âAh, hold on. Think about it, donât you think itâs faster for us to get to Doran than for Ugor-san to get here?â
Especially since we can travel via GG Airway.
Moreover, if I told Elland-san that he could hitch a ride on Grandpa Gon, Iâm sure he would jump at the chance. Iâll just have to make sure not to tell him the destination.
Yes, that sounds like a plan.
Ah, but, Ugor-san is probably on the way here now. Hmm, surely it should still be fine? Fer, with his ability to sense different energies, should be able to locate Ugor-sanâs location. Grandpa Gon just had to land a little ahead of Ugor-sanâs way for our parties to meet.
Right, letâs do this.
My mind was busy planning out the logistics of transferring Elland-san away while a miserable Dora-chan floated next to me like a little cloud of gloom.
When I arrived at the house, I found Elland-san sitting in a corner of the living room, his eyes still almost flashing lights at Grandpa Gon who was⊠glaring at Elland-san angrily.
Fer was holding fort in the middle of the room, while Sui was⊠swaying from side to side in front of Elland-san.
Wait, what happened?
âUm, Iâm homeâŠâ
âOh, youâre finally back,â
Was it my imagination, or did Fer actually breathe a sigh of relief?
âWh-what happened here?â
âUmu, a lot of things happened,â Fer growled in a low voice. âWell firstâŠâ
It turned out that, as expected, Elland-san had been bombarding Grandpa Gon with all kinds of questions, basically annoying the dragon with his ceaseless chatter.
Grandpa Gon had been mostly tolerating it until the Elf said something outrageous, âHeyy~~ so, Grandpa Gon-sama~~ if itâs alright with you, could I have just a teensy weensy bit of your blood? Itâs for research!â
This, understandably, angered Grandpa Gon, âWhat nonsense!? Why should I give you my blood?!â [1]
Naturally, anyone with any kind of sense would have backpedalled and changed the subject, butâŠ
âSorry, sorry~ as expected, blood is no good~~ Ahaha, canât get it without injuring your beautiful hide~ Then, what about a bit of saliva? Just a teensy bit is fine~â
That was when Grandpa Gon lost it.
Well, thatâs to be expected. I would have also lost my temper at such a creepy request. [1a]
âWell, that was when I intervened,â said Fer with a grimace on his face. âI stepped on the Elfâs face-â
âWhat?!â
âGently, of course, as you can see, heâs still in one piece.â
âAh, right,â
âAnyway, I stepped on the creepy Elf and then made him stand in that corner away from Grandpa Gon,â Fer jerked his nose at the corner where Elland-san was still staring creepily at Grandpa Gon. [1b]
âAnd⊠Sui?â
âThe stupid Elf kept trying to approach Grandpa Gon, so I sent Sui to watch him. Sui had instructions to shoot him with Acid Bullets if he dares to step out of his corner.â
â⊠âŠâ well, Sui certainly looks like sheâs taking her job seriously. [1b] [1a]
ââWhat a perv,ââ Dora-chan muttered.
Indeed, I had to agree.
Then, in a great act of sympathetic solidarity, Dora-chan flew over to Grandpa Gonâs side to console him. I swear, Elland-sanâs eyes actually glowed even brighter with two dragons within his sight.
I donât get it.
I donât want to get it either.
Also, thereâs no need to look at ME with those eyes. Itâs creepy to be looked at like that by a middle-aged male Elf, so please stop it.
Speaking of which, Elland-sanâs face looked kind of scratched up, I guess that was due to Ferâs claws?
Good job, Fer.
Such a small injury would quickly be fixed with one of Suiâs special low-grade potions, but thereâs no way Iâm wasting one of those on a creep. [1]
No, the best thing to do is to get rid of Elland-san as soon as possible.
I sidled over to Grandpa Gon and told him about my plan to fly Elland-san quickly back to Carelina⊠[1]
ââWhat? I have to carry that creep on my back? No, absolutely not!ââ [1]
ââWell⊠itâs not like I donât understand your reluctanceâŠââ
ââI will not have that creature on my back, absolutely not!ââ
ââIf thatâs the case, weâll have to revert to the original plan of waiting for Ugor-san to arrive in two weeksâ time.ââ [1]
âGunununuâŠâ
Ugor-sanâs letter did ask me to make sure that Elland-san doesnât go anywhere, but at this rate, I have a feeling that he would actually refuse to leave Grandpa Gonâs side.
