Became a Hatchling of the Grand Duke of the North

Chapter 64

64 – How the Master Lives (5)

[Grand Duchess!]

[Ah, Princess Rachel.]

It wasn’t long before Princess Rachel came.

She respectfully bowed her head to Han, the guardian dragon.

[Guardian Dragon. How have you been this weekend?]

[Kiik!]

Of course. Of course you’ve been doing well.

Sniff sniff.

As soon as she got closer, the guardian dragon Han was the first to sniff her nose and smell it.

He nodded his head subtly at the refreshing body odor.

‘Okay. I like it today.’

Today too.

Princess Rachel didn’t smell the strong perfume like before.

After all, it feels like she is taking care of herself, just as the impact she had before that was so intense.

Of course, Han has no reason to refuse.

‘Nice work, Rachel.’

For that reason, he tapped her with his little front paws as if to protect Rachel.

[Ah!]

Then, the reaction burst out at once.

However, it was from Yone, not from anyone else.

At that sudden commotion, everyone’s eyes turned to Yone.

He even looked at her, wanting to see her.

Yone opened his mouth as if he had seen something he couldn’t see.

[Su, Guardian Dragon… Ah…]

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[Yone? What’s the matter?]

However, Yone whined his displeasure with his mouth bulging.

[You’re too much, Guardian Dragon… I’ve never seen anything like that before…]

‘Huh.’

But the guardian dragon Han turned her head away from her casually.

Not really too much.

In the first place, Princess Rachel was a natural dragon blood person even though she had little dragon blood, and because of that, her relationship with Han, the guardian dragon, wasn’t too bad from the beginning.

Now that she was that much, she had nothing to do with his contractor, Lucia, who was a real dragon blood.

As a guardian dragon, Han was one of the two humans with whom he had the deepest connection.

But not Yone.

I was just one of many, many humans.

Of course, she wasn’t just treating me like a human being, but as much as we had a lot of time together, she treated me like a maid.

If it were someone else, it would have been enough impiety to not dare to look at him and worship him every time our eyes met.

Even if you dropped ice on his head, it wouldn’t be enough.

Rather, Han narrowed his eyes and seemed to be glaring at Yone.

‘I want you to appreciate that I treat you this way, Yone. Don’t you dare treat me like a pet.’

The lofty majesty of the dragon does not tolerate the glances of other humans who dare not know the subject and stare straight at it.

However, if you go beyond this and consider yourself a mere pet, Han, who has the nature of a dragon, will naturally have no choice but to show displeasure.

It is difficult to concede further actions here.

Don’t think strangely.

Han put a little threat in that way.

As he secretly raised his mana, a chilly cold wind began to blow softly.

[What is it? A sudden cold wind…?]

[Uh… Is the wind blowing similar to the northern part of the empire?]

Because the sudden cold wind was strange, Princess Rachel and Lucia raised their heads curiously.

[…]

Is it because he noticed such a cold expression of resentment?

If that wasn’t the case, it might have been because she had read the magic contained in the fierce wind.

Unable to hold on, Yone turned her head away.

[Bird, now that I think about it, I think it’s fine. I didn’t think of Guardian Dragon’s feelings.]

Perfect surrender.

It will be like that long ago.

As if he finally liked it, he also calmed down the wind he had aroused.

He held his head high and gave a low snort.

* * * *

The place where Lucia and the others headed was the largest square in the empire called the ‘Ecliptic’.

Befitting a historical place named Hwangdo (the street where the first emperor who founded the empire first stepped), the street was dazzling.

Aristocrats, commoners, and wagons were innumerable, forming a complicated appearance.

People were walking around busily.

Among them, there seemed to be quite a few people the same age as Lucia, but considering that this place was near Celestial Academy, I wondered if they were probably from that area as well.

The cadets seemed to have no hesitation in revealing their contract beasts, magical creatures.

