''Mr. Liuxin!　Please appease your anger!

　I'm now on my knees with over a hundred people of the human race.

''I'm not that angry, but...''

Didn't you like the girl who was sacrificed?

Ah, I'm not asking for a sacrifice or anything. I mean, I'm not a dragon and...

No sacrifice?　And if one person isn't enough to save your village, then you're going to destroy it?
Hey! Hey!
No. We're going to end up-
You're scaring me, T-Can.
Be quiet! You'll upset Master Lysin!
Please, please help my daughter.

..........

　How did that happen?

　I was thinking back to the reason why this had happened, even though I hadn't been out alone in a long time.


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　The week after the end of the long vacation at the Ifrus Magic Academy, I noticed a ring shining on the ring finger of Luke's left hand.

　Unbeknownst to me, one of my classmates had gotten married.

　There's another boy in my class, Hurt, a member of my tribe, who's also married.

　And it's not just one person.

　He has many wives.
　My sister, Luca, is one of them.


　...I'm his brother-in-law.

　And he says that Luke is married to the sister of one of his wives, Rifa.

　Well, then, what's going to happen to me and Luke's relationship?

　Is Luke going to be my brother-in-law?

　I don't know, but I'll do that anyway.

　It means I have a brother-in-law (Ani) and brother-in-law (Outo) as classmates.

　Hmm, it's a complicated feeling.

　Well, it's okay.
　I'm used to that kind of situation.

　You're going to be able to get a lot more than just this level of surprise when you're around Halt.

　The problem is that out of the three male classmates, two of them are married.


　The human race in this world grows relatively slowly from the time they are born until they are about five years old, and from there until they are about ten years old, they approach their adult form. It seems that even in terms of spirit, they mature quickly.

　Other human beings - elves, beastmen and us dragonoids - grow up at a certain rate.

　And when you are 15 years old, you are an adult. We are considered to be adults.
　It is the same for all races to come of age at the age of 15.

　After reaching adulthood, the life span varies depending on the species, but most humans age slowly.

　By the way, if you're mixed with a human race, it seems to be the same as the way the human race grows up. I think it's the same for Dr. Tina and others.

　The age of admission is different for humans and other races at the Ifrus Magic Academy where I go.

　The human race enters the school when they are 10 years old, while other races enter when they are about 16 years old.

　It is said that this is so that they can match the mental age and appearance of the students in the same grade.

　Also, non-human races can be allowed to enter school two or three years earlier. I started school when I was sixteen.

　I'll be 18 this year when I start my second year.

　What I'm trying to say is that I'm old enough to get married.

　And yet, I don't even have a girlfriend.

　All my classmates are married to each other.

　Yeah.

　All of my classmates are married except me.

　Most of them are Hurt's wives.
　How is that possible?

　Leave me with at least one of them.


　My class was full of the prettiest girls in the entire school.

　All of them became Hurt's wife.
　Including the teacher.

　Leave at least one of them alone!


　In general, this school has almost no interaction with other classes except for the competition.

　I live in the boys' dormitory.

　The Central Street is nearby, so you can meet girls there, but....

　I have no contact with them!
　I don't have anything to talk to you about!
　Picking up girls and all that, it's just not for me!


　I've been spending a lot of time with Luca since I was little, but I never had a chance to play with any other girls.

　That's why I don't know what to talk about with girls other than my sisters.

　That's why I don't have a girlfriend.
　...I'm lonely.


　There was another reason for my depression.

　My classmates have all started wearing bracelets for some reason.

　Hurt and his wife have matching bracelets.
　Luke said it was matching his wife.

　Some wore rings, some didn't, but everyone had a bracelet on their right hand except me.

　And some of my classmates would occasionally look at it and smile.


　How come I'm the only one who isn't in the loop?

　Why can't I have it?

　I'm your brother-in-law and brother-in-law, you know.


　One day while I was thinking this, there was a change in Halt's bracelet.

　There was a small blue and red stone added to it.
　From that gemstone, I could feel an amazing power.

　I used to be unfamiliar with that kind of thing, but now that I was able to fully dragonize, I was able to sensitively feel the power of others.

　Rather than thanks to learning perfect dragonification, it might be because of the fact that the first time I became a perfect dragon and became a black dragon, I was beaten up by Hurt because I got carried away.

　At that time, while being beaten by Harut, I regretted getting carried away and wished that I had the ability to properly assess the opponent's power.

　He punched me until I passed out.
　It hurt like crazy.

　There's no way he's going to beat me, who was fully transformed into this world's strongest colored dragon, with his bare hands until I pass out.

　........No, it was good to be barehanded.
　I'm sure he went easy on me in his own way.

　If Hurt had used that sword...

　No, let's not.
　I'm getting a little pissed just thinking about it.


　When I woke up, I was back in human form.

　Then I had gained the ability to see the hidden power in others.


　Once again, I looked at Hurt with that ability.

　It was crappy.

　Hurt doesn't have any hidden power.


　But that's not possible!

　If you don't have any hidden powers, how can I be beaten up again and again?

　Halt must be powerful enough to fool me, even with my abilities.

　That's what it must be.

　I've decided to keep my guard up against Hurt.

　By the way, when I look at Yoko, she has a lot of hidden power. That's a true nine-tailed fox.

　I can see that my ability is working just fine.



　But I digress.

　It's Halt's bracelet.

　He told me that those extra gems were a gift from Mai and May to Halt.


　And here's where it occurs to me.

　I should get a rare gemstone or ore and give it to Hurt and Luca as a wedding gift.

　It should be small enough to wear on a bracelet, but still rare.

　Harut is a righteous man, so he should give me something in return.

　So I'm going to ask him if he can process some of the jewelry I gave him and put it on the bracelet.

　It doesn't have to be the same as all of Hurt's wives.

　You can buy or make a matching thin bracelet for me, Halt and Luca, and tie it on the bracelet they're wearing now.


　I think it's pretty stylish.

　Hurt doesn't seem to wear a lot of necklaces and stuff like that, but he doesn't seem to mind wearing things on his wrist.

　I thought it was a pretty cool idea.


　So I went to the dragon, which produces gems and ores...

'Dalek?　I'm going to tell you something.

...for real?

　The one that was once an earth attribute dragon had become an evil dragon.