Chapter 258 – ALTHEA’S WORDS (1/2)

CHAPTER 258 – ALTHEA’S WORDS

I parted with Melissa for once.

Being the Saintess of the Solon Church, it’s not like all she does are dangerous things. She would spread those teachings of the Solon Church, do charities for unfortunate people.

When it comes to that, she doesn’t need my help, so we parted for once, with me warping back to my mansion.

I warped to the garden in my mansion. There are bees flying around the well-maintained flower beds and I could hear the shouts of the slave soldiers in training.

It’s my mansion as it is was usually.

Hikari was there.

She’s making a flower crown with her friend Chibi Dragon beside the flower bed.

Hikari who sat like how a little girl would and Chibi Dragon who sat like a human. The two of them looked so lovely with the flower bed as their background.

『Your expression is turning so soft』

「Those who doesn’t after seeing how cute they are doesn’t have a heart」

『This doting parent』

「You should say that yourself. Your tone is too caring」

『I-It is fine if it’s me!』

I don’t really get why it’s only fine just for her, but whatever.

「Ah! Otou-san and Okaa-san. Welcome back〜!」

Hikari stood up and trotted towards me.

She spread her arms wide and looked absolutely cute.

The next instant, her cuteness was overwritten by a killing intent.

Chibi Dragon who was beside Hikari abruptly became bigger and turned into a giant dragon.

The Dragon King Olivia’s dragon form.

Although she is smaller than the Red Dragon, the pressure releases exceed it by far.

That Olivia suddenly attacked.

「O-chan?!」

「Hmph!」

She opened wide her jaws with her large and sharp fangs look like a cauldron of hell, then bit towards me.

I unsheathed Eleanor to defend. *Kiiiiiーーn!!* a shrilling sound echoed and sparks flew.

I braced myself and increased my strength to push her away. Olivia bit Eleanor and twisted, trying to make me release the sword.

「Naive」

I used my full strength to pull in the opposite direction.

Olivia spun while biting the sword and fell to the ground.

*Boom!* The ground shook as if an earthquake occurred.

I forcefully pulled back Eleanor.

However, Olivia immediately stood up and charged flames within her jaws.

At this point, the heat was already drying the surroundings. If she releases that breath, ordinary people would surely be killed.

「Oro?」

Olivia looked dumbfounded.

It’s because she could not find me when she stood up.

「I’m here」

I stood on Olivia’s back and lightly tapped her scale with Eleanor’s tip.

I believed that Olivia won’t be hurt by just that, so I predicted her movements after standing up and climbed on her back as soon as she acted.

The back is the blind spot or even the vulnerable parts of most quadrupedal.

「I surrender」

Olivia surrendered casually after seeing that.

I jumped off her back and she turned to her human form.

「Human is really as amazing as usual. That was true in the past, but I don’t think I can match you at all anymore」

「I could say the same with you」

I looked at Olivia then looked at Hikari who was surprised by the sudden event.

「The time you can return to your original appearance lengthened huh」

「Un! It’s all thanks to Hikari-chan. The time I can spend in this form grew so quickly! Hikari-chan is amazing」

「Of course she is」

『Of course she is』

Mu! I synchronized with her.

「Ororo〜, what’s the matter, Human?」

Olivia probably felt strange because of my uncertain action since she can’t hear Eleanor.

「No, it’s nothing. Come here, Hikari」

I brushed off her question and invited Hikari who still didn’t know what’s going on.

Hikari regained herself and trotted cutely towards me.

「That’s so surprising. Are you okay, Otou-san?」

「Yeah, I’m fine. It’s just comparable to a huge dog suddenly tackling its owner after he got home」

「Really?」

「Yeah」

Although I’ve never kept a huge dog, it’s probably the same thing.

「But O-chan, you shouldn’t do that so suddenly〜. The garden’s messed up so Miu-oneechan’s work increased」

「Yes〜, I’m sorry〜」

Olivia apologized without sincerity.

After that, she returned to being a Chibi Dragon, but.

Before she returned, she smiled at me mischievously.

『It looks like she noticed. That you would make her fall to a place where there’s nothing』

「It’s nothing much for Miu even if there are more things to clean, but the flowers……」

『I thought that the Dragon King’s pride would be hurt by that handicap, but……that doesn’t seem to be the case. She seems happy about it instead?』

「Who knows」

Olivia is someone whose hard to tell in a different way.