Chapter 75 (1/2)

Chapter 75 – Ancient Dragon HatchingI felt the egg that held Sighisoara jump and then fall silent. Then it moved again.

I could feel it shaking somewhat inside.

I held the egg with both hands and said.

「Sighisoara moved.」

「Heh, heh…Mister Al, it does look like you’re pregnant.」

Millet probably thought it was a joke, as she said it with a laugh.

Femm looked at it with distrusting eyes.

『Are you saying it kicked inside your belly?』

「No, I really felt it! Sighisoara moved.」

「I’m sure it did…」「Waooof」

Millet smiled at me, while Femm scratched away at its ear with its hind leg.

Both of them didn’t seem to believe me.

As I looked, I rubbed the egg gently.

「I really did…」

Femm might have not believed me, but I really felt it move.

Maybe it was close to hatching.

『If it was only a day or two, then the dragon would have told you.』

「Yeah, I also bet that the dragon that held on to the egg for so long would have wanted to see it, too.」

They were both right about that.

I remembered what the dragon had said.

「No, but the dragon did say it would hatch soon.」

『But that’s soon for an ancient dragon. That could mean months.』

「I guess you’re right. And the dragon was almost a goner because of the zombie curse.」

「I see.」

Millet again touched the egg softly.

Femm put its paw on my knee and sniffed the egg.

『Sighisoara’s not moving.』

「I don’t feel anything.」

And for a while longer the egg didn’t move anymore.

That evening.

Just like yesterday, we all got in the hot springs. We all ate dinner with the egg as well.