commotion,
Rusona
and Batis returned to the stalemate. After barely calming down, Rusona sat on the chair across from her. Her golden eyes gleamed with excitement that hadn’t cooled down yet.
“I can’t say anything! Really!”
Due to having been strangled once more, Batis spat out that one word in a low voice and then gently patted his throat.
Rusona glared at her brother, drank a glass of water roughly, and frowned.
“Your older brother should say something like that, so this younger brother won’t be patient and listen? A dragon that sold its scales and claws for a few pennies in the name of ‘donation’… I really am at a loss for words.”
bang!!!
Batis, who hit the table violently, let out a loud voice as if he was sincerely sorry.
“no! Because it’s not for sale! Really, I gave up my claws with good intentions!”
Rusona narrowed her golden eyes.
“You really would have donated the claws and scales if there was no reward for the donation?”
“…”
Batis, who was trying to make an awkward excuse, quickly shut his mouth, probably realizing that whatever he said would surely sound like nonsense.
As with any sibling fight, the feud that flared up soon settled into an uncomfortable silence. A silence that won’t end unless one of them speaks first.
In my experience, in the end, it was the quickest solution for a third party like me to step forward. So that the two of them could reluctantly start a conversation with each other.
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to use this opportunity to accumulate a debt to the Dragon Princess.
“Hmmmm.”
I cleared my throat for a moment and spoke carefully. First of all, from Batis. No matter what anyone says, the person who knows best about the circumstances of this incident will be the person involved, Batis.
“Prince Batis.”
“…why?”
He answered bluntly, but his voice was full of small pleasure that everyone could tell, as if it was quite burdensome to continue this uncomfortable silence.
“Why don’t you just explain how this happened from start to finish? As before, it seems that the misunderstanding has deepened quite a bit because Prince Batisse didn’t have time to spare, so he cut back and forth.”
“Hmm…”
Batis glanced at Rusona’s face, pretending to look at me with bright yellow eyes. After looking at his younger brother a few times, he mumbled a few times before speaking slowly.
“As I said earlier, if Rusona suddenly became excited by herself and vowed not to strangle her, I could easily explain what happened today.”
“Shouldn’t Brother Batis be patient with something absurd? How can I bear it without getting excited when I try to explain myself in an incoherent way by spitting out unimaginable words?”
Rusona, who had been glaring at her sullenly, eventually couldn’t hold back what Batis was saying and fired at her, and Batis frowned slightly and shut her mouth.
I don’t know if it’s because it’s because it’s in front of my older brother, who is her family, or if she’s really angry about this incident, but she’s dealing with things like a child rather than an adult.
I let out a small sigh and mediated between the two siblings.
“Princess Rusona.”
When I quietly called her name, it was only then that Rusona seemed to realize that the attitude she had just snapped was not very mature. Her white cheeks flushed brightly.
“…why do you call me?”
“Anyway, wouldn’t it be important to listen to Prince Batis’ story at least once?”
“ha.”
Rusona took a deep breath and looked at Batis with a slightly subdued face.
“No matter what I do, I will not stop talking about my brother and strangle him. I swear by my name.”
When Rusona bowed down and entered first, Batis could not hide his willingness.
“Well, if you come out like that, there’s nothing I can’t tell you.”
“…”
Looking at Rusona’s expression quickly at the reversal of the words, Rusona seemed to have swallowed the harsh words that were about to come out in an instant.
I paid a small tribute to Rusona’s patience and turned my gaze to Batis.
As everyone focused on his mouth, Batis smiled and opened his mouth, as if he was very happy with it.
“So, how did this happen…”
***
Batis, the three princes of the Dragon Kingdom, was bored. It wasn’t just boring, it was very boring. I was bored enough to want to do something really intense.
Hilden, who always spoke to her, was very busy following Rusona during the day and helping her with her work as the Dragon Princess.
Hilden had told him several times that even if he wasn’t confident, all things would be of help to Prince Batis, so Prince Batis should just stay quiet here in the Rose Palace and not get into trouble.
But keeping quiet was the hardest thing for Batis, who was always looking for a noisy place and liked to wander around.
Still, Batis pretended to listen to Hilden’s words to some extent, so he spent the last few weeks quietly hiding in the rose palace as Hilden had told him to.
Hilden, seeing the dragon prince who followed his words uncharacteristically, admired that the immature dragon prince had finally grown up, and increased his work.
As a result, the shallow patience of Batis, who lost his only horse partner for a longer time, ran out.
When he saw the cat-eared, beast-like maid who came in to clean his room as usual, he said softly.
“What are you doing today?”
“doesn’t exist.”
After giving a short, businesslike answer, she quietly lowered her head slightly.
“If Prince Batisse is willing to stay in bed, I will come back in the afternoon to clean the bedroom.”
“no. no. I’ll get up and go out for a bit.”
It was a much kinder answer than the usual Batis, but he couldn’t help but notice the maids of the Rose Palace here.
They were the maids whom Rusona had carefully selected and brought from the Dragon Kingdom, and were highly favored by her. Naturally, Batis, who lives in the rose palace where Rusona stays in the Northern Empire, had to pay attention to them.
“Then excuse me.”
“Oh yes. suffer.”
Batis sighed heavily when he saw the back of the cat-eared maid who started cleaning the room without looking back indifferently.
“I’m really bored.”
Normally, I would ask another maid to get some light food and go to the beautiful garden of the Rose Palace to pass the time, but it was pretty and good for a day or two.
