Chapter 252.1. It Was Late To Appear

Mii-chan charges through Mist Dungeon. The dungeon has five floors, with a checkpoint on the third floor. 
Undaunted by the monsters attacking her on the 1st and 2nd floors, I proceed smoothly to the third floor. However, the monsters on the 4th floor are significantly stronger…
“Since I’ve set traps, strength doesn’t matter, right?”
She mutters to herself and lightly kicks the ground. Mii-chan’s body soars about 10 meters and spins in mid-air.
“Gruooon!”
A roar echoes as a mouth formed from mist attacks where Mii-chan stood moments ago. The ground is deeply gouged, revealing its form. 
It’s a mist monster. It’s a creature with a long neck resembling a water dragon, its body composed of mist.
“A Mist Dragon. Quite an unusual choice.”
-Mist Dragon: Level 55, Resist: Physical, Weakness: Magic-
The dragon seems to be melding with the mist, having a body formed from the mist itself. It’s a colossal dragon with mist-like scales on its body and bat-like wings.
Realizing she evaded its attack, it turns its head towards Mii-chan, who’s now airborne.
Mist Dragon, whose body is formed from white mist, possesses the unique skill [Mist Form]. It’s resistant to physical attacks and takes minimal damage. 
With its defensive skills that can’t be deciphered through analysis, defeating Mist Dragon without using magic is a difficult task.
“Moreover, a Mist Dragon is a boss-level monster… How did they manage to prepare this?”
It’s probably a monster provided by Menou Marquisate, but it’s excessively powerful. Solomon assisted in summoning this creature, but it was on a different level compared to what they did before.
“In the original, they were just minor characters meant to be defeated… It seems like the story has taken a different turn.”
Taking a slightly more serious stance, Mii-chan exhales lightly, fixing her sharp gaze on Mist Dragon.
In the original, they only commanded weak monsters. In the game, even a beginner monster tamer would struggle to control monsters around Level 30, but unexpectedly, they have grown much stronger.
Mist Dragon opens its mouth in an attempt to knock Mii-chan out of the air, condensing mist within its mouth.
As white mist gathers within its mouth, it shines blindingly bright, and a breath attack is released.
[Mist Breath]
The breath attack, formed from white mist, approaches like a breath, and Mii-chan tilts her float board slightly, gliding through the air.
Slicing through the mist, Mii-chan maneuvers around Mist Dragon, which continues to aim at her and release its mist breath, mowing down the surroundings.
The trees and rocks in its path dissolve into bubbles in an instant. That’s a corrosive breath attack that can melt even magical barriers.
“Well, I guess the fun ends here.”
Suddenly transforming my lovely face into that of a duck, I giggle and sway my body slightly, bending at the waist.
Dodging the pursuing breath attacks by flying left and right, Mii-chan quickly waves her hand toward Mist Dragon.
Countless shurikens, gleaming from my hand, are released into the air.
[Stone Fire]
It’s a throwing art skill that is triggered. It pierced Mist Dragon’s body with holes as if I hit it with a machine gun.
“Kruoo!”
However, with a single cry, Mist Dragon seals the holes with mist, instantly returning to its original state.
“Still as resilient as ever. The ability to regenerate, even among dragons, is something I quite like, including its visually appealing aspect.”
In the game, [Mist Form] which rendered physical attacks ineffective led it to evade most attacks. Holding a small hand to my lips in delight, I commented on the similarity of this ability in reality.
Mist Dragon didn’t falter as Mii-chan soared through the mist, ripping it apart. It circulated mana throughout its body.
“Gurururu”
With a gentle, melodious sound, it unleashed a magical attack.
[Mist Chain]
“Oops, the same magic as in the game. But the levels are way too different!”
The surrounding mist transformed into numerous chains, attempting to bind Mii-chan. She charged forward, adding her float board to the approaching chains. 
With a jingling sound, the mist chains loosened. Imagining the chains as waves and herself as a surfer, Mii-chan skillfully navigated through the encroaching chains.
“Now it’s time to show the power of Big Magic!”
I clapped my hands together with a sharp gaze and a menacing smile.
My immense magical power flowed outward, forming a magic circle of light lines. I unleashed my power of destruction.
[Soul Awakening]
[Cocytus]
[Cocytus]
-Fused-
[Hades’ Winter]
Magical power surged, causing a blizzard to erupt from Mii-chan and sweep across her surroundings. 
In an instant, the blizzard froze everything. As if time had come to a halt, Mist Dragon froze in place, the mist chains dissipated, and the ice crystals fluttered down to the ground.
“Too bad. Pitying the player who cleared the side story, it’s obvious that the main story boss is weak.”
With a graceful landing, Mii-chan chuckled at the dragon that transformed into an ice sculpture. She playfully tapped it.
“This magic has both instant death, restraining effects, plus an attack component. It’s not effective against enemies weak to magic.”
Mist Dragon fell without even a cry. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a match for Mii-chan, who recently obtained the Grand Mage job.
The frozen body of Mist Dragon cracked from the point Mii-chan tapped it, eventually shattering it into pieces.
Lightly chuckling while observing the cruel yet beautiful glimmer of the ice shards, she deftly caught the magic stone that fell from the shards with a bug-catching net.
“Got me a Mist Dragon magic stone.”
A white magic stone shimmered within the bug-catching net, its magical essence visualized as sparkling light.
“As for this, I’ll use it later… Elizabeth-chan, why didn’t you move forward earlier?”
I amusedly called out into the mist, the mist swayed, and the soft sound of footsteps gradually approached.