Volume 7 Chapter 36 Know The Great Father
Moruru's immediate response was Dragon Voice.
Echidna had drilled it into her relentlessly the day before. Use Dragon Voice when you're in a pinch. Use Dragon Voice when you're in trouble. Use Dragon Voice for anything. If you can do that, you won't die.
And indeed, it had some effect.
"――――――!"
A dragon's roar erupted from Moruru's mouth. Even papa, who had shown bottomless power, was momentarily stunned by Moruru's Dragon Voice.
Taking advantage of the opening, Moruru spat out the ancient dragon's seal and passed herself through it. Her leg was instantly restored. This was why the ancient dragon couldn't die unless it was killed instantly.
Then, Moruru leaped away from papa as soon as she got up, trying to put some distance between them. She quickly turned around and got into a defensive stance. That way, she could react even if the paralysis wore off quickly.
―――That judgment was correct, but she was still not strong enough.
"That roar wasn't bad. It surprised me a little."
Papa was already wielding his greatsword before Moruru's eyes.
"Wh-what!? How!? Moruru had been hit for the first time too, and couldn't move for a while!"
"Well, it's all about experience and power!"
What should I do? Moruru was panicking. If she continued like this, her body would be cut in half. Should I use Dragon Voice again? No, it wouldn't work. She had heard that it would work on humans as many times as they wanted, but it didn't work on papa!
So, she had 2 options: Dragon Breath or shapeshifting magic. At this close range.
Moruru stomped her foot hard, as if to stamp out her fear.
She spat out the ancient dragon's seal from her mouth. She spun the seal in her left hand to enlarge it, and then slammed her full force fist into the center.
Moruru's fist was small for her age. But that was only in this form.
Once it passed through the seal, it transformed into a giant dragon's claw and attacked papa.
"Oh! Interesting!"
Papa was punched in the face by the dragon's fist that suddenly appeared in front of him. He was still sent flying about 3 meters (≈ 9.8 feet). It was still far from 20 meters (≈ 65.6 feet).
But Moruru wasn't weak in combat sense enough to waste those 3 meters (≈ 9.8 feet). The words her papa had just said echoed in her mind.
'The key to combat is to always unleash the most firepower.'
In that case, the most firepower in this situation would definitely be one.
Moruru brought the seal to her mouth. She took a deep breath. Papa landed safely and cheered at Moruru's next move, "Wow! Good job, Moruru! You're getting stronger and stronger in the midst of battle!"
Moruru blew her breath into the ancient dragon seal with all her might.
[Dragon's Breath]
The primordial beam of destruction scorched the plains. The blow, which condensed the very concept of destruction, aimed to pierce Papa straight through.
But Papa dodged it playfully. He simply tilted his body while approaching with his sword drawn.
Moruru said.
"Papa, you're too strong...!
"Yeah, that's right. Papa is strong."
Before her eyes. Papa's iron prosthetic right arm pierced Moruru's torso.
"Guh, ugh...!
"I guess I can't penetrate the ancient dragon with my fist without gravity magic."
Moruru was about to have a hole punched in her torso with bare hands. She shuddered and was punched away, rolling on the ground. She manifested the ancient dragon seal inside her body and swallowed it, quickly healing her destroyed organs.
"Well, Moruru. That was a cheeky trick."
It was Echidna who was impressed. Papa, who seemed to be watching through chakra, also praised her, saying, "That was well thought out."
Think. Thinking is important. She could never beat Papa with half-hearted moves, never. So, she had to think.
The current distance was about 5 meters (≈16.4 feet). A distance that could be closed in an instant. But it was the furthest the distance had stretched since the start of the offense and defense.
In that case,―――by the time she had thought that far, her feet were already wrapped in chains.
"Eh?"
"Well, Moruru? Once we're done with this rough piggyback ride, next is..."
Papa showed her the chains he was holding and smiled at Moruru.
"It's time for the trapeze."
Her feet caught in the chains, Moruru soared through the air.
