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 problem 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 was obvious some weird rumours would emerge among the students 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.
“Level two emergency state…?”
Rebecca had recognized the meaning of the bell in just a short time and moved towards the side of the window. Ash too was taking a peep outside.
The ‘level two emergency state’ in Ansarivan means that a certain dragon had caused havoc and had flewout from the dragon house.
The entire school ground could be seen from the student council office.
Just as expected, a Strada was running amok. Its body was small and it looked as if it was just born days before. It still couldn’t spread its wings let alone flying.
Rebecca gave a wry smile.
“Haa, this happens usually during this time of year. It will end in a short while.”
As expected of the student council president Rebecca, she was calm.
A few grooms had arrived at the scene and had the dragon surrounded with nets.
Dragons are living things with high intelligence, however they are also short tempered. Especially during the times when they were young, it
was not unusual for them to turn mad because of some small matters. Even their owners could do nothing about it.
Of course all the grooms working in the dragon house had undergone special training to handle such situation. Just as Rebecca had said, the incident could be settled in a short moment.
Ash himself had lost interest in the incident and wanted to leave the window side.
“It is bad!”
Rebecca suddenly shouted.
“Princess-sama…!”
Ash’s eyes widen.
Silvia who arrived at the scene jumped on the young dragon that had gone mad.
She looked like she was trying to suppress the young dragon with her own power. Her actions doesn’t match her usual self for it was a foolhardy decision.
Apart from their owner who they acknowledged, the dragons will never allow anyone to ride on their back.
Just as expected, Silvia was trying her best to just cling on the dragon’s back. She was in a fix because she could be thrown out anytime.
Silvia’s action had obviously caused trouble to the grooms.
Ash mumbled:
“Is she an idiot! What is princess-sama trying to pull…?!”
“It is most probably because of her ambition to surpass you.”
“Me?”
Ash couldn’t understand what Rebecca was saying.
“From what I can see, Her Highness is a perfectionist. No matter what kind of losing it is, she hates it. When there is a classmate who can ride any dragon exist, she was burning with the ambition to surpass you.”
“Just because of such things…”
Ash frowned.
“To Her Highness, it was never ‘Just because of such things’.”
“Urgh… If that’s the case, I will go and help her!”
“There is no need for that.”
The voice that hurts like a whip forced Ash to stop.
“It is turn that you have some unusual talent. However, are you confident enough that you will be able to suppress the young dragon and at the same time prevent Her Highness from getting hurt?”
“About that…”
Rebecca’s sharp words had made Ash speechless. If it was to calm down the young dragon, Ash himself was more than enough.
However, Ash doesn’t have to confidence to guarantee to be able to save Silvia without getting her hurt.
“So, what she we do…?”
“Didn’t I had said it just before. Who do you think that the Ansarivan’s student council president is?”
Suddenly, Rebecca humped onto the window frame. Her red hair that looked like it was on fire was dancing with the winds.
“Hold on…! Rebecca-san? What do you think-”
“I will end this quickly.”
With that, Rebecca disappeared.
“Rebecca-san!”
Rebecca jumped down from the window.
Ash was shocked and took a peek downwards from the window.
“Answer my summon…Cú Chulainn!”
Out of a sudden, there was a twist in the space beneath Rebecca and Cú Chulainn appeared majestically.
When she had landed safely on Cú Chulainn’s back, she spoke strictly:
“In my name Rebecca Randall, present me the Ark you created!”
Cú Chulainn roared in respond to Rebecca’s summon.
There was light surrounding Rebecca’s body.
Her uniform that she had worn until just now had dissolved in the sea of lights.
In just a short time, her naked body was exposed. However, because of the excessive brightness, Ash was unable to look at her clearly.
The next time Ash opened his eyes, Rebecca’s body was already surrounded by a dazzling knight’s armour.
She was just like a knight from the legends looked godly.
“That is… the Ark!”
Ash had heard before about it in the rumours but today was the first time he witnessed it with his own eyes.
The Ark was the proof of an absolute loyalty from a Maestro to its owner.
The moment a Dragner received an Ark from his Pal, he will be known as an Ark-Dragner.
Whoosh!
Cú Chulainn’s huge body had flew up into the sky.
The strong wind pressure nearly had Ash who was standing by the window blown off.
“Kyaaa!”
Silvia’s scream was heard from down below. She was floating in mid air as if she was sent flying by a chariot.
Ash leaned his body out from the window frame and shouted:
“Princess-sama!”
Just before Silvia lands on the ground, Cú Chulainn accelerating downwards. In Ash eyes, Cú Chulainn was like teleporting.
When Cú Chulainn was again flying upwards, Rebecca had caught Silvia
“Ash, Her Highness is in your care!”
“Huh?”
