Chapter 137 – Dragon Buys a Mansion (Whole)

I wеnt tо рiсk uр President Соral.

A strеamer еmеrgеd frоm thе Dungеon in a dishеveled stаtе, follоwеd bу thе Рresidеnt walking сalmly bеhind him.

“Рrеsidеnt~”

“Indeed, it is I. Тhank уou for cоming tо meet me.”

“Wait, уоu’re really a Drаgоn? You just look human to mе. Вut that Cоmbat Strеngth is dеfinitеlу beyond human. Оh, I’m Charаwау! Nice tо mееt ya, hуah-ha!”

“Нmm. I am Coral. Тhаt is the namе I gо by.”

“Yоu’ve got suсh presenсe. Vеrу Dragon-like, I suppоse.”

Тhе strеamеr who’d gottеn саught up in all this hаd beеn listеning tо Sрiсe аnd thе оthers.

Не pointed at the President in shock.

“Huh? You’re a Dragon?”

“That’s right. Dragons who’ve taken human form are strong and dangerous, so you’d better not carelessly spill their secrets.”

“Eeek!”

While having that conversation, Spice and the others returned to the apartment via the Otherworld.

Hah, so you tinkered with this yourself and turned it into a Magic Circle for teleportation. Impressive… As expected of a star-crossing Dragon…

Flota was admiring it.

“Hmm. But I’m just a novice, so I did it by intuition and ended up way off. Teach me how to do it properly later.”

That’s perfectly fine! In fact, if Ms. Coral were to have accidents and get flung out all over the place, the Master would have to go pick her up, and that would be a huge hassle!

“I’m so glad Flota is such a Master-minded Grimoire~”

And so, President Coral ended up receiving ongoing Magic Circle lectures from Flota.

And then we landed at our apartment.

Shino came out to greet us.

“Oh, hello there. Is that the famous Dragon I’ve heard about? I hear you possess quite a treasure hoard.”

“Indeed. You are a shapeshifter… no, a different type of monster, are you not? Hmm, so monsters are also blending into society to live.”

“Yes, thanks to that, I’m managing to get by in human society. Um, Ms. Coral, I believe you’re looking for a lair?”

“Hmm, I think this building will do nicely. I shall make it mine.”

“That’s just unreasonable~”

The human world is complicated by things like laws and real estate.

A Dragon can’t just easily acquire property.

“You see, Ms. Spice…”

“Huh? Don’t tell me, Ms. Shino, it’s a go!?”

“Yes. The owner of this property was secretly holding onto it while engaging in transactions with clearly dangerous groups, Otherworld Sponsored Deals, and Dungeon Sponsored Deals. This apartment building had already been seized by the Labyrinth Ministry and was about to be put up for auction.”

“Our apartment building ended up like that without us even knowing!!”

Being connected to an Otherworld, having a suspicious cult from the past take up residence…

It certainly wasn’t a normal apartment building.

Or rather, if Spice hadn’t taken up residence here, this probably wouldn’t have come to light.

“So, that being the case, if the Labyrinth Ministry has Ms. Spice’s referral… we wouldn’t be unwilling to sell this property to Ms. Coral.”

“In other words, Spice would be the President’s guarantor…”

“That seems to be the case…”

Please, President Coral, don’t do anything too reckless.

And so, some of the President’s treasure was converted into cash, and the apartment building was successfully purchased.

By the time it was going to auction, it seemed all the residents besides Spice and the Labyrinth Ministry branch office had already moved out…

The interior of the apartment building was hollowed out, becoming entirely the President’s living quarters!

Furthermore, there’s a treasure room in the basement.

“I disliked parting with even a small portion of my treasure… but it seems this world contains a considerable amount of other treasures as well. I believe I can replenish it soon.”

“Please don’t just take things by force~!”

“Is that not allowed?”

She looks utterly bewildered!

She really is a Dragon!

“This world is peaceful and cultured, so the basics are bartering or exchanging things for labor.”

Now, enter Shogo.

He gives a lecture to President Coral in the Dragon’s now-open-floor-plan room.

“I imagine when you were a Dragon, it was a culture where strength ruled, but that doesn’t work in this world. If you act too recklessly, a powerful opponent might come to subdue you…”

“Wahahahaha! This is rich! Come to subdue me? You think humans can defeat this Dragon!? Not some imitation sub-dragon, but me, a genuine, bona fide Dragon?”

“There are probably people who can win. Here’s a video from a top streamer in the industry right now…”

He shows her the Archive of Kiraboshi Hazuki slaying the Great Wind Demon General in England.

A dazzling blade of light, extending from a radiant Burdock, pierced the stratosphere, stretched beyond the stars, and bisected the main body of the Great Demon General, which was near the planet, along with the terminal that had descended to the ground.

The Great Demon General seemed to have resisted fiercely, but it couldn’t even scratch the blade.

It was gone in an instant.

The President, who had been staring intently at this, began to tremble violently.

“What is this girl? Such a being shouldn’t exist.”

“She does exist. And she’s incredibly agile. She’d come right here, poke you with a tsun, and blow you to smithereens.”

“Hawawawawawa.”

President Coral made a face as if she’d learned fear for the first time.

“N-now, now, please calm down. You’ve gone to the trouble of becoming human-sized, so let’s enjoy plenty of cola.”

“R-right. Right. Indeed. It is unacceptable that humans would create a sword of light that reaches beyond the stars and slice a Retinue of the Demon King traversing space in two with a single strike…!! Ahh, cola is delicious.”

She successfully escaped into denial.

From a Dragon’s perspective, that video probably looks like nothing but the truth.

It’s very reassuring for humanity…

But for non-humans, it must be a definite threat.

Thanks to that, it seems the President might behave a little better now.