"Huh... You want to become human...?"
Layla stared at me, forgetting even to put on a polite smile, her expression asking, "Why on earth...?" But then, she quickly showed a nervous, fearful look, as if she had said something she shouldn't and expected to be scolded.
"Yeah, I'm interested."
I replied as if I hadn't noticed her reaction.
"My principle is that the more cards I have in my hand, the better, no matter what kind of magic it is."
"I can... teach you, but..."
Layla spoke hesitantly.
"But in order to inherit the magic, you must drink my blood..."
"Ye—"
I started to say I knew that, but then quickly closed my mouth.
—If I seem too eager to learn, will she think I'm some kind of pervert desperate to drink the blood of an innocent dragon girl?
"...Oh, is that so? I didn't know that."
I put on an exaggerated act, pretending to hear this for the first time.
