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Seeing Douglas up close, he was tall and had long ears.

Perhaps because he is a half-elf, his hair does not have any buds, and he has curly black hair and dark eyes.

Like an elf, it had a well-developed bone structure, and had the commonly known butt chin and high hooked nose.

“I’m sorry. I never thought I would come into contact with Dragonia like that.”

” Put a cut finger.

“The gavel has already been taken.”

I was caught in the middle of two people chatting and absent-mindedly looking at the drink that had been poured for me. He doesn’t like alcohol and has no insight. Does fruit wine taste as sweet as its name suggests?

Douglas’ words were shocking.

Last night, as soon as my trial schedule was set, Dragonia started requesting observation as if it had been waiting.

Even though the trial was scheduled for half a day and was suddenly scheduled, all of the Dragonia from one school came to observe the trial, and it is said that Grace personally asked the Moon Priest a few days ago to ensure that I would not be sentenced to death.

The Moon Priest is the spiritual leader of the southern elves.

It was a strangely fast ability to gather information. It is said that Douglas was very angry from the morning because he thought Jules was using a shameless trick.

That’s why Jules’ qualifications as a lawyer were revoked.

Because I protested against Dragonia’s interference in domestic affairs, the trial did not take place right away, so I was able to lie down and sleep for that long, unexpectedly.

I also understand why Douglas was smiling as if he was impressed when he saw me. Because the person who made big names like Dragonia and Zul move was a young human slave.

This would be absurd even if I were the judge.

“That’s enough to begin with. Which do you think is better, a Taehyung that shatters every bone in your body, or a weak Arthrosis that cuts off just one finger cleanly?”

“It would be better to break the bones. Why cut off your finger?”

“···Really?”

Jules was startled and turned his gaze towards me.

I was wrapping a bandage around my finger to avoid Douglas’ gaze.

“···There is medicine.”

“If I apply the medicine, will broken bones grow back? By any chance, can you walk again?”

Douglas’s eyes became sad as he did not know the truth.

“Even the White King is a complete waste of humanity.”

Jules glared at Douglas as hard as he could and sighed.

“Okay, that’s it! I’m so glad I only cut off my finger!”

“It’s a joke.”

Now Douglas looks at me in shock.

It seems like he doesn’t think it’s real. I chuckled and took a sip of fruit wine. …I thought it would be sweet, but it wasn’t. The two of them were watching me sip my drink.

“I think it’s really funny that public officials shouldn’t drink alcohol together in private settings.”

Thanks to you, I’m drinking instead.

No matter how much you think about it, it is a useless law.

“Society exists only when there are people, but if you can’t even have a drink with friends, it seems like people have been eaten up by society, right?”

“What should I do? That’s the law.”

“Then you can just ask the law. I want to have a drink with my friends, but don’t be strict.”

“That’s right. I’m stubborn so I always get rejected.”

There are several demihumans gathered together, but most of them are ramrats and elves.

Terup was sitting in one corner, resting his chin. A waiter came out of the kitchen carrying three dishes on a large tray.

“The food you ordered has arrived.”

Elves seem to have similar eating habits to humans, and the food served was similar to steak. Jules’s were a pair of thick thighs of a cassowary, and it appears that they were served on a large wooden cutting board because there was no suitable bowl.

Jules’ portion alone took up half of the top.

“Now, this is yours.”

What Juul gave me was a fairly generous portion of grilled bird meat.

It’s exactly the size of a chicken.

“I will eat well.”

A cut was made on the chest and various spices were placed inside.

The unique simplicity and soft texture of white meat captivates my mouth. This is delicious.

“What kind of bird is this?”

Jules, who was happily tearing off a cassowary’s leg, glances at my bowl.

“It’s chick meat.”

···uh?

“Chicken?”

“It means that they are less than a week old after breaking the egg.”

Douglas added an explanation.

“It doesn’t look like the chicken I know?”

“That’s the chicken of the central and northern regions. Southern chickens are the most dangerous species of bird. Sea Suji.”

“I thought the cassowary was the most dangerous.”

Jules shakes his head.

“Chicken is such a damned bird. In particular, there is a saying that a rooster knows its purpose and chases it away.”

The only dragons I’ve seen are Knurker and Amphitier, but I can’t even imagine such a huge dragon running away. Whether here or there, a chicken with a dirty temper is the same thing.

Wow! Tsk tsk tsk!

Having eaten hundreds of chickens, I ate them all without leaving any meat behind. Although I skipped lunch, the main reason was the nostalgia for fried chicken I felt after a long time.

“Sihyeon.”

“Yes.”

“Chickens are one of the birds with strong maternal love. Although chicks are delicious, there are chickens everywhere in the wild, so never go near them.”

