The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 1 – Chapter 22 – Full moon night

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

It’s reality?

Why am I looking at Kaito?

“I wanted to see you so badly. Don’t you feel bad?”

With the fear of falling and the confusion over this unexpected situation, I feel like my heart is beating much faster … But when I nod a few times, and I say that I’m fine, Kaito says, “Okay”, and leaves me back on the ground.

It is a room made entirely of dark stone, with only torches as a light source hanging from the wall. Kaito and I stand in the center of a mysterious drawn magic circle.

“Here it is … No way.”

“Yes, the room we were originally summoned to.”

My brother joined me after more than a year and now, he was quite mature. He was originally a lot taller than me, but now he was too tall. His eyes were a bit narrow, the shiny black hair seems to have not been cut for a long time and stretches down to his chest. He has a charming look … Compared to the Kaito who was in first year, he now looked wild and incredible. He was dressed in a tight-fitting military uniform, a black collar, and a leather belt at the waist. It seemed to be somewhat muscular, but not overly so.

More than nostalgia, I was afraid of facing something unknown.

“Why I am here…?”

“I called you. Look to the sky.”

“Sky…?”

Floating in the middle of a night sky … There is a full moon with reddish and orange colors.

“The more full the moon is at night, the more magical power we have.”

I don’t know what to say … My body only managed to shake. It’s much colder than Shirasagi and Lütbya castle together and I only went out in my nightwear. Bare feet touch the stone floor directly and, furthermore, this mysterious fear of the situation makes me shiver a lot.

“Well, I’ll explain later. First I have to close the portal.”

“No … Wait.”

“I won’t wait. What should I do if Ryuo suddenly decides to chase you?”

I’m surprised that the word “Ryuo” spills so easily from Kaito’s mouth … But I still decide it’s better not to say anything.

“Even though it’s a full moon … We are consuming too much magic. We must be a little more cautious …”

The one who spoke was a panther with black hair that seems to blend perfectly with the darkness of the night. His face, illuminated by the light of a torch. A black panther head that sits atop a muscular human body and is probably six feet tall. Although the clothing is similar to Kaito’s, the leopard wears a bronze cape that reaches down to his feet. It gives a complete feeling of intimidation. Why didn’t I notice such a presence until he started to speak?

Surprised and scared, I hid behind Kaito. He laughed.

“Brother, this is Meladul-sama. He is a demon, and he is my king.”

Is this leopard man the Demon King? The Demon King for real ?!

“It’s my first successful attempt, but … It seems I’ve lost my magic power. Give me some time to recover.”

“How long can you recover?”

“I’ll have a potion, then we’ll see.”

The Demon King exits the room through a wooden door that leads up some steep steps. His feet wore thick boots, but his hands were dense. Like the combination of a human and a beast, with thick hairs that grew thickly even on his fingers.

I was still feeling a bit shocked , but I put it behind me and yelled at Kaito again:

“Listen…! What was that? How is your God? How do you even get into this? Do you know what I heard? That you are the cause of all the bad that happens in this place and that you also betrayed humans and left things even more on the brink of collapse !!”

In response to my words, Kaito laughed again.

“Wow … I’m surprised you know. Maybe it’s a true story that my brother managed to be something like Ryuo-sama’s whore.”

“I am not…”

“What an idiot you are.”

He seems to be glad of my embarrassment and yet his beautiful black eyes seemed to be somewhat moistened. His expression, shaded by the torches, gave off a creepy feeling that makes me feel like he’s a different person. He doesn’t look like my brother.

“The day I arrived from Japan … I was separated from my brother because the king and the priests forced me to control the power and magic of this place.”

Kaito suddenly struck his fist as he spoke … He did so with a force unlike any other normal human being. The wall caved in, creaked, and the cracks in the stone then ran here and there. The pieces jumped and then, he decided to take a few steps back until a new stone wall hit his back.

Kaito raises his hands above the sky to show me. It has no scratches , they didn’t even look red or inflamed.

“They told me that if I touched my brother with this kind of power, it would hurt him and inevitably kill him. I practiced and practiced and after that, one day, they put me as a test to kill a defenseless monster that was bound by chains.”

“… Did you kill him?”

“It was a little monster. A rabbit-shaped creature that had a pair of horns on its head. Hey, what do you think? I don’t know what went through my mind at the time or how I agreed to enter the room, but they told me I had to do it for justice. Around the world. It trembles and seems to be nauseous. I could not do it. Those who kills animals for purposes other than eating are a madman. Even if they summoned you for that and they say you’re a hero. Has no sense!”

Kaito’s voice was rough.

He could afford to be mean to me, but that didn’t mean he was a bad guy to the rest of civilization. He could be a hero, but if they told him to kill a creature like that with his bare hands … Then he understood that his body would not have responded.

“It’s a terrible world. Of the worst. They kill beasts and sometimes they kill demons. Demons in human and true human forms. They were all killed in front of me, over and over and over again. The smell of blood, the screams, the guts … You don’t know how they scream just before they die! You can’t even imagine it. But it was my life … It was my new life.”

The story was too horrible. Sad . My whole body is being controlled by fear so the tremors don’t want to stop.

“If I didn’t want to be killed, then I had to kill the demons. And when I refused to kill, they left me trapped with a raging beast on the battlefield … You know? It’s like … Like the old Roman Empire. I felt like a gladiator when they released monsters the size of a cow. Fat. They had claws and… Bloodshot eyes. The sharp teeth. They bit the air. Shit. I was so scared! And then … Then I did what they taught me to do. The monsters and the people who showed me how to kill them were dead in the same room when I let my magic power escape. Oh the king … The human king was celebrating and chanting, “He really is a hero!” “He really can kill the Demon King!” .”

Tears began to fall in front of me, driven by a strong pain that I clearly did not understand. Kaito, how scared you must have been! Surely killing for killing completely hurt your heart. You’re right. I can’t even imagine it!

I don’t want to hear anymore.

He had a much worse experience than being hungry in jail.

“Besides, the feeling of normalcy is now … Paralyzing. I no longer hesitate to kill anyone. Beasts, horned rabbits … I did it so many times that my experience increased and my strength grew more. In the process, I gained many skills and improved. You just saw it! Whoops. I really felt like a hero!”

He has the same innocent expression from when he was a child, bragging about winning swimming competitions. To win piano competitions and be really good at math … Of course now, Kaito talks about killing.

“The humans here are more evil than you might think. When I went to jail again, because of you … There wasn’t even a trace to tell me that you had truly been living in that place. Even if I tried to locate you or feel you … I can’t do it anywhere. I just thought, maybe they hid you.”

The same day that Kaito came to see me, I was summoned by Ryuo … I was enveloped in a seven-colored body of water that was expanding the length and breadth of the stone prison and afterwards, I was directly transferred to Shirasagi Castle .

“I thought a lot about the subject, I went back and forth, but I couldn’t find my brother because I couldn’t feel him in this world. It was, as if you had been taken hostage … And then the king told me that the so-called “Demon King” was against me from the beginning. He hated humanity so he took you. He kidnapped you and now he was going to kill you. “Go for the Demon King” “Go for your brother.” And I embarked on a journey to defeat him and set you free. Can you believe it? I was going to his castle thinking only of you!”

When I saw Kaito in Tital Guinuwa for the first time in months, it was funny that he seemed to be dressed as if he were a real gentleman … Now that I know what happened behind the scenes, I feel like this is no longer a scene that needs my admiration.

“I was surprised to hear my brother’s voice on the road. “I am living happily in a different place.” Are you living happily, you said? I was confused and angry and … I thought, what different place? The stupid ones didn’t even know where you were … They were just using me for what was convenient for them and my idiot brother said “I’m fine”.

A strange wind radiated from his body in an eerie manner, indicating the complete irritation Kaito had. The cracks cut through the stone walls, breaking it, and then causing even my body to reel from the force of its gusts.

“At that moment, I swore I’d find you no matter what. I offered to team up with the Demon King to make it happen so … do you realize how terribly strong you’ve affected me ?!”

I can’t believe you say that I was a catalyst for the destruction of an entire planet. I don’t want to believe it. He does not appear to regret his actions and the current situation has not changed and will not change in the near future.

It’s like that, how Rui said it would be…

“Ah. Fuck!”

He shakes his head and covers his mouth, although his screams were beginning to escape by themselves.

I can’t do anything to kill your emotions or my emotions or the sadness or pain that springs from the bottom of my heart. Despair turns into tears that overflow and do not stop.

“I’m not sorry. I’m really happy to become the Demon King army’s ally if I can get you with that.”

“What do you say? Please stop now!”

I covered my ears with my hands, shaking, crying… But as soon as I looked down to try to breathe, my brother’s hand reached out and held my chin. He made me back up, shut up and then he held my hands and stuck them against the cold stone wall … Kaito looks at me from far away. His eyes sparkle like he’s excited.

“Don’t look the other way. Listen carefully, brother. For you, for you, is that I am stronger.”

“I wish … you had come home.” I always knew he was unscrupulous and incompetent at serious things. “A fool who only lives by blaming me. You don’t even like me! Why then did you bother looking for me? Was it all for me? You can’t blame me!” I yell, squeezing and pulling my voice from the back of my throat. Wanting to shake off all the fear I felt for my brother.

Kaito just laughs.

“When did I say I didn’t like you …? I love you.”

Then his huge, honest smile struck me as somewhat inappropriate for the situation. Why am I so afraid of his smile?

Even though I resisted as much as I could, the water grips that hold my hands are too strong and I can’t detach them … Then the floor moved and fell away until I had the illusion that we were floating in the air. Flying to the point where I could see the full moon closer.

It’s cold.

“My special attribute of magic is “Gravity”. On the battlefield, I can stop all the troops coming towards me. Horses and people, beasts. I increase or decrease the gravity in a specific area and leave them static for the demons in my command to eat them. It is fun. Soldiers lose their heads with one bite and their limbs are ripped off one by one … It is my beautiful masterpiece.”

The gory content that he tells and the expression he has on his face, do not match at all …

Below us, there is a shattered castle and the rest of a ruined urban landscape. Many buildings have collapsed, crushed under their own weight, and even though it is night, the signs of life are truly rare.

“Do you know what else I can do? I can send us back to Japan.”

“To Japan…?”

“Yes.”

What is he saying?

It can’t be real. Nothing that is happening can be real …! It seems more like a pathetic nightmare.

Help me.

Help me, Rui.

The place where I should be is not here, but in the White Castle. It should not be in Kaito’s arms but yours … Because they are the only ones who can feel comfortable and warm.

“My brother is more important than anything and power in this world. So when we get back … I won’t let you feel alone for a moment longer. I promise.”

Go back to Japan? What a joke.

Come on, wake up. Close your eyes and wake up!

Rui…

Come wake me up soon.

Come for me.

Please.

The Dragon King’s favorite person 4 – BONUS Pictures

Riku

Rui, the Dragon King

Riku and Rui in the bath

The Turtles: Seki (Red), Sei (Bleu) and Kou (Yellow)

The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 3 – EXTRA 4 – And Kaito ? – FINAL

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

I have a person that I cannot forget … His name is Hoshina Riku. A boy who became my classmate when we went to second grade. He was hated by everyone, even the upper grades.

The outline of his chin is slim and looks like an inverted triangle. His bangs cover his fishy eyes. He has thin lips that spread out like a crack on a flat face. Pale, with such a strange hair color that he does not appear to be Japanese. Because his forehead and cheeks are covered, it is difficult to understand his expression. He is called the snake or reptile man. I have never heard anyone call him by his real name.

But, in addition to his rarity, there are other reasons why he is rejected. There are many rumors about him.

“The other time, I swear I saw him eat cockroaches.”

“In a park near his house, a cat was found dead. Everyone says it is thanks to the snake man.”

Creepy information of unknown origin is spread. He killed someone, he hit someone, he ate someone … Rumors reached my ears over and over again, but I didn’t really care. I hadn’t talked to him at the time and since he certainly had a dark aura, I thought the less I ran into him the better for me.

On the other hand, maybe I should say that I am quite a “sober” guy. I was wearing black frame glasses with quite thick lenses because my eyesight is not good. I don’t dye my hair and I dress according to high school rules. Although I am tall, I have no motor skills and I cannot hide the nerdy vibe that comes out of my pores … so I belong to a quiet group of the class.

During the second year of preparatory school, the women in the anime that I watched would wake up with psychic powers, fight evil organizations, and restore peace to the world. Why didn’t I go through the same thing? Why wasn’t I saving humanity instead of learning Spanish? However, I really thought that I had a calm and normal life that was going to end in a calm and normal way.

I was wrong, clearly.

One day, I won a contest on an anime forum dedicated to my favorite voice actress. It was a collectible figure, the most beautiful magical princess in the whole world, something that is not even for sale today. The day he arrived at my house, I was so happy that I suddenly yelled, “Yes! I am absolutely lucky!” I wanted to show it to my school’s manga club, so I took it with me.

That time, after finishing PE class in the morning, I went back to the classroom with my friends saying, “I’m hungry” “When can we go?”, And then I saw my classmates in the middle of the room, holding a dirty handkerchief … Like the handkerchief with which I had wrapped my figure.

“Wow, Kimo. And one. What happens?”

“When we came back from PE, we found this on the floor.”

“Looks like it fell out of someone’s backpack.”

“What is that? Is it from an anime? A girl…”

“A loli.”

“Who’d say? Looks like we have a pervert in the room.”

At that image, my blood drained. Yuna Adaichi is the prettiest girl in the whole class, no, she ‘s so cute that she’s the best girl in the whole school. So popular that she was always surrounded by a lot of people. My classmates may have brown hair and be very ordinary, but she is beautiful herself. Long and slim, with straight black hair and lopsided bangs. She has a pretty face and a clean environment around her.

And she has my treasure in her hands.

