‘Could it be that the young master is…a dragon out in the human world for an amusement?’
Dragons were superior beings said to live well over ten thousand years.
Ian remembered stories about them sometimes enjoying themselves posing and living amongst humans, and he considered the possibility of Riley being one of those dragons shape-shifted into a human form.
‘This deadly aura, this mana…if that is not the case, none of these can be explained.’
However, soon Ian shook his head.
‘No way…’
It was because his theory was not possible.
Ian watched the moment of Riley’s birth.
The young master that Ian served was born from Iris’s womb, not from breaking through eggshells.
‘In that case…the lady Iris?’
‘If she was a dragon living amongst humans, would she also give birth like humans?’
‘Wait. If she really is a dragon, what was that about her coughing blood from a mere poison?’
‘A powerful dragon coughing blood from a mere poison meant for human? Is that possible? Because she is in a human form?’
Ian was chasing tail to tail on his theories and questions.
‘No way… Get a grip, Ian!’
Ian’s face was full of excitement.
His heart was pumping so hard that it felt like it was about to burst.
However…
It was different from the last time when he collapsed in the mansion.
‘The important thing is that, as expected, what I thought about the young master’s abilities is not wrong.’
Gathering up his strength, Ian used his remaining arm to also shoulder Aploc and started to walk.
‘As I thought, young master is incredible!’
The corners of Ian’s mouth went up on their own.
It was because he was proud of his young master.
Tears were forming in his eyes, which were wrinkled from age.
‘Of course! Definitely! I had faith in him! He is the master that I serve after all! Definitely!’
Ian was wiping off the tears from his eyes, but then he suddenly stopped walking.
‘Wait, hm…’
Ian remembered the favor that Iris asked of him.
“Please keep it a secret.”
On the carriage, on their way to Solia after slaying the goblins, Iris said that to Ian.
‘What? What I witnessed with my eyes today… I need to keep this secret?’
Ian’s face was overflowing with joy, but now it suddenly turned dark.
“Hello… Excuse me.”
Ian was walking while helping Aploc and his servant, but he heard a delicate voice coming from the back and that made his shoulders shiver.
It was not only delicate, but also somehow soft and fine.
The beautiful voice was coming from his rear.
Ian could also feel the presence of many people along with the voice, so he sharpened his eyes and turned his head.
There were about twenty people within Ian’s sight.
“…Um?”
The people were either wearing white clothing or armor.
Even at a glance, they were definitely people from Solia Temple.
“What could have happened… Huk?!”
‘They are the people from the Solia Temple. What business do they have at the castle where the Swordsmanship Tournament is being held at the moment?’
‘And why, of all times, now they want to talk to me?’
With his eyes sharpened, Ian looked toward the people, and then,
“Huk!”
He gasped for air.
‘That… That person is?’
There was a person with a veil covering the face.