The Branded Female Fencer

"Again."

"It's your bad habit"

"I don't think my brothers and sisters, who don't leave here at the same time, are any different from me. Nothing else, my favor is for you to tell me about the outside world. You're mercenaries, aren't you? You're going all over the continent, aren't you?

"Yeah, sort of. Interested in the outside world?

Tajibo nodded with his eyes glowing.

"There's a lot of it! I don't know what to say about this settlement, but it's too little excitement! My goal is to eventually get out of this settlement and look for a nice female dragon!

"... what?

Alphilis and the others circled their eyes at the unexpected Tajibo confession, but Svalbard and Perun also nodded.

"I hope you don't get me wrong, but as a species survival, we still need females in our settlements. We also stay in settlements like this now, but in time we will get daughter-in-law in other settlements. This isn't the only fire dragon settlement.

But the Tajibo guy says that a nice woman wouldn't have to be a firedragon, etc... "

"That's all I look like to my Rouge sister. He's got trouble turning his head around, I'd love to."

"... I'm not giving you Il."

"It's okay, Mom. Uncle, I don't like it."

"Tell me you're my brother! I'm only 300 years old!

"Aren't you old enough"

There was a sloppy alphilis, but Ilmatal and Lisa just cut the tajibo and threw it away, so the place was wrapped in a bright laugh. As it was, the Alphilis were being welcomed by the Tajibos to tell them stories about the outside world. It was at Tajibo's request, but Svalbard and Perun also seemed interested in what was going on in the outside world as they listened to the Alphilis and the others.

The day after dawn. They had finished preparing to leave early in the morning. The aim is a pre-emptive attack on a settlement of bronze dragons. It means exploring the situation by raiding their settlements abruptly. You might call it a power reconnaissance. We came to the conclusion that it would be better to exit the defensive net. The Alphilis and the others honestly didn't feel comfortable, but it was considered best to follow the Fire Dragons' suggestion that the situation was the only one.

One good thing is where the cloudy weather had gone until yesterday and today it was cheerful close to the sunshine where we could get enough sunlight. With this climate, it is easy to spend warm minutes in the volcanic zone. For the first time in a long time, the Alphilis breathed refreshing air into their lungs, but the dragon people looked at the sky with an anxious look.

"The sun will shoot today. I didn't think it would be easy to tell if the morning was here, but there are days like this."

"... no, you've hardly seen cheer so far. For those of us who live here, it could be rather ominous. Brother Svalbard, do you remember this weather?

"No, you don't. Is this some kind of omen? I didn't know there was ever so little smoke in Bloom Volcano."

"Well, it would be a good time to leave. Whatever the air in the broom is for us, it's poisonous for humans to inhale it for a long time. Then say hello to your father before you leave, and then we'll go."

"That, what about Il?

"He went to visit his father early in the morning. You'll be there."

Urged by Pern, the Alphilis turned to Umbra, but it was an unexpected man who came out of his cave.

What came out of it was a woman of beauty with long dark hair and human detachment. He was also very tall, about the same or as tall as Alphilis. When he saw the person, he started Alphilis and the dragon people just stared at him, but the woman also blurred and stared at Alphilis.

And only Alphilis realized who she was. I remember the brilliance of his eyes.

"... il?"

"Mom, you're getting tiny"

Keep the nostalgic shadow intact, and everyone on the spot was squeaky without thinking about the totally luscious way to laugh.

"Il, are you sure it's Il?

"Am I right? Is it bad for my mom after all? I wonder how you know?

"What's that look like? Are you hallucinating?

"Hmm, that's not..."

"I see, because we know this is Irmatal, can we connect with True Dragon? No, I'm sorry. It's my fault."

One more from inside, a young dragon man came out. Perun and Svalbard were also quite good dragon men in their bodies, but they were also very good dragon men. If it was just that body, the beasts felt that it might be mutual with Dryan.

The dragon men also didn't seem to know who they were for a moment, but raised their voices as Svall was surprised.

"... is that your father?