They will surely break it … But I can’t say it’s mine. I’m an Otaku that looks like an Otaku … But I’m also not at the point of wanting to confirm it and say that that anime character is mine. It’s autographed by the entire cast, I won it in a silly internet contest … I don’t want to own that. Even my friends, who spend their free time with me, are not close enough to me to tell them about my strange hobbies.

“Well, whose is it? Come out now, weirdo.”

Every classmate is paying attention and laughing. In my case, I couldn’t even lift a finger.

“Oh, that’s mine. Can you return it to me?” Riku appeared, walked over to them, and spread his hands. “Please.”

“What? What a joke. Isn’t it enough for you to have such a disgusting face? You also happen to be a geek?”

“Wow. When I thought that snake man couldn’t be more scary.”

“Actually, I like anime …”

“Why are they the only love stories you can know?”

“Then you must love Hentai!”

Both men and women look at him and laugh. But Yuna didn’t even smile.

“Give him the wrist.”

“What? What are you saying, Yuna?’

“It’s something important to Hoshina-kun. Please return it.”

The queen’s voice was absolute.

The boy who was playing with the figure was reluctant, but handed it to Hoshina anyway. When he received it, he bowed silently to them, walked away, and fled the classroom.

“Lolis-loving fucking Otaku.”

The bad words should have been for me, not for Riku

“We must have popped the doll on his head. Maybe this way his face improved a little.”

“What are you saying? Leave Hoshina alone and go!”

Yuna stared blankly at the classroom door where he had come out … No voice was heard after that. Not a single noise more.

In the end, when I was organizing my school bag, I found a neatly folded handkerchief in the pocket on the back. I looked around, but Hoshina wasn’t there. And he was gone? I hugged my backpack, left the classroom and ran away. I went into the bathroom, took out my handkerchief and spread it out … Although it was a bit twisted and dirty. It was definitely my treasure.

Hoshina knew this was mine. To save me, he picked it up and said it was his, then gave it back to its owner.

The blood rises to my head.

Why are you doing this? Sympathy? You … You shouldn’t be nice to us. My chest is tight and it hurts. My eyelids are hot. Instantly, a lot of tears were shed and the lenses of my glasses got wet.

Sorry. I’m really sorry, Riku.

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The next day at lunch, I wanted to personally thank Hoshina for being so nice to me in the living room … So I was looking for him.

I found myself on my back in the old school building, went through the main courtyard and the soccer field … Then after about five minutes, I saw him. Hoshina gave a small piece of bread to a little bird, on the emergency landing that nobody uses. I couldn’t understand his facial expression due to the hair that covered his eyes, but his mouth made a rather happy arc. From the mild atmosphere, I could hardly imagine this little human tearing apart insects and small animals.

“Ho … Hoshina!”

Riku Hoshina was surprised by the call. By the way, the little bird next to him flew away while screeching. I think I interrupted an interesting coexistence.

After opening my mouth and closing it a couple of times, I made up my mind. Said:

“Thank you … for getting my things back.”

“No, no …” Hoshina sits down and rejects my words. “It’s Okay, really. You do not have to worry.”

“How … did you know the figure was mine?”

“In the morning, I thought I saw Nakamura holding a cloth just like that.”

Right, Hoshina sits on the seat diagonally behind me.

“I see. I’m so sorry, it must have been very embarrassing for you.”

“Oh no. I do not know that anime, but it seems to me that it is a very cute doll.”

“Really?” I was very embarrassed, and I couldn’t do anything … I acted stupid. “Hoshina, thank you very much! I really appreciate it very much.”

Hoshina looked very sad.

“… I’m fine because I’m used to being annoyed and I’m used to hearing bad things about me. Sometimes we just have to lean on each other a little bit.”

His pale cheeks, his eyes narrowed, peering through the gaps in his long bangs. He smiled and covered his mouth with his hands … He seemed slightly optimistic, very innocent. Seeing that smile completely different from the expression of my other companions, at that moment, I finally discovered that it was all because of his appearance. Nobody spoke of his good heart. Surely no one had taken the time to meet him.

Since then, I have not had any particular contact with Hoshina… Although in reality my eyes were always searching for him.

Hoshina has relatively good grades. He’s kind, he reads a lot. The rumors that he ate insects or that he began to torture small animals were a lie. He spends his rest time in a place where no one can see him, feeding the birds and holding the cats. I like it. Actually, I would like to be around … It was only on the emergency stairs that we had a conversation, but I want to know more about him. Wouldn’t it be fun to talk to Hoshina about various other things?

He seems to be the son of a good family because sometimes I see him depart in a luxury car. He does not belong to any club and for two weeks, he rests due to “health problems.” It was rumored that his parents had made a large donation to the school and that Hoshina’s attendance was actually irrelevant. I do not know if it’s true. I would like … to have the courage to talk to him and ask him. Unexpectedly it seems that I have more time to think about Hoshina than the anime characters that were driving me so crazy! However, when we got to third year, before he could accomplish anything, I was separated from his class.

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In the spring, as we moved into our third year, there were exciting events on campus: In first grade, for example, there was talk of an incredibly handsome and incredibly intelligent man. The student’s name was Kaito Hoshina … who, apparently, was Riku Hoshina’s younger brother .

Excellent grades, good manners, good at sports and languages. Slim and long legs. Straight black hair, well-shaped eyes and nose. Gentle and with a good personality. Although he always rejected everyone who confessed to him, I never heard a bad word said to him. Nobody . Sadly, Riku was being compared and ridiculed all the time. I was angry when I heard the voice of a schoolgirl, coming down the hall, saying, “Kaito-kun, I’m so sorry that that thing is your brother. I don’t want to offend, but it’s disgusting. Is he really from your family?”

They are the only gross ones! What do they really know about Riku? But, as always, I can’t say anything after all. First of all, because it’s me. Because I’m a cowardly Otaku and because … Until my doll incident happened, I was also guided by his appearance. I thought he was scary.

The days went by … I never had the opportunity to go with him because our classes were different and our free times hardly matched.

“Riku-chan, so you’re a millionaire.”

“No … my parents …”

“What do you say? Aren’t you going to share your parents’ money with us?”

I was on my way home when I discovered that Hoshina was being bullied by three of my former classmates near the school building.

“You know? I’m also pretty mad that my girlfriend happens to be a fan of your fantastic brother.”

“I’m sorry, but that’s not …”

“Shouldn’t you fix your brother’s mistakes? Isn’t that what good older brothers do?”

“Can’t you even do that? Hey? Moron.”

Riku trembles, he has a terrible crying expression when he is grabbed by the shoulders by two pairs of hands.

“If you don’t have money and you don’t stand up for Kaito, can you at least become an acceptable punching bag?”

What are you talking about? What are they doing with Riku? Move on! Move on!! But my legs decided to become useless and stop obeying me. Although I really wanted to hurry up and do something for him.

“Please … Just, I just want to go home …”

“And for what? Be honest with us … Is there someone waiting for you at home?”

“If you die today. Would anyone care? I don’t know what you think, but I think they would even thank us.”

“Ah, come on little girl, don’t cry. I’m sure you’ve had enough time to get used to the idea that everyone gives a shit about you.” A big man grabs his bangs and lifts it … And then he bends over and holds it only to knee him hard in the middle of the abdomen. Hoshina groaned painfully, coughed. “And nobody will ever care.”

Soon after, Riku noticed that I was watching from a distance.

It was terrible.

He started crying so much that I thought he was going to drown. His little irises were trembling … But, he looked away. He fell and then turned away from them to go away.

“Riku …”

Sorry, Riku.

I’m trying to return the favor you did me, I swear… But it seems like I’m getting it wrong all the time. I wish I could get along with you, but…

But …

It’s terrifying when I think that the malice with which he hit him would be directed at me if I intervene. I really hate pain and I don’t know how to fight … But I want to help in some way. Two real intentions swirl in my mind, forcing me to decide what action to take. Would I abandon him like this? Even though I was clearly a witness … Doesn’t leaving make me bad too?

Hoshina is a good guy. He didn’t laugh at me, he didn’t feel sick of my anime doll and he said, “We must unite.” “I’m used to being bothered.”

Get used to this. Is it really possible?

I close my eyes tightly.

I’ve never had a fight so I was very weak. But I took my eight-inch figure from my plaster magic princess … and smashed it against the head of the man who had kicked him.

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As expected, I took the beating of my life. I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance and hospitalized due to various bruises and a broken left leg. I came back to my consciousness a few times and told the teacher who accompanied me: “Hoshina was being bullied”, and also: “They beat Hoshina”, but the teacher only replied: “We will investigate everyone in the school, do not worry ” .

It was about a week after I was hospitalized that two detectives visited my room. Two days ago, Hoshina Riku and Hoshina Kaito, the brothers, had disappeared. In the process of investigating his whereabouts, my teacher told the detective what I had said and what had happened to me… So maybe those guys had been responsible too. It seems that they came to investigate the relationship between one thing and another. I honestly answered everything they asked me, but… I couldn’t say anything useful. The fight was on a different day than when they disappeared and the detectives seemed to have concluded that my problem was irrelevant.

After a few days of investigation, the case was changed to a public investigation and was reported on the national news, saying that the two children of a wealthy marriage were missing at the same time. As their photos have been published, they have talked about their notorious differences and have created online discussion forums. At the preparatory school and at the Hoshina brothers’ home, the media stayed every day as part of a special coverage. But there is never a rescue call. The bodies are not found. Both the press and the internet turmoil gradually diminished. Looks like the surveillance camera didn’t notice them leaving. The police have put in a police dog and conducted an exhaustive search, but nothing. Nothing really.

When I graduated from high school, the incident had not been resolved … I ended up entering a local university and was surprised one morning by the following news: Hoshina Kaito was found for the first time in 17 months. He was dressed differently from the way he disappeared and was also found on the school premises. His brother’s whereabouts are reportedly still unknown and the sole survivor has no recollection of the period when he disappeared. Furthermore, despite the fall season, Hoshina Kaito had snow and a completely frozen arm. How do you explain that? The disappearance, which was too inexplicable, was accused of being “the modern mystery”, and attention was focused on the whereabouts of his brother who disappeared but did not return.

I wanted to meet his brother and ask him various questions about Hoshina, but it was impossible to contact him because he was persecuted by the police and protected by his family. When I called the media to inquire about the situation, they told me that Kaito Hoshina had been held in a mental institution abroad. Apparently, the things he was saying were very crazy.

Rumors often reach my ears, because I had been added to a group of former students.

“Kaito Hoshina seems to have escaped from someone’s freezer.”

“He killed his brother and buried him somewhere. And now they let him go abroad like nothing. Damn murderer.”

“Did you see the video about him? He keeps hugging a mirror and saying Riku, Riku.”

“Spooky”.

“I think it was the parents.”

“The Hoshina house was a big western-style building. There was a room away from the garden, closed from the outside. With bars. They had Riku locked up there. I heard that he had to move only by car, they wouldn’t let him out and, when he wasn’t going to school, it was because his parents went abroad … Somehow, I feel sorry for the snake man. “

“They say they locked Kaito in the locker room because he always says he’s going to kill that man and that girl.”

“Lie”.

“See? He talks about his father and sister.”

Silly stuff. This is all ridiculous information and there is nothing to believe.

Hopefully, hopefully this is all false.

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I graduated from university and now I work very hard every day as an engineer in a small company … During the afternoons, every Friday, I go to the old high school. The doors are closed and it is a holiday, so there are no students. If you follow the fence, you will see the old school building … I tightened the fence and looked at the emergency stairs, where Riku used to be.

More than five years have passed since he disappeared.

It is being treated as one of the unsolved cases spilling over the world and it is not known if the investigation will continue. It’s a mysterious event that happened locally so it’s still a topic to talk about … But no one thinks he’s alive.

Riku, I still wait for you.

I remember his expression, when he smiled shyly while hiding his mouth. His way of speaking. The way it helped me. He was always frowned upon at school and was also frowned upon at home. “We can be friends?”. If I had said this word, could I have seen that smile more? Could I have protected him? Regret doesn’t go away, no matter how long it takes … It only manages to deeply erode my heart.

Hoshina, I feel like you’re still alive. Where and what do you do? I want to see you … I want to see you, and apologize and …

“I’m stupid, I am.”

The desire to apologize is simply a selfish desire to shake off the guilt. However, I hope Hoshina is safe … Do you hear me? I want you to be alive. I don’t know what environment you are in, but stay alive and be very happy. Be happier than anyone! For all those who said you could never be.

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The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 3 – EXTRA 3 – Partner

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

One day after dinner, Earth began to look closely at the bottle that had been brought to him.

“This is Sake?”

It is said that once a year, a distant tribe sends dedicated liquor bottles to the Recatovia Temple as a gesture of their eternal gratitude to the Dragon King … As he received the explanation and they told him about the traditions they had, Kou brought him another slim bottle, a tray and two glasses.

“Here you have…”

Sora, who was on top of Kou’s head, fluttered around and spread her hands so that Earth could hold her. It was mealtime and she didn’t even have to speak for him to understand her.

Riku picked her up, gently stroked her stomach, and immediately settled her against his chest.

Sora grew up quite spoiled, probably because she had been so loved during these six and a half months. When she cried, they held her immediately, when she wanted to hear a story, she had it. She had never been hungry for more than a minute and never slept without company. The pampering of the, now two kings, and the frog servants, seem to have caused her to not even want to use her wings to move.

“Come here, Sora. Try taking a nap in the meantime …”

“My love, can we have a drink?”

Riku leaned against the wall and began to shake his head:

“Oh, I don’t think it’s a good idea to drink now … I’m a little weak with alcohol.”

“It is true? With this? It would also be my first time. What Kind of Taste Does Sake Have?”

The thrill of curiosity makes it difficult for Ryuo to hear Riku’s words. The bottle cap was tightly closed, but the Dragon King opened it very easily. His movements made the bottle complain with a “clicking” sound, and then the cork was expelled by the sealed carbon dioxide. Riku yelled, “Wow”, surprised by the sound. In response, Sora also yelled.

When the contents of the bottle were poured into his glass, Riku discovered that it was quite a thick liquor.

