Chapter 163
From the next day on, I decided to visit the water dragon settlement at least once a day .
I would take Grulf, Tama and Lord Gerberga in the morning and see how it was doing .
So it would include Grulf’s walk .
In the afternoon I could practice with Nia or teach Milka how to do magic .
It was now the third day since we started .
Today, Kathe would come with us as well .
Kathe seemed to have a lot of free time in general .
“Good morning, Ruck . I am so glad that you came . ”
“Good morning, Leea . ”
When we arrived in the water dragon settlement, Leea greeted us in the room with the magic circles .
She waited here for us every day .
“I am also happy that you came, sister Kathe . ”
“You are such a good child!”
Kathe put her hands around Leea and picked her up .
And then she spun around .
Leea squealed in delight .
Grulf and Tama ran in a circle around them .
“Groof-groof!”
“Good morning Grulf, Tama and Lord Gerberga . ”
After being put back on the ground, Leea petted each of them .
“I’m happy that you come out to greet us, but you don’t have to do it every day . I am sure you are very busy, Leea?”
“Hmmm . But I want to . Does it bother you?”
“No, it doesn’t bother us at all . ”
Three days had passed and I had stopped talking to her so formally .
This was by her request .
When we left the room with the magic circles, the water dragons were waiting for us .
This was also quite usual .
“Mister Ruck! Thank you for coming!”
They said excitedly as I walked Grulf and the others .
The water dragons seemed to have a lot of free time .
“Do dragons not have to work?”
I whispered to Kathe . She replied that dragons did not have to eat much .
“Think about it . It would be a disaster if such huge dragons had to eat an amount of food that was proportional to what humans eat!”
“That might be true, but you eat a lot, Kathe . ”
“That’s that . This is this . ”
“Uh, no, it seems like the same thing to me . ”
“You are completely wrong . Don’t humans eat even when they do not need to?”
“Well, I guess they do . ”
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Kathe had eaten food without paying for it during her first visit to the capital .
And she ravenously ate the food that Milka made .
But as it was not necessary to eat, it probably meant that she just did it because she liked it .
In any case, as dragons did not need to eat much, they rarely had to buy food .
And so there was less need to work .
We talked about this as we jogged and patrolled the settlement .
We were only jogging so that Grulf could get some exercise .
And then we took a break when Tama started to get tired .
While we rested, Grulf continued to play and chase after the water dragons .
“Leea . Have there been any attacks recently?”
“Hmm . I don’t think so . ”
“Nothing significant . However, occasionally, lesser vampires have attempted to enter . ”
Added the Grand Chamberlain .
“Please tell me more about that . ”
“It happens once or twice a day usually . Two to three lesser or arch vampires will attempt to enter the settlement . ”
The barrier would stop anything stronger than a lord .
But the barrier didn’t stop weak vampires .
And so the water dragons would have to deal with them personally .
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“That’s quite troublesome . ”
“Yes, they are a threat, but easy enough to deal with . ”
Lesser and arch vampires weren’t exactly worthy enemies for a water dragon .
They were like what cockroaches were for humans . They would die with one hit .
However, they were still gross and you did not like to see them appear in your territory .
And so it was uncomfortable to think about them hiding in the shadows .
Still, it wasn’t something to report to the princess every time it occurred .
And that was why Leea did not know .
“How do you know when a vampire has entered the area?”
“We use our eyes, noses and ears . ”
“…I see . ”
That was surprising, given how advanced the magic of dragons was .
But I suppose they were also good at detecting the presence of others .
Still, it made me a little nervous .
“Kathe . You can use invader detection magic, can’t you?”
“Hm? Do you mean the spell I always use on ancient ruins?”
“Yes, yes . Can you cast that over this entire settlement?”
“Hmmm…”
“Is it difficult?”
“Yes, because this place is very big . ”
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Well, that could not be helped .
“Then I will do that magic . ”
“Locke . You can do it too?”
“Well, probably . Leea, is that alright?”
“Yes, thank you!”
As I had Leea’s permission, I went around the outside of the settlement once again .
It was generally the same as Kathe’s detection magic .
You set something that would become a core for the magic around the settlement and then connected them all together .
“Hmmm . Very impressive, Ruck . ”
Kathe said .
Then I made several bracelets that would ring an alarm if there was an invader, and then I gave them to the Grand Chamberlain .
“These should tell you if anyone tries to get in . But that doesn’t mean someone can’t fool it with magic . ”
I said and told them to continue to be cautious .
“You will be able to tell which side they are coming from if you look at this part of the bracelet . ”
“How… Thank you so much . ”
“Thank you, Ruck!”
The Grand Chamberlain and Leea were very grateful .