Chapter 147 (2/2)

“I have miasma, Nina being here will poison. We can’t be toge

ther for long. Need to find somewhere to put you, but this place unfamiliar. If this continues, I will have to go to that city you were before.” (Irus.h.i.+a)

“…….” (Nina)

“You have somewhere? I know that place bad, but we may have to go to the wall city.” (Irus.h.i.+a)

This is a similar question I’ve asked before. When I asked last time I was told that there was no place to go, but I need to reconfirm it. If I tell her the situation how it is and show that there are no other options there is a chance that a place she was silent about before will come out.

Even returning to that walled city won’t be possible right away. If we continue to travel with no destination then we will have to leave you in the desert or the [[Dragon Scale Powder]] curse will kill you. I need to take her somewhere before then.

After hearing my words, Nina’s ears hang down and her head slowly follows suit……If only there was more time to spend searching, but we are running short on options.

Me and Nina were not saying anything to each other, just standing face to face. Since my MP will run out at this rate I need to say something.

“….Body will fall ill with curse, should have said earlier.” (Irus.h.i.+a)

It was confirmed with the ball rabbit that after sometime an abnormal status will appear on their body. When the ball rabbit was coughing, the status was still normal.

“Pefu!”

The ball rabbit suddenly cried out. Nina looked towards the ball rabbit and after looking it in its eyes started gently stroking the ball rabbits head. Nina then makes a small nod and turns to me. I wonder what he said with [[Telepathy]].

“…..along the coast, where we went straight before, there is a small port city closer than Haranae.” (Nina)

The direction is opposite to the walled city. So that walled city was called Haranae? I saw that name show up a lot on the status of those soldiers.

A port city huh…..

Perhaps Nina and the other beastmen were brought to this continent by s.h.i.+p and it’s likely that they were on their way to Haranae by carriage from there. If so, even if we go to that port town, Nina’s treatment won’t be too great….

“Umm, uhh the port city is close, and my body is still fine, So I can….move slowly….” (Nina)

Slowly?

Has the speed so far been a burden on her? I tried to keep it steady as much as possible.

“…Returning to that port city….I will be caught again…so until then…I’d like to travel slowly with Mr. Dragon, I won’t be a burden will I…? (Nina)

“….Umm, yeah, we can do that” (Irus.h.i.+a)

“Th-Thank you very much nya!” (Nina)

I back up a few steps and release [[Human Transformation]] before Nina finished talking. My body expands and returns to its original dragon form. After changing back I quickly turn my back towards Nina and the ball rabbit.

I suddenly released [[Human Transformation]] not because of a lack of MP, it was still at about half. It was because I didn’t want them see the tears coming out of my eyes. Although I turned back into a dragon, the tears didn’t stop.

Is there anything else I could do instead of delivering Nina to the port city or Haranae? Whether it’s the port city or Haranae, Nina’s treatment there will be the same. That fat man who was kicking Nina and her fellow beastmen out of the carriage and laughing as they became monsters food is still fresh in my mind.

I won’t even be able to stick around to see what becomes of Nina after separating. Even if she were to enter the port city, there is a possibility that she will be killed anyway. If it’s going to be like that, then is there any meaning to what I’m doing?

I fought the huge centipede by risking my life, and looking at the result, did I just help that fat man?

“….Mr. Dragon?”

Nina asked me a question behind me, but I couldn’t look back.

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