BXBX NOVEL Chapter 93: Retrieve the Dragons Children ②
Chapter 93: Retrieve the Dragon's Children ②
Translated by AmaLynne
A short time later, Sam and the burning dragon were in the presence of Clyde Isle Sky, King of the Sky Kingdom.
The place was not the training ground where the duel took place.
The king was sitting on his throne, welcoming the dragon as an official guest of honor.
The king was accompanied by Günther and other court wizards.
In case of emergency, they would shield the king more than anyone else, but Günther and the other court magicians, except for one woman, were comically pale.
The absence of any royalty other than the king here may have been due to the fact that they were expecting the worst.
But on the other hand, the nobles were standing on either side of Sam and the others.
That was strange.
「Samuel, I have heard your story.」
「Your Majesty, I am sorry to see you like this.」
「I don’t care. You fought for your country. First, you need to heal.」
「No, it’s not as serious as it looks, since I cast a restorative spell. I’m sure Günther has already told you about it.」
Glancing around, Sam looks at the dragon next to her as he kneels down.
She just stands there with her arms crossed and a grim look on her face.
「Hmph. I will not bow to a mortal.」
「Hey!」
「No problem, Samuel. I am sorry, Lord Red Dragon, for all the disrespect that the people of the Kingdom of Skye have done to your family.」
King Clyde stood up from his throne and stood in front of the red dragon, bowing deeply.
The nobles were stunned to see the king of a country bowing and apologizing.
But Sam was impressed. He thought Clyde was a wonderful king.
There was no telling what would happen to this country if the dragon, a natural disaster, became angry.
He understood that correctly, which is why he formally apologized as king.
Sam rather doubts the sanity of the nobles who are staring at the red dragon abominably.
It makes him want to ask why they are so bull-headed.
「I don’t care about the apology. My children have not been saved yet. You know that if anything happens to my children, not only your life but also this country will disappear.」
「Yes.」
「All right then.」
The king looked up, tapped Sam on the shoulder, and gave him a bitter look.
「Albert has left us with quite a legacy. It is true that the royal court was aware of the black rumors about Albert. But this time, we could not say such a thing.」
「I think you are right. It’s a national crisis.」
「I heard that Albert was making some kind of money with the nobles with whom he had developed a friendship. I see that as being deeply involved in this one. As I recall, the family is…」
「Human King」
The dragon interrupted Clyde.
「What is it?」
She extended a slender finger and pointed at a man.
The man was well-dressed among the nobles.
He was probably of a higher rank.
The man was pale and his forehead was covered with greasy sweat.
The red dragon looked at the man and told him clearly.
「I can smell my children on that human.」
「―――Hiii!!」
The man fell on his buttocks at the sharp look of the dragon’s intimidating eyes.
He was about to say something, but due to fear, he could only make his mouth agape.
「……Marquis Gordon. You were Albert’s biggest backer.」
(Good heavens, a marquis and a court wizard together, crime and all that, it’s ridiculous.)
As long as the dragon has said that Marquis Gordon smells like her child, he is definitively black.
However, the Marquis is not willing to admit it, and he struggles to keep his voice down.
「Y-Your Majesty! This is some kind of mistake! I was very close to Albert, but I had no idea that he was up to any mischief!」
「Do you think I’m lying to you?」
「Hiiii!!! I-I, I-It’s not like that. I-It’s a mistake.」
「I am not the kind of mother who forgets the smell of her own children! You’ve got to be kidding me!」
Marquis Gordon made a show for himself, only to have the dragon’s anger poured out on top of him.
The Marquis, exposed to the dragon’s rage, became bleached and fainted on the spot.
(That’s what happens when you try to fight in vain, you fool!)
「Beat that man up and interrogate him! Make all the other people involved who may be out there speak out and be captured! He is a man who has put his country and his people in great danger. There is no need to show any mercy, no matter what it takes!」
「―――Yes!」
At the king’s command, the knights drag the Marquis of Gordon away.
Leaving the search for the marquis’s companions to the king and his men, all Sam has to do is rescue the children of the scorching dragon.
(If that old man smells like the children and knows the child is here in Royal Capital, it’s natural to assume that the child is being held captive by the Marquis’ family. The question is whether or not we should step in.)
「Supposedly, the dragon children are at the Marquis Gordon’s mansion.」
「If you’ll excuse me, I’ll go myself.」
「Can I trust you?」
「It’s probably going to be rough.」
「I don’t care. Do as you please. But be sure to rescue the dragon children!」
「Yes.」
Sam bowed.
The king has given him permission to do this, and there is no one who can stop him now.
Sam’s lips pursed.
「I’m in. I won’t allow you to refuse.」
「I know.」
「Gather the magic army and the Knights to the Marquis Gordon’s house.」
「I look forward to working with you.」
Sam stands up, bows to the king, and turns himself around.
He then rides into Marquess Gordon’s house with the red dragon next to him.
「Let’s go. Save the children!」