Chapter 158 – Ep.10 – One Scale
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“Whoaaaaagh!”
I am screaming, but even that scream is buried in a terrifying roar.
The entire party, including me, is flying at incredible speed while holding Levi in his arms. The sound of tearing the air coming in periodically makes my ears hurt.
Even the magic Chichi casts to protect his ears can’t stop Levi’s violent misconduct. A roar reverberates around us, like a thousand bombs exploding in an instant.
When I saw Levi turned into a dragon, I should have refused. It’s too late now.
A flying ridge. A terrifying body likely larger than ten whales.
Levi was something that could only come out of mythology. A gigantic being that no one dares to look up to…
The level of flying on the broom that Chichi carried me around felt like a child’s play. We proceed tearing through the air. Our flight is sharp enough to worry that the entire planet will be destroyed.
Everyone is held close to her belly, held by Levi’s hands, and thanks to that, her unimaginable air resistance doesn’t even scratch our bodies.
Still, it’s really, it’s amazing. It’s completely different from what I’ve seen in writing or cartoons. There is no mystery, only fear is felt in the amazement to the extent that one cannot shut one’s mouth.
You beat this? Your sisters?
Damn, let’s not really mess around in the future…
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Levy cleared a road that would have taken us another week to walk in tens of minutes. Even though she flew over the mountains so the dwarves wouldn’t be surprised, her flight was fast enough to send us to the other side of Lemün in an instant.
The kingdom of the dwarves had been handed over to the other side, revealing the end. He surreptitiously skipped through that rugged and bumpy kingdom.
“Wow… My head is dizzy… The world spins around… “
We got off at about the halfway point between the dwarf and elf regions and packed up for the last time. From now on, since they had to go on their own journey with their strong legs, the weight of the burden per person had to increase considerably.
“I hate dragons… Keeing… Woo-wook… “
Kaede, whimpering and complaining of motion sickness, is carrying a burden that is almost bigger than her own body. Of course, she doesn’t complain of heaviness though. The only thing she struggles with is motion sickness.
“Are you going to close your mouth after that? Did you vomit?”
“If you vomit, what you ate and drank yesterday isn’t worth it… I’m sorry… “
“… Ha ha, I’m really going to turn.”
As if being annoyed doesn’t bother her, Rico cuts off her conversation. Right now, she’s full of anger, so she can’t afford to respond to Kaede’s cute behavior full of idiots.
Rico’s eyes are fixed only on me. She doesn’t seem to have been able to cheat properly with lies as much as she did. She had already been scolded hours ago for ‘don’t lie’, so she feels more fear than usual at her fierce gaze.
“Well, thank you so much for taking me there. Did you end up here?”
When I hurriedly turned her words around and said hello to Levi, she smiled and put her hand on my head and stroked it lightly. Riko is also showing that kind of behavior, so I can see her notice, but since it’s her last goodbye, let’s just skip it…
“Boy, there will be difficulties in leaving for a foreign country, but try to get through it with your women. I have good women, so don’t worry too much.”
Levi’s last words are surprisingly neither sad nor sad. The brief encounter between the two and the difficult yet futile fight between the dragon and the warriors come to an end here.
“… But.”
However, Levy leans forward for a moment and pulls her in my ear, whispering softly in that state. Her red eyes are on Helen.
“Look out for that bitch over there. You’re very clumsy. I felt it when I fought before, but that must be somewhere… “
“Yes?”
I couldn’t help but be taken aback by the sudden advice. Even, it was embarrassing that the target of the advice he was giving out was Helen.
Helen appeared out of nowhere, but didn’t she help me a lot?
Nevertheless, Levi’s red eyes stare at Helen. Levi seems to have sensed something strange.
“… Well, it’s just my intuition, but that seems to be hiding a lot. More than the stern brown woman, beware the woman who pretends to be kind but is always secretive. Holding a dagger is more frightening than showing teeth.”
“Th-by the way, you don’t know Mr. Levy, but he helped me a lot… ? If it wasn’t for that person, I would have already died… “
Upon hearing my words, Levi’s expression changes again. A really puzzled look…
“Hmm… Really?”
“Yes. Really.”
