137 – Imperial Friend
“Then shall we talk?”
Aren said.
Then Gray glared at Aren and said in a puzzled way.
“Why are you leading?”
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“Huh? Let me do it? Okay.”
“……”
When Aren really took a step back, Gray caught Vali’s notice and fell silent.
“Heh, you’re a coward.”
“……”
Aren snorted, but Gray stayed still as if he had nothing to say this time.
Instead, Chris asked, looking at Vali.
“Judging from what you said earlier, you don’t intend to kill us?”
“okay.”
Chris nodded at Bali’s affirmation and continued.
“Then we will keep quiet about the fact that we saw you here. Is there anything else you want other than this?”
“Hmm, to be honest, I want you guys to come under me, but…”
“I refuse.”
“Because I’m a friend, isn’t that included?”
“Quack.”
At Aren’s words, Bali smiled lightly and said to Chris.
“Yes, by keeping quiet about me, let’s pretend this incident never happened.”
“…is that all right?”
“Ah, I’m in a very good mood right now. I got an egg easily and unexpectedly. Well, when you guys don’t keep your promise… I think you’ll know.”
“… I’ll keep that in mind.”
Chris and Gray nodded at Bali’s words, and Aren intervened.
“Can’t you talk about me too? Then I’m going to expose everything I’ve seen here and you’ll be killed by him.”
“…… I’m dumbfounded.”
Chris shook his head as if he had heard something strange.
Contrary to her, Bali smiled again and said to Aren:
“Are you stupid?”
“I’m on the good side? Anyway, those guys seem to have been resolved, so let’s talk.”
Aren looked at Bali and asked.
“Your purpose is this dragon’s egg?”
“purpose?”
“Yes, the real reason you entered this dungeon is because of this dragon egg.”
“no.”
Vali noticed Aren’s state of mind and smiled.
“You’re doing too much to doubt your friends.”
“I’m sorry, friend, because we met a minute ago. I was afraid that you would swing the sword as soon as I unsealed the egg.”
“What, is it a reasonable suspicion?”
Vali looked at the dragon egg and continued.
“The reason I came into this dungeon is because I’m curious.”
“what?”
“What is the Emperor Ishtal looking for?”
But soon, Bali sighed.
“Whoa, I tried to steal it when I had a chance. But I think this place is a mess.”
“How do you know that? Here’s a dragon egg as well as a dragon carcass?”
When Aren pointed to the dragon, Vali shook his head.
“The dragon’s corpse is also in the empire.”
“Uh… do you?”
“And my father doesn’t have a hobby of raising pets… Maybe this isn’t the dungeon he’s looking for.”
“…Aren’t you the only one who can treat a dragon as a pet?”
As if Aren was absurd, Bali looked at the egg without paying attention.
After a moment of disappointment, he suddenly brightened up and said,
“But well, the fact that you can get this dragon egg is definitely attractive. It’s sealed, but if you break this seal, the value of entering the dungeon is more than enough.”
“It is. The problem is that this seal is not an ordinary seal.”
“that’s right.”
Vali touched the egg’s sealing magic and said.
“I succeeded in breaking the barrier surrounding the dungeon. But this egg couldn’t be released no matter what. It didn’t even move from this spot.”
“of course.”
Aren also said while touching the seal of the egg.
“I don’t know which archmage you entered this dungeon with the help of, but even that person couldn’t break the seal.”
“That’s right, that’s why I brought you.”
Aren nodded and looked more closely at the barrier.
“… It’s strangely tangled.”
“Is it tangled up?”
“Yeah, what should I say… I was too ignorant? No… too much?”
Aren got up again and rubbed his eyes.
“Ugh, my eyes hurt. I don’t know why you wrapped the eggs so far?”
“How bad is it?”
“It almost seems like this egg’s time has stopped?”
Aren looked around the joint and said.
“I can see why the barriers in the dungeon are at the level of a great mage. If it were a dragon, it would have been able to create a higher level barrier.
“Our wizard said that too.”
“But isn’t that a little strange?”
“Ah, that’s strange.”
Why did the dragon seal this egg? In a joint where there is nothing like this.
There must have been many other ways to hide eggs without having to use this method.
Aren felt suspicious, but Bali urged Aren to see if he was not very interested.
“How long do you think it will take to break the seal?”
“I don’t know? The flow is so tangled I think it will take more than a day.”
“Does that sound like it’s too fast?”
Vali smiled and pulled a chair from the artifact.
“Sit down and do it. You’ll get hungry soon, so I’ll prepare a meal.”
“Huh? Really? Have I tried all the food the imperial family makes?”
“Look forward to it.”
After saying that, the two men each started to do their own thing.
Gray and Chris, who had been watching the two of them, looked at each other with dazed expressions as if they were dumbfounded.
“…Are they the ones who were enemies just a moment ago?”
“……”
***
“it’s good.”
“okay?”
