Chapter 130: 130
Asking Kathe About Her House
And so I explained it to her carefully .
“You have to use money when doing pretty much anything in human cities . ”
“Oh?”
“So, you should always ask how much something costs first . ”
“Hmm . Hmm . ”
“You can read human writing, can’t you?”
“Of course, I can!”
“Then you should look carefully . They usually have the price written down . ”
“I see . You are very clever, Locke . ”
Kathe said as if very impressed .
Shia watched this exchange and said seriously,
“So your palace has been taken over by the vampires?”
“Ah, that is right . Is it not horrible?”
“Yes . Was there anything in your palace, Kathe?”
“Anything…well… Stuff I used everyday . ”
“If it is your palace, then it must have existed from many years ago, right?”
“Oh, how did you know?”
Shia was sharp .
Kathe must be living in an ancient dragon ruin . And a ruin that used to be a palace, no less .
Serulis asked Kathe,
“Was there any kind of machine in this place that you lived in?”
“Hmm . There was… But it wasn’t the kind of machine that the dark ones would want . ”
“And what kind of machine was that?”
Philly said as she came closer .
Philly knew more about machines than anyone else here .
Also, it was surprising to see that none of them were intimidated by Kathe .
“Let me see…”
“How were you using it?”
As Philly was asking Kathe this, I turned on my communications ring .
“Eric . Goran . Can you hear me?”
“What is it, Locke? Is this a test?”
“Ah, I can hear Eric and Locke at the same time . So you can talk with multiple people at once . ”
This was an especially expensive communication tool .
“The dragon I talked to you about is here . ”
“Hm? What do you mean?”
“She turned into a human and visited me at my mansion . ”
“But wasn’t this Kathe a great dragon?”
Goran was right to be surprised . But I would ask about it later .
“I’ll ask her about the details later . Right now, she has told me that her house has been taken over by High Lords . ”
“What!”
I told Eric and Goran that Kathe had been driven out of her palace .
Both of them were very concerned about the Evil Dragons and magic machines .
“I will go to your mansion as soon as I can . ”
“Me too . ”
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“Thank you both . ”
And then I turned back to Kathe .
“Here, take this . ”
“Hm? What is this?”
“It’s a bracelet that allows you to talk with others . You can use…”
Kathe’s eyes glimmered as she listened .
“I see . So I will be able to talk with you whenever I want if I have this!”
“Yes . And with Eric and Goran . ”
“Hmm . ”
She expressed no interest in talking with either of them .
Kathe had yet to meet Eric and Goran .
So I guess it was to be expected .
“Anyway, Eric and Goran are coming over now . They’re both very strong . ”
“Oh? If you say so, then I will have high expectations . ”
“So, Philly . Did you learn anything?”
“I’m not confident… But if my worst assumption ends up being correct…”
Philly said ominously and then continued .
“It is a tool that Kathe used as an all-purpose trash can… It might have actually been a machine to make the automated magic machines . ”
“What?”
I looked at Kathe with surprise .
Kathe shook her head frantically .
“Impossible! What a groundless fear, Philly! My father and grandfather used it for their trash as well . ”
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“For generations?”
“My palace has been in our family since my grandfather first started living there . ”
“But you said that the place you lived in was ancient, didn’t you?”
“Yes, but my grandfather lived thousands of years ago . Is that not ancient for humans?”
“I guess . Yes, you are right . ’
Kathe wasn’t human, she was a dragon .
“Hehe . I am starting to learn the ways of normal humans . ”
Kathe said smugly .
“Us dragons take good care of our cultural property . I cannot allow them to take our ancient ruins and live in them!”
“Of course . In any case, is the trash can itself, something new?”
“…About that…”
Kathe said vaguely .
“What?”
“While I care about the culture, my father and grandfather did not . ”
“I see . So it’s possible that they brought it from some other ruin?”
“…Yes . Yes . Though, I do not think it a good thing to take things without permission . ”
While Kathe would have liked to return it to its proper place, the trash can had been there since she was born .
Even if she tried to ask, her father and grandfather insisted that it had always been there .
So she could do nothing but give up .
“Well, leaving the origins aside for now…if it really is what is creating the machines, we have to hurry . ”
Time was on the enemy’s side .
“We’ll go as soon as Goran and Eric arrive . ”
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“I’ll…”
Serulis raised her hand a little hesitantly .
She clearly wanted to come .
“…Serulis . ”
I paused .
Serulis had stayed at the palace during the fight with the Vampire High Lord .
“I have improved . ”
“That’s true . But…”
“Serulis . Don’t make this hard for us . ”
It was Goran . He stated this plainly as soon as he entered .
“The vampires are one thing, but from what I’ve heard, these machines sound very dangerous . Serulis . You will only get in the way . ”
“…Yes . I understand . ’
Serulis said glumly .
“Serulis and Shia . I want you two to stay in the mansion and protect Lord Gerberga and Philly . ”
“…I understand . Protecting them is also an important job . ”
Shia said with a calm nod .
Then Eric arrived .
After a quick greeting, I told Eric and Goran that it was possible that the enemy would have even more of the magic machines .
And so we decided to head for Kathe’s palace at once .
“Well, then . Let us go . ”
“Kathe . Could you turn back into a dragon outside of the city and take us there?”
“Very well . ”
And so we started to run in the direction of the city walls .