“Well, yes. There was a time when my senses were a little rusty. It seems that the weakness of old age precedes the dignity of the years.”
She smiled shyly, shook her head slowly, and bid me farewell with her smile.
That was her last goodbye with her. The one who flies through her skies, fashions her sword from her ice, and slays her world. She goes beyond fighting her. For me, it was unparalleled luck.
“Yes, yes… Boy, bye bye When you finish your work someday, will you show your face to me one more time?”
However, I couldn’t easily come up with an answer to the formal greeting. Isn’t it the same as saying that you have to come back here again?
I have a home to return to. I have family, I have friends, I have a future. There is too much to throw away to live here.
I have to go back to my original world…
“… Yes When it’s all over later, I’ll take my older sisters to play. Then don’t fight.”
After hearing my answer, Levi paused for a moment. Her eyes scan my face vaguely. What was she thinking?
“… Yeah, don’t worry, we don’t fight when we have guests. Delrin.”
Levi came last and called her name to me. It was the first time she had called my name during her brief one-night stand.
She left like that Since we didn’t say goodbye to the other sisters, our greetings with me held us for the last time, and when we finished talking, we slowly let each other go.
Everyone wouldn’t remember Levi. To my older sisters, it was just an enemy targeting me, and it was just an annoying monster that I defeated over and over again. No one would bother to remember such an unpleasant opponent.
Thinking like that makes me a little sad. Is that why? My eyes lingered on Levi’s back for a little longer…
“Do you really follow me?”
During that brief moment, Rico approached me and made fun of me. No, it was a kind of anger rather than sarcasm. Her voice hardened.
“Uh, yes… ? Oh, no. What are you talking about like that!”
“You are angry with me. Is this the right situation for you to be angry? Huh? Am I right?”
Rico’s questioning continued until Neva came to rescue me. Rico must have noticed a lie in me that made her feel out of place somewhere.
“Filmmark. Stop messing with Delrin and pack your things.”
“… “
Rico withdrew rather obediently at Neva’s name. However, her eyes did not leave me throughout her entire life.
“Sniff, sniff… ? West! What if it smells strange again? Kreureung… “
“Oh no! Kaede-noona always says that. It’s because of my mood… !”
It was all the same that the other sisters were also suspicious. To be in a position where you sweat profusely because of a one-night affair and make excuses…
“Yeah, by the way, this drink is really good. Everyone, please try it later!”
“Why did you take so much money when you can’t even drink?”
Even Chichi grumbles and moves her luggage. Lugged by her hand, the luggage that naturally flies through the air slides comfortably without shaking.
So we each pack our things and set off on the road. Only me and Eva were carrying light things in a small backpack, but everyone’s luggage was very bulky and heavy.
From now on, I had to carry this burden across the kingdom of the elves. Even the kingdom of the elves has a large area and the roads are not well-maintained, so it would take a lot of time to walk.
That’s why everyone reap and move on…
While waiting, all of a sudden, everyone stops.
From behind, I could feel the presence and the mighty mana again.
“Delrin!”
As soon as Levi left the road, she returned to me. Her face was filled with sadness and worry that could not be hidden.
“Take this. It’s my scales I don’t have anything to give you, but these scales will surely come in handy. You can sell it or keep it. But please don’t forget that I gave you this.”
She squeezed her fist-sized scales into my hand, feeling my warmth for the last time. Perhaps she wants to hold her hand a little more, but her hand can hardly be shaken off, and she scans the surface…
“Delrin, if you were to meet that god and be able to make a wish, could you please find my answer before making a wish? Ask it for me… “
Asked me one last time
Her request was both sad and desperate.
As if he knew that I would never come back…
“Now that everything is crumbling, why do I have to live a long and long life alone? Please ask him what he hasn’t been able to achieve and still can’t become a star… It’s boring and painful to let go now. Please… Come back with the answer, at least show me your face.”
Levi left me with that request.
Only a piece of her scale remained in my hand.
I pondered for a long time on how to deal with the scales,
In the end, I couldn’t find any other way and carefully put it in my pocket.
It was a bluish scale.
The dragon’s scales, which freeze everything, were cool enough to shake off even the heat of late summer…
Ep.10 An unexpected encounter
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