To Hell with Being a Saint, I’m a Doctor

Ray’s mana made the Wyvern Lord smile with pleasure.

“Nice.”

She drew up mana, and it began to collide with Ray’s.

The dense atmospheric mana appeared to lead for a moment, but the situation started to shift slightly.

Crackling—

A burning sound accompanied her body’s expansion.

The Wyvern Lord’s body, having outgrown its limits, caused the ramshackle house to burst into splinters.

She gradually transformed from a human shape into that of a wyvern.

Ray, observing the large crystal at the tip of her tail, thought,

“Is that the jewel they said was used in Cecilie’s eyes? The mana density it emits is quite high.”

Gregory, who had arrived as reinforcement from the Holy Kingdom during the war with the Necromancers, mentioned that it was rare, but not unheard of, for small crystals to form at a wyvern’s tail tip.

But the sight before him differed from the tales.

The crystal at the Wyvern Lord’s tail was anything but small.

How could something the size of three human heads be deemed small!

And the mana flowing from it was quite formidable.

Could it be acting as a reservoir, similar to the magic stone in a wand?

She declared,

“The mana is considerable. But that won’t be enough to defeat me.”

At the Wyvern Lord’s words, Ray, who had been standing with his arms crossed, relaxed and smirked.

“Right.”

He continued to draw in more mana as he spoke.

He absorbed not only the surrounding mana but also the storm of mana from her tail.

His already immense mana became even more potent as it assimilated the mana the Wyvern Lord released.

The Wyverns, sensing the disturbance, started to congregate around them.

They scowled at the scene unfolding before them.

How dare you!

Protect the Lord!

Each Wyvern raised its mana, resolved to defend their leader.

Wyverns, known as the lesser kin of dragons, possessed such might that a pair of them equaled the strength of a royal palace knight brigade. The mana they exuded seemed overwhelming to control.

The Wyverns’ mana merged with the Lord’s to create a counterforce.

Yet, it proved challenging to compete with the mana conglomerate, which was akin to the atmosphere itself.

Of course, this didn’t mean he had access to unlimited mana.

The amount of mana Ray could wield was confined to what his mana road could withstand.

Even then, drawing mana became arduous if it started to tax the mana road.

Despite this, Ray remained unperturbed.

With a mere gesture, he dispersed the Wyverns’ mana.

The quantity was irrelevant; their mana was simply inferior in density.

No matter how concentrated the mana she released from the crystal at her tail, it couldn’t rival Ray’s mana density.

Even Aira would be forced to acknowledge the superiority of Ray’s mana density.

He would not be bested by a mere high-performance mana crystal affixed to a tail.

Ray then channeled his excess mana into spellcasting.

“Rock Storm. Psychokinesis. Fire.”

Boulders began to amalgamate, their size growing ever more formidable.

An enormous rock formed, large enough to obscure the moonlight, causing the Wyverns’ pupils to quiver with fear.

As they stared at the looming meteor in silence, Ray broke the quiet.

“Have I proved enough?”

“If proof is enough, I’d like to find a solution now.”

Despite Ray’s demonstration, the Wyvern Lord still seemed eager to continue the conflict.

“Ridiculous.”

With her declaration, she layered and unleashed multiple spells in quick succession.

Her magical proficiency was nothing less than remarkable.

The minor spells, spreading outward, struck the hovering boulder.

Boom-! Boom-!

The loud explosions fractured the colossal faux meteor into fragments, which scattered in every direction.

Then, it was her own kind, the Wyverns, who began to perish.

With expressions of panic, they clustered together, grasping each other’s talons for dear life.

Becoming part of a magic circle, they maximized the efficiency of their defensive spell, which was a pitiful sight.

The fallen meteor fragments caused a shockwave, leading to secondary damage.

Boom-!

The little vegetation that existed was swept away.

The impact was enough to alter the landscape, which Ray had to block.

He hastily recited the incantation.

“Air Hand! Shield!”

Catching the falling pieces with Air Hand and then protecting those on the ground with Shield, he minimized the damage.

Ray clicked his tongue in admiration of her fiery nature, having shattered the meteor.

He wanted to applaud her insane bravery.

“Are you crazy? You’re determined to smash everything to pieces!”

If she couldn’t have it, she’d rather destroy it.

She threatened to kill everyone just because she was told to move!

But she seemed unfazed.

“No need to protect us. We are strong. We don’t seek anyone’s guardianship.”

