Chapter 56

After all the trouble I went through to act like a proper student, it has all been thrown out the window .

I became flustered and called out to Shiro .

「Shiro, remember your manners」

「Mee?」

Shiro tilted his head while still sitting on Xenovia’s lap .

As Shiro did not do this out of ill intent, I have to teach him properly later .

Perhaps, it was my mistake for not warning Shiro before opening the door .

Thus, I can’t really scold him .

As I closed the door,

「So you are the Will Wolms bastard」

I was called as such .

The speaker was the person sitting on the couch opposite Xenovia .

The person was sitting with their back towards me, and did not react to Shiro’s misbehaviour .

Meanwhile, Xenovia was smiling about and started stroking Shiro .

Incidentally, Milt was sitting beside Xenovia .

And there was another individual sitting beside the speaker .

The two who had their backs towards me had a strangely thin presence .

They were definitely suppressing their presence .

「Mee?」

As Shiro had climbed on to Xenovia’s lap, he was positioned to the front of the speaker .

He stared at the face of the speaker while being caressed by Xenovia .

「That’s right . I am Will Wolms . Long-time no see, Regina」

「You and I are meeting for the first time!」

As she said that, Hero Regina stood up and faced me .

Simultaneously, she emitted an intense bloodlust towards me .

Given that Regina is a dwarf, she has a small stature .

Her height was just under 1 . 3meters .

And she had long golden hair, which is tied up in pigtails style .

Although she was long past the age of one hundred and twenty, Regina still looked like a young girl who is closer in age to me .

I responded with a carefree smile to the bloodlust .

「Regina, you’re still as small as ever」

「Shut up! Insolent fellow!」

Dwarfs have longevity, although not to the extent of elves . Thus, Regina looked as youthful as Xenovia .

No, when compared to Xenovia, Regina looked more like a child .

「So you are the Will-kun, who is rumoured as the reincarnation of Master Edelfuss?」

The one, who suddenly stood up soundlessly while saying so, was the beloved child of the Water God, Dion .

「Dion sure is as huge as ever…… no, you seem like you’ve gotten even larger compared to a hundred years ago」

「Thank you for the praise, I am honoured」

In contrast to Regina, Dion was staggeringly larger .

The dragon newt, Dion was about 2 . 5 meters in height .

His body surface was covered with beautiful bluish scales . How beautiful .

The scales are not simply a beauty aesthetic; it was also tough to the extent that, ordinary edged tools wouldn’t be able to penetrate his body .

The tail which was even thicker than his leg, also serves as a powerful weapon . His raw strength was to the extent where he can smash a log with his bare hands .

However, he is a healer .

Moreover, Dion is Tina’s master .

「Nevertheless, a hundred years ago, you were only about 2meters long…」

「Naturally, people would change in the span of a hundred years, you know . Growing larger isn’t all that unusual」

Saying so, Dion opened his mouth and revealed his tongue . Even a single glance was frightening .

However, Dion was simply laughing right now .

His muscles which create expressions in his face are different when compared to ordinary humans, thus it is difficult to read his expressions until you get used to them .

Naturally, I have been together with Dion since he was just a child .

Therefore, I can easily read Dion’s facial expression .

Even I would find it fairly difficult to read the expressions of other dragon newts as opposed to Dion .

While I was calmly chatting with Dion, Regina slowly walked towards me .

And then, she brought her face close to mine, so close than her exhaled breaths were hitting my face .

She stared at me with an extremely sharp glint in her eyes .

Regina is hailed as the strongest hero even among generations of heroes .

The one who holds the ultimate fighting strength amongst the human race in the present age .

That ultimate fighting strength was now releasing an overwhelming bloodlust towards me .

If I didn’t truly know Regina, I would have definitely cowered in dread .

「Although you succeeded in deceiving the soft-hearted Xenovia and Milt, you can’t deceive me!」

「But Regina is also mostly soft-hearted too, right?」

「Haa? You bastard, quit making fun of me!」

Regina clutched my collars .

「MEII!」

Just as Regina did so, Shiro rushed at us from Xenovia’s lap .

And tried to hit Regina with a head-butt .

「Wh-What’s up with this goat?」

「MEEEMEEE!」

Regina dodged Shiro’s head-butt while still baffled by it .

As expected of Regina, the one hailed as the strongest hero in history .

「PIGI!」

Even Fluffy moved promptly to assist Shiro .

Fluffy must have intended to coil itself around Regina’s legs .

「Fluffy, Shiro, Calm down」

「Pii?」「Mee?」

Fluffy and Shiro seemed to be asking 「Why?」 .

「Fluffy, Shiro, This person is a friend」

「Don’t decide that on your own!」

Regina cried out, but Fluffy and Shiro seemed to have calmed down .

Xenovia said to the god-beasts .

「Shiro, Fluffy, It is alright . Will is safe, so please come on over here . I will serve some candies」

「Mee」「Pii」

The god-beasts happily ran towards Xenovia .

Dion said while looking at the scene with tender eyes .

「Now, now, Regina . Let’s come to a conclusion after listening to Will’s story」

「Hmph!」

Regina returned and sat on the couch opposite Xenovia .

「You’re called Will or something right . Let’s see if you can convince me that you really are Master’s reincarnation you bastard!」

「I understand . I shall tell a story only I would know . Even Xenovia and Milt do not know about it」

「Go ahead, if you really can!」

I slowly approached closer to Xenovia, in other words, opposite Regina .

「It was… that’s right . If I remember correctly, it was when Regina was four」

「Hmm? Four years old? I don’t even remember the memories of such a young time . Do you plan on telling some vague story?」

「Regina who admired a legendary swordsman back then, took Xenovia’s sword and…」

「…Nn?」

The bloodlust Regina was emitting vanished .

「Regina went inside my laboratory, which I had prohibited entry to, and…」

「AaAAaaaーーー, that’s enough, enough already」

「I haven’t told the full story yet . The main story starts from here on…」

「NO, I understand now! Perfectly! Please let it go!」

Regina concealed her face which was turning bright red with both hands .

Apparently, Regina has come to an understanding .