"Is that so? Then take your questions with you to the afterlife." Saying this, Takeru quickly formed a fireball aimed directly at Lagee's location and launched it. Lagee panicked and jumped aside, barely dodging.
"As expected of a Hero. Yes, I am the Dragon Bishop who summoned Darassuede Dragon-sama. How did you discover me?" Seeing Takeru directly attack, Lagee stopped pretending.
"How did I discover you? I saw everything you did on the island. Including the fact that the orcs came to this island because of you. On one side of the island, I found a dilapidated ship with a large cage on board. That was used to imprison the Orc Queen back then, wasn't it?" Looking at Lagee, Takeru said with a light smile.
"I see... Devouring Flame, Scorching Breath!" Hearing Takeru's words, a special emblem appeared on Lagee's face. Although still puzzled, he quickly chanted, releasing two blazing beams of fire at Takeru.
But as they approached Takeru, they were directly devoured by the black vortex, not even a spark remaining.
"So this is your trump card? Even the dragon you summoned couldn't harm me. How much of a chance do you think you have?" Looking at the meager two thousand or so mana added, Takeru revealed a mocking smile.
"What did you say? What happened to Darathwiede Dragon-sama?" Hearing Takeru's words, Lagee was visibly shaken.
"Well, he has become my trophy." Saying this, Takeru abruptly appeared behind him.
Hearing the voice from behind, Lagee fearfully leaped forward, quickly distancing himself from Takeru.
"Applebio, Exflamma..." After putting distance between them, he instinctively began chanting a spell.
But before he could finish, he noticed something was wrong. His body seemed no longer under his control, and his head was getting closer and closer to the ground.
Takeru calmly watched Lagee's severed head fall. Although Lagee's combat capabilities were decent, compared to Takeru, he was undeniably an ant facing an elephant.
After dispatching him, Takeru sensed the location of the barrier's foundation stones.
With a thought, six bolts of lightning rapidly gathered in the air and struck the ground, shattering the inscribed foundation stones. As the stones broke, the barrier quickly dissipated, and the volcanic activity completely subsided.
Everyone on the ship noticed the situation seemed to have calmed down and cheered joyfully.
"Takeru-sensei is so reliable. I feel like we're unnecessary." Looking at Takeru's achievement, Iu scratched her head.
"But if even Takeru and the others couldn't resist the future monsters' invasion, can we really do it with our strength?" Hearing Iu's words, Yusuke again recalled the fragment of the future world the Game Master had shown them...
Soon, everyone gathered around Takeru again upon his return.
"Hero, what's the situation?" Yana looked at Takeru expectantly.
"Yes, it's completely resolved. The perpetrator was that bald man named Lagee. He called himself a Dragon Bishop and used a special barrier to summon the dragon." Looking at everyone, Takeru revealed the truth.
"Lagee from 3rd Ward!" Hearing Takeru's words, Yana said with surprise.
"I remember he was a prodigy who stood, walked, and spoke earlier than other children since childhood. As an architectural designer, he was deeply respected by the villagers. Come to think of it, he was also the one who first proposed building houses on that land now swallowed by lava." Soon, Aoiu pieced it together.
As time passed, two days later, the island held its harvest festival, successfully offering the Jiffon Buffos during Vaikedamania.
"And so, the mission is successfully completed!" Watching everyone celebrate, Keita said excitedly.
"Being able to hold a festival like this is all thanks to the Heroes." Yana said gratefully.
"We represent the islanders in expressing our gratitude." Aoiu looked gratefully at Takeru and the others.
Hearing their words, Hachiman, Yusuke, and the others scratched their heads. Throughout the entire process, they hadn't seemed to contribute much.
As for the mercenaries, they looked utterly bewildered, as if they had simply come on a trip and witnessed what human capability could achieve...
"You don't need to be so formal. We have our own objectives." Hearing their words, Takeru gently shook his head.
If not for the mission requirements, Takeru and the others would never have set foot on this island, nor naturally participated in this affair.
"Even so, we will never forget. The lessons learned from this experience must be passed down. As Vaikedaam Ritual Dancers, I will pass them on to future generations forever." Looking at Takeru, Aoiu spoke seriously.
"Yes. Do your best." Hearing her words, Takeru smiled and nodded.
"Yes!" Hearing Takeru's words, the two quickly nodded, then returned to the altar platform and began dancing.
"Takeru-sensei, after we return to the real world, can I come find you?" At this moment, Yusuke approached Takeru and asked.
"That should be fine. You can contact me directly by phone. My number is 1***." Hearing his words, Takeru directly gave him the phone number he had purchased in this world.
"I understand. I'll trouble you then, Master." Muttering the number several times, Yusuke committed it to memory.
"Master, can we contact you too?" Hearing Yusuke's words, Iu beside him spoke expectantly.
"Of course. But I might not necessarily be free." Hearing her words, Takeru explained calmly. He wasn't sure if the time he spent in their world would align with theirs.
"Eh, we understand." Hearing Takeru say this, everyone thought Takeru might need to train hard or handle many matters in the real world.
As for Mio and Hachiman, seeing Yusuke and the others' reactions, they could only smile wryly. But they also knew that compared to Takeru, they indeed fell far short.
As Takeru and the others conversed, Yana and Aoiu's song and dance concluded. Takeru and the others then received the mission completion notification and instantly appeared in a special void space. The Game Master was there.
"Now, as compensation for completing the mission, you may ask one question." Looking at Takeru and the others, the Game Master directly stated.
"Master, you ask." Hearing the Game Master's words, everyone turned their gaze to Takeru.
"No. I have nothing I wish to ask. You will need to rely on yourselves in the future. You ask." Hearing Yusuke and the others' words, Takeru directly shook his head.
After all, he would likely leave this world in a little over a month. The future calamity was something they would have to solve themselves. So Takeru saw no need to take up such an important inquiry.
Although Takeru was somewhat curious about what these so-called future people were, and what abilities or technology they used to return to this era to cultivate Heroes, asking this question would likely yield useless answers or be unanswerable.
So Takeru stopped thinking about it. Even if he knew, he probably couldn't obtain such abilities or technology anyway...
"Hey, what exactly was that Dragon Priest's goal?" Hearing Takeru wasn't going to ask, Keita directly inquired.
"You're still thinking about that!" Hearing Keita waste this precious opportunity, Yusuke said irritably.
"To resurrect the dragon. Goodbye." Simply stating this, the Game Master vanished instantly.
"That's it?" Watching the Game Master disappear at light speed, everyone felt speechless.
With the Game Master's disappearance, Takeru and the others quickly returned to the real world.
Takeru noticed the time. Although over ten days had passed in that world, only a few seconds had passed in the real world. This ability to save even more time than the Reincarnation Space surprised Takeru considerably.
He quickly checked the game panel and game inventory, finding them unopenable. However, his inventory exclusive to the Reincarnation Space was unaffected. The large quantities of goblin, kobold, giant centipede, woodland spirit, and massive dragon corpses he had collected lay intact within.
Additionally, the attribute and skill bonuses he had gained in that world were retained within himself.