“Bullshit! Weren’t you just playing circle games, holding hands a moment ago?”

“If one dies there, then that’s all they were worth.”

“Talk is cheap.”

Ray’s expression hardened as he slowly raised his hand.

Mana surged, and he manifested spells.

The meteor he had just exploded reformed in the air, revealing its sturdy form.

Flames started to ignite around it.

Her voice, filled with disappointment, echoed in his mind.

“It’s a waste of mana. I told you such tactics are useless against me…”

Whoosh-

Flames engulfed the meteor as mana moved between them.

She seemed about to say something, but her lips trembled.

The Wyvern Lord felt something was wrong with the scene unfolding before her eyes.

Beside the newly formed rock, another one was being created.

The meteor she had exploded in the air was one, two…

And then there were three.

At that point, she too was speechless.

With her mouth agape in her Wyvern form, she stared helplessly at the sky.

As if the end were near, three giant meteors hung suspended in the air.

Ray spoke again.

“Is it proven now?”

The wyverns looked at their lord with desperate hope.

“If it’s not proven yet, it truly is the end.”

“Casting three meteors? Is that even a feasible amount of magic power?”

Whether they were high-intelligence beings or high-ultimate beings, getting hit even once by such a thing meant certain death.

Of course, they still wanted to live.

It was a moment where life and death depended on the decision of their leader.

The Wyvern Lord, feeling the intense heat through her skin, trembled but managed to smile.

“…Impressive… Strong.”

She was the leader commanding these many wyverns.

Initially, she didn’t show it, but she wasn’t pleased that a foreign substance like a human had entered their noble resting place.

Hiding her displeasure, she sat down to talk, but this human was deeply mistaken about something.

It was already taxing to converse with a species lower than herself, and now he was asking to transfer the lair.

She nearly laughed out loud.

For a moment, she wondered if this human had lost his mind.

After all, he had come into the wyverns’ mountain and was now asking to leave.

She thought showing the difference in power would make him leave.

But this crazy human instead matched power with power in response.

And that power was significant. In his human form, he couldn’t properly counter it, so she had to revert to her true form.

But the human’s power didn’t end there.

Not satisfied with summoning one meteor, he created three at once.

The magic spectacle unfolding before her eyes sent shivers through her body.

Until now, only one being had given her such a feeling.

Now there were two.

Admiring strength and respecting the powerful, as is their nature, any unpleasant feelings towards Ray soon vanished.

She returned to her human form, slowly shaking her head as if admitting defeat, and spoke.

“…I acknowledge it. Do as you wish.”

The strong follow the words of the stronger, and the weak do not object.

That is the rule among the wyverns.

Ray made the fake meteors disappear with a single word.

“Cancel.”

He gently placed the extinguished boulders on the ground, returning them to their original positions.

Unable to contain her laughter at the scene, the Wyvern Lord extended her hand.

“Lilith.”

She seemed to finally acknowledge him, offering a handshake.

Ray clasped her hand and said,

“It’s Ray. I’d like to discuss some urgent matters. First, we need a place to talk…”

Lilith’s house had been destroyed when she transformed into her true form.

They needed to find another location.

Ray trailed off, looking around, before pointing at one of the Wyverns.

“Alright, let’s go to your house.”

Ray had proven his strength to all the Wyverns.

With the Lord acknowledging him, the weaker Wyvern he had pointed to couldn’t refuse.

The conversation between Lilith and Ray eventually took place in the house of the unlucky Wyvern Ray had chosen.

Listening to Ray, Lilith pondered for a moment, then nodded.

“That sounds acceptable. So, you’re saying we don’t necessarily have to leave this place, as long as we don’t harm humans, right?”

“Exactly.”

“Hmm. That’s fine with us.”

Had they been discussing various issues for an hour?

They delved into the minutiae, fitting the role of a species’ leader.

As their conversation wound down, both seemed to relax.

Lilith sipped her tea and mumbled,

“Now that I think about it, you do look quite familiar… Are you her son?”

Ray responded to her mumbling.

“Son? What do you mean?”

“Ah, it’s just an old memory.”

“Do I resemble someone?”

“Your hair and eyes… they could almost be identical.”

“……”

His hair color was quite unique.

While there were white-haired people on the continent, few had hair as purely white as snow.

Racking his brain, he could only think of one person.

“…Aira?”

Lilith, who had been enjoying her tea, seemed refreshed by the mana release and looked surprised.

“You know her?”