Chapter 55 (2/2)

“Eh? Ta-T-T-T-Tanaka? W-What’s that supposed to mean!?”

“Hmm, so you don’t know.”

Ester-sama began to panic after hearing Tanaka-san’s name.

To be honest, I really can’t understand her. I mean, he’s certainly strong, he treats men and women equally, he has a gentle personality, huh, now that I think about it, it would be amazing to see an attractive person with these characteristics.

Still, he’s not my type, so it doesn’t matter. I would much rather be with someone like Allen-sama. He’s so cool. I hope once he’s over Ester-sama I’ll have a chance.

After all, a man’s face is the most important feature.

I’ll be the breadwinner in our relationship. I’ll take care of him.

“I-Is he coming here? Is that what you’re saying!?”

“This maid said he received a summons and left for this city.”

“He was conscripted?”

“Yes.”

W-Wait, Sophia!? What’s this supposed to mean!?”

“Hii.”

Another involuntary scream escaped my mouth.

I’m a little scared.

“S-Sorry. Tanaka-sama left me a note that said he was headed to the guild after receiving a letter notifying him that he had been drafted. He left a few days ago and Fahren-sama believed he was headed to Tricklis.”

“I see.”

“I-I-I’m very sorry.”

Even though I know her, Ester-sama is a high-ranking noble.

She still scares me.

I was beginning to feel relaxed around her, but I need to stiffen up!

Our respective social status is important.

“I’m sorry for yelling. Thank you, Sophia.”

“No, I-I’m not worthy of those words.”

It seems that Ester-sama knew nothing about Tanaka-san’s recent travels. Even if she is the lord of this land, it seems very unlikely that she’d know about one specific adventurer arriving here among the large number of adventurers that were sent to this town.

I have experience with something similar while working at my family’s restaurant. If I were to find a specific cup that a customer drank out of, even if I had a general description of it, it would be nearly impossible to find it.

But what if Tanaka-san didn’t even come here? The dragon is already becoming impatient. Even now as we’re talking amongst ourselves, the dragon is snorting and looking around restlessly.

My skirt is fluttering from the wind caused by her snorting. It’s warm and damp.

“What happened? Is Tanaka here?”

Aah, she wants answers. What should we do?

Fahren-sama turned to answer her.

“Apparently he’s out. We’ll have to wait for a while.”

“what?”

*Gururu* The dragon’s throat began to tremble.

Every member of the surrounding crowd trembled without exception.

Without Tanaka-san here nobody will be able to stop her if she decides to go on a rampage.

“I-I understand!”

“What are you planning to do, Richard’s daughter?”

Ester-sama disregarded Fahren-sama’s question and turned to a middle-aged nobleman that stood at her side. He was around the same age as Fahren-sama, but his physique was the exact opposite. He was very fat and clearly balding.

His beady little eyes and drooping jowls make him look so creepy.

“Dave, confirm the location of where you sent those conscripted soldiers from the Guild!”

Apparently, his name seems to be Dave.

“Eh? Umm, right now? That’s.”

“Right now! This is an urgent matter!”

“Hii, I-I understand.”

In response to Ester-sama’s shouts, he deeply bowed his head while slowly backing away.

He turned towards the castle and began to sprint while looking blue in the face.

Ester-sama watched as he faded into the distance before turning back to Fahren-sama.

“Is this okay?”

“It’s fine.”

“Sir Fahren, will this situation be okay?”

“Hmm?”

“It’s just thatit will be a problem if it stays like this.”

“Ah, her.”

They each glanced over at the dragon.

I can understand what she’s trying to say.

There are still people gathering in the courtyard trying to get a view of the dragon thats suddenly landed here. Considering her massive figure, this situation will continue to stay like this until she decides to leave. I don’t even want to think about what would happen if some foolhardy soldier decided to pull his sword on the dragon.

“As for that, there’s a much more convenient appearance she can take.”

“what does that mean?”

“Dragon, can you change your form once more?”

“Again? I don’t want to; that shape is too cramped.”

“If my mind serves me right, that man named Tanaka would really enjoy that form.”

“what?”

“If you change back to that form, you’d have an easier time negotiating with him.”

“.”

“I’ll ask once more. Dragon, can you change your form?”

“I get it. I’ll change.”

A massive magic circle formed beneath the body of the dragon. The magic circle was so large that it could easily have engulfed the entirety of the dormitory of the school. I jumped out of surprise when the bright light being emitted by the circle shown beneath my feet.

In the next moment, the dragon’s body was engulfed in light.

It was as if the sun had fallen from the sky and landed right in front of us.

Everyone was forced to cover their eyes to protect against the blinding light.

The glow lasted for some time.

Eventually, the white light faded behind my eyelids.

Fearfully, I slowly began to open my eyes. The gargantuan dragon was no more and, in its place, stood the black-haired girl I had met before in the dormitory. She stood in the middle of the courtyard, completely naked.

As for why she’s naked, if she were wearing clothes while transforming back into the dragon, they’d be torn to shreds. So, to avoid this, she took off her clothes before and I placed them in my bag. No matter how amazing her magic is, it’s difficult to have clothing that could expand to the size of a dragon and then back to the size of a small child.

“You’re clothes!”

I panicked as I dug through my bag for her clothes.

It’s my job to cover her up now.

“Hmm.”

I never thought I’d be taking care of a dragon.

Just like in Fahren-sama’s courtyard, she raised both her hands so I could put them through the sleeves. She’s changing clothes in front of countless nobles right now, but the dragon doesn’t care about random humans staring at her. She doesn’t seem to even notice.

In her original form, she’s completely naked anyway.

“Sir Fahren, umm, is that little girl really.”

“You can’t believe it even though you saw it with your own eyes?”

“N-No, it’s just.”

Ester-sama was left speechless as she stared at the black-haired girl.