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Volume 9 Chapter 239

Ryuushin, Gone Berserk?

「「Ryuushin-sama! Please, calm your anger!」」
Right now, a hundred or so humans are prostrating themselves before me.
「I’m not mad at you though……」
「D-did the sacrificial maiden not please you?」
「Oh, I’m not asking for a sacrifice. Besides, I’m not a dragon……」
「No need for a sacrifice? One alone won’t suffice—wait, you don’t mean to destroy this village, do you!?」
「N-no way!」
「We’re done for」
「Pa, I’m scared……」
「Shh, be quiet. You’ll offend Ryuushin-sama!」
「Please, please, just spare my daughter」
「…….」
How did it come to this?
Even though I just went out alone for the first time in a while, I found myself reflecting on how this all happened.

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After the long break at the Ifrus Magic Academy, the week had just begun when I noticed a shining ring on Luke’s left ring finger.
Unbeknownst to me, my classmate had gotten married.
In addition to another human, Haruto, who is also married.
And not to just one person.
Haruto has multiple wives.
And one of them was my sister, Ryuuka.
…… So I’m Haruto’s younger brother-in-law.
And Luke’s fiancée is the sister of one of Haruto’s wives, Rifa.
Uh, what does that make me and Luke’s relationship?
Does that mean Luke in a way is also my brother-in-law?
I’m not quite sure, but let’s just go with that for now.
So, I have classmates who are both brothers-in-law, younger and older.
Hmm, it feels kind of complicated.
Well, that’s fine.
I’m used to such situations.
—-Or rather, when I’m around Haruto, I can’t afford to be surprised by something as minor as this.
The problem is, two out of three male classmates are married.
In this world, humans tend to grow relatively slowly until about the age of five and then develop quite rapidly until around ten. They also mature mentally quite quickly.
Forother races—elves, beastmen, and us dragonewts—we tend to grow at a more constant rate.
And then, we reach adulthood at fifteen. That’s the same for all races.
After reaching adulthood, the lifespan varies by race, but most humans age gradually
By the way, it seems that if you’re of mixed race with humans, you follow the human growth pattern. Like Tina-sensei, perhaps?
Now, about the Ifrus Magic Academy I attend, the age at enrollment varies between humans and other races.
Humans enroll at ten, while other races enroll around sixteen.
It’s to make the appearance and mental age of students in the same grade similar.
Also, it’s okay for other races to enroll two or three years later. I enrolled at sixteen.
As a second-year student, I’ll turn eighteen this year.
So, what I’m trying to say is, I’m at an age where I could start looking for a marriage partner.
Yet, I still don’t have a girlfriend.
All my classmates, however, are married.
—-Right.
Except for me, all my classmates are married.
Most of them are Haruto’s wives.
Isn’t that ridiculous?
Could at least one be left for me?
Among my classmates, there were exceptionally cute girls.
And they all became Haruto’s wives.
Including the teachers.
Couldn’t they leave just one for me!?
Basically, there’s hardly any interaction between classes at this academy other than battles.
And I live in the boys’ dormitory.
Although the central city is nearby, where I can meet girls……
Yet I have no contact!
No topics to talk about!
So, picking up girls? Impossible for me!!
I’ve spent most of my time with Ryuuka since I was little, so I’ve never had the chance to hang out with other girls.
So, I have no idea what to talk about with girls other than my sister.
That’s why I don’t have a girlfriend.
……It’s lonely.
There was one more reason why I felt down.
For some reason, all my classmates started wearing bracelets.
Haruto and his wives wore matching bracelets.
Luke said he and his fiancée had matching ones.
Some wore rings and some didn’t, but everyone except me wore a bracelet on their right hand.
And some of my classmates would occasionally smile as they looked at their bracelets.
Why am I the only one left out!?
Give me one of those too.
I’m also your brother-in-law and a brother, you know……
—-On a certain day while pondering about such matters, I noticed a change in Haruto’s bracelet.
A blue and red gem had been added to it.
I felt an incredible power emanating from that gem.
In the past, I might have been oblivious to such things, but since I learned to fully transform into a dragon, I’ve become sensitive to other people’s powers.
Rather than thanks to learning full transformation, it might have been because of the time I first transformed into a black dragon, got carried away, and ended up getting beaten up by Haruto.
Back then, as Haruto punched me, I regretted my arrogance and wished for the ability to accurately judge others’ powers.
I was beaten unconscious by Haruto.
It hurt like hell.
The fact that the strongest color dragon in the world, fully transformed as I was, was being beaten up bare-handed until I lost consciousness, was just unbelievable.
……No, it was better that he used his bare hands.
In his own way, he held back.
If Haruto had used that sword—-
N-No, I don’t want to think about it
Just imagining it makes me want to cower.
When I woke up, I had returned to human form.
And from then on, I had the ability to discern the hidden powers of others.
I decided to use that ability to look at Haruto again.
It was pathetic.
Haruto had no hidden power.
—-But that’s impossible!!
It’s absurd that I would be beaten up repeatedly when he has no hidden power, right!?
Surely Haruto possesses enough power to deceive even my abilities.
That’s definitely it.
I’ve decided not to let my guard down around Haruto anymore.
By the way, when I looked at Yoko, she had incredible power hidden within her. As expected of a nine-tailed fox.
I confirmed that my ability was functioning properly.
—-Anyway, I got sidetracked.
Back to the topic of Haruto’s bracelet.
I was told that the added gems were a gift from Mai and Mei to Haruto.
Then it hit me.
I’ll obtain a rare gem or ore and present it to Haruto and Ryuuka as a wedding gift.
It should be small enough to attach to a bracelet, yet rare.
Since Haruto is a kind person, he should give something in return.
So, I’ll ask him to process the gems I give him and put them on a bracelet.
It doesn’t have to match all of Haruto’s wives.
I thought it would be quite stylish to either buy or make a thin matching bracelets for Haruto, Ryuuka and me, and tie it with the bracelet they’re wearing now—-
I think it would be quite stylish.
Haruto doesn’t seem to wear necklaces much, but he doesn’t seem to mind having various things on his wrists.
I thought it was a pretty good idea.
So, I visited the dragon who creates gems and ores—-
「Who’s there? Who dares intrude on my territory?」
「……Seriously? 」
The one who used to be an earth elemental dragon had become a wicked dragon.