Chapter 50: Memento
"Open the Main gate!"
A voice is heard from above the city walls.
"Main gate? Not the small gate?"
"The main gate! They can't go through the small gate!"
Did some nobleman's big carriage come here?
Most of the nobles in this town fled seven years ago.
A lot of guards and adventurers died and now the town is full of commoners.
Well, anyway, it looks like we have to open it, so we unbolted the bolt and opened the main gate.
"Aryaah~......... what is that?"
"It's huge. Is that the chimera...?"
"Chimera?"
"I heard from the administration that it made a nest in the Southern Forest four days ago."
"And that's it?"
"That's it."
Surprise but no fear
Because the chimera was obviously dead.
Grabbed by the neck and roughly dragged along
"Thank you for your hard work on the security!"
"Ah, thank you for your hard work..."
We were greeted by a small and beautiful girl
"Good work. You can close now."
"Eh, ah, yes!"
The man who was dragging the chimera as if he was going for a walk, said lightly and went into the city.
"Is that a black coat?"
"Black coat?"
"Eh! You don't know!"
After this, I was told a long, long story by a work colleague who was next to me
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The chimera is brought to the garden of the administration and dismantled by the investigators.
“No, normally it was transported by carriage or dismantled on site, you know?”
"Is that so?"
"Yes. Ordinary people can't carry something this big."
"But I was able to carry it."
"I thought Wince-san knew!"
“But when it comes to on-site dismantling, you have to wait for days in the forest for the investigator to come, right?”
"That's normal."
"We are not normal! Yes! Now, Shiro-san, Sedona is waiting!"
"Ah, yeah... um, I'm sorry."
"Haa, that's fine. Okay, I'll take care of the rest here."
And so we headed home.
At that time
When we were walking down the street, I noticed that people were staring at us.
"We're being watched?"
"It's just your imagination."
"Really?"
"Ah!"
"What's wrong?"
"We haven't taken a bath for four days."
"Are we stinky?"
"I am not aware of it myself. What if she says, 'You smell Mother'!"
"It's fine. It doesn't smell. It's only been four days."
"R-right?"
"Yeah, it's fine... it's fine."
Edge of the town.
The house near the blacksmith there
A small child was waiting at the entrance
"Ah! Mother! Father!"
The little girl jumps on Wince.
"I'm home Sedona~~!"
The look on Wince's face is just like a mother's.
"Father, welcome back!"
"I'm back. Have you been a good girl?"
"Yes!"
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After the death of the Dragon God
I returned to the town with the egg entrusted to me.
I talked to the lord about what had happened.
I was going to leave the egg to him, but he said.
"It's too heavy a load to carry. Raise it yourself. Please don't get me involved."
He told me politely and in a roundabout way.
Two years later
The egg hatched.
What was born was a flying dragon with two legs and a pair of wings.
Even though I knew it, it was still a dragon
It might be hard to raise it in the town
We were both wondering about it
"Here, put this on it."
The head of the Lizardman said so and handed me a small silver cylinder.
It was an ear cuff with a mysterious softness.
"It is an ornament that contains the art of humanization."
I wondered why such a thing existed.
"Long ago, the Dragon God used this to disguise himself as a human and travel the world."
A memento of its parent.
And now Sedona is clearly a human child
The only problem is that these ear cuffs are too conspicuous for a child to wear.
"We''ll have dinner at Sermus' house in the evening. Get ready."
"Yes!"
She ran to her room full of energy.
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The lord's mansion was already packed with people.
There are only a few people who look gorgeous
Of course
Because most of the people here are commoners and adventurers.
Once a year
This party is held
The reason is the birthday of the lord's daughter
This is the fifth time, which means she is five years old this year
The lord does not discriminate between nobles, commoners, and adventurers, and they talk, drink, and eat together.
"Shiro-dono"
"Are you all right to get up?"
“Yes, I'm feeling much better. As long as I don't push myself too hard, it would be no problem."
The [former] lord is talking to me
"How is your daughter?"
“She just went into the garden with your grandchild.”
"Is it okay if you take your eyes off her?"
"Wince went with her. She's fine."
"I see, then there's no problem if we drink."
"No, no drinking. Let's have tea."
"Is it no good?"
"I've told you many times. You have gout. No alcohol."
"Only one drink"
"Absolutely not"
"You're a hard man to please."
"You won't be able to see your grandchild's wedding, you know?"
"Ah, I'll be patient."
Saying that, he went back to his room.
If he's at the venue, he's likely to give in to temptation,
"Are you enjoying yourself, Shiro-san?"
"Yeah, I'm allowed to drink and eat as much as I like. My lord."
"I'd appreciate it if you'd stop calling me that."
“It's official, isn't it? Patience, my lord."
Formality is important.
Even though he didn't run away at that time, a nobleman is still a nobleman.
If they see an opening, they will immediately come to seize power.
That's what the former lord said.
"Ah, the party ends when the sun goes down."
"Yes?"
“Actually, I have something important to tell you. To Shiro-san, Wince-san, and Sedona-chan.”
"Sedona too?"
"Yes, it's troublesome because it's related to the royal family."
Royalty!
Why would they be involved?
"And it's not a contact between nobles. It's a direct call from the royal family."
"Did I, do something?"
"If you ask me what you did, all I can say is 'Everything is an act of something,' right?"
"I-Is that so?"
Did I do too many things at a fast pace, even if it was to feed Sedona?
"What's the full story?"
"I haven't checked it yet, you know?"
"Why?"
"When they gave me the letter, they told me to unseal it in the presence of all the people they'd specified."
"Me, Wince, Sedona, and...... you?"
"And Rumseil."
“Is this about the Dragon God?”
"Certainly."
"I understand. When the sun goes down, we'll meet in the mansion's office, right?"
"Yes, please"
With these words, Sermus, now the lord, mingled in the conversation of the nobles.
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