Chapter 86

Since we are tired from walking to a high place, I sit down on a suitable rock surface with Nebel.

“I’m thirsty.”

“Like water.”

“Hold out your hands.”

At the silver dragon’s words, I hold out my hands, and cold water begins to well up in them.

“Did you do this?”

“Is it okay to drink?”

“Yes. It should quench your thirst.”

After exchanging glances with Nebel, I gratefully accept the water.

It’s cold and delicious.

“Phew, thank you. It was a treat.”

“Thank you.”

After we both express our gratitude, the silver dragon seems to be in a better mood.

“Then, let’s have a proper talk.”

Wiping my wet lips with my sleeve, I speak to the silver dragon.

“From what you said earlier, am I the reincarnation of the first one? But unfortunately, I don’t have those memories. So, I’d like you to explain it properly.”

“You should have the previous one’s memories.”

You mean from my past life.

“That’s more like a record than a memory, so it doesn’t count. And you don’t have the first one’s memories.”

“Do people not retain their memories when they reincarnate?”

“Are you different?”

“When the body ages, a new one is formed. Memories are inherited.”

“That sounds like the mechanism of a phoenix. Does that apply to dragons too?”

“I don’t know about others. But for me, that’s how it is. This is due to the circumstances that led to the covenant with Albert Wilgaren Marquessias.”

It feels like a complicated story. Do I need to know this too?

“Hmm, let’s start from there. Since I don’t have those memories, tell me how the first one ended up making a covenant with you.”

To summarize the silver dragon’s story briefly, before the establishment of the Lave Kingdom, there was a country that tried to develop and expand its territory into the Norei Forest. However, the Norei Forest was the silver dragon’s territory, and it fiercely resisted the illegal intrusion. It was a massive upheaval.

At that time, the distance between humans and gods was closer, and faith in the gods was strong. People said that this was the wrath of the gods and advised against expanding the territory, saying it was foolish to provoke a dragon.

However, the king of the country before the Lave Kingdom insisted that there were no gods and ordered his subjects to slay the dragon. He repeatedly sent the national army and powerful warriors and knights, doing as he pleased.

But, of course, ordinary humans can’t defeat a dragon, right?

Unless they are heroes or chosen ones blessed by the gods, what can ordinary humans do against a dragon?

In the end, a coup d'état occurred, and the Lave Kingdom was established. My ancestor, Albert Wilgaren Marquessias, went to the silver dragon to apologize.

He deeply apologized, saying, “I am truly sorry. We have beheaded the foolish king who tried to expand the territory, and we will not develop this forest.”

He also asked, “Can you live quietly in the depths of the Norei Forest and deal with the monsters? I will settle here and repel any unreasonable demands from the higher-ups.”

The silver dragon, however, didn’t trust humans who illegally intruded and caused chaos. It refused to listen, saying, “I won’t listen to your lies. I will destroy humans! Absolutely!” and that the monsters appeared on their own and were not under its jurisdiction.

But my ancestor, who had an orichalcum heart, didn’t back down. He said, “If you don’t trust me, curse me or do whatever you want, but please listen to me!”

It’s amazing that he could stand up to a dragon like that. Was my ancestor a weirdo?

“So, what happened?”

“One of the Creators intervened.”

“The Creators?”

“The beings who created this world, what you call ‘gods.’”

The gods, really?

“Albert Wilgaren Marquessias was a favorite of ‘Vint.’”

“Can gods really favor humans?”

“Of course. They mark the ones they favor to show that they are theirs. They are called ‘blessed ones.’”

Blessed ones, ah, Vint is the god of wind!

“Is it okay for gods to interfere in the mortal world?”

“It’s not direct interference. They just mark their favorites. You are marked too, aren’t you?”

Huh? I don’t remember being marked.

“The silver eyes of those with Marquessias blood are fixed as wind attributes. That’s Vint’s mark. And now, silver hair. That’s his color.”

So that’s what it is!

“It also serves as a good marker for me.”

One of the Creators, the god of wind Vint, intervened in the dispute between the silver dragon and my ancestor, leading to the formation of a covenant.

Those with the blood of Albert Wilgaren Marquessias would become the guardians of the Norei Forest and protect the land from the court.

The silver dragon would live quietly in the depths of the Norei Forest and not leave.

This is the covenant that the silver dragon and my ancestor made.

The soul of Albert Wilgaren Marquessias was fixed in the Marquessias bloodline, meaning he would reincarnate as a member of the Marquessias family.

And the silver dragon says I have that soul.

Wait, but if that’s the case, what about my past life? If I keep reincarnating as a member of the Marquessias family, why do I have memories from Earth?

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