Chapter 669

Chapter 669

There’s so much noble blood around me that I’m starting to feel dizzy.

It would be funny if the authors who are treated so specially that they are called the Dragon Blood Clan were to stop at being barons or counts. Unless they are a family that maintains the abnormal power balance of the village of the poor leaf, there would be no reason for them to stay at the level of a mere noble with that much power.

“Why aren’t there any normal people around me···”

But now, I desperately want to hope that it’s a funny situation. How is it that among the people around me, the royal family, the saints, the nobles, etc., the only one who can be classified as ordinary is the elf Asili? Is this the hero’s karma? At my empty muttering, Yekaterina burst into laughter, and Lelie looked at me as if she was looking at a strange person.

[There is a saying that like things come together]

In the meantime, Este launched a fact bombing attack, and I almost told her to shut her mouth in front of the people, but I barely held back by gritting my teeth.

“Isn’t that a fact that should have been kept secret? But if that doesn’t work, you can just run away to Radan across the sea, but the ripple effect of the Dragon Blood can follow you for a lifetime. This isn’t the time to weigh the pros and cons.”

Yes, I endured it by looking at the owner of that brilliant personality who does not spare himself. I regained my composure in the truth that when a person does good things, pretty people also look prettier. I decided to ask the things I was curious about since it ended up like this anyway.

“Are you purging your future political enemies?”

“Umm... I can’t really go into detail about that. Sorry, but can you just explain how this story relates to figuring out your curse?”

“Of course. What’s there to be sorry about? Do whatever you want.”

Doesn’t everyone have their own circumstances? As he nodded his head in response, Ekaterina’s smile seemed to become more relaxed.

“We are the only ones in the entire continent who have been influenced by the Dragon Blood to the point where they are called the Dragon Blood ‘Clan’. Thanks to that, we know that those with the Dragon Blood can sense that there is something strange about each other.”

“Are you saying that you could tell that I was wearing the Dragon Blood as soon as you saw me sparring?”

“That’s right. Resonance... No, I should say it’s closer to resonance.”

Ah, so that’s why you noticed that Niathezelp wasn’t under the Dragon’s Blood Curse the moment you saw him? I nodded in agreement because it was something I hadn’t even thought about, but Catherine’s story wasn’t over yet.

“It’s a bit of an abstract concept to explain in detail, so it doesn’t really mean anything. Just think of it as the more your emotions get intense and the more you draw on the power of the Dragon’s Blood, the easier it is to face your inner curse.”

“···So you’ll find out once you play a round?”

“Haha, that’s right”

If I had heard that Catherine was a member of the Dragon Blood Clan, I would have thought, ‘How?’. It seems that the key is how much of a dragon scent she gives off... As I listened to the story, another question arose.

“Does that mean that even if it is a power that is passed down through bloodlines, problems commonly referred to as curses can occur?”

If there wasn’t someone born with a debuff in the clan, I don’t think I would have even known that it was possible to confirm it like that. Yekaterina nodded her head indifferently to the question I asked.

“I don’t know why, but there are more of them. The stronger the force, the higher the possibility. The opposite case is when it can be safe. I was in the latter case.”

“If it manifests as a postnatal factor, can it be safe like Catherine?”

“I just didn’t notice it at the time, but I think I was born with a natural ability to hemorrhage. I think it’s just like muscles. Everyone is born with muscles, right? They just get stronger when you train.”

How could she not be nervous when she sent Ekaterina away and arranged this meeting to tell me something separately? Because of the past incident with the suicide saint Teneaci, she is actually at the peak of tension without letting it show.

“Ekaterina wants to just help and call it a day, but I’m not that kind. In return, I want you to keep quiet about what you heard today.”

“···? Isn’t that obvious?”

Am I being seen as such a person who has such a bad personality? No matter what, this is a request that is just a little bit hurtful to my pride, so at the moment when I was about to frown, Lelie shook her head slightly.

“I’m telling you this because there may be an unexpected situation. Someone from the family may come to see you.”

The question of why arose, but at the same time, I had a gut feeling that I would not hear an answer to that question.

This is clearly related to the reason for the escape that Catherine was reluctant to talk about earlier. I didn’t know how or through what contact point she was sure that someone would come to see me, but I didn’t bother asking because that was something I would know if someone really came.

Instead, I don’t think the two committed a crime, but since the past is unknown, I decided to ask just one question.

“Did you commit a crime and run away?”

For a moment, Lelie’s shoulders flinched, but her answer was quick.

“From a legal standpoint? No. From a family standpoint? Yes.”

I don’t know if there was room for lying, but at least in my opinion, it was sincere.

“Why are you flinching?”

“···She is a princess and her family is royal.·”

I was just going to let it go, but it was a good thing I asked. It seems she was worried that they might use coercive means to capture Catherine.

That could be true, because, as she said, the other party was the royal family, but it didn’t really matter to me.

I treat the royal family of my home country like shit, so why should I care about the royal family of another country?

“So, you’re saying that I didn’t break the law and didn’t commit a crime?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Okay then. Later, talk to Catherine and when you die, please give me a list of people like that.”

When I heard it, it was nothing serious, so I tried to let it go, but Lelie was really flustered. She was so dazed that she almost dropped the teacup she was holding. She quickly pulled herself together and asked me a question.

“······Huh? Yes? What list?”

“It’s a book of life and death. If there’s no life and death record, you don’t have to tell me.”

If there is no one who needs to be an exception, I am comfortable.

If you come nicely, you will go nicely, and if you come ugly, you will not be able to go back.

It’s a very simple principle.