Chapter 13 (1/2)

In The Library

「Now… how can we be on good terms?」

While walking down the hallway murmuring, he b.u.mped into Rin, who has Milky on top of her head.

「Good morning, Onii-chan.」

「Kyuu!」

As soon as Ritone appeared, she happily ran up to him.

Being healed by the gesture, he asked Rin.

「Hey, have you seen a small girl?」

「That young girl went to the library.」

Ritone nods when hearing it.

「Good, let’s do that then. Rin, you come too.」

Pulling Rin’s hand, they headed to the library.

Library

Within those tens of thousands of book collections, Nady was sitting while reading a book in one of its corners.

“The Biography of the Hero Artemis” was written on the thick book, which was being read at great speed.

「… Wonderful… The hero is so cool.」

While being absorbed in reading, a shadow falls over the book.

Being disturbed from her reading, Nady looks up unpleasantly.

「Please don’t obstruct my reading… Eh?」

Upon seeing Ritone and Rin, Nady stiffened.

「Ex-excuse me?」

「What happened?」

Staring at one point, Rin and Ritone’s intrusion was ignored.

「Kyuui?」

Finding it strange, Milky tilts its head at Nady, who is intently staring at it.

「A B-b-baby dragon!!! Cutttteee!」

The very next moment, Nady shouted out and clung onto Milky.

「Kyuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!」

At the same time, Milky’s cry reverberates throughout the library.

「Hey, enough already, let go. Milky doesn’t like it.」

「… No!」

Nady, who is shaking her head, holds onto Milky.

In her arms, Milky struggles and squeals.

Nady didn’t budge at all, even after an hour had pa.s.sed.

「I will take this child as is, back to my home. I can’t leave her alone at such a place like this!」

As Nady was being selfish, even Ritone’s face became grim.

「Enough… Eh?」

「Ouch!」