Volmeteus did not struggle anymore because Reagaia was present.
So, the mountain of earth was released, and since he was hot just by being there due to the rising temperature and was large and in the way, we had him turn into a human form.
The human-form Volmeteus had long, bold hair, red like Saracrim’s, and his muscles were bulging with defined abs, giving him a rough and wild appearance, just as expected.
「Shiro, are you okay?」
「…」
「Shiro?」
Shiro had suffered minor burns, so Wendy was applying the most effective potion we had on hand, but she was staring intently at Volmeteus and reacted little.
However, perhaps noticing that I was calling her, she shook her head and then turned to nod at me.
「…Mm. I am fine.」
「Yes. You are fine now. It seems no scars will remain, which is good.」
「Hmm. Thank you, lord, Wendy.」
It was a relief that Shiro’s injuries were safely healed.
As for the Dragons—
「Ahn-nmma. Ah, it is delicious. The best. Truly the best! I cannot stop! Haaaa… It is no exaggeration to say I live for this! No, seriously. Fuwaaaaa! This is amazing. It is amazing!」
…He was annoying, wasn’t he?
Well, he had come to help, so we could now talk calmly, and as a thank you, I created a magic power ball and gave it to Reagaia, but…
『Hey, hey, you can create fire-attribute magic power balls too, right?』
『Eh? Well, I can create anything except light…』
『Wow! Then, I will do something convenient for you, so please give me more. I promise you will not lose out!』
Saying that, I decided in my heart that if I felt I was losing out, I would only make thin magic power balls for a while, and went along with Reagaia… Was this another plan to anger Volmeteus?
I was already mentally exhausted today and had had enough.
「H-hey… What is that…」
Volmeteus, who had obviously been annoying and thus avoided, was apparently curious after all.
But you know. With guys like this, it gets even more annoying from here on out, so you should be prepared…
「Eh!? You do not know!!? Uwah… uwah… Poor thing… To have lived without knowing this is pitiable. You should have known this sooner, every minute and second! It is too pitiable!」
「Tch! I am asking because I do not know! So what is that round thing! Is it a lump of earth magic power? Why does such a thing exist!」
「Fufuun. Exactly. This is a lump of earth magic power with nearly 100% purity. There is no gamey taste; it is the best meal for me! And you know… Son-in-law made this.」
Come to think of it, Volmeteus had not seen me make it.
He had been busy making excuses to Saracrim.
「What!? So that is why you got angry when I tried to kill him…」
「That is right!」
Ah, I thought he would look at me, but Volmeteus’s gaze was fixed directly on the magic power ball being delivered to Reagaia’s mouth.
…In fact, he was drooling alongside Saracrim next to him.
「Ahn! Fuwaaaa… It is irresistible. Your thick, sticky one melts inside me, seeps in, and becomes one with me… Hm? What? What is that look? What, what? Do you perhaps want some?」
「I want… No, but that is earth attribute, right? Even if it is a lump of magic power, earth attribute…」
「Son-in-law. Son-in-law, you can make fire-attribute magic power balls too, right?」
「I can make them, but… Hyu!」
Do not turn your faces toward me so quickly with a ‘guin’ sound.
Saracrim looked with envy, and Volmeteus… with drool dripping, his eyes wide open, leaning forward as if about to pounce, which was scary.
「A lump of fire-attribute magic power…」
「Can one eat the fire attribute of that…!」
「No, no, no. I do not know about Sara-chan, but Vol-chan is out.」
「Why!!?」
「It is obvious. Do you think I would treat someone who tried to eat me? If you want to eat, you must pay a price. By the way, I gave blood, scales, claws, and liver.」
「Wha…」
Ah… The wink meant that was the goal.
Exchange magic power balls for Fire Dragon materials.
Recalling our earlier confrontation, I understood how valuable Dragon materials were, and since he was a Head, they would be of high quality. This was indeed grateful.
If I had negotiated alone, I would have been lucky to get scales and blood…
And Reagaia could eat many magic power balls without hurting herself at all…
「…We will not be fed, will we? Because we ruined the food you made…」
Ugh… Saracrim held back her tears, though they gathered in the corners of her eyes… Well, I was a bit angry when she spilled it on the floor, but knowing she was a Dragon, I could understand her irritation from being forced to eat tasteless things…
Besides, seeing a young girl with teary eyes sniffing made my heart tighten.
I felt like reaching out, thinking a little would be fine, but Shiro stepped forward.
「Hmm. No.」
「…I understand.」
Oh… Shiro.
