How to Live as a Half-Dragon

038. Medea.

Why do you have such an intuition?

It’s such a strong feeling that I said the wrong thing.

Although Xian did not live long, he had experienced this many times.

‘It’s just like when I brought up the story of my dad when I was young.’

It may not be exactly the same, but it was similar to the reaction when I asked my mother about her father when I was young.

The kind of question you should never ask.

Xian instinctively realized that it was one of them.

‘What should I do?’

When I was a mother, I just wanted to keep my mouth shut.

It’s because he was reluctant to mention anything related to his father in the first place.

But now, obviously, things were different.

First of all, it was ambiguous to even sneak out after asking.

uh… therefore…

“sorry. I hope it’s something like that… .”

In this case, a quick apology seemed like the best option.

Hughes shook his head at Xian’s apology.

“No, it’s not Xi’an’s fault. After all, it has already passed.”

Even if you say it so resolutely, there’s no way it wouldn’t be a big deal.

It was not difficult to infer that it was a kind of memory that would surely be accompanied by great pain if one put it into his own case.

Even if it’s just yourself

If Ornn, his hometown, was to fall into ruins and disappear overnight, even Xian, who came out with distrust of the place, would be shocked.

Xian was conscious of bringing it out even though it was not his intention.

So I apologized once again.

“I-I am so sorry. never… .”

“It’s okay. No, if it were Xian, someday I would have brought up the story first.”

would have done it someday

It makes me feel a little more comfortable, but apart from that, I also have a question.

‘why? To me?’

Anyway, while Xian was thinking about that, he heard Hughes’ question.

“Is there anything else you would like to ask about your hometown? It’s not that hard to tell Xian if he wants to.”

After saying that, I smiled as usual.

The harsh atmosphere I felt at first was no longer felt.

However, since Xian was in a position to understand that it was to pretend nothing was wrong, he knew that it would be prudent to refrain from talking about it.

It is right to change the topic with a natural flow.

However…

‘You mean curious?’

In this case, vigorous curiosity is always an ankle.

They put a cushion on it, but I couldn’t stand it because I thought I would regret it later.

‘That’s also true, hasn’t there been a major war on the continent for decades?’

Of course, since we don’t know exactly how old Hughes is, it would be a different story if he was older than he thought.

Otherwise, it was extremely rare for a village to disappear from the map.

Because of this, Cian couldn’t overcome his curiosity and spoke up.

“that… what happened?”

“It’s nothing special. I was just unlucky.”

Hughes said:

A peaceful village was attacked.

It wasn’t a simple war, it was a surprise attack for a purpose.

And as a result, the village disappeared.

“Because what they wanted… .”

At first glance, nothing comes to mind.

I wouldn’t have been aiming for money or anything like that.

If I had to think about it, it must have been a famous sword or an artifact. I only had a rough idea, but there was no way to know.

“World Stone.”

“What is the World Stone again?”

“There is such a thing. It’s too early to tell you right now.”

Well, this is something you can let me know when the time is right…

Xian asked another question that he was moderately curious about.

“Then where is Hughes’ hometown?”

One reason I asked this.

It doesn’t matter if Hughes doesn’t have to tell you.

‘Wouldn’t it be nice to investigate through the name of the town when I get a chance later?’

If you know the name, you will be able to identify the case related to it.

The same goes for the World Stone.

“Medea, it was the city of witches.”

“Uh, um… .”

Listening to Hughes’ words raises many questions again.

If you heard the answer, you should be curious, but it was amazing.

And among them, Xian was most curious about this.

“A witch? Hughes is an orc… .”

I was about to ask if it wasn’t, but I blurted out the end of my words.

Strictly speaking, Hughes is neither an orc nor a dragon.

Because it’s a dragonian.

I was contemplating what to ask, but he smiled as if he understood his intentions like a smart Hughes.

“Puff… Xian is cute.”

“yes?”

“It’s really cute every time I see it.”

The smile that used to bewitch the village bachelors also tries to bewitch Xian.

“Are you not going to answer me?”

When Xian asked, Hughes pressed the tip of Xian’s nose with his index finger and said,

“You told me before.”

before? when?

That was when I was thinking about it.

A sudden drowsiness set in.

It was obvious that I would be able to fall asleep any moment because of the accumulated fatigue, but it was not such a natural drowsiness.

Hughes murmured as he looked up at the stars in the night sky as Xian soon fell asleep from drowsiness.

