Chapter 708: Silver Dragon’s Hospitality
After greeting the bureaucrats from Celesta, Dianne joins us. Then Maia and Emma hold us and we take off again. Next stop was the Crystal Palace before going to Rainer’s tomb…….
At the Crystal Palace, it seems that someone had seen Maia and the others flying, and they greeted us as soon as we arrived.
“Welcome, great rider”
“We will prepare a banquet for you”
It was Ray and Leda. No, no, no, wait.
“I just came here because I thought it would be a bit weird not to show my face for now, so I don’t need a banquet”
“Don’t say that. I’ve already prepared a feast. I thought it would save face for us”
“You’re becoming more aggressive than I thought, Ray……”
Hahaha, the beautiful young man smiles with a good mood. Dianne-san looked curiously at the inside of the palace (or rather the village), causing several dragons to flinch. Perhaps it is the aura of a strong person, or perhaps Leda has told them about her devilish exploits in the previous battle.
“They’re on their guard”
Emma rushes over to Dianne, who mutters in a whisper, as if to follow her.
“Everyone was surprised that your fighting style was as good as that of a dragon. Please don’t take it as a disappointment”
“Even I am no match for Lord Bonaparte or the tyrannical Annette”
“Those people were strong……too, but you are definitely one of the ultimate humans”
“You don’t need to be so desperate to praise me. I’m just one of Andy’s wives. If you don’t intend to fight Andy, there’s no need to be on guard or worry”
Dianne lightly patted Emma on the shoulder to reassure her. ……She said wife lightly.
“……We’re not married yet, are we?”
I whispered and Dianne laughed.
“It’s less hassle to call me that than to call me lover or female slave. Besides, you’re planning on doing that eventually, right?”
“Yes, that’s of course……but, well……”
Marriage, huh? Now that she mention it, I’ve been casually dating everyone under the name of female slave, but if I got married, I guess there would be less weird misunderstandings from the people around me. Well, it’s a bit of a tricky question if it’s really a misunderstanding. The girls are fully prepared to act like female slaves, and I sometimes go along with it too. Also, by creating a clear hierarchical relationship with me at the top, everyone seems to be able to eliminate the complicated status relationships and make the relationships run smoothly. I guess it’s not necessarily a bad thing. But if I get married to everyone, it won’t be complicated anymore. I myself will be in a state of 「What kind of Celesta millionaire am I?」 but I won’t have to worry about what people think of me in terms of 「What kind of relationship I have」. If you are a married couple, it would be tactless to meddle in your relationship, no matter how much fun you have at night. Even if they are playing slave, it’s just a habit.
“It’s better to get married……”
I muttered, looking off into the distance and Dianne panicked.
“I’m not rushing you or complaining that our relationship is half-baked. You and Polka are still in a difficult period. If we try to sort things out in a hurry, it could cause some unavoidable confusion. It’ll happen eventually!”
“Confusion?”
“Right now, it’s not a good idea to suddenly give the girls who are completely satisfied with their situation as female slaves the title of wife. Unlike female slaves, it’s not an emotional relationship. It’s a social status. For better or worse, women have a few preferences for what it means to be a wife. If we push it too hard, it’ll definitely become a complicated situation”
“That may well be true…….”
For now, I think it’ll be the most complicated for Dianne. It won’t be a one-off fling. The other princesses and queens will probably not be satisfied with just a change in their titles. Polka’s prosperity as the elven territory’s liaison office has just begun, Kalwin is planning to immigrate nearby, and on top of that, my retirement procedures are still not complete so my status is still in a state of flux, so I understand the logic that this is not something that can be done all at once.
“If everyone was to become a good wife, how much do you think you would have to eat a day?”
“……Yeah?”
Huh?
“Meals?”
“A wife’s first job is cooking. Cleaning and laundry aside, giving birth and raising children depend on the results of the night, but the one thing a wife cannot compromise on is satisfying her husband at the dinner table……that’s a common theme in many cultures. If you are suddenly treated as a wife, many of them will not be able to leave that to others. If you go ahead with marriage talk while you’re busy, there will always be a beating there. It will not be a story that can be bound by rules set by those who preceded you, like a female slave’s code of the night”
“Ah, no, you mean, not on a political level?”
“It’s an internal matter. External matters can be handled however they like. You’re a dragon rider, after all”
“……Ah, emm……I understand that we shouldn’t rush into it”
I understood that neither of these were matters that should be handled roughly.
Having good eyes and good ears is a good thing, and it seems that the preparations for a feast had already begun when it was announced that we were visiting Carwin, and by the time we arrived at the elder’s house, a large number of dishes were already lined up on the table. If you see this, you can’t just say 「Ah, I don’t want it」. Dragons can eat anything they want if they want, and they probably don’t waste food, but it’s still a shame to have them prepare it and then not eat it.
