Episode 69 [Why did you meet me](7)
Meanwhile.
When Dante was talking with the Dragon God, Nagi, who had passed through the portal of light with Dante, had just literally ‘passed through’, unlike him who had successfully transferred.
To my great regret, when I opened my closed eyes, Nagi was left alone in this unknown space.
It was a truly tragic situation.
“[…Uh…?]”
No, aside from not being able to cross the portal, she realized that Dante, who had just been holding me tightly by the scruff of her neck, had disappeared under the weight of her back, which had somehow become strangely lighter. Ended up
Oh, where did you go? Where did you go
In an instant, the anxiety that started to soar might have caused a malfunction. He crossed the portal again and again, but he was still alone here.
“[…….Ah. Ong.]”
Nagi started spinning around in one place, fidgeting like a lost puppy.
What the hell, what happened?
Even though they passed through the portal together, it was hard to understand why only that child succeeded in transferring. What is the reason?
Ordinary people tend to worry about themselves more than others when they find themselves in embarrassing situations, but they seem to have no interest in their own well-being when it comes to what might happen in the future.
Nagi, whose head was filled with Dante’s worries, collapsed onto the spot.
Her emerald eyes quivered nervously.
Maybe it fell into a dangerous place. Where did you get hurt? Wouldn’t someone be threatening with a knife?
I wonder if we will break up forever like this. Maybe we won’t see each other again
Where, with whom, and what are you doing without me?
Ah, no.
I have to protect you.
I can only do that for you.
If…If that child ever goes wrong, I, I—
All sorts of negative delusions bite their tail after tail.
─Kick!
Not long after, an eerie sound resounded.
It was because Nagi, enraged at her powerlessness, violently bit her own paw.
The fresh blood that soaked her golden hair red ran down her arms and splattered onto the floor.
However, thanks to the thunder tiger’s unique regenerative power, her wounds quickly healed.
Lick it with her tongue to clean the blood off her fur.
With an expressionless face like a doll that doesn’t feel a bit of pain, Nagi calmly looked at his reflection in the drops of blood.
A tiger stained red stood there.
A foolish divine beast who can’t properly serve even a young master.
A thunderbolt that cannot be protected is useless, and no one needs a useless familiar.
I already knew that best.
So, even for the sake of the kind child who allowed me to stay by her side, I couldn’t be any more useless.
Even though I had to hide my terrible past, I never wanted to be abandoned.
…….Ah. If I am abandoned, I might die of sadness.
From noble mtl dot com
“[…….Nyan.]”
But what can a clueless girl do in this absurd situation?
All I could do was wait for him to return and loathe myself for my powerlessness.
Returning to Dante’s favorite little cat form, Nagi started walking aimlessly through the forest.
However, she didn’t go very far, and she slumped her buttocks on the ground helplessly.
…Huh.
Nagi tilted her head.
Something was strange.
She tried to stand up again and put strength on her legs, but her feet didn’t budge as if they were stuck to the ground.
It was as if all of his strength had been released.
In addition, as if it was about to rain, water droplets like morning dew dripped from the sky and wet the tops of my feet.
The only time I noticed that it wasn’t raindrops was when Nagi, whose vision was somehow blurred, brought his little front paw to the corner of his eye.
“[…….Ah.]”
Nagi gave a small sigh. Her cheeks were moist.
“[…….I see…That’s right…]”
That’s right.
She wondered why she couldn’t stand up herself. Why did her leg lose strength?
She muttered in a low voice, as if she had realized something very important that she hadn’t known before.
── Me, she was more dependent on him than I thought.
The identity of this unknown emotion that I came to know after breaking up.
◇
Haljjak. Licking. Licking.
“………”
Haljjak. Licking. Licking. Licking.
“…That, Nagiya? I understand your feelings, but it’s okay to stop soon—”
“[M..]”
“……No, nothing.”
Haljjak. Licking. Licking. Licking. Licking.
…..Yes, let’s do whatever we want to do.
I dug through her bush with her bare hands. I continued to lick the wound on the back of her hand, and Nagi squeezed the hem of her Dante’s robe with her little forepaw.
