I Became a Crazy Swordsmanship Instructor in the Game

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“Are you feeling better?”

Privia was staying at Philip’s villa. It was because it was a much more comfortable and comfortable environment than the faculty dormitory.

“… Even dragons don’t care about their bodies, but it feels a little strange to be treated by a human.”

Freevia, who was lying on the bed in her pajamas, answered with a strange expression.

“Was that a rude question?”

“No, it is not.”

Philip felt that Privia’s overflowing confidence had diminished by more than half. It seemed that he was in a very uneasy state, perhaps because he was a dragon that had lived as a strong man for a very long time.

“This may be a really rude question, but what exactly is Freevia-sama’s body like right now? I think I need to check if the condition can be resolved with the elixir.”

At those words, Freevia pondered for a moment with a hard expression on her face.

‘Can I trust him completely?’

Freevia, who briefly reflected on the image of Philip she had seen so far, realized anew that if she couldn’t trust Philip, she couldn’t trust anyone else in the world.

‘If I can’t trust a guy who’s bought and suffered like that, then who can I trust?’

It was rarer than I thought to find someone who worked so tirelessly for someone else’s business. In Privia’s judgment, Philip wasn’t a completely nice guy.

‘Basically, he’s a good guy, but his head works well.’

He was a person who had his own clear line, unlike his age. He is tolerant of those who do not cross that line, and mercilessly rejects those who cross it.

Even so, for the immature and young people, the scope of the line was infinitely wide. In other words, he was someone anyone could get along with if he didn’t touch him first.

‘But a guy like this would be scary if the judges were distorted once.’

Philip had a good head. It was just not being smart. It seemed to be because he had enough ability to take advantage of himself without hurting others.

In addition, she has a level of knowledge that is ridiculous for a human, even she, a dragon, is sometimes surprised.

‘… Well, if it goes on like this, it will be irreversible within a hundred years.’

After the internal conflict, Freevia nodded. It meant that if his body had been damaged to this point just because he had only used two verbs, there was not much time left.

“Anyway, this happened. See for yourself and judge for yourself.”

“yes?”

“I don’t know what you might know. Why did my body become like this?”

she snapped her fingers. Then, a slightly blurry portal appeared, not the clear portal as seen before.

“Okay… .”

Freevia groaned like an old man and stood up.

“Let’s go in.”

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As soon as he passed through the portal, Philip noticed that this was a huge cave. And in the center of the cave was something huge.

Silver scales tinged with faint light, and a sleek body. It was clearly a silver dragon, huge enough to swallow Philip in one bite.

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“… Are you hurt a bit?”

The dragon’s condition was a bit haggard compared to what Philip knew. Because the dragon’s scales were filled with pure mana, they should have been originally glowing on their own.

According to the description in the original work, it should have been normal enough to have the adjective ‘brilliant’ attached to it, but that silver dragon’s scales only scattered faint light like a streetlight that had run out of life.

“How do you guys know that? Have you seen any other dragons?”

Privia, feeling a bit embarrassed about something, pressed Philip with a slight blush on her face. For a human being, it was shameful to show off one’s bare body.

Showing her current body made of her own teeth and showing her haggard body were two completely different problems.

“How many… Not that I’ve seen it for a few minutes. Just looking at the state of the scales, it’s a bit strange. Can I lay my hand on you?”

Freevia was startled.

“You put your hands on me?”

“Then can’t we just watch and go back?”

“… no. See for yourself.”

When Philip, who was dumbfounded, asked again, Privia cleared her throat and then fanned her hands. She, too, was aware that she was in a bit of a strange state.

Philip slowly curled up and approached the lying dragon’s torso. When I put my palm on the scales on the neck, a slight repulsion occurred.

‘Is this the famous rainbow reflection?’

It was also the reason why dragons are the strongest creatures in the world. The ability to reflect lower-level attacks more strongly. This was one of the powers unique to dragons that even demons did not possess.

He couldn’t be sure that he knew more about mana and magic than the dragon, but he vaguely expected that he would be able to find something because he knew things the dragon didn’t.

Phillip, who had been touching it for no reason, headed for the area between the neck and chest where the dragon heart was located.

The scales here were much thicker than elsewhere, and the light was clearer. Philip, who put his hand on it and felt the flow of mana, soon recognized the existence of the dragon heart.

A huge flow of power that is hard to perceive.

It was the first sensation Philip encountered. A phenomenon so powerful and overwhelming that humans would not even dare to deal with it occurred dozens to hundreds of times per second inside the Dragon Heart.

‘I shouldn’t be messing around.’

Vowing once again not to challenge her seriously, Philip threw all his mental energy into recognizing the Dragon Heart.

Thin lines of blood began to flow from his nose and ears as he closed his eyes.

“… What are you doing?”

