Chapter 190
It was an afternoon three days after we had crushed the main base of the dark ones, which had been near the water dragon settlement .
I was resting on a bench in my mansion’s drawing-room .
Gerberga rested on my chest as I petted him gently .
“Cluck-cluck . ”
“Lord Gerberga . Have you been getting enough exercise lately?”
“Cluck . ”
I couldn’t understand what he was saying, but he did seem fine .
“Rrrooff-oof”
On the other hand, Grulf came to me with a piece of thick rope in his mouth . He then put his chin on my stomach .
The rope was about as thick as a pig’s foot and the length of my forearm .
I had tried to get rid of it while I was organizing my things, but Grulf seemed to have taken to it .
“Grulf . Why don’t you take a nap too?”
“Grrr…”
He whined as he pressed the rope into my hand .
He wanted to have a tug of war .
“You really are full of energy . We already walked around the water dragon settlement this morning…”
But it was no use, and so I got up and pulled the other end of the rope .
Lord Gerberga moved onto my shoulder .
“Here-here . ”
“Grroof-grooff!”
I grabbed the rope and pulled . Grulf happily pulled the other end .
Grulf was young but big and very strong .
And perhaps that was why he needed so much exercise .
“We might have to take you on evening walks as well . ”
“Groof!”
He reacted to that . His tail began to wag enthusiastically .
I could feel him pulling the rope in a different direction now . He was trying to lead me to the room with the magic teleportation circle .
“I said in the evening . Now now . ”
“Grrr . ”
Spirit beasts were quite smart, and Grulf often understood me .
And so we continued to play .
After a while, Serulis, Shia and Nia entered the room .
They were covered in sweat from their training in the yard .
“Grulf . I see you’ve been playing!”
“Groof!”
Shia’s tail wagged as she petted him .
“And you too, Lord Gerberga . ”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga clucked happily as Serulis petted him .
By the way, Milka and Luchila were helping Philly .
They assisted her in her work as an alchemist .
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“Nia . How’s your training going?”
As soon as I called to her, her tail moved in excitement .
“Yes . As you suggested, I am using all I learned in the recent battle while I move!”
They had all fought bravely in the battle against Vampire Lords etcetera .
It was a valuable experience . And so remembering it would help them grow .
“Well, you three are still growing . Especially Nia and Serulis . You must allow that experience to settle as you take it easy for a while . ”
“For how long?”
“A week . ”
“Understood!”
Nia and Serulis were still newcomers .
Vampire Lords were actually supposed to be too strong an enemy for them . They had been overworked, in a way .
“Besides…”
“What?”
Serulis asked with a puzzled expression .
…No, nevermind . ”
I decided it was best not to say it .
Mana had been quite thick in that area .
A lot of evil dragons, Vampire Lords and Arch Vampires had died there .
So they would have taken in a lot of mana . And they had killed a number of them with their own hands as well .
I didn’t understand how it worked but killing the enemies yourself helped you grow faster .
And so I thought it would be good to take it easy until the immense volume of mana was able to settle within them .
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The reason I didn’t say anything was that I didn’t want them to get overconfident about it .
“Groof . ”
Just then, Grulf pushed his nose around Serulis’s waist .
“Sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff!”
He began smelling her in earnest .
Serulis looked confused .
“He-hey! Grulf!”
“Sniff-sniff-sniff!”
Grulf would not stop smelling her .
“Uh, Mister Locke . Could I use your bathing room?”
“Of course . You don’t have to ask every time . ”
“I could never be so rude . Shia, Nia . Let’s go . ”
“Understood!”
“Yes!”
And so they headed for the bathing room .
She had probably thought that she smelled bad because of Grulf .
“Cluck!”
Lord Gerberga flapped his wings and flew over to Serulis’s shoulder .
“Do you want to wash up too, Lord Gerberga?”
“Cluck!”
“Alright, then we can go together!”
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Lord Gerberga usually bathed with Luchila .
They would probably bathe together later on . Still, Lord Gerberga never missed an opportunity to take an extra bath .
Apparently, it was something he really enjoyed .
“Groof!”
“Why don’t you go too, Grulf?”
“Groof!”
But Grulf picked up the rope again and pressed it into my hand .
He would rather play than take a bath .
As a pup, playing was what he liked the most .
“Alright then . ”
“Groof-groof!”
And so we continued our tug of war .
“You killed a lof of evil dragons and vampire lords too, didn’t you Grulf?”
“Groof?”
“Have you gotten stronger too?”
“Groof!”
Grulf wagged his tail happily .
He was probably confident that he had gotten stronger .
“Well, you better eat a lot then . ”
“Groof!”
And so Grulf played to his heart’s content .