I handed over the clothes I had brought to Ice and Snow Dragon – Heald.

 

The shopkeeper put on a puzzled expression, and Dorothy seemed to have a question mark above her head.

 

Ice Snow Dragon entered the dressing room.

 

[I will change and come out.]

 

For a very short time, light leaked from the dressing room.

 

Soon after, a silver-haired woman wearing my clothes came out of the dressing room, to the surprise of the store owner.

 

“uh? what? Heald… ? Are you Hild?”

 

Dorothy was equally surprised.

 

[Yes. Isn’t it beautiful?]

 

Hild gracefully turned around and showed off his appearance.

 

Her voluptuous body seemed to be flattered because she was wearing clothes that were larger than her physique, but it was clear that she had the shape of a beautiful young lady.

 

Hiding the horns and tail made it look like a human.

 

Dorothy’s quivering eyes turned to mine.

 

“Heilde, you could have been a human… ? Didn’t you make a dress for that little dragon?”

 

“Yes, what.”

 

You thought so too. At first, I thought I was too.

 

“I knew for the first time yesterday that I could transform into a human.”

 

“amazing!”

 

Dorothy let out an exclamation.

 

Dorothy went straight to Heald and examined him closely. Heald was a little taller than Dorothy.

 

[Why is that, Dorothy?]

 

“You have become a real person. Are you using very high-level transformation magic?”

 

[To this body, this level of magic is like eating cold stew. Huhu, don’t these days don’t even know how to use transformation magic like this?]

 

“Nowadays, you can just use camouflage magic tools or camouflage magic, right? You really don’t have to change your body.”

 

[…] … !]

 

Hild, who was trembling with arrogance, was taken aback when he heard Dorothy’s answer.

 

“Well, if your body is weak, you should strengthen your protection magic.”

 

Hild tried to refute, but he was speechless at Dorothy’s comments that came one after another.

 

Heeld’s high-level transformation magic is a matter of whether he can learn it before he dies with a normal human lifespan, and there is no need to learn it with great effort and difficulty.

 

It’s better to learn or master even one more elemental magic than to learn something like that.

 

[I guess I was behind the times… .]

 

Hild felt skeptical.

 

“First of all, I’ll take measurements.”

 

The store owner approached Heald and skillfully measured his body and gave him his size. Perhaps it was because he accepted it as my familiar, but he seemed to understand it right away when I showed him the eccentricity of becoming a human.

 

In the first place, Heald was a white dragon. It’s because it’s an unusual monster from its original appearance.

 

“How about blue clothes? I think that would suit you best.”

 

[It’s blue. The king’s color… ! Like it!]

 

Hearing Dorothy’s question, Hild looked at my hair. My hair was bluish, so I couldn’t tell if it was the color of a king.

 

The dress didn’t have to be custom made. After Dorothy and Ella chose a dress, they entered the dressing room and put it on Heald.

 

Every time that happened, Hild showed off his dress to me and Cheshire.

 

Holding a magical instrument in one hand, training the circulation of magical energy, he seriously examined Heald’s appearance. From party dresses to everyday dresses, Hild did a great job.

 

So, everything looked fine, but Dorothy and Ella kept changing Heald’s clothes without stopping, saying that something was missing.

 

I’m slowly getting tired… .

 

“I think everything looks good.”

 

[Nyon… . Isaac, I’m kind of bored.]

 

I was sitting in the chair the shopkeeper had brought me, with the strangest-Cheshire sitting on my leg. The monster seemed to be getting bored.

 

“I think this is the best!”

 

Dorothy brought back the blue dress she had first worn on Heald. It was closer to everyday wear than party wear.

 

In the end, Heald changed back into the blue dress. The monster and I stuck out our tongues. So what the heck have you done so far… ?

 

[How is it, master?]

 

“It suits you best.”

 

[There is no soul in the answer… .]

 

It was really pretty. However, regardless of whether Hild’s human form was pretty or not, he wanted the fashion show to stop. I’m tired now

 

[done. do it with this I like this the most!]