“Good night Xian.”

* * *

The next morning Xian woke up in a flash.

Xian was greatly perplexed.

‘uh… ? Shouldn’t it be like this?’

On a trip with Hughes, there is a principle of sleep.

It was to take turns standing guard.

But when I opened my eyes, the sun had already risen.

In this way, Hughes would have no time to rest, so there was no such thing as a big deal.

“Did you sleep well? draft?”

Xian apologized to Hughes’ greeting.

“Didn’t you wake up even though I woke you up?”

Xian could boast that he was a very bright sleeper.

This was something that even my mother acknowledged, so I was sure.

So it was even more embarrassing.

It’s not just that I fell asleep from the sudden drowsiness yesterday, but that I fell asleep without realizing the time was passing…

“No, I just didn’t wake you up, because you were sleeping too hard.”

Well then…

But even so, it doesn’t change the fact that he got a good night’s sleep, even Hughes’ share.

“If you had woken me up, I would have woken up… .”

“People don’t die if they don’t sleep for a day or two. More than that, Xian had a hard time yesterday, right?”

Yesterday, as a punishment for the dragon’s life training, I overworked my body.

In the end, the reason why I became homeless was because, strictly speaking, it was related to it.

“I’m sorry though… .”

“Sian, your saliva is dripping.”

write…

To see such ugliness…

“Then, Hughes noona will all sleep tomorrow.”

I couldn’t call it a reward, but at least it was a time when I thought it was an appropriate offer.

“Rather than that, I just wash up quickly and come back. Aren’t you going to practice in the morning?”

“Oh, yes, morning training… .”

As soon as the story of training comes out, people’s feelings of apologeticism are diluted.

That’s because Xian’s greatest pleasure is weather training.

‘I feel like I’m getting stronger every day.’

Xian quickly ran to the water’s edge, washed up, and was ready for training.

Upon returning to his seat, Hughes flicked the dagger.

Weather training is sparring.

It is also a sparring with a formidable enemy far stronger than oneself.

‘Honestly, it’s rare that I can attack with all my might.’

The level of monsters and bandits encountered during the trip are no longer even Xian’s practice opponents.

Competing with a strong opponent like Hughes was of great help to Xian, who lacked actual combat experience.

“Then shall I?”

“… … .”

Hughes just nodded his head in silence.

It would mean that you can jump at any time.

Cyan rushed at Hughes with great speed.

It’s been five days since I broke up with Drake.

I fight with Hughes for about an hour every morning, but every time I do, I feel something.

“Keugh… .”

“Sian, I told you yesterday, right? Are you saying it’s worse than not doing clumsy attacks?”

Hughes was indeed strong.

In Dalian, even though he doesn’t use magic, which is his special skill, it’s hard to establish a workshop.

Hughes was like a giant wall.

‘Well, it was easy to stick with three Slayers.’

It was natural that he was no match for himself, who was still at the level of a cold-hearted trainee.

Xian lunged again and swung his sword.

I was told not to make a clumsy attack, but that was a story in real combat.

I decided that it would be much better to challenge myself to my heart’s content and realize with my own body why it didn’t work.

Retrieving the lightly blocked sword in Hughes’ hand, Xian attempted a non-shooting.

It was only for a moment, but Hughes’ eyes were filled with bewilderment.

‘It’s not completely ineffective.’

Drake has said that before.

I can’t stop it even though I know it, so it’s a jeolcho, but it’s not a jeolcho for nothing.

The non-shot was truly amazing.

Seeing Hughes flinch even momentarily, even though he already knew the existence of non-spirituality.

“Quack.”

But, of course, it had no effect.

Hughes, who quickly regained his composure, skillfully grabbed Xian by the scruff of the neck and threw him to the floor.

“I thought that I would suffer for a moment, but I decided that this was the right thing.”

“ah… You must be.”

Xian asked how he felt other than that.

“How was it? Non-English.”

Also, the number of clones increased by one.

I don’t know where it improved or improved, but it naturally became like that after punishing the bandits yesterday.

“I feel a little better, but… .”

“Right? You have four alter egos.”

It was at that time when Xian’s lips were about to get caught in his ears.

Hughes, who was more resolute than expected, sighed.

“People have to listen to the end.”

“yes?”

“It is still too early to use it in practice. I don’t know if it’s the bandits who were just like yesterday.”