Don’t miss it, as if you won’t fall again.
……If this is self-sufficient, is it self-sufficient?
‘I am Nagiya. Are you okay?! Where are you hurt?’
As soon as I returned to my original place and barely found Nagi who was crying endlessly in the forest, as soon as I touched his drooping black ear, he hit it! The little tiger turned around,
‘I…Kiya…? Ooh, are you crying…? Why…?!’
‘[………!]’
‘!? Gap!’
Immediately, he slammed his body into my arms and picked me up.
Cheer, meow, and crying. He didn’t even respond to my embarrassing question about why he was crying, just rubbing his head against his chest.
Why did you come now, why did you leave me alone, where did you go and leave me?
However, Dante felt unfair about every single thing.
Obviously, I went into the portal with Nagi, but I was the only one who was transferred. Don’t you think I’ll die if I go on like this?
Honestly, I was on the verge of bursting my head right away.
…..This is all because of the dragon god. Cancer. By the way Whatever it is, it’s all Yongshin-nim’s fault. I’m right in your rebuttal.
Dante, who was able to fully sympathize with Nagi’s feelings when he found me who had disappeared in the woods, not knowing that the dragon god had prevented the metastasis, forgot about the pain in his stomach and hugged the golden hair bundle tightly with his arms.
“I was very surprised that you suddenly disappeared, Nagi. I’m sorry…”
Patting the round back gently, Dante explained everything step by step.
Please, I hope this clears up the misunderstanding.
“──That’s how it happened.”
Huu, lightly brushing his hair, which he had worked hard to concise from the lengthy story, Dante looked at the back of the little tiger that was still cradled in his arms.
…..Rather than that, the back of my hand hurts…What can I do?
While we were talking, it was Nagi who had mobilized even his tail and wrapped it around me from my wrists to my fingertips, so the cuts made me feel sore.
However, Nagi seems to be in quite a bad state right now, so Dante decided to speak cautiously.
“Oh, I’m sorry, but Nagiya… Can you loosen the tail…?”
“[…..No…]”
Again… What if it suddenly disappears…
My heart was weakened by the mournful voice that the horse’s tail was creeping in, but it was still painful to be sick.
“Actually, the part where your tail is wrapped is actually injured… It’s because it hurts. How can it be less…?”
“[……Hurt…. Hurt!?]”
Meow!
Like a cat that saw a cucumber, jump out in surprise! Jumping into the air, Nagi looked at the back of Dante’s hand with a long diagonal cut and immediately began licking his wound with his tongue.
It licks up all the flowing blood and eats it.
As with any beast, it was an instinctive act.
What… Are you licking me because I’m hurt…? Huh..! Be cute
It wasn’t long before I watched that noble figure while covering my mouth with one hand.
‘…..Evil!’
Dante let out a soundless roar at the stinging touch that opened the wound.
I forgot.
I had forgotten about it.
Cat’s tongue is…Unlike a dog’s, it’s extremely scratchy!
‘Aww…!’
I bite my lips tightly to prevent a moan from escaping.
That’s why you can’t scream in pain in front of a child licking you because you’re worried.
…..I’m going to turn, really.
Dante can’t resist Nagi’s pure kindness…
Haljjak. Licking. Licking.
[Kaseul. Kasseul. Casseul.]
─I couldn’t resist…
Haljjak. Licking. Licking. Licking.
[Kaseul. Kasseul. Kasseul. Casseul.]
─Let’s get rid of it…
You can!
The moment Dante reached his limit and was about to grab Nagi by the scruff of the neck, a meowing sound was heard with amazing timing.
“[Ah. Ong.]”
As if suddenly asking why, he sticks out his tongue and innocently looks up at us.
“…….No. Go ahead, Nagiya.”
Dante quietly closed his eyes.
Yes, no.
Never give up.
My cat and dog are precious!
[Dante’s pain tolerance points have risen by 10.]
◇
“——Okay, let’s have a strategy meeting. Nagiya.”
“[Meu.]”
As she ran away, she unfolded the map she had brought with her from the castle, and Dante rolled her head.
