Chapter 16

【16】

Things like sacredness could quickly disappear with daily interactions.

「I see some farmland there. Grieve, do you think that village heard those made-up stories about me ?」 Slair sat on Choco’s back, and Grieve hugged him from behind.

「You have nothing to worried about. Slair is not an uncommon name. Although it is rare to see someone with black hair and green eyes… they had made you as tall as the snow pine trees in the mountains, your voice as loud as the lighting, and your strength as powerful as a dragon. If you don’t mention it, no one would believe you are Slair the Dragonmaw. Hehe, you should be glad that no one questions your gender.」

「Eh, Grieve, you used to be so appropriate with me, and now you know to make fun of me.」

「Ain’t you the one saying that you want us to be friends?」 Grieve squeezed Slair’s waist.「Speaking of which, it’s almost Spring Festival, Slair, do you know how to dance?」

「Dance? That’s too hard! Humans can’t dance!」

「Ha? It’s just singing and moving around the bonfire. How is that impossible?」

「Ah, you are talking about human dance? I never tried it. I thought you were talking about the dance father and daddy would do… They will fly up in the air, then spin for three and a half rotations, and in the end use their tails and wings to draw a hexagram on the ground… or something like that…」

「…」

As soon as they entered the village, a limping old man stopped them.

「Oh, thank the Dragon God, my wish has come true!」 He said joyfully「Young men, I have two beautiful daughters. Would you like to marry them as your wife?」

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Slair whispered to Grieve:「Are all wild humans this open?」

This reminded him of when Alex asked him carefully if he would like to meet a few girls. Out of curiosity, he agreed. Soon, he realized it was a mistake. Meeting with girls meant he had to offer all his treats and toys while being stared at by at least three dragons with the scorching gaze of “When would you have little humans.” Since then, he has never made that mistake ever again.

Grieve was shocked too:「Dear elder, we are just travelers passing by, and soon we will leave this place. Please choose someone more reliable as your son-in-law.」

「NO」The elder insisted「I have lost my only son and two grandchildren, and my daughters are all I have left. I prayed to the priest, asked him how to bring back my lost children, and he told me to wait here. The first two young men to show up would be my son-in-law. One son-in-law is like half of my son, then I will have a son. After you get married, my daughters will give birth to my grandsons.」

Slair felt that the priest was meant to say「Just find two men to marry with your daughter and stop overthinking it.」 However, the old man took it literally and with no fear that he might end up with two terrible sons-in-law.

「Dear Elder,」Grieve said,「I am a man with vengeance, and I have made an oath that if I cannot avenge my parents and my mentor, I will not be with a woman or drink on non-holidays, therefore I could not marry your daughter.」

「And I do not want to marry some stranger」 Slair said.

「No,」 The old man pointed at the surrounding villagers,「I have promised my daughters to you in front of everyone. It is a marriage pointed by a priest, approved by the Dragon God. And now, you both rejected my daughters and ruined their reputations. How about this, you and my daughters have a ‘Wu’ 1 battle, if you win, I will let you go, and if you lose, you have to help me farm my land. What do you think? 」

「No problem,」Grieve said,「If it’s martial arts, I could defeat them both by myself, without weapons.」

「Grieve,」Slair poked at him,「 Don’t you think it’s strange?」

Grieve said: 「How would I be afraid of a challenge from women？」

「My daughters and I would be waiting on the night of the Spring Festival.」 The elder left with a smile.

「Spring Festival?」 Grieve suddenly realized what was going on,「The night of the Spring Festival … So the “Wu” he mentioned was dancing??」

After the old man left, a kind-hearted villager stepped up and said:「Young lads, hurry and leave this place. That man has tricked several young men into working for his family. His twin daughters are indeed beautiful, however, they have held their hands since birth, and it is impossible to separate them. How could anyone marry them? The daughters grow up together, and they only dance the Twin Lotus Dance. Ordinary people could not compete with them .」

Grieve felt the sky was falling and the earth was separating underneath him. If there were words written on his face, it would be 「How could it be like this?」

「Slair…」

「I knew it. Although he tricked you at first, you have already accepted the duel. If you breach the duel, it would be against the Book of the Dragons , right? However, he lied to you, and you must work in his field for a year. Could you call that truth?」

「Well, I have some confidence in solo dancing」Grieve said,「However, the Twin Lotus Dance requires two people.」

Slair looked at him, depressed:「Can’t we just run away?」

「It is not worth losing my virtue for others’ mistakes.」

「But I never accept the duel.」

Grieve looked at Slair earnestly with his ocean-blue eyes.