"That's right. It's been a long time since I've had this body."

The dragonman laughed and showed it to him. The way I laughed, I was good at it somewhere, and full of confidence.

"You can stay young with fighting and training, but I'm at my limit. But let me just be like this today. It's good to be young."

"No, but - how do you get to look like that?

"Have you ever taught me the existence of the fruit of a phantom dream?

"Ah, oh. It's definitely a fruit that returns to its peak body or something. But you said you can barely take it now."

"That was a bad idea."

Umbra was stroking his head because Irmatal did something like that.

"Because I throw fruit into my mouth without time to stop, fool"

"Oh, yeah."

"Um, so because of that fantasy dream fruit and eating it, Il looks like this?

"Seems so. It's a rare fruit, though I never used it on young people. I simply thought it was a rejuvenating effect, but apparently when young people use it, they grow up. I don't know if that's really the way it's grown."

He said it like Umbra was smudged and impressed, but Ilmatal's appearance was poisonous to his eyes. Whatever, the clothes are still young.

I was listening to Umbra's explanation while Alphilis lent him his coat.

"All three of you, show them around."

"What? So what do you do with the protection in this?

"That's why I came here."

"... there must be a recoil when it's back, Dad. I can't wait to wake you up, but what happens if you do that? How did you get there?"

Umbra responded to Tajibo's concerns with nothing. Instead, he was giving away one sword for Alphilis.

"As for the reward, there are more kinds of weapons available to the humans left in yesterday than I thought. You'll have a hard time choosing, so I took the liberty of choosing it here. This sword is easy to use. That sword is quite a commodity, but it will not be suitable for the original battle, beyond being a swordsman who also uses that magic.

This is the sword I once forged with Sarpent. Use the black dragon scales, I'll spray the fire, and he'll cool down. A sword so forged is a sword that withstands the use of witchcraft. Call it the Black Scale Sword. "

"I see. And you know Serpent?

"Mm-hmm. It's a rotten edge from childhood. I haven't lived in two thousand years at most, so I guess I just got caught up in the kids. But the Rouge thing is clear. I can't believe a man older than me got me a daughter."

"You're a very human dragon."

Lisa's irony also gave Umbra back with a laugh.

"Right. People used to be closer to dragons. Bronze dragons, snake dragons, some more evil, but powerful men had many to admit. People and dragons are just small grains now.

Daughter of man, take care of your friendship with the true dragon. That would have saved him eventually. "

"It doesn't matter, I'm responsible for this kid. Besides, you can't leave a pretty girl alone, can you? Instead, I guess Il will go back to where he was."

"Don't worry, it'll be a day. If you go back to normal, that's it."

"I hope so."

Feeling something uninterrupted, Alphilis left the spot behind once to dress Irmatal. Umbra gently summons the remaining sons.

"You guys know what happened later?

"Yes. We're going out of the Bronze Dragon, too, to the other Fire Dragon lands for rescue, right?

"So is that, Tajibo. You keep up with them."

"Heh? That's another wish, why"

Tajibo was just decent because he was able to say something unexpected. But Umbra was serious.

"A human being who can bond with the daughter of a true dragon. There can't be such a person just being a person. Besides, that girl, Gwendorf, came to me with a demon about Alpha Reese. They say hello. Though I thought there was nothing I could do for my daughter who never met me, but if I had come to visit my inner house and done nothing, the Fire Dragon's name was broken. It would be a good opportunity for all three of us to go and show the outside world."

"I have to get a wife, too, and hey."

"That would be nice, but I was still sure I saw that girl. Impossible, such as sublimating her daughter instead of forcing her into a lump of paranoia. And since that girl came, there's been more fire spirits. That girl has something. See what that girl's presence means."

"Of course if the chief says so. Umbra, chief of the Fire Dragon of Mount Broome, is pleased to welcome his only son, Tajibo."

Tajibo thanked him with respect, but he was filled with genuine interest in his heart. It is often later that Tajibo learns how hard it is to be with Alphilis in the true sense.

Continued