Volume 7 Chapter 25 Moruru's Growth Announcement
Just as Cecilia said, the residence of the "Oath" was an empty shell.
"...There are signs of a hasty escape."
I pick up a copper coin lying in the corner of the room and examine it with my Ajna Chakra. I sense Alkei's lingering presence. It seems Cecilia's story was true. The information has already expired, and it's useless now.
It was useful as a test, I suppose. Cecilia is truly neutral, and as long as she's our hostage, she'll leak information to us.
But I don't want to be deceived and fall into a trap. I have no interest in that. Later, I'll ask her about the elves and see if I can uncover her lies.
I search to see if there's anything else left behind and find a scroll.
"Is this... something from that girl with glasses?"
I think I heard someone mention Terin. The more I think about it, the more I realize that she might be part of the "Oath" camp too. The world is small.
I don't want anything strange to happen here, so I take the scroll and head back to our base.
When I return to the base, Moruru comes running towards me with a puffed-up face.
"Papapapapapa!"
"Ah, sorry about that. I promised to listen to your story. Sorry for the rush earlier. I'll listen now."
"Geez! But you're going to listen now, so I forgive you!"
"Thanks, Moruru."
"Hmm..."
She's still angry, but her words are kind, so it's cute. I pick up Moruru and move to the living room.
Now, Gold, Sylvia sibling and ancient dragon Echidna are seated there. Gold is enthusiastically listening to Echidna's story, while Sylvia is looking unimpressed, as usual.
"What's going on?"
I ask, and Gold and Echidna respond in turn.
"You're back, Wade. I finally got the chance to talk to an ancient dragon, so I'm asking about the scales of ancient dragons as a material for weapons."
"Moruru, Wade. This Gold guy, he's crazy. He doesn't back down even when intimidated, and he doesn't even flinch when threatened lightly."
"My information about the ancient dragon's materials is more important than my own life."
Echidna is taken aback by Gold's attitude. Sylvia is weakly shaking Gold, saying "Really, you're going to risk your life, big brother...!"
Moruru and I replied.
"Give up."
"Gold-niichan is crazy. He's not strong, but his craziness is on the same level as Papa's."
"!? Who is he...!? ."
"Just a blacksmith, that's all?"
"It's not normal to react like that to an ancient dragon and a reincarnator. You're making a face like 'What did I do?'"
Gold is so crazy from my point of view, it can't be helped. I think he's only half-listening to what we're saying.
I sat down, saying "Anyway" to the siblings.
"Honestly, how much do you know about the ancient dragon?"
"Hmm, that's a confirmation, yeah. It's about Moruru-chan's ancient dragon information. I won't misuse it."
"We, who are trying to forge Durandal, wouldn't think ill of Wade's daughter. Of course, we'll keep quiet about it. We'll take it to our graves."
"These 2 are trustworthy friends, really."
Frain is in trouble. And to think these 2 are leave... What is he doing now, I wonder?
"So, it seems like it's okay to listen to Moruru's story normally."
"What's Moruru-chan's story?" Sylvia asked.
"Yeah, it's about how she trained hard, so I thought I'd listen."
"Hmm, that sounds interesting. Can we listen too?"
"Yeah, I'm interested too, Wade."
"If Moruru is okay with it, then it's fine. If she has information about the ancient dragon, then it's not a problem anymore."
"I'll tell everyone the story!"
Moruru said cheerfully. It's a warm atmosphere where everyone loves Moruru's daughter. Echidna is watching with a closed mouth, but she's giving Moruru a warm gaze.
"You know, you know! Moruru, today I can finally use Dragon Breath!"
"Yeah, you said that."
It's like a dragon breathing fire, but how strong is it, I wonder.
As I thought that, Echidna said,
"Moruru, show me. If you aim at my ancient dragon's seal and fire, there won't be any damage."
"Okay!"
Moruru took a few light steps back and stood a short distance away. The 2 ancient dragons simultaneously moved their mouths and tongues, and then spat out their ancient dragon seals with a "phew" sound.