“I thought it was going to look like champagne …”

Riku stares at the glass, blinking. What is champagne? Think Ryuo. It may be a typical Earth drink.

“Where did you say this was from?”

“From the Yurin tribe.” He held the glass to his own nose and smelled the drink. The foam rises gently to the surface, and the fragrant aroma suddenly seems to fill everything. “If it’s a tribe, it could be rice.”

“Rice?” His husband turned forward and yelled at his speculation. “Do you have rice?”

“Of course. Would you like to eat it? These are grains that are not harvested in Lütbya, but … I can bring it for you. When you go downstairs, you can tell them in the kitchen how to prepare it so they can put it on the altar next weekend. Do you think it’s OK?”

Riku nodded many times with wide eyes. Then he lowered his gaze gently to say:

“I just … I thought there was no rice in this world. In my hometown, rice is the staple food. I miss it … If I can eat it, I want to eat it.”

When he sees his husband remembering his hometown, his chest hurts a little. Nostalgia is an evil that always attacks humans, makes them sad and dull … He would like to give him what he can and whenever he asks for it. Even more, if it is something that he misses so much. In the near future, when the girl turns one year old and adopts a human figure, he will make the most of his free time and take his family to the area where the tribes live on rice. Instead of letting the people of Lütbya cook, they will be able to eat a meal themselves. Something in the open air, where they can also fish.

Sounds pretty pretty.

Riku sniffed near the glass and frowned a little.

“Wow, it smells great.”

“Earth-sama … It may be safer for you to drink it with water or fruit juice first.”

“I guess you’re right … Thank you very much, Sei.”

“Please drink little by little.”

“Yes, I will do it.”

“Would you like ice? I’ll bring it!”

Kou spun on his heel to go across the ice and Seki brought the tray in in the meantime. In it are several jugs full of juice, other glasses and some teaspoons. He even prepared Sora’s baby bottle and baby food. Riku smiled and once again thanked them deeply. It seemed very nice that they cared about them like that.

“I’m going to have just a little.”

Sora left Riku’s chest, leaned down and looked into the cup with rather complex interest. It smells very strange, so stick her tongue out and dip it into the Sake.

“Uo…”

“Don’t drink this, honey.” Earth rushes over and holds the cup away from Sora. “It is not juice.”

“Nugya?”

And then Riku laughed when he saw his daughter start to wrinkle her nose. He hugs her, checks her and tells her that she is still too young to do those things. He kisses her forehead and both cheeks in such a tender way … that Ryuo’s mouth naturally curves.

“Would you like to drink it with plain water? Or do you prefer to pour fruit water?”

When Seki asked, Riku thought for a bit.

“Um … I think I’ll take it with nothing first.”

Earth, with the glass tilted, immediately savors the Sake. He swallows and looks at it … And then, like Sora, he frowns and wrinkles his nose. It seems different from the taste he had imagined so Ryuo starts laughing.

“It’s fermented, that’s why it tastes that way.”

“It’s very strong …”

“Why don’t you add something to make it sweeter?”

“I’ll do that. Do you also drink, Rui?”

“Of course I am, I’ll drink the same as you.”

“Then let’s put grape water on it.”

Ryuo pours another cup, places ice and fruit water in Earth’s glass, and then helps Sora settle back against his chest.

“Rui, can I toast?”

Ryuo stopped moving.

“What is that?”

“Ah … Well, in my hometown, on the occasion of a celebration, you would say a few words before drinking. Then you do this …”

Riku collided with the rim of his glass with King Ryuo’s cup.

“Um, interesting.”

“Yes. Congratulations Rui … You are the first dragon to toast!”

Riku laughs happily. Ryuo’s cheeks loosened when he thought that he could witness something new like this, with him.

“Let’s do it.”

“Agree.”

“For my partner, Rui.”

“For my partner, Riku.”

They clinked glasses and smiled.

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The conversation went on for so long that Sora, who had already fallen asleep, had to be immediately taken to her room.

Ryuo refilled the glasses and then Riku spent a while just drinking.

“Huh? It is empty…”

In the end, his cheeks were hot and he felt absolutely drunk.

“I can ask for more …”

He laughs out loud and then leans on King Ryuo’s shoulder … He thinks he’s dangerous so he grabs him.

“Rui …” Earth’s language and behavior is very strange. His face is completely red. “Ah … Touch me Rui, I think, I’m on fire.”

“Wow … you certainly are.”

“King … I think it’s best to make him stop, because drinking alcohol can cause acute intoxication.”

When he hears Sei’s advice and tries to lift the glass of Earth, Riku yells, “No,” and holds the cup with both hands. Ryuo was stunned for a while … Because he’s reacting like Sora when he doesn’t want to put down the bottle.

“I still want to drink.”

“… Did you like it that much?”

“Yes. It’s delicious.” Riku narrowed his eyes and drank the sake deep. “It’s like a Tunnel …”

His tone is different from the usual Earth … Although it feels strange looking at him, the truth is that his spouse was terribly sexy just now.

“God! I’m so hot …”

Riku rolled up his sleeves and unbuttoned his robe. He was sweating, his neck, face, and hands stained vermilion. Spilling small drops of milk from his nipples.

Ryuo felt absolutely uneasy at this scenario. It was obvious that his desire was being stimulated and it turned out that he began to turn into a dragon, regardless of his will.

“Oh, Rui’s fins have come off.” The tip of Earth’s finger reaches out to touch it. “I really like to see them appear like this …”

Riku’s wet red lips drew close and took him by surprise. He kisses him and sucks him … He had never done that. Never in his life.

“Rui is beautiful. Your lips are chewy, soft, so rich.”

It was unusual for him to say all that without embarrassment. Earth is strange and touches the Dragon King everywhere. He pushes himself up, sits on him, and begins to move.

“Ah… Riku.”

“Rui, I want you to change …” He is looking into his eyes, which are full of moisture … And then he kisses him again. “Change and take me, make love to me here …”

“…”

“Give me another son.”

“Oh my mother! Yes! Hundreds of them if you ask me, my love! My sexy, sexy Ri …”

But then, he heard a loud cough.

“I’m sorry to interrupt your wishes to expand the family, my lord … But I will repeat my concern. Humans can experience acute poisoning from drinking alcohol.”

Well … Certainly Riku wasn’t being Riku.

“What do I do then?”

Not only Sei, but Seki and Kou are completely worried.

“With water?”

“Maybe a bath?”

While he was hesitating whether to listen to the frogs’ suggestions or to take him immediately to Lütbya in search of some remedy … He heard a loud sound in the next room.

“Mommy! Mommy! Ah! Mother!”

Sora screamed so loudly that Earth went completely still.

He didn’t even look at the Dragon King or the frogs, but he jumped off him and almost fell headlong to the ground.

“Wow, honey.”

Seki also held Earth.

“You have to be careful, sir.”

“Watch out.”

“My baby…”

“Honey, you have to calm down. Now you’re very …”

“Take me to my daughter now and shut up !!”

Ah … That was very scary. Was he really his husband? His real husband?

“I’ll take you to her, but … If I let you go on your own … Honey? Sweetie?”

His head was against his shoulder again, but his eyes were completely closed. He had started snoring.

“… Well, it looks like he’s sleeping.”

Even if Seki or Sora yells, Earth doesn’t respond at all. Ryuo holds it tightly and carries him.

“It’s okay?”

“He’s just drunk.”

“Earth-sama doesn’t seem to be strong with alcohol.”

“He just needs a night’s sleep, sir.”

“You need to go see Sora, sir.”

“… The way my partner gets drunk is so adorable.”

He can laugh innocently, he can have a sexy look and he can put on an aggressive look. All in one night! Thanks to that, Ryuo’s cheeks have been loosened for quite some time.

“Let’s get a new bottle of Sake, I’d like to drink it next Friday too.”

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Riku woke up in his room and instantly afterwards, began to hold his head.

“How do you feel? Do you think you can drink some water?”

“Thank you …”

After a huge glass of cold water was passed to him, Riku drank the contents almost in one go. He handed the empty container to Ryuo, holding his chest … He looked sad.

“I told you I was vulnerable to alcohol.”

“I realized.”

Riku covered his face with both hands.

“I’m embarrassed when I remember … I’m sorry! I really apologize! I didn’t want to yell at you.”

“Apologizing is unnecessary. You were drunk … Although I found that lovely too.”

When he said that, the blood rose on Earth’s cheeks.

“… I was so happy that I became an adult.”

“Hmm? What?”

The shy companion of the king narrows his eyes, looks at him between the space of his fingers.

“In the country where I grew up, adulthood is 18 … I always expected to be older to drink a lot. Not just small drinks.”

“Is that so?”

“Sounds very ridiculous?”

“No.”

The times when a child is considered an adult vary in Lütbya. It depends on the situation, the state and the region, as well as the culture and customs … However, when this child reached adulthood, he was sleeping. Wounded to the core.

He felt quite sad.

“I felt like I was an adult when I was drinking with Rui. It was also my first toast … It seemed like we were celebrating something wonderful! In Japan, there were times when I forgot how long my birthday was.”

The king, in other circumstances, would be happy to have made him find a little happiness in his new daily life … But now he was somewhat frustrated.

“You haven’t missed anything of early adulthood… But if you think it’s necessary, I’ll collect all the alcohol in the world for you and we’ll celebrate for months on end.”

Riku smirked, shook his head as if he felt regret flowing into Ryuo’s voice.

“Even if you get a lot of alcohol, I don’t think I can drink that much. Rather … I was very happy, because I grew much more than I thought I could. I have a wonderful partner and a beautiful girl. I had a lot of Sake and then woke up in a huge comfortable bed. I never imagined something like this when I was in my world.”

Earth places his hand on the Dragon King’s hand and looks directly at him.

“Besides, Seki-san, Kou-san and Sei-san, they took care of me a lot! Truth?”

“They were very worried.”

“I have to apologize to them … I didn’t know I would be so stupid to get drunk.”

Ryuo laughed out loud, as the expression of lowering his eyebrows seemed so pretty to him.

“If the flavor was too strong for you. Why don’t we try the Sake from a different source or from a different brewing method? Something much lighter.”

“Yes, but another time … In a year or two.”

“By the way, Riku. Just drink when you’re with me, okay? You get a little daring.”

Riku can’t help but laugh out loud.

“You always exaggerate everything.”

It is a companion without a real sense of self-care. A completely beautiful man … who asks you to give him more children when he starts to get drunk. He’s obviously not going to take his eyes off her.

“Not only did I not know how old you were to become an adult, but I did not know the staples of your hometown … I didn’t know you wanted to eat rice.”

“Well, I didn’t get a chance to talk to you about that. Do not worry.”

Rui caresses his back for a moment and finally says:

“Don’t you think we should date more often?”

“What?”

He laughed at his partner, because he was looking at him with round eyes and open mouth.

“A date … Get out. You, me and our girl. We can go to different lands, enjoy all the existing cultures, eat and buy whatever you want. We could … take Sora swimming or camping. We would know quite a few different dishes and ingredients similar to those of your native land.”

“Rui…”

“In no time, Sora will be able to change and look like a normal girl … We will go unnoticed. Without anyone bothering us.”

Riku was embarrassed by Ryuo’s proposal, but gradually reddened his cheeks and smiled.

“What is that? It sounds absolutely fun! I would love to!”

Riku’s voice is calm but shaky, which shows his immense joy.

“But can you do that? You are still a God.”

“Thanks to you, the entirety of the eight worlds is peaceful and stable. They won’t need me … But my family will.”

“Yes…”

Riku, who gave a little sigh, looked down.

“… When I was a favorite, I never thought I’d go on a date with you.”

“Now we will have enough.”

“Of course.” When Riku nodded strongly, he smiled again. “I want to go to the sea.”

“We will.”

“And buy a lot of costumes for Sora. We need clothes for winter too! And I want to get something for her to cover her head and … Shoes! She need shoes!”

“Clear.”

“When we have a date far away, we should bring back memories for Seki, Sei and Kou and for everyone in the temple as well.”

“Count on that.”

Just hearing his voice, which bounces back full of happiness, is enough for him. He wants to meet all his expectations and make extraordinary plans to please his beloved spouse … Although of course, they are going to eat rice first.

While kissing his partner’s cheek, Ryuo thought about the near future. He wants to enjoy a date without fear of the future and, most of all, enjoy Riku and Sora. Fly again in the sun. Together.

The peace he now has can be a “reward” for having ruled the eight worlds for a long time.

The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 3 – EXTRA 2 – Let’s practice saying: “I love you”

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

I wrapped my little dragon in her patterned blanket and held her firmly in my arms. A miniature of the king, with blue eyes and truly huge eyelashes … who definitely can’t sleep without me.

She yawns and moves. Close her eyes and open them again. Scream… I think he’s having nightmares lately, although to be honest I don’t fully understand why. I whispered:

“I love you. You don’t have to be afraid … Because I’m here. And I love you.”

“Gyu …”

“I love you very much.”

She smiles.

“And do you know who loves you too?”

“Mommy?”

“Father. Rui loves you.”

It seems to be funny when I say that. Raise her small torso and then spread her hands.

“I love you.”

“Nyu.”

“And Rui loves you.”

She narrowed her eyes, like a thread, and suddenly screamed very loud: “Mo!”. The short fingers of her limbs spread out in a fan shape … She was very excited, so she started waving her hands.

“Mo!”

I feel like my feelings have been conveyed correctly, and that makes me quite happy.

The days with our Sora are special days, the three of us have been together since we agreed to be partners and I feel like she came to bond us even more. Sora’s existence was important to me, she was everything to me … And she responded to my thoughts by making a very beautiful voice:

“Mo!”

“You are a beautiful girl, Sora. From fangs to tail …”

“Kyu …”

I am laughing for the dragon that is laughing.

“I love you.”

“Mo.”

“I love Sora … And I also love Rui too much. A lot a lot a lot.”

“Mo, mo .Gywa!”

