Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

"Da da da."

Coming to the container, Sieg reached out and tapped it twice.

As ripples spread through the life-support fluid, Gargantina slowly opened her eyes.

"Did you sleep well? Heavy Armor Dragon."

Zig greeted.

【...】

no respond.

It was not known whether it was because her mouth was stuffed or she simply did not want to speak, but Gargantina just looked at Sieg with gloomy eyes without saying a word.

Sieg waved his hand in the air, took out the report Brunhilde had given him, and casually created an ice stake and leaned over it: "I just received the report on your physical examination. There is something in it that concerns me, so I came here to talk to you... But it seems that you can't speak with a gag on?"

"To remove the gag, just press the button over there."

Suddenly, Em's voice sounded from the console.

As a light curtain rose, only Em's face was revealed. He pointed to a button on the console and said, "This is it. Press it to cancel it."

"Miss Em? Why are you here?"

"I come here from time to time recently to chat with little Tina. After all, we should treat prisoners well. Besides, I am also very interested in her." Em smiled. "Compared to this, you came to see her. Could it be that you finally know her identity?"

"Yeah. You knew that a long time ago?"

"After all, I'm in charge of the database, so I usually get first-hand information—No, no, it's this button, this one over here! That's the water filling button!"

Although he almost pressed the wrong button, Sieg was able to quickly remove the restrictions on Gargantina's mouth. The gag that had long been soaked with her saliva disappeared instantly, and Gargantina seemed to relax immediately, her upper and lower jaw opening and closing, and it took her a while to adapt.

"Can you talk?" Sieg asked.

[…I have nothing to say to you]

A cold, distant, indifferent, but still pleasant voice came out.

Zig wasn't surprised, he just moved his finger to the shock button: "So I pressed this?"

【...】

Tina still had no expression on her face, like an iceberg that kept people at a distance, but Sieg could see that her hands and feet trembled slightly.

Even a superior dragon is afraid of electric shock?

(Is this really the effect of the binding magic? Is this magic too easy to use?)

Sieg rubbed the shock button a few times while thinking, and then said: "To be honest, I am really surprised, Heavy Armor Dragon, I didn't expect that you dragons who have always been enemies with humans... or you [Superior Dragons], were actually [Humans]?"

All higher dragons were originally humans.

This is the conclusion recorded in the report of the Dragon Slayer System. After in-depth analysis and deconstruction of Gargantina's genes, and even in-depth calculations, it is shocking, but in terms of species, Gargantina is indeed - to be more precise, [was] indeed a human.

This is a conclusion that cannot be ignored.

For people living in this world, dragons are a race of demonic blood that has existed since ancient times. They have been the natural enemy of mankind for hundreds and thousands of years, and are undoubtedly the enemy of mankind. But now... it is said that the superior existence of the dragon clan was originally a human?

Doesn't this mean that humanity's enemy has always been humanity itself? And that humanity's battle to slay dragons over the past thousands of years has always been an internal struggle?

[…So what?]

Gargantina was silent for a moment, then spoke again with words as cold as ice.

[Even if I was once a human, I was no longer a human the moment I received the blood bestowed by my king. Why do I still bring up such boring and meaningless past events now?]

"I'm just a little curious... or confused." Sieg said, "Since you were originally a human, you must have been attacked by a dragon before. However, you became the enemy you should have hated, and became the same kind as those who attacked you-"

boom!

Sieg placed his palm on the outer wall of the container and stared at Gargantina. "Why would you do this?"

[What does it mean to you to ask such a thing? ]

Gargantina asked rhetorically.

"It doesn't make any sense." Sieg said in a deep voice, "Even if you were once a human, you are now a dragon. As long as you hinder my survival, I will kill you - even if I know this now, my idea will not change."

[I have the same idea - you'd better pray that I don't have the chance to leave here, otherwise the first thing I will do after I leave is to kill you and return the humiliation you have inflicted on me a hundredfold! ]

Return a hundredfold?

