CH 498

“Wow, there are four dragons!?”

“That’s spectacular …… Isn’t Sarge here?”

“This is the island where dragons live. ……”

“It’s been a while. I’ll fly for a bit.”

The wyvern Angriff took off from the roof of the wagon and went somewhere. We’re talking a lot on the road, so he’s getting better at conversing.

He must have gone to the other wyvern that fought me back then.

“I wondered if the results of the dungeon were those dragons? I wonder which one is the royal dragon.”

As I moved the carriage closer, I saw Aina, Sephiro, and a tall, handsome man running towards us.

“Welcome back, Lars-niichan!”

“It’s been a while.”

“Oh, I’m back, you two. And Ash, you look good too? Have you gotten a little stronger?”

“Kuoon♪!”

“He really loves Lars, huh.”

As Urla chuckles and pats Ash on the back, Yogus shouts in astonishment as he repositions his glasses.

“A Deadly Bear’s kid is attached to him so much…… that’s awesome…… Is that his parents over there?”

“Yes, yes. I happened to tame them, and so is that Viking Wolf.”

“Ohhhhhh …… A Viking wolf that only moves in packs!?”

Yogus fidgeted excitedly as he watched Schneider fighting three Raptor dragons in the distance.

Well, anyway–

“Who’s the handsome guy over there?”

“What!?”

Urka was briefly surprised, but I was also surprised, though I didn’t say it out loud.

“Sarge!?”

“That’s right! Sarge was able to become human. Aina was with me when I saw it. Right, Sephiro-chan.”

“Yes, yes. The royal dragon was really big, you know.”

“Heh, I want to see it …… Congratulations, Sarge. Now, you can now fight the demons flexibly.”

And then he smiled at us with a soft smile and said.

“I-Is that so ……?”

I’m getting more and more information, and for the first time in a long time, I’m surprised. If the Royal Dragon is his father …… then Sarge must be very strong, right?

“Then you’ll have to fight me later, how was the dungeon?”

“I fought the four dragons in there!”

“Hoho~, that’s an interesting story.”

“Oh, Uncle Skeleton.”

“My name is Ogure. Urka, let’s get to the dragons immediately.”

“Can we?”

“I’m going to talk a little more with Sarge, so go ahead and say hello. It’s been a while since you’ve seen everyone, don’t you, Yogus?”

“Let’s do that. There are so many …… unusual …… dragons ……”

With a wry smile on my face, I watch Urka, Yogus, and Ogure-san head for Ryuuze, before returning to my conversation with Sarge and the others. 

“At any rate, I’m glad you made it back safely from the dungeon, because Roza was pretty intimidating.”

“You’re right, it was like she was training you.”

Sephiro said this as she climbed on my back, and Ash was at my feet begging to be carried, so I picked him up.

“Ahhh, Aina too!”

“I’ll do it later. You’ve gotten a little heavy, Ash.”

“Kuon!”

Ash squeals bravely, as if to say that his training has paid off, and claps his hand on my shoulder. Is Sephiro still in the habit of doing what she did when she was a tree?

“Well, as it turns out, he was able to humanize himself and meet his father, so it was a good thing for Sarge.”

“Whoa.”

Sarge smiled again, took Aina in his arms and continued.

“Haha, you took care of Aina for a long time, so you’re more like a father than Dad …… It’s reassuring to know that you’ll be watching over us until we become a grandfather and die.”

When I was puzzled by the sudden mention of Jack’s name, Sarge said.

“I wonder ……”

As a newcomer to the world of human romance, I found it too much of a hurdle to overcome. Nevertheless, Jack and a dragon are an interesting pairing.

“If they’re okay with it, then there’s no problem, right?”

“…… I’m not good, so no.”

“I’m here too.”

“I can’t take you either.”

“Puh.”

I let Sephiro off my back and hold Ash in my hands while I look at my girlfriend …… Huh?

“By the way, Makina’s not here. Where did she go? “

Sarge’s eyes moves around and he looked as if he had been noticed, so I questioned him. 

“Sarge, did something happen to Makina!? DId she get a serious injury or something!? Oh, no, if that’s the case, then Verna-sensei can heal her …… There’s no way Makina would be afraid of fighting a dragon ……”

“What’s going on?”

“I-I see …… pushing herself is something I think that Makina would do, but ……”

Even so, it’s rare that she can’t get out of this place. While I was thinking about this, Fath-san came walking towards me.

“Ah, Fath-san! What happened to Makina?”

“It looks like you’re back. The training is not so bad …… and during the training, I taught her a new technique, which seems to be the cause.”

“A technique ……?”

“I heard from Tigre and Verna that Makina was not very good at magic when she attended the academy.”

I was surprised, and my eyes widen at the nostalgic story. It is true that at the age of ten, Makina was not good at magic at all.

“But she has learned to use it a little bit. She could even use Lightning.”

“Yeah. The new technique is to pour magic power into the opponent and destroy them from the inside, but because of the mixture of that and the [Kaiser Knuckle], the magic power was suddenly released and there was a sudden shortage of magic power, according to Verna.”

“Ohhhhh, come to think of it, when I used ancient magic,  I almost dying when I was taken away with magical power, and Verna-sensei got angry …… I think it’s the same thing.”

“Probably. I’m sorry, I was with her and yet ……”

I was surprised to see Fath-san bowing to me, but I replied.

“It’s okay, Fath-san won’t do anything to make Makina suffer, and I know you didn’t do it on purpose. Especially if it’s not life-threatening. When she wakes up, I’m going to make her whatever she wants and feed her.”

“Thank you. However, Makina may become stronger than I think. Strong enough to stand alongside Lars.”

“Maybe they could become king and queen?”

Fath-san patted me on the shoulder with a troubled look and laughed, and when Sarge said that, Aina tilted her head.

I said that’s not going to happen and went to the house to check on Makina.