Chapter 108 - Sorry for the Worry (3) (2/2)

“And then we ended up in that state, right? So we’ve reflected a lot. We didn’t have enough ability to get involved with a dragon. We couldn’t refuse the request because someone from the Hunter’s Association had cleared us of the minor offence, but there’s not much we can do about it if we can’t get into the dungeon. So we were going to pass the time at random. We really didn’t come back to look for the dragon.”

I put my finger on my chin and thought about it.

Nanairo-san and Seijitsu-san, who I saw earlier had enough ability to be instantly recognizable as strong, even to an amateur like me

No matter how much Aoi is a dragon, and even though Rouge will be here from today, I don’t want to antagonize them too much.

Even Gasara is a professional hunter, albeit clumsy, rough, temperamental and slightly unreliable.

If you can really get them to let you off the hook about the matter with the twins, can you explain the situation?

Hmm.

What to do.

I just can’t decide whether or not to trust these guys so easily.

Well, I don’t hate them personally.

In fact, I’d say I have a good impression of them as far as Gasara is concerned.

It’s just that I’m not sure I’m a good judge of character, you know?

I’ve never looked at anyone in terms of whether or not I can trust them.

Because outside of my family, the only thing I’ve ever been able to do was to be disliked or feared by people.

Of course, there were some friendly people who didn’t know about my rumors, but they weren’t that close to me.

When it comes to Jaja, Nana, and Aoi’s future, I have to question my judgment.

“Kunpei, I don’t understand what you’re talking about. Can you explain it to me?”

“Uwah, Rouge.”

Rouge appeared in my field of view while I was thinking about it.

“Well, they were the ones who tried to steal Aoi’s eggs.”

I whispered to Rouge so that Gasara couldn’t hear me.

“Hm.”

Rouge snarls with a frown.

“Aoi, were you abused by this lion?”

Rouge turned her head and looked at Aoi.

Aoi seemed a little startled and shrugged.

”Eh? Not really? It was some kind of colorful bird lady who actually fought me.”

Aoi replies, shifting her gaze to Gasara.

“But it was this lion who escaped with Jaja and Nana’s eggs.”

She wrinkled her brows, which was unusual for Aoi who was always smiling.

Yeah.

Well, I understand how you feel.

Just a while ago, I was feeling exactly the same way towards Gasara.

When the twins come to mind, I still have some mixed feelings.

“Eh, no! That was! Help me, Kazamachi!”

Sensing something, Gasara escaped from Aoi’s gaze.

This guy, he’s traumatized by Aoi, isn’t he?

“We’re the only ones who know you’re a dragon, little girl! As for my Aniki, he’s only seen your dragon form! Aneki doesn’t remember too many details, and I never told anyone! The police wouldn’t believe me, and I didn’t even give them the information because we, the paradise siblings, are hated by the big shots in the association to begin with! Trust me!”

“Aoi, did he see your appearance then.”

“It was just Kunpei-san. When I was attacked in the nest, I felt a presence for quite a while, so I changed to my dragon from. After I fought them off once, I’ve been in that form ever since I realized the eggs were gone. This lion has probably only seen this form of me in front of the supermarket.”

Hmmm. There’s not enough to judge.

In this kind of situation, I’m going to need Mikuma’s advice.

My smartphone is out of battery, and from what I’ve heard, the phone at the community center won’t be available for a while.

There’s nothing we can do about it.

“Lion person. A child, no matter what kind of creature it is, should be protected. What you have done is very bad. There won’t be a second time. Never again.”

“I get it! I was out of my mind! I’ll never do it again! Kazamachii!”

Gasara, trying to get away from the Rouge’s pressure, was looking to me for relief.

As for me, I think I can trust what this guy says.

While coming here, Gasara had been distancing herself from Hina-chan and the children, but he cared a great deal about them.

Or rather, if he’s the only one who knows what Aoi looks like, then there’s no advantage in antagonizing him.

If we can get Gasara, Nanairo-san and Seijitsu-san on board, then there will be no one who knows what Aoi looks like.

Then we definitely need to get these Paradise siblings on our side.

So how do we convince them to join us?

I don’t have a clue about Gasara’s personality, let alone Nanairo-san and Seijitsu-san.

If this thing about dragons is worth a lot, it would be troublesome if they got greedy and sold the information to the association or other guys.

There’s got to be some way to make it impossible to do that.

For example, make them feel guilty.

Hmm?

Guilt?

Ah, I see.

What the hell. It’s pretty easy to do.

I think this method I just came up with would work.

There’s a good chance we’ll be able to do this with our toy line-up. Let’s thank my dad for buying it.

Yeah, I’m sure it’s the only way to go.

If you want to know why, it’s because my daughters are super cute.