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Chapter 85.1 - Soul of Dragons
85.1 Soul of Dragons
Good day, this is Jilbagias who finally was freed from Ante and Sofia after they passed out from drinking too much booze.
For the time being, I tossed both of the gals to my bed. Sofia was snoring loudly while Ante used her as a hug pillow while mumbling in her sleep.
Ante Could it be that she was in fact quite lonely?
The maids even said that she had a panic attack when I left her behind-To meet Enma- back when she took a nap in her human form
Wo~of.
Pat me too!That was what Liliana might say when I returned to the sofa, so I petted her head.
She closed her eyes delightfully when I patted her head.
Man, that must be tough for you.
Y-Yes
Lyla nodded timidly when I told her so. It seems she was hesitating as to not readily agreeing too readily, maybe afraid of being scolded later.
From this reaction alone, I could guess the previous environment she lived in. She must be so used to the situation In which she was forced to accept the criticism that was thrown right to her face
Don't worry, those two are not so petty to the point of caring about such a trivial matter.
Layla had only showed an insincere smile on her face when I was smiling at her to reassure her while pointing at the two devil gals(though one of them was a demon god).
Naturally, there was no reply. Rather, I was the only one who spoke since a while ago. Uhm
Lyla looked back to her hand as she resumed her writing practice.
Since it looked like she wouldn't be able to calm herself if I kept looking at her, I took the book I left on the table before and started reading while petting Liliana.I kept reading while looking at Lyla from the edge of my field of vision alas None of the content of the book was entering my head.
How Have you been lately?
I tried to ask her that question when she completed transcribing the first part of her assignment.
Eh. Uhm, about that
Fu*ck. Now I ended up sounding like a father who hadn't talked properly to his daughter for quite some time.
Have you got used to your new working environment?
Ah, yes Everyone Has been taking good care of me.
Lyla replied with a bashful smile, not the insincere smile that she used before.
In fact, she was just treated normally. Meaning that her previous treatment among the dark dragons was really the worst.
That's a relief Feel free to tell me if you want something.
N-No, not at all! I really do not need anything!
Lyla shook her head quickly.
Everyone has been treating me so nicely The meals are delicious The pillow and bed are soft They even give me new clothes This is, already more than I could ever ask for
It seems she wanted to say that all of those treatments were unbefitting of her lowly status.
Alas, she was mistaken. She was special.
Despite her floating status as a mere employee, the moment she canceled her humanization and turned into a dragon she was completely different from my other employees.
That's why no one would voice their dissatisfaction even if I favored Lyla. This was the Demon kingdom, strength was justice. In her dragon form, not even a flock of beastfolk could defeat her. Even if Lyla stayed still, none of the beastfolk would be able to scratch her tough scales and defensive magic. A fist saint might pose a threat to her alas
Wasn't that mean among my subordinates, Verossa was the only one who could triumph against the current Lyla? I mean, even without using her breath or flight ability, she was already a formidable enemy just by rampaging around the battlefield.
Currently, Verossa was standing by in the room beside mine. He would break the wall and rush into this room the moment he felt danger.
It seems he was rather dissatisfied since Lyla turned out to be not a threat alas
I see It's good to hear that you've no problem with this. But even if it is just something trivial, are you really sure that you have no problem? Like, for example, you might want something sweet for your dessert Or drink liquor like them.
Lyla let out a wry smile when I teased her.
Liquor is, scary
Said Lyla as she took a glance at the bottle of liquor left on the desk as if she was looking at deadly poison. It seems that the stupid condition of the two devils left a deep impression on her about the danger of liquor. Well I guess it was only natural for her to show hesitation after the example shown by the two devils
I heard that dragons were avid lovers of liquor alas, I couldn't bring myself to tell that to Lyla who didn't participate in the party.
Yeah, let's do my best to not make her remember what she went through during her captive years.
Moreover Uhm, regarding sweets. Garounya-san has always been sharing things like cookies, or dried fruit For snacks between meals
Said Lyla with a hint of apology and embarrassment.
"Garounya! So it's you!" That was what I thought as I almost couldn't suppress my tears. She wasn't present since her shift had passed alas, I should praise her properly later
Let's raise her share of snacks later. That might be the best way to allow Lyla to enjoy her snack without troubling her. Let's feed her with a lot of sweets.
Come to think of it, you've been eating in your human form, won't you feel hungry once you return to your dragon form?
I asked the question that suddenly passed in my mind. I mean, properly speaking, that amount of food was insufficient for her in her dragon form.
Ah Actually, it isn't a problem. Lately, more and more dragons are eating in their human form.
According to Lyla, the trend of dragons eating raw, bloody meat in their dragon form had been in decline. The reason was simply because it could reduce the amount of food they eat, and the cooked dish was more delicious for them too.
It seems to be some kind of old prejudice since the dragon race can't cook and will get an upset stomach if they eat raw meat in human form, that's why there's a saying from back then that Only poor dragons are using humanization or The best meat should be eaten in dragon form.
Things changed after they allied themselves with the Demon Kingdom as they finally got a steady supply of cooked dishes.
If it was delicious and safe to eat, having a smaller amount of a cooked dish was more efficient I mean, they could eat an entire cow in their dragon form, while the very same number of cows could feed ten of them in their human form.
Alas, humanization is kind of a cheat
Yes That might be the case.
Even Ante, a Demon God, had said that the devil usually needed some amount of magical power to maintain their physical form in this material realm, and that amount could be ignored once they used humanization magic as they could replenish their magical power by ingesting food or resting. In short, it was something like miraculous magic in terms of energy efficiency.
Naturally, its biggest demerit was the fact that our abilities were reduced in our human form. As a former human, I felt a complicated feeling to consider it as a demerit
I tried to use humanization magic on a whim.
At that moment, I felt once again the moment when the world lost its color. And I had a hard time feeling my magical power in this state.
Woof?
Liliana sniffed on my body and licked my cheek when she saw me transformed into a human. I pat her cheek in return. I had no hesitation since my horn was gone.
Ah.
I am rolling around on the sofa, turning to the side while using the sofa's armrest.
Now I can turn sideways thanks to this magic. Thank you for teaching me this magic.
The Demon Race certainly has unique traits, such as their horn.
Said Lyla while touching her head. Though she left her horn as it was when she used humanization to tell the others that she was a dragon, they were sleek and slightly curved backward, making it not that much of a hindrance compared to the Demon Race's horn.
By the way, after training for a while, I finally managed to use humanization while maintaining my horn. And scrap it down immediately since my magical power was still weakened, nor could I sleep sideways, or use it as a disguise.
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