Xi’an, who had once again come to a realization about the iron rule of conversation, was stunned.

Hughes checked the position of the sun and said.

“Shall we do this much for today? We must hurry to get into Kelton before the sun goes down.”

* * *

Kelton, the center of the Viscounty Kelton and the place name for the city.

The largest city in the area with a population of 10,000.

So many people come and go every day.

From the adventurers who use the city as a base and are active in the surrounding area, to the migrants flowing in from the surrounding villages, or the merchants who want to buy and sell local specialties.

But, arguably, this was the most important part.

People like Xian and Hughes who want to rest their tired bodies during the trip.

“Right Hughes, I have a question for you.”

“What is it?”

“Does that face show all your thoughts?”

It was an idea I had been thinking about for a long time.

Same with Drake.

So does Hughes.

This was the reason why I often felt like I was being read.

As I entered the city this time, I thought I should prepare in advance if it happened because of my own problems.

“Poop… .”

“why?”

“Were you thinking about that?”

I don’t know why you laugh

Self is very serious though.

said Hughes.

“It’s not like that, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

They say it’s caused by a lack of experience…

He was saying that things like that would naturally disappear after a lot of experience.

‘I’m glad it’s like that.’

It was when Xi’an was feeling relieved.

Just then, Hughes spoke up.

“I’m going to die for Xi’an.”

“uh… ?!”

Lately, I’ve gotten used to it, and I’ve been able to maintain my dragonskill while thinking about other things, but maybe that’s why I’ve become too loose.

At some point, the dragon slayer was released.

“Keugh… .”

Hughes said at the moment when he had no choice but to find a rock nearby and drag it out.

“Wait a minute, I’ll take the punishment next time.”

“uh… ? Can I?”

“Yes, I want to get into Kelton by today.”

Well, obviously, once you start receiving penalties, your movement speed slows down.

Even if Xian is a Dragonian, it is physically difficult to move around with a large rock.

I welcomed him as if he didn’t want to sweat before visiting a city he had never experienced before in Xi’an.

“Then how about running?”

“That wouldn’t be bad either.”

Due to the series of homelessness, Hughes seemed to want to decline for today.

Thanks to this, Xian and Hughes moved quickly through the mountain path.

It was just a few days of training, and it was enough to make up for the delayed distance at once.

It was around 3 hours after we ran through the forest together.

By the time the sun was heading toward the mid-heaven, there were things that Xian’s spirits caught on.

“Sister Hughes.”

“Yeah, it seems like we’re getting closer.”

There are usually signs that you can feel that you are close to the periphery of the village.

It was the fact that the number of passers-by increased dramatically.

As there are people who come out to gather herbs or hunt in a city or village, or people who visit from outside with a purpose, the number of passers-by they encounter increases.

And it was the same this time too.

Perhaps because it is a city of as many as 10,000 people, I was able to encounter quite a large number of people one by one, from peddlers loading and pulling carts to small-scale parcel merchants and aimlessly wandering adventurers.

said Hughes.

“Shall we slow down now too?”

“yes.”

I drove 3 hours to get here.

In normal times, when they met, they trained and moved while leaving aside the monsters they were sure to deal with, so it was safe to say that they moved with all their heart.

But even so, Hughes and Xian did not look tired in the slightest.

In the past, even Xian, a half-dragon, would have struggled a little, but the increased mana heart was the main thing.

‘My stamina has increased significantly.’

Even though mana was suppressed because of the necklace, it felt like her physical strength had basically increased just by her presence.

In any case, as Hughes suggested, it seemed that he had almost reached the city, so Xi’an, who walked moderately on the main road, arrived in the city at dusk.

‘big… .’

From the wide dug moat, the huge outer wall overwhelmed Xi’an.

It was definitely the first time I had ever seen such a sight.

After all, people say you have to play in the big water…

Hughes smiled.

“Is it really big?”

“ah… .”

I must have been excited when I first saw this city that I had only heard about.

“Oh right. Here you go.”

Standing in line for the checkpoint, Xian passed the dagger to Hughes as always.

Hughes accepted it.

Checking is now a familiar custom.

When Hughes responds to the inspection using a dagger, the guards are startled and polite.

Therefore, no matter how extraordinary the city was in terms of scale, Xi’an thought that this time, it would be possible to enter the city without any restrictions. however…

‘uh? That’s an identity card… ?’

None other than the Slayer’s identity card was in the guard’s hand.