Volume 2 - CH 329

Chapter 8-1. Kingdom of Garott, Bamil Territory

The snow is beginning to fall steadily in the Kingdom of Salettana.

This coldness is a bit unbearable even though winter has not yet fully set in.

The mere thought of it getting even colder from here on out is enough to make one lose one’s mind.

Despite this, the town of Salettana is still bustling with activity.

There are people doing business in the morning, loading up wagons and preparing to transport goods, and people shovelling snow to make it easier for people to walk around.

“So cold~ ……. No wonder Reizen isn’t waking up. ……”

“H-hey, Ouren ……. Do we have to fly on Lacc in this cold ……?”

“If we traveled normally, it would take more than a week to get there. We need to get there as fast as we can and be prepared.”

“Huee ……”

As for Houen, he left yesterday and is probably already on his way to Zenki-village.

No, it’s true that it’s been cold for a while now, but it’s gotten a lot colder all at once. ……

The sky could snow all day today, so we’d better put on some more clothes.

Since we are going to be flying soon. ……

Therefore, I put my hand into my magic bag and prepared some clothes.

Since I’m wearing a kimono, I can only wear something like a cloak, but it’s made of fur, so it won’t let the wind through.

It should be fastened tightly in the front with a button marked with tusks.

I handed something similar to this to Alena.

This is the Red Boar fur coat I bought yesterday.

Though I say I bought it, I had only removed the fur from the Red Boar when we encountered it in the dungeon the other day.

So I handed over the material and bought it at a reasonable price.

It was an armor shop that Houen preferred, so we were able to be flexible.

The cloak Alena was wearing was a little big, but it would eventually fit her.

But since it was a bit too big, I tied it around her waist with a string of cloth.

This way, it won’t be too big, and it won’t be too loose.

If it is a little too big, the wind will get into it.

In fact, if it was going to get this cold, I should have asked Houen to wait for a day. ……

Only he has the flame magic …….

W- well, he’ll be fine with two days of endurance,……, I’ll quickly go to Roze’s place and borrow Lacc I had reserved……

In the meantime, I’ll have to talk to Jigal, too!



When we arrived at Roze’s place on time, we quickly opened the door and went inside.

It was already prepared, and all we had to do was get on.

“Good morning, Ouren-san.”

“Morning. Sorry for borrowing your beloved Lacc again.”

“No, no, no. Lacc is happy to be able to fly again.”

“Grua (looking forward to it).”

Hmm?

S-something about Lacc’s voice sounds cleaner …….

Don’t tell me this is some kind of evolved thing that makes me hear it clearly!

Well, I kind of knew that dragon species can talk to each other, but I didn’t know that it was possible to change so much just by …… evolving.

Wait, at that time I was just a half-baked fellow who had failed to become one!

“Please let me know the day before when you rent from now on.”

“A-ah. Sorry. I was in a hurry at that time. ……”

“Geez~. That’s a total pain in the ass, you know.”

“Uwah, You’re here?”

“The heck did you just say that to me!”

Heck, didn’t you say that to me before?

This is payback for what you did to me before.

Yurie, puzzled a bit, brings Lacc, Pacc, and something for Ricc to eat.

She seemed to be good at hard labour, since she was wielding such a heavy battle-axe.

“Hmmm? Hey, hey, where’s Jigal?”

“That’s right, he said he wanted to see me, so I thought I’d drop by and see him.”

“Jigal huh, he was- …….”

“Huh, isn’t that you, Nii-chan!”

“I just got here.”

Jigal came in with two buckets of water.

I guess it’s water for the dragons.

Jigal brought the water and transferred it before talking to me, then he put the buckets down and ran over to us.

Somehow …… What do you call it …… He looks different than before.

Wait, did he get stronger?

What is this strange feeling ……?

“Oh well. Hey Jigal. Houen said you wanted to see me?”

“Eh-, a-ah Yeah, that’s right. ……”

“Hmm?”

Somehow, he became stiff all of sudden.

“Since I’ll depart soon, can you tell me briefly…….?”

“A-aah yeah, right! You see- I have a friend …… and I wanted to ask you how we can get to know each other better.”

“Friends? Hmm,……, Welp, just hang out with them if you want to know each othe-“

“”Ouren!”-san!”

“Ugho!”

Yurie and Roze both hit me on my back at the same time.

I’m not really in pain because they’re going easy on me, but I’m surprised when they do it suddenly.

I mean, what the hell!?

When I looked at them, they were looking at me with their little fingers raised.

Naturally, I made sure that Jiggle couldn’t see that.

……Eh, don’t tell me ………….

“Me-Meryl?”

I asked in a whisper, and they nodded quickly.

It was already done before I intervened in any way.

Well, what should I do about this?

I mean, Jigal, you’re saying you want to be friends in a very roundabout way!

Do you get it!

No, well, I understand that you’re embarrassed!

“A-aah you know! Well, if it’s a boy, I think you should work hard and get stronger together, and if it’s a girl, she’d probably appreciate a present or something, wouldn’t she? Maybe she won’t be able to keep up with the boys’ antics! You might want to match them adversely! Ha ha, ha ha ha ……”

Mmmm, advice that is so trite that even I could see it myself.

Or maybe it’s innocuously safe.

Since this guy is keeping Meryl in the dark, he must think I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl right now.

At any rate, just say both and it’s ……, and he’ll be fine. …….

It’s going to be okay, right?!

With that thought, I looked at Roze and Yurie with a sideways glance and gave them a small thumbs up.

Yup, it seems that the advice was fine even from a woman’s point of view.

No but wait, Yurie.

Why are you looking at me with such a sour look on your face?

Stop looking at me like you could have said it better.

So senseless!!

“T-, thank you! I’ll give it a try!

“O- oh! Go for it!”

S-somehow, it seems to have worked out.

O-okay.

Let’s get going before he asks again.

“Okay, here we go, Alena.”

“Yeah.”

Me and Alena get on Lacc and fasten ourselves in with the belts.

Now we have to endure a little bit of wind …… Well, let’s do our best …….

“By the way, Ouren-san.”

“What is it?”

“Where are you going and what are you doing?”

Roze asks that while tilting her head.

Because Houen and I have vow to ourselves not to get the others involved in this …….

While I don’t know much about these two’s abilities, they are S-ranked, so they should be strong.

But …….

“I’m going to help with the reconstruction of Zenki-village. I’ve got some free time. If I don’t take this chance, Lacc won’t be able to fly.”

“Grrah (thank you).”

“I see. If you have any problems, please leave a letter with Lacc and come back here. How long do you plan on going back?”

“I won’t be back for two months. Should I send Lacc back ?”

“No, it’s all right. If Lucc stays, he will be able to help with the reconstruction work.”

“That would be great. Please let me thank you again.”

“Then, could we have a mock battle sometime? I thought it would be unfair to Yurie.”

“O-oh. Okay. See you in about two months.”

“Yes, sir!”

Somehow I felt something disturbing from Roze, but let’s just say it was my imagination. ……

Okay, let’s go!

To the Bamil territory!
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