If I Survive the SSS-Rank Demon Realm with a ‘Useless’ Skill, I’ll Become the World’s Strongest Alchemist: Building a Comfortable Base and Enjoying a Fun Life in Another World with My Companions~

Chapter 60

A transparent red collar materializes in the air. Gently, I grasp it and offer it to the Dragon King.

“If you’ll be my ally… if you’ll forge an [Unbroken Oath] with me, I’ll save you. I’ll keep your promise, too. But if you refuse…”

I hesitate, remembering the Dragon King’s sincerity.

“I’ll still keep your promise… but that’s all.”

Its massive eyelids close, and its body trembles. I flinch back—until a low sound reaches me.

Kuh… kuh… kuh…

The Dragon King is laughing.

“If I refuse… you should at least threaten to kill me now and burn the forest…”

“So… you’ll join me?!”

“Only because you showed mercy… to one on the verge of death… So long as you remember that… I will lend you my strength…”

Reason and magnanimity. Truly, a being worthy of the title “King.”

I nod and step closer. Holding the Oath Collar to its scales, it’s absorbed in a flash of light.

“Ah…”

The radiant glow of the oath spreads across the Dragon King’s body.

The wounds torn by ice blades slowly close. Peeled scales silently reseal. Its HP must have risen from the boost. Though damage remains, the Dragon King is no longer at death’s door. Its deep breath stirs the flames licking at the branches. Then, it fixes its sharp gaze on me.