Episode 124. Appetite (2)
“Nana ate people?”
No matter how indifferent the country is to people dying, I couldn’t help but react to these words.
“I think it would be better to judge after listening first.”
Brian’s expression as he began to explain didn’t look good at all.
“… So the place and the bodies were burned to remove any traces. I thought there would be more remnants, but I think erasing any traces of Nana comes first… … .”
At first, I thought he stuttered a bit, but I think he mostly said what he wanted to say without a problem.
“That is all… … .”
As he said, I listened calmly with the intention of listening first and then judging.
To discuss my feelings about this,
Are you proud of me?
These are not empty words; they are sincere.
They said that it was a group of slave traders, or human traffickers, who kidnapped Nana while she was going out without permission.
It is said that they saw Nana wandering the streets alone without a guardian and kidnapped her because they thought she was good prey, but this was just a guess and not certain.
When they found Nana, there was already no one left except her, so there was no one to ask about the situation. Nana was also in shock afterward, so she didn’t say anything other than that she was sorry.
I arrived just two days after that incident.
Aside from what happened, Brian not only judged the situation properly, but also handled the aftermath quite neatly.
So much so that there is nothing in particular to point out.
“It’s my fault for not taking care of Nana more carefully. If you punish me, it will be sweet… … .”
“no. great job.”
For a moment, I had my head down like a criminal, but then I lifted it up at the words, “Thank you for your hard work.”
“yes?”
“Thank you for your hard work. Anyway, no one was hurt, right? “That’s enough.”
After about 3 seconds, Brian breathed a sigh of relief.
Just by looking at his face, I could see how complicated his mind must have been.
“So what about Nana?”
“I rarely come out of my room. “I checked briefly earlier, and he wasn’t sleeping.”
As I heard earlier, he said he hadn’t eaten for two days.
For our little boy, a nap and a meal would be the greatest happiness he couldn’t live without, but to the point where he refuses it.
It seems like he himself was very shocked.
In the end, the only person who can comfort me is me.
I went into Nana’s room without hesitation.
“… … .”
You probably knew from a while ago that I was here.
Normally, he would have been the first to run up to me and ask if I had brought him a gift, but even though I came, he didn’t show his face even once.
From her back turned, I could see a melancholy that I had never seen before.
-Whoop!
I thought he was giving me a quick glance, and eventually he covered me with a blanket.
It’s a bit surprising to see such a thorough response.
It felt awkward to leave like this, so I approached him first.
“sorry. “I can’t see Papa’s face right now.”
As soon as she sat down on the bed, she opened her mouth as if she had been waiting.
“why?”
“I was wrong… … .”
“What did I do wrong?”
Even in my opinion, it was a mischievous question.
“You ate people. The same person as Papa, Brian, and Emily… … .”
hmm. Yes, it is.
I don’t know what other people think of this, but for now, this is my position.
Nana is half human and half dragon.
Of course it would be a problem if people were eating people, but what if dragons were eating people?
If I had to compare it, I think it would be like humans eating bugs.
To put it simply, it’s not that you can’t eat it, but you just don’t go out of your way to find it and eat it.
In fact, it would be a good thing if they were treated like insects. Dragons who hate interacting with each other eat us humans like they eat food?
That will never happen.
Unless we are so hungry that our stomachs stick to our shells, don’t we do things like eat bugs?
Well, I’ve heard that among dragons, there are some that have a special constitution and some that enjoy eating, but those are only a very small minority.
Normally, you won’t even notice it.
So I too am a bit suspicious.
Nanara only likes to eat cancer, but I didn’t know she could eat people too?
It will be difficult if he grows up to become a man-eating dragon that eats humans, so he needs to be properly corrected at this point.
“Come out first. It’s me. “You should see Papa’s face.”
It seemed like she was hesitating, but after a moment, she popped her face out from under the blanket.
“You won’t hate me?”
“Listen.”
Perhaps feeling a little relieved, she wriggled and came next to me.
“Have you always wanted to eat people?”
“No, not at all! I didn’t even think of that! Nana is the same person as Papa! “People shouldn’t eat people!”
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The fact that people should not eat other people is like an instinct that people know without anyone teaching them.
The reason Nana is so depressed right now probably means that she knows she did something she shouldn’t have done.
“But why did you eat it?”
“Well, that means… … .”
After hesitating for a moment, Nana buried her face in the blanket again and spoke.
“It smells… … .”
“smell?”
“huh. Those people had a very evil and vicious smell. Just by looking at it, I can tell that he’s going to do something bad to Nana… … .”
In other words, it sensed a threat with the dragon’s unique senses, but once I heard it up to this point, there seemed to be no problem at all.
“But the smell was very sweet…” … .”
This seems a bit problematic.
“It was so sweet, I wanted to eat it on the spot. I think I just lost my mind from then on… … .”
Huh, how should I explain this?
Among the folktales floating around the continent, there is a story that says, ‘A person who does bad things that everyone hates will be eaten by a dragon.’
