Chapter 8 (1/2)

Translator: Luk2048

”Gra.s.s is the best.”

So peaceful. I was carrying ample cloth bags along with Rēko on my back, moving forward through the endlessly stretching gra.s.sland. I've absolutely no intention of competing with the overtaking me horse. A horse is an animal specialized as humans' means of fast transportation, so there's no way a herbivorous dragon like me can match it. So I've been stopping here and there every few hours to munch some gra.s.s.

”Evil Dragon Lord, are you sure? As long as you are hungry, I would be more than happy to offer you my soul as a meal.”

”No need. A soul is like a sweet dessert, you can't eat only that. Usually an ordinary meal is enough.”

”Then instead of gra.s.s I will hunt something nutritious.”

”I feel like eating gra.s.s now. Not wasting your strength pointlessly is also your task.”

Muu, Rēko indicated her sulkiness. According to her, an appropriate meal for me must be swallowing a whole ox in one bite. In comparison to that image, chewing on gra.s.s has to be too plain.

”I understand. In that case, at least let me prepare a drink.”

”Ah, I'll leave it to you.”

Rēko hopped down from my back, pulled out a metal plate from the bag and put it on the ground. At first I thought she's going to pour water from a flask Ariante gave us.

But Rēko put her arm over the plate while drawing over it the jewelled dagger's blade.

”Let me now wetten Evil Dragon Lord's throat with my blood.”

”Why are you so eager to make it a dark meal like that? Just water, please.”

Rēko, who shut her eyes from frustration, poured water from the flask. But while hanging her head down before the plate, she was muttering ”My blood isn't to Evil Dragon Lord's taste…” with vexation.

Putting things bluntly, it's scary. I don't think I can put up with such anxiety each and every meal.

”Listen well Rēko. You're looking down too much on the act of eating gra.s.s.”

”… What do you mean, Evil Dragon Lord?”

”Plants are living by absorbing energy directly from the earth. Eating them is similar to absorbing that energy directly.”

Rēko was nodding eagerly indicating she's listening closely.

”Therefore, one can say gra.s.s is a supreme delicacy. Blessed by the earth gra.s.s is also the reason I've lived for so long.”

”Is —— that so. I apologize. Please forgive the ignorance of me; the prisoner of human's eating habits.”

”Okay. Well, since you understood, from now on my meals are ordinary water and gra.s.s, alright?”

”Yes, of course. To think gra.s.s was that amazing…”

While still answering, Rēko started plucking gra.s.s at her feet and stuffing it into her mouth.

”Hey, what are you suddenly doing?”

”I intend to imitate Evil Dragon Lord and from now on live eating gra.s.s.”