Haa… I ate, I ate.
Although I only ate meat, I was full and satisfied.
Salt and pepper were naturally delicious, but wasabi soy sauce was also irresistible…
The refreshing flavor and balanced spiciness of the wasabi soy sauce, even after swallowing the heat taste of the Fire Dragon while it was still hot, were so delicious.
I wanted to grill another piece, but I was so full I could not eat any more.
「Nfu～. Satisfied.」
Shiro seemed satisfied as well, sitting cross-legged on the ground and resting her head on my lap with a look of contentment.
Perhaps because she could conserve energy with Cloak of Black Shadow, she had eaten quite a lot as usual.
Look. Although you would not turn into a cow by sleeping immediately after eating, you might get acid reflux.
Well, I understood the feeling of not wanting to move when full.
Everyone else seemed the same, recalling the taste of the Dragon they had just eaten and resting with satisfaction.
Ryuubi-san and the others seemed to be gathered and discussing something after finishing their meal; were they exchanging impressions?
In this way, we were satisfied, but the Dragons seemed not to have had enough and continued to eat, requesting more.
I thought “enough already…” but since the comparison tasting was better than expected, I decided to serve them until they were satisfied this time.
「Hmm—! It is still delicious!」
Saracrim was eating deliciously, like a young child eating a kids’ meal, and seeing that warmed my heart.
However, she ate well for such a small body.
Well, perhaps she had not been eating proper meals since becoming King, and this was a rebound?
「Ah, by the way, why did Saracrim decide to become the King of Gigoshoku?」
「Eh? Because humans are fragile and die quickly, right? So I thought they would be happy if gentle me protected them.」
「Ah…」
Was it out of goodwill?
Well, from a Dragon’s perspective, humans were fragile, so she thought she would protect them out of mercy?
And in return, she intended to receive jewels and food that, although not delicious to her, she had heard rumors were delicious.
「Gahahaha! Our Sara-chan is especially excellent! To be able to humanize at this age, she is a genius, one in thousands of years, no, tens of thousands!」
「Indeed, that is amazing～. Even our Cassandra-chan only recently became able to do it.」
Doting parent… or not.
Come to think of it, Cassandra had humanized after eating the magic power balls I gave her.
Indeed, although Cassandra and Saracrim were both Dragons, there seemed to be a considerable age difference, and if she was the age she looked, Saracrim being able to humanize already was quite amazing.
And perhaps Volmeteus had praised Saracrim repeatedly as he did now, leading her to realize her excellence and gain confidence, thus standing up to become King and protect humans.
「Then, the reason for dissolving the alliance with Einzheil was…」
「Since I am protecting them, there is no need for promises with other countries, right?」
「Ah…」
No, there were things like the distribution of goods due to the alliance and business with tourists, but it seemed she had not considered those…
In terms of military power, having Dragons protect might be good, but was such extremeness due to her youth?
「Gahahaha! Sara-chuwan is so gentle! An angel? Eh? Did I give birth to an angel!?」
Angel… So there were angels here too.
Was it a racial thing? Or literally messengers of heaven?
If they were messengers of heaven, would they be subordinates of the Goddesses?
「You are a doting parent. Well, being a doting parent is fine, but you must scold her when necessary.」
「Hah? Was there anything to scold Sara-chuwan for? Sara-chuwan just tried to protect the people of this country with her gentle, merciful heart.」
「Un. That is no good. Even if it is mercy, it is no good. Hey, I do not think you forgot, but Dragons must not get involved in countries or politics? If it is indirect, we can overlook it, but becoming King is too direct. Did you not teach her that?」
I had thought so too.
Previously, Cassandra had said that Dragons must not involve themselves in the history between nations, so Saracrim becoming King was probably problematic.
…Well, you guys had also come thoroughly to the Kingdom’s territory with Koren of Roukaku recently.
But being able to read the atmosphere, I did not interject here.
That had been helpful, and I decided to think that it was barely safe because of the covenant with me or something like that.
「Guh… No, that is… well…」
「Eh? Was it bad? When I consulted Otou-chama, he said, 『It is fine! Otou-chama supports you!』…」
「No, that is… Sara-chuwan said such admirable things, so I inadvertently…」
「I thought as much. I felt that Sara-chan valued the pride and dignity of a Dragon, so I wondered why such a basic thing?」
「Auuauu…」
Volmeteus slumped his shoulders dejectedly.
Well, an old man’s “auuauu” was not cute.
「It was a bad thing, wasn’t it… I apologize again.」
「Well, rather than apologizing to us…」
When I smoothly directed my gaze toward Ryuubi-san and the others, they trembled slightly and then turned their gaze to Saracrim, who straightened up.
「Yes. We caused you trouble. I am sorry.」
「O-oh… Certainly, it was troublesome, but for me, it felt like receiving training…」
「That is right… Since wars disappeared, our work as warriors was only exterminating monsters and punishing petty villains, so we had become lax. It was just right to tighten our bodies and minds.」
「The way the country should be was indeed a problem, and although our results from many meetings were repeatedly scrapped, hearing the current story, I am satisfied. Know that.」
For the warriors Sonken-san and Kan’u-san, understanding that they had days of leading against Dragons, and well, the opponent was a Dragon… Soso-san seemed satisfied.
「Yes. I accept your apology, Saracrim-sama. I express my deep respect for your aspirations.」
Ryuubi-san gently took Saracrim’s hand and showed her a soft smile.
It was probably not my imagination that Saracrim’s eyes were slightly moist from that kindness.
「…Thank you.」
「Yes. In the future, when Saracrim-sama visits, I would like to prepare things you prefer so that you may be satisfied. It might be difficult to provide the same thing as that lump of mana, but… please allow us to hospitality you with all our might.」
「Eh, but I am no longer King…」
「That is true. However, since we have formed such a precious bond, please feel free to visit us in the future without hesitation. As Saracrim-sama said, we are fragile and weak creatures compared to Dragons. But as you know, humans can become strong. Therefore, if you feel like it, could you please make us strong again? That way, you would not be directly involved in history or politics, so please, I beg of you.」
「Ryuubi… Yes. Yes. I will make everyone strong! Leave it to me!」
Somehow… was it resolved nicely?
No, this was that.
Ryuubi-san was just saying “come again” so that the bond with Saracrim would not be cut, right?
Well, I understood that it was better to maintain the bond with the Fire Dragon that had been formed, but she had created an atmosphere of a heartwarming story and smoothly established friendship, hadn’t she?
…She was too shrewd, it was scary!
Volmeteus was moved, so it was fine, but she was good at doing it despite not knowing what would happen if her intention to use them was revealed…
Would she cry if she got into trouble again?
This person was amazing…
Perhaps noticing my gaze, she smiled at me, which was cute but scary…
She approached while smiling… What was it?
「Well then, our new King. Please take care of us from now on.」 Puryun.
…Huh?
「Know that we ask for your favor.」
「…Haa. Please take care of us.」
「It cannot be helped! Let us get along from now on!」
「Please take care of us! Please do take care of us!」
I did not think I had misheard, but just in case, should I confirm it one more time?
…Huh?
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