Zieg raised an eyebrow and moved his finger to the shock button again.

Gargantina's body trembled slightly, but Sieg did not suppress it. Instead, he imagined in his mind the illustrations in the textbooks that Em had given him before.

「Ugh! 」

The restraining magic branded on Gargantina's body took effect immediately, and combined with the thin tubes wrapped around her body, it pulled her body into a "big" shape, and at the same time tightened it so that Gargantina's originally not-so-voluptuous body was suddenly squeezed out with dozens of noticeable bumps and depressions.

"Good! Well done!" Em praised immediately, "This kind of fleshy feeling after being tightened, this kind of posture that the body shows without reservation~~~~Ziger! Take more pictures!"

【asshole......】

Her delicate body was shaking slightly with anger, Gargantina's face was filled with shame and anger, and her dragon eyes were spewing strong rage.

[I will never forget this insult to the Roaring Blood Clan! ]

"Whether you remember it or forget it, it doesn't matter to me - after I squeeze enough magic power out of you, I will kill you."

【You can try it! 】

Gargantina glared at Sieg.

And at this moment——

"Hey hey hey hey~~~~Wait wait! Sieg, wait a minute!"

Em suddenly shouted.

"What's the matter, Miss Em?"

"You, you...you come to my place first. I have some thoughts about little Tina that I want to tell you."

"Ok?"

56. There is no need to treat her as a human being

Because of Em's sudden request, Sieg had to put Gargantina's matter aside for the time being. After putting the gag on her again, he left the bottom energy area and went directly to the data room.

"You haven't finished reading those textbooks I showed you?"

As soon as she entered the data room, Em said this.

Zigg was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "How can I have the time to watch it? My training schedule is full every day, and I only sleep five hours a day."

"...You haven't written your thesis yet?"

"I asked Miss Brunhilde, and she said it's okay if I don't write it." Sieg found a seat nearby and sat down. "So, Miss Em, what do you want to talk to me about? About the Heavy Armor Dragon..."

"You, you~~~ I called you here because you wanted to kill her so easily."

Em sighed heavily: "Are you really going to kill her once the Crimsheed is fully fueled?"

"Yes. Because she's a dragon, right?" Sieg asked bluntly, "Miss Em doesn't want me to kill her?"

"That's not true."

Em walked out from behind the stage and sat down in front of Sieg. "I just think it's a pity to kill her like that. It's such a waste. To put it in a way that you can understand... It's like eating only one bite of a whole piece of dragon meat and throwing it away? Don't you think it's a waste?"

Hearing this, Sieg nodded subconsciously: "It's a bit of a waste... Miss Em, do you mean, besides extracting magic power? Is there anything worth eating from the Heavy Armor Dragon?"

"What else? Look over here."

Em casually drew a line in the air, and a translucent screen full of words suddenly appeared in the air.

"These are a few utilization plans I made after getting the first-hand information uploaded to the database by the Dragon Slayer System. Since you can't understand it, I will dictate it to you. Ah, Sister Hill is here too? That's great. You can provide some information as well."

"Miss Brunhilde?"

Halfway through the conversation, Em saw Brunhilde appear at the door and greeted her.

After coming to Sieg and glancing at the contents on the board next to Em, Brunhilde also showed a thoughtful expression.

[Lord Em, these plans——]

"Even from the perspective of the Dragon Slayer System, it is completely feasible, right?" Em said with a smile, "I have long thought about the situation that I need to show you, Sister Hill. First, let's talk about the magic power that Sieg has only seen so far."

"According to the calculations of the Dragon Slayer System, if the Heavy Armored Dragon is used as a source of mana to provide fuel, then even if the fuel of the Clinshid is completely used up, it can be fully recharged in three and a half months. And because the Heavy Armored Dragon's mana recovery speed is also very good, it can be used as an excellent reusable mana source, rather than a disposable one."

(Reuse?)

Sieg held his chin in his hand and thought.

