294 – 282.7 Days of Dragon-11
After arresting Viscount Helgen, things went smoothly.
As expected, Helgen was a nobleman with a strong sense of being the chosen people, and a mean person who would use any means to achieve his goals.
Just by looking at the ledger from his study, one could see how many people in the underworld he was connected to.
The only evidence that clearly stated that I was the culprit who killed the village chief’s family.
“Embezzlement, bribery, assassination, poaching, even tax evasion. “You’ve cooked a lot.”
“Even a young pig doesn’t eat this much…….”
“I guess it’s only natural since he’s a human horse breed that’s fatter than a pig.”
“Ugh!!”
I restrained his hands, feet, and mouth and kicked him in the abdomen.
He screamed excessively, as if he was not used to suffering himself even though he had caused countless pains to others.
He looked so pathetic that it was hard to believe that he was the same person.
“So what do you plan to do now?”
“I have already decided how to proceed. There is someone who has a terrible grudge against Viscount Helgen. He said that if you hand this guy over alive, he will take full responsibility for the murder of his lord.”
“They will be executed in a terrible way…….”
“There is no need to pity me. “That person also committed a sin that cannot be repaid even if he atones for the rest of his life.”
“Okay. “If I could fulfill my wish of revenge, he wouldn’t have cared much about how he died.”
“Was there someone you wanted revenge on, Mr. Volmond?”
“Of course there was. But before I could take revenge, I was killed by the first warrior’s sword.”
The only people killed by the first warrior were terrible villains or demons.
Among them, when it comes to people with ties to dwarves, there was only one person that came to mind.
He is the first demon king who requested Volmond to make a demon sword.
“I made him a sword that was my masterpiece and my only child, but whenever he begged for it, he broke it, saying it was too much for him to handle. “He was a stupid asshole with no way to save him.”
“So you are the first Demon King?”
“Tsk! “Did you know?”
Heh, Volmond spit mercilessly on Helgen’s cheek.
He was now treating Helgen as a piece of ground rather than a human being.
“Rather than breaking it because it’s difficult to handle, it’s better to treat the sword like you do.”
“Yes? When did I do that? “I have never handled a sword before in my life.”
“We didn’t just cover it. But wasn’t he fiddling around in a strange way?”
I had no memory to the point where it was unfair.
She did mix her body with Prah’s, but that was only because she was transformed into an attractive human woman through her polymorph powers.
I could swear that I never did anything low-level, such as touching my genitals to the sword body.
“I don’t know how you viewed me, but it’s all a misunderstanding. “I have never had such uneasy feelings towards a sword.”
“…… “It’s hard to believe, but I say so.”
The conversation eventually ended without the misunderstanding being completely resolved.
It was uncomfortable, but there was a lot of work left, so I couldn’t waste time explaining and appealing.
In addition to handing over the scum-like lord to the village chief, I also have to listen to the story about pocket watches and set goals for the future.
This fight passed without any major incidents.
The chimera created by the village chief was simple in behavior, and the knight leader was punished for not being able to break away from the framework of chivalry.
However, in terms of pure skill and strength, he was superior to me now.
I won using a trick this time, but there was no guarantee that I would succeed next time.
‘And the knights were stronger on average than the future.’
This is an era where demons, wars, and all kinds of evil deeds are constant.
A world where the law of the fittest is revealed more clearly.
I was impatient, so I tried to travel around the world early, but if I had done that, I might have been killed by so-and-so band of thieves.
‘To travel around the world, you have to become stronger… ….’
He clenched his fists and ignited his enthusiasm. There were no worries about how to get stronger.
All you have to do is follow the path that was paved with Bern’s body earlier.
The greatest strength I have is that I remember rising to the rank of the strongest.
It will be impossible to reach that foundation because it has Bern’s body, an excellent magic sword, and abilities received from numerous connections.
Still, I think I can get halfway there if I try hard.
“Is this really the end?”
“Ah… yes.”