Sora yells to imitate me. She was cute and funny. I was laughing out loud at her serious expression and strong words.

Then I heard a knock on the door.

Looking back, I followed the source of the sound and found Rui, whose eyes had filled with heavy tears as he held onto the door frame. It’s like he’s embarrassed, but happy, confused, and excited all at the same time. I am surprised by his sudden appearance and I think I feel quite exposed.

“Ah, um … Rui. Why are you here?”

Usually he knocks on the door … Why didn’t he knock now ?! I don’t think I’ve ever been so sorry in my life!

“I wanted to know if Sora was okay … Maybe she’s not yet a year old, but her feelings are conveyed to me perfectly. Her magic is growing.”

“I get it…”

“Then I heard that you love me very much. A lot a lot a lot.”

I was immediately driven by the need to disappear from this place. Why are you doing something like that to me, Sora?

I went to bed and sat on it. I turned my back on him.

“Sweetie?”

And I covered my face with Sora’s torso.

“Stay away!”

“What do you say?”

“Why couldn’t you knock earlier ?!”

I can’t even look at it. The palpitations of my heart don’t stop. They go so fast!

“I’m ashamed. I do not want to see you.”

“I want to see you.”

“Never!”

“Sora, come here sweetheart.”

Sora betrayed me again. With her wings outstretched, she rose into the air and pulled herself up to be caught by the huge hands of her father the Dragon King … Afterwards, I felt those same fingers against my cheek.

“You are really adorable. I cannot ignore any of your movements, whatever your expression.”

If he said those things to me in such a serious tone, my embarrassment would only increase and my body temperature would rise to heights.

“I thought it was really nice that you told Sora that you love her, and that I love her too.”

“… You know? We have practiced.”

“A practice?”

“To say I love you.”

Although he suddenly closed his mouth, Rui’s blue eyes shone too brightly. I was wondering if I could fool him and change the conversation, but I explained it from the beginning.

“Sora only knows how to say mom and …”

“AND…”

“So … Well, I thought if I kept saying “I love you” every day, she would say “I love you” too and then … She could tell you that she loves you whenever you come back from work! And … Also, I could understand that it’s a cute word. A word of calm . Or something like that…”

“Practice…”

Rui is repeating my words.

At the edge of sight, it can be seen that his ears transform into dragon fins, and that they are raised. And they move. It only occurred to him to lie on the bed, put Sora on my side … And kiss me as if he wanted to devour me.

“Wa!”

“What a nice practice!”

And now he laughs out loud.

“I love you…”

“Mmm…”

Rui kisses my lips and cheeks many times.

“My family is too adorable!”

“Okay …”

My mouth licked it completely and when I finally relaxed a little and blew out my breath. I felt Rui’s tongue go lower and lower.

“Ah, wait … The girl, we can’t …”

“It’s just a kiss.”

King Ryuo whispers this through wet lips.

“Talk to Seki then … Tell him to take Sora to …”

But the lingering kiss crushes my head.

“No problem, Sora doesn’t mind that his parents practice love in a different way.”

“Rui…”

When I told him again, Rui smiled and broke away.

“Okay, okay … I have to go back to work anyway. Do you show me the results of the practice at least? Hey? Is my little girl going to tell me “I love you” ?

“Gyu … ¡ Gyuwa!”

Suddenly I feel like my heart is not ready for this.

“I love you, Sora. A lot.”

“Mo !!”

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“I was able to spend significant time with you because of your nice practice. Thank you. After a while, Rui got up from the bed and stretched like a cat. Are you going to Lütbya today?”

“… Yes.”

“Then have a lot of fun.”  Rui leaves a kiss on my forehead and on Sora’s forehead, who doesn’t stop rolling on the mattress. “I see you in the evening, maybe we can have dinner together.”

“Well, wait a bit …”

The tips of my fingers, which are clinging to his robe, tremble a little due to my strong and constant palpitations. I swallow my embarrassment and take a deep, slow breath.

“What happens?”

“I am so in love with you.” I looked firmly into both surprised eyes and continued, “I love you so … When you come back … May I …? Can you … make love to me?”

Perhaps because of all the time we had spent without touching, a strange urge started inside me. The sweat doesn’t stop. My body is hot from the shame of the lines I said. I immediately looked down as he hugged me.

“Wow!”

Ryuo-sama burst out laughing and then, without holding back, smiled. He smiled brightly and beautifully .

“My love, you are too cute.”

“Yes?”

“Cute. You are … really adorable.”

Rui laughing, buried his face in my chest. It was then that I noticed that I was shaking.

“…  Rui?”

“You give me a lot of happiness. I’m serious. You and our little daughter … I don’t even know how I can reward you for this …”

I can’t see Rui’s expression … But surprisingly, his voice is a bit sad.

“Rui.”

“There was a time … I thought I had lost you forever … I still remember you, torn apart and bleeding …”

When he separated his body from mine, Rui, who had been laughing, raised his eyebrows. His expression distorted and he began to cry.

“I had lost … my partner and my baby …”

“Rui … Please don’t do that. Don’t cry, okay? That already happened. It already happened.”

“Yes. Sorry … Sometimes I get to overthink.”

I don’t really know what to say and I only manage to get close to him to comb his soft silver hair. I caressed him, I also took him by the cheeks.

“… Rui.”

“Hmm?”

“Thank you for making us so happy. You fought for us, you endured pain for us. What is the reward we can give you?”

“Only that you love me.”

“There is your answer then.”

Rui laughed again.

Impulsively, I took the head of the Dragon King with both hands. I kissed his nose, his forehead and then I kissed his chin.

“Riku …”

Even though he was crying just now, the voice that was calling me now turned and sounded very sweet. The corner of his eyes was down, and the corner of his mouth was happily up. It looked like a big dog.

It was pretty cute, so I suddenly exploded.

“I love you, Rui. I love you very much.”

“Riku … I love you very much too. Your smile is my happiness.”

My partner’s gentle gaze blended with mine and my lips slowly overlapped his.

Somewhere in the room, a small dragon named Sora yawned and then began to say “Mommy …”. But I’m sorry, baby. Let me do this a little bit more.

Only during this kiss.

The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 3 – EXTRA 1 – Barber Shop

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

“Um … do you think I can cut my hair?”

It was at the end of dinner that Earth-sama blurted out that strange phrase. He sits on the king’s knees, his legs crossed and his arms outstretched to begin to carry the pudding made of eggs and goat’s milk to his mouth. Today’s dessert seems to be his favorite because his eyes are narrowing and his mouth is curved. The appearance of a happy spouse eating with such enthusiasm brings joy to Ryuo. I ask:

“Why do you want to cut your hair?

“If it’s that long, it starts to get a bit annoying. Sora often takes it and starts sucking on it.”

“You don’t need my permission or the permission of anyone else. Is it the first time that it reaches your hip?”

“Yeah, but I didn’t want to cut it because I thought …” Before muttering the rest of the sentence, Riku fell silent and turned red. How can he say the rest without being so embarrassed? Ryuo doesn’t say anything either, his partner is beautiful when his soft cheeks turn shiny and his eyelashes tremble. Riku took a deep breath and continued his words, clasping his hands “… You said I looked very sexy. So maybe you like it better being like this.”

Yes? Speaking of which, now the dragon remembers that he could have said something similar right after Riku woke up from his long sleep.

“So it’s for me? Do you think I will not like you with short hair?”

Riku was so red that he snuggled into his chest thinking how unfortunate it was to be so traumatized by a small word spoken by his partner.

“I don’t have any sex appeal so if you like the way I look right now… I’ll leave my hair the way it is.”

But what is he talking about now?

“My love, you are beautiful. Trivial things like the length of your hair don’t matter to me at all. No matter what your hairstyle is, it will not detract from your beauty or how I feel about you. Your soul is bright and that is why you are shining. I am always fascinated by you, my little boyfriend. My partner, my husband, the perfect father of my perfect girl. I’m crazy about you.”

“Well, don’t say such embarrassing things …”

Now not only his cheeks but his ears are completely dyed red. Riku sank even further.

“Show me your face. You are really adorable. Any hairstyle looks good on you so it doesn’t matter if you shorten it or keep it long. It’s okay?”

“Yes…”

“You do it for Sora too. Is what you said true? Short, can you move more easily and carry the baby?”

Riku raised his face with a strange look. For whatever reason, it even raises the eyebrows.

“Rui seemed so excited about my hair when I woke up …”

“Oh, it’s because I was finally looking at my boy with wide eyes. I touched your hair, your skin … I hadn’t been able to do it in four years, so it was the happiest moment of my life.”

When he stroked his hair, he noticed that Riku’s lips were curled. That is a crying sign, his beloved companion began to cry. Ryuo can’t judge whether he’s sad or happy, so he just panics.

“Riku! I’m sorry I reminded you of unnecessary things!”

Earth slowly moistened his eyes, but they didn’t spill down his cheeks.

“Don’t cry, please don’t cry.”

“I get sad when I imagine you were sad.”

“What do you say…? It is true that I was alone, I wanted to hear your voice all the time and I was terribly anxious because I did not know when your wounds would heal. But, it also helped me discover myself.”

“Rui…”

“Before I met you, I had never felt so devastated. Thus, with the pain, I realized that my heart and my feelings were more honest than ever before. I love you … And now I’m very happy to be able to touch you every day.”

Riku gasped and burst into tears, uttering his feelings as his partner comforted him as much as he could. The clear droplets that splash his white cheeks are beautiful, but he doesn’t feel good about this strange sight. The Dragon King was upset.

“Riku, did I say the wrong thing?”

When asked, Riku rubbed his hand over his face and began to frantically wipe his face. Said:

“I can’t get rid of my mania of crying over everything! Sorry I’m not sad. It’s complicated because I think about the past all the time, but I’m also very happy now.”

“You are happy?”

Earth nods several times. Tears spilled over and wet Ryuo’s skin as well.

His partner’s crying is frustrating because whenever he sees him like this, he feels like he needs to comfort him and stop him immediately. However, over time he has learned that tears of joy are shed as his happiness cannot be stopped.

Gently stroke his back.

“When I was a favorite, I was thinking of wanting to keep happy memories that will last even after I leave … But now, I can be here as Rui’s permanent companion. I’m glad to think that we can be happy together all the time!”

Be happy together. The reason his husband cried was no longer the past. He was crying for his future.

“Riku …”

The more you know about your feelings, the more your heart fills with passion. Now he was shaking.

“Uh, uh, uh … I … Sometimes I feel like this is all a lie and that I’m dead.”

Rui hugged him immediately.

“It is not like this. You are definitely alive, you are fine and you are in my arms.”

“Yes …”

“You have given me a life to be thankful for. You have taught me various emotions … Also what love means. You are the symbol of my happiness.”

“Rui…”

Earth’s tears touched his neck.

If your spouse sheds tears of joy, you want to snuggle quietly next to him. He wants to kiss his cheeks all the time and tell him that you love him. The drops that are spilled thinking of Rui, are very dear to him.

Love for his spouse overflows so much that Ryuo soon feels he is in heat. Without being aware, he turned into a half dragon. The scales appeared on his arms and his pupil went all straight.

“Oh…”

Riku is within walking distance, so he fully understands what is happening.

He quickly wiped the tears from his cheeks.

“I’m sorry … I’m so terrible I can’t control my jealousy.”

“No … Sorry for crying so much.”

“Well, don’t rub your eyes like that … or you’re going to hurt yourself.”

His words were tender … But his lower body was getting more and more fierce. Riku, who was in close contact, dyed his cheeks and shyly lowered his gaze.

“I want you so much. So desperately, my Riku. Sorry, I understand that this is not the best time, but …”

After a moment of silence, Riku gasped in a small voice:

“I know you care about my body, but it’s been a few months and … Don’t tolerate heat today. Oh, I … I want to have sex with you.”

The voice was getting more uneasy and the “I love you” parts of the conversation were gone. The bold offer of his partner caused a whirlwind of joy in the heart of the Dragon King, he was terribly excited … As emotions increased, he held his delicate body. He kissed his neck, his clavicle.

“If you say something like that to me, I won’t be patient anymore.” Riku, my love …”

“Rui…”

“But … me … Mommy!”

The Dragon King placed his fingertips on Riku’s belly and Riku had to force himself to shut his mouth.

“Sora?”

“Mommy … Mommy! Mom!”

“What’s wrong my love? Why are you crying?”

And Earth left him there, motionless and with a painful erection under his robe. He rushed to the door, where there were some frog servants and a small baby dragon with outstretched arms and eyes completely filled with tears. She kept sobbing:

“Mommy…”

“I’m sorry, Earth-sama. She woke up like this, we didn’t know what else to do to calm her down …”

“Okay, thanks for bringing her here with me.”

Rui sighed, absolutely, completely, stupidly frustrated. It’s better if he takes him and they move somewhere far away where he can love him completely, without Sora. Ah … He must be a monster for thinking that about his girl! But, really? At a time like this? !!

Ryuo, who had immediately taken on a guilty attitude, approached them to kiss his husband’s cheeks.

“Is it okay if we at least go to bed?”

Earth nodded, but now he felt more embarrassed than before.

“I’m so sorry.”

“Does not matter. There will be another chance.”

✤✤✤✤✤✤

Earth laughs when he sees the reflection of the dragon king, completely terrified behind him.

“Rui, don’t worry so much.”

He is sitting in front of the mirror, with his little girl on his lap … And his partner is cutting his hair.

“But … It’s my first time doing this. What if I hurt you?”

“Even if you had a knife instead of scissors, I doubt you would ever hurt me.”

While trying to cheer him up, Riku tells him exactly what to do. He explains the height he wants, how he has to open and close his fingers and also, that he must do it very firmly.

“Nothing bad is going to happen,” he said.

He watched as the scissors ran everywhere from the back to the bottom and then Riku pulled the fabric off his shoulders and brushed the remaining hair off his clothes. He turned to Ryuo.

“Does it look strange?”