“Let’s go for a short walk. Really, I’m only looking here and there for a while. Will there be any problems?”
In the end, he moved his steps toward the outside of the Rose Palace, which Hilden had warned him not to leave. I even took a gold coin as an emergency fund that I secretly buried in the garden of the rose palace.
“Oh, Prince Batis…? The real Prince Batis!!!”
Someone called him as he was leaving the Rose Palace and heading outside the Imperial Palace of the Northern Empire. A voice like a jade ball rolling. The voice was so full of joy that Batis thought for a moment that he had heard it wrong.
Because there was no one in this imperial palace who would greet her like that.
A robe that was worn all the way down to the head. The hair protruding through it seemed to have taken care of it, but the dark circles around her eyes and slightly crumbly skin indirectly indicated that she was not a person who lived a comfortable life.
“Wow, seeing dragon races in real life! Where can I find such an honor!!!”
With eyes full of tiredness shining, she came over and grabbed Batis’ hand.
“When you’re in a real human form, you look like a human! It is true that the dragon race is the only race among the beast tribes that can perform perfect imitations!!! oh?!”
Surprised by herself, the woman quickly let go of Batis’ hand and bowed her head.
“sorry! sorry! I’m so excited that I’ve done a great disservice to the royal family of a foreign country! I’m really sorry!!!”
While the woman continued to apologize, Batis still looked down at his hands, half-dazed.
It’s been a long time since I felt the touch of others, and it was very soft. He couldn’t remember when the last time someone held his hand recently.
A belated, small happiness slowly bloomed in his heart. Batis, unable to hide her smile, lifted the bent woman to her feet.
“are you okay. Things like that happen, too.”
“But I’m really sorry… It’s the first time I’ve seen the Yongin people this close, so I got excited without
realizing it …” But who…?”
“oh!”
It was only then that the woman blinked her eyes as if realizing that she had forgotten to introduce herself. She quickly introduced who she was to Batis.
“My name is Ferris, a researcher working at the Imperial Research Lab! It’s embarrassing, but my major is Beastmen!”
Batis grinned.
“So you were so excited to see me? Because I am a dragon that is very hard to see.”
“that’s right!!!”
Ferris’ eyes twinkled again and cautiously opened his mouth to Batis.
“Are you busy right now?”
Although Batis knew exactly what she wanted, she asked a sneaky question to enjoy the situation.
“Why do you ask that?”
The woman’s cheeks flushed red and her eyes were cast low.
“I was wondering if you would have time to have a cup of tea with me.”
Suddenly, it felt like hearing Hilden’s voice urging him to ‘refrain from contact with outsiders as much as possible without me’, but Batis snorted once and took a break to shake off Hilden’s voice lightly.
He smiled brightly, one of the brightest smiles he had seen in recent years, and nodded quickly.
“good.”
“Wow really!”
“I’m going to make a special time for this, so hurry up and guide me!”
“Then let’s have a cup of tea at our lab! I will treat you very well!”
Bored Batis liked wherever he was greeted.
“okay! Let’s go!”
***
Soldos, the emperor’s escort, forgot to be careful about talking to the royal family of other countries, and unknowingly spat out a word.
“You got caught very well.”
I had to agree with that statement.
“You really got caught.”
Rusona rubbed her eyes and let out a deep sigh.
“I’m not a child who crave attention, and Battis’ brother is really happy to follow such an obvious invitation…”
“Everyone, be quiet!!!”
Batis, who jumped to his feet, had a vertical split in his bright yellow eyes. The dragon prince spoke passionately with the dragon’s eyes shining.
“Somehow, that’s how it happened! Ferris really wanted to treat me, so I took him! And somehow, the topic of the story only spilled over to dragon blood and scaly claws! And then again, somehow, she said she needed a little sample, so I just gave her a little, very little! Our meeting was very innocent! really!!!”
“blood…? If I haven’t heard now, did my brother say that he gave the woman not only claws and scales, but also the dragon’s blood?”
“however…?”
trembling body. Rusona’s golden eyes shook wildly again.
“This is real!!! You don’t even know what you can make with dragon blood, and you give your own blood right away?!”
“Hey!”
Batis jumped up at Rusona’s shout and quickly jumped out and hid behind me.
dragon’s blood. What settings were there? There must have been something to him, seeing as he was much more angry with blood than with claws and scales.
“What do you think you can make with dragon blood?”
“If the dragon’s blood, which embraces all changes, goes through a proper purification process…”
Rusona stopped talking and kept her mouth shut. She glanced at Soldos’ face next to me and closed her eyes.
“Marnac is late today, so come to the Rose Palace early tomorrow morning. I need you to help me with one thing. And Sir Soldos, if you have time, I would like you to visit me.”
With that said, she turned around and walked towards the door. Standing tall in front of the door, she turned and glared at Batis.
“Brother won’t you follow me? If you’re going to stay out tonight, I won’t stop you. However, even if you stay out overnight, come to the Rose Palace to settle your affairs by tomorrow morning. Otherwise, I might find you and kill you.”
Batis rolled his eyes and responded quickly.
“Oh, I’m going to sleep outside today! Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to go to the Rose Palace by tomorrow morning!”
“A wise choice.”
Rusona growled low, showing white teeth.
“If I had shamelessly followed you and asked you to put me to sleep, I might have killed my brother with a vase.”
After saying that, Rusona slammed the door and left.
bang!
Batis glanced at me and spoke softly.
“If there is room left for you to stay…”
I answered firmly.
“No. Find any inn and rest for the day.”
