Became a Hatchling of the Grand Duke of the North

86 – Cult of Shadows (7)

‘…I’m dizzy. It’s full of strong smells, isn’t it?’

But even so, Han was busy sniffing at the smell of food that filled the store.

To be dizzy is to be dizzy, and to smell is to sniff.

For Han, it was natural to sniff other things.

A dragon’s sense of smell is far superior to that of most living beings.

As living beings with an excellent sense of smell can tell by smelling the surrounding environment from birth, it was an act close to instinct for him to sniff the surrounding environment like this.

The rich aroma of meat filled with smoke was enough to make my nose tingle.

In the restaurant, there were things that would stimulate Han’s greed to the fullest.

[Kiii.]

Gulp.

Along with the naturally produced saliva, Han’s eyes narrowed.

[Let’s go to the seat over there.]

Princess Rachel.

As she said she had been to everywhere in the capital, she naturally led the group.

On the other hand, whether Lucia or Yonaid.

They were all perfect northerners when they were born and raised.

No matter how much they have spent their entire lives in the greatest samurai family on the continent, continuing to learn and grow,

I was still clumsy in many ways in the complex middle of the capital where money and transactions are rampant.

[So… This is the menu board.]

For this reason, Lucia was fumbling through the menu board in a relatively clumsy manner.

[Thick lamb soup roasted over a volcanic fire.]

[Boneless marinated chicken.]

[Chicken fried rice.]

[Uh, uhm…]

Lucia blankly blinked her eyes.

Whatever she saw, she couldn’t figure it out for herself.

At least there was no menu she knew, and she was unfamiliar with each one. For example, there were only things that I couldn’t catch the name at all.

I couldn’t figure out anything.

‘Sheep, are you referring to mutton? In the first place, I thought sheep were just used for plucking fur clothes?’

Does that mean it’s edible?

And what kind of dish is said to have been made using this chicken? There is not just one menu. Did they all cook in different ways?

Everything is precious in the North.

For this reason, there is no law to slaughter meat easily, whether it be sheep or chicken. Most of the livestock were so rare that they were used only for the production of skins, furs, and eggs.

It was only eaten on very special occasions.

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Of course, northerners also eat meat.

It was only natural given that they were also human beings.

However, the meat they mainly eat is monsters that run through the rough snow fields of the North Sea.

Large monsters such as wild wolves, bison, and minotaurs.

Unfortunately, livestock are rare in the land they live in, but monsters can be seen even a little bit out of the territory, so everyone from the territories to Lucia, the heir to the Grand Duchess, eats this kind of meat as their staple food.

As such, compared to other regions, the northern continent is inevitably different in many aspects such as food and life.

The man who appears to be the owner of the store spoke to them while looking around the menu.

[Oops, they seem to be cadets from far away, right?]

[Ah, yes.]

[Looks like he could be a wizard of some sort. If not, they are the children of noble families.]

The owner’s gaze soon fell on the guardian dragon Han, who was naturally sitting on Lucia’s shoulder.

His eyes narrowed.

[Hmm…]

The owner of the store.

He watched the guardian dragon, Han, with intense interest. That’s to the point of sticking your head out in front of you.

[Key, Kiik?]

Han, the guardian dragon, whose eyes met, frowned and threatened.

It was a reflex action.

‘What, what.’

He broke out in a light cold sweat.

A man with a rough muscular appearance was staring at him right in the face, so he couldn’t help but stiffen.

Perhaps because of his ferocious appearance, he was a strange man who looked stronger than most of the orcs he had encountered in his previous life.

But soon, as if his interest in Han had reached that point, he let go of his interest with this one word.

[It looks like a legendary guardian dragon. I hope there is no real dragon.]

Tak-tak-tak.

After those words, he really started to focus on cooking again.

It seemed that the only way he was chopping green onions in front of him was no longer of interest to him.

[Ha ha ha…]

That look.

Lucia and Princess Rachel struggled to break into a cold sweat.