The hair is shorter than before, but his old bangs appeared again. Excited by Riku’s unfamiliar appearance, Sora clapped her hands a few times and yelled, “Gyuwa!”

She is rubbing her cheeks against his chin.

The line of his chin is clearly exposed from the cheek and his white and absolutely thin neck has already been exposed. His skin looks brighter, he can even see his ears already!

“You are beautiful with long hair, but I prefer you with short hair.”

Riku muttered as if confused:

“Oh, do I look handsome …?” And then he relaxed and showed him a huge smile. “Thank you. I feel lighter and if Rui says I look good … Then it was good to cut it off!”

His smile is so innocent that Ryuo’s chest seems to hurt.

“When you laugh, you are even more adorable. Oh, I want to spread my husband’s love to all the worlds! I want to show you off …”

“I’m going to be mad if you do, don’t show me off.” Earth starts laughing when he gets up to be in his arms. “Ah, by the way, Rui … Be careful not to step on my hair.”

Riku touched Rui’s arm, apologized, and leaned down to pick up with the only hand he had available the pile of hair that was piled up at his feet.

“Are you going to keep your hair?”

“I don’t even know why, but the temple priest said he would like to have my hair.”

“Oh. Are you going to give your hair to someone else?

Maybe it was just a questioning tone, but Riku thought maybe he was angry.

“Yes. I was just going to throw it away anyway. If you want it, I’ll give it away.”

“Hmm … I’m sorry, but I think this time I’m going to have to refuse.”

“What?”

He held Earth a little tighter in his arms. He had tried to control it, but was suddenly absolutely frustrated with this new situation.

“I don’t want others to touch what was part of your body!”

Riku blinks:

“Are you angry … about my hair?”

“My husband’s hair.”

Riku heard Ryuo’s resentment and widened his eyes for a second … Then he started laughing.

“Why are you laughing? Am I saying something strange?”

Riku was still laughing, so he wiped his eyes as he said:

“Sorry … It’s weird that you get like that because of something as small as my hair.”

“It’s important to me.”

“Hmm … What the people of the temple want is an item belonging to King Ryuo’s favorite. I assume it is for research purposes or for something religious. Just that.”

“Dog.”

“Please don’t be mad about something like that. Can you do it for me?”

“…”

Ryuo is weak to Earth. His expression is cute and the way he begs is lovely too … He doesn’t want to upset him with his childish actions. After letting out a growl from the back of his throat, Ryuo raised a white flag and accepted the peace.

“I understand, forgive me.”

“Thank you Rui!”

More than a worried face, a bright smile from your spouse makes you feel even weaker. When the soft cheek rubbed against his and their lips touched, Ryuo’s mood immediately recovered.

Earth smiled, he’s getting better at understanding Ryuo and making him understand. Frustration and jealousy do not persist, nor does he remember a day when he had a really bad time.

Until the king met Riku, he longed to end his life … But now that he is dying he feels that even forty or fifty years is a short time. It is unfortunate. He wants to be there for many more days. He wants to please and love him with all his power.

“Riku.”

Close his eyes gently while saying his name. When kissing him, he enjoys the sweet lips of his partner … And he enjoys his daughter, who imitates them by stretching her neck and licking his cheeks. Riku shakes his head as if tickling him, he increases his smile and kisses Ryuo one last time to go on to kiss his girl as well.

The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 2 – Chapter 10 – Sora’s first picnic! – FINAL

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

Between my thighs, a tiny baby dragon is taking a relaxing nap, revealing her pink belly and tiny tail. Every now and then, she makes a strange voice, saying something similar to: “Nyu, gya …”

When I stroked her neck, she sighed, sniffed the air, and turned around like a cat. The wings that grow on her back are soft. It is as flexible as the ribs of an umbrella and does not hurt when it hits my body.

We are in an orchard, in Shirasagi Castle. They always put out rugs and cushions, books and Sora’s blankets. I brought a drink and it is now my place of relaxation and comfort. Although there is no sunlight, the brightness and smell of the ground are similar to home, the wind moves the grass, and the sweet aroma is gently released from the Tunnel fruits. I liked being here more than in my room, because Sora would get cute and stop having so much anxiety. She wasn’t screaming, she wasn’t crying … The room is small and surely that makes her feel quite trapped. She is a dragon after all. She need space.

I closed the picture storybook I was reading to her and set it aside. Then I contemplated the dragon, with her long eyelashes and her chest rising and falling. Why is her face so cute? Is it just me who sees her like this? I mean, her eyes narrow like a thread, her nose wiggles occasionally, and her mouth opens a little and shows me a few fangs every time she snores. I never get tired of it. Sora is really my Heaven.

Speaking of which, I’ve never seen Rui’s sleeping face in dragon form. The size of the Dragon King and Sora are very different, but if she looks like this … I wonder if Rui looks cute too. I imagined the scene where a large dragon curled up on a bed and sleeps, and my mouth involuntarily curled up.

When I heard the sound of footsteps, I raised my face and saw Rui, in a human figure, appearing behind the Tunnel tree in front of us. Like an experienced waiter, he holds a tray in one hand.

“Rui.”

“I brought juice and sandwiches. I thought it would be nice if we all ate together here, as a normal family. Oh, is Sora asleep?” As he approached with his long legs, Rui fixed Sora with a stunned look. “If only a moment ago I heard her laugh.”

“I guess that’s normal for a baby. She didn’t sleep at all in Lütbya, until I fed her. Her eyes were wide open and she got angry when they touched me.”

“She wants to protect his mother, but here in the castle they protect her.”

On top of the tray, which was visible when he bent down, were sandwiches seasoned with a vegetable sauce. Chicken and veggies are placed between the bread, but I can see the skin too crispy from the time they were in the oven. There is minestrone style soup accompanied by various types of fruit and baked goods. Potatoes, jellies and cupcakes.

It looks delicious, but it is too much.

“I can’t eat that much.”

“You don’t have to eat everything, just what you can.”

“Gyuwa.”

Sora awakens to the good smell of the food. She cries and moves and shakes her legs as if to say: “I want it to too.” “Give it to me”.

“Well, it can’t be helped. Let’s eat together.”

In my mouth, the sandwich spills the delicious juice of the meat. The chicken is tangled in the sweet and tangy sauce, with the texture of the batter, the crunchiness of the vegetables and the salty taste of the golden skin.

“Wow, it’s really hot and delicious.”

The meals are prepared in the kitchen of the Recatovia Temple and when placed on the altar, they are transferred to the dining room of the Shirasagi Castle … However, if we consider the process in which Rui arranged it and transported everything to the garden , keeping in mind that it must have taken him more than a dozen minutes to walk through each of the aisles … Maybe it should surprise me that the food is still steaming. As if it were freshly prepared. But anyway.

Rui is sitting next to me, helping Sora hold up a small peach-like fruit. She bites into one corner, the top, and then takes another little bit more. She does it slowly and in a way too messy, but at least she likes it and she smiles brightly.

“I think it’s delicious too.” Rui’s hand quickly approached my face, wiped the sauce that was in my mouth occupying his thumb and then licked it. “I would eat it all the time.”

Although I was embarrassed by what he had just done, Rui licked his fingertips like a natural and calm flow. A casual touch for him, but one that still seemed highly exciting to me.

I wanted to eliminate my clumsy thoughts so I offered him a second slice of a sandwich.

“I’ll probably be full if I finish one, but Rui … Why don’t you eat?”

“Yes? You know that I can take care of everything you leave, but I would still like you to eat as much as possible.”

“Alright.”

Rui takes the tray and says:

“Do you want to drink juice? Don’t have a craving for some candy?”

Sora nods her head, although she is still very enthusiastic about eating her fruit … I also say yes, but the reality is that after nibbling a whole slice of bread and helping my daughter with the peach and some kind of Huge orange, I felt awfully full. As if I had been participating in an endless “feast”. I didn’t want any more in my stomach.

It was there, while I was pouring the juice into two small crystal glasses, that I noticed an unusual phenomenon. It was weird, because Rui’s nails were abnormally overgrown.

“Rui, your nails grew quite a bit.”

“Hmm? Ah, that’s true. When we reach the end of immortality, hair and nails continue their normal course and begin to grow. It’s unsightly I guess. But it’s my first time getting old and I don’t know how to deal with it.” Rui takes a deep breath and hides his hand. “Sorry, it’s also dangerous. Truth? Maybe I can hurt you or scratch Sora.”

His hair and nails grew because he got old … But what happened to his beard? Shouldn’t he have one? Even if I look at it from a close distance, it doesn’t grow at all. As usual, the skin on that part is smooth and beautiful. How unfair it is not to see him with a beard! He would be very handsome like that!

“… Ah.”

But since the main topic was nails, I had an instant idea. I started looking for my baby’s things under the covers.

“Rui. Do you want me to fix your fingers?”

Looking at the item I took out, the Dragon King bows with a confused look.

“What is that?”

“It’s Sora’s nail file … Come, spread your hands.”

Rui gets alert, but he’s quite curious too. He puts both hands palms up and then sees me. He’s scared? I turn his hands face down, smiling, and first turn all my attention to the left … Sora is somewhat curious. She moves from my thigh to my chest, looks at me and then looks at his own hands. I think she recognizes that that file is her file.

Anyway, Rui’s hand is very big and it may take a bit of work to do it with such a small device. Despite this, Rui’s long fingers are white and smooth. The color of his nails is a healthy and very beautiful pale pink.

“Look, first we fix the tips of the nails and … We shape it to be rounded. Just this way.”

“Riku, that’s great. How did you learn it?”

I can only smile at Rui’s so surprised voice.

“When I was in my hometown, I didn’t do any of this … But there were a lot of products for nail, hair and skin care, so since I had a lot of free time, I learned a thing or two … It is normal for babies to have their hands fixed every often. And she may be a dragon, but I don’t want Sora to take out an eye.”

But nail clippers in this world are difficult to use because they are shaped like long scissors with curved blades. It is easier to do daily care with a nail file. After finishing with his left hand, I switched to his right hand and rounded the nails, starting with the thumb.

“Yes, I’m done.”

After fixing his right hand, I took a deep breath and blew out the remaining particles. Sora tries to do the same. So when he sees the tips of his fingers, Rui seems strangely excited.

“Wow! It feels strange, but it is certainly smooth. It’s curious. I like how it looks like this.”

“I trim Sora’s nails every week. You just have to come with me, give me your hands, and I will do the same with you so that you feel comfortable.”

It was a strange suggestion, but he immediately hugged me.

“Oh, my partner is so devoted. I am happy that you love me enough to care even for my hands.”

I thought he was exaggerating a bit … But his nails hadn’t grown in years, his hair didn’t grow, he didn’t age in the least. For thousands of years, King Ryuo, unaware of decline, was living well with a steady, healthy, and beautiful body. It was the first time he had experienced the pleasure of sanding his nails.

“Thank you Riku.”

Ah.

It’s stupid to think like this … But because of me, Ryuo, who had been immortalized, had now created a path to death. In the bottom of my heart, I have the feeling that I want to prevent him from growing, and yet I also think that it was because of his enormous love for me that he decided to start having children. That meant that I was definitely special to him and it also meant that my thinking was selfish. I imagine that if I told Rui that I was thinking about this, he would laugh and tell me that it is unnecessary … So I just show him a smile.

“Look, Sora! My nails are small again! Isn’t that nice? It’s my first nail fix and it’s the first time you’ve eaten with us here in the orchard!”

They are beautiful words. I hope I can give you many “firsts” that you gave many “firsts” to me.

We ended up hugging. Afterwards, Rui’s hand was resting on my cheek. Said, “I love you.” And quite naturally, our faces came closer … But just before our lips touched :

“Ryuo-sama! How many times will you skip work!”

The voice of a frog spreads through the garden. And I’m quite surprised by that! I tense my back.

“Ah … I’m sorry, Earth-sama. Were you in the middle of something important?”

Kou, dressed in a yellow robe, comes up with some pretty deep jumps. From behind, Sei was chasing him while holding his forehead as if stunned by his behavior.

“Kou, I told you. You cannot disturb the king when he is with Earth-sama and baby-sama.”

“Wow. Sorry for the inconvenience, King Ryuo-sama and Earth-sama. Let’s pretend we didn’t see anything so you can continue.”

It is highly unlikely that the sweet atmosphere from before will return. Rui sighs and closes his eyes.

“Rui, don’t be angry.”

“I’m not angry …”

“Seki-san is in trouble …”

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry! I won’t say anything anymore! I will work for you! I’ll eat your leftovers!”

Rui just stands up and smiles at me.

“Such is the life of a God. See you later, honey … You too.”

Kiss our cheeks … And then he disappears from my eyes. He appears to have returned to his office.

“Earth, I’m sorry!”

“Sorry Sorry!”

Kou and Sei also left the orchard in a hurry so I am left with a tray brought by Rui, sandwiches, fruits and a space just for me and Sora. I hug her, I place her against my chest and then I see how she extends her little hands towards me to touch my face.

“Nyu.”

Rui’s blue eyes and Sora’s eyes are alike. When I look at those little almond-shaped eyes that are rounded and closed, my laugh escapes without me being able to avoid it. We can’t do anything … We just have to wait for it. After all, it’s still Sora’s first picnic. End today’s service early and come with us soon, dear Dragon King!

She may look strange and a little scary to other people, but she is Riku’s much loved daughter. A baby just like the other babies

-END-

The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 2 – Chapter 9 – What Happened Later VI

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

My little baby ended up getting hungry.

After discovering that there were dragons, different worlds, beasts, Lütbya and that men could also have children, honestly the act of breastfeeding was nothing strange … However, Custadio panicked as soon as I started to take off my shirt and asked exhaustively to each of the existing people who left the cathedral.

He has restricted it, as if I was sick with something contagious.

There are plush rugs and cushions around me that are prepared so that I can relax and Sora has no complications. They left me an extensive variety of dried fruits, baked sweets, frozen desserts, tea, water, bread and some cakes … However, there are several curious priests, including Teno. They were all standing, as if they were melting with tenderness. Custadio, Sigis, Michelle and Elmia … It’s a bit embarrassing if you think about it.

