“So, is that why all of her magic has ash color?”
“What?”
“I’m talking about the color of her magic.”
“Her magic has ash color? In all elements?”
“That’s right. Fireball, chunk of ice, lightning… They were all stuffy gray colored.”
“Huh… Interesting.”
Andal, with a curious look on his face, stared at Nainiae. Andal walked further into the room.
It was to guide Riley and Nainiae to the space below the changing room that was prepared separately.
***
They were under the pub’s changing room.
While they were walking down to the secret space underground, Riley asked,
“…Even if it is just to change the mood… Say something.”
Having heard what Riley said, Nainiae carefully brought up a question,
“How long have you been friends with each other?”
Perhaps it was a question with a pretty high difficulty.
Both Riley and Andal just dragged on without being able to answer promptly.
“I’m not sure?”
“I don’t know.”
“Me too.”
Andal and Riley both mumbled.
It was certain Riley and Andal met when Riley was young, but they couldn’t remember when exactly it was.
“I can’t quite remember well.”
“Ah hahaha…”
Nainiae was giving out a hollow laughter. Riley gave a quick look to Nainiae behind him and asked,
“Why do you ask?”
Nainiae answered as she faced Riley,
“By chance… Young master… I was wondering if you were also a dragon.”
“What?”
It was not just Riley.
Andal, who also quickly turned his head to look at Nainiae, also had his face scrunched.
Both of them looked very displeased about it somehow.
“You think I’m something as lowly as…?”
“You think this dumbass could be one?”
They both asked at the same time.
Their stern faces felt like they were advising Nainiae to correct herself.
“I’m disappointed, Nainiae.”
“Are you also a dumbass following after your master?”
“…”
Nainiae was walking down into the underground by following them. She bit her lip.
She felt certain the flames would splash to her if she said anything else.
“Andal. That was a little too harsh. You called her a dumbass?”
“You were the one that was harsh, don’t you think? ‘As lowly as?’ What do you mean, ‘as lowly as?’ ”
Nainiae was watching the two from the back. She smiled quietly.
It was because she could confirm two things from their conversations.
First thing was that Riley was not a dragon. The second thing was that they were very close friends.
After a long bickering, they finally arrived at the end of the stairs. Having reached another wall, Andal murmured,
“…Now, we are here.”
“…?”
‘No matter how I look at it, this place seems like a dead end. ‘We are here?’ What did he mean by that?’
Nainiae was tilting her head to the sides. Meanwhile, Andal waved his hand toward the wall.