(It’s true that it’s not a good idea to use it once and then throw it away, but…)

"She will surely resist, right?"

It's hard to believe that a superior dragon would be willing to be arranged like this.

Em smiled and said, "That's not a problem. According to the calculations of the Dragon Slayer System, after the fuel tank is fully filled, the body functions of the Heavy Armored Dragon will drop to a level similar to that of an ordinary human due to long-term lack of nutrition and magic power. In addition, with the binding magic, we can give her more fuel before she recovers."

"Things like mental shackles and soul imprints have all been arranged. The Clinshid has all the relevant facilities ready, right? Sister Hill."

[Yes. The many magic tools that Miss Em placed when she was still a contractor are still kept in your magic workshop, although they should all be destroyed.]

"That would be such a waste!"

Hearing this, Sieg couldn't help but frowned: "Is it the same thing as the magic energy absorption device?"

"That's about right. These are just some little gadgets I made when I was free. As long as you assign all those gadgets to the Heavy Armor Dragon, I guarantee you can make her obedient. And after ensuring that she won't pose a threat to you, I want to say another point - she can be a sparring partner."

"Sparring partner?"

Zigg's eyes lit up: "Do you want her to be my sparring partner?"

"Of course~~~ She is a superior dragon. Whether it is the use of magic or combat skills, she is superior to you. Compared with her, you are just a half-baked one. If she can become your sparring partner, it means you have a model and a ready-made teacher. You will also have an additional actual combat partner who does not need to show mercy - simulation training is still not enough for you, right?"

This proposal was somewhat attractive to Zigg.

Training always has its limits. As mentioned before, the training has reached the point where it can no longer bring him any further improvements. Even if the Dragon Slayer System will update the training content in the future, it will definitely not be as good as a real combat with a superior dragon.

only......

"Do you really want a dragon to be my sparring partner and teacher?" Sieg showed a look of disgust.

Of course it's a good thing to become stronger, but to do that he has to let Long teach him... It makes him uncomfortable both psychologically and physically.

[There is no specific way to become stronger, Master Sieg]

Brunhilde persuaded.

[As long as it is possible to kill a dragon, any means should be used. Even if you want to treat a dragon as your teacher, it is the same. On the other hand, if they are both dragons, dragons will definitely know their weaknesses better than humans. After mastering them, it will undoubtedly be better to kill dragons.]

[Therefore, on this point, the Dragon Slayer System votes in favor]

Sieg couldn't help but smile bitterly: "...There really is no taboo, the Dragon Slayer System."

[This is only natural.]

[However, Master Em, are you serious about the third point you mentioned? ]

Changing the subject, Brunhilde asked Em with a questioning look and tone, while Sieg tilted his head: "Any questions about the third point, Miss Brunhilde?"

【yes--】

"Nothing, I just use the Heavy Armor Dragon as a teaching assistant." Em said with a smile, "Sieg, haven't you started learning the basic theories of potions today?"

"Ah."

Regarding magic, sometimes it was Brunhilde who taught them, but more often it was Em who taught them. After all, Em was a real master of magic. On the planet where she originally lived, it was said that it was impossible to find anyone with higher magical attainments than her.

Therefore, when it comes to things related to magic, Em is actually better than Brunhilde.

"Besides the theory, the best way to learn potions is to mix them yourself. After all, it is said that a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. You may not be as efficient as doing a day of experiment yourself even if you memorize them for three days and three nights. When it comes to potion experiments, the most important thing is naturally [testing the potion]."

"Feed the potion you prepared to the experimental subject, observe the reaction of the experimental subject and analyze it, and determine how to improve the potion based on the analysis results - this is a very important step!"

"And what I mean is that the Heavy Armored Dragon can be your drug test subject. After all, you can't use yourself as a drug test subject, right? If you accidentally mix a drug that can kill people, wouldn't it be over if you take a bite?"

"Even besides Potions, she can be of great use in other subjects. In short—"