Chapter 158 (1/2)

We entered secretly during the audience. Ragnil was prostrating (dogeza) himself as usual and didn’t seem to notice me and Meru. However, Meru’s mother Meral who’s currently elegantly sprawled out and grandmother Megil turned their eye sight towards us.

Even though they’ve put their sights on us, they didn’t say a word as if giving us their permission so Meru jumped over my head and went towards her grandmother. After seeing that sight unfold, I slowly approached Ragnil.

[Yo!!]

As I gave a light greeting, Ragnil flipped up into attention then he nervously raised his head.

[……What the, it’s just you…..No, Wait. This is!!]

[Who gave you permission to raise your head and speak?]

Ragnil closes his mouth once more at Grandmother Megil’s coercive voice. He breaks into a cold sweat as he puts down his head into the floor. Things won’t get anywhere at this rate and I probably won’t be able to introduce Sarona and the others too. So as if saying let’s get this over quickly, I look at Megil and let out a cough.

[It’s been a long time huh, Wazu]

[Yes, it has. It’s good to see you in great health. By the way, how long would this still continue?]

[That idiot is begging me for forgiveness and is trying out how far he could maintain that position until I accept his apology]

[……I see…..Since we’d be getting in the way I guess we better go home, huh]

As I said so, Ragnil turns his sight towards me as if to appeal with teary eyes. Don’t look at me with those eyes. This is your family’s problem, right? Or perhaps I should say, aren’t you the Dragon King? I’m not feeling even one shred of dignity from you. Is that alright with you? Aren’t you the most supreme being of this mountain above the clouds? Haa…”

[…………Ah~………Actually……]

I, who had to endure the sight of this Ragnil, did not want to have my several wives recognized at the door of this audience hall. However, the butler ran his mouth off.

[Ahahaha!! To have up to seven wives, you might not look like it, but you’re the man!!]

[Ah, no. One of them is my sister]

[Wazu is quite popular, huh. You’re not neglecting Meru, are you?]

Mother Meral looks at me and laughs as she gently strokes Meru’s head.

[Kyuii!! Kyuikyuii!!]

(TLN: Must be some kind of onomatopoeia. Did this Meru get turned into a bird or something? – Nevermind, I understood once I finished the chapter.)

[Ara, you’ve been sleeping together every day, huh. Furthermore, you’re getting embraced]

(TLN: Getting embraced doubles as sex. I haven’t read the story so I don’t know if it qualifies)

Meru-san, can we please pass on that subject?

[I see…..Then we’ll have Wazu take responsibility for Meru too. Since there won’t be problems once Meru remembers the Human Transformation Magic, after all…..]

Should we also wait a bit for Megil? Ragnil is glaring at me though while shedding tears of blood. Eh? Should we just ignore this? Doesn’t the father’s opinion hold a big weight? Although he’s clearly objecting to this.

[Well…..Let’s leave that for another time….For the meantime, can Sarona and the others come in? Also, about the reason we came here today……]

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The women group members whom I originally guided entered the audience hall. As they did so, the person sitting on the throne called out to them in a majestic voice.

[Fumu, ye honorable ladies are the wives of our good friend Wazu, yes? How admirable are ye to have reached our castle]

That was Ragnil. He’s temporarily calling off his dogeza to sit on the throne as the Dragon King. Well, before sitting on the throne his feet were numb and shaking like crazy so he simply cannot project a majestic image. Beside him were Meral who was holding Meru in her arms and Megil.

[How do you do? I’m very glad to meet you. I’m Meru’s mother – Meral]

[Young’uns. I’m Meru’s grandmother, Megil]