Starting from papa, 10 meters away. Moruru, her feet chained, was being swung around in circles by the chains.
"Kyaaahhhh!"
Losing consciousness, Moruru was spun around with all her might, losing track of her situation. She barely noticed that the chains had come off and that she was spinning in the air.
"Hah!"
When she came to her senses, Moruru was falling while spinning vertically and horizontally.
There were no chains on her feet. So, it seems that papa had swung her around and then released her straight up.
Her vision was spinning so much that she couldn't judge properly, but she could tell that papa was probably waiting for her directly below. And when she fell and reached papa's eyes, she would be able to land a blow.
If she were to take him by surprise, that was the only place to do it.
Moruru swallowed hard. She manifested the mark of the ancient dragon and imbued it within her body. She hadn't learned this from Echidna, but Moruru seemed to be able to do such things.
From there, Moruru remodeled her body. She embedded iron scales within her body. From under a layer of skin, Moruru transformed herself into a dragon.
Her spinning vision finally started to adjust. The ground was close. Papa was there as expected. She was swinging his greatsword. But Moruru let out a brave smile, inherited from his father.
"With this, Moruru wins!"
Papa's greatsword pierced Moruru's guard on both arms cleanly.
"Huh?"
Immediately after, papa felt an uncomfortable in the resistance. But it was too late.
Moruru flew through the air, her arms broken. Using the mark of the ancient dragon that she had embedded in her body, she instantly healed the wounds on her broken arms. She grew wings from her back and extended her flying distance.
As the chains chased her from behind, Moruru released the mark of the ancient dragon from her throat while flying.
It was Breath. But Papa's consciousness was now focused on capturing Moruru. So this blow would catch him off guard. Land a blow on papa and show him what's what.
Come on, pierce through him.
[Dragon Breath]
A pure white beam of destruction was fired from Moruru's mouth. The chains were half-destroyed, and papa dodged reflexively.
No luck. But that's okay. Because...
Moruru, unable to maintain her balance after forcefully unleashing her dragon breath, plunged headfirst into the ground and rolled across it.
Tearing up grass and kicking up dirt, Moruru was a mess. But it wasn't because her papa had done it to her. She had simply accepted it because it was okay.
After rolling for a while, Moruru finally came to a stop and collapsed onto the ground. But for an ancient dragon like Moruru, the ground was as soft as a cushion. Moruru sprang up, full of energy.
"――Twenty meters! I made it――!"
Strictly speaking, it was about 30 meters (≈98 feet) since her papa had stopped chasing her from the 20-meter (≈66 feet) mark. To anyone watching, it was a clear passing mark.
"That far! ...Well, I guess it's a bit late for me to say that now, huh?"
As Echidna shrugged her shoulders, papa's shadow quickly dashed past her.
"Moruruuuu~! That was amazingggg! My beloved daughterrrr!"
Overwhelmed with emotion, papa burst into tears and hugged Moruru tightly. Moruru shuddered at the speed, realizing that he had been held back throughout the fight.
But papa held her close, overjoyed.
"You really caught me off guard! That's it! That's the essence of combat! Moruru, you're good to go now! Amazing. Amazing, Moruru. I never thought you'd get this strong in 3 days."
Moruru didn't mind being held in his trembling hands. She stroked papa's head with her dirt-covered hands, thinking what a softie her papa was.
"So, Moruru is strong, right?"
"Oh, yeah...! Papa is surprised...! You've grown so much.... sniff, I'm sorry. I didn't really want to cut or punch you, Moruru, but it's more dangerous if I hold back, okay?"
"Haha, papa's crying. Don't worry about it, don't cry? And you were holding back, right?"
"...No, I didn't. Moruru's moves were so good, I just copied them after we finished."
"You grew again in that one moment, papa...?"
Moruru hugged papa, who was holding her close and wouldn't let go, while turning her head away and saying, "I swear I didn't hold back," to which Moruru responded with a playful "Oh... hehe," letting herself be spoiled.
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