“Welcome. Great rider”
“A normal Smithson would be fine
“Please accept this as a sign of respect
Elder Garam said, extending his hand and offering a chair. Beatrice’s eyes sparkled as she was overwhelmed by the amazing feast she had never seen before, leaving aside Neia, who had come last time.
“This may be even better than that banquet at Talc……”
“I feel a little bad for Cima and the others, but compared to the dragon’s cooking skills”
It’s a different direction of deliciousness, some would say. The contrast between the richly colored, rich and energetic cuisine of Celesta and the same meat dishes of Crystal Palace, which are full of nourishment and naturally provide the body with the taste and nutritional satisfaction of the ingredients, makes one realize that there are different outlets for the same 「Deliciousness」.
“I wonder if there was anything in a human city that could compare to our hospitality”
“I would say it was comparable……well, we recently had the opportunity to be welcomed”
“Hmmm. Well, we will have to work a little harder”
Elder Garam set his eyes on one of the dragon women who were busily bringing food and made gestures. The woman nodded, put the food down, and then……began to take off her clothes.
“Eh, what!?”
“I hear the great rider has a great love for women. As it happens, many of the women in my palace would like to pour you drinks”
“Well, I don’t mind pouring them drinks, but are they going to take their clothes off!?”
While I was saying this, the exotic and mysterious oriental mountain-style clothing was being stripped off one by one, and one dragon woman, whose name I don’t even know, was completely naked and only wore a gold necklace and waist ornament, and she came over to me with a wine jar in her hands. Elder Garam nodded.
Human women are not so bold as to be this bold. This is also a sign of your submission to my palace, so please enjoy it however you like. You can touch and hold them however you like, and if that’s not enough, we’ll add four or five more
“Emma. ……Is this the kind of place you’re talking about?”
“I remember it differently……because I’m young and I’ve never seen this palace welcome a rider as good as the Lord…….”
I thought it would be a more elegant palace, but I was surprised that everyone was so flirtatious……or maybe more dragon ladies saw Emma and Leda’s successful appeals and were inclined to do the same. But in case you’re wondering, I have my own female slaves, Garam-san. Also.
“……Ah, these things happened in Talc too, so……”
The Onyx Trading Company Dark Elf Maid Troupe and the prostitutes at the Cosmos Main Store weren’t particularly hesitant to serve me in the nude, either. I think it was because they were a group that they were in the groove. ……When I said that, Garam snorted.
“Then let us gather as much as we can. No matter how extreme the hospitality in a human city may be, it cannot compare to the luxury of having an assortment of silver dragon females”
“You want to compete with them there!?”
Elder Garam and I got into an unintelligible game of show-offs (or rather, my experience was countered by Elder Garam and a woman from the palace). Meanwhile, Neia and Dianne, sitting next to each other at the table, whisper to each other.
“……100-man commander Dianne, won’t you stop it?”
“I don’t mind if Andy enjoys himself on this occasion only. There are places like the cat beast colony, so it’s a little late for that now”
“……Aren’t you being too generous?”
“If you get jealous, just join in”
It was nonchalant as she moved her knife and fork. Perhaps it was the dignity of having seen the harem continue to develop since its inception. Meanwhile, Leda and Emma seemed very complicated.
“……I would have preferred that such things would have come after my contract talk”
“……Even my mother and aunt”
Among the silver dragons who gathered one after another, bowed to Elder Garam, and took off their clothes to serve me the drinks, Emma seemed to have spotted her family and relatives. But Maia was squirming with a face that showed no particular feeling. She was not feeling anything, but was just squirming around, as if it was a natural scene for her, since begging for seeds is already a daily routine in her family. And among the increasing number of silver dragon women, there is one who is as old as Sahul, or perhaps not even 10 years old if she were a human being…….
“You’re even letting me do it with such a small one!?”
“Hou, so you want Solis? It’s true that she’s at an age where humans can’t enjoy it that much”
“No, I’m not”
“Dragons are strong. If you want, you can mate with her without any problem. Whether or not she will conceive is another matter”
The naked silver-haired little girl asked, 「Would you like to?」 with her eyes looking up, and casually appealed by placing her hand on her lower abdomen.
“It’s really strange that Emma remained so pure……”
“A rider with great energy has come to the palace. Even though she’s a child, a month is enough for a dragon to learn the proper way to communicate”
Solis-chan spoke in a firm tone that didn’t match her young appearance. ……I guess it was because I showed up that Crystal Palace changed its attitude and it ended up like this.
“But a girl this young is out of the question”
“……What a shame”
Solis-chan puts her clothes back on with a very disappointed look on her face. Yeah, to be honest, I was curious to see what it was like, but I feel like it would be a bad line to make a move on her. Even if she’s older than me, like Sahul.