Chapter 85. Hectic Morning I

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 85. Hectic Morning I

The suns began to show themself on the eastern horizon. Dim sunlight began to illuminate the sky above Whitevalley Village. The cold night air was gradually replaced with the warmth of the suns. Even though it couldn't get rid of the cold completely. The villagers started to wake up and come out of their small houses one by one to do their routine every morning, most of them wore coats to fight the cold air. Despite last night's ruckus, they carried out their activities as usual. Still, occasionally, they turned their gazes to the village's only inn to catch the rest of last night's fight. Yet the trace was so faint and it was almost non-existent.

We sat at one of the tables in the lobby to take our breakfast before we continued our journey although the morning was still young. But we had to leave immediately so we could arrive at the next town before sunset, also to avoid more confrontation with those Lizardmen. Even though I was not afraid of them, I didn't want to cause any other trouble for the village.

"Here's your breakfast, sir," said the Inn Owner as he placed a plate of bread on our table with some kind of melted cheese for the compliment. Although I could catch a trace of fear on his face, I also noticed the admiration in his eyes.

"Thank you," said Eir politely. Meanwhile, I didn't say a word. My elbow was on the table and my hand was supporting my chin. My attention was on my status.

[Status]

[Name: Argod Escavia de Emperor]

[Ages: 210]

[Level 50]                    [Exp: 31.02%]

[Race: Royal Dragon] [Title: Monster Killer]

[HP: 2700/2700]        [Mana: 1080/1080]

[ATK: 325]                   [M.ATK: 325]

[SPD: 128]             [DEF: 128]

[Side status: Light Element Resistance +5%]

I had been checking my system, skills and stats since I opened my eyes. Even though the Snow Elf Queen didn't take me with her dream spell again, I wanted to find a way to deal with that spell as fast as possible. At least I wanted to find a way so I could fight back or break her skills in case she tried to do something to me. Although that spell couldn't harm me physically, it could give me nightmares and I was not interested in experiencing it every night. Well, I guessed she didn't mean anything bad to me, but who knew she would do it in the future.

With my position as a king, I'd rather put everything I couldn't control or solve as a threat and I had to watch out for it than let my guard down. After asking a few things to my system and digging through my memory for the skills I needed, I assumed I needed the Spell Breaker skill. Unfortunately, the place to pick up that spell was far from our route so I had to do it after I got back from here.

A long breath escaped my mouth.

'Well, at least I've found a way out,' I tried to calm myself down. Still, what Evelina said was still stuck in my head.

"Is this food not to your taste, sir?" Eir's voice drew my attention to him. Across from us, Jyne looked at me curiously. While, from Evelina's expression, it seemed that she already knew what I was thinking, so she didn't say anything.

"No. I was thinking about a few things," I said in a casual tone.

"Do you mind sharing your burden with us?" asked Jyne curiously.

"I can't tell you. At least for now. Besides, it doesn't really matter." My hands took bread and split it into half before dipping it in the melted cheese. The Queen's intentions were still unclear. If I said it now, I was afraid it would create a big misunderstanding. Especially Eir and Evelina.

"Are you sure?" Eir confirmed.

"Do I need to repeat what I said?" I said in the same relaxed tone. Then I took a bite on the bread and chewed it. Like yesterday, even though the food was edible, this wasn't a nice one. The bread texture was too dry and the cheese was tasteless and cold. But since this was not a place where I could eat good food, I completely ignored the taste. As long as the food was non-toxic and edible, anything was fine for me.

Upon what I said, they finally stopped their questions and started eating. We had just taken a few bites accompanied by a small chat when the sound of heavy footsteps came from the stairs. We took a glance at the origin of the sound since we already knew who they were. Likewise with the Lizardmen who quickly filled the seats in the lobby. Their eyes stared at us with displeased expressions.

"I just found out a Dragon can make a noise like a Rotten Rat (name of a low-level monster)," The Baron sneered. And I knew he meant the sound of our night's exercise.

Hearing The Baron's ridicule, Eir clenched his fists out of displeasure. But he held himself back since he already knew what my plans were. Still, who wouldn't be angry if their king was insulted?

"Pardon me. It's just our way, dragon's, to warm ourselves in this low-temperature place," I said, still in a relaxed tone. It was clear I didn't care about his insult. My hand put the last piece of my first bread into my mouth and chewed it nonchalantly.

"You have your fire. You can burn yourself to ashes with it. Do you need to make a fuss like last night?" said The Baron sarcastically.

"I don't mind using my fire to warm myself. But wouldn't it be bad if I accidentally burned this place and you? You already know dragons can't turn to ashes, but a Lizard can," I said in a half mocking tone. Even though we were still sitting in our seats, with the tense atmosphere, it could turn for the worse at any moment. Still... I was not sure he'd dare challenge me again, considering his loss last night. After all, he already realized how much my fire power was.

"Ceh! Just wait for it," The Baron hissed in displeasure. He looked away from me in annoyance since what I said was true.

After that, the tense silence filled the lobby, it was like a time bomb that could explode at any time, yet all of us restrained each of us. All that could be heard was the sound of the Inn Owner and the waiter's footsteps that were busy delivering food to the Lizardmen's tables. They didn't even make their voices while they ate. As for us... We finished our breakfast quickly since we didn't want to deal with them for too long.

The plate on our table was empty. I just swallowed the last piece of my second bread and drank the water when the knocking sound came, followed by several people entering the lobby. Reflexively, it turned our attention there.

The dragon tribes wearing guard outfits approached the Inn Owner who was standing behind the bar. Although they still wore the Dragon Tribe's signature black uniform, their clothes were much simpler than the royal guards. Without saying anything, we could already estimate their intentions.

"Good Morning, sir. Is there anything I can help you with?" asked the inn owner. His voice trembled.

"We got a report about last night's fight. So the villagers asked us to settle the quarrel before it turned bad," said one of the guards. While the others swept their gaze at the lobby. I was sure with only a glance they already knew who.

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