「…Fine, at least human dance is not that hard.」 As long as it didn’t require flying up in the air, then spin for three and a half rotations and finish it with a drawing.

「Thank you, Slair!」 With an omnipotent envoy’s help, there will be no problem at all!

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【 Show Off 】 Today, I made a camera bug and sent it down to the mainland. Although I did not get to record any visual images, I got to record a human song!

Happy! I AM SO HAPPY! It’s my first time doing this. Any Sama online? Could you translate this song for me, please? Just a small paragraph

[Sound File]

№.0☆☆☆I am proud of my tech☆☆☆

Ah, why are there so many dragons that know the law but still disobey them?

№.1 ☆☆☆ShinyGoldBlingBling☆☆☆

QAQ, I checked the book and did not choose a wild human conservation. I picked a place called「Wall」 with low population density. That is not against the law.

№.2☆☆☆I am proud of my tech☆☆☆

Oh, that’s good. Let me help you translate the song.

№.3☆☆☆ShinyGoldBlingBling☆☆☆

What have I witnessed!

№.4☆☆☆==☆☆☆

OP is lucky AF.

№.5☆☆☆==☆☆☆

Uh? Is ShinyGoldBlingBling some famous Sama? His username is so shiny, he must be very capable! I am so happy he is helping me!

№.6☆☆☆I am proud of my tech☆☆☆

It has been so long since I saw an OP that is so pure and innocent.

№.7☆☆☆==☆☆☆

Wait, it is for real? There are still dragons who don’t know who ShinyGoldBlingBling is?

№.8☆☆☆==☆☆☆

Ah, it is a fascinating song. It’s a love story between two dragons.

№.9☆☆☆ShinyGoldBlingBling☆☆☆

Sing with me~~ Your Majesty~YYYYYYY~ R~U~So~ Leisure~~~~

№.10☆☆☆==☆☆☆

Watching upstairs digging his own grave.

№.11☆☆☆==☆☆☆

Before we get off the topic, let me translate it briefly. So it said there was a red dragon who saw eye to eye with a blue dragon. They did not realize they were both males until they got married, so they went to a river and picked an egg… And a human hatched from the egg. That’s how the soundtrack ends. There should be more to the song.

№.12☆☆☆ShinyGoldBlingBling☆☆☆

Wow, that is way too simple. Your majesty, you must skip many details.

And humans are not oviparity. How could they get that wrong!

№.13☆☆☆==☆☆☆

True! That must be a joke. They did not know they were the same sex before the marriage. It must be a joke!

№.14☆☆☆==☆☆☆

Ugh, you don’t understand humans… I did skip many reasoning and rhetoric. In the song, the red dragon ate a fruit that changes gender he sees and also made others see him as the opposite gender. Thus, both dragons thought they were married to a female dragon. Until the fruit was digested and they found out the truth. The fact is, there is no such fruit, nor could humans be hatched from an egg. But with human imagination, everything is possible.

Oh. Right, another odd thing about this song. They named the two dragons! The blue dragon is called Alex, and the red dragon is called Rhett.

№.15☆☆☆ShinyGoldBlingBling☆☆☆

Why does it seem familiar…@The Declaration of Flames @Blue is the BEST

№.16☆☆☆BuyPetsFromME☆☆☆

Wow! Which two unfortunate fellows got matched?

№.17☆☆☆==☆☆☆

WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

№.18☆☆☆The Declaration of Flames☆☆☆

The involved dragon? Are you the unfortunate red dragon? Please allow me to laugh. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

№.19☆☆☆==☆☆☆

Stop browsing the forum, and go check your scores! @ The Declaration of Flames

№.20☆☆☆Blue is the BEST☆☆☆

AH! The blue one showed up too!

№.21☆☆☆==☆☆☆

WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

№.22☆☆☆Blue is the BEST☆☆☆

Footnotes

舞, and 武 both pronounce Wu, but one means dance and the other means martial arts.