Chapter 398: I Won't Collect Them!
Chapter 398: I Won't Collect Them!
When I return to the upper half of Alejandro's back, Jewel and Shelia has taken care of every monster here. They are awesome.
As for Sunny and Elsie, they are busy taking care of the forest. Sunny is using the trees near her as nourishment, and when they are shrinking from Sunny absorbing them too much, Elsie used her tentacles to pull them out.
I can see from where the trees were supposed to be, blood is coming out. I guess I'll call Kayla later after every tree have been cleared out so she can heal Alejandro.
Although the monsters have been taken care of, clearing the forest will take some time. So, we decided to take a rest here tonight. Though Sunny is still not tired at all and can continue absorbing the trees. Or maybe it's because she's absorbing the trees that she doesn't need to rest.
In any case, I can leave it to her. She will tell me once she's done with this part so she can go down on the lower part of Alejandro's back. Let's try talking with Alejandro now.
"…Roy, you do it alone. I don't want to meet him unless I have to," Spot said. It's rare for him to not be around me. But I guess Alejandro's intimidation still scares him.
"Okay. You can get some rest. Victoria and I will meet him," I said.
"…I'll pass this time. I'll stay here instead. I'll give you some clones to bring just in case," Victoria said.
…I guess Dragon's Intimidation is too scary. And that was not his full strength!
Anyway, since it will still take time for Sunny to finish everything, I'll have a chat with Alejandro.
This time, instead of flying in front of him, I walked on top of his head. This way, he won't be able to kill me by sucking me into his mouth like before.
"Alejandro, can you hear me?" I asked.
"Who's that!? How do you know my name!?" Alejandro was surprised.
"It's me, Roy. Or do you want me to stand in front of your eyes instead?" I asked.
"Yeah, do that. I don't like it when someone is talking next to my ears," Alejandro said.
I guess I can't escape from being in front of him. Well, at least he's not as hostile as before.
"Hey, can I call you Andro? That's sound easier for me," I asked.
"Oh, a nickname? Sure!" Andro said.
"Okay. Andro, we have cleared the monsters on your back. And some of the trees are still there, but we're currently taking care of them. I brought some of my friends to help. I'll introduce you to them later," I said.
"Oh! No wonder my back feels a little lighter. I'm still itchy, but it's better now," Andro said.
"At least you won't have any problem with staying in constant bad mood again. Once we cleared everything, you will help us, right?"
"No," Andro said without hesitation.
"Why!?"
"Well, I asked you to scratch my back. Once the itches are gone, only then I will help you," Andro said.
"Fine. That's the promise anyway. Well, since my friends are taking care of your back, let's have a chat, shall we?"
"Okay! It's been so long since I have someone I can talk to," Andro said.
Well, with how he keeps being in bad mood over itches on his back, it's no wonder he scares off everyone that approaches him.
"Anyway, when was the last time you dive into a water?" I asked.
"Never. There's no lake fit enough to hold my body, and the sea water is just awful," Andro said.
"…no wonder there are many living beings on your back. And how does Javier talk with you if you have never stopped flying?"
"Well, even before he became contracted monster, he has been staying on my back for who knows how long," Andro said.
"Then, how did you two get separated?" I asked.
"That day, after he told me his name from his master and gave me a name, it's raining and water enters my eyes. I shook my head like usual, but I only realize that Spot forgot to stuck his body on me when I saw him falling. That's the last time I saw him," Andro said.
…that's ridiculous. Whose fault was it? Andro for shaking his head, or Javier for forgetting to stuck his body to Andro?
In any case, I don't think I want to think that the last time I will interact with someone so close to me will be over just like that. It's too sad.
"So, you have been flying all this time and you never landed once in thousands of years?" I asked.
"Well, the last time I landed, I broke my own legs due to my weight. That's why I keep on flying,"
…his life is full of inconvenience.
"About your meal, you just suck in every monster in front of you?" I asked.
"Right. That's why when you are in front of me, I thought of sucking you in since I was hungry."
"What about now?"
"There were some birds in front of me. I'm not hungry anymore," Andro replied.
When he said birds, I don't know how big they really are for him to not feel hungry anymore. But at least one of the sources of his bad mood is gone. There's only his itchy back left.
"Anyway, there's something around the base of my wings. What are they?" Andro asked.
"Oh, it's probably from my friends. They are wind mages whom are currently cultivating their magic to improve. Seems like doing it next to your wings makes their progress increases a lot more. Do they bother you?" I asked after explaining about Angela and the others cultivating with wind magic stones on his back.
"No. Instead, the feeling was rather pleasant. I like it," Andro said.
"Good! Then, the next time they tried to cultivate again, I'll bring them here. Don't worry, they are all good guys. I'll introduce you later after I scratch your back," I said.
"I can't wait to meet everyone. It's been so long since I had friends," Andro said something sad.
We continue chatting for a little longer, when I noticed that it's already dark.
"Andro, I'll go check on the others. We will spend the night on your back, so don't just suddenly change trajectory all of a sudden, okay?" I said.
"Sure. But since the forest has been cut, don't you need a shelter?" Andro asked.
"Don't worry. Victoria, the Black Slime, can make a lot of clones of herself. We can use them as our shelter," I said.
"Okay. See you tomorrow?"
"Yeah. See you tomorrow."
In the end, this Kaiser Dragon is just one lonely dragon who have been alone all this time. Although he doesn't have much to talk about, he's a good listener.
I told him about everything I experienced from my previous life to after returning. It's fine, because I don't think that even if the cult members can enter this world, they will be able to find Andro easily. And I have told him to not trust anyone I haven't introduce to him.
Which mean I have to bring everyone in my world as well. I'll go tell Sonia tonight to inform the others.
"And that's the case. Make some free time tomorrow for me to bring you here," I said to many open portals that I opened. Thanks to increasing my level in summoning to advanced, I can open more portals and make them open for much longer. Victoria also able to make even more clones now. Though I don't think she has any new ability.
"…this time a Kaiser Dragon? With the size even bigger than the capital?" Albert asked.
"Yeah. I'm lucky to have meet him while searching for the angels," I said.
"…at least we have another powerful ally. But you didn't make a contract with him?" Albert asked again.
"He said it's fine to let him help like Spot did. Though I can only open a portal for him to use his magic. It will also be troublesome if a Kaiser Dragon suddenly appears in our world. That will only alert everyone instead because of his size," I said.
"And how's the backscratching progress?" old man Henry asked.
"For now, Kayla is currently healing the spot where the trees were. She will continue tomorrow after Sunny cleared up the rest on the lower back," I said.
I wish we could have more healer among us. That way, Kayla won't have to carry the burden of healing everyone alone.
"By the way, that's a dragon, right? I want to ask you something important. Is the effect similar? Your new friend, the Kaiser Dragon's dung, and the Dragon's Dung Flower?" Albert asked something that I wanted to hide.
"Even if you're asking, there's no way that I will go there to collect some poops! Why don't you do it on your own tomorrow!?"
"…at least it's working. That might be useful as well, you know?"
"I know! But do I want to know? No!"
After chatting for a little longer, I closed the portals.
Even after healing, we will still have to scratch his back. Well, I don't think that will be a problem.