Perhaps it was the dragon god’s consideration, it seemed that this island was going to be maintained until they got out. In other words, Son, there was no risk of being discovered by Olivia yet.
It’s luck out of misfortune to be able to set a policy.
“According to the dragon god, it’s unbelievable, but now the dragons sent by Olivia are conducting an extensive search to find us.”
“[…Crazy…It’s a black dragon…]”
“That’s right. I knew that, but he’s a crazy b*tch beyond imagination.”
What dragon in the world mobilizes the entire clan to catch an ordinary demon like me?
“As long as dragons are all over the continent, I think we should refrain from entering common countries or empires. Since they use polymorphs, it must be difficult to tell them apart.”
“[Then…Where are you going…?]”
Dante turned the map over to Nagi’s question and answered in a serious voice.
“There are three candidates I came up with. First of all, the Pandemonium. It’s a bit dangerous, but… Dragons don’t live there, so it might take some time.”
“The second one… No, no, I’ll tell you about that later.”
Because it’s a place I need to discuss with Yeonhwa first.
Dante shook his head, stuck a twig into the ground and watched it quietly.
He paused for a bit, as if there was something going on, but he continued.
“The third and last place is the place the dragon god told me about.”
“[…That’s… Where…?]”
“…..The habitat of all thunder tigers.”
──The west of the east, the unpromised land of lightning.
“That’s your hometown. Nagiya.”
Despite Dante’s strange tone, Nagi didn’t react much.
However, although her expressionless face was only slightly, I could see that she was distorted.
So small that Dante wouldn’t notice. Be careful.
Yeah, she promised to take me anywhere.
Even if that place is a living hell itself for me.
──If it’s for you.
◇
Lafrican Empire Demon Castle.
A black dragon with a scar over one of her eyes lies flat at the feet of a woman sitting cross-legged on top of a half-destroyed building.
The name of the black dragon is Shen. He was a competent aide who swore allegiance to the Black Dragon Lord.
“[Bogo Dream Lord. Currently, all clans, including the Black clan, have completed infiltration into and outside the empire belonging to each continent with a pair of two dragons. Except for the Polymorph group, the other dragons are divided into the sky, sea, and land. We are conducting a search without a break. But…]”
From noble mtl dot com
“Just what.”
Shen struggled to keep his composure in his cold, trembling voice, desperately trying to keep his voice from becoming distorted.
Every cell in her was on alert.
As long as there is no leash called Master Dante, anyone who disobeys Lord Lord will surely die.
“[I’m sorry to inform you… Some of those who follow Lord Lord’s orders cannot go against Lord Lord, so instead they harbor anger at Dante and intend to hurt him—]”
“─Shen.”
“[Yes, Lord.]”
At the call of the cynical Olivia who cut her words, Lin Shen shook her head quickly, and her body trembled.
Don’t kill me. Please don’t kill Lord. I will work harder. Sorry. aaagh.
Olivia grinned as she took hold of the horns on her muzzle and tugged at them.
“Shen, whose is Dante?”
“[L, belongs to Rod!]”
“So if you’re hostile to Dante, who are you hostile to?”
“[This is Rod!]”
“Exactly.”
Tuk-tuk, Shen hit her shoulder with her palm and continued her words lightly. In an instant, Olivia changed her expression and growled in a voice Dante had never heard before.
“[──Then go and tell him.]”
“[Don’t talk nonsense and bring me back unscathed.]”
My patience is not that deep.
The only thing that can hurt that child is me.
“[…Name.]”
Yes.
This is the true black dragon lord, Olivia, the most insane dragon ever.
She lived in the El Los Mountains in the past and fulfilled her duties as Lord, her true self after she became an aide.
When I saw the scene where the arrogant and lofty demon dragon was slapped on the back by a mere demon, I wondered if I had turned my back after all, but thinking the opposite way, I was able to gauge how great Lord Lord’s blind love for Master Dante was.
Perhaps if the Bocchan asked to destroy the entire world… Lord Lord would destroy the world without hesitation.
Shen could understand why Dante hated Olivia so much.
No, rather than dislike, should I say that she forcibly refuses to come to like it?
It was too terrifying love for a good and gentle boy to handle.