Chapter 140: 140
Talk Before Dinner & Introductions
After getting Kathe’s palace back from the dark ones, Kathe had taken us back to the city .
It was just at the break of dawn, and we had not slept all night .
And so it was decided that Kathe would stay and rest with us before returning home .
Eric went to his palace and Goran returned to his own mansion .
They would probably sleep for a short while before going back to work . I had nothing but respect for them .
I decided to take a nap with Grulf .
When I woke up, it was already evening . I had slept much longer than I planned .
The fighting and traveling must have been very tiring .
When Grulf and I went to the drawing room, everyone was there .
Even Kathe had gotten up before me .
“This was the first time I have stayed at a human’s house . ”
“That’s nice . I hope you will stay for dinner as well?”
“Do you mean it?”
“Of course .
Kathe looked very happy . Her thick tail swayed up and down .
“Is there anything you don’t like to eat, Miss Kathe?”
“Don’t like to eat…”
Milka asked . Kathe thought hard on this question .
Milka was the apprentice who was in charge of the kitchen .
Then Philly looked very serious as she said,
“According to books that I have read…dragons are very fond of meat . ”
“Oh, I see . Master Philly, that is very useful information!”
Milka seemed to like calling Philly that .
Philly was a genius who knew more than just alchemy .
In fact, she was a private tutor for Milka, Luchila and Nia .
“Ah, there certainly are many delicious kinds of meat . ”
Kathe had eaten at a street stall serving meat when she first arrived in the capital .
So she must really like meat .
“Yes, I do eat meat the most . Normally, I catch a nearby monster and eat it . ”
Kathe said as she petted Grulf’s belly .
Grulf whimpered .
“Do not worry . I will not eat you, Grulf . ”
“Do you like anything that isn’t meat, Miss Kathe?”
“I also love sweet snacks!”
“And she eats a lot of them . You should prepare more than usual . ”
“Understood!”
Nia and Luchila followed Milka as she ran to the kitchen .
“I will help too!”
“Let me help . ”
“Thank you!”
While Luchila went to the kitchen, Lord Gerberga stayed .
“Cluck-cluck . ”
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He clucked as he ran towards me and jumped on my lap .
Lord Gerberga had white wings and a red crest that made him look like an ordinary chicken .
But he was actually the God Fowl .
Stronger than any spirit beast, he was practically half a god .
Luchila’s tribe had worshipped him and his cry had special powers .
“Lord Gerberga . What is it?”
“Cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga pressed into me like a spoiled child .
And so I petted him gently .
“Woof . ”
“You want to be petted too, Tama?”
“Woof!”
Tama had been sleeping by Philly’s feet, but now came over to me .
I held Lord Gerberga with my left arm and petted Tama .
Tama was a large dog but quite small compared to Grulf .
And he was very skinny .
“Tama, have you been putting on some weight?”
“Woof . ”
“He definitely looks better than before…but still has a way to go . ”
Philly was also worried .
Tama was a loyal dog .
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Even when he wasn’t being fed and was not allowed to see his family, he stayed by the mansion .
And this was when the mansion was overrun by dark ones .
He was worried about Philly, and had stayed out in the rain in the garden .
He was a dog that deserved respect .
As I petted Tama, Kathe approached me .
Kathe was carrying Grulf with both arms .
She was incredibly strong .
“…Grr…”
Grulf looked at me with pleading eyes .
Kathe ignored his cry for help and said,
“You sure have a lot of dogs here, Locke . ”
“…Well, they are in the same family, I guess . ”
“Grulf is a wolf . ”
“Huh?”
Shia said . Kathe tilted her head to the side in puzzlement .
To Kathe, there was hardly a distinguishing difference between a wolf and a dog .
“Grulf is a spirit beast wolf . So he is like a distant, distant relative for us . ”
Shia was a fifteen year-old B-Rank Adventurer and vampire hunter .
“It might be better to not carry him so much, as Grulf is so big . ”
“Is that so?”
Kathe put Grulf down on the floor and started to pet Tama .
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“Grulf is cute for an adult, but this Tama puppy is also cute . ”
“But Tama is not a puppy?”
I said . Kathe looked very surprised .
Though, it was understandable that she might think that .
“Is that so?”
“Yes . Grulf is a wolf pup and Tama in an adult dog . ”
“Oh, how strange . ”
She said as she petted him .
“That bird is also quite cute . ”
“Lord Gerberga is the God Fowl . ”
And so I told Kathe of Lord Gerberga’s greatness .
“So Lord Gerberga is very important!”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga hopped onto my shoulder and fluttered his wings .
This was his way of hiding his embarrassment .
“Lord Gerberga, you sure are energetic today . ”
Said Serulis as she picked him up .
Serulis was a new Adventurer who had the combat ability of a B-Ranker .
“Cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga became quiet when Serulis held him .
“Dinner is ready!”
Just then, Milka’s voice rang through the door .