How to Live as a Half-Dragon

094. transaction

I didn’t neglect my vigilance in case of an attack…

‘You didn’t come after all?’

The guys who drove fiercely in a short period of time never attacked after that.

It’s been about a month and a half since that day.

I’m only saying this after arriving in Alteon, but except for that incident that happened a few days after I left Semain, the journey was surprisingly smooth.

At most, it was just encountering such a monster, and there was no event to speak of.

‘What the hell was that?’

As a result, Xian was suspicious of their existence.

It wasn’t because of his usual strong curiosity, but it was a natural development of his thoughts.

‘It’s awkward to pull your foot off after being driven so terribly… .’

As expected, as Drake said, I wondered if it consumed a lot of power beyond my expectations at that time, but there were also strangely unpleasant parts to simply pass it off as that.

It was such an intuition that we would meet again someday.

And above all…

‘Was it a Dragonian?’

To be honest, that part was also suspicious.

Those who didn’t have a dragon heart or a dragon jade.

However, the appearance and formidable strength were confusing because it was difficult to understand that it was not a dragonian.

‘Cecily… .’

There was also one worry derived from the incident.

To be honest, I get to see the guy’s eyes.

guilt for no reason.

At that time, even if it was a Dragonian, it didn’t matter because Xian had nothing to do with them.

Innocent was the word.

‘Even Cecily knows this.’

But Sian’s feeling of guilt was another thing.

At the very least, he wondered if he should reveal that he was a Dragonian.

‘There are incidents in the village… The hate must be strong… ?’

Knowing that, I was quite concerned.

‘I’ll have to discuss it with Hughes later.’

No matter how much trouble I had, I couldn’t act alone.

Since the matter was an issue, it was difficult to make a decision alone.

There are precedents such as Drake and Leia, so I tend to think positively, but there is nothing to lose by being careful.

It was the time when Xian was walking around the castle of Alteon, leaving behind the incident that was still full of doubts.

“Altheon… A lot has changed.”

Sian turned his head and looked at Stain.

If you read his feelings, it was half thrilled and half thrilled.

Now, anyone could see that he was in such a state of exasperation that he felt uncharacteristically excited.

“But, strictly speaking, don’t you have a separate hometown?”

The Highgreaves family.

It is a family that has been a longtime vassal of Alteon, but to be clear, there must be a separate place where you were born and raised.

Stain, who was delighted with Xian’s question, said as if he had come home.

“Well, that’s true, but I’ve lived in Alteon since I was 8 years old.”

“What is the so-called hometown of the heart?”

“That’s right.”

Because he was Stain, who showed special talent from a young age, he lived in Alteon’s mansion all the time.

It was at that time that I was going to say a word of encouragement because I thought that I had suffered as much as myself since I was young.

Cecily’s voice came.

“draft.”

“huh?”

Upon looking at the place Cecily was pointing to with her index finger, there was Drake, alone in the crowd, far ahead.

“No again… .”

It wasn’t once or twice that he went away alone, whether he followed him or not, so Xian ran quickly.

“Let’s go too.”

* * *

Thanks to her speeding up without even having time to check Alteon’s appearance, Xian arrived at the mansion relatively early.

‘This is really good, but… .’

It’s good to arrive at your destination early, but I hope you don’t go away alone.

Well, it arrived anyway, so it was the time when Xian was about to inform the owner of the house, his maternal grandfather.

When I was about to speak to the guards, they saw someone first and pretended to know me.

“Uh… Mr. Stein?”

“Are you back?”

Sian looked at Stein.

‘Come to think of it, there was this guy… ?’

Well, Stein was quite a celebrity in Alteon.

Unlike before, when he still had a bit of a youthful feeling, he was reborn as a full-fledged man, but it was strange not to recognize him.

Thanks to that, there were no complicated things like verifying identity or waiting for a message to come.

I was immediately assigned an accommodation and was able to rest.

I don’t know when a message will come from Lugrant, but anyway, if you kill the accumulated fatigue, you’ll get a call soon…

Xian, who was lying on the bed after unpacking everything and staring at the ceiling, turned his body.

Cecily looked.

Wanting to play a joke, Xian tapped the seat next to the bed and said.

“Will Cecily lie down too?”

“no.”

Previously, he came in without saying anything, and came out like that…

“Don’t you have nightmares these days?”

“Still. Less than before.”

“Then you should come in, is it soft here?”

“Think about it later.”

Cecily’s expression became quite serious.

It was evident that he was deeply concerned about whether or not to get into bed.

‘It was a joke, would you get angry if I said it was a joke now?’

Hoping Cecily would choose not to come in, Xian checked the other two for now.

By the window on the other side was Drake looking at the distant mountains, and in the corner I could see Stein eating.

