The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life

Translator: Sunnyshies

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Chapter 71 : The Light Dragon and the Reward

The semi-circular balcony, probably used for teatime, seemed to be deserted. Since this is the third floor above the ground, standing on the edge of the balcony, she could clearly see the soldiers and black magicians moving right and left in the garden to slay the golden dragon.

“Yugo! I brought Amalia-san! Let’s go home!”

Leonardo shouted high into the sky. Then, as if in response, a low roar rang out, and the people in the courtyard braced themselves.

――the wind blew.

A black shadow quickly passed overhead, and a golden dragon swooped down, hooking its clawed legs over the balcony railing.

Golden scales, and eyes of the same color.

His fangs and claws are sharp and fierce, but his eyes, looking down at Amalia, are endlessly kind.

Guao, the dragon howled.

It was as if she was being called “mom,” and a single tear fell down Amalia’s cheek.

“Yugo…”

“Let’s go home, Amalia-san. Everyone is waiting for you to return.”

“…y-yeah! I want to go home…!”

Amalia nodded at Leonardo’s words. She nodded again and again, feeling like once was not enough.

She can go home.

They can go back to Polk, back to that house, back to where everyone is.

With Yugo and Leonardo.

Yugo lightly folded his wings and bent down to make it easier for Amalia and Leonardo to ride. First Leonardo lifted Amalia and placed her on Yugo’s back, then he too jumped on his back.

It was Amalia’s first time riding Yugo, and although his back in dragon form was lumpy and had spikes sticking out here and there, he was more comfortable to sit on than she expected, and the air was soft and warm. It must have been Yugo who magically enveloped Amalia and Leonardo.

Once he was sure they were on board, Yugo spread his wings and flew up. After circling once in the air, he cried low and gained altitude, flying straight up into the eastern sky.

The people in the courtyard could only stare in stunned amazement.

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Suddenly, the golden dragon attacked the castle of Kyros, but left without attacking most people.

There were soldiers and black magicians in the courtyard trying to shoot down the dragon, but they all dropped their weapons at the command of none other than the King.

The King had assumed that since the dragon did not attack people, it must have some other purpose. After hearing the report from Lorenza and the other maids, the head of the detached palace, he changed his policy to minimize the damage to the castle.

King of Kyros, who put profit and reputation above all else, decided that any further attack would only upset the golden dragon’s nerves.

By order of the King, Kyros was able to minimize the damage, although the city walls were somewhat destroyed.

Then, a golden dragon flew away with a man and a woman, and it was rumored that “the dragon appeared to help a loved one.”

The King has now named Princess Esmeralda and her husband, as well as the black magician Braulio, as the main culprits in the attack, for having kidnapped the woman a few days earlier.

However, Princess Esmeralda was brought unconscious, and after waking up, she hysterically shouted, “That man,” “How dare you threaten me!” Those who had been deceived by her outward appearance changed their attitude when they saw her.

Abandoned by her father, the King, she lost the meaning of life and her pride, shutting herself away and soon became mentally ill and committed suicide.

His son-in-law, Alphonse, was also found in a parlor ablaze with magical flames. Although he was somewhat burned, most of the guards in the same room escaped with their lives, but he was found dead, somehow burned from the inside out. A broken teapot was said to be lying by his side.

The black magician Braulio was captured by the guards. He was interrogated and imprisoned, but one day, several years later, he simply disappeared.

The King sent out a search party, but they could find no trace of him. Soon, however, a report came in that his corpse had been found in the Kingdom of Leandra.

He was lying in a deep forest, and his body had tremendous claw marks as if he had been attacked by a huge creature.

After that, the golden dragon never attacked Kyros again. People later even said that it was a punishment for those who had offended the dragon, and King Kyros, who had placed all the blame on his daughter and her husband, did not deny the rumor.

In addition, a person who saw a man and a woman facing a golden dragon described the scene in a painting.

Titled “The Sins of Men and the Dragon of Light,” it was to be displayed in the plaza of the royal castle for generations to come as a reminder to never forget the sins of royalty in the past.

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