Chapter 111

ranslator: Saitama-sensei Editor:Ryunakama

111 . Dragon King’s Hot Spring

After flying for a good while, Dolflare landed .

There was a huge citadel in front of us .

It was enveloped by a powerful magic . You won’t notice it until you’re close enough .

「It’s a splendid magic . 」

「Will Wolms-sama . Thank you for your words of praise . 」

The magic also makes it difficult to observe the citadel from a distance .

Even if you try to detect it with magic, the concealment magic cast over it makes it difficult to detect .

Moreover, we have moved 20,000 meters over the great mountain range since we took off .

Going on foot might have taken two to three days .

No, you would have to go through a thick forest untouched by humans, and climb up the high-altitude mountain . Naturally, there will be no easy route for humans to pass through .

It wouldn’t be strange if the whole journey took more than ten days .

An uninvited outsider would have to go through a lot of difficulties to reach this place .

When we got off Dolflare’s back and walked towards the citadel, the dragons prostrated, greeting us .

「Kyuru! Raise your heads!」

「G A A A」

All the dragons who raised their heads seemed to be equally tense .

Being guided by Dolflare, we set foot into the citadel .

「…It’s huge . 」

Tina, who is also royalty, muttered as such .

When we stepped inside, the citadel was more like a palace than a fort .

The interior was not much different from a human palace .

But everything was many times bigger than human’s .

We were guided to the guest room by Dolflare, and were served with various hospitality . And then treated to a feast of various dragon’s dishes, and entered into a bath as wide as a small lake .

The only male humans were me and Dion, so we both went in together .

Of course, Rubeum, Shiro and Fluffy were also together .

Fay claimed to be a woman, so she decided to take a bath with Regina, Rosetta and others .

「Fuu . This hot water feels nice . 」

「It’s been a long time since I took a bath with Master . 」

「That’s right . It’s been a hundred years almost . 」

There were only the two of us, excluding the god-beasts, so Dion addressed me as “Master” .

I sat with my knees together in the bathtub . It feels very good to soak in hot water upto the neck .

「The other side looks deep . 」

「That’s right . Because dragons use it . 」

The floor of the bathtub was slanted and the further you go the deeper it gets .

The deepest water depth is likely about five meters .

「Master . I don’t think you have to worry about it, but please don’t go too far to the other side . 」

「Yeah but, I don’t think I will drown, though . 」

Dion was probably worried because of my eight year old body .

「Kyuru-Kyuru」

Rubeum climbed on my knee, splashing the water with his wings .

The movement was similar to a chicken’s dust bath .

「Rubeum, does it feel good?」

「Feels good . Kyuru」

And Shiro was trying so hard to climb on Dion’s head .

「Shiro . Use the bath to soak in the hot water quietly . 」

「…Mee」

I hugged Shiro so as not to disturb Dion’s relaxing time .

I then gently poured hot water on Shiro’s head between the two small horns .

「…Mee」

Shiro closed his eyes, feeling pleasant it seems .

「I cleaned you before getting into the bath, but I wonder if there was still something itchy . 」

「Mee」

Little by little, the horns are growing, so it may be itchy .

「I’ll make sure to ask if it itches anywhere from now on . 」

「Mee . 」

Shiro said he wants me to do that .

On the other hand, Fluffy was swimming skillfully . It was surprisingly fast .

「Fluffy, the other side is deeper, so be careful . 」

「Pigi!」

I looked at Dion, while patting Rubeum and Shiro .

「Dion, were you acquainted with Dolflare-dono?」

「Yes . 」

「I would’ve appreciated it, if you told me from the beginning…」

「I’m sorry about keeping silent, but even if I used my connection, Master wouldn’t have gotten that beard . 」

「Is that so?」

「Yes . Either way, we would have had to go through a couple of matches . 」

That is surprising .

Judging by the tone that Dolflare had, it didn’t seem like he placed a lot of importance on his beard .

「Is the beard something valuable?」

「Rather than saying valuable, a beard is a part of one’s body . 」

「…I see . 」

If you give a part of your body to a stranger who wishes to use it for magic… It will become troublesome .

If that’s the case, I understand .

「If it is for my use, I will most likely receive it, but Master will need to be recognized as a friend for you to receive it . 」

「Hmm . I understand somewhat . 」

It’s difficult to trust someone unconditionally just because the person you trust, trusts that someone .

「And besides, Dolflare and the other dragons like to fight . 」

「Do you mean that combat is compulsory to be recognized as a friend?」

「To put it simply, it is . I also fought with Dolflare-dono about seventy years ago . 」

「Is that so?」

If we’re going to fight either way, then it would be better to give the disciples a sense of tension .

If Dion had said they knew each other, the tension will inevitably fade .

「I understand if you put it that way… Come to think of it, Rubeum was amazing today . 」

「Kyuru?」

Rubeum cried and looked back over my shoulder .

I also looked back at the end of Rubeum’s gaze .

「Holy Monarch . I have come to wash your back . 」

There stood a man with a great physique .