Editing Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 6 Epilogue (section)

===Part 1===
After handing Rebecca over to the medical team to take care of, Ash and Eco headed over to the contestants’ lounge together.

“Hey! Ash! Eco!”

Hearing the anxious voice catching up to them from behind, both Ash and Eco turned around to look back. With a desperate expression, Raymond came straight towards them. Upon seeing that he was wearing a red T-shirt, Ash guessed that he was probably cheering for Rebecca.

“This guy really is heartless…”

At the same time that Ash couldn’t help sighing, he suddenly remembered something important.

“Oh yeah, Raymond! In fact—”

“My <Seikoku> is gone! What’s going on right now!?”

Raymond suddenly shouted, interrupting Ash’s words. It was difficult to imagine that Raymond could actually act so seriously.

“Uh, that’s because…”

Ash hesitated as he could not really explain why. At this time, Eco opened her palm and showed it to Raymond.

“I believe that this should be your <Seikoku>.”

“What are you saying!? If I’m not with Brigid then…?”

“The link between you two seems to have been cut off. I’m sorry!”

Ash put his hands together, and bowed to Raymond in apology.

“This isn’t a problem that can be solved with a mere apology! If something went wrong, what would happen if Brigid lost its life?”

“It won’t happen, Eco shared some of my supply of Astral to Brigid, so it won’t be harmed or lose its life.”

“If that’s the case then it’s a relief, the problem is that I’m not even called a Breeder anymore. If the Academy were to find out, I’ll definitely be expelled!”

“There was actually such a thing…!”

Ash discovered that this was no trivial matter. He certainly did not want to see Raymond drop out of the Academy as a result, all because he had involved Brigid in his battle.

“Anyhow, let’s discuss it slowly in the contestants’ lounge. Just calm down first—”

Just at that time, as if to stop Ash from speaking further—

“Hold on.”

An icy voice was suddenly heard. Without even turning back to look, Ash could tell from her voice that that person was Mirabel Lautreamont. The maid Eunice followed behind her.

“Headmistress! D-Did you hear our conversation just now…?”

Ash timidly trembled and murmured as he turned around, and Mirabel nodded in affirmation.

“Frankly speaking, I thought that this was going to be a boring event, but you allowed me to see an interesting phenomenon. In fact, I have always been interested in the magic device <Yggdrasil>, but…”

Speaking up to that point, Mirabel directed her eyes towards Eco’s right hand. The <Seikoku> which originally symbolised the relationship of master and servant between Raymond and Brigid was now clearly imprinted on her hand.

“I suspect that what Eco has done to Brigid is similar to the effect of <Yggdrasil>.”

The magic device <Yggdrasil> — it was a method through which an immense amount of magic energy could be transferred, a device which forced a dragon which had not yet grown into a Maestro become a Maestro. The Dark Dragon King Mordred used that function in the past to force Eco into her ‘true form’.

“If my conjectures are correct, Brigid’s Maestro form will only last for a short period of time. If it was done through <Yggdrasil>, then it would be a different matter entirely, and as for the effect that Eco inadvertently produced, I think the effect will wear off sooner or later. So—”

Mirabel stared straight at Raymond. Being stared at directly with an icy glare, Raymond immediately stiffened.

“You’re called Raymond Kirkland, right? I’m not going to appoint you as a Dragonar, and neither am I going to force you to drop out of the Academy. For the time being, let’s just wait and see.”

After finishing what she needed to say, Mirabel leisurely turned around and left. Eunice closely followed her indifferent figure as she left.

“Haha…that’s great, Raymond. Although her Royal Highness Mirabel looks rather cold on the outside, she’s actually a nice person.”

“That is true, but, something like this only happened today because you’re the one who insisted on borrowing Brigid! So you also have to lend Eco to me in return—”

At that time, a monstrous figure suddenly appeared, quickly interrupting Raymond’s words.

“Grrrrr…”

It was actually Brigid which had become a Maestro. It picked Raymond up by his collar with its mouth, and then plodded away with heavy steps.

“Wah! I was just joking back then! Just joking! Y-You’re the only one in my heart! I swear that I haven’t thought about choosing Eco over you at all!”

Currently hanging in mid-air, Raymond was taken away by Brigid.

“I will pray for your safety, Raymond…”

After Ash muttered that quietly, Eco shook her head as she shouted

“Is that guy an idiot!?”