Hmm? I thought I just heard a sound just now I would regret for the rest of my life if I were to ignore it, but was it my imagination?
The first time, and now, I’m sure it was just my imagination, but I’m feeling a tremendous stirring in my chest.
If there exists a sound that makes people sad, I would rather hear that.
With such a sound, I would no longer have to hear the one I had.
It is nearly impossible to prevent that sound unless you cover my ears with a vacuum seal.
Even if I used soundproofing, it would need to be very thick to be effective. Considering that even the slightest gap would make it impossible to cancel it, there was no way to stop it even if the science and technology of this world became magic technology, which it wasn’t.
There is no doubt the attack is so broken even I might not be able to prevent it.
“Thank you! How can I ever repay you, not only for my daughter’s life but also for giving us dragon gear!?”
“Truly, I’m sorry for this stupid girl, myself included! From now on, my husband, daughter, and I will do our best to be of help to Kaisar-sama! However, of course, I can’t thank you enough for this, so I’ll give you the scales from moulting (including the reserved scales, of course) and treasures I’ve saved up until now, separately, later!”
“No, I don’t want you to do that much for me. I’d feel sorry for you, so just go easy on me, okay? Just a little bit. If you want, an invitation to the land of dragons, or something like that, would be just fine.”
Fafnir and Rururu tearfully thanked me and said they would send me a thank-you gift later, but since they were about to send me their entire fortune, I offered them a different deal: an invitation to the land of dragons, which would cost no money at all.
To be honest, I’d be more grateful and interested in an invitation to the land of dragons than dragon scales and treasures.
After all, ever since I came to this world, I wanted to go sightseeing and visit places I could only experience in a fantasy world.
In fact, I’d like to go there very much.
“Um… Kaisar-sama!”
Then, for some reason, Faruru, who had been quiet up until now, opened her mouth to call me as if she had made up her mind as she approached me. I understood the reason for the uneasiness I had felt earlier in the atmosphere that she created.
“What’s wrong? A-are you feeling okay?”
“Oh, yes! Thanks to Kaisar-sama, I’m fine! But more importantly, do you have a girlfriend or fiancée right now, Kaisar-sama? I’m the type of person who likes a male that’s stronger than me!”
Please.
I thought I was mistaken and tried to casually change the subject, but it was as futile as a drop of water on a hot iron plate.