several hours later .

" . . . Not long now . Reduce your speed . "

We safely arrived at a place pinpointed from the trace .

"Um . . . . "

"What's wrong . "

"Will we be alright if we reduce our speed . I feel like we'll be detected somehow . . . . "

Iris asked me back when I told it to reduce the speed as we got closer to our destination .

"Yeah . We will be . They probably haven't found us yet . "

Just as Iris said, mana from 【Active Detection】 type of magic is being circulated in the vicinity of our destination .

It's a plain and obvious spell art without concealment or anything .

The past Iris should be able to point the exact location of the spell user, not just 『Somehow』 feel it .

As I thought, Iris's detection capability has considerably decreased because of how bad its magic circuits have become .

It's probably also the reason why Iris didn't notice my mana when we first met back then .

" . . . I can't move that agile right now, you know?"

"Well, I'll do something about that . Lend me the control of your wings . "

"I-I understand! If it's Mathias-san, I'm sure we will slip pass them without getting detected . "

The mana in the dragon's wings can be moved externally .

Normally, such an act is pointless, but the current Iris can't move its own wings that well after all .

Letting me do it should allow them to move better .

" . . . . But, was Mathi-kun the type that would do that?"

"Far from slipping through, it feels like he will happily plunge into the demons instead . . . . "

" . . . Ah . "

At Alma and Ruli's words, Iris sounded like it was going to say, "Oh no!" .