Chapter 270

“What is…
Ming Hu was a bit puzzled by Yurena’s sudden change in demeanor. The difference between her demeanor before and after hearing Lulu’s words was stark.
‘I’m pretty sure I said he…’
Eurena’s attitude change was so dramatic that I don’t even think I said “boy”.
“My pleasure.”
First, Ming Hu shook Eurena’s hand and introduced himself.
“You must be Minghu, but…”
Eurena nodded at Ming Hu’s introduction. She stopped nodding and looked at Ming Hu before continuing.
“I heard something from Lulu… is it true?”
“…What did you hear?”
Ming Hu knew that Lulu had said something, but he didn’t know what. Then Eurena said.
“Defeating a high-level demon… and annihilating Makusawa, a former demon lord of the 7th Demon Realm, and the demon Maltario.”
“Oh.”
From Eurena’s words, Ming Hu could tell what Lulu had said. Lulu seemed to have told him everything that had happened since she entered the demon world.
“Yes.”
Ming Hu nodded and replied.
“…”
Eurena was silent for a moment. By the look on her face, she was thinking hard about something. When she was done, Eurena broke the silence and said, “I’m sorry.
“Are you a human?”
“What?”
Eurena broke the silence, and Ming Hu couldn’t help but question her.
“You know who I am, right?”
“Ah…yes.”
He nodded in response to Eurena’s question. Lulu was a hetzling. Lulu’s mother, Eurena, was a dragon.
“It’s hard for me, too. No, it’s not hard, it’s impossible, because I can’t believe that a human being has done something that’s impossible.”
As Yurena continued, Ming Hu realized why she had asked if she was human.
“It’s human.”
Ming Hu answered Eurena’s question.
“…I see. Hmmm.”
Eurena cleared her throat and pondered the answer. There was silence again. But Ming Hu, who did not want to be silent, spoke up.
“Are you here to… pick up your daughter?”
I wondered why Eurena was here. Perhaps she had come to fetch her daughter, Lulu, but who knew. Of course, judging by the way she was treating him now, it was unlikely that she would do anything like burn down the estate or attack him.
“Oh. I was going to take him back, but I changed my mind.”
“…?”
At this change of heart, Ming Hu looked at Eurena with a puzzled expression, and Eurena smiled brightly.
“Do you think I could stay in the mansion for a while?”
<Red Dragon Eurena's Favor
Eurena, a red dragon from the Valguras Mountains, would like to stay in your manor. Grant her request!
Difficulty Level: F
Quest Reward: Increased Intimacy with Eurena
Decreased friendliness with Eurena for refusing quests
As Eurena finished speaking, the quest appeared.
"Huh.
When Ming Hu saw the quest, he chuckled to himself. He hadn't expected such a quest to appear at all.
"Why not?"
When Ming Hu didn't say anything, Eurena asked again. Yurena's expression was slightly somber as she asked again.
"Oh, no."
Ming Hu quickly opened his mouth to speak in response to Eurena's words. Refusing the quest will decrease your intimacy with Eurena.
'If it means less affinity for the Red Dragon… No. I know what will happen.'
The last thing Emperor Ming wanted was for his relationship with the Red Dragon, the most fiery of all dragons, to deteriorate. Of course, dragons weren't scary. But what Ming Hu didn't want was the possibility that a decrease in intimacy might cause Eurena to become vengeful and cause damage to his estate.
[You have accepted the quest].
I told them they could stay, and an acceptance message appeared.
[You have completed the quest].
[Increased affinity with Eurena the Red Dragon].
[Relations with the Red Dragon Eurena have risen to 'friendly'].
And with that, the quest was complete.
"Thank you."
Ming Hu looked at the message and turned to Eurena at the sound of her voice. Eurena's expression, which had been slightly somber, brightened as if for the first time.
"How are you?"
Eurena continued, smiling brightly when Ming Hu looked at her.
'…'
Yurena's words caught Ming Hu off guard. More precisely, it was Yurena's aura that made him panic.
"This feels like…
Something wasn't right.
* * * * *
Eurena had come to the mansion of Myung Hu, the nobleman who ruled the realm of Asren in search of his daughter, Lulu, she thought as she watched Myung Hu stand in the doorway of the parlor.
