Chapter 10 (1/2)

Translator: Luk2048

As a matter of course, with my speed we didn't reach any town and it became a camping night in the middle of the gra.s.slands. Dry wood was burning, creating sparks with crackling sounds.

”Well then, let's have dinner. Rēko, just pick anything you want from the luggage.”

For me, it's a treasure trove of food as far as the eye can see. In comparison to the mountain vegetation, there are a lot of young ones lacking substance, but instead they're fresh and juicy. Rēko on the other hand, choose and is eating biscuits and dried meat. Both had water extracted from them and should be considerably hard, but she doesn't look to mind at all. It seems even her jaw strength is better than mine.

After she quickly finished her meal, she turned her gaze towards the night sky.

”Please look up Evil Dragon Lord.”

”Hm? What's up?”

”The star of evil omen is emerging. Evil, namely the governing darkness Evil Dragon Lord's will itself. It's proof that, even heaven is avoiding obstructing the Evil Dragon Lord's road to supremacy.”

I listened nodding my head.

”This time I won't even touch upon what you said, but do you like stargazing? Speaking of which, when we were leaving the village you also mentioned something about the full moon.”

Stargazing is a young maiden like hobby so it's fine, but I'd prefer if she stopped mixing it with unreasonable interpretations.

”No, it's not really that I like it. I was simply often living in places where the stars could be seen, so when the night comes I can't help but look at them. I know that keeping my human habits is something that mustn't be done as your kin, however —”

”Nah, I don't mind. At any rate, there isn't anything else to do at these plains. You can look as much as you want.”

Here Rēko's face lit up, seemingly noticing something.

”— I understand. That's right; full moon is the Evil Dragon Lord's source of first-rate magic power, an offering from the night. Then I, as your kin, will feast upon moonlike shards, the star's light.”

I nodded coolly. Somehow I've felt that this time around I've seen a part of her own intentions, without the usual sense of danger. On the contrary, it was a bit pleasant.

”Since we're probably going to be together for quite a while, I've got an idea. How about telling each other about ourselves while stargazing? There was a lot going on and now that I think about it, we couldn't even introduce ourselves properly, right?”

”What are you speaking of, Evil Dragon Lord. The likes of my short existence, you should have comprehended everything when you've eaten my soul.”

Oh, is that right. Apparently when you eat a person's soul you can grasp their past. Let's watch out from now on. Or rather, I'd like to write down on paper the setting that's inside her brain. Then I could match with it accordingly.

”Ah… It's not like that. It's a matter of feelings. Just simply knowing it, or hearing it directly from the person through their words. The weight is different.”

”Weight…? I don't quite understand.”

”This means that, because I'll hear it from you directly it'll actually deepen my understanding.”

I thought it was a painful excuse, but Rēko stared respectfully for a brief period, after which she nodded while slanting her head.

”Very well, I'm feeling extremely ashamed to trouble you with a story of someone like myself, but I'll accept your kindness and narrate this lowly person's life.”

”Ah, wait a minute.”

I stopped her before she started speaking.

”You were a slave before, weren't you?”

”Yes. And as my good fortune I was bought as a sacrifice.”

'Good fortune, eh?' I thought in my head without saying it out loud.