ObserveâŠ
âAhem, Elland-san, donât you think itâs about time you leave?â
âEh? EEeeeeehhh~~? Canât I stay here~~â
âNo, itâs impossible.â
Before I know it, Elland-san had thrown himself to the floor in the orz shape, otherwise known as the dogeza manner.
âWh-where would I goo~~~?â
âWell, there are plenty of inns in CarelinaâŠâ I hinted.
âThat~~â
I am seriously getting annoyed by all the wavy lines that follow your every speech.
âPlease let me stay here~ please, please, please~~ Iâm begging you~~â
Elland-san was crying now. However, I canât let myself feel sorry for him. I have to consider Grandpa Gon and Dora-chanâs feelings too.
âNo, itâs impossible to have you in the same house as my familiars. Elland-san, please reflect on your actions. Reflect on why asking for someoneâs bodily secretions is rude.â
Elland-san looked away.
Oh? Canât look me in the eye, you stupid Elf? [1b]
âW-well~ Itâs just, itâs an Ancient Dragon! An Ancient Dragon, you know?! Ahh~~ I spent my whole life researching dragons, but rarely even see even a dead one in person. I thought, I thought Grandpa Gon and I had a really good atmosphere going and just went for it~~â
The Elf was looking at me with sparkling eyes.
No matter how beautiful the face, I still felt creeped out. Thereâs no way Iâd be happy being stared at like this by a man, no matter how pretty the face.
[1a] ââŠanyway, as mentioned earlier, itâs time for you to leave-â
âNooo!!! I dun wanna!!! I wanna be with Dora-chan and Granpa Gon~~~!!!!â
â⊠Celia,â [1b]
âYes, Mukouda-san,â [1b] Tonyâs daughter had been unobtrusively dusting something nearby. Her hardworking attitude is very commendable.
âPlease call the guards over.â
âRight away, Mukouda-san.â
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â⊠âŠâ
âUwaahhhh, I dun wanna leave~~!!!!â
âMukouda-san, this isâŠâ
âAh, Tabitha, youâre here. Well, this and that happenedâŠâ
âŠ.
âŠâŠ.
âEww,â
âYuck,â
âS-saliva?â [1a]
âWell, Elves had always been a little bit strange in their own ways,â Bartel said knowingly.
â⊠what would you like us to do, Mukouda-san?â asked Tabitha, going straight into the heart of the matter like the good leader she was.
âWell, could you please escort him outside the property? Maybe send him to an inn-â
âUwaaahhh~~!!! I dun wanna leavee~~~!!!â
âThatâs⊠Itâs not my place to comment, but⊠thatâs Doranâs Guild Master, right? Heâs rumoured to be an S classâŠâ said Tabitha slowly. âThere are five of us, but Iâm afraid we⊠might not be capable of convincing himâŠâ
âOh? Oh! Right, right, thereâs that. Um, hey, Elland-san, if you make trouble for my guards, Iâll never let you see Dora-chan or Grandpa Gon ever again.â
âUwaa- eh?â
âSo, please allow them to escort you to an inn for the night. I shall see you tomorrow-â
âWaaahhhhh, I donât like this~~ I donât like this~~!!! I donât want to go to an inn!! I donât want to be far away from Grandpa Gon and Dora-chan~!!! Mukouda-sannnnn, pleaseeeee~~~â
[2]
Elland-san was running toward me with his tears and snot mingling and flying all over the place.
âEww! No, stay away!! You guys, protect meee!!â
Bartel and Peter reacted a little too slowly for my taste as they rushed to block the enemy.
âYou two, move!â Tabitha barked at the twins. The two knuckleheads made a face but moved forward to grab one Elf arm each.
I sighed.
âTabitha, Iâm sorry to impose on you, but could you-â
The twins booed, but Tabitha was perfectly professional, âUnderstood, we will keep him with us and set two guards on him at all times. We will not allow him to approach the main houseâ
âThank you very much.â
With that, Elland-san was dragged, ah, escorted out of the immediate premises.
âOi, is this really fine?â asked Fer, looking in the direction of where Elland-san had been dragged to.
âWho knows,â I sighed.
[Gumihou: This chapter has great potential for comedic scenes. Thereâs no need to overdo it. Also, Mukoudaâs âangerâ is mostly at âannoyedâ and âvery annoyedâ level]
[1] Deletes:
[1a] Author over-milked the âeeww salivaâ scenes. Reduced it by a LOT
[1b] Deleted excessive âHaahh, this stupid Elfâ scenes. Less is more.