You did not have to deliver the final blow…
「Hmm. I think there is something you should say to lord first. The thing you were about to say earlier.」
「Eh… Ah… I am sooooooorry!」
「Hmm. Well done.」
As if a dam had burst, Saracrim started crying ‘wan wan’, and Shiro placed her hand on the crying Saracrim’s head and patted it.
Then, turning to me, I understood the intent and created a fire-attribute magic power ball.
「Hic… Uu, ah… I-is it okay?」
「Hmm. I hope you get full.」
「Uuuu…! Thank you…」
Saracrim popped the fire magic power ball I handed her into her mouth, holding her cheeks and showing a childlike reaction with sparkling eyes.
Regardless of being a Dragon, she was just a child.
「Delicious!」
Her eyes were still red from crying earlier, but the magic power ball must have been that delicious eaten while hungry.
I thought it would not be enough, so I decided to make more.
…By the way, these were not the concentrated ones, but normal magic power balls infused with mana.
I predicted this would not be the last time, and if I gave concentrated ones first, they might use that as a baseline.
Well, they seemed delicious enough, and seeing her eat each one carefully with tears of joy was heartwarming.
…If only there were not a father drooling profusely, staring intently at his daughter eating the fire magic power balls.
He probably could not snatch the food from his crying daughter, but he seemed unable to take his eyes off the lump of magic power, which was his favorite attribute… I could predict beyond prediction that his target would shift to me next.
「H-hey! Make some for me too!」
Oh? He used a commanding tone.
I did not know if it was natural pressure or intentional intimidation just enough not to anger Reagaia, but I felt a slight pressure.
Well, he was a Dragon? Since I had been scared until just now, that threat worked on me.
Normally.
「I refuse!」
「What!?」
Fool! I was not one to yield to such slight pressure!
I could act tough against an opponent whom I knew posed no risk of being killed or even hurt at this moment!
Besides, I had not yet forgiven you for burning Shiro.
「Ahahaha! Do not underestimate Son-in-law! That child is a human who threatens me! I have lost to that child’s pressure before!」
That was because you called that flesh “breasts”.
You had lost some weight. But I still did not acknowledge that as breasts!
「W-what… Defeat Reagaia…」
「Did I not say? You should quietly show your consideration.」
That was right.
Normally, there was no way I would give magic power balls to someone who had hurt Shiro and tried to burn us to death, but if I conceded 100,000 steps, I had to get at least the liver.
And I needed a large quantity.
Since it was material from the Chief of the Fire Dragons, I could never have too much.
If I brought souvenirs to Reinrich and Riito-san, they would be happy, so I had no intention of holding back!
「It is tough to take out the liver, and Fire Dragons have inferior regeneration compared to Earth Dragons, but. If you eat these magic power balls, you will recover immediately! Besides, it is truly pitiable not to know this taste? Look at Sara-chan’s happy face!」
「Gnununu…」
「Otou-chama! This is very delicious! It is the first time I have eaten something so delicious!」
「Gnununununununu!!! …Understood. Take blood, liver, scales, or claws…」
「Hmm. Then I will also take the tail.」
「The tail too!? F-fine! You can take the tail! Please take mine too!!」
So, we immediately started receiving the materials.
Shiro sliced them, and Aina and the others efficiently put the materials into magic bags, while I mass-produced fire-attribute magic power balls.
Since I had not used the concentrated ones as a trump card, it was easy to produce normal magic power balls one after another.
With this, we got the Fire Dragon materials! Ah, would Eliodart want scales or something too?
Shiro, you can cut and peel more.
「Haa… Haaaa… Is this not enough already? Any more…」
「Hmm… I wanted a little more, but it cannot be helped.」
「Hmm. We got a lot.」
Well, we got enough, so this was fine.
He gave me a resentful look, but since I had done nothing wrong, I pretended not to notice.
Well, I had prepared many fire magic power balls, so he could eat as much as he liked.
「Nice. Hey, hey, give me a little more too.」
「Hmm? Sure.」
「Eh!? Really!? Yay! You have come to understand how to respect me.」
So, I prepared earth-attribute magic power balls for Reagaia as well, and she began to eat them joyfully.
…Good. She ate them. Now then.
「Hmm? What? Why are you looking at me and smiling? What, will you give me more? Eh? What are you doing!? Even Shiro-chan, what!? Why are you holding a knife?」
「Well, consideration is necessary, right?」
Shiro had asked for the Fire Dragon’s tail.
That meant she wanted to eat the Fire Dragon’s tail.
In that case, I thought it was important to compare the tastes of Earth Dragon and Fire Dragon.
So, we would also get Reagaia’s tail and have our own meal time.
By the way, Saracrim seemed to find the magic power balls so delicious that she wanted more, and although we did not mind, she voluntarily offered her tail.
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