Chapter 57

Regina was still hiding her bright red face with both hands,

Xenovia tilted her head looking at Regina’s behaviour .

「Master, what exactly did Regina do?」

「Well, right now it is not that big of a deal but…」

「Master… please let it go already . I beg of you, I beg of you…」

Since Regina was begging me to stop, I hastened the continuation of the story .

Regina was exaggerating it, even though it is not that big of a deal .

Regina, who admired the legendary swordsman, took Xenovia’s sword and went out to subjugate monsters .

However, Regina got cold feet and did not venture outside . Instead, she looked for monsters inside my mansion .

It was simply Regina’s game of make-believe, so to speak .

And then, Regina went into my laboratory which I had restricted .

At that time, I had been researching a famous sea demon beast which had a terrifying appearance in my laboratory .

When Regina saw the mounted demon beast, she was frightened to the point where she couldn’t move, and tried to flee .

However, she couldn’t escape due to the door being locked and Regina became increasingly more panicked .

The door being locked was nothing much . It was just that, Regina herself had unconsciously locked the door .

Similar to how one would lock the door when entering the toilet .

As she had locked it on her own, she should have been able to open it as well .

However, due to panic, Regina was unable to open the door with the key, and was crying for help until I returned home .

By the time I heard Regina’s cries and opened the door, the laboratory was a wreck .

Regina had rampaged around in the laboratory with the sword .

At that time, little Regina had pissed and shat herself .

And of all things, Xenovia’s precious sword was stained by Regina’s excrements .

「Big sister Xenovia is going to kill me!」 was what Regina was frightened of .

The one who cleaned up Regina, the laboratory, and Xenovia’s sword, was obviously me .

「How nostalgic… I’m glad it didn’t develop into a trauma」

「…how embarrassing」

「It’s simply a story from when you were four . There is no need to be embarrassed」

「No, it is embarrassing」

Fortunately, Regina didn’t develop a particular weakness towards ocean-based demon beasts .

No, on the contrary, I feel as though her attacks are extra-refined when facing ocean-based demon beasts compared to other demon beasts .

She might have been thinking, 「Hurry up and disappear from my sight」 .

I left Regina who still had a bright red face alone, and turned towards Dion to convince him .

「As for the story only I would know regarding Dion…」

「Master, there is no need for that」

「Mu? Is that alright?」

「Yes, I had already realized it was Master when I saw you personally」

「…Is that so? How did you know?」

「Well, it was more of an intuition」

「Heeー, that’s amazing」

It might be a unique intuition of dragon newts that I do not know of .

It can’t be helped that I got interested in Dion’s intuition .

「Now then, since you guys have accepted that I am Edelfuss’ reincarnation…」

As I wanted to talk to them without rushing, I took a seat beside Xenovia .

「Masteeerrrrー」

「Oops!」

Regina embraced me with all her strength .

Probably due to being overcome with emotions, Regina’s face became mush with tears .

It was almost unbelievable that her face was bright red a second ago .

Regina was crying while embracing my head tight to her chest .

「M-m-m-masssterrrr… . . 」

「…Regina could hug me like this for the first time due to being taller」

I muttered while being embraced .

「I am also glad to be reunited and to see Master so lively」

「Aa, thank you, Dion」

Dion’s tone of voice was completely calm and collected .

However, he was grasping my right hand tightly . Dion’s hand was hot .

Normally, a dragon newt’s body temperature is low . But, when they are overcome with emotions, the temperature rises and becomes hot .

「I am also glad that Dion is doing well」

「Yes」

Dion’s magnificent tail was swaying around in circles .

Dion seemed to be extremely delighted as well .

Shiro must have also gotten excited, looking at the somewhat excited Dion and Regina .

「MeeMee」

He leapt off Xenovia’s lap and rushed towards my buttocks with a head-butt .

Until Regina and Dion calmed down, I was left at Shiro’s mercy .

After crying for some time, Regina said while wiping off her tears .

「…it seems like I had lost my composure . I have shown an embarrassing sight」

「Don’t worry . It’s been a hundred long years, so it can’t be helped」

「I am also immensely happy」

Saying so, Dion sat back down on the couch he was sitting on just now .

So does Regina .

I tried to sit down beside Xenovia, to start talking again .

「Master, over here」

My clothes were grabbed from behind by Regina .

I was sat on Regina’s lap as is with my back towards her, within Regina’s hug .

「Regina?」

「No, it is a new experience to have Master being smaller than me」

Regina said so, while resting her chin on my head .

「Well, I guess it is a new experience」

「Master is eight now right? You will surely grow big soon . So I just thought of hugging like this while I still had the chance」

「I see . Do as you like」

As Regina is a dwarf, she has a short stature .

Thus, she is fond of people who are shorter than her .

Milt was also embraced as I am right now, when he was still a child .

Incidentally, the eldest of my disciples was the Beloved Child of Water God, Dion . Right now, he is 130 years of age,

Next, is the Elf Xenovia, who is also 130 years of age .

Next is the dwarf, Hero Regina, who is 125 years of age . Lastly, the youngest is just an ordinary human, Small Sage Milt, who is 120 years of age .