At my side, with her back buried in the middle cushion and her eyes closed, a little dragon girl is eating while a human girl carefully caresses her back.

Elmia is now an adult, he doesn’t sit next to me like he used to and he doesn’t come to lie down like when he was a child. It’s so strange. In a few years, a new life was born in Lütbya, someone was born in Shirasagi Castle, and people became different. It is natural that life has changed … But I am not quite used to it. For example, Elmia transformed much more than expected. He is apparently 18 years old already. His back has grown, his shoulders have broadened, and his physique is equal to that of a strong adult. His large round eyes are dignified and sharp, his nose appears deeply carved, and his cheeks are tightly contoured. Who’d say? That he would be such a beautiful young man.

“Earth-sama. Shina doesn’t bother you?”

“Not at all.”

Currently there are only two hours until the sun sets, so the chef seems to be quite busy preparing dinner and designing the order of dishes. Michelle also works, but now she wanted to stay a little longer with me and my baby.

Shina seems to have a calm personality and doesn’t talk much. She rubs Sora, sometimes she seems very confused by her scales and sometimes when she looks at my face, the smile she offers me is a very tender and shy one.

Sora’s food looked delicious because she didn’t come off at all …She was so pretty that I just wanted to tickle her chin and watch her forever until it was time to go home. I liked that she looked so calm so when she sighed, I was relieved and my mood improved even more.

“I love you, Sora.”

“It is so beautiful! Oh, I want the painter to draw that! Earth-sama feeding his baby while His Majesty Lord Elmia watches over them! It will be called: “The nostalgic appearance of the national treasure.” Today is a historic day. What do you think, Sigis?”

“Yes, this is a scene that I also want to preserve for posterity. Let’s call the court painter later.”

After his strike, Custadio-san seems to make strange proposals all the time. Actually, I think he was trying to have a secret conversation, but it is a quiet and small space and I can hear it all because of his strong voice.

“Oh, it’s fine! It is a beautiful scene. But if you do something that makes Earth-sama nervous, I’ll forbid you to speak to him for a whole month!”

Michelle is as strong as ever, so brusque … I inadvertently laughed at her appearance and her threats, which hadn’t changed even to this day.

“Earth-sama … I’m sorry, I don’t want to bother you now that you’re with your baby, but …”

“What’s wrong, Elmia?”

Elmia seemed to frown painfully. Then he leaned down, dropped to one knee, and dropped his head toward me.

“I have to say it right away or I’m going to go terribly crazy. Sorry, Earth-sama. You don’t know how painful this is for me, knowing that my father and sister wanted to kill you …”

“That does not matter anymore.”

“No, of course it matters. Two days after the news that Earth-sama had disappeared, King Ryuo came to this country and said that my father and sister were guilty and that he was going to kill them. There, in front of everyone.”

I realized that Custadio was quiet and that all the people who were there with me were staring at the new king.

“I understand that my father’s life was saved because of you … God, it was an unacceptable betrayal that the monarch of Lütbya had attempted such a plot. Of course that would bring down the power of the throne … I had to order him to be imprisoned immediately.”

“Elmia …”

He imprisoned his father. What about a boy of about 14, raised like a prince, who suddenly has to suddenly assume the throne and condemn his father’s sins? I can’t even imagine it.

“My father wanted more than he could have … He did not know the source of the goods that supported his enjoyment, he did not know about the famine and drought of his people. He did not know the difficulties of the people outside the palace. Despite being elected by vote, the last generations have become obsessed with the habit of inheriting the lineage of the previous monarch, regardless of his personality, regardless of everything. There was nothing to guide him, and his vision was clouded around him, surrounded by stupid people … And it seems that in the end, one of my sister’s complaints ended up taking my father’s thought astray.”

“Your Majesty, I will tell you.”

Sigis-san interrupted Elmia’s words … Then he knelt beside him and also dropped his head in front of me.

“Earth-sama … Teseicia tried to marry me.”

“Wow …”

“A few days before Earth-sama was enveloped in light and disappeared, she officially requested the marriage through King Richard … But I refused.”

“Is that so?”

“A priest of the Recatovian temple must have the Dragon King and his favorites as his top priorities. Love is possible, but you have to give up everything else … Serving Earth-sama and his family, what I do makes me very happy and since I have no affection for Teseicia in the first place, I declined the offer.”

Sigis-san was requested to marry such a beautiful girl and… He refused? I understand that a “favorite” is quite an interesting research topic, but still surprising.

“King Richard was furious … I’m sorry, please forgive me for motivating King Richard so much. I did it because I didn’t want to stop being a priest of the Dragon King. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

He was not wearing the priesthood uniform and appeared with Elmia, because he is now in the palace and in charge of state affairs.

I don’t feel like I have anything to forgive. I think what the king did would happen anyway, whether he married his daughter or not. Also, I don’t know how much the princess was involved in the plan, but it would definitely be a shame if she only wanted to be Sigis’s partner to eliminate me.

“I have not told people about the selfish crimes of my father and my sister. She is now in a convent … Incarcerated.”

It’s too much … Is Tessicia trapped in a convent? If my baby let me get up I would definitely be pacing around in total panic.

“And … Do you remember Vidal?”

“Vidal? Yes of course.”

Elmia’s friend and chest brother. The boy who grew up with him from birth. When I first met him, he seemed to be rebellious, but as I became more intimate with Elmia, I spent more time with him and everything seemed to flow smoothly.

“Vidal agreed with my father. He planned to poison you, but apparently failed each time. It was a relief that you always forgot to take the bottles he gave you.”

“…”

Slowly, I was attacked by the cold. As if stroking my back.

“Vidal was honest and confessed … So he’s in jail too.”

“Elmia …”

“And King Richard confessed his motives and the means in detail, and then he committed suicide in jail.”

“Eh …?”

A word too heavy came out of Elmia’s mouth. My body stiffened and I even started to feel a little bad. Michelle walks up to me, helps me to sit up, and then hugs me and Shina with an apologetic expression.

“I told him to choose between being poisoned or being executed in front of the people … My father chose to commit suicide.”

Elmia …

Did your own son push you to death? The confession of the situation is too severe and the shaking of my hands does not stop.

“Earth-sama, calm down.”

“There were many voices saying that my sister should be executed too. First of all, my father and sister only survived because I wanted to prolong their lives a little longer … Earth-sama, I have to tell you. Princess Teseicia will be sentenced to death. It was a serious crime … Because it was an attempted murder.”

Boy do I need a break.

“You didn’t have to do that.”

“Earth-sama…”

“There was no need for her to die!”

Elmia’s voice is cool and calm, in contrast to mine, which is upset. He says:

“Since a new ‘favorite’ emerged after a hundred years, the climate has stabilized and casualties have ceased due to the previously very common flooding of the Sahram River. Since there were no floods, we were allowed to grow abundant crops and create quite advanced irrigation facilities. The distant tribes of Lütbya, who had been almost lost, visited the temple on pilgrimage and gave thanks. Everyone… Everyone knew that the Dragon King’s “favorite” had emerged and that’s why we were benefiting! It is worthy of severe punishment to target your life!”

“…”

Only a few years after I appeared. Has civilization developed so much? The “favorites” obviously influence the world that is ruled by Ryuo but I am certainly terrified of being so fundamental in all of this.

“I… I have no resentment with Princess Teseicia or with Vidal. I don’t hate them and I forgive them.”

If I express this kind of sentiment, I wonder if it could make any difference to everyone’s fate… Princess Theseicia, influenced by her father. Vidal, who was ordered to poison the “favorite …”. Elmia has lost his father, has imprisoned his sister and also Vidal, his best friend. It feels like everyone is a victim rather than a culprit.

“Custadio, can you tell them that? Please.”

“Of course. We will spread the gentle and generous intention of Earth-sama through a sermon in the cathedral.”

“But I don’t have any kind of kindness to offer you.”

“Eh?”

Despite my words, there is apparently no real reason to forgive them. Elmia seems determined, convinced of this. If so, how sad.

I grew up in Japan, where the culture and the law were absolutely different… But I cannot impose these values ​​on them, even if I want her to be forgiven and Vidal to be forgiven as well.

“Earth-sama, look at me Earth-sama … Sometimes we don’t have the option of being benevolent towards enemies. I am on the throne, but I am the son of a king who was rebellious against God. People exploded inside the royal capital and it would be inconceivable for me to forgive them. I feel guilty enough already, because I didn’t stop him in time.” Elmia is still leaning over so I can’t see his expression. “I will not have the throne without respecting the will of the people.”

I only know him as my greatest friend, but I think Elmia was growing every day. As a person, as the king. It has not been easy. Can I really understand his feelings and decide for him? What do I really know?

Custadio adds:

“Because His Majesty Elmia respected and loved you, there were too many voices raised in his favor. People who hated the king and who criticized his lineage, but who completely supported you.”

“To me…?”

“Yes. You are “the Dragon King’s favorite person”. The man who saved this country from being abandoned. You gave us so many blessings that it is obvious that people long for you and love you.”

“Custadio has a point, but I… Although it is true that I used the reputation of Earth-sama to help me rule the country more quickly, I did not want to use my loved one as a publicity tower to have the popularity that my father did not have…”

My chest clenched at Elmia’s sad voice.

“I realized that I was taking advantage of you because, with my name, only with my name, I could not contain the opposition. I’m too young and inexperienced! I was ashamed to be so aware of my father’s plan and still be so useless. Even if I did this and that, and even if I tried to elevate the country … I will never be enough. Please let me apologize again. For my acts so sinful and cruel and for being absolutely selfish.”

“Elmia …”

He apologized in a regretful voice and then I saw him shaking his shoulders because he was crying uncontrollably. If you look at the people present in this place, it seems that they all expect me to grant my forgiveness. But why? Elmia’s behavior is correct as a king and speaks eloquently of the confusion she had at the time of the events. The difficulties of not knowing how to calm so much chaos.

“Elmia, you don’t have to apologize. You didn’t commit any crime … You know? I understand that there are some things you should do as king and I am not going to oppose what you think is right.”

“Earth-sama.”

Elmia finally raised his face. His blue eyes are full of fat, heavy tears that spill to get lost on his neck. It is the second time I see Elmia apologizing for his mistakes and the truth is, if I look at that desperate expression, even if I have no reason, I will want to forgive anything.

Elmia was a young prince and now he is a spectacular king.

“But there is one thing I cannot forgive.”

“What is it?”

“I don’t want you to call me Earth-sama and I don’t want you to have such a dignified tone when talking to me. Do you think it can be possible?”

After hearing my request, Elmia seemed confused at first, but then he smiled slowly and then very carefully went to me and hugged me.

“I see … I see, Earth-sama! Thank you for being so understanding with me whenever you have the opportunity, my dear friend!”

My cute friend. You are bigger than me now, but our relationship is still basically the same.

Everyone who was there and heard Elmia’s apologies was relieved when they discovered that our love was still present. Uh, Custadio is crying again.

“I guess it was difficult, your dad, your sister, your best friend. Everything forced you to grow up very fast … I’m sorry.”

As I stroked his back, Elmia shook his shoulders, tinted his cheeks a little and wiped the tears from his eyes over and over again.

“Yeah, but I … I worked hard, because I wanted to make a good impression on you when you come back. Always, I was always waiting for you.”

Wow. Don’t say something that cute, Elmia. If you say that, I will feel very shy and embarrassed again.

“I was ashamed of my father, he was an idiot … But I wanted to make a country more comfortable for you.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course. I will protect Earth and his daughter with everything I have. I hope you can live in this country and stay here for a long time. As King of Lütbya. I promise you that I will continue to work on building the nation!”

“Elmia …”

He is becoming a completely trustworthy king … I thought he was like my brother, but it amazes me how much he grew while I was sleeping.

“Maybe even … You can live in the palace with me.”

Elmia’s voice suddenly became very strange. His ears turned bright red and I couldn’t seem to hide the quivering curve of his lips.

“Thank you, Elmia. But…”

“Earth?”

“I would be happy to live with you in the castle, but … I will be close to Ryuo until I grow old. I think that finally, I have laid the foundation of my life with him.”

“Eh?”

“Oh, but I will definitely spend more time in Lütbya than before. I mean, it would be nice if I could come here every day and leave late at night.”

“Of course, but … Weren’t you doing it to avoid distorting your soul? Uh … what does getting old mean? Will you be his favorite for life? Well, sure … You have a girl now, but …”

“The restriction is gone, Elmia. There will no longer be any distortion of my soul, so Ryuo has told me that I should cross here, but only to maintain my health …”

Little by little, the voice sinks into silence. I think that everyone still believed that I would leave there, with Sora … And also that in the long run he would have another favorite, as well as expressing the tradition.

Sure, I never explained it.

“Ryuo and I are … Husbands? Possibly. That is why I was able to give birth to Sora. I mean, it would have been a bit cruel of him to get me pregnant and dump me, right?”

But nobody laughs like me.

“… Ah. Everything is fine?”

Why did Elmia’s complexion, which had been flushed, turn pale? When I looked around, Custadio and Michelle had their mouths open and Sigis was making a strange gesture with his hands. As if he had lost oxygen.

Rui said that I could talk about our love, but I thought it was understood with the pure existence of my Sora … Obviously they didn’t work like that. First of all … It’s embarrassing to explain the situation to a younger friend! How am I going to tell him that I’m in love? How do you think I ended up with a baby? Magic? Well, it was kind of like magic, but … Oh … All this time I thought they understood! I don’t even feel like I understand now! What should I do…?

But the more I hurry, the harder it is to think. My head seems to be full, exhausted and dizzy with so much information and doubts and problems… And now it goes round and round. Suddenly, in front of me, it was completely dark.

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“… Love.”

“A…”

“Riku.”

“… Rui.”

When I realized it, I was in my bed at Shirasagi Castle. Rui in the form of a person, is sitting on the edge and looks at me absolutely worried.

