Chapter 639: Celebrations in the Dragon Town
The Helicon merchant’s mansion, which arrived at dawn, was immediately visited by military police and influential merchants from the morning. Naturally, it was Laila who had to deal with them. But as long as she lay back on her couch with a bottle of sake in her hand and nodded her head, they were usually satisfied and left with a souvenir.
“Laila……are you really listening to what they’re saying?”
“Ho, If you’re not asking for my help, then I should just ignore it. If you’re going out of your way to visit a dragon and brag about yourself, it would be a shame to interrupt”
“It’s so crude”
In fact, there were many reports of how much Helicon had developed in Laila’s absence, some of which were couched in difficult terms and pretended to be something like, 「I’m sure Laila-sama would know the answer to that」, but Laila only nodded in agreement.
“Maybe they came here to get a promise in order to use the dragon’s power to do some shady business?”
“If there is such an infidel, there will naturally be someone who will come to me and claim damage”
“That’s true, but……”
“I am sure there are those who have no idea what will happen to them if they do anything to provoke my displeasure. Above all, the Lizardmen will not tolerate any misuse of my name”
“Ah……I see”
The direct cause of Helicon’s success was the Lizardmen merchants who adored Laila.
“To put it coldly, it is only one of my favorite roosts, where I have no great acquaintance. If there are too many things I don’t like, I’ll just burn it down like a dragon”
“N, No, don’t be violent”
“Hoho, if there are too many undesirables, I’ll just burn them down like dragons. I don’t intend to do that at the moment. The dragon loves the rider and the rider loves the dragon. And everything else is trivial”
“Umm……”
“You may have forgotten this since you’ve only been dealing with dragons who are humble and loyal servants, but that’s just how dragons are. And that’s the way it should be. There are those who are arrogant and may even be called selfish. Only when there is karma can humans enforce fairness on themselves and others”
Laila’s reason, spoken while she was enjoying her drink, made me realize once again that they are outside or above human reason.
“A dragon’s protection may be the reason why Polka and Kalwin have found peace and tranquility. But that is because you, the rider, have decreed it. This land is only a temporary nest for my whims. It will prosper according to its own reason and perish according to its own reason. That is all”
“Umm……it doesn’t feel good to feel as if I’m throwing away everyone in the city who has been so hospitable to me, but”
“The dragon and its rider are not gods. It is impossible to rule all things, both near and far, by the same principle”
It’s because they can’t be with them all the time that they deal with them with the appropriate strictness. That may also be a sign of a dragon’s sincerity.
“Anyway, have you finished discussing how to enjoy your birthday celebration with the ladies?”
“Hmm……I feel like things are getting complicated”
“Ho”
At any rate, Anzeros suddenly snapped, 「You should have told me earlier!」. And Aurora started mumbling, 「Then maybe we should have stopped by Klaves……I have something on hand that we can use for the celebration……」 Neia and Beatrice said, 「Birthday……?」. And a curious look on their faces. It’s the Kalwin way of counting years and aging with each spring. Then, the other members joined in and a 「How to entertain Master」 meeting started and I was watching the progress from a distance and asking for some business from 100-man commander Becker and the women in the carriage on the Bauz side. Incidentally, there were people from this area who said they were going back to their hometowns and Bauz sent them home. It would not take more than an hour to fly there and back if they flew by dragon and I think they will come back soon.
“If only they hadn’t been using voice illusions, I could have understood what the women were talking about, even while listening to the sycophants of the merchants”
“I know it’s my celebration and they want to surprise me……by withholding details”
“In the end, you’ll have to celebrate with your body anyway. That would be what would make Master happiest and that’s what you’re there to be a female slave for”
“Don’t be so blunt……”
In fact, on a trip like this, it would be difficult for the girls to prepare gifts and parties. For example, if you decide to have fun outdoors, there are deserts at night and beautiful oases to the northwest and lush swampy areas to the south. You can have sex anywhere you want. Being geographically literate is a strong point. Thanks to Laila, we were able to bring in plenty of booze and treats and when the conditions were this good, I was looking forward to seeing what kind of drinking and carousing would begin, but the meeting was very protracted.
“The discussion has become so complicated, I wonder if they’re trying to be ostentatious and are hitting a dead end”
“I don’t know……umm”
Now that I think about it, the lineup is quite different from before. In particular, Tetes and Sharon, who are very forward about sex, are out, Dianne, who is knowledgeable about Celesta culture, is not in the leadership position and there are also many indoor types such as Irina, Fennel and Gloria. Well, Gloria doesn’t have much of an obligation to attend a birthday party, but she ended up joining in. I wonder what they’ll plan to please me with this group in this free location……it’s quite unpredictable.