Before Ash could even respond to it, Rebecca had her eyes poised at the student council’s office’s window and threw out Silvia.
Although the distance was not even two meters, but to throw out a country’s princess, it was not at all normal.
“Uwaa!”
Ash shouted in surprise and caught Silvia. They were in the so called ‘Princess carry’ situation and he must stand firm no matter what.
In Ash arms, Silvia had lost her conscious.
“…”
Even under such situation, Ash’s heart was beating rapidly. His left hand that was supporting Silvia’s lower half was touching something soft and elastic. Also, the was a flower like fragrance coming from her dazzling golden hair.
At that moment, he heard Rebecca’s spell coming from outside of the window.
"Appear… The certain hit magic spear…”
The was a flash in respond to Rebecca’s spell and an enormous spear had appeared.
That is the Ark-Weapon that only an Ark-Dragner could use.
An Ark was not just simply an armour.
The Ark was stored with strong magic and it comes with a one and only Ark-Weapon.
“Gáe Bolg!”
Under Ash’s eyes, Rebecca swung magic spear Gáe Bolg!
The strong magic transformed into a ray of light and was shot down onto the ground. There was a small explosion on the ground beside the rampaging young dragon.
If there was a slight mistake, the young dragon will definitely die. However, it was Rebecca that we were talking about. The shock from the explosion had caused the young dragon to faint.
Part 6
“Uuh…”
After a while since Rebecca had the young dragon suppressed, Silvia woke up while lying in Ash’s arms. When she found out that she was carried by Ash-
“Wha…! What are you doing…!”
She was blushing.
“Uwaa! Don’t move around! I can’t hold on any longer!”
The moment he warned, Silvia fell.
“Urgh… What are you doing!”
Silvia was glaring at Ash with tears in her eyes.
“Didn’t I warn you that you will fall! Anyway why did you do that? You are dead if not because of Rebecca’s help!”
“You… Don’t even understand how it feel!”
At the same moment she shouted, tears were dripping from her eyes.
“…Princess-sama?”
“Urgh…!”
To hide her crying looks, Silvia turned around and ran out from the student council’s office.
“What is the matter, Princess-sama…?”
Ash mumbled. Next, there was a voice coming from behind.
“Don’t worry. It is my duty to deal with the Princess.”
Turning around, Rebecca who had changed back into her uniform was sitting on the window frame and was with a smile full of confidence.
Part 7
The next day after the young dragon’s incident was a school holiday.
Ash had again accompanied Eco to Ansarivan City. In truth, Ash wanted to pass his time in the dorm, but-
“The crepes are calling out to me!”
With this reason alone, Ash went out with Eco.
“Alright, let’s hunt down the crepe stall!”
After passing by the main door that separates the academy and the city, Eco immediately dragged Ash with her.
“Does a food made by a stupid and ignorant human being taste that well?”
“Sh-Shut up! It is the humans that are stupid and ignorant! The crepes had nothing to do with this!”
Eco’s face turned red when she replied to Ash’s tease and she continued to march on forward. Eco’s respond made Ash felt a little bad… Manybe he should reflect on that a little. Ash chased after Eco’s small back and knocked into someone.
“Kyaa!”
Ash just lost his balance for just a moment but the other person had fell on the ground.
“Sorry, it was my bad!”
Ash immediately held out his hand.
“No… Me too. Because I am careless…”
The person answering was a girl at Ash’s age range. There was also a flower basket by her feet. The combination of her black hair and her oat colour skin was very striking. Her worrisome looks together with her exotic face gave a special feeling.
The moment she saw Ash, her face stiffen.
“Y-You…”
Her eyes widen.
“Is there anything… On my face?”
“Nooooo!”
The girl grabbed the flower basket and flee. In a short moment, she managed to blend into the crowd.
All the pedestrians beside was looking at Ash with the eyes that list him as a pervert.
“T-That’s not the case! I did nothing at all!”
After he explained to the people around him, Ash left the place as if him was running away from something.
“Running away after looking at a person’s face, what a rude child she is…”
While cursing, he arrived at the crepe stall. Although she doesn’t even had any money with her, Eco was calling out to the stall keeper just like a regular customer.
“Give me one Ansal Crepe!”
“Stop!”
Part 8
Anya who was the girl who pretended to be the flower seller was breathing heavily while hiding in an alley where there is no sign of other life.
Previously, the moment she saw the guys face, she thought she had seen a ghost.
Last month, the guy who should have been dead was walking on the streets leisurely. Just that had given her a great shock.
“That’s impossible!”
He should have been dead.
He had fallen into a pit less ravine and it will be impossible for him to be unscathed.
It should have been more logical if it is another guy with the same looks.
“No, that’s not it!”
It can’t be a mistake. That face, that voice, that tone… He was the one Anya met and killed in the forest.
