Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 120 : Descendants of the Demon Race (1)

Surprised by his son's sudden appearance, Cibie was at a loss for words, and Lucas smiled brightly.

"I came by teleportation."

"Ah, no. When in the world did you get that much..."

Cibie didn't know the extent of Lucas's skills, so his surprise was a natural reaction.

Lucas had hidden his skills until now, but the reason he had teleported to the county estate at once today was because of Caitlin.

'She wasn't flustered and responded even though I looked different from before. She's quite something.'

And her skills had improved. Judging by the energy he was feeling now, she was at least an intermediate-level spirit user.

'And there's no need to hide it anymore.'

Lucas felt that he no longer needed to hide his skills from his family.

"Isn't it amazing whose son he is?"

As Lucas winked at Cibie, who was still at a loss for words, Cibie's expression quickly relaxed.

"Ha, hahaha! Right. Whose son he is, really! He's amazing!"

"Hello. I'm sorry it took so long. Here... please take this."

As Caitlin held out the pouch, Lucas took it.

"Thank you. For not forgetting and coming."

"Not at all. I'm so sorry for being late."

Lucas nodded his head.

"I'm glad you solved the problem with your father. Let's go for a walk. Father, I'll be back soon."

"Oh, oh. Right, you do that."

Lucas, who had left the drawing room with Caitlin, headed for the garden.

"So, do you have a place to go? It seems you're an intermediate-level spirit user now. You'll be welcomed wherever you go."

"You recognized me at a glance. I recently made a contract with the intermediate fire spirit, Salamander."

"I see. Congratulations."

Caitlin stopped walking for a moment.

"I was a little surprised at your different appearance from last time. Were you polymorphed?"

"Right. Is that important?"

Caitlin quickly shook her head at Lucas's words.

She must have been flustered too.

When they had met in Rita village last time, Lucas had clearly been a full-grown adult, but now he looked to be in his late teens at best, so it was natural.

"No. Not at all."

"Right. If you haven't decided on your next destination, you should consider staying at this county estate. Even if it's not the county estate, there's a Gold Nine trading company here, so it would be good to be with them."

Caitlin's face brightened at Lucas's words.

"Really?"

"Right. You're a contractor of an intermediate fire spirit, aren't you? It would be great if you could help our county."

In fact, it would be a great advantage if Caitlin stayed at the county estate.

A contractor of an intermediate spirit was a high-class talent who was welcomed wherever they went.

And since it was a fire spirit that was good at attacking, it would be a great help in protecting the county.

Also, as Lucas had said, it would be good for her to work at Gold Nine, not necessarily the county.

Gold Nine, a global trading company, not only had good treatment, but it was also a good job to improve her skills.

"If I can be of help to the Rodrigo County, I would be very happy."

'As expected of an elf's descendant.'

A smile appeared on Lucas's face as he looked at her.

Elves were a race that kept their promises. That's why Lucas had also trusted her and had waited for her, and as expected, Caitlin had not forgotten and had come to keep her promise even after time had passed.

"Then it will be a great help to the county."

"Thank you."

"Ah, and it would be good if you could keep that a secret."

"That... ah, I understand. Of course."

Caitlin seemed to hesitate for a moment at Lucas's words, but she soon nodded her head.

***

Lucas, who had returned to the dormitory, avoiding Cibie's persistent questions, had a throbbing headache.

'Still, it turned out well.'

The gold that Caitlin had brought back was a total of 200 gold.

Lucas, after a short discussion with Cibie, returned the money to Caitlin.

Of course, Caitlin had refused, saying that she would never accept it, but they had succeeded in returning the money with the joint attack of Cibie and Lucas.

The 200 gold that had been returned as a contract fee would surely be a help to Caitlin in settling down and living in Citata.

Caitlin's father had died of alcoholism two years after that incident.

And the group that had harassed her and her father had been disbanded like dust not long after Lucas had left.

Of course, there were a few gangsters left, but they had also disappeared soon after with the help of the guards.

'That's a relief.'

From now on, she would be an important talent for the Rodrigo County.

-Flash!

Aman appeared while he was thinking like that.

"Aman."

"Lord."

Aman with a very serious expression.

"Right. What's wrong?"

"It seems there is a demon king on the surface. And the leader of the Resurrection Cult seems to be Alberto for sure."

Lucas's expression hardened at Aman's words.

"What do you mean? Didn't Alberto die for sure?"

"He died. I threw his body at the imperial palace."

"But?"

"It seems someone resurrected Alberto. The demons."

Lucas's expression contorted with anger.

"How dare they..."

"I'm investigating, but it seems the leader ran away from Allie's breath last time."

Lucas's expression became even more serious.

"What about Hasel's plan?"

"It was ruined because of Allie. My father and the elders were investigating, but because Allie stepped up and made a scene..."

Lucas nodded his head as if he knew what he meant.

"What about the leader's whereabouts? Haven't you found him yet?"

"No. Ah, and a woman who was said to be the leader's closest aide has entered the academy. She said she ran away with a scroll she had stolen from the leader."