Startled, Privia approached him. She glanced over at Philip, completely absorbed, then widened her eyes in disbelief.

Philip was really ‘observing’ the dragon heart.

‘Should I leave it alone?’

It was a cognitive ability that was unbelievable for a human being, but it didn’t mean much if left as it was. At least Freevia thought so. She herself knew her condition best, and she did not find any major abnormalities in her body.

I just feel like I’m a bit weak.

He knew very well that if the elixir, which even dragons could hardly find, was truly completed, his weakened body would quickly return to normal.

It was just to satisfy Philip’s curiosity a little, but if it was bleeding from the ears and nose like that, it was right to stop it.

Privia held onto Philip’s shoulder, and at that moment Philip opened his eyes.

“I knew.”

A strange light that even Privia couldn’t understand shone in her eyes, which had turned red as if her blood vessels had burst. For a moment, Freevia was overwhelmed by the light and took half a step back.

“… What do you mean?”

“I checked Privia-sama’s heart, but something was strange. Assuming that the mana flowing through the heart is blood, there were a few places where the blood flow was unnatural. It’s as if a few needles were stuck in the heart and blocking the flow… that… .”

“It is a promise. As long as I live, I’m bound to make several vows, and in the case of dragons, they remain in the dragon heart. But that’s normal, and it doesn’t affect my body. Even if the number of oaths I made is many times greater than that of other dragons, the same is true.”

At Freevia’s explanation, Philip shook his head.

“That will never be the case. It can’t be. It is the same as the fact that a certain amount of error can be tolerated in a great magic that can cover a continent.”

Stunned, Privia opened her hatchet eyes and glared at Philip.

“Do you know more about Dragon Hearts than I do?”

“Judging from what Privia-sama just said, it might be so.”

Privia, furious at the moment, raised her fist to punch Philip. It was fortunate that I didn’t have the thought of inserting magic all of a sudden like the last time.

“Do you know the term ‘butterfly effect’?”

said Philip urgently.

“What else is that?”

“It is a word that refers to the process in which the flapping of a small butterfly’s wings goes through several processes and eventually turns into a typhoon. The slightest change or small difference can lead to big consequences that could never have been anticipated.”

Freevia, calmed down by the plausible theory, lowered her fist to see if she felt something.

“… Maybe you’re right. Five hundred years have passed since my body slept here. If I had acted as the main body, variables that would have been buried in the huge flow caused problems while active as the dragon soldier’s body.”

“You are wise too. It’s exactly what I thought.”

Philip nodded.

‘Probably not, most likely. Is that really human?’

Freevia, genuinely impressed, stared at Philip. Just being able to exchange opinions related to mana with her, a dragon, has already far exceeded the human level.

If that wasn’t enough to point out a blind spot she hadn’t noticed before, there was nothing more to say.

“That also means that if you succeed in making the elixir, you will be fine for at least a few hundred years. If that’s the case, I’ll be sure to repay you.”

Pribia didn’t realize that her voice to Philip had become much softer.

“What have you done for me, and would I want a reward? And I got something from this.”

Saying that, Philip raised the blade of his hand and held it in front of Privia’s eyes. As soon as I concentrated my mind, the fully formed aura blade rose blazing.

“… Sword steel?”

Privia knew that it was the sword river that humans spoke of. Geomgang could not stand it for ten seconds and faded, but the fact that it existed did not disappear.

“Looking at the Dragon Heart, I think I now have some idea of what mana is. This is all thanks to Freevia. Because you allowed me to observe my body.”

‘Something feels strange… ?’

Even though she knew she didn’t mean it that way, Privia blushed slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

* * *

Philip, who came back, immediately began preparing the necessary equipment in a corner of the villa to start manufacturing the Elixir.

“The materials you mentioned are only stocked in warehouses located in the capital city. All of them are so expensive that even I get sick of it… This ‘thunderbolt’ alone is worth more than 2,000 gold coins.”

‘Thunderbolt’ refers to an object containing natural lightning in a bead-like container. Since the probability of being created was several times lower than the probability of being directly struck by lightning, its value was beyond imagination. It was also an object that was searched for in places like the Yellow Magic Tower with a light on.

Lizriel, who had been summoned for that reason, looked pale as she looked at the list of ingredients Philip had requested.

“It doesn’t matter if you get it slowly, so just be careful not to sell it to someone else.”

“… I’m glad then. Oh, more than that, my father contacted me saying he would be visiting this place soon. As soon as I announce that the owner of the golden seal has appeared.”

Philip nodded.

“Of course it is.”

However, Rizriel’s expression was disbelief.

“… You’re never like that You’re not the type to move so fast, leaving a few contracts you need to sign yourself… .”

Hearing this, Philip tilted his head.

‘Could it be that Sanghuiju knows another secret related to this seal?’

Knowing that, it wasn’t strange to be in such a hurry.