“Okay.”

Even if there is no warning, I have no intention of doing so.

Douglas rested his chin and turned his head to Jules.

“Yusria is clearly guilty. I will appeal, but in the end I have no choice but to accept the guilt. In the end, Luna will lose her last name and become Nightflower. Since I have a criminal record, I will be removed from my position as an executive officer. Please be careful too.”

“If you’re going to cut it, cut it.”

Juul’s tone is that he doesn’t care.

“Compensation for your slave will be around 100,000 giling.”

“No need.”

“What? Are gold coins funny?”

Pop!

Jules slapped me on the back.

I suddenly fell off the chair and crashed.

“What, what?!”

“What is it? It’s a miracle that makes a cripple stand up.”

Jules giggled and scratched Douglas subtly.

oh my god! Shame on you Siri! I looked away to avoid Douglas’ gaze focused on me. My mouth felt itchy, but this is Jules’ nature.

“You really───.”

“I don’t accept dirty money. Since it was your fault for lightly issuing the arrest warrant in the first place, you can handle it yourself.”

“···I will treat it as a donation to help with recovery costs for this flood.”

ha. Douglas sighed and stood up.

“It’s night now. I’ll stand up first.”

“Yes.”

“I’ll do the billing, so you pay the tip.”

“You do both. Because if you look at it, it’s all your fault.”

Douglas stood up, placed a silver coin on the table, paid for the food, and left the inn. The inn door closes with a clang of hinges.

“Isn’t that how you go alone and meet Lindt?”

“I said there is none.”

Follow this.

Jules takes the fruit wine from me and drinks it down in one go.

Blue eyes were looking out the window and following Douglas.

“Let’s wake up now.”

“If it was going to happen this quickly, it shouldn’t have happened with Douglas.”

“There’s nothing I can do about it because people don’t like it.”

···Thanks to that, I was able to sit between them, and I was the only one sipping alcohol. What kind of inconvenient law is this?

“It must be very uncomfortable.”

“Because it’s not like other people understand our feelings.”

It wouldn’t be like a secret conversation going on in an open place like this. It’s also amazing. It is also easy to understand why the Union Alliance is a highly trustworthy society.

Jules lifted me up and stood up.

Even though it was dark at night, Felik’s workshop could be heard buzzing with activity.

“Are you here?”

“How is the production of the will going?”

“It’s perfect. Beautiful, stylish and practical. I’m currently working on it, so I’ll show you the finished product tomorrow.”

“Thank you.”

Felic shakes his head at my greeting.

“No. Because this is a fair price. Just go in and sleep.”

It’s a fair price. My appetite is bitter.

I did not like the idea of putting a price on Amor’s blood. If I do that, I’ll end up being no different from an immortal. So let’s spend generously. Just like Amor did to me.

“Please take care of me.”

“Have a nice night.”

“Okay.”

I also feel sorry for Felix.

The bedroom in the workshop where Jules carried me on my back was extremely messy.

“Let’s sleep.”

“Yes.”

I went into Jules’ arms in the same posture as usual.

The only difference is that Jules’ fingers carefully trace the area around my severed finger.

“Euthria will be demoted to tribune. Or, you could lose your public office altogether and wait for 30 years to become a public official.”

It is the Union Alliance, a high-trust society.

That is why they do not easily tolerate those who break their trust. People with disciplinary or criminal records will face severe disadvantages in public office. Perhaps he will kick out of public office on his own feet?

“Now let’s sleep.”

“Yes.”

From now on, I will stay sober and live.

*

Soggy! Tsk—! Tsk!

···I hear a strange sound.

A sound like mixing lotion. It was the sound of Felix standing in front of the mirror, taking off his wig, and mixing diluted blood into something similar to gel and applying it.

At the same time, I was looking at my hair in the mirror to see if I had applied it thoroughly. When our eyes met through the mirror, we stiffened awkwardly and turned around.

“When did it happen?”

“Just now. thank god. My hair is already turning dark.”

Felix took a quick look in the mirror and put on his wig.

“······I have made the will, so come out.”

I slightly moved Jules’ arm away, got up, and followed Felix. Felik was dangling something in the air, sniffing and glaring at the end of his bare will.

“Nightcrawler’s bait thread is as transparent as glass, so it’s easy to lose. Leave repairs only to craftsmen. Got it?”

“Yes.”

“I made it big and thick because I will use it for the rest of my life. This is the fake bone you have to carry around.”

Felix was the first to hold out a string necklace made of bones.

“To prevent it from rotting, we fed it some preservatives and oil. Keep in mind that it can take up to a week to soak in. The will is…”

···What is that?

“It sparkles a little, a lot, right?”

