Letâs Go To The Beastkin Wolf Settlement
The next day, we started our travel towards Shiaâs old home.
While leaving the mansion, Philly, Milka, Eric, Goran, and Dorgo saw us off at the door.
âWell, Iâm sure youâll be safe, but donât let your guard down.â
âDonât worry.â
âLocke. Give my regards to Danton.â
âI will. Also, Eric and Goran. Look after Philly and Milka while Iâm away.â
âLeave it to us. I will keep an eye on them.â
My mansion was very close to the palace if you used the secret passage.
I would be very relieved if Eric made sure they were okay.
I gave Philly and Milka communication bracelets as well.
âIf something happens, call me with this.â
âI know.â
âI understand!â
âAnd it doesnât have to be anything serious. It would be worse if you didnât think something was important and it turned out to be much worse.â
âOkay. Got it!â
âIf youâre not sure, just call.â
âDonât worry. I understand.â
âYou help protect them too, Tama.â
âWoof!â
Tama was very reliable.
And then I turned to Dorgo.
âPlease help look after them.â
âI will do what I can. And Mister Locke...I hope you will do the same for my daughter.â
âIf anything, I will be the one helping him.â
âYouâre one to talk.â
Kathe said confidently, but Dorgo was quick to object.
After that, we walked to the outskirts of the royal capital.
As we were quite a crowd, the guards were surprised at first, but they let us through.
Then we walked a little further until there was some distance between us and the city.
This was so Kathe could transform into a dragon.
âAlright, alright.â
âHey, Miss Kathe, what are you doing!?â
âAHHHHHHHHHHHH!â
Serulis and Luchila looked embarrassed as Kathe started to get undressed.
âTurn around Mister Locke!â
When I turned around, Grulf also turned around.
Adventurers usually didnât care about nudity.
When on the road, people often had to change and bathe in the same place.
As a B-Rank Adventurer, Shia did not react. Neither did Nia.
Perhaps it was because Nia was raised among so many other Adventurers.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHmm? Why are you so flustered, Serulis?â
Kathe said to her dumbly.
âTo get naked in front of a man! It is a disgrace!â
âIs that so? It must be tough being human.â
âYou must be careful when in human form!â
âAlright. I understand.â
Kathe seemed satisfied enough with this.
And then she turned into a dragon.
âMister Locke. Itâs fine now.â
âGot it.â
âGroof!â
Kathe was covering her face with her hands.
âThis-this is so embarrassing.â
âBut you are a dragon.â
âBu-but...â
âAnd weâve already seen you as a dragon.â
âIt got embarrassing when I started thinking about it.:
â...I see.â
I didnât quite understand dragons. But Iâm sure Iâd get used to it.
And with that, we got onto Katheâs back.
It wasnât the first time that Shia, Nia, Grulf, And Lord Gerberga had ridden on her.
Though, Shia and Nia still looked a little nervous. Grulf was quick and careful as he climbed up.
âItâs your first time, isnât it Luchila and Serulis?â
âYe-yes.â
âOh, yes.â
âJust say if you need any help climbing up.â
âIâm fine!â
Serulis hopped up and pulled herself to the top.
She was strong because she trained every day.
âItâs probably hard for you, Luchila?â
âIâm sorry.â
I picked up Luchila while Lord Gerberga was perched on my shoulder. Then I got onto Katheâs back.
âNow, you are all on. I am going to fly now so hold on tight to my scales.â
Kathe rose into the air a little slower than usual.
She was being considerate of Luchila and Serulis.
And then she slowly gained speed as she flew.
âAHHH!â
Luchila clutched my arm in terror.
Serulis also looked very tense as she held on to the scales.
Shia and Nia also looked a little nervous.
âDo you know where it is, Kathe?â
âOf course, I do. I saw it on a map.â
We were traveling slowly by Katheâs standards. By the time twenty minutes had passed, we could see lots of people below us.
There were probably about 500 in all.
There were old people and children too. It wasnât just warriors.
âIs that...â
âIt is the beastkin tribe.â
âYour tribe is that big, Shia?â
âNo, ours is about 100 people... Perhaps neighboring tribes have come as well.â
âThey must have come to greet us!â
Shia and Nia smiled.
âIâm going to land now!â
So saying, Kathe slowly started to descend.
Danton stood in front of the crowd of people and waved happily.