Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 1 Chapter 3
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Chapter 3 - Necromancia's Attack
Part 1
The month of Aries had ended and it was the arrival of the month of Taurus.
The problems concerning Eco's lodging was put on hold and no decision had been made yet because of the incident where Angela had become a teacher in just a flash.
In short, Eco was still sleeping on Ash's bed.
The problem they were facing was, Apollo House which was the dormitory where Ash was staying at is a male's dorm. Furthermore, Eco is an extremely beautiful girl as long as she kept her mouth shut.
And Ash was staying with such a beautiful girl.
It is obvious that some weird rumours emerged in among the student who were living in Apollo House.
Part 2
The class room of the first year advanced course.
When school was about to dismiss, Raymond walked towards Ash table.
“Yo, Ash. Why don’t we go and have some fun since we are free?”
“Sorry, I have to go to the student council’s office.”
Raymond’s eyes widen.
“Student council…? Why?”
“Err, the president asked for me.”
Rebecca had informed Ash to find a free time to visit the student council’s office about a week ago. Since Eco had gotten used to the campus life, it should be about time for him to make his visit.
“Is it true? I think Rebecca Nee-san should have many questions for you. Or many she wants to blame you for something… Just by thinking… Haaa… Haaa.”
“I have nothing to say to you…”
“Err… did it goes well?”
“What is it?”
Ash asked while Raymond pushed his face nearer.
Raymond was looking totally serious.
“You… Aren’t you teaching Eco on the bed?”
When Raymond had ended his sentence, the entire class turned silent.
Everyone was looking at Ash with suspicious eyes. Everyone in the academy knew that Ash’s pal was born as a beautiful girl.
“Don’t say something that will make people misunderstood! Don’t you know that Eco is a dragon?”
Raymond smile sinisterly.
“Right, anyway I knew that you don’t even have the guts to do it.”
“Then just don’t say something that will make people misunderstood!”
“Haha… Could it be that you are the one who was being taught?”
“Urgh…”
Because Raymond who had hit the bull’s eye with just a guess, Ash was a little taken aback but he dare not speak back.
Part 3
The student council office was located at the highest floor of the academy’s centre tower.
Ash gulped when he was standing in front of the grand door.
From a long time ago, Ansarivan’s student council had a huge power. They not only deal with the academy’s council but they also have the right of speech in the city council. According to some rumours, the student council president’s power is superior to the mayor.
“Please enter.”
Before he even knocked, the student council president’s voice could be heard. This made Ash trembled a little.
“Sorry for interrupting.”
He timidly opened the door and walked into the office.
Rebecca was crossing her arms while standing by the window that was at the far end of the room. There ain’t another soul in this room. When he noticed that they were alone, Ash who had felt uneasy from the start was now sweating nervously.
“Ahhh, Ash. You finally came!”
Rebecca turned around and stared at Ash.
With her marble statue like beauty together with her crimson coloured hair, it let out an amazing feeling. Even her body proportion outshone other people. Her curves were perfect and not even her uniform could hide it.
“Err…”
Rebecca Randall who had received the Ark-Dragner title was not only well known in Ansarivan. Her name was widely spread in the entire Knight Country.
Even in the well known Holy Dragners of Lautreamont had only one in a ten of their members who received the title Ark-Dragner.
Judging from that, the requirements to obtain the title Ark-Dragner is very strict.
“Fuu. Don’t be shy. Just take a seat.”
“Y-Yes…”
Ash sat at a corner of the sofa, frightened.
Rebecca sat beside Ash without even a second thought. He smelled some refreshing smells.
Ash was uneasy.
“That…”
Ash was nervous because of their close distance where they can feel each other’s breath. Since there was also a sofa located right opposite, logically speaking, Rebecca should sit there.
However, Rebecca showed a playful smile.
“To get to know another person better, sitting side by side is the best choice, this is a common knowledge for dating.”
“I-Is it…?”
“Young man, you must remember it. Next time, if you are on a date, remember not to sit opposite of her.”
“No, dates or whatever… It is still a far away dream.”
Ash was blushing in embarrassment while Rebecca unexpectedly was enjoying that.
“Hmm… In another words, no one had noticed your true value yet.”
“True value?”
“If for me, I still haven’t determined how good of a man you are.”
Rebecca suddenly stopped smiling and moved towards the main topic.
“In short, I am here to discuss the things regarding Eco with you… Saying that, what is she doing when you are in class? You can’t just keep her in the man’s dormitory right?”
“Ahh, Cosette is helping me with that. I don’t think that it will be a problem.”
After the kidnapping incident a few days ago had ended, Ash had told Cosette his trouble when they were chit chatting. Cosette immediately volunteered to help take care of Eco. Since Costte also had nothing to do when Silvia was attending classes, she can accompany Eco in Ash’s place.
