Chapter 230 – ALTHEA’S LIFE (1/2)

CHAPTER 230 – ALTHEA’S LIFE

I got on Olivia’s back and flew to the sky.

I only brought Eleanor and Hikari and headed towards the north.

『Are you sure it’s over here?』

「Eleanor asked」

「I would not forget a human’s smell once I have met them. As long as they are still alive, I can track them. That human especially possesses a strong smell, so there is no way I can be wrong」

Olivia in her dragon form said with a heavy tone.

Because her body became bigger, not only her tone was heavy, but her voice was loud as well.

She would release a pressure that ordinary humans would feel frightened just by talking to her.

Despite that, more than half of that pressure is neutralized.

It’s because Hikari is hanging by her neck.

Olivia, O-chan.

Although they’re essentially different dragons, Hikari treats Olivia just like how she does with Chibi Dragon.

And Olivia accepts that. Because of how heartwarming they look, the pressure she releases decreased even more.

And I don’t really mind it like that, so I ignored it, and continued to talk with Olivia.

「What kind of place is in this direction? Althea seems to be worried about Rodotos so, is it a city?」

That’s right, it’s Althea.

To establish Mercouri as a kingdom, a proper internal affair is essential after defeating the Empire.

The other four kingdoms might be able to do something about it, but Mercouri only has Rex and Soora who I support.

One of them is a man from a country village and the other is a woman from a village who chose to cease connection with the world.

There was no way they could govern.

And so, there comes Althea.

The Great Sage Althea, the woman who was Rodotos’s right arm.

In the era I’m in, I have witnessed her political ability a bit, so I believe she could do it.

「If it’s the Imperial City Irion, it’s over there」

Olivia slowly raised her clawed hand and pointed diagonally.

「That’s an unfamiliar name. I see, it’s not the city huh」

『I turned into something like “that”, so there is no way she would stay in the city』

「I guess so……」

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We flew for about an hour and landed in a deep forest.

I got off in front of a mountain cabin that looks like a secret hideout inside the forest.

Olivia returned to her dragonkin form and Hikari was still hanging from her neck.

「It’s here?」

「Un, she’s inside」

Olivia completely changed her tone after turning to her dragonkin form. She seems like a friendly neighborhood childhood friend in this form.

Her tone just fits how she looks with Hikari hanging from her head.

「Ororo〜」

「What’s the matter?」

「I didn’t notice from far away, but this human, she’s dying?」

「What did you say?!」

『Umu. The life force of the human inside seems very weak』

Hearing what Olivia and Eleanor said, I opened the door almost destroying it, and rushed inside.

Inside the dark cabin was a bad smell and stagnated air.

A silhouette that faintly appears.

She is sitting on the ground, facing towards the wall.

Her long hair and familiar clothes, it’s Althea.

「Althea!」

I ran up to her while calling out her nameーーI was stunned seeing her face when she reacted and looked up to me.

It was an old woman.

The last time we’ve met was only a few days ago, but the youthful Althea turned into a wrinkly old woman.

「You came……I thought you’d come」

Although the tone of her voice sounded very youthful, the voice itself was completely that of an old woman.

「Rather than that, what happened, Althea? What happened to you?!」

「It is the, compensation」

「Compensation?」

「Ahh, it came again」

「What?」

I looked towards the opposite direction from Althea.

I looked over there and saw something dark and transparent passing through the wall.

「Hikari!」

「Un!」

I called Hikari and she turned into a Demon Sword. I raised the mother and daughter Demon Swords and faced towards that thing.

「A ghost huh, I’ll end you quickly」