If that’s the case, why is he alive?
According to logic, the chances for him to be able to survive were zero.
However, it was still the truth that he was alive. She had seen it with her own eyes, it was undoubtable.
It was surprising for the guy not to recognize Anya. However, thinking carefully, during that time, Anya had a mask on her face and she was wearing her Tantalos battle suit.
On the other hand, no matter how you look at it, right now, Anya was just a flower seller. It was understandable if Ash couldn’t recognize her. That is her only life saver.
“What should I do…”
That day, when she had returned back to Milgauss from the ravine, Anya had thought that it was impossible for the guy to survive so she reported with ‘He was terminated’.
Milgauss only replied with a ‘Thanks for the hard work’. Apart from that, he didn’t ask the specifics. To Milgauss, that guy was not at all important.
Anya was lost. Should she change the report that she had told Milgauss?
-The guy who fell into the ravine was actually still alive.
“Damn!”
Only until today she was going to show her report to Milgauss, that’s ridicules. Also, the problem was not that simple.
For some time, Anya felt that there was a torn that was piercing her chest.
At the time when the cliff was falling, the guy had given Anya a push. Thanks to that, it was not Anya who fell down the cliff.
Even at the moment he was fated to die, he had chosen to save Anya.
To Anya who had spent her life living in the mountains, she couldn’t understand any of his actions.
If the guy uses her as a stepping stone and saved himself, she could at least understand that.
In Anya’s village, there were many people who acted that way. From another perspective, if they are not tough enough, they mustn’t think about surviving.
“I… What should I do?”
Anya mumbled while she was staring at the basket of flowers blankly. Her mind was in a mess. If she did not meet up with the guy, she won’t have to face any trouble.
“Anyway, if I was born as a flower seller… Will I be happier?”
Anya suddenly turned angry and her flower basket fell on the ground.
She won’t allow herself to think about stupid stuffs for even a single moment.
She stomped on the flowers that had scattered on the ground.
“I am an idiot! I had already decided to follow Milgauss-sama! Being beside Milgauss-sama is my source of happiness!”
When Anya was shouting out to her own self, the bell that signified noon rang. It was about time for her to return to Milgauss.
Part 9
The noon bell had rung.
Ash and Eco arrived at St Durham square after leaving the crepe stall.
Eco immediately took a bite of the vanilla flavoured crepe.
Because she was not allowed to buy the ansal flavoured crepe, Eco didn't seem happy after leaving the crepe stall.
“Hmm… Vanilla is also not bad!”
Eco’s eyes glittered.
“That’s good to hear.”
Ash was thankful for the vanilla flavoured crepe from the bottom of his heart. With just a mere fifty Glorins in exchange for a smile, it was worth the price.
“Hmm, a holiday like this is not bad at all.”
While Eco ate the vanilla flavoured crepe as if she was in heaven, Ash looked around the entire square.
In addition to the locals, there were many tourists. They should be tourist from Chevron Kingdom that was located adjacent to the Knight’s country. Although they were the same race as the Knight Country’s citizens, they could be differentiated by their speech patern and their clothing design.
“Hey, why are they gathering there?”
Eco asked after she finished her crepe.
“Of course they are there to look at the sacred statue.”
Ash was looking at ‘St Durham’s statue’ from afar. It was one of the most important cultural properties in Ansarivan.
“Whose statue… Is that?”
“The first Paladin, Durham Lautreamont. He was a historical figure dating to five hundred years ago.
“The armour on the statue… Isn’t it like an Ark?”
Ash was proud of Eco for her to be this sharp.
“You knew it?”
“Of course. The blue print for the Ark was kept in the Dragweiss.”
“So, using that blueprint, could you make an Ark?”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Eco was glaring at him and Ash was shrinking.
“Are you an idiot? That will be just a mimic. The blueprint design passed down by ancestral-sama is only intended as a reference. The exact thing could never be re-created.”
“It that so… Now I see.”
Ash believed everything she said.
“So, Eco you will create and Ark for me, no? Before that, you should first become a Maestro- Ouch!”
His foot was stomped on by Eco and made him jump around in pain.
“What are you doing!”
Ash barked back however Eco’s face was unexpectedly red. She was acting shy and was avoiding Ash's sight.
“…What happened?”
“Quit joking! Why would I… As the owner make an Ark for my pet dog? Isn’t that illogical!?”
After that, Eco ran off.
Only then, Ash remembered his past lessons.
To the dragons, to present their owner with the Ark also bears the important meaning of ‘Giving their everything to their owner.’
“So I see.”
No wonder Eco denied it with her face red. At the same time, Eco was a little cute at that moment.
“Hey, wait for me!”
Ash smiled and chased after Eco.
Part 10
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 faster updates in summer.
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