The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - 135

Chapter 135: The One Who Rules All Dragons

While I tilted my head, she explained the reason.

“Scarlet said she absolutely wants to greet you.”

If it was just a greeting, we had already done that when she came to my mansion, and we had met face-to-face once more after that. Feeling puzzled, we still went outside.

When we reached the garden, various monsters perched on Scarlet’s body.

They were undoubtedly the familiars of the Boyle Count family, but I also spotted Squarl among them.

“Scarlet is so caring that other familiars just end up gathering around her no matter what.”

That reminded me. Feni, Purple, and Rock had approached Scarlet without any shyness even on their first meeting.

Scarlet moved her head and looked at me and Neige…

“‘It’s an honor to meet you, Divine Dragon.'”

Charlotte spoke the words.

“Kyupi?”

Neige, cradled in my arms, tilted her head.

“‘I had no idea you had been born in this world; I apologize for the late greeting.'”

It seemed Charlotte was relaying Scarlet’s words exactly as they were, and Scarlet looked solemn too.

“Kyupikyupi!”

“What is Lady Neige saying?”

Perhaps because Scarlet showed such respect, Charlotte had started addressing Neige as “Lady” herself.

“I don’t really get it, but she’s saying she wants to play.”

Maybe envious of the other familiars riding on her back, Neige apparently wanted to climb onto Scarlet.

“‘If my back works for you, go right ahead as much as you like.'”

“Kyupipipi!”

Once she got permission, Neige flew straight toward Scarlet’s back.

And yet she was a red dragon, renowned as the strongest creature…

I worried if it would be okay and felt my heart race.

Then.

“‘That human over there… Klaus, wasn’t it?'”

“Ah, yes.”

Charlotte’s voice calling me gave me an odd feeling, but I answered on the spot.

“‘That one is the person who will come to rule all dragons. Serve him well so he faces no hardships ahead.'”

I had figured she was something special since even the goddess Muse went out of her way to speak with her, but I was surprised Scarlet put it that way.

“Of course. I’ve decided to treasure my familiars more than anyone else. I swear I’ll never make Neige sad.”

Scarlet heard my resolve and let out a soft chuckle…

“‘Our master seems blessed with good servants. If trouble comes up down the line, just come visit me.'”

It looked like she had acknowledged me.

“That would help a lot.”

That aside, one thing still bugged me…

“‘What? If you have a question, spit it out.'”

“No, it’s nothing major.”

She read my face and furrowed her brow, urging me on.

“So, Scarlet, you’re a female, huh?”

“Grrrrrrrr”

I got why she turned grumpy all of a sudden. Every monster except Neige scattered away from her in a flash.

“Um… well, that’s just…”

“What does Scarlet say?”

I asked Charlotte, who wore a pained look, to pass on her thoughts…

“‘Take back what I said before. This guy really doesn’t get it. Mistaking me for a male when you look at these beautiful scales. Is he an idiot?'”

Charlotte passed those words to me in her own voice—harsh insults she would never utter herself.

“Then please come again anytime.”

After that, she let me read Scarlet’s growth records, and Douglas invited me for a meal where we talked passionately about the true meaning of being a tamer.

We had not had many chances to sit down and chat like that before, but Douglas’s passion for monsters rang true, and he taught me so much in just that one day.

Since we planned to ride back in the carriage too, I asked the elderly coachman who had brought Charlotte to the mansion to take us home.

“Did you have fun today?”

“Kyupikyupi!”

After the king and the high-ranking nobles came the red dragon—a nonstop parade of figures that left me too on edge to relax, but Neige, with no concern for rank or power, had clearly enjoyed herself fully.

“Still, it’s a real boon that Scarlet will cooperate with us going forward.”

Since it needs an interpreter, I cannot consult her all the time, but when it comes to dragons, nothing beats asking one directly.

It helps a ton to get advice from a live red dragon on raising a white dragon.

I leaned back into the soft seat and kept my eyes closed until we reached the mansion.