121 – 117.Dragon in the City of Pleasure-3
Renee changed from her formal clothes to her usual everyday clothes.
Even so, the shame still lingers on her as she huddled on the sofa.
You don’t have to worry too much about it.
I, who have been able to use magic since being possessed, sometimes have a desire to shout ‘Eternal ice!’
Actually, I have no intention of doing it because of a sense of shame, but the key is that everyone has a desire to show off themselves.
Renee must have acted like the boss of an organization you would see in Noir with that mindset.
“So, when are you going to explain the whole story while I was gone?”
“Ah… ! I’ll explain right away!”
Renee moistened her mouth with black tea instead of wine.
She then opened her mouth and started talking.
“First of all, it started when I met Cestia.”
“Did we meet?”
“Of course! There’s no way I’m pretending to be with someone I don’t know for no reason, right?”
Renee visited Cestia’s residence with Rin.
They honestly said they needed mermaid tears.
Then, Sestia revealed her great ambition that she would give up if only one condition was met.
“Until then, I liked him because he was someone I could talk to.”
“She must have made unreasonable demands.”
“As you said, it was an insane requirement.”
“What is it?”
“…… Sunlight.”
“Sunlight? Is this a word you’ve never heard of?”
“Below the sea dragon is the light dragon.”
“Wow!”
“With my mouth, I said that I would give it to people in the city if I shouted it out.”
“That is a ridiculous requirement.”
There are some humans who sell their parents, but the dragons could never do that.
Unlike other dragon races, Rene is not aggressive, but she is proud of her dragon lineage.
She was a filial daughter who respected her mother, Breeze, and followed her well even if she grumbled at times.
Your mother made Renee to tell you about my father?
Even if I asked for it, it was an offer that I would firmly refuse.
“So she sided with the rebels?”
“The decisive factor was the provocation that followed the refusal.”
“What else did you say?”
“If you find it difficult to accept the fact that you are a Gwangryong underneath the Sea Dragon, I told you to prove it with your own hands. To try to break yourself down.”
“Is that why you gathered those who had ill feelings towards Sestia and formed the White Dragon Clan?”
“Yes! I wanted to break her nose at all costs!”
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Renee clenched her fists and ignited her will.
Although she is usually docile, her fighting spirit is quite strong.
She could understand why she made this choice and what motivated her.
“Right. Then why is Rin involved in the blue dragon faction that follows Cestia? It would have been a lot easier if the two of you worked together.”
“Ah, that’s it… ….”
Sestia, who had provoked René, unexpectedly treated Rin with respect.
And as if anticipating that the present composition would be created, she put forward her tempting proposal to Rin.
She said, “She offered to pay her mermaid tears if she worked under him for one month only?”
“Yes….”
“Huh! It’s completely playing with you guys.”
Whether Rene destroys it or Rin protects it, the mermaid’s tears are in your hands.
Sestia says that after inciting the two to fight, she will pay the mermaid’s tears in exchange for watching the scene.
“Then it was over when one side lost. She pretended to fight moderately, but after a month, she declared her abandonment…….”
“No way!”
“Why?”
As if something suddenly came to mind, Renee began to hesitate.
It was a behavior she often exhibited when hiding her crawling.
“Yeah, yeah, if I back off, it’s an insult to her mother, right? So I will definitely destroy Sestia!”
It was hard for me to accept that Breeze was under a blue dragon she had never seen before.
Because I inherited the Dragon Heart from Breeze, it is also a matter of disparaging myself.
She was in no position to persuade Cestia to surrender, leaving behind some reason that René was hiding from her.
“Okay. Then I’ll go to Rin and tell him to work behind the scenes to slowly destroy the Blue Dragon faction.”
“I’d appreciate it if you would, but you’d better not have high expectations.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Should I say that is a woman’s intuition? hahahaha….”
Renee laughed awkwardly and glossed over her words.
What the hell are you doing?
If you don’t intend to tell René, I sent a messenger right away to hear from Rin.
Since it’s going to be a private story, we made an appointment to meet at a teahouse with few people.
