No one knew that four dragons were currently roosting in the Cross Mountains: Isen the Light Green Gem Dragon, Rio the Fire Dragon, Bard the Invisible Dragon, and Marta the Orichalcum Dragon.
Marta was the name Liszt had prepared for the Orichalcum Dragon.
It came from a game he had played before, Monster Hunter. There was an Elder Dragon called Kulve Taroth, nicknamed "Scumbag Hui," which dwelled in the golden land of the earth veins and was known as the Mother Goddess of Gold. Though the Orichalcum Dragon looked nothing like Scumbag Hui and had nothing to do with gold.
Perhaps only their colors were somewhat alike.
Yet Liszt's extraordinary logic still linked them together.
At dawn the next day, Marta the Orichalcum Dragon finally awoke. Her enormous body sprawled across the ground, her mind still a mess. To her, last night had been like a terrible nightmare—but what was even more terrifying was that the nightmare had been real... She stared at Liszt, her narrow black pupils flickering.
"Marta, this is the new name I've given you. What do you think? Will you accept it?" Liszt asked with a refined smile, meeting the Orichalcum Dragon's gaze.
After a long while, the Orichalcum Dragon slowly turned her head away and let out a snorting breath through her nostrils, silently accepting everything. No matter how complicated the process had been, Liszt had defeated her in the Battle of Minds. That alone was enough to subdue a dragon's pride and nobility and earn her recognition.
"Then, A Ke, use the magic platform to contact Yevich. Have him confirm the sextant's latitude and longitude. On our way back, we'll take in the scenery of the Wind Snow Mountain Principality."
Liszt leaped onto Marta the Orichalcum Dragon's Dragon Tooth Platform, instantly completing the mental