I wish you could believe me. It wasn’t because I was dazzled by the enormous reward, absolutely not.
“Masaru…”
Although it couldn’t be said it didn’t feel like a good atmosphere, at a distance we were completely surrounded by the children. If it were just the two of us alone, somehow… somehow? Is it impossible? It’s no good. If it was just the two of us alone I couldn’t know what to do.
“But, look. Because I’m a wizard. I used my magic from a a distant position and when the flying dragon was knocked down, it was left to the vanguards after that. They said the B ranked people we were together with had experience in dragon subjugation and despite a few people were injured as expected, they were all minor ones.”
The tank needed Heal like 6 times to completely recover but it didn’t feel like he had quite a serious injury.
“Leaving that aside, this dragon meat. After the battle, everybody ate it. It was very tasty.”
“But, is it okay? To accept something like this? Dragon meat is a super high class item!”
“Yes, it’s alright. Besides, I got my share. That’s because of my outstanding performance. I received a really big cut.”
“But, how do you eat this? I have never cooked dragon meat before.”
“As it is, I’ve been told you can grill it as steak or make stew. Either of them is wonderful.”
“Steak and stew?… Ah, everyone! Onii-chan brought us a present! It’s dragon meat!”
Ah, they didn’t forget to do that, eh? The children gathered and said their thanks.
“Onii-chan, thank you!”
Yeah. As expected they couldn’t leave this out.
Afterwards I was invited for dinner and after the meal I went out to the courtyard with the children to have a big boasting party.
“At that time, together with the wind mage we flew into the sky and chased the dragon. Us two were chasing after the fleeing dragon. Finally I finished casting and with an explosion the dragon’s wing burst! Wing plucked the dragon falls. However, at the end it headed towards us and fired a breath. Right away I….”
The children were listening to the story with sparkling eyes. Yea, they’re enjoying it. I spiced the story a little bit, but it’s alright with this much, isn’t it?
“And this is a dragon’s scale.”
I take out the scale and show it to the children.
“Woooooow.” “Dragon! Awesome!” “Incredible! Nii-chan! Nii-chan!”
Uhahahahaha. That’s good, children. Give me more praise! Angela-chan is listening to the story with a look of admiration. With this, will she get a better opinion of me? Because I was thought to be very weak. Well, if you remove my cheats I believe I couldn’t be any different from these children.
Angela-chan waved her hand at me and I left behind the orphanage that was in good spirits. Angela-chan is really cute. I was thinking while walking down the road that had become completely dark. According to the children I secretly asked about, it seems there aren’t any men she socializes with and by all means they want me to get along with her. Even though I feel there’s hope, to begin with I have zero experience with girls. Angela-chan, it’s possible she’s amiable with everyone and it’s better if I make my moves carefully and without rushing.
The mood was good, returning to the inn I think about tomorrow. Getting the reward, first I’ll search for a house. I wonder if there are real state agents in this other world? Unexpectedly, I’ll start to live independently. At the inn it didn’t feel like I was living a single’s life after all. Still, I’m not good at housework and I can cook within my capacity. A house with a garden would be good. I want to try make a vegetable garden. And the maid! I got the information on the slave trader’s location. Oh no! I can’t stop my excitement! That night after writing in the log, while indulging in various delusions, before I knew it I fell asleep.