"Isn't this just supposed to be a sandwich? How is this so delicious…" Selena looked ecstatic while she ate her sandwich… if only she had a tail, I bet it would be wagging like crazy now, or if she had wings like a mini dragon... of course they should be flapping in delight.
"Sister, you still haven't tried this thing called mayo?" Looked like Selen knew what it was…
"Selen, how can you not tell me about this?!"
"But I did! You were the one who ignored it and always ate desserts." Selen looked at Selena with mad eyes…. After seeing them, this must be the first fight I am seeing between them…. finally the both of them started glaring at each other.
"You could have given me one when there were no more desserts!"
"I am not your chaperon!" it looked like things were getting heated fresh in the morning…
"Break it off you two, here I will show you how you can add mayo and sugar to even have a sweet sandwich!" it was the most basic way to eat mayo actually…. But I guess they never tried it. As I gave them both one sandwich, they took it and ate it in complete silence….
"This is the best… Selen…."
"Yes…. this is the best."
"Master, you are getting pretty good at figuring them out…" Mila gave a thumbs up…
After the breakfast was over, we quickly packed up and started the journey. It was still early in the morning. I could feel a slight wind on my cheek.
"What a great clearing…. I wanna run at full speed in these grasslands…." I guess this slow journey was too boring for me….
"Master, that is not what this carriage is for…"
"Mila, I am faster and stronger than the horses, maybe I should pull the carriage.."
"Master, I can't even take that as a joke…." Seri dragged me in the carriage and closed the door. Mila was driving the carriage in the morning. After a few hours, Seri will switch with her…
"It's really boring…. Can't we do something while in a carriage?" I said looking out the window….
"This is how everyone travels though?" Sarah sweetly smiled and said so with a giggle.
"Sis, don't give an answer like that? Master is already looking like he can jump out on us any time!"
I know I am bored but even I won't do that….
[If you could fly, then they would never have hassled you like this though?]
I guess you're right about that….
"Flying is easy though?"
Ridge, that's because you are like a ghost…
"Don't make me, a pillar spirit, sound like a half dead soul!!"
Ridge was not here right now… she was way ahead of us. Since sitting in the carriage for her was too bothersome, she wanders around like this… it's easy for her to appear in front of me, so she uses me like a "save point" in a game…
"Like yesterday, I will just have to keep myself occupied with Sarah's juicy thighs it seems…"
"Wh-wh-what?" making her blush all I could, Sarah the sweet maid that had a very soft body didn't stop me one bit.
"Sarah… please.." without holding back I found a lap to rest my head….
"Sarah, I tried it sideways last time… but while facing up today… I can't see your face…." of course, Sarah was blessed with a chest that could block my view from even even seeing her face.
"Master Sis is very shy, so it is better that way…" Seri looked at us from the opposite seat…
"...."
"Hmm…. maybe these thighs are even softer than Mai's….." since I had nothing to do, only comparing them was left….
"It looks embarrassing…." the dragon kin sisters were looking bright red…..
"There is nothing to be embarrassed about… those are a maid's duty." Seri said.
I don't know about duty but I should definitely make use of their service after going to the dragon lands.
...
Just like that 15 days of traveling went by. We at last got inside the Dragon Lands. The change was really big. I could feel the higher magic flow in the atmosphere.
"The whole dragon kin's territory is called Ashvel. This place is noted as the outskirts of Ashen lands. After traveling probably 3 more days, we should properly be inside the Ashenberg territory which marks as truly the beginning of the dragon kin territories. Then 10 days straight to the capital called Aven."
Unlike human cities, towns and villages, each city or territory is far away from the other territory. It was for each dragon kin's own style of living…. I guess? They certainly don't like to flock together in one place.
"I see you guys number less but you like to stay away from each other's business too…"
"That is kinda correct… but since not every dragon kin is alike, this works fine for us. Moreover if a dragon kin wants, it can live alone easily, so we don't have that sense of feeling that humans have."
I guess we tend to stick together for our safety since a human is not born strong… but a dragon kin is born strong and so they have different values in life too….
After we entered the dragon kin's territory, I made a barrier and put it on the 3 maids. It was like a second skin to them, so it didn't hinder their activities… I did this so they don't get sick.
They are normal magic users at most, so this high mana place will be bad for their health but if they stay long enough, their bodies should adapt to the change, so I plan to do just that by gradually protecting them with a barrier.
"Since we are finally out of human territory, I will stop suppressing myself." As I said so, I released the bottled up feeling I always kept away… I have to say, it feels great to get an easy feeling… the dragon kin sisters did the same, they were suppressing themselves so they didn't cause trouble in human territory.
