Chapter 94
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 94
Chapter Title: 93. Ancient Dragon's Ruins
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"They found a place called the Ancient Dragon's Ruins in the dwarves' underground city of Delgarn."
"The Ancient Dragon's Ruins?"
From the morning, Layla had a servant summon just the two of us urgently, saying she had something to talk about. I thought she was calling me for sex, but she started saying something completely unexpected.
Why bring up ruins all of a sudden? Could it be something like the artifact Iris has that produces breast milk?
"You said that the one presumed to be the Dragon King had some of your job sealed, right, my lord?"
"Yeah... But why bring that up?"
A while back, when I told the elf queen and the ducal lady of the empire, Layla and Iris, about it—wondering if they might know something about job seals—they said they'd never heard of a case where a job was sealed.
And since those two didn't know much about the Dragon King either, I remembered soothing them when they apologized for not being able to help. So why bring it up now?
In-hyeok looked at Layla with a puzzled expression, and she began speaking with a serious face.
"The Ancient Dragon's Ruins might be greatly related to the one who sealed your job—the one presumed to be the Dragon King."
"...Is that for real?"
"Yes."
Layla spoke with a face full of conviction. But it's not even certain that the Dragon King was the one who sealed my job...
"Layla, like I said back then, the Dragon King is just a guess."
"I know. But considering how closely the one you described matches the records of the Dragon King, I believe without a doubt that it was him. And I think this recently discovered Ancient Dragon's Ruins is greatly connected to the Dragon King."
Rather than her usual relaxed, childlike yet motherly demeanor, seeing her speak logically with the bearing of a serious queen felt quite unfamiliar.
Honestly, lately I'd somewhat forgotten about that golden bastard presumed to be the Dragon King who sealed my job.
At first, it was a big hassle not being able to see my status window or use skills, but surprisingly, living without them wasn't so bad. Maybe because I'd gone mad for sex, I hadn't dwelled much on the sealed job.
While I've just been playing around with my dick, had Layla remembered that one casual complaint of mine and kept searching for leads related to it?
She's too praiseworthy...! I want to grab those huge tits right now, ram my cock into her pussy with sloppy thrusts, and fill her up with cum.
But she looks really serious, and it seems important, so I'll hold back for now... Time to think with my brain, not my dick.
"Alright... So, assuming the one who sealed my job is the Dragon King, why are the Ancient Dragon's Ruins—wait, that golden shi—er, the Dragon King—connected?"
"Because 'Ancient Dragon' probably refers to the Dragon King."
"Ancient Dragon?"
"Dragons possess intellect superior to humans and use unique magic different from human spells. Depending on their attributes or conditions, they have modifiers like Storm Dragon, Fierce Flame Dragon, and so on—you know that, right?"
I have zero interest in dragons, so I didn't know, but if I pretended ignorance, it'd derail the conversation, so I shut my mouth and nodded.
"Most other dragons are famous because they interact or converse with humans, but the golden dragon called the Dragon King is practically a legend, so we couldn't figure out its modifier."
"And you think the term 'Ancient Dragon' that came up this time refers to the Dragon King?"
"Yes, exactly."
As I grasped it immediately, Layla took a sip of her tea, which had gone cold while she talked.
Dragon King, Ancient Dragon... Everything Layla said was just speculation, but it was pretty plausible speculation. When I saw that bitch, I instinctively thought she was a dragon polymorphed into human form anyway...
And a legendary Dragon King would surely warrant a modifier like Ancient Dragon. But how did they know the discovered ruins were the Ancient Dragon's? There's hardly any info on the Dragon King, and they wouldn't have used the term 'Ancient Dragon' out of nowhere.
"But how did they know the discovered ruins are the Ancient Dragon's Ruins?"
"Didn't the academy tell you about ruins...? It's like basic common knowledge...?"
Layla, sipping her tea, looked at me with slight surprise. Right... The academy isn't just for fighting, is it? It's a place for learning, but once I got a bit stronger, I started skipping it entirely...
"I've just been sleeping at the academy... or doing other stuff, hahaha..."
"As if you were just having sex with girls the whole time? Pfft... But that's so you, my lord."