The only think he worried about was whether Eco will accept Cosette. Until today, it seemed like there was no such problem. In front of Cosette, Eco was always acting mature.
“Hmm… Cosette huh? There won’t be a problem if it is her. I had met Cosette a few times before and she is not someone to be underestimated.”
“So Rebecca-san also though so?”
Ash gave a wry smile because he was thinking something bad about Cosette.
“Umm… It was said that when the Paladin sent Princess Silvia to Ansarivan, about a hundred maids and guards were sent together.”
“Uwaa! It must be troublesome…”
“The Princess of course had gone against the Paladin’s will. In the end, because the Paladin insisted, she brought Cosette alone along with her. Judging from that, Cosette is something.”
“It is true…!?”
“Back to the topic, you are also something.”
Rebecca was looking at him sharply until he started to sweat.
“W-What are you talking about?”
“When had you started to have this close relationship with Cosette?”
Rebecca’s beautiful face was getting closer. The refreshing smell was getting stronger.
“Err…About that…”
Being asked something unexpected, Ash’s head started spinning.
“How dare you hide something from me? It ain’t good you know. By the way, you are not thinking that Rebecca Randall is someone simple right?”
Rebecca’s face was getting closer and closer.
Even thought there was a faint hint of a smile by her lips, her eyes were not smiling at all.
“A-Alright! Please promise me that… Don’t tell anyone about this.”
“Alright, I guess.”
Rebecca nodded and moved her head backwards back to her original position.
Ash took a deep breath and told her everything about the incident where Eco had been kidnapped.
Part 4
The seventh dragon house was specially built for Maestros. Apart from Rebecca’s Cú Chulainn, there were four more Maestros.
“Take it slowly, there are many more.”
Seeing Lancelot was gulping down the thickly sliced meat, Silvia smiled.
Normally, jobs like feeding, preparing the beds, balancing the nutrients, cleaning… were done by the groom of the dragon house. The breeders on the other hand just need to focus their thoughts on studying.
However Silvia had always taken care of Lancelot on her own.
Everyday, she will always visit the dragon house five times. She will feed it her own, clean the dragon house and even give Lancelot a bath. If Lancelot felt itchy, she will sure to be there to give a scratch on that spot.
Under Silvia’s care, Lancelot who was born as a Strada had grown into a beautiful Maestro.
Her achievement was acknowledged and she had received the title Dragner in the young age of fourteen.
The title Dragner can only be received by a breeder whose Pal is a Maestro. It had been a tradition in the Knight Country.
Of course, Silvia was never satisfied with her current achievement. Her aim was to become a ‘Great Dragner’. Just the title Dragner could never satisfy her.
“Alright Lancelot… Next will be an Ark-Dragner.”
Silvia patted Lancelot after she spoke out her thought. Its silvery white fur was tick and felt nice.
Suddenly, Silvia pressed her hands against her chest.
Silvia’s proof of a Breeder the Seikoku was at the middle of her chest.
Her memories when she was seven came into her mind.
To obtain an orphan from the mother dragon, Silvia had entered Albion Forest alone. However she injured her leg and was crying while standing. She left the palace with the thought of she will definitely become a breeder but-
Then there was a young boy who reached out to her.
Like Silvia, the young guy was here on the same day for the Orphan Ceremony.
-I will give you a piggyback while we look for mother dragon together.
Silvia’s heart beat increased when she thought about the guy.
If not for his help, Silvia can never become a Dragner.
“That’s right… I had made a promise with him. I will become a great knight. If I did anything that should not be done by an owner, I want you to scold me.”
Sadly, Lancelot only had its eyes on the meat and was not bothered by Silvia.
“Tsk, what a child you are.”
Silvia shook her head and gave a wry smile. Although it had become a Maestro, it was still a young dragon. Compare to Cú Chulainn, its body size was definitely smaller.
“Speaking of that…”
Silvia was thinking about Ash.
The only student who dare to challenge Silvia Lautreamont.
In the end, Silvia had won the match but she didn’t have the feeling of victory. On the other hand it can be said as a losing feeling.
Ash had given Silvia a help on the race’s position arrangement.
She clearly understood her attitude of looking down on her enemy.
Only that she had never thought that such a despicable method will be used. If not for Ash who made use of the chance, Silvia should not be able to win.
“Ash Blake… I had never seen such an irregular guy. He could even ride on people’s Pal as he like which is out of common knowledge. In the end, what is the trick he was using-?”
Just when Silvia was mumbling, there was a cry of help from outside of the dragon house.
“A dragon had gone mad!”
Part 5
After Ash had told her everything, Rebecca sighed.
