Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 208 : A Battle of Wits. (1)

Agua's expression, as he faced Giestio, was fierce.

[Hey. Why are you silent? Huh?]

"..."

[You told me to hit last and take it all, didn't you? I almost got eaten.]

Giestio was on the verge of trembling at Agua's sudden visit.

[Huh? Look at this? You said it, so you should take responsibility.]

Agua sneered and stomped his feet.

The fact that he had almost died, although he had avoided annihilation, came to mind again, and he wanted to beat this fish in front of him to death right away.

"Agua-nim."

Just then, Giestio opened his mouth with courage. He thought he might as well say what he had to say and then die.

[Speak.]

"This might be a better opportunity."

[What?]

Agua's eyes widened at Giestio's words, and he asked back.

"Taras has been annihilated, and the demons are cornered. They can't do anything without my help."

[So?]

"So now is a good opportunity. Because most of the forces have died or have been annihilated. Agua-nim can just take that empty spot."

[Hey. You told me to take the empty spot last time too, right? But I almost got annihilated by Amore.]

At Agua's words, Giestio raised his head and smirked.

"It's a little different now, isn't it? Because there is a person called the key of the main god. He is said to inherit the authority of the main god."

[So? What does that have to do with anything?]

"He... just has to ascend to the position of the main god."

Agua snorted as if it were absurd.

[Are you stupid?]

"Think about it. That person did not want the position of the main god. He just wanted to end his life. The Demon God Taras also offered him a deal with that as a pretext."

[...That's right.]

"Then what will happen if that person ascends to the position of the main god?"

Agua frowned.

[Will he try to give up the position of the main god?]

"That's it. He will either focus on finding the disappeared main god or will look for someone else to hand over his position to."

[Ah...]

Only then did Agua let out a small sigh as if he understood what he meant.

"Aim for that time. The demons without a demon god are like a toothless beast. No matter how well they use magic, they can't stand against the dragons without the artifacts we supplied."

[That's right.]

"I will take care of them. What good will it do to get on the dragons' bad side any further?"

Giestio's eyes curved like a bow.

[How very cunning. You are the most cunning creature I have ever seen.]

"Haha. You flatter me."

At Giestio's nerve, Agua clicked his tongue with a 'tsk'.

[You crazy bastard.]

"Agua-nim, you just have to focus on that person ascending to the position of the main god. I will take care of the rest."

[Hmm... Amore won't just stand by. That bastard is receiving a lot of Amore's love.]

"Haha! What does that matter? There's no way Agua-nim can't take the life of a human on the surface."

[That's also true.]

Agua nodded his head.

[I didn't like him anyway, so it's a good thing. As long as they don't know I killed him, right?]

"Yes. That's right."

[I'll do that. Keuk...! Keuhak! That bastard, I'll just snatch the main god's position before he gives it up! Anyway, when you first ascend to the position of a god, you're so clumsy that you can't do anything!]

"Yes. You will achieve what you desire."

As Giestio bowed his head low and showed his respect, Agua, who had smiled with satisfaction, waved his hand.

[Right. I'm going!]

Agua left while Giestio had his head buried in the ground.

"Hah..."

A sigh of relief escaped him.

"Haha... ha, hahaha!"

The sigh soon turned into laughter and filled the room.

"Good. Very good."

Giestio, who had slowly gotten up from his seat, looked around.

He also liked the newly prepared home. The new home, which was located in a deeper place than before, was far from the harsh human waters, so it was perfect.

'What does it all matter now?'

Anyway, once the whole world became a sea, humans would not be a threat to his race.

A world that never ends, no matter where you swim.

The thought of that world made him feel as if he could fly.

'I'll have to leave a few small islands.'

It felt as if a hopeful future was already being drawn.

He would show the sunken continent to the kinsmen who had been curious about the land, and he would let them step on the land on the few remaining beautiful islands.

"Good. Very good."

From now on, that foolish Agua had to do well.

'I hope he doesn't get caught.'

As Agua had said, that human was receiving a lot of Amore's love, so if he were to get caught, he would not be able to avoid a dangerous situation.

"Hmm..."

Giestio, who had been pondering, left the room.

"There is a new guest."

It was a story he had heard before Agua had come.

One of the kinsmen who had gone out to look around the new home had picked up a demon.

"Interesting."

Giestio had also thought of gathering all the races in pairs and bringing them here once the whole world became a sea.

'Especially the dwarves are necessary.'

Because life had become much more prosperous since the dwarves had come here.

They had created a space like land within their home. Although it was a result of combining artifacts well, the fact that they could endure without wearing the necklace Giestio had made was a huge development in itself.

And that place was like a transparent lid, so there was no seawater, and after some time, the seawater that had seeped into the ground had also dried up a little, becoming a solid ground.

'They are strange people.'

The only disadvantage was that it was a little inconvenient because the Sirens could not swim in there, but that was fine.

Before he knew it, Giestio, who had reached the front of their new land in the sea, looked for the chieftain of the dwarves.

"Where is Turkam?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Turkam-nim is now making some necessary items for the new guest."

"Really? Hmm..."

