"Fire Dragon!"
"That's Fire Dragon's voice!"
"His Majesty's first dragon—is His Majesty about to appear?"
The people in the square were filled with anticipation. Yet to their surprise, after that "Oh-ho," the Fire Dragon they remembered did not appear. Instead, another resonant dragon roar rang out from behind the palace.
"Roar!"
"This is..."
"It's the Orichalcum Dragon's voice!"
No reminder was needed. Sharp-eyed people quickly pointed toward the sky above the palace. "Dragon! Dragon! Dragon!" A golden dragon was flying over.
"Ah, it's gleaming gold—is that a Gold Dragon?"
"You don't even recognize it? That's His Majesty's Orichalcum Dragon, a magical metal dragon, even nobler than a Gold Dragon!"
"All dragons are noble. There's no distinction between them!"
The glittering Orichalcum Dragon, Marta, swiftly flew above the square. Like the Light Green Gem Dragon Isen before her, she circled once, then flew directly to Sun Mountain and landed halfway up its slope.
The crowd's astonishment had not yet ended.
At that moment, another majestic dragon roar rang out. "Roar!"
Immediately afterward, a silver-white dragon flew in. Those who knew dragons had already cried out in surprise—it was the Gray Cast Iron Dragon Ornn. Ornn circled once, then also flew to Moon Mountain. Not far from Isen, he crouched midway up the mountain, gazing out toward the square.
"Roar!"
Once again, accompanied by a dragon roar, a smaller gray-white dragon flew in. This was the Aluminum Dragon Connor. After circling the square once, he flew to the middle of Sun Mountain.
"Yo-ho!"
Close on the Aluminum Dragon's heels, another beautiful young dragon with pale blue scales flew into the square with a somewhat childish dragon cry.
"This is?"
Confusion surfaced in many people's minds. They did not recognize this dragon. The envoys from the various kingdoms were especially horrified. The dragons