Chapter 90: An Unexpected Development ①

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「Wait, really, wait! What do you mean, a child?」

「Don’t play dumb! I know that people from your country have kidnapped my children!」

The red dragon was dazzled by Sam’s question, which she responded to in an agitated manner.

「……I don’t understand, what’s going on here that I don’t know about?」

Sam has no idea.

Sam hadn’t thought much this past week―――but Sam, who had been thinking about the duel and afterward, never expected a major incident to occur in which a dragon child was kidnapped by someone from this country.

Dragons are feared as natural disasters, but an immature juvenile creature would be greatly inferior in strength.

For this reason, he has heard that collectors and people who believe that dragon blood and flesh can be used as a medicine for immortality have been making a rush to acquire them in the shadows.

However, since this would incur the wrath of the dragon, meddling with the dragon’s juvenile body is prohibited by continental law.

It is not uncommon for even royalty to be condemned to death if they break the law.

That is how terrifying dragons are.

(Is there really a fool who kidnapped a dragon child? Of course, the parents would be angry if you did that!)

In fact, the dragon’s anger was painfully familiar.

It was understandable that the dragon did not back down even a single step during the fight, if only for the sake of the child.

(The king would not know first. He didn’t seem to have any idea why the dragon was coming. It couldn’t have been an act. If that’s the case……either the dragon is mistaken, or someone in the Sky Kingdom did kidnap the dragon’s child.)

「Just out of curiosity, are you sure there isn’t some kind of mistake?」

「Don’t be ridiculous!」

The dragon didn’t like Sam’s words so much that she exposed her claws and attacked him.

He quickly responded with a water fist.

The claws gouged Sam’s abdomen, but he put more force into it and punched the dragon in the face.

The dragon was blown wide open and rolled on the ground.

「I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it the way I said it. But I don’t understand it either! I don’t mean to doubt that the child was kidnapped, but is he really in Royal Capital? Do you have any proof?」

「You think I don’t know where my child is! The voices of my children are coming from the city you call Royal Capital!」

「―――Damn it! It’s really here!」

The dragon rises and stares with vindictive eyes at Sam and then at Royal Capital in the distance behind him.

「Bring out the man named Albert! He has taken my child, Albert Frege, and you will give him to me!」

「―――What? Huh? HAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!?」

Sam could not believe his ears.

He wondered if the dragon could even speak the human language properly in the first place.

「Wait, wait, wait, really wait! Did you just say Albert Frege?」

「Yes. I did indeed hear that name in a telepathic conversation with the children. I know that one of the people who hurt them and kidnapped them while I was foraging for food was named Albert Frege. I also know that he holds the position of court wizard in your country.」

「What the hell are you doing, YOU SON OF A BIIIIIIIIIIITCHH!!!」

Sam thought he did not deserve the position of court wizard or the title of the most powerful man in the kingdom, but now it turns out that he was a genuine piece of trash.

What could have made him kidnap a dragon child, exposing himself to the risk of turning the dragon into an enemy?

It is incomprehensible.

In fact, as you can see, the dragon who had her child kidnapped came to the Skye Kingdom in a rage.

And after Albert’s death.

The timing is too bad.

Sam can’t even offer Albert to her.

「It may be too late to tell you this, but let me tell you a story.」

「―――No! Give me his head and give me back my children! Or I will turn your country into scorched earth!」

「I told you to listen to me!」

Sam shouted, then deactivated his water fist and let his heightened magical power fizzle out.

He indicated that he had no intention of fighting anymore.

The dragon looked doubtful.

「What are you trying to do?」

「Listen, there is no Albert Frege.」

「Don’t be silly! Do you think that I have misheard my children?」

「Oh, God! That’s not it! Albert was here, but he’s gone!」

「What are you talking about?」

「I just killed him!」

「……what?」

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