Chapter 60 – Heavenly Demon Dragon Gav
Real name, Gabriel.
Gav for short.
Originally the name of an archangel, the magic dragon greeted us warmly.
Outwardly, he appears to be in his early to mid-twenties.
He looks the same age as Ozma.
However, he already knew from experience that the appearance of demons did not match their age, and since dragons were imitated with polymorph magic in the first place, it had nothing to do with their age.
Gav, whose muscular body is clearly visible thanks to his open top, may be because he is busy because he is the chief of the tribe, but he left immediately after making eye contact with us.
I looked at the back of his head as he receded and asked Ozma next to me.
“Is that the person Ozma-sama wants to defeat?”
“…Hit.”
“I vaguely thought he would be an unlucky guy, but he’s a very kind-hearted person, right?”
Then Ozma nodded as if he couldn’t deny that fact.
“That’s why he is quite popular among demons of the same age. If he hadn’t had a serious addiction to fighting, it wouldn’t be strange to have become the Four Heavenly Kings long ago.”
“Are you addicted to fighting?”
“Yes. The Demon Dragons, who were originally earth dragons, are good at hand-to-hand combat with their bodies as hard as steel. Since Hetzling, he said he would train as a warrior and went to fight with masters of all races.”
Traveling in Hetzling’s days?
So how old are you now?
“As far as I know, he must be a little over 200 years old now. Elves and dragons have similar adulthood.”
“No, wait a minute. I heard that only young demons participate in the martial arts competition held at the exchange meeting. Are you young at 200 years old…?”
“You’re young by dragon standards.”
It’s true, but it’s monga monga.
Anyway, after I broke up with Gav, I started touring the village of dragons with Ozma’s guidance.
It is said that she also has a few experiences of coming here, but she says that it is basically because the place where exchange meetings are held every year changes.
Since each race held an exchange meeting in turn, Ozuma came here for the first time in almost 10 years.
The biggest feature of the Marryong village was that basically all the buildings had incredibly high ceilings.
This was for when I returned to my main body, but it is said that it is a simple difference in taste between polymorphing into a different race or living as a normal body, so it is said that it is built large from the beginning to satisfy both.
As we entered the lavishly built building for guests from elsewhere, a well-dressed maid approached us.
“Welcome. How can I help you?”
“Please guide me to the room. So that 3 people can stay.”
“All right.”
The maid replied, bowing her politely, and she began to show us the way.
After passing through a long hallway and finally arriving at the front of the room, after receiving each room key handed to her by her maid, Ozma said.
“The tribal exchange meeting will probably start in earnest from tomorrow. All the facilities in this building are specially prepared by the organizers for guests who have come a long way, so you can enjoy them to your heart’s content.”
“What will Ozma-nim do?”
“Today, I plan to rest in my room. The preliminary rounds for the martial arts tournament will start tomorrow. … Then, see you in the evening.”
Ozma said all she had to say, then she opened the room first and then she went inside.
Well, since we had a forced march in the morning, both of us are tired.
I spoke to Camilla, who was standing next to me, fiddling with the key in her hand.
“Then, we’ll see you later.”
“What time will it be?”
“How about around five o’clock? We have to have dinner together anyway.”
“All right.”
We went to our respective rooms, promising to meet again in the evening.
***
All dragons are rich.
Some naturally like shiny things, but among them, the Earth Dragon, which was strongly influenced by the elements of the earth, had no choice but to become rich by finding gemstones amazingly well.
The building, in which the financial resources were fully invested, literally stood at the pinnacle of luxury.
Including sulfur hot springs, a specialty of Dragon Mountain, a restaurant with unlimited food, a spa, a massage shop, a cafeteria, and a table tennis court.
Everything was there except literally nothing.
“It’s paradise.”
After a good rest in the room, I ate an early dinner, broke up with the female team, and entered the sulfur spring alone.
Except for the slight smell of sulfur, everything is perfectly soaked in the hot spring, so it feels like the fatigue from walking nonstop for the past few days is alleviated.
The only downside is that you can’t take off the mask if there are people around, but even taking that into account, it felt like a luxury.
Drooling-
It was then.
Someone entered the hot spring.
He was obscured by the hazy smoke, so he could only see his silhouette, but judging from the thick shadows, he could tell that he was a man of considerable size.
I hurriedly put the dog-shaped mask on my face.
In the meantime, the man who walked slowly towards the hot spring saw me and he gave me a welcome look.
“You!”
The man’s true identity was Gav, the chief of the demon dragon tribe whom we met earlier.
He approached me with a welcoming expression and slapped me on the back with his palm as large as a pot lid.
“Isn’t that the seed of Ozma I saw earlier? Nice to meet you! Gyahahaha!”
Gav, who smiled like that, exposing his sharp shark teeth, slumped down into the hot spring again with a sense of excitement.
As a result, the hot spring water splashed everywhere, but he didn’t pay much attention.
Thanks to that, I put a lot of hot water on his face and asked him with an awkward smile.
“It’s all by chance. I thought this was a hot spring for outsiders, but I would have thought that the chieftain of the Demon Dragon tribe was using it.”
“Ah~ that? It’s nothing special. The hot springs used by the villagers are crowded and it’s hard to use them leisurely by myself. On the other hand, since this is a hot spring made for outsiders, I rarely use it. Thanks to that, I usually use it almost privately. There is.”
It was not a skill that he had done once or twice to reveal the corruption he had committed as a village head very naturally.
He put a finely folded towel over his head and threw his arms over the rock, making a manly sound.
Now you can just ignore each other and enjoy the hot springs, but it’s only natural that you get anxious when you see other people.
I was fiddling with the mask on my face, and I took off my luck first.
“Gabriel-sama, what do you think of Ozma-sama?”
Then Gav turned his head and pointed at himself with his finger.
“Are you asking me a question?”
“Yes.”
Then Gav said, scratching his chin awkwardly.
“Even if I ask, I don’t have much idea. Well, since I’m the daughter of that demon king, I’m sure she’s much stronger than the others.”
As Gav said, he acted like he didn’t really care.
Unfortunately for Ozma, it seems that the man she made her life’s rival had no interest in her in the first place.
In an uncomfortable atmosphere, I thanked Gav and bit his mouth shut.
However, perhaps because the conversation had already been opened, Gav asked me first.
“Rather than that, where did you come from? You look much stronger than Ozma when I saw you.”
“Uh… You mean that?”
“Yes. I can see it clearly. The wind spirits snooping around you because they want attention.”
Gav tapped his eyes as he said that.
I can’t see anything in my eyes, but it feels irrational to see it in his eyes.
However, it seemed that I could not hide it since I was already caught, so I obediently revealed that I was a wind sorcerer.
The process of committing to the demon king’s army was a little seasoned, but anyway, that was nothing new.
Gav, leaning against a rock and listening to what I had to say with interest, said.
“Then, do you have any plans to come to this martial arts competition?”
“Yes?”
“Looks like you’re young, and the martial arts competition held at this exchange meeting is open to all young demons. It’s perfect for demons who aren’t famous yet to make a name for themselves.”
I asked, taken aback by the sudden offer to participate.
“May I ask why you are making such an offer to me all of a sudden?”
Then Gav grinned and gave a warlike smile.
“Yeah, you’re strong. Personally, I really want to fight at least once.”
“Why is that all?”
“Isn’t that enough?”
It seems that Ozma’s description of being a battle fanatic was true.
I was about to refuse his offer out of embarrassment, but Gav got up from the hot spring a beat earlier than that and said, “Then, see you on stage next time!”, And left the hot spring with a hearty laugh.
Indeed, he was the owner of a free spirit like the wind.
