I Was Reborn in Another World, but Hold On – No Parents? Was I Abandoned? - Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Black × Dark Ambitions

After returning from his vacation, Arus immediately began training with Baldello in the Dragon Lord Kingdom.

Thanks to the continuous practice of magic, he was gradually grasping the optimal solutions.

Although he was spending his days like that, today Arus found himself brought by Baldello to a place that wasn’t their usual meadow.

“Where are we, Master?”

“I thought we might as well take care of that as part of our training.”

“That? What do you mean?”

“Oh… that thing.”

Following the direction indicated by his master’s finger, Arus saw a large, ominous black and purple egg placed in the clearing of the forest they were walking through.

“What!? What is that?”

“That’s the egg of a Dark Dragon.”

“You mean we’re going to take care of that?”

Looking at his master in confusion, Arus saw him nodding as if it were obvious.

“Taking care of it… but don’t dragon parents…”

“The parents of that one are deceased. Both of them.”

“Still, taking care of it…”

“Dragon eggs, you see, absorb the magic of their parents to grow and hatch inside. But that one has no parents… someone has to provide the magic, don’t they?”

“Why does it have to be me?”

“Dark Dragons are high-ranking dragons. Setting aside Wyverns, they’re even higher than Fire Dragons or Earth Dragons.”

“High-ranking… I see. So, it requires quite a bit of magic, doesn’t it?”
“Oh, I see. High-ranking Dark Dragons take about a year to hatch and mature into two entities. That means a considerable amount of magic is required.”

“But if that’s the case, Master, then…”

“There are two reasons. One is to expand your magical abilities… Using magic to its utmost limits increases your capacity. And the other reason is that when a dragon egg hatches, it recognizes the one who provided the most magic as its parent or master. In other words, it means obeying you. And if a high-ranking dragon obeys, it holds tremendous significance for us in the Dragon Lord Kingdom.

As a messenger of the Creator God and with high-ranking dragons under your command, it will prove useful when you eventually ascend to the throne and renegotiate peace with the Loose in the next generation.”

“Why go to such lengths?”

“It’s simple. Because my master, and you’re his disciple… Now, go ahead and pour your magic into it.”

Day after day, I poured magic into the egg until it was depleted.

Several weeks had passed since then.

Today, like every other day, I was adding magic, and in that moment when I added a bit more magic…

With a cracking sound, I hastily looked at Baldello standing next to me.

Seeing Baldello nod, I became certain.

It’s being born…

The egg gradually cracked with a series of popping sounds.

And then, with a crack-crack-crack!, the top half split and fell to the ground.

Emerging from it was a dragon, considerably small for a dragon, but still about the same height as Arus, with a jet-black color.

“…”

The dragon stared intently at Arus.

“Come on, Arus… give it a name.”

“Huh? A name?? Um… let’s see…”

Arus pondered, twisting his neck in contemplation.

“Then let’s go with Kuro.”

“How unimaginative…”

“… Your name is Kuro.”

“…Pee.”

Do baby dragons really make peeping sounds?

They seem more like birds…

Anyway, judging by the slightly pleased expression on its face, it seems Kuro is rather fond of the name.

“Alright, let’s move on!”

With that said, Baldello unleashed a relentless attack without mercy.

It was a combination of fire and lightning magic, something Arus instinctively felt he didn’t want to take if he could avoid it.

While Arus and Baldello trained as usual in the meadow, Kuro watched from a distance.

Although Arus told him to stay at the castle, Kuro insisted on following them, so for the past few days, they had agreed to let him watch from afar.

He’s like a child who always wants to follow its parents.

By the way, as soon as training ends, he rushes over to rub his head against Arus, and he even follows him to bed.

Baldello watched this scene with a gentle smile.

ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー

In a grand and solemn atmosphere, a large church stood.

The attendees all wore masks without exception.

Before them stood a figure dressed in the attire of a clergyman, adorned with a golden mask, contrasting with the pure white masks of the crowd.

Standing guard around the figure with the golden mask were three individuals wearing black masks, each wielding weapons, and one with a silver mask.

The headquarters of the Holy Faith Church, which has rapidly expanded its influence among the human race recently, is located here.

“The gods have commanded us to eradicate the archenemy, the evil gods, their apostles, and those who believe in them…”

“Ooooooh!!”

“Therefore, we, the Holy Faith Church, declare the beginning of the holy war!”

“Ooooooooooo!!”

Amidst the tremendous fervor, the clergyman with the golden mask resounded his voice.

“At first, indeed… as a start, we shall exterminate those who adhere to teachings other than the Holy Faith Church on this continent… Is that acceptable, apostles?”

“…Fine.”

“No problem.”

“Understood.”

In response to the inquiry of the clergyman with the golden mask, the ones with silver and black masks nodded in agreement.

Several days after this day, the holy war declared by the Holy Faith Church began within the human continent…

Countries that adhered to religions other than the Holy Faith Church, especially those that did not comply with the conversion to the Holy Faith Church, were engulfed in raging flames and splattered with blood. And a bit later, the call for holy war reached other continents as well.

Of course, news of this also reached Arus, who had spies scattered throughout various regions.