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Chapter 399 – The Story of the Ancestral Dragon and the Founder’s Wife
After the dinner party, everyone took a bath together, and then the next day. It was the day of the founding anniversary of the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom.
Eh? What happened to yesterday’s dinner party and the bath afterward? The dinner was not so different from the first day’s dinner, even though it was the eve of the festival. The only thing that changed was that the entertainment was changed from His Highness the crown prince to Her Highness the princesses.
The princesses were sweet with me, Grande, and the other ladies―sweet? At any rate, they seemed to be interested in our usual behavior in the Merinard Kingdom and asked us many questions. They were not so boisterous as to bombard us with questions, and they were good listeners, so we had a very enjoyable conversation.
In the end, they were surprised at the number of women I had around me, or rather, the number of women who surrounded me.
“Kosuke’s toughness and stamina must be the reason for his success.”
“Please go easy on me.”
My earnest pleas were ignored. It wasn’t as if I could wake up in the morning and be revived in an hour or so, or if the situation called for it, I could manage with medication. I was talking about eliminating the situation where I would pass out before I knew it and wake up in the morning.
The girls seemed to enjoy our exchange and giggled with amusement. Let’s stop saying scary things like if things go well, they might be able to make their own children and Grande’s children into milk brothers and milk sisters. There’s no way I can increase the number of them any further. I will wither and die. I just added more beastmen maids already.
I haven’t touched them for now, but I have a feeling that’s how it’s going to end up. Only Ellen, Amalie, and the harpies are pregnant and have given birth, but they are not using contraception, and Sylphy, Isla, and Melty, who are long-lived races and have difficulty conceiving, will probably become pregnant eventually. I believe that these women will probably become pregnant at such a time. It’s still a long way off, but I’m sure it won’t be too far off.
Well, that’s when it will happen. The weight of responsibility won’t change no matter how many people join, and I have already reached my limit. As for me, I will do my best to take the maximum responsibility for my actions as much as possible. Well, the reality is that I am not only making a move but I am being moved by most of them.
But it’s not like I’m really resisting or rejecting them. Maybe they are doing it to avoid, or perhaps to cover up, the sense of ethics I have cultivated in my own way. It must be so. Overall, women in this world seem to be more predatory, but I’m sure it’s just my imagination. Let’s not pay attention to the fact that the male-female ratio in the Royal Merinard Army or the fact that men are more desperate to protect themselves than women.
Let’s just take a break.
So that’s how I spent last night, and today, the opening ceremony of the National Day Festival will be held in the morning, though it is not so early, around 9:00 a.m.
“It’s so boring.”
Grande was yawning while saying such a thing. Well, for Grande, this kind of event or ceremonial event of a human race would be completely out of the question. Grande is dressed up early in the morning and just sitting there―well, not sitting there, really. She’s all dressed up, but she’s leaning on my lap and lounging around.
We had a special couch, a chaise lounge, or rather a big sofa. We’re the only ones who get special treatment, but so be it. For the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom, Grande’s existence is the legend of the founder of the kingdom, the second coming of the legend. This was probably the result of their efforts to make Grande feel as comfortable as possible.
Incidentally, the place is also set up like a special seat, or rather, like a box seat by impulse. Probably to avoid exposing Grande’s leisurely appearance to the public.
“I’m quite interested.”
“I agree. I find it interesting, too.”
Isla and Driada seem to find the event rather interesting as well. Actually, I’m watching it with interest, too. The first part of the ceremony began with an address by His Majesty the King, celebrating the anniversary of the founding of the country, but the rest of the ceremony was like a theatrical performance. It seemed to be a reenactment of the rise of the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom, in which a blue dragon and a human woman develop a bond, and eventually, the dragon transforms itself into human form and marries the human woman.
After that, the dragon and the human woman defeated the monsters that lurked in the mountains, and the people who had been driven from their homes and the races that believed in dragons gathered together under the guidance of the dragon and, through twists and turns, established the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom.
“In the end, they left the rest to their children and departed on their own.”
“Interesting. Did he extend the human lifespan?”
“It seems like anything is possible with dragons, doesn’t it?”
It is said that the human woman who rode away on the blue dragon at the end remained young until the end. It was explained in the play that it was a benefit of being the dragon’s mate, but I wonder how it really happened.
“I wonder. It might be simply because she was continuously under the influence of a powerful dragon’s spirit.”
“Too direct.”
“But it is possible. The dragon’s blood is so full of magic and vitality that it can make up for a missing body part if it is processed. The founder’s wife had been in contact with the ancestral dragon to the extent that she gave birth to dozens of children. Perhaps the dragon spirit is more effective like that than blood.”
“…I pray that in the future, male dragons will not be hunted for their anti-aging qualities.”
The substance of staying young and extending lifespan is too valuable for short-lived species. In the future, when technology and civilization develop, and the human race obtains the power to surpass even dragons, perhaps dragon hunting will develop into an industry. Even on Earth, whales were overhunted for a while.
Well, dragons are not only strong but also smart. If that were to happen, they would not sit back and wait to perish.
“I’d like to say that’s absurd, but looking at the weapons, tools, and vehicles that Kosuke makes… it seems that there is no way to say that it won’t happen.”
“Hmm, I can see that. As the magic airship develops, it may be a weapon that can single-handedly defeat a dragon.”
Isla nodded at Grande’s words. Certainly, there is a possibility if the magic airship becomes faster and harder and acquires more offensive power. It is possible to get armor and barriers that are not affected by dragon attacks, as well as attack power that can pierce even dragon scales.
“It looks like it is almost over.”
After the ancestral dragon and the founder’s wife departed, the children worked together to protect the people and the country, and here they are today. And so, it seems, is the end of the founding drama of the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom. After the representatives from each country gave their congratulatory speeches, it was time for the banquet. How many times have we been to this banquet in the past few days? I’m getting a little tired of the banquet food, but I’ll get over it.