"Hole..."
First, Echidna touched her own ancient dragon seal, and it started spinning. The seal emitted a black light, creating a hole in the air. It's not a black hole, but a conceptual "hole" that appears.
Next, Moruru took a deep breath, "Haaa," and then poured all her power into her ancient dragon seal. Her breath transformed into something extraordinary as it passed through the seal.
Dragon Breath was released.
It was a pure white beam of light. The pure destructive power of light was sucked into the "hole" and disappeared.
I was curious, so I activated my "Brahman" and Ajna Chakra. I observed the Dragon Breath with my second eye, analyzing it, and my Ajna Chakra was shattered.
"Ow?"
My eye was crushed, and blood started flowing. I panicked and used my Anahata Chakra, my second heart, to repair it.
"Papa?"
"Wade, what's wrong?"
Moruru stopped using Dragon Breath in a panic, and Sylvia rushed over to me. I said, "No, I'm fine. I was just startled..." and repeatedly opened and closed my recovered eye, wiping away the blood with my hand.
Echidna looked at me with a shocked expression.
"Wade, you're reckless. The power of Dragon Breath is pure destruction. Even if you use a strange and powerful technique, it'll be destroyed if you touch it."
"Yeah, I realized that. My Ajna Chakra was shattered, and I was really scared. That's some crazy ancient dragon power!"
As I spoke, I repaired Ajna's Chakra. Yeah, it's all better now. I stroked Moruru's head, who looked worried, and apologized, "Sorry, Moruru, Papa was a bit reckless."
"...You're so annoying, Papa! You're too reckless! I'm angry!"
"No, I'm sorry. Sorry, Moruru."
"No way, I'll tell Mama!"
"What?! I'm really sorry?! I promise to take care of my life, right?! Please forgive me!"
I apologized profusely. As I did, Echidna and Sylvia were talking, watching us. "Who's this 'Mama' who lets Wade get away with this?" "There's a kid with a lot of guts, one of the ladies in the back..."
"...How can I get you to forgive me?"
"Hmm... I don't know... But Papa, you broke your promise..."
Moruru's judgment is harsh. I hugged Moruru and kissed her cheek.
"Please forgive me, Moruru! Please!"
"No way, you can't sweet-talk your way out of this!"
"I'm begging you, Moruru! Please forgive Papa!"
"...Fine, just this once..."
"Thank you, Moruru!"
I hugged Moruru tightly. I felt tears of joy, thinking about how Moruru had grown up to be such a kind kid. Moruru looked unhappy, puffing out her cheeks, but still I pat her head, saying "Mm, okay..."
Echidna and the others, who were watching, let out a sigh.
"...Wade's parenting is terrifying. He's raised his kid to be like that..."
"Honestly, I think having 3 wives is not enough. He's definitely capable of handling more."
"I don't know what Sylvia is thinking, but from where I stand, she's like a flower on a high mountain, unreachable!"
"Shut up, big brother!"
As I watched the siblings' exchange, I laughed, and Moruru laughed along with me. Later, Echidna let slip, "By the way, about that prosthetic hand... I have some ideas for improvement, and we can work on it together..."
We spent our days like that. In terms of politics, we were thinking about our next move with Roman, Ridge, and Moruru, and looking forward to Durandal's strengthening.
Luckily, our base, thanks to Roman and other allies, was being kept secret. The 'Oath' group must be exhausted from moving their base, so now's the time to gather our strength.
A week had passed. We had solidified our next move to a certain extent. Lord Birk was also moving accurately as a lord, and everything was going smoothly.
That's when we obtained the information that would trigger our next action.
In other words, we learned that Coin had finished fortifying its defenses against us and had built a stronghold.
Roman, Ridge, and I surrounded the desk, grinning from ear to ear.
"Shall we make our next move, then?"
"Yeah, that's right~desuwa. Since I'm the one who got hammered, I guarantee its effectiveness."
"Ridge is talking like that now, too. Well, let's do it then."
The 3 nobles smiled quietly, with a hint of malice.
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