"Hey... You know, my dragon looks like a wyvern."
A dragon with long eyelashes and red scales called out to a dragon with pale blue scales standing beside him.
The dragon then stared at their eggs.
Dragon eggs are usually bright red, jewel-like, or very flashy looking, but their eggs were indeed light green, like wyvern eggs.
"... Sure our eggs were light green like the wyvern eggs. But it's far more precious than a wyvern egg."
Although wyverns are classified as a dragon species, they are more like reptiles.
They are intelligent, but there is a huge difference between them and the dragon species, which can control language.
In comparison, the dragon species live longer, and the female only lays one egg per birth.
Therefore, for them, an egg is a delicate and fragile being to be protected, and it takes precedence over anything else.
The red-scaled dragon exhaled with a satisfied snort at #2's words.
"Yes, yes, we have to raise them safely somehow."
As the red scaled dragon began to wonder how to make it safe, the pale blue scaled dragon shouted as if he had a good idea.
"Then why don't we blend them into the wyvern's nest, so if they are born, they won't have to worry about food and no one will come near such a ferocious creature as a wyvern?"
"Oh my! What a wonderful idea! Then they'll be safe!"
Wyverns, being reptilian-like creatures, lay a large number of eggs in one birth.
The two dragons thought that it might be safe to blend in with them.
The fact that the only creatures that prey on wyverns are the dragons in this area also added to their reasoning.
They are completely oblivious to the consequences of their actions.
Thanks to their high intelligence, the dragons have a lot of trial and error to protect their eggs.
Occasionally, they lose track of their eggs because of this.
The only dragons that are as smart as humans are the Ancient Dragons, while the ordinary dragons have basic intelligence but are relatively dumb.
They had forgotten about their existence.
───… After that, a while later, in a certain room of a certain mansion.
There, a man who seemed to be the owner of the room and a man who looked like a warrior were sitting on a luxurious sofa, faced each other at a desk.
The sturdy man was not carrying a sword, but he was dressed in old-fashioned armor, so he seemed to be a man who did that kind of work for a living.
On the other hand, the man who seemed to be the master of the house was wearing a nobleman's uniform, which indicated that he was a nobleman.
The hair on his head was quite ... The impression of being shabby and messy was too strong, but he was definitely a nobleman.
The atmosphere was so serious that it seemed as if the air itself was tense, unlike a room filled with fresh sunlight.
In the midst of such a heavy atmosphere, a sturdy man took out a box from a bag that seemed to have been placed under the desk.
With a dull thud, he placed the box on the desk, and it was a wooden box large enough to hold a human head.
It was a wooden box large enough to hold a person's head, and a martial man smiled cheerfully to dispel the atmosphere.
"I have brought you the promised dragon eggs."
The man was strangely confident as he opened the lid of the massive wooden box and revealed the light green egg inside.
The man who seemed to be a nobleman's face colored with joy at the sight.
"Oh...! This is it!"
“You did it so fast! As expected of an A-level adventuring party!"
"... Of course, it took a lot of work, but our motto is safe, secure, fast, reliable, and honest."
The man, who seemed to be a nobleman, smiled as if relieved when the man called him an adventurer smiled with the same attitude, though there was a slight pause.
The man who seemed to be a nobleman laughed in relief.
"Thank you very much, I'll take it then."
With that, the adventurer man left the room after giving the short bow that ordinary citizens give to nobles.
After confirming that there was no one left in the room, the nobleman smiled wryly.
"Hmm, okay, now we can find out who he really is…!"
However, while the man was enjoying himself like that, a butler entered the room.
But, the man in question didn't seem to mind at all, or perhaps he didn't notice, and continued to laugh.
"Hahaha! Now I'm a hero for saving the country, how dumb is that!"
“Dan’na-sama, I apologize for the interruption."
When the butler interrupted the man's excitement, the man's shoulders jumped as if he had just noticed the butler's presence.
"What the hell are you doing here? What's going on all of a sudden?"
“...I don't mean to be rude, but sir, are you sure that's a dragon egg?"
The man was startled and flustered, and the butler asked suspiciously if it was more than that.
The man then sneered at the butler as if he were a fool.
"What do you mean, they're A-level adventurers? How can they not be able to do something as simple as stealing eggs without fighting dragons?"
"Huh... All right, sir."