“… Ah, did I pass out? Why?”

“Your body is not fully recovered. You promised you wouldn’t overdo it, remember?”

Rui’s tone is aggressive, but his hand is very gentle when he caresses my cheek. The feeling is nice. Ah, it makes me quite sleepy. Was my brain tired because there was too much information to process? For being so surprised to learn something shocking?

“How did I get back …?”

“I went for you, there was a whole chaos.”

“Sora …?”

I lost consciousness while in the middle of an important conversation, I think Elmia and everyone must have been surprised. Didn’t I hurt my baby?

“It’s okay … She’s in her crib. She wouldn’t stop crying, but when she saw me, she immediately flew towards me. The temple priest was surprised and yelled something strange in a very shrill voice.”

When I imagined such a scene, I started to laugh. It was so typical of Custadio.

“Well … how long did it take? It’s already night?”

I got up, so sleepy I was even blurring everything.

“It’s time to go to bed. Are you hungry?”

“… No, not really.”

I leaned against his body and hugged his waist with both arms.

“What happened? Why did you get so upset?” A gentle voice begins to ask me questions. His fingers caress my arm up and down. “Did they say something bad?”

“Rui … Introduced them to Sora.”

“Yes?”

“But maybe I didn’t do it right … I don’t know.”

Rui laughs and kisses me. I think I’m being pampered more than necessary… But I like Rui’s great body, which can easily catch all my weight. Rub his cheeks around my neck and then whisper close to my ear:

“My partner is cute.”

He strokes my head, combs my hair and kisses me now in the center of my forehead. The heat transmitted from the palm of your hand feels absolutely good.

I have a lot to talk to Rui, but I can’t help but sleep.

My eyelids are heavy and my head feels fluffy.

“Of course you’re tired, it was your first meeting in Lütbya after so long.”

“Rui…”

“Hmm?”

“I was very happy …”

“That’s fine. You seem to be very much loved by the people of Lütbya.”

“If you’re right.”

But the force that pushed my shy foot one step forward, was always Rui. I had the courage to interact with people because you were with me at all times. I was hurt, but I was able to know the joy of a family, of love. I want to convey my gratitude to your heart … But I can’t do it right today.

“Don’t overdo it. When you wake up, let me know … I look forward to spending a lot of time with you.”

“Yes …”

But I’ll be with you forever, so there’s no reason to be so impatient … He laid me down and then got on top of me to kiss me.

“Rui…”

“Goodnight Sweetheart.”

The passionate sparkle in his jewel-like blue eyes hasn’t changed since the day I met him … It doesn’t matter if he’s a dragon or a human. I love him.

“Thanks for finding me …”

If I hadn’t met you, I probably wouldn’t have understood how exciting and joyful it was to live.

“… No, you found me.”

Before sleeping, my heart jolted.

The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 2 – Chapter 8 – What happened later V

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

It is a space full of light. The air mixed with several different scents and even an extraordinary heat began to take over me.

The first thing I felt when I opened the door was nostalgia. According to my brain, no more than ten months have passed since my last visit … But it is not logical.

Sunlight is hitting my hands for the first time in years, I’m breathing a different oxygen, and I’m smelling things that are definitely not in Shirasagi.

From my hair to the tips of my feet, my whole body is happy to a truly impressive level.

“Oh!”

“You … Earth …”

“Director, it really is Earth!”

Some of the priests who were praying in front of the altar turned their backs, looked back, and when their eyes hit mine, they screamed. At the head of them, a particularly large skeleton that I knew as Custadio, gets up as best he can and looks at me.

“Earth-sama …!”

“Custa … Wah!”

Hello. It’s been a long time, right? Look, she’s my baby. Please stop starving yourself.  The words prepared in the corner of my head were scattered now.

“Wow! Earth-samaaaa!” Screaming loudly, Custadio-san came forward with tremendous momentum, knelt at my feet, and hugged my legs. “Earth-sama! You really are here. Earth-sama!!”

“Sure, I’m here …”

“Uh. How long have I been waiting for this day …? It was an eternity!”

He raised his face with a look full of bright tears … But then he became very serious, he opened his mouth and seemed to be thinking about something important when he said:

“Earth-sama, it’s true. Who is with you?”

Oh, talk about Sora.

“It’s … My baby. She is the daughter of King Ryuo and she is also mine.”

“A baby?”

Custadio is looking at Sora, who is lying in my arms, his bloodshot eyes wide. She just smiled.

“Gyu.”

When she made that sound, Custadio-san shook his body exaggeratedly, blinking with big tears before starting to sob. The priests behind him are speaking loudly:

” Ryuo’s son …?”

” A dragon?”

” It is a white dragon”

” Is this really possible?”

” How beautiful”

“She is really a very cute baby.”

“It equals the king!”

The people of this country have never seen anything like it and are in awe and fearful of the vision that unfolds before them.

“A baby? A dragon…? Oh look! She’s moving around and she’s making such a cute voice. What a cute appearance … Although we had a vision of the future, I had never read it in the literature. Amazing. Earth, congratulations! How many times will he continue to amaze us like this? It always goes beyond the ideals we envisioned for you. The long hair that adorns him and his magnificent arrival with that baby in his arms … It makes us think about what kind of language we should use to express our great joy. It will definitely leave your name engraved in the history of Lütbya. Today I am honored to be able to be in this place on this day.”

“That’s a bit of an exaggeration, Custadio-san …”

I looked at Sora and then looked at the priest again. He was on his knees, rocking his upper body back and forth, and then strangely he just collapsed in front of me. There was a thud even though the floor was all carpeted … I hurried over to him and reached out a hand to try to lift him. But as I thought, it is not easy when you have a baby carrying a baby who keeps hitting you in the face with her wings.

“Earth, don’t worry.”

“Teno …”

Teno is a much younger priest than Custadio. He has deep green eyes and sandy hair. He is tall and kind and always smiles beautifully. He has a calm, gentle personality and, in addition, he is also one of the most interested in the ancient language lectures that I offered inside the temple. If Sigis is not there, he is Custadio’s right arm. Teno is a full time secretary.

“Priest Custadio has not had food or drink for six days. Sometimes he eats bread … It is normal for him to faint. Come on, don’t worry too much.”

“I get it…”

“Someone call a doctor … And the chef and Michelle. Are you hungry, Earth? It would be better if we went in because you are surely exhausting to stand.” Teno gave a quick instruction and then several priests left the sanctuary and many others entered. “You’ve been a particularly good friend to Michelle. She is eager to see you again … The feeling is mutual, right?”

Teno speaks with a smile, but as he looks at Custadio and lifts his head, he pulls him by the cheeks to see his expression! It looks painful. I would like him to wake him up a little more gently!

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“Hmm …”

Custadio-san woke up groaning. His cheeks, covered with reddish finger marks, are thin and sad despite the fact that he is a truly handsome man.

“Custadio, are you okay?”

“… Earth-sama?”

Your vision seems to be blurry. Custadio-san blinks several times and stands up with the support of Teno.

“I fainted?”

“Yes. You are too undulating emotionally. It is difficult to be so happy when you are also extremely weak. I told you that the strike thing was not a good idea.”

Custadio is scolded by Teno, but he just scratches his hairy chin. I was surprised that he passed out after speaking so quickly and with such joy, although now he seemed to be much calmer.

“Earth-sama, I’m very sorry. Although I am glad to see that your mysterious coming with that little dragon in your hands was not an illusion … I was hungry, sleepy and I thought I was already going crazy.”

Then I crouched down to be level with the man who was crying again.

“If you don’t eat, it’s natural to fall! Ryuo is not what you think, he does not listen to these kinds of requests. It doesn’t even matter if you stop sleeping for a month. I saw you today so I arrived in a hurry, but what would have happened if not?”

I was worried so I spoke in an angry tone or else my feelings were not going to be conveyed correctly.

Custadio-san, contrary to what I thought he would do, grabbed me by the shoulders and approached to hug me. Why is he so relaxed when I feel like scolding him even more? !!

“I’m sorry for what happened … But fasting and praying is something a priest does as part of his devotion. You know? I knew something good would happen today.”

“Yes?”

“Yes. The birds flew over the city and sang all morning… In addition, various miracles were happening not only in Lütbya but also in distant cities. Those who live near the canal say that the mermaids, who generally don’t appear, were in the sea, singing and jumping.”

After waking up from a long sleep, I remember the vision that I observed together with Rui. A world where joy and harmony merge and blessings are beautiful and constant. The same thing also happened when Sora was born. He created rainbows and flowers everywhere. The sky was blue, bluer than ever.

“You know, we had really cold and gloomy years. It was tough from the moment he told us: “I don’t need any more food.” A real blow to the state of our kitchen and our cooks.”

“Oh …”

Yes, I remember that. He refused to eat shortly after I fell asleep.

“They told us that you had already woken up … But several days passed and you did not cross here to Lütbya. As time went by, we all worried and thought the worst. Maybe you couldn’t get up or you had serious sequelae. By late, I was so restless that I prayed and stopped eating to calm my restlessness and the state of my heart.”

“Custadio … I’m so sorry. I was unconscious for a long time, but … Look at her. My girl is still small. There were circumstances stronger than me and … Wow, I feel so bad. Four years ago I suddenly disappeared at midnight and it was all my fault.”

“What are you talking about? What happened at that moment was not Earth’s fault!… I was informed that you had been enveloped by a strange light and that your body had suddenly disappeared. The report came to me a little late so it was difficult to understand the situation. I could only order in and out of the temple, reassure everyone, and with Sigis, I went to the altar and reported everything to the Dragon King.”

“Oh! Thank you very much for that!”

Unexpectedly, I bowed to Custadio. As I still had Sora in my arms, she leaked a very strong voice that only sounded like a: “Gyu”.

“Oh, but if I couldn’t do anything …”

“For telling Ryuo that I disappeared, he came to save me.”

If Rui had arrived a bit later… I would have definitely been transferred to Japan along with Kaito. Besides that, I can hardly imagine what would have happened to this world. Rui’s anger and despair would have driven him to a massive and terrible impulse of destruction that perhaps would have been irreparable. The prayers of Custadio and Sigis saved not only me, but also all people.

“Custadio and Sigis are my lifesavers. Thank you very much, it is with all my heart.”

“May our actions lead to good luck on Earth is all that Sigis and I need. Do not care anymore.”

Custadio is ashamed that I bowed so low.

He is an investigator, so I am sure he would like to ask me many details about what happened to me in all this time … But before that …

“Sigis is not at the temple today?”

I would love to appropriately thank Sigis-san, and apologize for the concerns I have caused him for sure.

“Since I just sent a messenger, I think he will be with you immediately. Also His Majesty Elmia.”

Teno answers me with a smile.

“Huh? Did you send it already?”

“Of course. While the priest was lying on the ground.”

“Well, never mind … This is about them. Surely he is running here now while his guards ask him to stop.”

When Custadio laughs out loud, Teno and the other priests just smile.

“I see.”

I think that when Elmia was a prince, he had never been given the title of His Majesty. Without a doubt, he is the king of this country now.

Suddenly, the double door that connects the corridor of the temple and this sanctuary suddenly opens and collides with the wall with a great crash. From there, the familiar voice of a woman echoed in my ears:

“Earth-sama!”

“Michelle!”

Michelle-san appeared from behind the door. Due to the distance, I rushed towards her almost running.

The last time I saw her, she was near the end of the month and she had a pretty big belly.

“…Oh.”

What happened? She has a huge belly again. Are you pregnant again ?!

“Michelle don’t run! What will you do if you fall?”

“Ah, but I want to see Earth quickly! Sweetie! God! Please show me your face. Look at you, your hair is so long, but the rest of you is definitely the same. I was so worried about you! I was thinking about if you had lost weight or if you were very sick … How are you feeling now?”

“I’m fine…”

After wrapping her warm hands around my cheeks and checking my face, Michelle’s bright smile twisted. Her face distorted and her eyes began to shed large transparent tears … When I am held by her, I cannot move due to her softness, the size of her stomach, and the fact that I do not want to suffocate my Sora.

“I’m so happy … You, you … I found you again, as cute as ever. I’m really … It’s a good day!” Tears spill, one after another, down her rounded brown cheeks. “I’m so glad that Earth is alive. Hello my son. I thought I had lost you.”

“Michelle…”

She repeats those words over and over as she lets me feel her warmth. She cries and hugs me and the emotion quickly reaches my chest … It really seemed to me that he considered me a son. We were wrapped in a strange love, like a family.

In Japan, it was hard to imagine a person who could be so happy to meet me. So relieved to see me cry.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t want to worry you.”

“Ah, please don’t apologize … Seeing you like this is enough!”

Her tear-wet face was again painted with a completely beautiful smile. Ah … I wanted to see this smile again. It’s the same one that she showed me when she met me, the same one that she always put.

As I hugged Michelle, I felt like we could easily fill the void that four years created.

“Hey, I told you to be careful.”

A muscular man appeared in the cathedral. Wear an apron and a fairly tight shirt. He is Michelle’s husband, the head chef … who now carries a little girl with long hair in his arms.

I understood it at a glance. That she was the daughter of the two.

“Earth! It is an honor to see you again.”

Colt-san, quite unlike his wife, immediately saw the tiny baby who was desperately biting the fabric of my shirt. He didn’t expect it to, but he screamed:

“Wow! Is that Ryuo …?”

And yes, Michelle noticed Sora’s existence too … And she yelled out loud. I think it really is quite a strange sight if we analyze it carefully.

“Wow! Look at that little dragon over there!”

“It’s … really a dragon, right?”

“So small…”

“It is. I mean, it’s small. It’s my pretty baby.”

“No way.”

“Wow?”

“Your real baby?”

“Really, right?”

I just nodded.

“My baby, really.”

“Wow. It’s been a long time … It seems to me that we have become more than we were the last time.” When Colt puts the girl down, Michelle nods as well and introduces her immediately, “Earth … She is my daughter, Shina.”