 

“right? Oh, let’s simply decorate our hair too!”

 

Dorothy braided some of Hild’s hair on either side and tied it back. Dorothy nodded to see if she was satisfied with her work, and Hild looked in the mirror and was satisfied.

 

It’s finally over.

 

[Dorothy, what will you do? In return for your help, I will pick out clothes for you too!]

 

“My clothes? Hmm… . Isaac, are you okay?”

 

… … !

 

My nerves were on edge.

 

However, he pretended to be as carefree as possible and replied.

 

“Yes, take your pick.”

 

“Nihihi, good!”

 

Hild went with Dorothy to choose clothes, and Dorothy showed herself to me every time she changed into a new dress.

 

“How about this?”

 

“Well, try this on too.”

 

“This?”

 

“Well, that one next.”

 

“how is it? Does your sister get along well?”

 

“Um… .”

 

Wow, f*ck… .

 

‘This is Doro.’

 

It was hard to bear because the corners of my mouth seemed to ascend to heaven.

 

You can be so happy just by looking at it.

 

My body trembles. A very thrilling current flowed through my body, and I felt thrilled.

 

Everything is cute and lovely. How can a person be so pretty?

 

It was hard to give up all of them because they looked good no matter what I wore.

 

[Master, why is Dorothy reacting differently?]

 

Heald protested.

 

what are you talking about.

 

“what? Are they the same?”

 

[Completely different! Didn’t I keep my eyes on Dorothy while looking at her roughly?!]

 

Hild stomped on the ground and stomped.

 

It seems that there is a tea. sorry. It was force majeure.

 

Dorothy covered her mouth and laughed sinisterly.

 

“Nuhhh. President, are you losing your mind because your sister is pretty?”

 

“What kind of small child… . It’s not like that. How about trying this on next time? Oh, and that too… .”

 

Ah, this feeling. A long time.

 

This is Deokjil’s happiness.

 

… …

 

Dorothy bought clothes with Heald, made Heald’s face pretty, and left with Ella, saying she had business to do.

 

After “Alice Subjugation”, Dorothy was spurring her training so that she would no longer be swayed by the magic of the stars.

 

Meditating in a quiet place or circulating the power of starlight strongly.

 

Unlike other magic, the power bestowed by fairies does not require complex calculations. The measure of strength is how well you adapt to magic power and how strong magic power you possess. The training method was also very different from that of general elemental magic.

 

On the other hand, Hild secretly hummed a song, probably enjoying wearing the blue dress.

 

We visited the female armor-Gormos, and introduced each other to the strange creature-Cheshire and the female armor.

 

[Look, Gormos. Isn’t it beautiful? Every passing person praised my beauty!]

 

[hmm… , Is that enough?]

 

The turtle demon beast with the shell of a rocky mountain, the female armor-Gormos, reacted with displeasure at Hild’s appearance.

 

In fact, the only person who praised Hild’s beauty was the owner of a clothing store. It wasn’t like that with every passing person. It seemed like he was exaggerating because he wanted to brag about himself.

 

After walking around with Heald in a dress like that and training, it was already night. Stranger Cheshire returned to Alice, and I tried to return to the dormitory with Hild.

 

However, Hild suggested that we go to the top of a nearby spire.

 

Today, I wanted to do whatever Heild wanted. Because it’s also a commemorative day for matching dresses. Heald also seemed to want to go outside a bit more while wearing the dress.

 

We climbed the high spire and looked down at the academy. When I looked up, I could see the desolate night sky stretching very far.

 

It seemed that Heald had something to say to me. I could understand it because I could feel the feelings of the familiar.

 

So, while holding the magical device with one hand and training without saying anything, Heald started talking to me.

 

[Master, can I have a serious talk?]

 

“are you okay. What?”

 

[This is a story about my former owner.]

 

Is it the story of the beginning of ice making?

 

It was fortunate that I didn’t say things like ‘Can I talk about your past life’. Because there is no reason to point out unnecessarily.