Layla laughed as she spoke, but for some reason, it stabbed at my heart. Have I been living too carelessly...? Not knowing even basic common knowledge makes me feel pathetic.
In just a few months, the baby's coming, and I'll be a dad, but I'm zero on common sense or anything like that, and honestly, my combat prowess—which is my only strong suit—isn't even as good as Iris's. Am I... totally failing as a father...?
As my expression suddenly darkened, Layla set down her tea, came over to my side, and hugged me. Without asking why I felt down, her attempt to heal me was so lovable.
And with those soft, huge breasts pressing against me, all my gloom vanished in an instant.
I met eyes with Layla, who was holding me and gazing at me, gave her a grin as if to say I was okay, and spoke.
"Then, Layla, could you tell me more about the ruins?"
"Ah, ruins are a kind of dungeon generated around something called a 'core'—the condensed remnants of mana, obsession, or whatever from someone who's reached a certain realm. We still don't know why cores form, but many believe gods create them."
"Hmm..."
Dungeons generated around the core of someone who's reached a certain realm... If gods make them, why...? Hmm... Anyway, that's not important right now; I'll think about it later.
"If you go to the deepest part of a ruin and destroy the core, it sometimes gives artifacts related to that core's person as a reward."
So the artifact Iris got that makes breast milk came from some ruin created by the obsession over milk from someone who'd reached a certain realm and gone mad for it? What kind of person leaves behind such an amazing ruin and artifact?
I don't know what 'reaching a certain realm' means, but it was probably from someone not quite at the legendary Dragon King's level—maybe far stronger and greater than even Iris—their obsession with breast milk forming the ruin... Truly a respectable great figure.
I closed my eyes and offered a silent prayer to the nameless breast milk hero, then looked back at Layla.
"So how do you find out the name of a ruin?"
"If you go to the entrance, letters slowly appear in front of you, showing the ruin's name and asking if you want to enter."
Eh...? That's totally a status window...
"Like white, transparent box with letters floating in it?"
"Uh...? Yes, exactly. How did you know?"
How could I not? It's what I used and saw the most... Talking about status windows is like reminiscing about an old lover; I miss it...
"Just a hunch. But even if the Ancient Dragon's Ruins are related to me, if someone else clears it first, that's it, right?"
"Strangely, this newly discovered ruin rejects entry, saying conditions aren't met. That's never happened before... And that's why I'm even more convinced it's related to you. I think it's a dungeon made for you, whose job abilities were partially sealed by the Dragon King."
Oh... That's pretty convincing...
"But... what if I go and get rejected too for not meeting the conditions?"
"It'd be disappointing, but unavoidable. Still, even if that happens, Delgarn, the dwarves' underground city, has lots of great weapons. You could find gear that suits you, so it won't be a total waste."
"Weapons, huh... Not bad."
Dwarves being master smiths who excel at weapons is like a national rule in fantasy worlds. Like how pointy ears mean elf.
And good gear is always nice... It looks cool...!
Yeah... It's uncertain, but worth checking out. I've been too complacent; that bitch might show up again out of nowhere and do something to me. If I can get something from those ruins about her or unseal my job, great.
"Then, shall we go tomorrow?"
"T-Tomorrow?"
"There's a saying: Pull out the iron horns while it's hot. Ah, you might not know it...?"
"I don't know what it means... but going sooner isn't bad."
"Right?"
Academy break isn't unlimited; I need to head back soon and see all those faces I miss. Catch up on sex, focus on classes a bit... Gonna be busy.
"Anyway, thanks, Layla. Thanks to you, I have a direction on what to do."
"I'm glad I could help...♡ Hyahut...♡"
I grabbed Layla's plump ass firmly.
"Gotta reward my praiseworthy Layla, right? Can't do it for a while, so a thick, intense one..."
As I gripped her ass, she gazed at me with misty eyes, cheeks flushing red.
-Chuwup♥ Chu♥ Smack♥ Jjuuk♥
Naturally, I brought my lips to hers, and we started a rough kiss, tongues entwining wildly as we devoured each other's saliva.
We had a long, whispering lovemaking session until lunchtime.