“Hmm… For such thing to happen. Angela-sensei is also a troublesome person. She is one of the best in the continent in dragon researching.”
“I had never thought that that teacher could be such a great person…”
“She is a total dragon maniac. She had thought of becoming a Dragner since she was still a child. In the end, she was not selected in the Orphan Ceremony…”
“I will never hand an orphan to her if I am the mother dragon.”
“Perhaps not being selected had left her with traumas until today. However, Angela-sensei’s skills and knowledge are the real stuff. Lets observer her for the time being.”
“Observe…”
Ash couldn’t hide his sad looks.
If it is possible, he doesn’t want to have anything to do with her for a second time…
“That’s right! There is one more thing about Eco. It is about when you are in the forest and you said that you had encountered some uninvited guest.”
Ash with a ‘Hah’ lifted his head.
Many things had happened after Eco was born and he had forgotten about it. The suspected to be Empire’s soldier was lurking around in the Knight Country territory. This is not something to be overlooked.”
“In the end, just who are those two?”
The masked man called Milgauss with an extraordinary temperament.
The girl who wanted to have Ash killed.
“Hmm… ‘Milgauss’ should be a nickname. It doesn’t look like an Empire’s surname. Perhaps he could be the Empire’s agent. If that’s the case, this is not a problem that a mere student could solve.
Ash had never thought of Rebecca as a ‘mere student’, but he chose to keep this thought to himself.
“Anyway, I will pass your message to the peace keepers’ office. However, if the masked man is from the Empire’s army, I am afraid that the peace keepers will also be helpless.”
Although she remained calm, the way she had spoken was terrifying.
“It should be alright, right? Ansarivan is an academy for breeders and not a military school. It shouldn’t be targeted by the Empire.”
“That’s right. We are not the military’s backup. The paths that a Breeder can take is not only limited to joining the Knight corps or the dragon elite troops. What’s more, Lautreamont Knight Country was built with the rules that no dragons were allowed in the military. However, it is still the truth that THAT WAR had changed Lautreamont Knight Country and Ansarivan.”
-That war.
That is the ‘Xenoglavia War’ that was triggered fifty two years before.
Since Lautreamont Knight Country was established, it was the first time that the dragons were sent to war.
It all begins when the Zepharos Empire’s armies from the north attacked Chevron Kingdom’s territory in the south.
The Empire’s armies were armed with many mechanical weapons and had a huge amount of destruction force. In just a short moment, Chevron’s Royal Knights that was said to be strongest mounted troops in the whole continent was wiped out.
The Chevron’s king who was worried sent a secret messenger to Lautreamont Knight Country.
In the end, the dragons who were not involved in any wars for four hundred and fifty years flew towards the battle field once again to save their allies.
The Holy Dragners of Lautreamont led by the Paladin himself joined the battle and the Empire’s armies that had suffered great causality were forced to retreat.
After that, the Kingdom and the Empire signed a truce.
“To the Empire, Ansarivan was not only a place for the military backup, but also a factory that produces mass destructions weapons. In another words, it is a military base. Just by judging from this, it is highly possible that Ansarivan is their target for the preparation for the next war.”
“That…!”
Seeing that Ash had turned pale, Rebecca smiled.
“Don’t have to be surprised, Ash. Who do you think that the Ansarivan’s student council president is?”
“That… It is you, Rebecca-san.”
“That it. Cú Chulainn and I will protect Ansarivan at all cost. That is why I want you to join us.
“Even me?”
“Yes, even you.”
Rebecca pressed forward and their shoulders were touching each other.
“Do you not what to join the student council?”
Ash was shocked by the unexpected invitation.
“That’s impossible! Since all the student council members are Dragners.”
“So one cannot join the student council if they are not a Dragner? I don’t remember such rules. It was just by chance that it looked like that in this year.”
“But…!”
“I heard from every person around you that you are called as ‘The Boy Who Can Ride Any Dragon’.
“No, that exaggeration is…”
“You don’t have to act humble. Even I could not ride on another person’s Pal.”
Before anyone noticed, they are at the distance where their nose could touch. Rebecca’s beauty was drawing closer.
Ash suddenly noticed that Rebecca’s palm was on his knee.
Rebecca’s body heat could be felt by Ash.
Ash’s heart was at the verge of exploding.
“To be exact, I want you.”
“Rebecca-san…”
“Can you please think about it?”
“No, but… If I… The student council-”
At this moment, as if helping Ash who was getting anxious, the bell rang. Compare to the normal bells, this bell doesn’t sound stable.
Judging from the continuous ringing of the bell, it should be the emergency bell.
T/L notes: Sorry guys for the slow updates. You know, summer is approaching and it also means that finals and exams are starting. I promise that there will be more updates in summer.
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