After some time, Aren sat back down and began inhaling the food Bali had made.
“It’s unlucky that you’re good at food even though you’re from the royal family.”
“Puha! Heck, you’re the first person to say that to the royal family.”
When Bali said it was fun, Aren paused and thought.
“… After hanging out with Einheart, I got used to it. Well, since you decided to be friends with me, you’ll have to bear it.”
“You’re a funny guy. It’s okay, so finish your meal.”
Aren obediently buried his head in the bowl.
Looking at the two of them, Chris said as if he was curious.
“You are strange people.”
“huh?”
“Hurp?”
“Somehow, I resemble Master.”
At Chris’s words, Gray said with a straight face.
“Where are they similar? They don’t look alike at all.”
“Strength, and relaxed.”
“……”
Gray kept his mouth shut.
Certainly, there was a strange composure in the gestures of Aren and Bali.
‘It’s a space that only those who are confident in their skills have.’
While Chris was thinking about it, Bali asked them too.
“Are you guys disciples of the sword demon?”
“Yes, you heard the conversation.”
“Ah, I was in a cave, and I heard everything.”
Vali asked curiously.
“Could you tell me the location of the Sword Demon right now?
“Sorry. We don’t know where Master is right now.”
“Really? Too bad…”
When Bali licked his lips, Aren asked.
“Why the sword demon? Make him a subordinate too?”
“A sword demon underlings? You’re talking nonsense. He’s one of the top 10 continents. I was just thinking of applying for sparring.”
At Bali’s words, Aren seemed to lose interest and began to inhale the food again.
“Whoop! Whoop!”
“Phehehehe, you’re eating well, another bowl?”
“Yes, multiplier.”
“hahahaha, what a strange bastard.”
While saying that, he puts food in Aren’s bowl.
Chris, who was watching the scene, asked Aren this time.
“Who are you? It seems that Prince Vali knows someone, so you’re quite famous.”
“Me? I’m not famous?
Bali opened his mouth at Aren’s humble remark.
“He’s a person similar to you, a warrior with a grand master as his teacher.”
“Grand Master… I see.”
While Chris and Gray were convincing, Aren complained to Bali.
“Why are you selling other people’s information?
“Only 1 gold? It’s a bit embarrassing to receive.”
“1 gold barely? I go mad, and with 1 gold, commoners’ houses become warm for a month.”
“I’m from the royal family, so I’m not very interested.”
“He looked like a normal person, but that’s part of the royal family. This is why I hate the royal family.”
Chris and Gray’s faces hardened little by little as they listened to Aren’s words.
“… can you, can’t you keep quiet?”
“huh?”
At Chris’ words, Aren looked at her.
“why?”
“Why… even if it’s just a friend…”
“Ah, are you afraid he’ll turn around and kill us?”
“……”
Chris and Gray’s expressions became more and more serious at Aren’s direct words.
On the other hand, Aren calmly passed it over and said to Bali.
“That’s right, this is the view of the common people looking at the imperial family.”
“No, are you wrong now? If someone else says that, it’s usually the death penalty.”
“That’s why I hate the imperial family.”
‘What the hell is that person?’
Bali, which was passed over casually, was strange, but Aren talking badly to the royal family looked even more strange.
Then Aren asked Chris as if he remembered something.
“Come to think of it, don’t you guys even know Duke Hamel?”
“Duke Hamel?”
“…Are you guys really disciples of the Sword Demon?”
When Aren asked suspiciously, Gray became furious.
“You’re the one who judged our swordsmanship like that. Have you already forgotten?”
“But how come you don’t know a single person from your alumni? Where did you come from living in the mountains?”
“So what?”
“huh?”
Unexpectedly, Aren’s eyes widened in positivity.
“Did you really live in the mountains?”
“Yeah, what does that have to do with you?”
When Gray asked displeasedly, Aren murmured.
“No, I have no complaints… you’ve had a hard time.”
I want to eat rice again.
Then Chris asked Aren again.
“Do you see many of our alumni in your country?”
“It’s more than many, only two people know.”
“That person named Carol?”
“huh.”
“Am I stronger than you?”
At Chris’ question, Aren thought for a moment.
‘… is it?’
I don’t know exactly.
Aren had never exchanged swords with Carol, and if it was Carol’s talent, she would be growing at this very moment.
“I don’t know? First of all, it’s certain that I’m stronger than you guys.”
“……”
“……”
It was an insult to their pride, but the two already had a record of defeating Aren.
‘Exentra…’
‘Karl Valescia.’
The time when the two of them were brooding like that.
“Is it a strange sight?”
“You bastard, what are you doing in a place like this?”
“Huh? Einhart? Tail?”
Knights of the Boyled family, including Einhart and Tail, were staring at the dragon’s corpse.
The moment Aren stared blankly at their sudden appearance.
“Ah~ It’s trouble~”
“Oops.”
Aren started to get nervous again at the voice of Bali coming from next to him.