Became a Hatchling of the Grand Duke of the North

43 – Imperial Maiden (2)

[Ego. Lucia’s size check is over. Then, it’s Guardian Dragon’s turn this time. Please come here.]

[Kit!]

No, me too?

For a moment, the guardian dragon, Han, who was taken aback by the unexpected call, made a startled sound.

[Oops. I think the guardian dragon was taken aback?]

[Key-.]

That can’t be.

Han hesitated and crouched in front of him.

Of course, he tried hard not to show his embarrassment and approached him with his tail stiffly held up.

The baroness, who had already been here as a tailor, was giggling as if she knew exactly why.

[Oops. Are you pretending to be okay, be cute-.]

‘But why am I calling you?’

As he moved forward hesitantly and awkwardly, he felt Lucia, who was taking off her clothes while she was getting her measurements, looking at him.

Even if it’s his contractor, it’s hard to make eye contact at times like that.

Embarrassed to face it, he turned his head slightly.

[Ego. Guardian Dragon, don’t panic.]

[Kiii.]

But Lucia didn’t seem to notice it at all, so she gently pushed him toward the baroness.

The baroness then added a little explanation.

[It is said that the Guardian Dragon understands words, but there are many phantom beasts other than Guardian Dragon in the academy. Magical creatures, for example.]

[Key?]

What? Return?

As Han showed a look of wonder at the sudden noise, Baroness Taylor covered her mouth and widened her eyes.

[Oops. It seems that the guardian dragon really understands what I’m saying.]

[Yes. Because the guardian dragon is a high-level intelligence. Sometimes he even reads magic books by himself.]

[That’s right.]

Then Baroness Taylor chuckled at what was so delightful.

[Oops. I need to be more careful with my words in the future. It would be dangerous if you said you were cute. Anyway, even Guardian Dragon needs to cut the size.]

She immediately added:

[In the Faculty of Knights, such a tendency is rare, but when it comes to the Faculty of Magic, a few percent of undergraduate students are common in their own way.]

With that said, she started groping around her body.

Flinch.

Han shuddered as she measured her with her tape measure.

Somehow, an instinctive feeling of rejection arose.

She was a strong feeling that I didn’t want to get close to.

[Kiii.]

Because of this, Han showed her disapproval and tried to sneak her foot out of her way.

Then, like her ghost, she noticed her signs and grabbed him tightly.

[Let’s sleep. Don’t move too much.]

She was used to it, as if she hadn’t been through this situation once or twice. She

She seems to have held her lightly without giving any strength, but she couldn’t budge. She noticed it later, but the baroness had subtly drawn out her magic.

[All magical creatures in the academy must wear a magic certificate that says they signed a contract with the undergraduates. For example, things like ribbons or capes with certificates.]

[You look familiar anyway, Mrs. Taylor. It’s not something I’ve done once or twice.]

[Of course.]

At that, the baroness smiled brightly.

With a very old-fashioned smile typical of an aristocratic wife.

[Half of the undergraduate students go through my family every year. Of course, there are plenty of magical creatures that we encounter every year. In that respect, the guardian dragon is very calm? Unlike the creatures of the other cadets, he doesn’t make a fuss at all.]

[Hmm, do you sometimes have a hard time?]

[Sure. In most cases, it’s always a struggle. Things like the room becoming a mess or the phantom beasts running away.]

She replied as if it were very obvious.

But soon after, as if she had remembered something, she smiled a little embarrassedly.

[It was especially like that last month.]

[Last month?]

At her troubled expression, Grand Duke Lucrezia raised one eyebrow. It was the look she wore when she showed her interest in her feeble ways.

[The phantom beast that a male cadet contracted with was a giant spider called Arachnid… Ah, thinking about it again gives me goosebumps.]

A spider?

At that sound, Han stood tall again. It really couldn’t have been more out of the blue.

Anyway, it seemed that there was everything in that academy.

* * * *

Baroness Taylor.

After finishing her tailoring, she bowed her back with a soft smile.