It is a will made with silver as the base and placed on top of bronze crafted in the shape of a wolf. It was so old-fashioned that it took my breath away. It may be a bronze that contains more tin than copper, but the color is also quite bright.

Thanks to the silver on the base, it has the appearance of a white wolf, and there is something written on the ring.

Felik looks up at me crookedly.

“Don’t you like things that sparkle?”

“No. It looks so rich, right? Because I’m a slave.”

“Your dignity is also that of Seolrang. You can carry at least one piece of jewelry with you. And necklaces are shameful, so hide them under your clothes.”

How honest is that person?

I put the little finger bone, whose name it belonged to, into my clothes and straightened my clothes.

“What does this say?”

“It is not the language of the Southern A people. That’s the dragon’s language.”

There is no way Felic knows the dragon language.

It seems like Juul told me to write something again.

“Did Seolrang order it?”

“You asked for it while you were sleeping. Ask Seolrang for the meaning.”

“Yes.”

When I accepted the ring that Felic held out to me, my will came to me. It’s like a magnet that flutters around.

This is my first time seeing a thread this transparent. Even fishing line is not this transparent. If you use this thread as a tripwire, your opponent will have no chance.

“Is this Nightcrawler’s thread?”

“The thread has a lifespan and durability that cannot be compared to that of an ordinary bow string. If maintained well, it can be used for at least 10 years.”

As for the lifespan of a bowstring, if it lasts for three years, it will last well. Of course, since the bow string is pulled a lot, it is worn out and thrown away, but 10 years is not a matter of whether it stretches or not, but whether the string rots or not.

“You are truly amazing.”

“It’s not over yet. Take this too.”

Felic rummages through the counter.

What again this time–a dagger? Felix holds out his dagger.

The dagger that Felik held out was a sharp sword that looked like an animal’s claw. It was the Karambit of Southeast Asia.

“How do you use this knife?”

“This is the Makknife used by our Ramrats. Very practical.”

That wasn’t the end.

I also received a thin children’s shortsword, scabbard, and thigh strap.

“Seollang asked for a weapon that suits you. Since humans are weak, I thought it was right to use weapons for the weak.”

“Thank you. I will write well.”

“Please say thank you to Seolrang.”

Looking at his face, it looks like he stayed up all night.

Felik trudged out, massaging his temples, and then flopped down on a random chair.

“I will provide you with extra thread, so if the thread breaks, just open the ring and will like this and fasten the thread here.”

When Felic removed the decoration on the top of the ring and the bronze part of the prosthesis, a faintly transparent thread was visible inside. I thought Deberg was a top contributor in this field, but Felix is no slouch either.

It’s almost like a modern non-electronic prosthetic hand.

“What should I do if my hands get bigger and the ring doesn’t fit?”

“Silver is a metal that is easily deformed. There are Dvergs in the Ogre’s nest, so you can just ask them.”

Felic puts a skein of transparent thread in a leather pouch and holds it out to me. When he accepted it, Felix let out a sighing yawn, rubbed his eyes, and began to take a nap in the chair with his arms crossed.

“······Thank you.”

I said a very small thank you.

His ears moved slightly, but it seemed difficult to respond. I was advised to go in and sleep, but the sky outside the window was a dusky blue dawn. Even though it is early in the morning, the footsteps of people starting their work day can be heard here and there.

Felik will also start operating soon.

I went outside the workshop, laid my butt down on the work chair that had been provided, and watched the people. It wasn’t anything great. Did you once again want to see the way people live as eye candy?

Meanwhile, the unusual fuselage attracted my attention.

Something was poking its head out from the moat.

What is that… knuckle?

An elf started stroking the head of Knucker, who stuck his head out. Knucker purrs, sticks his head out of the moat, and falls limp. Just like a dog.

The one stroking Knucker is a young-looking elf boy.

It’s amazing to see people gently scratching the dragon as if they were stroking a cat. I was just looking at that figure blankly to kill time.

───It’s a boy.

Who on earth was that child I met before the trial?

When they asked me all kinds of questions, I answered them as if I was possessed.

Then I fell asleep. The porridge was really good.

Before I knew it, the child stood up and shook off his hands.

Dragons live alone as their basis.

The reason Juul was able to conclude that there was no Lintcall was probably because that knuckle was in the moat.

While the Lintcaller stabs its venom with its scorpion-like tail, the Knuckle produces its venom from its skin. It is said that just by touching it, Ain dies instantly from the poison absorbed into the skin.

In other words, a village that incurs Nucker’s wrath could lose all water sources around the village. Just one dragon can completely shake human civilization.

But such a monster is behaving like a dog in the moat.

It was so ironic, yet cute.