“But even though you said you didn’t need a celebration, it’s not a bad feeling to know that everyone is racking their brains to make you especially happy”
“I didn’t say I didn’t want it. I just don’t think it’s that important to have a birthday at an age when you can no longer say you’re young”
I used to look forward to my birthday until I grew up. I couldn’t wait to be on my own, to be allowed to drink, to feel that I was in the process of growing up. I had hope for everything, thinking, 「I can’t do it now, but when I’m old enough, I’ll understand and maybe I can do it」. Of course, it is not that I don’t think that I can’t grow, but after a while, I feel that I have lost that irresponsible faith in my own growth, that my future self can somehow make it happen. It is also true that I have a bitter feeling that I can’t just be happy about it anymore. Of course, there is also the fact that I had no one to celebrate my birthday with. I’m sure there are many places like Kalwin that count the years because of the large regional differences in Celesta……. So it wasn’t even common in the crossbow corps to celebrate a fellow member’s birthday. So even Anzeros didn’t know much about birthdays.
“Haa……I guess I’m 27, huh?”
“Do you have any thoughts on that number?”
“No, I’m not sure. ……Now Peter is one year old and Elenia is zero years old……old enough to be around the time my dad dies and Peter is finally a hatter? No, I guess he’s still kind of a kid, because being half-dwarf, he’s supposed to grow up slowly. But by the time Elenia is a fine, beautiful woman. I’ll probably……be a poor-looking old man if I don’t have a mustache or something. I’m sure Anzeros, Dianne, Laila, and Maia will look much the same then as they do now, after all this time”
“A mustache for you? Kukuku, it doesn’t look good on you”
“Don’t say that. You’re just not used to seeing it, but it might actually look good on me”
“No, don’t be so obsessed with the mustache. All middle-aged Polka dancers have a short mustache, but you don’t have to imitate them. If you want to look powerful, you might want to put on a little bit of a physique”
“Well-built……well-built, huh?”
So the point is to get fat. The heavier you are, the harder it will be to march. Well, I won’t need it when I retire from the military. In fact, there are many blacksmiths who have a body like a dwarf with a big belly. No, but let’s wait a bit.
“I want to avoid looking like an ugly male lead in an erotic picture scroll
“You don’t have to worry about it. I’ll still love you even if you get mellow. If you’re disillusioned, you can just let her do what she likes”
“No, I trust all my female slaves, but that’s why I don’t want them to look out of proportion!”
“Even if you’re skinny, you’ll lose your sympathy as you get older”
“But you know……the combination of a greasy, fat old man with Laurier or Irina is definitely a no-no, don’t you think?”
I was in a heated argument with Laila when Irina, who was supposed to be in a meeting in the back hall, walked into the reception room.
“Hmm, so you’re talking about Smithson-dono bulking up? Not bad, but I don’t think there’s any room for fatness”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s not easy to eat enough to keep fat when you’re pouring your soul into a woman’s womb, night after night and still have enough to fatten you up”
“……I guess so”
I’m rather surprised I’m not skinny right now.
“Hmmm, but I like the image of Irina-sama and her fat boyfriend……it’s really bad”
“Gloria-san”
“If you ever find yourself in a situation like that, let me sketch it for you. I’m sure I could draw a picture with the most thrilling feeling”
“You’re going to paint all over me with your picture scrolls”
“Ah, I’m not satisfied. I thought it would be good, since you were so bold in the carriage this morning”
“M, Muu. I’m not complaining, but……”
Relax, clan leader. The head of state level that directly depicts and circulates his or her own sex life is unprecedented.
“Ho. So, have you decided what kind of birthday celebration you’re going to have?”
“Thats……”
Anzeros blushes and scratches her cheek. ……Eh, what has been decided? Looking around, all the female slaves attending the meeting were blushing and looking away.
“Wh, What is it? What are you doing?”
“Ah, you know what?”
Anzeros looked me up and down.
“……We’ve decided to give ourselves as a gift”
“……U, Umm?”
No, emm, yeah. In the first place, you’ve all given yourselves to me, all of you, even your wombs. As female slaves, they have offered me almost every single thing they could offer. But they still want me to crown them (in a sexual sense) with emphasis, don’t they? Perhaps she sensed the slight wonder on my face, Anzeros reiterates.
“Look, you have been declaring yourself Andy’s property in the collar ceremony since Tetes and others. But we old-timers haven’t done that in the end……and we were talking about how nice it would be to declare ourselves slaves directly to Andy”
“……O, Ou”
“So……you know, Andy. We all tried our best to come up with words to dedicate ourselves to you. I know you’ll get it……”
“E, o, ou”
Confused, I gave a silly reply and looked around at everyone. It looked like this was going to be a happy, embarrassing play in a different direction than I expected.