The identity of the Guardian Dragon was almost discovered.

Many of the academy’s cadets make contracts with magical creatures and take them around as phantom beasts.

This was possible because many of the cadets were sons of aristocratic families or high-ranking merchant families.

In the center of the capital, many cadets come and go every day.

It was only natural that the academy was located right nearby.

For this reason, it has become a daily routine for ordinary citizens living in the capital to see magical creatures with colors like all kinds of rare jewels that are hard to find in other kingdoms.

So the citizens have adapted to the current environment while watching the phantom beasts the cadets take with them.

Some people look at it with interest, but don’t look at it with great interest.

On the streets of the capital city, a beautiful young dragon with silvery-white jewel-like scales,

That’s why the presence of the guardian dragon, Han, was unexpectedly not very prominent.

Although its appearance and existence are perfectly known in the academy, it is not widely known in the streets.

Everyone is interested in his strange appearance, but he does not go further.

Of course, the fact that the citizens did not expect that the guardian dragon, the pride of the empire and another guardian deity, would roam around so openly also played a role.

The existence of the guardian dragon passed down in the legend was the owner of divinity and the guardian who protected all beings on the continent, so it was only natural for those with a straight mind to know that they would grow up cherished in the deepest part of the empire.

Suddenly, their imagination drifted to the direction that there could be no dragon in the middle of this commonplace downtown.

Because.

[Now. Eat this.]

[Kiik?]

Took.

In front of that resentment, I set down a plate full of raw meat.

Han, who does not know English, sniffs and smells the familiar scent of meat.

[Kiii?]

Soon after, his eyes widened considerably.

Oh? This was the sixth.

Han, not knowing why, looked up at the owner.

He stroked Han’s head with his big hand.

Dare-…

At once, Han’s eyes narrowed and a dangerous look crept up.

A word came out that calmed the dragon’s arrogance.

[Free. Don’t worry. Of course, I’ll give you more if you want. Judging by the drooling appearance, it must be very hungry, right?]

[Key, Kiyi?]

Sounds incredible.

With every word he said, his anger subsided like an ember was extinguished.

As the owner saw that the expression of the guardian dragon, Han, was unraveling, a different color appeared in the eyes of the owner.

[Oh, it looks like he understands everything. Sounds pretty smart, doesn’t it? Pick whatever you want from the menu if you want. It’s a service, I’ll give you more.]

‘This, this guy…’

Han was thrilled.

The corners of his eyes curled up.

A truly wonderful person.

Perhaps he knew the dragon’s majesty from the beginning and crawled on his own.

Took.

Several plates were set down in front of him.

[Key, Kiii-.]

Han’s mouth opened spontaneously.

Sea and mountain delicacies.

I don’t know what to eat.

Because it was full of intense spices that seemed to bewitch his mind, all of them were only delicious things that aroused his strong dragon’s greed.

While Han, the guardian dragon, trembled with emotion at the appearance of the various plates placed in front of him,

[Welcome~.]

With my daughter-.

The door bell rang and a new guest entered.

[Are there any vacancies?]

[Sorry, sir. It’s because the seats are full.]

[Oops. It’s unfortunate. Then next time-.]

It was then.

It was none other than Yone who stopped the person who turned and left the store.

[Ah, Professor Lapis!]

[Hmm?]

At that, Professor Lapis stopped in his tracks.

Her gaze turned to the group of people who summoned her.

[Ah, it’s all of you. Nice to meet you.]

The homeroom professor of anti-magical defense, Lapis.

Lucia’s party greeted her by bowing their heads toward her, pointing to the seat next to her and asking.

[If it’s because of the seats, would you like to sit in our seats?]

[Is that okay?]

…Is it an illusion?

Professor Lapis smiled secretly as if he had been waiting for this answer for some reason.

She approached and sat down at the empty seat in her party.

Soon, the gaze of the woman sitting next to her was fixed on the guardian dragon, Han.

It was such a strange look that you could call it an observational gaze, as if it were scrutinizing his whole body.