It's likely more difficult to steal the eggs without the dragons finding them than it is to slay them then take the eggs, but perhaps they haven’t realized it.
The butler saluted him, lamenting in his heart that he had a disappointing master.
"Forget about that, just add this to the cargo and take it to Werstein!"
“... I'll make the arrangements, sir."
The butler, who returned a polite response to the man who walked out of the room with a rough gait, glanced at the box that had been left uncovered.
"I've never seen a dragon egg before."
The butler closed the lid of the box while tilting his head to see if wyvern eggs and dragon eggs are the same color.
───.... Meanwhile.
The adventurer who had just left the mansion was questioned by his companion and henchman.
"Ricardo-san, are you sure you want to do this?"
"It's okay, that bald guy won't be able to tell us apart anyway.
It's worse if you accept it without checking it carefully."
The henchman asks the man, who laughs gaily, to be sure.
"But that's just a wyvern egg, right?"
"So what? I stole them with the feeling of death creeping behind me, it’s enough."
The adventurer, Ricardo, seemed to have an unconcerned attitude, and his henchman exhaled in disgust at his words.
"You should have just said no, you can't get dragon eggs, it's a scam."
"Shut up! We're an A-level adventuring party, a drop in the bucket! I can't be that uncool!!"
As Ricardo's eyes swam with dismay, the male henchman gave him a disturbed look.
“I see, Ricardo-san, you took the money up front, didn't you?"
"Oh, I can't hear you.
“Ricardo-san!"
The henchman struggled to follow Ricardo, who had his index fingers in both ears and was hobbling along without listening.
As you may have guessed from our conversation earlier, these adventurers were not fooling around.
The adventurers stole eggs from the nest of a wyvern that lived elsewhere in order to deceive.
They stole the eggs from a wyvern nest that lived elsewhere. But they have no way of knowing that the eggs were the eggs of a certain dragon couple that happened to be born in a color similar to the wyvern eggs.
A carriage, by nature, is a gadget. A carriage is supposed to make a rattling sound or vibration.
However, if there is no sound or vibration at all, you don't really feel like you are riding in a carriage.
I let out a breath so that no one would know that I was in a carriage that was so comfortable that I doubted it was a carriage.
Oh, what a surprise.
I wondered what had happened, but there were people in front of the carriage, so it couldn't go forward.
I'm not entirely sure if it was the right thing to do, but I'm glad we were able to handle it.
Well, I guess I'll just leave it at that.
I sat down, thinking wistfully, and exhaled as I resumed my paperwork.
I don't want to get into trouble the moment I go away.
If I do something like that, I'm bound to be blamed for it later, right?
It's a standard in period dramas, too, where they end up holding a grudge and get assassinated by a desperate workman.
I don't want to do this.
I mean, if Onmitsu-san didn't contact us, did he think that the soldiers with him would take care of it?
Then he's probably a little upset right now.
I'm sorry about that.
... Oh, well!
“Dan’na-sama, was that all right?"
“Ah, If there's even one person in that town who can even remotely guess that I'm different, that’s good enough."
I answered the shitsuji-san's question nonchalantly, the sound of the pen's nib scratching the paper echoing in the car.
It was the best excuse I could come up with for leaving on the spur of the moment.
No, it couldn't be helped, right?
After all, it was our first time going out. I can't resist the urge to be cautious if something happens outside.
“Is that so…, I apologize for saying such unecessarily things, my apologies"
"Don't worry about it.
That's all I can say!!
I'm still fighting with the documents.
But I'm just using this high specs to calculate, so I guess it's not really a battle.
I was thinking of doing something like making a magic calculation application, but I couldn't take the time to do it, so I'm still doing it manually.
I guess I could have done it quickly if I had tried a little harder, but I didn't want to do it while I was on the move in the carriage.
You know, I don't know what it is, but it seems that when you use magic, people who understand it can understand you.
That means there's a possibility that I'll get into trouble, right?
It's like a stake being hammered down, and the possibility of getting involved in troublesome situations in an unreasonable way will increase, for sure.
The less risk, the better.
It's best to avoid what you can, if at all possible.
After all, it's me.
The real Augusto-san may be able to solve the problem quickly, but it's me.
I'm a very fragile girl.
Speaking of girls.
──... Well, I haven't been to the bathroom for a while.
I mean, I haven't gone to the bathroom since the day before yesterday.