"I would have asked you if you are even human… but even a dragon kin can't emit a force like this…. I believe you would be a good matchup for Lady Ashvel… by the power you exude, you might be in the same league too."
They said as they looked at me. Maybe since they wanted to show off but looking at my aura they shirked quite a bit.
But even after all this pressure which wasn't even entirely mine, there was Amanori's pressure mixed in, if they said that the princess of the dragon kin's was my equal…
I might be facing someone really formidable… not to mention, my goal was to even surpass that and get a chance to ask a request from the queen.
"Sis, can you see it? The sheer force is not only his own, there is the Cursed sword Amanori too…. Both of them have two different aura..." Selena and Selen were doing commentary on me. It felt like I was in a battle manga hearing them…
I would have burst out laughing if they said 'did you see his power! It's over 9000!'
'Ha ha ha… it's not even my final form! You puny creatures can't even feel that…?' I would have loved to say a line like that…. But there is nothing more…
Although I can emit this much force by only being relaxed, I can increase it only if I assume my battle mode. In a way powering up is more like using your stamina faster, so you can't actually call it power up in the truest of sense.
"You say that so nonchalantly… but your force has already put the capital in a chaos, if nothing else….. As soon as we get to Ashenberg, I should post that it is only Rekka wolford." Selena said after thinking for a bit…
"Is it really that big of a deal?" I asked Selena.
"I told you that you could be equal to the power of Lady Ashvel, do you know what that meant? Lady Ashvel is now one of the strongest beings known to the world, being a royal may have been what brought that talent to light but Lady Ashvel is the youngest in the world to achieve that level of mastery over magic and physical strength, which means she has full mastery over that huge amount of power, drawing out strength to the utmost limit. Her hard work has allowed her to blossom that talent unlike any other. Although I won't say that you are equal to Lady Ashvel in everyway, in regards to raw power, both of you are the same."
"Hmm…. I see…" I got the gist… it was true… I had power… Amanori right there was the strongest peace of history… but could I wield that power to the fullest? Hell no… I only wielded about 10 percent of her power.
This princess… huh… I'll just have to see what happens…
"That is the reason, when someone with that much raw power enters the world, it is obvious that people would get nosy, at least… until you master that power, that is… you can't get rid off troubles." as Selen said that, I heaved a sigh… the dragon kins… really were intellectually superior.
...
As the journey progressed, we had more fun than in the human realm.
"Master another one!"
"Mila, open the window!"
"Yes master!"
Now aim…. And shoot!
Bang!
Chreeeeeee!!
"Ha ha ha, another one down! At this rate we can get enough meat to last us a year in no time!"
It was the lowest class of dragons, the wyverns. They come at us every few hours and I shoot them down with my new Amanori Shotgun! The sound when shooting is very satisfying and hitting them while they fly high is also satisfying… No wonder hunters all around the world hunt, this is a lot of fun.
"One shot, one kill!" I took the falling wyvern in my storage and the hunt was over.
"At least you are enjoying it?" Selen and Selena looked with wry smiles…
[aah… this shooting is quite pleasurable..]
Even though no one else gets my feelings, Amanori does…. I love her so much…
"Ridge, I know you like mana dense places but you should at least move around a little bit..?"
"No, this much mana is very comfy. I don't feel like doing anything. I just want to bask in this feeling…" after we got inside this territory, she lazed around like a neet in the carriage…. Her goofy face looks cute but I am a bit worried that she will turn into a slob like this… even when I grab her and move her hands and feet like a doll, she just limps around my hands as if there isn't a single bone her body!
........
As days went by like this, we moved along the dragon kin's territory. After reaching Ashenberg, I could clearly see some big mansions here and there. At every one day interval, I found a big bazaar like place.
Also we only met other dragon kin's in a place like this. Other times, I could only see them flying around. The dragon kin's seemed to be welcoming. Well they did become like that after I sold some of my foods around the town…. I guess with good food anyone can earn friendship.
"I had no idea you would go around selling meat skewers.." Selen looked at me and said so.
"The Ashenberg bazaar was a good place to earn some money. Since I don't know if human coins will work, I tried to earn some money. Well after that, I was sure that human currency can also work here.."
"Of Course it would work, those coins are accepted by adventurers guild, so it can work anywhere in the world." I guess the guild is a good place to trust.
"Rekka, look! I can see a volcano." Ridge said and pointed at a large mountain far away.
"Do you know, fire can come out of there?" Selen asked, explaining the things that can happen around here. The maids and all of them got excited after hearing all of it. I guess the volcano does not exist in human territory….