“Shina-chan”

“I have four years.”

Four years. At that point the reality finally struck me that the baby in Michelle’s stomach was this girl. What should I do? I thought a newborn baby would not be afraid of my face, but at the age of four … No wonder the basic principles of ugliness and beauty are already in place. She doesn’t seem to be afraid of my face or my white skin. Isn’t that a strange thing? Oh, I have to keep my mouth shut and think normally.

I settled on Sora, squatted measuring the distance so as not to get too close, and greeted her properly.

“Pleasure.”

“Shina, it’s Earth-sama. Do you remember the person your mother always talked about?”

The girl was holding Michelle’s skirt firmly so I wondered if she was scared or very nervous by my presence … But suddenly she rushed towards me to hold me. Sora yells: “Gyuuu!” Because it’s obvious that such a strange movement makes her incredibly nervous … But I managed to fit Shina perfectly on one arm and my little girl on the other. Who’d say? Now I am an expert doing miracles like these!

“I want to see you…”

“What?”

Why is that? I don’t understand the meaning and I stare at her, even though we’re at a short distance. Shina-chan looked like she was about to cry … She has big eyes, double lids, a high nose bridge and the brown skin that is typical of Lütbya. The same brown hair as her mother, fluffy and wavy. But I think she looks more like the chef than Michelle … Shina-chan hugged me without saying anything and Sora took this moment to bite my cheeks with a short cry, as a protest. She was screaming and crying because someone else was touching me … But when I said, “Be good, you have to be good,” she silently went back to almost motionless.

Michelle wipes her tears and smiles.

“Oh I’m sorry. Normally she’s a shy girl… I guess since I’ve talked so much about you, she’s delighted enough now.”

“By the way, did you notice her name?”

“Her name?”

“Yes. Shina’s name was given by you. Your full name is Riku Hoshina, isn’t it?”

“Hmm  Did you take the second half of Hoshina …?”

Michelle laughs at me and says, “Right!” But it still surprises me.

“As expected, Riku and Hoshina are too sacred things and nobody names them. But giving birth to boys or girls to try to imitate the sound of your name is a mind-boggling trend!”

“Yes?”

It’s definitely weird.

“Earth is not just the Dragon King’s favorite, because we think you are our savior.”

When I was going to ask what that meant, I heard loud footsteps from the hall and then again the sound of the door banging against the wall … Two tall men appeared. One is Sigis. His long hair from before has now become a regular short hair and it is a bit strange because he is not dressed as a priest but in a Lütbya folk costume. The other person is a ravishing blonde who is much taller than Sigis. His brown skin can be seen even in the shiny suit. It shows a youthful, trained and strong body. Stunning glowing blue eyes. Stronger than the jewels around his neck. Did he really run as Custadio-san assumed would happen? They are all out of breath, breathing painfully with their shoulders moving up and down.

The young man who looked at me shouted aloud, breathing uneasily: “Earth!” Not only the appearance, but also the voice is completely different.

I would have liked to see the process in which that high and crystalline voice of four years ago became such a masculine and thick voice. But, although he has grown up properly, it is obvious that he is still a young man … I gently entrusted Shina and Sora to Michelle and her husband, and stood up.

“Elmia.”

As I called out his name, the tall young man raised his eyebrows and bit his lip for a moment. He looks like a child just before crying.

“Earth!”

With my face full of tears, I rush in with both hands up.

Four years ago, Elmia was just a child and was chest-high … Now I’m the one who’s sunken under his collarbone.

“Thank God … Thank God.”

I’m sorry. I secretly apologize because I thought he would have a strong grudge against me. The speed of his heartbeat tells me how fast he ran to this place. The strength of his arms that support my body, only transmit his enormous joy.

“Elmia got very big.”

“And Earth has gotten smaller.”

Even if my tear glands were unbelievably loose after meeting Michelle, now my acting is much more scandalous. I am happy and when I try to say something, I cannot understand myself, my mouth is shaking and it is not possible for me to speak well. Elmia was also heartbroken and then, Custadio began to cry.

“Wow, I didn’t think it was possible to see this scene again!”

“His Majesty Elmia waited patiently for your return! No … He can’t help crying…”

Michelle cried as much as me … The people who work here run in and many others look through the doors of the temple that are kept open. Some priests cry and others laugh while clapping. The cathedral, which should generally be quiet, is already a complete mess. Sigis enters with a friendly smile, adjusting his breathing. His eyes also slowly moistened.

“Earth-sama, welcome back.”

The tears kept rolling down my cheeks without my being able to contain them.

” Tadaima.” [=I’m home]

It is the first time that I say: “Tadaima”. When I was in Japan, I had never used it because nobody cared if it was there or not … But now I have important people who welcome me and who, very honestly, miss me. With each part.

The Dragon King’s favorite person Volume 2 – Chapter 7 – What Happened Later IV

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

As Rui resumed his service, I had been given permission to stay in his office, sitting on a sofa that appeared to be made of water … I am holding my baby this time, because I have a lot of fun stroking here and there.

The Dragon King is covered in scales and firm skin all over, but Sora is a few days old and from her chest to lower abdominal skin, she is soft and cuddly. She has rough bumps like reptiles, but it feels quite springy when I touch it. She waves the thin film that stretches between her wings and turns her back to seek direct contact from my fingers. She likes it when I press her forehead and she also seems to enjoy it when I tickle her chin.

She wagged her tail and yelled softly, saying, “Kyu …”

Wow, my girl is so cute.

At the beginning I was afraid of treating my baby like a dog or a cat, even more so because I liked animals that looked very small and adorable … And Sora is small and really cute.

When I was in Japan, the people around me hated me so I remember playing with stray cats. Sometimes I fed them secretly or carried them inside my backpack.

The loneliness of those days, actually now gives me a calm feeling. Maybe it even gives me some nostalgia.

I am no longer alone.

Now my family is here, loving me every hour.

As I caress Sora’s stomach, I gently look at Ryuo’s profile, who is in a position much further away from us. There are many large and small images floating in the air and Rui, who looks at it all with a serious expression as the scene changes quickly, looks pretty cool.

A divine dragon, a magical being. God who rules the eight worlds … And says I will stay with him for a long time. Walking together in life, as your partner. A while ago, I remember Rui, who shyly confessed that he had been very sad and lonely without me … And then his cheeks shone with tears and his eyes turned completely red. No, I definitely don’t want anyone to hurt him, especially if he’s going to cry like that again.

My favorite person has to smile most of the time. Just like me.

I’m very happy!

“Wow!”

I wanted to hide my face because it had gotten incredibly hot. Even though no one was looking at me, I picked up Sora and buried myself in her stomach.

A soft pink belly. Oh, it feels better than expected.

“Gyu, Nyuu.”

Sora screamed, so I didn’t know if she hated ot or liked it.

“I’m sorry. Did it hurt?”

If you look at her expression, you can see how she opens her mouth, which is like a crack that runs from one end of the face to the other, and shows pointed teeth.

“Nyu, Gyu.”

Sora moves her short limbs slowly.

“Do you like to be touched?”

“Gyuwa.”

“A…”

She is a very cute baby, whose nose is like a sesame that releases a hot breath … But I don’t know in what way she is responding. For the moment, I once again pat her back because she seems to like it too much when I do it like that. Top to bottom. She sways, buries her face on my chest, and then yawns.

I got pregnant faster than I thought, I kept her inside me for a few months and gave birth to her without experiencing any major pain … It was so strange, but I definitely love the girl that Rui offered me too much.

Custadio, Sigis, Michelle, the people in the kitchen and Elmia. What kind of face will they make when I appear?

Sorry for the concerns, I want to apologize … I want to know if Michelle’s child was safely born and I am particularly concerned about Elmia, who has inherited the throne. What happened to King Richard and Princess Teseicia after that? I thought I was just a soul and I also thought it was dead so I didn’t care much what happened in the future … But … Before being royalty, they were Elmia’s family. His father and sister were directly condemned by King Ryuo. Despite his integrity and pride in being the heir, this must have hurt his heart. Are you still waiting to find me again? What if he hates me? If Elmia is hit with the same kind of malice as when I first met him … Then what will happen to us?

“Nyu.”

I was thinking vaguely of Elmia, so I hadn’t realized that Sora’s eyes were open. I was in a bad mood because I stopped my hand.

“You are becoming just like your father.”

Until a while ago, she was pretty and helpless in my arms, but now she wants to eat and sleep and for me to touch her. Everything at once! She is lying down and makes me fight with the roots of her wings every time she flaps … It’s heavy, because when I stop my hand she makes a voice of protest: “Gi, gyu!” . But I also need my hand to hold her and my hand to give her milk. I can’t divide!

“Um … Rui. Can I ask something?”

“Hmm? What happens?”

Even though I had to interrupt his work, he approached me and patted Sora’s back. He asked me if she was okay and if I was okay.

“I was thinking … People don’t know you’re going to die, do they?”

“I suppose not…”

“To avoid panic … Wouldn’t it be better if we hide that we had Sora?”

“I don’t mind saying it, I don’t see why you should lie about her.”

“Hey, is that so?”

“Dragons are just one of the many cogs built into the system that runs the worlds. It is our destiny, to live and die… I am grateful for the extension of the life I had and that destiny was generous enough to put you in my way. I don’t think you have to worry.”

“Yes?”

Okay.

He is a heavenly ruler, dimensional reason, or scale that is too large for a human like me to understand.

“Sora is my heir. Your next God. Dragons inherit the memory of their parents, but they have their own personality. It’s true, they may get upset because they don’t know what they will do. They can be gentle, noble, civilized … But they can destroy the world too. In fact, it is better to destroy the worlds and start all over again.”

“… Huh”

If King Ryuo affirms this, it probably is.

Rui has lived 2,000 years … I don’t want to imagine the day my loved ones and all of Lütbya die. But that’s the norm. A world that repeats destruction, regeneration and the rise of civilization.

Since there is a long history of Dragon Kings who have lived 8,000 years in the past, would it make sense to compare it to the history of humans on Earth?

“Love … I don’t want you to be sad and I don’t want you to be bored here either because I still have to work for a long time. Do you want to go to Lütbya now?”

Just like that, after Rui told me this, a familiar scene emerged on the larger screen that hovered above the eight spheres. It is the capital city of Lütbya. The Royal Palace and the temple reflected from the sky.

“Me…”

“I’ll go get you if you notice anything unusual on your body or with Sora, okay? For now, I’m just wishing you could relax a bit.”

“… It’s okay.”

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The Dragon King doesn’t seem completely confident in letting me go. I can move freely inside the castle, but if I go down to Lütbya, I will only manage to do so within a certain distance or he will come down immediately. It’s like it has a pager.

When Kaito called to me, a voice came from within the temple and then, an immense light appeared. According to Rui, since I never appeared at night, my brother had decided to wait patiently until he became a little more adult. He wanted to train his body, his magic and go directly to Lütbya to face the dragon … But one of the priests who found me was, unfortunately, an ally of King Richard. He betrayed us.

I didn’t think my actions could be that dangerous, but they certainly were all the time.

Before meeting Rui, I lived with the feeling that I could die at any moment. He loved him, but even if one day he disappeared, I longed for him to be completely happy. Now after the kidnapping and Sora, maybe I have become selfish because I don’t even think about him. I look at the giant dragon next to me and swear again: I myself want to make Rui happy .

In front of me, the image of a shrine was projected and for the first time, I saw a familiar scene. A dome-shaped place in which about ten priests prostrated and prayed in front of an altar. In the far corner is the priest Custadio, in a position of prayer.

“What happened?!”

I was surprised by his appearance, so I almost screamed.

Custadio’s face has changed too much in these almost five years. His cheeks are thin, he looks like a stick, and his beard has grown out. He is sick? What’s wrong with it?

“Rui! Custadio … Why is Custadio so thin ?!”

“The priest? Oh how many days will it be? He’s on a hunger strike until you get back.”

“Eh?”

What the hell are you doing Custadio?

“Why?”

“I don’t know the true meaning of a man’s actions … Many people of any race in any world offer something in exchange for fulfilling their wish.”

No, I wasn’t asking for such a great comment. Why didn’t you tell me he was doing that ?! For him, who rules the eight different worlds, Custadio-san is another person with another strange desire. He doesn’t seem to care how close he is to me.

“I’m leaving now! Give me Sora’s blanket and let me pass!”

I have to stop the Custadio strike!

“Oh, that was cruel.”

Rui stopped me again.

“Teach me that I am right to trust you and let you go …”

“Of course you do well.”

I left the room, while holding Sora firmly in my arms.

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The corridor of Shirasagi castle is wide … It is only a moment if I move with Rui, but certainly his room and the door that leads to Lütbya are quite far apart. I walked through the castle for a long time and then I came to the door that was right at the end.

Ah …

I walked in and out of this door over and over again. I remember perfectly the scene that lay ahead whenever I opened my eyes. The warm sun that I couldn’t feel while in the castle.

I’m taking a deep breath in front of the door that leads to Lütbya. I came running, but I’m nervous now. It is said that more than four years have passed … I never thought I would be visiting today, so even though I have a couple of nice folk costumes, I am dressed in pants and a white shirt. I guess it’s late to decide to go back and change my clothes.

Sora looked at me and then stretched out her little fingers to pin my long hair.

I put my hands on the door and take another deep breath before pushing it open. My heart palpitations are not diminishing, although I am not taking long to walk. When I feel my chest, I notice that it really is pounding.

“Gyuwa.”

A little dragon begins to get restless. In her light blue eyes, there is a pure question: “What are you doing?” She seemed a little scared of my behavior.

“Sora, behind this door is Lütbya … You don’t have to worry, I’ll be with you all the time. It’s okay?”

“Gyuwa!”

She’s still babbling so I don’t understand what she means, but at least she’s smiling again. Her scales are small, soft, and crunchy when I tickle it under her chin again.

“Let’s go.”

As I wrap her in a blanket and hold her close to me, I feel the joy and anticipation of being able to meet my important people again.