Chapter 554

The commotion caused by Asilie, who had fallen by the back of the neck, was not even a commotion.

“Your brother caught a dragon?!”

The burden was so great that it took a whole year for the prisoners to unpack the bundle while humming the achievements of Eldmia. No matter where he heard the story, Siegfried ran to him with a very serious expression, and Ragnis had to reconsider whether his memory was wrong.

Didn’t I tell you to call me brother? What the hell happened in between, so you voluntarily became my younger brother?

“Brother? Are you Eldmia’s younger brother?”

Ragnis was not the only one who responded to his appearance. Warchief Redel turned his head to Siegfried while stroking his chin as if he was very interested, and the other prisoners who were unpacking also began to show great interest in the story that he was Eldmia’s younger brother.

Despite the sudden attention of all the prisoners, Siegfried was truly confident. Even though he was obviously embarrassed for a moment, the way he reached out for a handshake as if nothing was wrong was enough to make his tongue stick out.

“Oh, sworn brother, sworn brother! Nice to meet you. My name is Siegfried. He’s a warrior.”

Do you have to have that much guts to become a warrior? Ragnis thought that if he recalled Eldmia’s usual appearance, Redel burst into laughter as he was surprised and widened his eyes while Ragnis thought.

“Ha ha ha! You are the hero of Ete? Our dragon slayer has really wide feet! Nice to meet you! He says he’s the eight-footed warchief, Redel!”

“Haha, nice to meet you too. More than that, if you don’t mind being rude, I’d like to hear a little more...”

Siegfried was still talking to Redel as if he were brazen in many ways, yet calm, but for some reason, this time his actions seemed to radiate desperation. .

While Ragnis sent Asillie and Cheryl back to the office and checked things with the troops, his complexion became more subtle the more he heard about Eldmia from Redel, and Princess Eselua, who showed up a little later, grabbed him by the back and dragged him. Until the moment I left, I was talking about an unknown sound.

“No, it’s real? If my brother comes back like this, he’ll make fun of me unconditionally? Is there an inevitable reason for that? So, by the way, is there any easy dragon nearby? I really have to catch the dragon.”

“Do you think a dragon is a wild boar?!”

Ragnis was taken aback by Siegfried’s utterances that made no sense, and he felt strong envy at Eselua’s appearance, who managed to grab hold of him at once and disappear with an apology.

yes, that’s the right word It’s not even a mountain beast that a dragon encounters along the way, but is it possible that it catches or fights against it?

Seeing Siegfried desperately saying that he had to catch the dragon right away, he couldn’t resist Eselua’s touch, and involuntarily thought, ‘How comfortable would it be if Eldmia followed that half well?’ Just thinking about it, Ragnis seriously pondered while resting his chin on his chin.

“......I need to ask carefully once how to hold on to it...”

“Hmm? What did you say?”

“Oh, nothing!”

Ragnis, whose true intentions leaked out without even realizing it, hurriedly corrected his posture and opened his mouth with a clear cough as if nothing had happened.

“Hmm, hmm! I’ve confirmed that they are all by-products of the dragon. Thanks for your cooperation, Warchief Reddel.”

It was true, though briefly distracted. It was also a story about Redel and Siegfried’s sad talk. Even after talking alone for quite some time, Redel, who showed no sign of tiredness, still nodded with a hearty laugh.

“In the realm of the Humans, shouldn’t we follow the laws of the Humans? Hahaha.”

It was a very pleasant and smooth conversation, but it’s not over yet.

be that he doesn’t like the situation where he seems to be running amok with the power around him as if he were himself, but he didn’t ask anyway. Even so, the surroundings have no choice but to move on their own. Otherwise, the wind will blow.

Ragnis is one of those people who doesn’t care about bloody winds like that, but... I can’t be happy about flying insects clinging to the spoils that Eldmia risked her life for. So, I put a word in the capital in advance.

It was delivered urgently with the help of Radnell Vandes, so the news should have reached by now.

“If you think you’ve caught up, you’re going a long way...”

I wanted to listen to the royal family’s answer and take action, but I know I can’t. Even if the royal family made a decision within the shortest period of time, the members of the aristocracy would unconditionally oppose it in order to gain their own interests. I hope Lenissa can solve the rest later...

– Smart.

The knocking sound that cuts off thoughts is familiar yet awkward.

“...? come in.”

This time, as always, Ragnis had told Lenissa not to come until dinner, as he would take a short break unless it was really urgent. I was in the state of organizing other tasks ahead of time just in case...

“That, lady. The letter in the name of the royal family...”

“How already...?”

How many more incomprehensible things have to happen in one day to clear your mind? Ragnis was feeling suffocated for some reason, but he summoned Renissa with a gesture.

And after checking the contents of the letter she was handing over, he rubbed his eyes.

“The royal family congratulates the Dragon Slayer on his birth, and acknowledges the full right of the wandering knight, Eldmia Ega, to the loot...?”

The reason why Ragnis doubted his eyes was not because of the content. There is no reason to hate a person who made the insane achievement of becoming a dragon slayer at the age of 16, so this content itself was expected. Now, the process was the problem.

The fact that the letter came in the name of the royal family, not the king or the princess or prince, is an expression of intention to maintain a close relationship by revealing the royal family’s goodwill towards Eldmia.

And from a political point of view, it is never a good thing from the point of view of the aristocrats for a person of power like Eldmia to establish friendly relations with the royal family. Naturally, it was assumed that he would drag on to get some benefit.

‘Please contact me.’ It is an agenda that can drag on for over a week by repeating just one magical word. You can try to make the relationship awkward by somehow modifying it to make excessive demands on the excuse that the royal authority does not stand.

It is the aristocracy to get something beneficial for them by grabbing the ankles of the royal family who want to make things happen quickly through various methods.

If the royal family takes something like that, the people whose goal is to balance it by taking one must be the heads of such a group.

“They passed the bill without any payment...?”

Ragnis frowned as he felt the fatigue, which seemed to be slightly relieved by the cup of tea, build up again.

Since there was no way to know the close relationship between the Duke of Rainera and the royal family, the thought continued for a long time without reaching a conclusion.