Published at 20th of January 2021 06:54:26 AM
Chapter 331
The Black Dragon’s Battle
Author’s summary of the previous chapter: Kuro: Guhah!? Shiro: (Somehow I’m winning . Da heck? What is he planning? I dunno!)
This is, impossible for me indeed . I had known for sure . I had understood for sure . Even so, I can’t deny that I had never held out the hope that perhaps luck would be on my side . Sure enough however, it seems that such a too-good-to-be-true development won’t happen . If such a too-good-to-be-true development was ever going to happen, then surely I wouldn’t have experienced quite as much suffering as I have to date . Such a thing never happened as this world isn’t so nice as to let me have hope . The conclusion that can be drawn from all this, is that I will be defeated .
I had known for sure . I had understood for sure . However, now that this has actually come to pass, I am filled with regrets . That I gave up the right to choose, that I’ve been stagnant for so long . So this is the gap between me and my opponent who has constantly been forging ahead huh .
Shiro . Shiraori . Originally she was simply a reincarnator . From there, she made use of the System in a way that nobody had ever managed to before and achieved the leap to godhood . Even considering that she made use of the System’s power, she still produced a miracle for a normal living being to reach godhood . It’s doubtful that she herself understands just how great an achievement she made, but it was enough that D went out of her way to bestow a name and make an invitation to become her kin . I guess she is what people call a genius .
There is no concept of a “genius” amongst us dragons . We dragons become stronger simply by being alive, naturally attaining godhood . As we are a species that is destined to attain godhood, our strength is proportional to how long we have lived . They’re evenly matched within the same generation, cannot rival those from an older generation and won’t lose to those from a younger generation . That’s how dragons are .
It’s not just the dragons either . On one level or another, for most gods their strength is directly connected to their age . Which is why, from my point of view it is absurd in the extreme to experience the current situation where a newbie god who has only just been born is able to be more than a match for me . I’ve become able to fully understand the feelings of those seeing the unreasonable difference that talent makes amongst people .
Her Space Magecraft is above mine . Although I was able to execute a surprise attack and pull her into my domain, even that is being steadily overwritten . It won’t happen any time soon, but if my territory is overwritten then the situation will be overturned . The situation becomes worse the more time that passes . However, once my surprise attack failed to achieve a quick victory, it was unavoidable that it would develop into a drawn-out battle . In addition, I knew that if it became a drawn-out battle then it would be disadvantageous to me .
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It sure seems that Shiro has a tendency to overestimate me . Certainly I am above her in terms of my rank as a god, considering our total amounts of pure energy . However, if you were to ask whether that is directly connected to combat ability, the answer is no . Dragons learn knowledge and skills from the elder dragons . However, I don’t have any of those elder dragons to learn from . As there are limits to self-education, my abilities would likely have fallen well behind compared to dragons of my generation .
In the first place, I don’t have any combat experience with those equal to or stronger than me . Well, in this respect it’s not just me I guess . The dragon clan, the heavenly clan and the demonic clan . Since the struggle for supremacy between the three great god clans has entered a cold war period there’s been no opportunity for young dragons to go to battle . Even if this planet had been functioning normally and the other dragons hadn’t left, I likely wouldn’t have had an opportunity to fight with a god equal to or stronger than me . I am completely lacking in combat experience .
In contrast, before Shiro became a god she experienced fighting with those equal to or stronger than her . As a god, this is likely the first time she has fought with another god, but even so she has survived while experiencing fights to the bitter end . That makes a big difference .
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And more than anything, I am not in top form . The biggest reason why Shiro is overestimating me is likely because she is looking at my maximum energy capacity . From Shiro’s point of view, I’m sure that would seem to be enormous . I haven’t been living all this time nothing either . For dragons their rank as a god is tied to how long they’ve lived . In that regard, I’m a somewhat powerful god .
Like when looking up at a huge container in the sky from nearby, she is misunderstanding my strength .
Humph . I’m a laughingstock . It’s certainly the case, very much so, that if I had stored up the maximum amount of energy that my body could contain, then I would surely be able to achieve victory without even having to take into consideration my lack of combat experience . However, I would never have just left such energy lying around . If I had any such energy available, I would have obviously have used it all to help regenerate this planet, right?
Ahh, indeed . I’ve spent almost all of my energy on regenerating this planet . I put aside some for contingencies, leaving just a small amount of power . Everything has been for the sake of liberating Sariel even little bit sooner .
All that’s here is the leftover remains of the god Gyuriedistodiez . It’s not like I had weakened to the extent that I’d have ever lost to the likes of Potimas, but having said that I don’t have the power left to beat a god of the same rank as me .
Shiro is likely thinking that she is confronted by a battle with slim chances of victory . She is surely not thinking that it is in fact I who has slim chances of victory . If she got conceited it would likely make my situation a little easier though .
I shall admit it . The way things are going I will lose . It’s not like I don’t have a trump card . But, even when taking that into account it’s bleak . All I can do is to buy as much time as possible and to whittle Shiro down even a little bit .
In which case, I’ll focus purely on that . Even if it’s just my leftover remains, as a much older god than you I won’t be going down easily . I’ve entrusted the rest to you, Dustin .