Chapter 2 - Dragon Girl (1) (1/2)

TN: Last chapter was more of a prologue. This chapter is the “start” of the story and how they met.

“Oh, although it’s second-hand, I’ve bought something good”, my old man said in a good mood as he was opening the cardboard box.

Even though he said it was his day off, his hair was perfect. He pushed up his bulky glasses with the middle finger of his right hand.

Stuff the old man used for work like his tools and documents were inside the box.

As for my devastatingly clumsy old man, I didn’t want him to touch anything fragile like dinnerware. I rely on my younger brother Shouhei and distribute the work.

“I’ve been wondering since we came to view the house, but isn’t this house too big for 3 people?”

I’ve already finished cleaning my room and was helping my father who was falling behind on his work.

“It’s fine. Shou will bring his wife home, increase our family members and it’ll feel right.”

“Oi, what about me”

“Shou is popular”

“And, what about me?!”

If a miracle occurred, then even I might be able to get married!

Besides, no matter how you look at it, it’s too early to think about marriage for my younger brother who’s still in elementary school.

“Well, Shou is indeed popular”

When we moved from our previous house, girls came and crowded him, it was awful. Also, the same number of boys came as well and I was somehow stuck with organizing farewell lines.

“My eldest, in exchange…”

The old man put his hand on a picture he framed recently and deliberately sighed.

“…sorry?”

Only one person came. It was the teacher.

“You’re disliked because all you do is fight. So, behave in your next school.”

It doesn’t mean I fight because I like to. I just happen to come across numerous settings where people were extorting people or forcibly picking up women. I’ve never started a single fight.

“Brother”

I heard a voice from outside the room. My younger brother Shouhei stuck his head through the door, he was wearing the yellow apron I’ve become familiar with seeing.

“What’s up?”

I folded the empty cardboard box and responded to Shouhei’s voice after getting interrupted.

“Since I finished with the kitchen and dining room, I want to make soba, but…”

“Oh”

“Ah, is it Hikkoshi Soba?”

“Yeah. Should we make some for the neighbors?”

He said neighbors, but aren’t we surrounded by a forest?