“Uwaaaagh!”
“Aaagh!”
“Hwaaaaah!”
Just before we were swallowed by the dragon’s jaws, we escaped from the aircraft by the narrowest possible margin.
At least, I thought we had.
Among the fragments scattering through the sky, I still couldn’t see any heavy sprays of blood.
“I’ll make a footho—”
“No! Open your parachute first!”
Of course, even now, the dragon passing us was so enormous that its body completely blocked the scenery on the other side.
Just because I couldn’t see blood from here didn’t mean I could relax.
“Hey, hey! My parachute isn’t working! Hey?!”
“Pull the cord!”
“This?!”
“Yes!”
Still, at least nobody on my side had been injured.
Inquisitor, Crusher, and Sir Sapphire were all fine.
Granted, we were currently plummeting vertically from several hundred meters in the air.
“Sir Sapphire, your hand!”
“Th-Thank—”
We shouted at each other without even remembering that radios existed.
In my case, rather than forgetting, I simply decided to communicate by voice to save the battery, but anyway.
I grabbed Sir Sapphire, who had jumped out without even having time to take a parachute.
It was fortunate that we were close enough not only to hear one another but to grab hands as well.
Even if we hadn’t been, I would’ve used the trick Commandment taught me to run through empty air and catch him, but still.
“Sir, pull it!”
The moment I caught him, however, I gave an order.
I had no…