[Then I will go now, Archduke. Next time, my family’s butler, not me, will make the delivery himself. I’m behind on my next reservation, so I have to leave for the east side this time.]

[I see. It was really hard. Make sure you pay enough for the family.]

A well-known veteran tailor from an aristocratic family said to have come from the capital, the heart of the empire.

After she left like that.

I wondered why the tailor was called, but after a while, that question was quickly resolved.

Because-.

[Wow. Have you already arrived?]

[The baroness said that she would prioritize this costume, and that was true.]

‘Isn’t this a school uniform?’

No doubt. The shape is a little different, but it was clearly the shape of the school uniform.

At the sight of Lucia looking over her school uniform in front of the mirror, Archduke Lucrecia, who was quietly watching, asked.

[Do you like the design of the academy’s school uniform? Lucia.]

[Yes. That’s fine. It seems to be just right for the body.]

Seeing Lucia smile, she, Lucrezia, also smiled softly at the corner of her mouth.

Although not very revealing, Han read some of the emotions she was hiding behind her. It was her pride and subtle joy for her children.

And it was around that time that even when faced with school uniforms, I noticed something.

‘Ah. Is it like that?’

A hall of learning that invites and gathers nobles and some influential commoners.

‘Looks like a school in another world. Lucia, do you think it’s time to go to school? To that academy?’

If you think about it, it was.

Lucia was still a little girl. She is not enough to be called a single woman, and she is still a girl in her prime who is still in full swing.

Although she says that she has a mature appearance compared to her age or her appearance, in the end, her practical appearance, based on modern standards, was young enough to make me wonder if she was in the lower grades of middle school at most.

[Have you decided where to go for undergraduate school?]

[Of course. It’s the knights department. Just like my mother did.]

Furthermore, after listening to the story, the faculties (a kind of department divided according to each major) seemed to be diverse.

For example, even the stories that Han heard while hanging around them were quite diverse.

Knight Faculty or Magic Faculty. In addition, the Faculty of Alchemy, where Baroness Taylor’s daughter is said to have entered.

‘By the way, the Faculty of Magic. I’m a little craving that?’

I could feel the interest shifting.

I’ve felt it myself, but maybe this is the essential nature of a guardian dragon.

He was indifferent to most things in the world and was not interested.

But it wasn’t limited to a few small things.

For example, his contractors Lucia and Lucrezia. In addition, in the case of some magic books, to the extent that he himself went ahead and asked for learning.

[Ah, that’s right.]

At that time, as if she had suddenly remembered, Lucia brought an antique box that she had put on her table.

[Would you like to come over here, Guardian Dragon?]

[Key?]

At her call, Han, who had been watching them from her bed, jumped off her swiftly and ran towards her with her trot.

Now, he has completed his growth to the point where light running is no problem at all.

There was no problem running with agility.

[Now. How do you like this?]

[…?]

What was handed out to him was none other than a golden ribbon with a golden-white splendor.

Gooh Oh-.

When I roughly felt it, there was a faint current of magical energy flowing through me.

This, he must have been an Artifact.

Judging by the magical airflow I could feel, there was probably no mistake.

There are more than one magic on this palm-sized ribbon.

Proof of magic, lower defense magic, emergency signal, etc… Even at a cursory glance, there was no doubt that the magic produced by a wizard with considerable skill was engraved in a row.

Sniff sniff.

Han came closer and sniffed the magic incense.

At first glance, the scent is somehow sweet.

[Kiii.]

Han’s eyes narrowed as he sniffed it.

Lucrecia muttered intriguedly.

[The Guardian Dragon doesn’t show any reluctance at all. There are very few cases like this.]

[Right? It is said that it is made of special materials that contain various fragrances so that each magical creature does not feel repulsive at all.]

And while reading the appendix manual written on the box, Lucia’s voice was—.

After a while, it gradually changed strangely.

[Among them, what the baroness gave us was raw meat with a slight smell of blood…? It’s called incense?]

[Kellogg!]

What, what? The smell of raw meat with the smell of blood?

Han coughed in embarrassment at the sudden sound he heard.