To sum up what Nana said now, it seems that a delicious smell was wafted from bad people, and that caused her to develop an appetite… … .
First of all, Nana has extremely little experience meeting people.
Perhaps this incident could be said to be her first encounter with dirty people.
We’ll have to watch more in the future, but in any case, hasn’t he taken care of the people who tried to harm him?
Then that’s it.
I have no intention of reprimanding her by invoking her petty human nature.
“Are you okay inside?”
“huh! “I’m completely fine!”
“Then that’s enough. “Don’t take it to heart too much.”
I put my hand under the blanket and stroked Nana’s head.
I can’t say that it wasn’t my fault that created that situation in the first place.
But I think we have to be careful.
If this same appetite continues to appear, it may have a very difficult effect on her in the future when she becomes independent.
Nana crawled out from under the blanket and immediately looked towards the window.
“… … .”
There’s nothing wrong with it, so I just keep looking at it without saying a word.
His eyes were full of gloom, as if he was worried.
“It was frustrating.”
“what?”
“I just felt depressed and frustrated, unlike usual. Even while I was sleeping, I felt like someone was calling me. So I came out and saw it. I felt like someone was calling me… … .”
As I looked at Nana’s pitiful eyes, my heart also began to feel uncomfortable.
Come to think of it, wasn’t this city a city that had nothing to do with her?
I quickly made up my mind and stood up immediately.
“Let’s go out, Nana.”
“Where?”
“outing.”
Her eyes began to shine brightly again.
* * *
The sky with the setting sun.
A warm evening breeze blows, caressing your skin, making you feel drowsy.
From the time I heard the word slave trader, I had some expectations.
They are probably the remnants of Zikerman Albas, the target I assassinated two years ago.
Looking down from the top of the towering hill, I saw the building of the merchant guild where I had first discovered Nana’s egg at the same time as killing Zikerman.
Additionally, it is also the place where Nana’s dead mother was located.
“… … .”
Although it was clearly her first time here, Nana had the wistful look in her eyes, as if she had returned to her hometown after a long time.
You probably felt it instinctively.
This is a very meaningful place for her.
“Papa.”
“huh?”
“Am I really human?”
Not just at this moment, but sometimes I would ask.
What are you doing?
Every time that happened, I said.
It’s a person.
Just a little more special than others.
Realistically speaking, it was an unfortunate position where she couldn’t belong anywhere, but I always told her that she was no different from us.
“This is where Papa and I first met, right?”
“how did you know?”
“I just knew it by feeling. It felt familiar yet very nostalgic… … .”
He must be an amazing little boy who can figure things out without even having to tell him.
It is said that the merchant association building was closed after Zickerman was assassinated, and no one visited it for two years.
It is said that some beggars who had nowhere to go came here from time to time, and it was also common to hear that the ghosts of dead slaves appeared and drove them all away.
I was worried that Nana might be scared by the atmosphere emanating from the building, but
“Do you want to go in?”
“huh!”
Nana said she would go in without any hesitation.
The interior was much more serious compared to two years ago.
From the dust covering the floor and the rusty walls, to the rats running around on it and the spiders building their nests in the ceiling,
There was also a strong odor coming from the trash left here and there.
However, Nana didn’t care and just followed me quietly.
We finally arrived somewhere in the underground space.
There wasn’t a single thing, let alone a body.
What’s surprising is that, unlike other places, there wasn’t a single speck of dust.
A narrow space just big enough for one person to lie down.
Even a slight warmth was felt, as if someone had been sitting there just a moment ago.
I lowered myself down and placed my hands on the floor.
-Wooow.
A black aura rose together with mana from the hand.
“What are you doing Papa?”
“Welcome back.”
The moment she tilted her head, not understanding what I was saying,
“… … !”
The rising aura immediately enveloped Nana’s body.
Perhaps because he didn’t feel threatened, he didn’t offer much resistance.
I took a step back and gave her some alone time.
[I don’t think it will be a very good memory for the little boy?]
Kayram, who was watching at the same time, looked at me and asked.
“This is something that should have been done sometime. “The timing has just moved forward a little.”
The little boy grows so fast.
It is part of the 7-star dark attribute magic
This is a magic that turns part of my memory into an illusion and shows a false illusion to the target. Now, Nana will be seeing memories of the past through the illusion I created.
Roughly speaking, this is everything that happened here two years ago.
I don’t want to show how miserably Nana’s mother died.
I just want to make you realize.
That you are a person without a doubt, born from a truly human body and receiving human warmth… … .
“… … !”
Once the effect of the hallucination was over, the aura disappeared in an instant.
Nana, who came to see all the memories, did not shed a smile of joy or tears of sadness.
“Did you have a good time meeting you?”
“huh. “Mama hugged me and told me to live happily ever after.”
Even though it was a false illusion, it would have been a precious meeting for her.
“Let’s go Papa! “I’m hungry!”
Nana, with renewed energy, stood up proudly.
I leisurely looked at her back as she went outside for a moment.
Somehow I feel a little taller.
(Continued in the next part)
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