"…Is it really human?
I couldn't believe it. If what Lulu said was true, she couldn't be human.
'I can't believe you beat up a high-level demon…'
According to Lulu, Ming Hu had killed not one, but several high-level demons. As a dragon himself, he couldn't believe that Ming Hu, a human, would risk his life against a single high-level demon.
"And then there's the warlord and Maltario.
It wasn't just high-level demons. According to Lulu, Ming Hu even defeated Makusa, a former warlord of the Seven Demon Realms, and the demon Maltario.
"Are you here to… pick up your daughter?"
Eurena, wondering if she was human, opened her mouth to speak at Myung-Hoo's words.
"Oh. I was going to bring him back, but I changed my mind."
At first, she'd planned to take Lulu and go right back, but not now. Eurena was too curious about Ming Hu's identity.
"Do you think I could stay in the mansion for a while?"
Eurena asked the puzzled Ming Hu. She wasn't normally one to question humans, but after what she had heard from Lulu, she couldn't act like a normal human.
"Why not?"
When Ming Hu didn't answer, Eurena asked again.
"…I never thought I'd see this day.
Eurena's expression darkened slightly as she never thought she would see the day when she would be so lowly. Just as it darkened, she heard Myung Hu's voice.
"Oh, no."
"At least they don't say no.
I was worried about what if they said no, but luckily they didn't.
"Thank you."
Normally, Eurena didn't say thank you, but in this situation, she felt like she had to. Eurena smiled brightly as Ming Hu, who had been staring into space at her words, turned his head to look at her, and continued.
"How are you?"
'Hmmm… I guess we'll see.'
It still occurred to Eurena that Ming Hu might not be human. Time will tell, Eurena thought as she sneaked a glance at Ming Hu's appearance.
"If you're a human male, you're probably a little out of shape.
Most human men we've ever seen have gotten excited about their bodies. Not all of them liked it, of course, but most of them were literally obsessed with their bodies.
"I'm going to have to experiment… if it's not human…
Despite the fact that she was a dragon, human men were fascinated by her body. Eurena decided to use her body and her years of experience to find out if Ming Hu was really human or something else.
'Still. We have to be careful.'
Of course, I didn't want to go too far. Answering questions was important, but so were lives.
'Hmmm. I'm looking forward to it.'
I was so excited for what was to come.
* * * * *
"Then show me to an empty room, and as you may have heard in our conversation. Please be careful."
"…I see, Count."
In response to Myung-Hoo's words, the Archdeacon turned around, and when he saw Eurena standing behind him, he swallowed hard and opened his mouth to speak.
"Let me show you to your room."
With those words, the butler turned away from Eurena and began to walk away. Eurena smiled brightly as she walked after him and spoke to Ming Hu.
"See you later."
"Oh, yeah."
Ming Hu nodded in response to Eurena's words. With that, Yurena followed the butler out of the parlor. Lulu followed Yurena, of course. Ming Hu and Rapid were the only ones left in the parlor.
"Should we go?"
"Yes, Dad!"
Seeing no reason to stay in the parlor any longer, Ming Hu took Lapid out of the parlor and walked to Lapid's room, opening the quest window.
<Demons and Demon Beasts of the Seven Realms Beyond the Gate
7 The gate from the Demon Realm to Middle-earth has been reopened. The gates are open, but the demon king Rakuza has no intention of descending. The problem is the demons and creatures of the Seven Realms. They have rebelled against the New Demon King Rakuza and are attempting to cross into Middle-earth through the open gate. Stop them and preserve the peace of Middle Earth!
[Maltario: 1/1].
[Makusa Den Kurza: 1 of 1].
Difficulty Level: S
Quest Reward: Mark of Elgav
"A sign… what options do you have?
Agranecto's token had a ton of options, so I was really looking forward to Elgav's token options.
'By the way…'
Ming Hu, eager to see what the options were, shook his head at his next thought.
"I wonder what's going on…
Alkan, the Emperor, has found you. He was quite curious as to what had happened to find him.
"I'll know when I get there.
He'd find out when he got there, so Ming Hu dismissed the thought and started walking.