The next day .

We were all gathered together in the guild’s meeting room .

This meeting room was bigger than the one we were in last time .

About twenty people had gathered, giving it the feeling of a rather large meeting .

There were officials and Adventurers and guild workers and even a priest .

“We have gathered here today to discuss the ‘Blue Dragon of Delight . ’”

The manager declared once we had all settled .

Apparently, that’s what they called the dragon .

And since it had a name, it must have been seen in the past as well .

As I considered this, the manager opened his mouth again .

“The Blue Dragon of Delight was discovered by the party of Adventurers who were investigating the Earth Dragon . It is very different from any known monster, in fact, there are no other dragons that are like it… Is that right?”

The man who was sitting next to the manager answered .

“That is correct . At least, there is no such dragon in any of the records that the guild possesses . …That is, if this picture is accurate? It is very detailed and even in color . I cannot believe that someone was able to draw this right in front of a monster . Perhaps they drew it later based on vague memories?”

“…I felt so too . But the Adventurer, Yuji, claims it is the ability of his slimes . …Yuji, could you perhaps create an ill.u.s.tration for the Earth Dragon as well?”

The manager asked as he slid me a sheet of paper .

He wanted to know how trustworthy this ‘Thoughtography’ was, and so they would test it with a monster whose appearance they recognized .

Thankfully, ‘Thoughtography’ did not use much MP, so I could use it casually .

As I had put the blame on the slimes, I placed one slime on the paper for show and then chanted .

‘Magic Transfer—Thoughtography . ’

And then an image of an Earth Dragon appeared on the paper .

As last time, it was in color .

“OOOH!!”

“It-it’s a perfect Earth Dragon… To create such a perfect image in a second . What kind of monster is that slime…”

“Would you sell your slime to me? I will give you a million…no, two million!”

The meeting turned into chaos once the picture was complete .

Unfortunately, they were now ignoring the purpose of the meeting and began to negotiate prices .

In the first place, ‘Thoughtography’ was my own magic, so there was no point in buying my slime .

“So, now you understand how special Yuji’s slime is? So this picture must be accurate . ”

“…I see . However, that means that the book is the only resource we have about this monster . ”

The man said as he pointed at the single volume held by the small priest .

It was old and worn . You could not even read the t.i.tle .

“But the sky is bright, so I don’t think it is…”

The priest said with anxious eyes as he looked at the old book .

It seemed that something was bothering him .

“In any case, couldn’t you explain to us about the monster in that book? I heard of a similar monster being described in myth . But I have never heard of an actual blue dragon . ”

The manager said . The priest answered,

“Of course, you wouldn’t have . This myth is not well-known and most of it is unreadable . It is practically a miracle that I can read this page . ”

The priest said as he carefully opened the book .

It was so old that to handle it roughly would cause the pages to fall out .

And in this book…was the exact same dragon that I had seen .

“…Yes, it is very similar in appearance . So, what kind of monster is this dragon within the myth?”

This dragon had incredibly strong water magic . In the myth, the dragon grew with the darkness that covered the sky . And when it was fully grown, it destroyed a continent in just three days . ”

“A continent in three days . A mythological monster… Still, I find it difficult to believe that something that could destroy a continent was in the Delight Forest…”

“I agree . Besides, it has not become dark here…”

Just then, the priest glanced out the window…then muttered .

“…But, does it not see a little darker than usual?”

“Are you kidding?”

Then the manager looked out .

I used the slimes to see what it was like outside .

Yes, it did seem darker than usual .

“Yes, that seems to be the case . ”

“Can it really be true then…”

“No, it must be a coincidence . ”

Still, the partic.i.p.ants of the meeting started to look worried .

…Now that I think about it, it had been quite dark in the forest as well .

What if…

“What is this darkness that covers the sky supposed to be like?”

I had a bad feeling about it as I asked the priest .

And then he answered .

“According to the myth, only a part of the sky becomes dim at first . Then it starts to spread and  become darker . While this is happening, there will not be a cloud in the sky . ”

…Now that I think about it, there hadn’t been any clouds in the sky while we were in the forest . I think .

‘Hey . Were there clouds while we were in the Delight Forest?’

‘There weren’t any!’

‘No! The weather was so nice! Well, except it was a little dark!’

‘It got darker when we were leaving . ’

I asked the monsters just in case, and confirmed that it wasn’t just me .

This…is getting really bad .

“While we were investigating in the forest, it became strangely dark, and there were no clouds in the sky…isn’t that the same as the book?”

“…It is . ”

“An oppressive air filled the meeting room .

If this was earth, there would be no need to worry about mythological creatures from books .

However, this was a world of monsters and magic .

Even if it was an old myth, it could still be true .

…But if the Blue Dragon of Delight really was that mythological dragon, then there was nothing we could do .

What use would it be to gather the strongest Adventurers together, if this dragon could destroy a continent by itself?

“By the way, how long does it take for this dragon to grow completely?”

Perhaps it would take an incredibly long time for such a mythological dragon to grow large enough to destroy the continent .

If it took 100 years, that would be enough time to think of something .

However, that hope was crushed when the priest opened his mouth .

“3 days . ”