"Really? If the leader is Alberto as you say, it's not surprising that there was a scroll that led to the academy. That bastard was aiming for the academy."

"That's right. So I've put that woman in the vacant librarian's room for now."

At the words 'librarian's room', Lucas finally got up from his seat.

"The librarian's room?"

"Yes. I used a truth serum, but the woman's words were true. So I'm thinking of watching her for a while and then finding out Alberto's location or information about the Resurrection Cult."

"All of that could also be the leader's scheme. Suspect everything and suspect again."

Aman nodded his head at Lucas's words.

"Yes. I understand."

"Then where is Allie now?"

"I know she's at the lair for now, but won't she run away soon?"

Allie was now confined to the lair. But if it was the Allie he had watched until now, she would run away soon.

"Hasel will make a scene again. If Allie runs away, tell him that an intermediate fire spirit user has come to Citata. He said he would work at the county estate, but it would be more helpful to the estate if he made a contract with Gold Nine."

"I understand."

It was when Aman, who had finished all his words, bowed and was about to leave.

"I have to go out this weekend. You can make up an excuse for the kids."

"Pardon? Where are you going?"

"Now that I know all this, I can't just stand by. The contract with you has also returned to normal, so there won't be any big problems."

At those words, Aman was about to refute, but he put his words back in.

"I understand."

Because he thought that Lucas must have a reason.

"Right."

"Yes. Then I'll be going."

As Aman left, Lucas also began to organize the plan in his head.

'There are more than one or two problems. But I can't just stand by either.'

The dragons were a race he had been responsible for, and they were his family.

That's why Lucas couldn't just turn a blind eye to the problems that had befallen them.

'First, I have to find the descendants of the demons.'

They might have heard or known something by now.

The number of descendants of the demons left on the surface was small, and the bloodline of the demons had also thinned over the long years.

But as Aman had said, if the demon king had returned to the surface, they might know something.

'The demon king has returned to the surface...'

***

"Ugh! It was so difficult."

"No, I think that professor is crazy. What is he going to give for the next test if he gives orichalcum for the advanced class engraving?"

The students who had left the test site were grumbling.

"Ugh! But it's finally the weekend! Rookie. Shall we go out and play tomorrow?"

"No, Pola. How can a lady shout like that!"

"Shut up! I'm so annoyed! If you keep doing that, I'll twist your mouth."

Pola, who was annoyed, raised her hand and made a gesture of tearing Skir's mouth.

"Gaaah!"

At that, Skir quickly covered his mouth and ran away.

"Hey, Rookie. So are you going or not?"

"I'm not going. You guys go and play by yourselves."

"Wow, you're really. What's wrong with you these days? Are you going through puberty?"

At the word 'puberty' coming out of Pola's mouth, Lucas almost let out a bad word.

'What kind of puberty comes at the age of five thousand...!'

As Lucas stared blankly at Pola, Pola raised her hand and waved it in front of Lucas.

"Hey, are you going through puberty? Why aren't you playing with us these days? Huh?"

After the incident with the mercenary guild, Pola and Skir had been trying to spend every day busily.

As if they were not even giving a chance for bad memories to creep in.

"I have something to do. Dean Aman asked me for a favor."

"Why does the dean always make you do all the work?"

"It's not like that. It's not like that."

Pola pouted her lips.

"Tsk. Okay. Nella, you're going with us, right? The new dessert shop is really amazing!"

"I don't want to go out..."

"Ah, why you too!"

"People keep murmuring whenever they see us. What about the daughter of the Rodrigo family, what about the second son of the Stun family, and so on. It's annoying."

Pola flinched at Nella's words. Lucas was also surprised.

'When did she grow up so much...?'

Nella was always a quiet and calm child.

But now Nella's appearance was quite different from before.

"R-really?"

"Yes. It's annoying. But if you want to go, I'll go, but I can't help but be annoyed. Did we do any harm to them? Why do people like to talk about others so much?"

As if something had been building up, Nella spat out her words like a machine gun.

"T-that's right."

Pola glanced at Nella, nodding her head slightly.

"Right? You think so too, right, oppa?"

"Yes. That's right, but, Nella, have you been under a lot of stress lately?"

As Lucas finally asked, looking at Nella's expression, Nella let out a small cough and relaxed her expression.

"No, it's not that. I'm sorry. I got a little excited, didn't I?"

At Nella's shy apology, Pola quickly waved her hand.

"No, no. It's okay. I like it, why."

"Really?"

"Yes. From now on, say whatever you want to say. It's refreshing and good!"

"Okay. I will."

At the sight of Nella nodding her head with a determined look, Lucas swallowed a groan inwardly.

'Something's not right.'

After parting with the children and returning to the dormitory, Lucas finished his preparations to leave immediately.

'It's the weekend tomorrow anyway, so there's no need to hesitate.'

Lucas, who had taken out a map from his bosom, carefully examined the coordinates.

'I should go here first.'

-Flash!

Lucas, who had finished his thoughts, teleported and disappeared.

(End of Chapter)