Before that, I had an obligation to play with the excited dragon.
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“Drink! Drink! Pour it all in!”
“On a good day like today, you should drink until your blood turns to alcohol!”
“hehehe~! “I used to drink alcohol that was no better than plain water, but now that I’m drinking real alcohol, I feel like I’m living a great life!”
A tavern in a dwarven village with a lively atmosphere.
Seeing the dwarves drinking from an oak barrel larger than their body and pouring alcohol from a beer glass, I once again confirmed that they were heavy drinkers.
As a human being among those terrible drinkers, I was drinking little by little.
“Dwarf food is delicious too!”
“Is that so?”
“Overall, the food has a strong fiery scent, so it goes well with refreshing alcohol! “Is this the pleasure you feel when you go from a hot place to a cold place?”
“But please don’t drink too much.”
“It’s okay! “My liver detoxifies unnecessary toxins on its own, so I never get drunk!”
It was a completely understandable story.
When one’s achievement reaches a certain level and one’s human limits are surpassed, one becomes comfortable with even extreme poisons, let alone alcohol.
In the early days, drinking parties at Look Branton resulted in terrible hangovers.
Afterwards, no matter how much I drank, my face didn’t even turn red.
“Even if you can detox, it is not good to drink too much. Excessive drinking is also a cause of obesity. “You can tell just by looking at the dwarves scattered around, right?”
Dwarves are short and chubby due to the characteristics of their race.
During work hours, I pounded iron constantly, so my arms were bulging with bulging muscles, but my abdomen was plump.
A race that holds night parties during the day and drinking parties at night. The muscles of their arms and their bellies showed their life.
“…… “I’ll be careful.”
“That answer is enough.”
With a happy smile, I took a big bite of the sausage.
After that, he took a sip of beer to his mouth and pushed it down his throat.
After tasting it myself, I could see why Breeze loved it so much.
As soon as I bit into the chewy sausage, the meaty juice with a subtle fiery aroma burst out, making my tongue happy.
The refreshing beer washes away my mouth covered in oil and juice and taps my throat, which is the icing on the cake.
It was the best combination that made me exclaim in admiration without even realizing it.
“Is it delicious?”
“Yes, it’s delicious.”
If I made a mistake, I would eat and drink without losing control.
Breeze sympathized with her feelings and began to enjoy sausages and beer while laughing.
As we ate and drank in silence for a while, I thought that if things continued like this, it might become a normal meal.
I had no choice but to stop writing and open my mouth.
“Mr. Freeze.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Do you mind if I ask you a question that might be rude?”
“Yes! “It feels good, so I’ll give you special permission just now!”
“Why did you show me such blatant affection?”
“Puhup!”
The beer Breeze was drinking flowed backwards and fell to the floor.
She was quite taken aback, perhaps because it was a question she had not expected at all.
Not only was I not stupid, but Breeze’s expressions of affection were clear enough for anyone else to know.
Even though it hadn’t been that long since I met her, I thought the affection she showed for her was a bit premature.
“Are you okay?”
“Hey! Wow! Okay, it’s okay… !”
“I think I asked a question that was too indifferent. “Please skip to what you didn’t hear.”
“Oh, no! “You don’t have to do that.”
Breeze, who was very upset, coughed repeatedly and waved her hands from side to side.
I couldn’t help but take out a nearby napkin and wipe the area of her mouth that was wet with alcohol.
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“This is the point.”
“Yes?”
“I fell in love with being treated kindly like this. “I’ve never told anyone, but in fact, I’ve been alone ever since I was born.”
Breeze put down her drink and began to tell a story about her past.
Her smile, faintly drawn, felt as bitter as a sour drink.
“When I hatched, my parents no longer existed. She suddenly disappeared after giving birth to me. Dragons are born close to intelligence from the moment they are hatched. “They said they were mature enough to be independent, so even without their parents, there wasn’t much of a problem in their lives.”