"Yeah, it is as fascinating as it is terrifying…." It really was beautiful. The mountain was covered with trees and other plants. As we passed it and headed for the capital, I felt like this sort of beautiful nature was nearly lost in our modern world…. I hope that they preserve what is left….
After crossing the Ashenberg area for the capital, we again found lots of uninhabited areas. Only wild games could be seen as far as anything shows. The area is a lot greener too and the mana was even more dense. If mana had a colour, we could probably see a colorful fog as far as the eye could see.
.......
It has been 12 days since we entered the dragon kin's territory but we still are far away from the capital Aven. The area is as deserted as it looks, but to my right, I could see a lot of high mountains. Selen said it was the place where wyverns usually lived. They numbered several thousands in a single colony.
"Selena, whenever I ask some difficult questions only Selen answers, so she is the more intelligent among you two huh?"
"So? I-I am stronger than her so it is a fair trade!" ooh she got angry…
"Ha ha, Sister, you are more hot headed than me too."
"Hnhh! So what! Keep quiet. your the one who hides behind me when your scared!" Selen looked happy being praised so I guess I should praise Selena next time. although at the end the sisters only stopped bickering after I gave them some sweet candies.
Now the reason it is taking longer than normal is because of changing our horses to a rhino type monster. Since horses will die in this much mana, we changed it after getting to Ashenberg. Now, these rhinos could certainly run longer than the horses but their speed is half compared to horses too, so even the extra stamina doesn't make up for it.
"I wonder why you bought 2 of these.." Selen asked me while driving. By now she also took the reins sometime, we had become good friends, so it was fine. Selena took the reins too but her driving was not that good.
"Well, these two looked like a pair and I saw they were quite close together, so I didn't want to separate them.."
"That…. Is a very you like decision…. I don't think I would have cared to see that much into their detail… but looking at the Rhino's now, they are happily running it seems…"
"Well, still though, they don't like me at all…" It was true. They were supposed to be friendly creatures but since I have Amanori, they fear me like the god of Death….
"Just think of these as life's unfairness…." Selena patted my back… was that supposed to be some kind of consolation?
"Selena thanks for consoling me… but you are terrible at this…." as I said so, Selena looked like she was surprised…
"I-I am? No one told me that though?"
"Sister, they are too scared to say that..." Selen added.
"That is nonsense, Selena is cute. What kinda fool would be scared of her?" of course she was very crass when I met her but over the weeks her little crass attitude has grown on me.
"Fu fu fu.. You think I am cute? Well I guess I am…. But to think there are so many people that can't see that.." wow she gets unusually happy being called cute…. Dragon kin's might be easier to handle than I thought.
After another day of traveling, I finally saw something like a village. I called it a village because there are very few dragon kin's Living here..
The dragon kin's who need to go to the capital and like quiet places live in the outskirts of the Aven like this. Since they can fly there in a few minutes, this is the best place for them I guess….
........
This journey was a long one, but it was fun too. I got into a few lewd situations here and there. like being able to see Selen changing once by chance while entering the carriage… she was doing some kind of sexy pose… in the nude…. I got slapped after that…
well other than that her figure was as great as I thought…. her skin wasn't actually what your can call milky white, even her sister had the same but her skin was actually quite fair, and her chest that was bigger than average, I had to say she fit in the category of buxom babes like a T. supposedly these two were twin sisters since their eggs were laid in the same day, but Selena woke up a decade before Selen, but now after all these years, both of these girls look the same. the change was their attitude, Selen was a bit more composed and well mannered than Selena while Selena was more fury and fire. it was pretty easy to get her mad and she also had a bad reputation in Aven of being called a delinquent, although all that was unbelievable, these two girls are very civilized in front of me, I guess my spanking went a long way.
I did just sleep with the maids but…. I sort of got a bit handsy sometimes too… it was a good privilege… then Ridge turned into a neet which wasn't a good thing but I had to endure it. I should find a job for her here too.
After we were near the capital, I could see really big buildings here and there. They were certainly dragon sized. Not only that, as I got closer, the capital grew even more chaotic.. It was of course because I was releasing enough force to do that… I see that I have the potential to rival the royal family… it seemed that this was something not to take lightly.
That was how our month-long journey came to an end. I hope that I will be able to do what I came here to do after all.
Surprising the world and fixing my position in the order of things. For now humans need a leader who could stand tall with the other leaders of this world…. I don't have to be the leader, I just have to have that strength.
As humans do things, if I fulfill the power gap, the others can build around it and fill the blanks easily. Just as Lilith said, we can't be left behind by the world anymore. What my grandparents were trying to do… let's try to do that too. In a human way by working together. of course everyone will work together while I work alone.