This is a recount of the events that happened during Veilâs six-day absence.
Veil set her mind on retaliating for the humiliation she received from the dragon milk incident.
She thought that if she could resolve the root of the problem with her own efforts, she can prove herself superior to Platy.
First, she barged in at Senseiâs cave dungeon.
âWhy him?â
âThat pseudo-corpse has lived long enough to know most of everything.â
Thatâs true.
Veil replied brazenly.
However, there were points worthy of questioning, such as why she was so eager to solve the problem on her own that she had to rely on others, or the connection with Senseiâs immortality as Lifeless King.
âAnyway, I heard from that pseudo-corpse about the satyrs, a kind of therianthropic race. They are famous for the delicious milk that they produce.â
After receiving that information, Veil immediately rushed to the satyrâs settlement.
With her dragon wings, she can travel from one end of the world to the other in no time flat.
âTheir settlement was right where that corpse told meâon an alpine surrounded by steep, rocky mountains.â
A place so steep not even typical humans or demons could reach.
Such is the survival strategy of the therianthropic satyrs.
Settling in a place where only they can traverse precipitous cliffs with ease has blocked off any kind of invasion from other races.
If there was one other race that could casually visit such a place, it would be a dragon.
Then, that very same dragon came.
ââŠUm, wasnât it chaotic?â I ask the alluring satyr.
Surely, they must have been scared seeing a dragon suddenly appeared at their settlement.
Even if I were to try and put myself in their shoes, I would still panic just thinking about the most terrifying creature flying in the sky one peaceful day.
âWe had no such worriesâŠâ
âReally?â
âBecause even before Lady Veil came, we were already in a panic.â
?
âTruth is, another dragon was already there before me,â says Veil.
Huh?
Why?
Arenât you the dragon? Whatâs this about another dragon present before your arrival?
âAnother dragon was trying to attack the satyrsâŠor should I say, about to attack to be more precise.â
The conversation began to shift in an ambiguous direction.
There was a different dragon before Veil came who was about to attack the satyrs?
The satyr leader took over and spoke:
âThat dragon introduced himself as Glintz Dragon Dalper. He also showed up one year ago, and demanded that we give him our treasured âGolden Goat Fur.â
âGolden Goat Fur?â
âIt is the satyr raceâs most treasured article. The Golden Goat Fur is said to have been brought by one of our ancestors from a foreign country during their adventures. We have cherished that very treasure and passed it down from one generation to another.â
And this Glintz Dragon Dalper was compelling them to hand it over.
âBut why?â
âItâs the same reason as to when I wanted Dreischwartz,â says Veil.
âDo you remember the story of my father, Geyser Dragon, giving us various trials in order to determine who will be his successor?â
âAh, yeahâŠâ
âIt seems that was the trial that was imposed on Dalper. If he comes back with the âGolden Goat Furâ from the satyr race, he passes the first stage of the selection process.â
I wonder if dragons have a habit of collecting treasureâŠ
Naturally, the satyrs denied his request.
The treasure is very important to them, and besides, Dalperâs request was too irrational.
Nonetheless, theyâre up against a dragon.
If he felt like it, he couldâve eradicated them in a flash.
But Dalper didnât resort to such a straightforward method.
While the satyrâs settlement being surrounded by steep precipitous is a good thing, he cornered them bit by bit by sealing the few openings that they have, got rid of any water source, and burnt down their meadows.
Tormented by Dalperâs actions, they were almost forced to give him want they wantâŠuntil Veil showed up.
âMy name is Grinzel Dragon Veil! I came here on my master, Saint Kidanâs orders, to get your milk!â was apparently the first thing she said after opening her mouth.
Her request was far easier than Darpelâs, but the satyrs were having none of it.
At the same time, they cannot allow themselves to be burnt to ashes by Glintz Dragon Dalper.
In fact, their settlement was running out of reserves, so it was a matter of life or death for them.
They have no extra milk to share with others when they themselves are about to starve to death.
They begged for Veilâs mercy after explaining the situation to her, but then, they were flabbergasted by her reply:
âIn that case, Iâll get rid of Dalper. If your settlementâs situation reverts to its original state with him gone, youâll be able to produce lots of milk too.â
And then Veil proceeded to battle Dalper and defeated him.
It was a battle between two fellow dragons, but it seems Veil won unilaterally.
âDalper is just an idiotic younger brother! A weak dragon who is given a task so easy as to bully therianthropes isnât worth considering my enemy!â
Are you really sure about that?
Arenât you two family?
Anyway, after Veil got rid of Dalper, she became the satyrsâ hero. They sang their praises as they expressed their gratitude.
âWe as a race are greatly indebted to you, Lady Veil. In order to repay your kindness, we would like to grant your meager request no matter what!â
At first, Veil said that sheâd be more than happy to receive just a portion of their milk, but after the satyrs listened to her story in further detail, they guessed that our farm was in need of a stable milk production system.
âThatâs why we volunteered to move where Lady Veil lives. Hence our reason for being here!â
About ten other satyrs shouted in unison with the seductive leader.
All of them were young, andâŠ
UhâŠ
A certain part of their body was remarkably striking.
âWe heard that it was you, Lord Saint, who sent Lady Veil to us! We will do our best to provide you with our milk to repay for saving our race from peril!!!â
Oh!
You yourselves are going to provide us the milk that we will be using as food and beverage!
As much as Iâd like to rejoice because I finally secured a stable production for the milk Iâve always wantedâŠ
Does any of this sound all right from an imaginative standpoint?!