Chapter 102

Chapter 102

Translator: Yonnee

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As I watched those nobles who were on their way to see Rosteratu, Albert crossed my mind.

These people were close enough to Rosteratu that they were invited to his villa.

…Then this must mean that those nobles were some of the people who agreed to confine Albert to the tower.

Albert was trapped in that tower, eating food that was made with my meager skills instead of the luxurious food he should be eating, and even now, he had collapsed in pain. However, those nobles were wearing colorful clothes, living frivolously and with abandon.

Remembering Albert’s clothes, my mood plummeted. Even though the frame they were hung upon was nice, Albert wore only shabby clothes at the tower. He couldn’t even dress properly because we were in a hurry to leave the tower again this time.

I imagined Albert standing gracefully while wearing clothes at the same standard as them. It was easy to imagine him like that because those clothes suited him more.

As I learned more about this world, I realized just how much I was depriving Albert of.

Even if it was ‘Rosé’ who did that before I transmigrated, I’m Rosé now.

I followed behind Mercy diligently, leaving behind these prickly feelings.

At the end of the forest, there was a small cabin that was hidden by magic.

Schubert led me to the door of the cabin and took a step back.

“His Highness told me to give you time to talk to the dragon alone, so we’ll stay outside. There’s only a couple of hours before the dragon dies, so when you see its body glowing, let me know right away.”

“Yes, I will.”

I bowed towards Schubert and Mercy, then grabbed the doorknob. In my arms, Blanc stopped moving because of how nervous he was.

Creeeak. The door of the old cabin groaned loudly.

The cabin was empty.

A beam of moonlight streamed through the windows, and with that illumination, I saw a dragon cub that had a similar constitution as Blanc.

The blue dragon was crouched into herself while breathing hard, and he woke up as he heard us coming. While staring at Blanc with an unreadable expression, the dragon muttered.

“…You’re still alive?”

They seemed to know each other. Blanc stared back while blinking dazedly a couple times. As if he was tracing his memories.

After a moment, Blanc nodded.

“You said you wanted to travel through dimensiooons…”

Blanc stepped out of my embrace and walked closer to the blue dragon.

The two dragon cubs faced each other.

“…You’re dying.”

The calm statement was not uttered sarcastically. It was just the plain truth. To me as well, I recognized that Blanc was just telling the truth.

The blue dragon cub was right at death’s door. It was evident to me now that the dragon in front of me wouldn’t be able to make it.

“It’s because of humans.”

The blue dragon murmured with a regretful voice. He had to catch his breath for a moment, but then he laboriously spoke again.

“There is no end to human greed. They cannot be trusted.”

Then at this, the blue dragon glared at me ferociously.

His vengeful eyes glinted with a red light. Despite his small size, he seemed ready to devour me at once. I felt chills running down my spine.

…Was this cabin going to be my funeral hall? I had that thought for a moment, but Albert wouldn’t have sent me here if I’d be killed. I took a deep breath and steadied myself.

Blanc was in front of me. Unlike how he was in front of Albert, the relaxed atmosphere he had now was strangely different.

“Rosé is differeeent…”

“Different my a*s. If you can’t even speak properly, don’t try to come after me.”

The blue dragon’s eyes became narrowed as he spoke with a cynical expression.

“Will I… Like youuu… Will we have the saaame…?”

Blanc tearfully asked one question after another… Though he couldn’t do it in a faster way because of his slow way of speaking. The blue dragon yelled back with a prideful face.

“I was born one minute earlier than you. And compared to you, dragon fledgling, I’ve had a lot more experience than a wimp like you.”

Um, they’re both dragon cubs, but when the blue dragon said ‘fledgling’ in that way, it didn’t sound like it.[1]

Even his attitude was like that of a nagging old man. I tried to come between them before they argued more.

This was Blanc’s business. It was only right to give him a chance to speak first because he couldn’t always come forward.

“If you haven’t met humans who lied about wanting to be your contractor and used you while threatening your life, then don’t talk to me. There’s more than just one human who tried to stab me in the back.”

The dragon lowered his eyes, looking bitter as he talked about his experiences of betrayal.

His experiences in the world for almost five hundred years weren’t negligible, but it’s still not fair to say such negative things in front of Blanc without even letting him speak. I don’t want Blanc to believe just that.

Crouching down and looking straight into the blue dragon’s eyes, I murmured softly.

“There’s not just one kind of human living in the world.”

“You humans know how to talk a lot.”

“And it’s because we’re human that we talk a lot. If we can’t say what we want to say with such short lives we have, then how would we be able to live with our pent-up feelings?”

The blue dragon’s eyes narrowed as I smiled at him. He turned to the side and looked at Blanc.

“Looks like you haven’t found a contractor yet either. Are you here to watch me die? You’re destined to have the same death, you know.”

“……”

The blue dragon spoke of death so naturally. And Blanc didn’t even refute it.

Words were like seeds, so I had no reason to just let this be. I opened my lips and spoke in a spirited tone.

“You seem so sure about Blanc’s death, but our Blanc is not going to die. He’ll grow up to be a magnificent dragon who’ll live for many more centuries.”

The blue dragon tilted his head to the side, perplexed. Blanc… Blanc? Then soon, he looked at me and flinched.

“The name is also…”

His baffled murmurs were said under his breath, but I heard it all.

¹ 새끼 (fledgling) can also mean punk, jerk, rascal, etc. ↩