 

Except for the fragmentary information I saw in the setting book, I did not know anything about the primordial ice system. It’s a person from a long time ago who doesn’t even need to know.

 

[She was on the gloomy side among humans. His withered body didn’t look strange whenever he collapsed, and he hardly spoke, so it seemed like he was lost in his own mental world.]

 

Hild leaned against the railing and looked up at the sky.

 

[She took the lives of countless people. Traitors, plunderers, demons, and ferocious beasts were her enemies, and the more the blood on their hands, the less they spoke. … Oops, you only said very bad things.]

 

Heald paused.

 

[There was an ice valley where even a living creature would die from the cold. The person who came to me living there alone and reached out to me to explore the world together is my former owner.]

 

“It must be a memory.”

 

[Yes. It was a cold expression, but hehehe. I really liked her because I was lonely then. It was a day I will never forget for the rest of my life.]

 

“… … .”

 

[She didn’t give affection to anyone. I just liked the previous owner one-sidedly. I missed the voice that called my name, the battles with her, the touch of her hand. So, a thousand years have passed, and I met you.]

 

Hild stared into my eyes.

 

“… Didn’t you say that today I am the reincarnation of that woman?”

 

[That doesn’t mean my thoughts have changed, Master. I still think you are the reincarnation of your former master. but… , if you really have no relationship with the previous owner.]

 

Like someone who remembered something unpleasant, Heald’s expression sank heavily.

 

It seemed like he was trying to say something he had been hesitant to say.

 

[Won’t you listen to my former master’s message?]

 

“message?”

 

did you have a message?

 

[The original kings, including my former master, prophesied like this. ‘In the future, the evil god of destruction will resurrect and try to bring an end to the world, but a brave hero will appear and stop it’. This is a message about the prophecy.]

 

The moment I heard that, my eyes narrowed.

 

It was a prophecy from ＜Merchen’s Magic Knight＞.

 

So I overlooked it and didn’t think deeply about it, but when Hild spoke of the prophecy, an indescribable sense of incongruity welled up.

 

Because it raised questions.

 

‘The prophecies left by the original kings were left after looking at the fragmented future.’

 

But this world.

 

‘This is my world… .’

 

In ＜Merchen’s Magic Knight＞, the player was Ian, and since Ian blocked the evil spirit, of course I thought that the ‘brave hero’ in the prophecy was Ian.

 

In the first place, the one who could defeat the evil spirit was Ian Fairytail, and it was he who was called the ‘child of light’.

 

‘but… .’

 

If that’s the case, why did you say ‘brave hero’ instead of ‘child of light’?

 

Also, as long as I didn’t lag behind, it was obviously me who would be the first to stop the evil spirits.

 

How can Ian, who does not have the power of the system and lacks skills, stop the evil spirit?

 

There was no way to defeat the evil god other than me taking the lead and subduing it, and having Ian deliver the final blow.

 

If so, the question arises whether the ‘brave hero’ in the prophecy was really Ian.

 

“… Keep talking.”

 

[master. If you are not the reincarnation of my former master, you may be the ‘brave hero’ predicted by the original kings.]

 

“… … .”

 

Did the original kings anticipate the current situation?

 

… Let’s not be sure of anything. Everything is still just a logical leap.

 

However, it was difficult to calm the boiling doubts.

 

[If that valiant hero appears, my former master asked me to deliver these words.]

 

Ears up.

 

A message left by the original Ice Emperor.

 

The words that Heald finally came out of his mouth were the one word that only Heald had cherished for a thousand years, spoken by the first ice emperor a thousand years ago.

 

[‘Please feel at ease, get rid of me’.]

 

In an instant, an ominous sensation ran down my spine.

 

“what… ?”

 

What does it mean?

 

Hild himself seemed to want an explanation as to why the original Ice Emperor had said such a thing. I had no way of knowing the meaning behind the message.

 

For a while, we looked into each other’s eyes and only felt the cool night breeze.