As time passed and I received a positive response, I left the White Dragon Clan’s hideout and went to a shop recommended by Rin.
In a store with no customers, I told Rene the story I had heard as I even erected a magic barrier to block out noise.
“Everything you heard is true. I am currently fulfilling my role by being appointed by Cestia-sama as the general of the Blue Dragon faction.”
“Looking back, I remember being called that by your men at the entrance. If you are a general, where is your position within the organization?”
“To put it simply, I have the control authority to issue orders to all troops of the Blue Dragon faction, excluding Lady Cestia.”
“Oh! I got out.”
“Even if it is a career advancement, it is just a position that I will give up after a month.”
“Wouldn’t it be extended if I told Sestia that I would like to stay longer?”
Sestia must have recognized Rin’s value.
So when she sent René away, she must have recruited her into her own forces, holding on to her as much as Rin.
As much as she is highly regarded, Sestia will gladly accept it if Rin agrees to remain in her faction.
“Please don’t say that. I have left for a while, but my place is always here.”
Rin gets up from her seat and sits next to me naturally.
She held onto my hand with both of her hands, as if wrapping mine.
Her warmth ran up her hands, and she felt at peace in her heart.
“Sorry. I said it as a joke because I was jealous.”
“You mean jealousy?”
“Yes, I was sensitive to the fact that my person was under someone else’s control.”
It’s unsightly, but I belonged to the side with a strong desire to monopolize.
If it’s mine, I’m sure I’ll keep it, so even if there’s a situation, it’s awkward to lend it to someone else.
When she revealed that fact, Rin smiled brightly and pressed her own body.
“Hold on to your worries! As soon as the mermaid’s tears are in my hands, I will return to my master’s side!”
“Really?”
“My body and mind belong to my teacher for the rest of my life. You can rest assured that it will not become anyone else’s. If you still don’t feel relieved, I will cut down all men who approach me from now on!”
“Oh, no. You don’t have to do that.”
“hehehe, I understand!”
Rin is all good, but sometimes she has a temperament that just goes out of her way.
She stopped at the proper line, but should I say she went one step further by herself?
With that point corrected, she could be said to be the most lovable lover.
“Oh, that’s right. Her telling an important story has leaked her way.”
“What is the important story?”
“That’s right….”
I told Rene’s circumstances and asked her if she could destroy the foundation of the Blue Dragon faction.
Then, Rin’s expression, which had been bright just a moment ago, turned cold.
“Sorry. I don’t think I can honor that request.”
“How not?”
“No matter how much I ask, I have no choice but to refuse this time.”
“Why?”
“Because I made an oath to become the sword that temporarily protects Lady Cestia before receiving the position of general. As you know, a swordsman who breaks the oath of the sword must pierce his own heart with a sword. I’m sorry for that reason, I don’t think I can do as much as betrayal.”
“I see… ….”
“Instead, no matter what happens, I will definitely bring you mermaid tears!”
“…… Yes, I will be looking forward to it.”
“Leave it to me!”
In the end, I couldn’t unite Rin and Rene with one heart.
Because there were circumstances in which neither side could back down.
White dragon faction and blue dragon faction. The situation ends only when one of them collapses.
[Whose side are you going to take?]
‘I’m not sure either.’
Considering her relationship with Breeze, it makes sense to help Renee.
But if that happens, I will inevitably have to fight Rin.
While he understands my choice with his head, he will surely be hurt in his heart.
She proudly said she would bring her mermaid tears because she told her she had no expectations of that.
As much as Lynn is also in love, she can’t do that.
“Both sides have complicated circumstances. What should we do now?”
“There is nothing we can do. Get some popcorn, Marianne.”
I wish I could watch things like this peacefully.
It was at that time when I made that decision and laughed dejectedly.
Across from us, a woman wearing a blue cheongsam was slowly walking towards us.
Sparse blue scales were visible from the long, double-layered horns and side slits of the cheongsam.
The appearance is unmistakably similar to a human, but the contents are of a different class.
It was Cestia, the ruler of Yuran, who was said to be the strongest among the dragon race.