Three days later, the army set out for Pink Lake.
An hour later, the army arrived near the lake.
On a hill, the Black Dragon Cosmo waited eagerly for his master's arrival.
Back when he had been captured, he had chosen becoming a lackey over being skinned and having his tendons pulled out.
Over the years, all he had to do was stay here, occasionally drive off the Monster Clan to assert his presence, and spend the rest of his time sleeping in his cave while looking forward to the hundred Gold Coins that would enter his Treasure Vault at the end of every month.
"Lord Cosmo, the master has arrived."
Cosmo, who had been calculating how long it would be until the next hundred Gold Coins entered his Treasure Vault, raised his head upon hearing the kobold general Orphus. Spotting his master, he turned and threatened, "Don't run ahead of me."
"Yes, my lord."
Though the kobold general Orphus dismissed the Black Dragon's threat inwardly, he remained respectful on the surface.
He was Cosmo's subordinate, but also his watcher.
When the army was several thousand meters from the hill, Cosmo beat his wings and charged out, landing before the formation. He sprawled on the ground and loudly declared, "Great master, Cosmo welcomes your arrival."
Looking down at the somewhat pudgy Black Dragon, Velin studied him carefully before finally connecting this figure with Cosmo's former build.
It had only been a few years, and he had already eaten himself into this state.
"Enough. Change back into human form first."
Cosmo answered loudly. Light flashed across his body as he used a Shapeshifting Spell to turn himself into a burly man.
Before long, the kobold general Orphus led several hundred subordinates before Velin. They prostrated themselves on the ground as he