"Shall I bring Turkam-nim?"

"No. It's fine. But could you bring the new guest to the drawing-room?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Before leaving, Giestio turned his head once more and looked at their home.

'It's really strange.'

How long had he worked to create a proper land in the sea?

'To think they did what I couldn't do for that long time in a flash...'

The race of dwarves was truly amazing.

With that thought, Giestio turned his body and left the place.

Giestio, who had arrived at the drawing-room, was thinking for a long time, looking at the chessboard placed in front of him.

The white pieces and the black pieces were in sharp confrontation.

'...'

Although he had already thought of dozens of moves, no matter how he looked at it, it seemed that there was no way for the black pieces to win.

"Hmm..."

-Knock, knock.

At the sound of a knock on the door, Giestio opened the door himself with magic.

"Oh!"

He couldn't help but admire the ashen skin that was walking in hesitantly.

"Welcome! You have worked so hard."

Giestio, who had swum in one go, held out his hand to Pamela.

"...It's a pleasure to meet you."

Pamela, who seemed a little flustered by Giestio's reaction, carefully took his hand.

At that, the fins on Giestio's waist began to shake like crazy.

"My goodness! How could such a precious person come all the way here? Please, please sit down!"

Giestio's mouth, as he turned his back and swam, was stretched from ear to ear.

'My goodness! Where did such a blessing roll in from!'

Giestio knew exactly who she was.

'Our key is here!'

It felt as if he had found a precious pearl among the grains of sand.

"Now, please sit down."

Giestio's fingertips trembled slightly, as if he were so excited.

"Thank you."

Pamela's pupils, as if she had never imagined such an appearance, although he was said to be the king of the Sirens, lost their way and wandered for a moment.

'Is that person really the king...?'

He was very different from the image of a king she had thought of. There was no dignity to be found anywhere, and the fins that were shaking vigorously, as if to show his mood, were also like that.

"You have been through a lot. How did you go through such a thing? The sea is not a merciful place."

Words poured out of Giestio's mouth.

"Did the meal suit your taste? It's a little poor these days because it's difficult to procure food from the land."

"..."

"Ah, do you like tea? This tea is a red seaweed tea made by drying and roasting red seaweed that grows in the deep sea. The longer you boil it, the deeper and more savory the taste is, which is excellent."

"..."

"And this cookie is a cookie made by drying and grinding small fish and then mixing it with seaweed powder and baking it. The seaweed in it catches all the fishy taste, so it's very savory and sweet."

With the explanation, Giestio personally poured the tea and kindly placed the cookies in front of Pamela.

"Now. Please try it."

"..."

Pamela, who was looking back and forth between the tea and the cookies without saying anything, stared blankly at Giestio.

"Ah!"

At that, Giestio, as if he knew what she meant, first picked up a cookie and brought it to his mouth.

"Are you worried that it might be poisoned! Hahaha!"

Giestio, who had taken a big bite of the cookie, then took a sip of the tea.

'Hah.'

Pamela, who had seen that, realized something.

'This person knows my identity.'

He was definitely a king. Then he must have known that she, who had almost drowned in the sea, was a demon and had lost her memory, so to think that he thought it was poisoned?

'There's no way he would do that without knowing my identity.'

And she was suspicious of his warm welcome.

If it were his personality as she had seen it now, he would not have been able to stand his curiosity and would have called her to the front of the place where the dwarves were staying, but it must have meant that he had not known at first.

"I-I... it's not that... you said you were a king..."

Since it was important to figure out the opponent first, Pamela also pretended not to know anything and fidgeted with her fingers, holding a cookie in her hand.

'Ho-oh. Look at this?'

If Giestio's guess was right, Pamela had not lost her memory. But to feign ignorance like this?

The situation began to get interesting.

"Oh! Is that so? I was worried that you might have such a worry because I heard that the outside world is chaotic. Please don't mind and eat. It's really delicious!"

Giestio also pretended not to know anything and offered the cookie again.

"T-thank you."

In the end, Pamela, who had taken a bite of the cookie, smiled awkwardly, and Giestio also responded with a smile.

"Oh. But I heard you lost all your memories."

"..."

"That's a pity. Both the good memories and the bad memories are all memories... it's really a pity."

"Yes."

Pamela took a sip of the tea.

"Hmm... then what are you going to do from now on? I know a few demons. I had been in contact with them before they came to the surface."

Giestio threw the bait first.

"If I contact them, you might be able to go home."

"...Would you do that for me?"

Pamela also did not lose and responded. If what she knew was true, the demons had not been looking for this place for some time.

And since they had also moved their residence, there was a high probability that they were avoiding them.

"...Of course!"

As Pamela did not take the bait, Giestio began to organize his moves in his head again.

When a moment of silence continued, Giestio, who had noticed that Pamela's pupils were fixed on the chessboard on the table, smiled faintly and opened his mouth.

"Do you know how to play chess, by any chance?"

At that, Pamela smiled faintly and nodded her head.

"Yes. I don't remember anything else, but I remember this."

Their breathtaking battle of wits began.

[End of Chapter]