Chapter 156
Kathe looked very smug as she said,
“Leea . It was I who befriended Ruck and then asked him to help defend the water dragons!”
“Your Majesty . Please refer to her as Princess Leea . ”
Dorgo said, not being able to bear it .
But judging from the way Kathe talked, maybe they were rather close .
“S-sorry . ”
Kathe bowed her head .
But Leea didn’t seem to understand . She smiled and tilted her head to the side .
Kathe was a Wind Dragon Ruler, but Leea was also a princess .
If they were humans, it would be like members of two different royal families .
So it was likely that a certain amount of ceremony was expected when in front of guests like us .
Especially since Eric, the king of Mendilibar was present .
Manners were an important part of diplomacy .
Still, it was all very time-consuming, and I would have preferred everyone to be able to talk frankly .
However, I was just a lowly subject and it was not my position to say such a thing .
I glanced over to Eric .
If anyone could say anything here, it was him .
“…?”
However, Eric did not detect the motive in my glance .
He just grinned back .
Eric was very useless .
I glanced over to Kathe . But Kathe was still being rebuked by her father .
She was likely useless as well .
But then Kathe noticed my glance and nodded reassuringly .
“…! Yes, I understand . ”
“Your Majesty?”
Leea said in surprise as Kathe suddenly began to nod .
“Your Highness! You and I are both rulers . And so is King Eric . And Ruck is a friend . ”
“…Yes . ”
Leea said with hesitation .
“Let’s do away with the formalities!”
“!”
Kathe’s words were surprising .
I did not think she would understand my intention so clearly .
“…Your Majesty . ”
Dorgo tried to admonish her again, but Leea spoke first .
“Yes, Sister Kathe . I would be delighted!”
“I knew it! I knew it!”
Kathe said . Then she looked at her father with a smug expression .
“Dorgo! Even Princess Leea agrees with me!”
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“…But . ”
“And you agree too, don’t you, Eric?”
“Yes . I do . ”
Eric said with his usual smile .
And with that, Kathe looked even smugger .
“See?”
“Do as you please, Your Majesty…”
“Muhahaha…”
Kathe was able to defeat Dorgo and his fixation on manners and diplomacy .
Leea watched this exchange and sighed with relief .
She was still a child and seemed to not enjoy these formalities .
“Mister Ruck . Mister Ruck . ”
“What is it?”
“Please call me Leea!”
“But…”
Even I didn’t feel quite comfortable with that .
But she then looked very sad .
“If it’s too much…”
Princess or not, it was hard to deny a child after being asked like that .
“Very well . Leea . And please call me Ruck . Or even Locke . ”
“Thank you! Ruck!”
Of course, I would not do it in front of other subjects .
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I didn’t know much about dragon culture, but that was how it was with humans .
“Ruck . Please come this way . I want to show you the settlement and the palace .
Leea said as she took my hand .
“Everyone, please follow me!”
She said as she started to walk .
And like that, we moved out of the large room with the teleportation circle .
In front of us, there was a wide and long hallway made of stone .
“It’s very big . ”
“It is because water dragons live here . ”
Dragons were big . And so they needed a big place to live in .
“This is amazing . ”
“There’s so much space . ”
“Groof!”
Shia and Serulis were also surprised .
Grulf was sniffing everything in sight .
I was worried . I had to stop him before it was too late .
“…Grulf . Don’t go around marking things, alright?”
“Groof . ”
I didn’t know if he understood me or not, but his tail was wagging vigorously .
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“This is an unused building that is close to the water dragon palace!”
“I see . ”
I looked around with much interest .
It wasn’t just big, but there were lots of small details . Each pillar and each wall was made with great skill .
As I looked around with awe, Kathe said,
“Ruck . Don’t you have to cast your spells on the magic circle room?”
“Oh, right . I should do it quickly . Leea . Would it be alright if I cast protection magic on the magic circle room?”
“Yes . Thank you!”
I had Leea’s permission, and so I started to cast the protection magic .
“Oh, wow!”
Leea said as she watched .
“It’s just ordinary magic . ”
“It’s still amazing! I am so happy to be able to witness magic from the famous Ruck!”
“Right? Ruck really is amazing . ”
Kathe said, very proud for some reason .
I cast magic on the walls, floor, and ceiling .
Now no one would be able to break inside .
Even a rain of comets would not be enough .
“I should also have everyone registered to the lock . ”
I had accidentally locked Dorgo out of the Wind Dragon Palace .
And so I had everyone registered before I forgot about it .