Chapter 111 The Fire Dragon, Ugram (1)



"I will now open the door, young master," Hans informed Eren as he stood by the dining room entrance.

"Sure."

Eren nodded his head towards Hans.

Eren's memories of past life's childhood were faint, he hardly remembered anything after going through all the hardships, but even then some of the memories were special for him and some people stood at the forefront of such memories, and Hans was one among them.

Hans had been taking care of Eren since he was a young boy, treating him like his own grandson, and Eren felt a comforting warmth whenever he was surrounded by his family and Hans.

"I hope you enjoy the breakfast," Hans said with a smile.

"Thanks. Hans, make sure you have a good meal too," Eren replied warmly before walking past Hans and entering the dining room, where his family was already seated.

His father, Hubert Pendragon, the current head of the Pendragon Barony, sat at the head of the table. Beside him was his mother, Sears Pendragon, the baroness, and his uncle Huges Pendragon. They all looked at Eren as he joined them in the dining hall.

"You are here, come take a seat," Hubert said, beaming at his son.

"Yes, Father," Eren replied and settled into his seat, his eyes falling upon the sumptuous feast laid out before them. He was taken aback by the grandeur of the dishes, not expecting such a lavish spread for breakfast.

"What? You're surprised by the dishes?" Hughes teased with a smirk, noticing Eren's expression.

"We have to prepare at least this much for the hero of the Empire," he continued, playfully pulling Eren's leg, which caused laughter to fill the dining room. Eren's cheeks flushed with a mix of embarrassment and amusement.

As the servants started serving the meals, Eren couldn't help but express his delight. "This is delicious," he exclaimed, particularly enjoying the mango pie that served as dessert.

"Of course, it would be. After all, it is made from the ripe mangoes grown in our region," Hughes proudly stated, puffing up his chest.

It had been three months since Eren came back from their point of View, Sears had personally prepared a variety of meals for her son along with excellent chefs of the Pendragon family.

Amidst the enjoyment of the meal, Eren sensed a shift in the atmosphere and noticed his father's thoughtful gaze fixed upon him.

"Is there something you need to say, father?" Eren inquired.

"Let's talk after dinner," Hubert replied, and the family once again focused on the delicious feast before them.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary about it except for some statues of the fire dragon which were placed for decoration.

But that was until Hubert suddenly stopped and shifted a dragon statue on display, revealing a secret passage leading underground.

"...!"

Eren was taken aback; he had no idea their household possessed such a hidden pathway.

'Wait a minute, I haven't even seen the dragon which everyone in the Mauryan knows is under the care of Pendragons, then it is only natural that I don't know about these secrets.'

He lamented on himself before turning his gaze to his father who was now looking back at him.

Noting his son's surprise, Hubert smirked, assuring him, "Don't be shocked by this. There is much to see. Follow me." With that, he descended the steps leading to the underground, and Eren quietly followed suit.

As they ventured deeper into the underground, the room initially plunged into darkness.

However, soon, illuminating stones lit up on either side of the steps, casting a magical glow. The whole phenomenon seemed to be an application of some high level magic which worked by detecting the sign of life and lighting up the illuminating lamps.

Even with his little knowledge in the domain of magic, Eren knew that it was a high level magic, at least above that of 7-stars. High level magic like this was a rare sight in the Pendragon family, as their origin was that of the knights and rarely any magicians could be seen in Pendragon Barony, not to mention a high level one, so he was quite surprised.

Hubert walked down the steps leading to the underground and Eren followed him quietly.

As they walked down, Eren could see many peculiar drawings on either sides of the walls, they seemed to be telling stories of the past

And there was one thing that was common in all the drawings, that was the presence of the red dragon!

'Does these walls record the past of Pendragons?'

Eren had such thoughts but then again he was confused as to why the pendragons would carve their history on the wall when they could use paper?

Was there some special meaning to it? Or Were they some sort of hidden texts or something? There were many such questions that invaded his mind but Eren had no time to dwell on such thoughts because what he witnessed as he reached the end of the steps took him by surprise.

"....!"

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