Breeze flicked her drink with her fingers.
Part of the wooden drinking glass was broken and the alcohol was leaking out little by little.
There may not be any special meaning to that act, but my thoughts were a little different.
The glass breaks with a light tap of her finger.
Is there a being in this world who can approach a dragon with such extraordinary strength?
Except for the same people, I had to assume that there were almost none.
Gwangryong was alone as soon as he was born, and there was a high possibility that he would have been alone ever since.
For her, the first time she approached me and stayed with me may have been special.
Breeze’s action of placing her hand over the back of my hand confirmed my hypothesis.
“I always thought it was enough for me to live on my own… …. I didn’t know that other people’s warmth could be this warm. “I know it’s just my greed, but it’s to the point where I don’t want to let go for the rest of my life.”
“Mr. Freeze… ….”
“Like before, every time I see you caring for me, worrying about me, and treating me warmly, I imagine what it would be like if I had a father.”
Breeze lifted my hand that was overlapped with mine and brought it to her cheek.
She made a sad expression on her face and gently rubbed her face in the palm of her hand.
“Someday I will have to let you go. “That’s why I was so desperate to be together just a little longer.”
A dragon who grew up without receiving paternal love.
I didn’t know what fatherly love was because I had never felt it, but I instinctively yearned for it.
That’s why he clung to me more and didn’t want to let me go.
I began to understand Breeze’s actions so far.
“As there is not much time left, I want to be together just a little longer… ….”
“Ah! “I wanted to say something about that.”
“Huh?”
“I said it would be 7 days, but I plan to stay in the nest a little longer as I go through this.”
“To what extent?”
“I think I will stay for at least two months and at most a year.”
“Really?”
Breeze stood up from his seat and his eyes lit up.
For a dragon who lives a life that lasts for eternity, a week is just a moment.
A year is not that different, but compared to a week, it was quite a long time.
That’s why Breeze is a street with a bright smile.
“Yes. So, I think I need to ask for Mr. Freeze’s understanding and be indebted to him… ….”
“Of course it’s good! You can live in my nest for the rest of your life! “You can leave and come back whenever you want!”
“Thank you.”
“hehehe!”
Breeze stood up from his seat and quickly came to the seat next to me and hugged me.
She crossed her arms and rubbed her own head as a sign of her favor, putting her own arm into her right arm.
Her tail, which was touching the floor, was shaking wildly, causing dust.
Looking at her overall appearance, she wondered if she would behave like this if she had a daughter.
As Breeze absolutely lacked fatherly love, he stayed still so that he could enjoy the present time.
“Oh my brother! “I was here!”
“You…” ….”
“Have you just forgotten? “You saved my life in the afternoon battle, right?”
“Ah! “Are your wounds okay?”
“As you can see, it’s fine!”
She was a dwarf who protected the knight from his sword.
He casually sat down across from me, which was empty, and set down his drink.
I didn’t say it was okay to sit together, but I couldn’t stop the dwarves’ friendliness.
“Did you go looking for me because you wanted to let me know that you were okay?”
“hahahahaha! Rather than that, I came to repay the favor of saving my life.”
“It’s okay if it’s something in return. Thanks to you, even though you are human, aren’t you invited to the dwarven underground city like now?”
“That’s not enough. “I would like you to let me entertain you.”
“There’s no need to do that.”
“Don’t take it too seriously, just listen to it once. Even if that wasn’t the case, some amazing dream demons came to this street at the right time…….”
The dwarf’s words did not last until the end.
Cow!
The dwarf who was chatting suddenly fell down on the table.
It wasn’t just that. All the dwarves behind him were falling on the spot one by one.
While I was embarrassed by the sudden mass fainting incident, I quickly realized where the source of the incident was.
“A low-level dream about me…… “You’re not going to go, are you?”
Breeze looking with a straight face.
She was looking at me with her pupils upright.
As her fierce dragon fear emanated from her, my spine began to tingle.
I could only nod.