Chapter 236: Ryuushin on a Rampage?

“Ryuushin-sama! Please quell your fury!!”

More than a hundred humans are currently prostrating themselves before me.

“I’m not really that angry…”

“Was the sacrificial maiden not to your liking?”

“Uh, I’m not really asking for a sacrificial maiden, you know. Besides, it’s not like I’m a dragon…”

“You do not need a sacrifice? Then, does that mean that one isn’t sufficient — n-no, are you planning to destroy the entire village!?”

“Hi, hiiiii!!”

“It’s no use. It’s the e-end for us all…”

“Daddy, I’m scared…”

“H-Hush. You might anger Ryuushin-sama!”

“Please, please, I beg you, only my daughter, please save her.”

“.......”

Why the heck is this happening?

It’s been a while since I went out on my own so I decided to do just that, and yet it turned out like this. I decided to re-think about the possible cause.

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The week after Ifrus Academy of Magic’s long vacation ended, I noticed Luke wearing a shiny little ring on his left hand’s ring finger.

My classmate got hitched before I noticed.

There’s another male in our class — a human named Halt — but that guy’s already married, too.

And it’s not to a single person only, mind you.

Halt has several wives.

My older sister Ryuka is also one of them.

…I’m his younger brother-in-law.

Not only that, Luke’s wife is the younger sister of Leaffa, another of Halt’s brides.

Erm, so how am I related to Luke now?

Is Luke kinda like my younger bro-in-law?

In that case, I have an older bro-in-law and a younger bro-in-law among my classmates.

Er, sounds complicated.

Well, it doesn't really matter.

I’m already used to this situation.

Actually, if you stay beside Halt, stuff like this ain’t really that surprising anymore.

The problem here is that there are three males in our class, but two of them are already married.

Humans of this world grow at a relatively slow rate from their birth until they are about five years old, then they’ll become closer to their adult appearance by the time they reach ten. It’s also said that they quickly mature mentally, too.

As for the rest of the people — be it an Elf, a Beastkin, or even Dragonoids like us — we mature at relatively the same rate as everyone else.

And so, you’re considered an adult when you hit 15 years old.

It’s the same for all the tribes.

After a person reaches adulthood, the lifespan will vary depending on the race, but most people age gradually.

By the way, those who have human blood from mixed parentage also grow the way humans do, apparently. I wonder, was that the case with Teacher Tina?

In Ifrus Academy of Magic — the academy I go to — humans enroll at the age of ten, while the rest of the folks enroll at sixteen.

It’s so that the students’ appearances and mental age would match their peers in the same class, apparently.

Not only that, non-humans can also delay their enrolment by two to three years, apparently. In my case, I entered the academy at sixteen.

I’m in my second year, and I’ll be eighteen this year.

My point is, I’m already at the age when I can also look for my marriage partner.

And yet I’m still single.

Even though everyone in my class took the plunge, you know.

— Yeah.

Every single person EXCEPT ME already tied the knot.

Well, the majority of them are Halt’s brides, though.

Funny, right?

He could’ve left even just one for me.

The prettiest girls in the entire academy are in my class.

And ALL of them became Halt’s brides.

Including the teacher, to boot.

He could’ve left even just one for me!!!

We don’t really get to see the other classes outside our inter-class battles in this academy.

Besides, I’m living at the men’s dormitory.

Well, we’re near the central city so I can meet girls if I go there, but…

I don’t have any contacts!

We don’t have anything to talk about!

It’s impossible for me to flirt and seduce anyone!

I’ve been with Ryuka since we’re li’l kids, but I never had any chance of playing with other girls back then.,

That’s why I’m totally clueless on what to say to any other girl aside from my older sis.

And that folks is the reason why I’m still single.

…Urk, so lonely.

There’s another thing that’s causing my depression.

Bracelets have become trending among my classmates, for some reason.

Halt has matchy-matchy ones with his wives.

Luke also has one, and he said it’s a pair with his bride.

Some of them had rings while some didn't, but all of them, except me, wore bracelets on their right wrists.

And you know, some of my classmates would even gaze at their bracelets while grinning.

Why did you leave me out, huh?!

Give me one too.

I’m also your younger/older bro-in-law, you know…

And then it happened. Halt’s bracelet changed while I’m passing the days preoccupied with such thoughts.

Two tiny gemstones, one blue and one red, were added to his bracelet.

I could feel a faint power coming from them.

I was totally ignorant of those things back then, but now that I could completely dragonize, I’m more sensitive to the power of others.

Actually, it’s not because I’ve learned how to do perfect dragonization. I think I got this keen sense after being beaten black and blue by Halt because I got too carried away when I first turned into a complete dragon.

While Halt was beating the heck out of me, I totally regretted being carried away, and I also wished that I would have the power to discern my opponents’ power.

Halt beat me till I fainted.

That was one heck of a pain, yeah.

Can you believe it? I, the person who perfectly dragonized into the strongest colored dragon in this world, was beaten black and blue to the point of fainting, and that’s using bare hands, to boot.

…Oh, I guess I was lucky he was unarmed.

That’s him being considerate in his own way.

If Halt used that sword of his —

U-Urk. Stop thinking about it

I might pee in my pants just by imagining that happening.

I was already back to my human form when I woke up.

It was also then that I got the ability to see through other people’s hidden power.

I looked at Halt’s power again using that ability.

Rubbish.

Halt didn’t have a speck of hidden power or anything.

There’s no way that’s true!

He didn’t have any secret power, and yet he punched me so many times!? That doesn’t make sense, right!?

I’m sure Halt got some major power that could even fool my ability.

I’m sure that’s it.

That’s when I decided never to let my guard down when it comes to Halt.

By the way, I also peeked at Youko and could faintly sense that she also has a secret power. As expected of a Nine-Tailed Fox.

That means my ability is working perfectly fine.

Oops, we’re getting off-topic, huh.

Alright, back to Halt’s bracelet.

Halt told me that those added jewels were gifted by Mai and Mei.

That’s when I had my eureka moment.

Let’s get a gem or a crystal and give it to Halt and Ryuka as a wedding present.

I’ll pick a small one that will fit a bracelet, and a rare one, to boot.

Halt’s the kind of guy who has a strong sense of duty, so he’ll definitely send a return gift.

I’ll try to request that he set part of the stone I gifted him into a bracelet.

It doesn’t have to match with the bracelets of all his wives.

Maybe we can buy or make thin, matching bracelets for me, Halt and Ryuka, and add them to the bracelets they’re both wearing —

That’s pretty stylish, I guess.

Halt doesn’t really wear necklaces and stuff like that, but I don’t think he will mind wearing a lot of things on his wrist.

Yeah, it’s a pretty cool idea.

And so, I went to visit the dragon who creates gems and ores, but —

“Who is it? T-this is my turf, I’m gonna k-kill anyone who comes here.”

“...What the heck.”

The guy that was formerly an earth attribute dragon had turned into an evil dragon.