Some carried birds with them, while others carried strange creatures they had never seen before on their shoulders.

Just like between Lucia and Han, the guardian dragon.

‘That’s why it’s not particularly noticeable between us. I guess everyone feels the same way.’

I looked around while riding on Lucia’s shoulders.

Because there were many things he was seeing for the first time around him, his gaze kept turning around.

[Ah, it’s a clothing store.]

In the middle of that, Lucia stopped in front of a clothing store.

[And…]

Princess Rachel smiled as she stared at the store full of display items.

[Whoops. Grand Duchess, don’t you like it too much?]

[A clothing store, this is the first time I’ve been to this since I was born.]

[Hmm? Is this your first time?]

It was none other than Princess Rachel who looked rather strangely at the sound.

She turned to Yone as if to ask for an explanation.

[Yone, aren’t there any clothes shops in the north?]

[Ahahahaha… We do most of the work in the castle. Pretty much everything is done by the maids. So are the clothes. Because there were separate tailors inside the castle.]

[Huh.]

At that sound, Princess Rachel slightly raised her eyes wide.

It was because it was a completely unexpected sound.

[That sounds very interesting. Well, if the environment and weather change, then the culture and lifestyle change as well.]

The northern part that Guardian Dragon Han remembered was a boring place in many ways.

Of course, as much as the Grand Dukes Lucia and Lucrezia were always together, it was fun and enjoyable, but it was the limit of being born in the north.

Snow and wind.

That was all Han could remember.

The area around the Grand Siege Castle they were staying in was an empty field.

Of course, I never dreamed of such a splendid spectacle like the zodiac.

All the family members of the grand duchess, as well as Lucia and Lucrezia, were able to continue their lives within the castle.

Suddenly, Han realized a bleak truth.

‘Can’t it be that the northern part was really remote?’

It’s as if a bell is ringing in your head.

However, whether or not they knew the shock of such resentment, Princess Rachel pointed inward and proposed to them.

[Now. Would you like to go inside?]

[Wait, is it okay?]

[Sure, of course. This is the plaza the Empire is most proud of. Anywhere is a store, and as long as you’re a customer, there’s nothing you can’t enter.]

And then he added.

[And, of course, you can try on clothes inside.]

‘Oh-…’

At that sound, Han’s gaze shifted to the pure white dress beside him.

At a glance, it was a very beautiful dress.

He thought.

‘That, if Lucia or Lucrezia were to wear it…’

At that moment, it seems that he was not the only one who thought of that.

Yone pushed Lucia gently and urged her.

[Lady Lucia! Come on, let’s go inside! Come on!]

[Ah, yes. Okay.]

That’s how I pushed myself into the store.

[Welcome~.]

As they entered, a large number of employees greeted them.

But perhaps it was because there were already so many passengers, their visit was not very noticeable.

Some people were already looking at the clothes here and there, or even trying on the clothes themselves.

[This place is always full of new products.]

Princess Rachel looked around familiarly.

Her voice surprised not only her Lucia but also her Yone and looked back at her.

[Huh? Princess, have you been here before?]

[Ah, hmm. Yes, of course. I used to visit often. Apparently, this place is changed every month with products brought in from all over the continent. From the point of view of me and the nobles, it is the best choice for following the trend.]

[Ah, that’s right.]

It was quite understandable.

The only thing in the vicinity right now was the imperial castle where the famous royal family stayed.

For her, one of the members, this place must have been the same as the front yard she used to visit whenever she was bored.

There is no chin that you will not get used to.

In fact, when some employees tried to approach them, Princess Rachel made a familiar gesture and sent them away.

Then they gave a brief greeting from afar and that was it.

As if this happened not once or twice.

Princess Rachel opened her mouth, pointing to her insides with her smile.

[Rather than that, look around at the things you like. It’s okay to try on anything for now, so let’s take a look.]

[Then… Ah! Guardian Dragon!]

Tadak!