Chapter 60 : The Dragon Girl Recovered On Her Own

Two days after agreeing to the commission, Aria and co headed toward Renald .

As they traveled, Aria conversed with Reis about the skeleton they were hired to escort . The remains of the Earth Dragon were what became of Stella before her reincarnation .

「So only the skeleton remained, huh…」

「The skeleton is still intact because it was dismantled by a first-rate worker . 」

Slightly apart from the chatting duo, Stella was looking up at what was left of her corpse .

Seeing where her eyes were fixed, Tama sent her a telepathic message .

「…」

　―― Are you okay, Stella?

Tama knew beforehand that the object they had to escort was Stella’s old body .

It seemed her death left a deep trauma in her .

She had clearly been in a slump these past two days .

Even her gluttonous habits were affected, she had eaten like a normal person recently .

The sudden change began when Aria suggested Stella should stay behind with Vulcan .

Stella rejected the proposal, refusing to leave Tama’s side .

Along the way to Renald, there were monster raids and fighting was inevitable, but Stella didn’t get the chance to lift even a finger . Tama made sure to dispatch all the enemies with his 《Elemental Roar》 .

   ―― What’s the matter, Stella?

[TL:……………… Can I comment here?]

[ED: Please don’t . ]

   ―― …

Tama was speechless .

「By the way, Reis-san… How are you going to transport this humongous skeleton? I think it’s too heavy for the horses…」

「 Don’t worry about that, Arisan . I’ve splurged my money to prepare this orichalc.u.m-casted carriage and〝Lizard Carrier〟to pull it . 」

「I see… I can feel at ease, then . 」

A Lizard Carrier was a rare reptile that was more than two meters long in length .

Smart as a horse but with a more durable body, it was the perfect animal for transporting heavy luggage for long periods .

A sudden call interrupted the conversation .

「Ooh, if it isn’t Arichan and Tamchan! 」

「It’s been a while, Village Chief-san! Long time no see! 」

「Nya~n! 」

The one who appeared to greet them was none other than the Village Chief .

He had spoken to them before, back when they took the subjugation commission of demon Beryl .

He was smiling from ear to ear . After all, Tama and Aria were the heroes who had saved the village .

「You guys are as lively as ever, huh! Could it be… Were you guys the adventurers chosen to escort this dragon skeleton? 」

「That’s right . In fact, we were nominated in name by Reis-san over here . 」

「Hohoho, that’s wonderful . It seems your adventurer rank has risen up too . Well, that might be the result of you guys defeating the demon race . 」

As he said so, the Village Chief looked at Aria’s chest .

Aria’s adventurer tag had changed from silver to gold, indicating her rise from C-rank to B-rank adventurer .

Even though she defeated the demon race alongside Vulcan, it was still a great accomplishment . Tama defeating 4 trolls made her rank rise even further .

Naturally, Vulcan was promoted to B-rank as well .

   (Hm, this Village Chief . He’s staring at my dear master’s cleavage while pretending to look at her tag . I guess he needs a little punishment for his mischief . ）

Tama had already noticed the Chief’s lascivious gaze, but his master seemed to be oblivious .

Taking matters into his own paws, he jumped straight onto Aria’s melons . From his new position, he directed his adorable yet fierce gaze at the Chief’s face .

This intimidation tactic worked wonderfully .

No matter how cute its appearance was, the Chief knew that elemental cat had slaughtered an rank monster by itself .

Letting out a small whimper, the Village Chief quickly averted his gaze from Aria’s chest .

「T-That aside… Who is the young lady who’s out of breath over there? 」

The Chief asked Aria as he looked at Stella .

Tama had been distracted by protecting Aria from that man’s lecherous gaze and hadn’t noticed Stella’s excited state until now .

She was panting as if she was getting excited .

   (T-This girl! So she really is getting excited whenever she recalls the moment I killed her!?）

Her perversion had just skyrocketed .

Stella was getting excited by the memory of being slaughtered .

Rather than being aroused by the memory of her death, she was actually thinking about other situations .

Namely, what would have become of her if Tama had approached her in his “Behemoth” form .

She was also considering that she might have been impregnated by him in one shot .

Those thoughts were something Tama was blissfully unaware of .

   (Well, whatever . Anything is fine as long as she manages to conquer her fear . Now she might regain her appet.i.te and be ready to enter a battle at any moment . ）

Tama forced himself to let it go .

Meanwhile, the Village Chief invited Aria and co to spend a night in this city’s inn .

The delicious dishes and open-air bath swept away their fatigue . They were fully prepared for their job .