Could this be that?
Did I get the wiseman's unique and wonderful spec of not having to go to the bathroom?
Eh, no way, I'm so happy.
Every time I went to the bathroom, I had to politely let Augusto-san's Augusto-san come out with both hands and then gently hold it for support, which was a painful process that drained my heart and soul every day, but it seems I don't have to do that anymore!!
Yaaaaaayyyyyyy!
If I hadn't been acting at all right now, I would be absolutely gut-punched.
Because that's how happy I am.
I’m uselessly happy.
It’s done! This will alleviate some of my stress!
I won't even think about the bath!
I don't know if it's because I'm in a good mood or not, but I feel like I'm calculating faster, but I have to finish the paperwork quickly, so it's no problem at all.
If I could, I'd like to stop at the end of the day and take a look at the scenery outside.
... As for going outside, well, I've just left, so I'm done.
If such a ikeoji suddenly appeared, it would attract attention, but I'm full of that kind of thing.
No, I originally wanted to be an actress, so I'm perfectly fine with people looking at me, but I feel like I'm twice as good as Augusto-san, and I also feel a lot of pressure, ......it's hard.
I feel like I’ve thought about this before too, but whatever.
I mean, they're looking at me too much, don't you think that's rude? I don't know why they're staring at me like they're going to make a hole in me, it's really uncomfortable.
What is it? Am I a panda or something?
I'm not a panda. I'd buy an annual pass and go to the zoo all the time if there was such a handsome panda!!
No, but a panda is still a panda even if it's called a hot panda, I don't get it.
Does it act like a ikeoji?
No, I'd rather you become a human and come back to me.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your work, Dan’na-sama."
“What is it?"
I stopped at the sudden question and made a reply while looking up.
Before I knew it, I was derailing my train of thought into something very unimportant, thank you, shitsuji-san
“No, it’s nothing special, but I just wanted to make sure."
I turned around, feeling the shitsuji-san giving a polite bow, and saw the top of his head, which was just bent at the waist.
It's so fluffy.
I don't know about the future though.
While I was thinking about such a slightly cruel thing, I checked the schedule I had put in my head.
Let's see.
"Today we will be staying at the Lord's House of Count Mildrath, according to the schedule."
"Yes, this Mildrath territory is, as reported, not a very safe territory."
“That’s what I’ve heard"
Yes, there was a report, there was. I forgot about it.
Well... It's not safe... I don't like it... I'm scared.
"There have been reports of thieves recently, so I would like you to be careful not to get out of the carriage…"
Wow, seriously?
Thieves, you mean it’s something like robbers or bandits, some dangerous guys like that right.
“Is that so, I understand."
I'll never go outside.
"Thank you very much."
"Don't worry about it."
I'd rather you be careful, shitsuji-san
We have to drive a carriage through such an unsafe place, I want you to be careful with your life.
I wasn't sure if I should tell them that, but then I thought that I would be disrespecting the abilities and feelings of the people around me, so I decided not to.
Because the soldiers and the secret service are here to protect me, that's their job and it's natural.
It doesn't mean that I, as their superior and competent person, have to do it.
Those who have the responsibility to be in charge should only take action when the people below them can't handle it.
Such an idea was in Augusto-san's knowledge.
So maybe that's what it means to be a nobleman.
I don't know.
Let's say that again with a straight face.
I don't know.
I turned to the documents on my desk, saying, I don't care about that.
With a crunching sound, I ran my quill over the paper.
Let's see, here's what's going on, here's what's in this document, here's how much is left for this month, and here's how much is minus, and so on.
I wondered how long I had been calculating like that.
I don't know, because I was concentrating, but suddenly, my consciousness surfaced in reality.
It was because I felt a little strange.
I raised my head from my writing and looked out the window, wondering what was going on.
The window frame was on fire.
I lightly rubbed my eyes and checked again.
I knew it, it was on fire.
Eeeeeeeeeh, what the heck is this!!?
A/n: Hey, what about the overpowering? (´・ω・｀)
//Melki: sorry there's not much this week, I'll probably do more when summer starts anyway.
So not all dragons are clever. This particular Papa & Mama Dragon are kinda dumb orz
Don't tell me that they already forgot about their egg in the wyvern's nest.
Thx for the chapter.
Thanks for translating this! it's so fun!
Why! Thanks for the chapter!