The 5000-year-old Herbivorous Dragon

「Evil Dragon-sama’s secret technique that has brought rotation to this planet—”Celestial Sphere of The Genesis Dragon”… After all, Evil Dragon-sama is in power saving mode right now, so the technique can’t easily be done, huh. 」

「Looks like the scale of your story became bigger than usual because of the previous story.」

We just heard the story of what happened to the sun before, and now Rēko has a rather unusual cosmic scale selfish interpretation.

「What will you do, Evil Dragon-sama? I think you have an option to return to your original size and do it that way.」

「Well I don’t want them to be scared as much as possible, so I’ll stay at this size for now. I’ll do my best to practice right now, so can you please wait a bit?」

「Understood.」

「Oh, can you make a ball for me to ride? A soft ball that would be okay to hit your back or waist when you slip.」

After I asked, Rēko put her hands above her head and squeezed it.

Then, the soil in the surrounding ground rose against gravity and condensed in the air to form a single sphere.

「Wow! Onee-chan’s amazing!」

Ria looks at the ball of earth with her eyes shining.

I know the extent of things that Rēko can do so I’m not surprised at this level. Or rather, it was I who told her to do it.

The soil ball fell into the ground with a heavy noise. This time, the surrounding grass gathered to the ball, and the surface of the ball is softly coated with cushioning material.

「It’s finished.」

MIssion achieved, or so as Rēko puffed up her chest proudly.

When I touch the ball, the surface feels soft, but the core is solid and it rolls around well.

「Thank you Rēko, this is perfect.」

「There is no need to thank me for this degree of stuff.」

Humble, yet happy. I would be very welcome if Rēko uses her power in this kind of productive direction on a daily basis.

Aside from that, I’ll have to practice now.

I don’t do something as stupid as jumping on top of it like before, but I carefully put my front legs on it and try to lift myself slowly.

「Ah.」

I failed normally as I expected.

As the ball rolled around, my body lost its balance and leaned to one side too much. I couldn’t resist it and ended up upside down on the ground.

Or so I thought.

My body that is falling on the ground was forcibly pulled back to the ball “as if I was held by an invisible hand” . And the four of my legs are firmly attached to the most stable position on top of the ball.

When I took another step, I was about to lose my balance again, but an invisible hand forcibly supported me again and fixed my balance.

「Rēko? Did you do something?」

「No, Evil Dragon-sama. You are practicing right now, so I refrain from doing unnecessary things.」

「Well, right.」

I agree with her as I ride the ball calmly. After all, I don’t feel any sign of magic power from Rēko.

But, who is it then?

「—Please do your best Dragon-san. I am sure Kami-sama is watching over you.」

Ria is praying while kneeling on the ground.

There is a clear sign of magic power from her hands that is put together for praying.

「Ria? You, you could use magic?」

When I asked, Ria broke the honorifics with a straight face.

「No, not at all.」

Somehow or another, I knew that.

She was surprised when Rēko made the ball a bit ago. However, the degree of the magic used is not that difficult. If she had mastered magic even a little bit, she wouldn’t have such an exaggerated reaction.

「This magic power is the same quality as the god who possessed her a while ago.」

Rēko said suddenly.

Perhaps she is sniffing the magic power around Ria, her nose is moving.

「Well, Ria. It seems that Kami-sama is helping me.」

「Is that so! That means my prayer went through then!」

But is it really? I don’t believe that Kami-sama would help me ride a ball. He is taking a nap in the first place, so he probably isn’t responsible for this situation.

「…I wonder what’s happening.」 f𝑟e𝒆𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗oѵ𝐞𝗹.c૦𝑚

Maybe some kind of magic unconditionally activates when Ria prays? It is probable that the magic power is originally for protecting the Shrine Maiden.

Although it is a matter of concern—

「Well, I guess I should be grateful that the ball riding goes well.」

「But Evil Dragon-sama, this technique is one of the most delicate and advanced techniques that Evil Dragon-sama has. Is it okay to allow extra interference from outside?」

「It’s okay Rēko. It is important to be flexible.」

「In that case, I’ll help too.」

「Sure.」I said lightly as I nodded.

I wonder if Rēko will support me like what “Kami-sama” did… 𝑓𝘳ℯ𝒆w𝘦𝘣𝙣𝘰ѵ𝘦𝚕.c𝗼𝓶

The fact that I could not detect the disturbing sign from the name of the technique that is based on her cosmic scale setting was a slip of thought.

Rēko touched the ball with her fingertips.

「The eternal rotation of the star, the great power of the flow— 「Celestial Sphere of The Genesis Dragon」.」

The ball immediately began to roll at a tremendous speed like a cannonball.

In a straight line towards the capital.

With me on top of it.