“But why are you all gathered here?”

Aside from Cecily, it was strange that no one had ordered them and they would have been allotted their own lodgings.

Even conceding 100 times, Drake thinks so, but Stain…

“You can eat rice in your room.”

Stain looked at the chicken leg he was eating and this side in turn, then held it out.

“I’ll give you some, so don’t be annoyed.”

“no… .”

uhh it happened

don’t talk…

If you take a nap or wake up, you will be contacted.

After deciding to go ahead with the complex thoughts then, Xian closed his eyes and took a nap.

Xi’an’s nap, which had been intended for a while, became surprisingly long.

It wasn’t until the sun went down that I opened my eyes.

“Is your maternal grandfather still there?”

Drake, who was standing in front of the window in the same posture he had before sleeping, answered.

“okay.”

“Have you ever heard the news?”

“I don’t think so. That guy asked.”

Sian turned his head in the direction of Drake’s chin.

Stein was there.

“You asked?”

“Yes, it seemed that the news had reached the family head.”

“then? Are there other reasons?”

Stein nodded.

It was when I was thinking about what the reason was.

Soon there was a knock and a lady-in-waiting entered.

The lady-in-waiting politely bowed her head.

“There is a message from the head of the household.”

“What was it? Did you want to go to the main house right now?”

“The head of the household instructed me to attend the grand meeting in four days.”

* * *

“Four days later… .”

It’s a little unexpected, so I’m embarrassed, but I was able to see that there was quite a lot of time left.

However, it was true that I did not know whether to interpret the current situation as good or bad.

“Did you say anything other than that?”

“Yes, other than that, he didn’t say anything else.”

Something is strange…

What would it be like if Xian were in Lugrant’s position right now?

‘There’s nothing to say.’

You’ve probably met them right now.

Whether or not he reached the level to pass the ordeal in the northern forest is not important now, so he said yes, but it was better to meet him as soon as possible to figure out how to deal with it from now on.

Anyway, when the lady-in-waiting finished speaking and went outside, Xian asked Drake.

“But what is the tournament?”

I know the approximate feeling.

Well, I get that, but the problem is, I don’t know exactly what it is.

“When it comes to a great aristocrat like Alteon or Pereira, there are not one or two vassal families.”

At the same time, he said that even the Stain family was a vassal family that received and followed a fief within the territory of Alteon, but Drake explained that such a vassal family was not one or two.

In fact, all of the eastern part where the kingdom of Peronto borders with other countries is different from the Alteon territory.

It would be difficult with the power of a single family called Alteon to completely rule that vast territory.

The Grand Meeting was a place where the vassals scattered within the Alteon territory gathered together and had a meeting.

It was right after hearing Drake’s explanation.

Stein stood up.

“I’ll go out and ask for more information.”

I couldn’t stand it because it was frustrating, so after a while after the stain came out.

It wasn’t until late at night that the boy returned.

“Did you find out anything?”

“Well, it doesn’t look like things are going very well.”

Stein opened his mouth heavily.

Listening to the contents, it was indeed worth it.

First of all, the succession has not yet been established.

Since the reason he was treated as a stumbling block was none other than the issue of establishing succession, it was a very unwelcome story for Xian.

also…

“The main agenda of this convention itself is the agenda for appointing the next head of the household for Kirsion, the first prince.”

“I guess that was the reason I was asked to attend the meeting… .”

“why?”

“By bringing you to the meeting, I’m trying to give you legitimacy.”

“ah… .”

Xian grasped Lugrant’s intentions at once.

“So you’re using me as an excuse to appease those who oppose you?”

“okay.”

After understanding it, I didn’t feel very good.

It would be nice if Xian’s life in Alteon would be easier if the successor was decided, but it was because it was related to his mother.

Getting a reliable back ship called Alteon is a pretty big benefit for Xian, who is active among the Slayers in the future.

However, apart from that fact, he was very reluctant because it was an act of arbitrarily expelling Sarah from the power structure of Alteon.

“What?”

Drake thought deeply before opening his mouth.

“I understand your heart, but unless you want to leave Alteon, it’s better to follow the will of the family head.”

“… … .”

“The gnome of Rugrant is now demanding a deal from you.”

“A deal?”

“Yes, I’ll give you what you need, so a reasonable and coercive offer to help you too.”

It was said that if he refused this, he would not be able to avoid being kicked out of Alteon.

It would be more impossible to get a back ship called Alteon.

From Lugrant’s point of view, it was as if he had lost his nose twice in ready-made rice, so it was strange not to expel Xian.

“What are you going to do?”

This time Drake asked.

Now that you know all the facts, what matters is what decision you make.

Having made up her mind, Xian looked at Drake and smiled.

“Please help me.”