The dragon yawns loudly and is creating a snowman at hand, as if he is no longer interested in the magic that used to hold him back.



　Is he the type of person who doesn't care about details?

　Whether a curse is a detail or not is another matter.



"How do you know he's a holy beast?"

--My grandpa used to travel with a beastman--.



"Really?　There was a Seinziger before me. ....... I'm surprised they didn't keep a record of that."



------ Of course. ------ Of course not. A Seinzweisse is a rarity, and there were wars going on all over the world back then. He knew that if he told anyone that he had a dragon as a friend, he would be brainwashed in no time and used until he died, so he ran away.



"So that's how it was. You can join us if you want.　If all you want to do is sleep, I can put you to sleep in a box."



----I would never join a human. I'm a sleeping king who loves freedom.



"I see. I'm sorry to hear that.



　I've never heard of a sleeping king. I've been one-sidedly afraid of him, but he's never been difficult to talk to just because he's a dragon.



　While we were chatting at the top of the mountain, Patras came out of the box yard with a grim look on their faces. The village had been cleared. They seemed to have come in a hurry with the intention of fighting the dragon, but when they saw me talking normally, Patra burst out laughing.



"Ha ha ha, papa!　That's great. You can be friends with dragons too! I saved all the people in the village. I gave them some of Papa's healing medicine, so they'll be fine!　And that water magic Papa used is amazing!　The house wasn't damaged at all. It's impossible to put out a fire like that!



"Welcome back, Patra. The dragon seems to be okay for now. The water is a mystery to me too. I don't know why it turned out that way.



"Even you couldn't figure it out. Will the dragon be your friend?　hello!"

No, this dragon wants to live out in the wild.



I see. That's too bad..."

　As Patra and I were chatting amicably, the dragon interrupted us.



----Wait a minute, it's a dragon! Normally, you would have done whatever you could here to keep him and ask him to join you. You're too easy to accept.



"No, we have Lucky and others. Basically, we don't play games, we don't accept those who come, and we support those who leave. If you don't want to join us, it's just going to make things awkward.



　One by one, the friends returned via the box garden.

　The dragon is stunned to see them.



--What is it, are you going to rule this world? ----

　Lucky answers before I can.



----Rock is just a normal traveler,---- he says.

------You say that and take over the world.

--Not really----.



　Lucky is now in a relaxed mode and starts flapping his tail as he lies down. I wish I could just hug Lucky when I have a spare moment.



--Wouldn't you be here if you were going to overrun the country?

--You wouldn't be here if you were.



------Harem of women around you....

------I can't deny that, but I've never seen you mess with them because you're a chicken.



"That's exactly what I'm talking about."

"You could be a little braver there."

　The ladies complain, but I'm not going to talk about my love life with a dragon that could destroy the world.



"Lucky, don't talk nonsense. It's just healthy."

--Why are you on the road? ----



--If I had to guess, I'd say you're looking for a lonely companion.

------A lonely companion......? ----



　The dragon growled as if thinking of something.



----You pulled me out of my solitary world and I've been making all kinds of friends since then, but I'm trying to get all the lonely ones in the world. I don't know how he feels about that.



------What's in it for him? ----

----I don't see any benefit. When Locke sees someone in front of him who needs help, human or demon, he can't help but lend a hand.



------How can anyone be such a goody-goody? They're human. Humans betray us easily. I think you're being deceived too.



----Are you being deceived? Yes, I am. I'd be fooled by Locke.

--You fool, he may only be after your power--



"Mr. Dragon, my dad is a softy, he wouldn't do that."

--You think that because you're still little--



"Why do you have such a hard time trusting humans?"

----Okay. Let me show you how bad people are.



　Everyone is talking about whatever they want, but it looks like the dragon is going to tell us a story about his past.

　I think we've got the Suiju people, so we should be okay for a little while.