After rescuing Ratchey from the swamp, they were never able to find the Cotton Curler again, nor did they encounter any other animals or monsters that could be used as food. By the time I found a creek and caught a fish in the river, it was almost evening.

As a result, the whole day was spent looking for food, and the journey made little progress.

Exhausted and hungry, Lutga decided to set up camp by the stream. With his hands and feet, he used a knife to scrape off the scales, dig out the internal organs, spread a layer of powder and juice evenly on the surface of the fish, and then skewered the fish one by one with thin wooden sticks and planted them around the campfire to roast.

Although Lutega is only a small nobleman on the border, he is still quite particular about the seasoning of his diet. When he travels, he always carries some common seasonings and spices with him, just like many adventurers.

Of course, the Adventurer's Spice Pack has other functions, such as being used as a weapon, spilling irritating spices in times of crisis, and successfully sealing the opponent's eyes. It seems to be a despicable technique, but it actually works quite well, not only for people, but also for some magical beasts with a keen sense of smell.

Unfortunately, the seasoning he was carrying had long since been soaked in the sea, and Lutga had to find some ingredients on the spot, such as some congealed rock salt and plant juice. After the fish has been roasted for a while, the surface is covered with grease, which also praises the refreshing aroma.

Now, Ratchet wasn't here, she was supposed to be washing the sludge off her body in the creek.

"Hah~~ Oops. ”

A girl as beautiful and elegant as an ice sculpture is washing her jade-like flawless skin in the stream at night. Rutga couldn't control himself from imagining the wonderful picture, and a wave of heat welled up from his body.

It's a very ordinary reaction, and it should be said that it is not normal if it does not become like this.

It should be stated that Rutega is definitely not a womanizer, in fact, in the past eight years, he has never forgotten his former lover, as well as some personal reasons, and has never shot at any woman, and even deliberately kept his distance from adult women.

However, this caused some misunderstandings, and some nobles around him who did not know him would look at him with disgust.

Because Lutga suffers from a serious fondness for institutionalization, he often keeps lonely teenagers and girls in his house as servants. Moreover, he also spoiled his daughters to the extreme, and spent a lot of time every week going to the more prosperous commercial cities to buy them a lot of gorgeous clothes, obviously the family's wealth was not rich.

Therefore, in the vicinity of Celia, this young nobleman, who was a knight, was known as a pedophilia. However, Lutga did not take this to heart, and never bothered, after all, he did not care about social entertainment among nobles.

But for now, Lutga understands that it will be very bad to go on like this. You know, when Raki came back from the bath, her clothes are probably the same as the ones she wore in [Paradise], although they have the advantage of being light and easy to clean, but in a sense they are too 'dangerous'. It's better to say that the costumes of that place were originally made to express a sensational atmosphere.

In short, if he held back like this, Lutga would not have the confidence to launch a night attack without losing his sanity tonight. With this in mind, he plucked up the almost roasted fish, put it aside, and quietly left the campfire and came to the stream not far away.

What to do is self-explanatory, he needs to seek a 'wave of liberation' before he gets out of control. But just as the 'preparations' were completed, and I was about to start the action.

With the fierce sound of the water, from the stream directly in front of Lutega, the figure of the girl broke through the water.

In the deep night, it was impossible to see her body, only the soft lines and glowing golden pupils proved the identity of the visitor.

Why is she here?

- Ahhh...... I guess I swam all the way to get here......

Lutega asked himself in his heart, but the point was not here. The point is that at the worst possible moment, the most unfortunate person bumped into the most embarrassing scene.

"Whoaa

With a scream, Lutga's body shook violently, and the whole person fell into the stream. Although, no matter how you think about it, in the current situation, it should be Raqi who screams.

"Hmm...... Rutega, what are you doing?"

However, Raki had no intention of covering her body at all, she just suddenly showed her flawless body, tilted her head to the young man who was falling into the water, and asked puzzledly.

"Ah, ahahaha-I, I, that, that's it, it's a rare opportunity, so I want to wash it too, ahahaha......"

- It doesn't matter! No problem! It's dark, she shouldn't have seen anything just now! Fool around! Yes, calm down...... No exposure, no exposure......

Rutga roared in his heart, trying to convince himself, praying with all his might that the embarrassing scene had escaped Rachi's eyes.

"Hmm...... That's right. So, what is the ○○ of the raised ○○?"

- Isn't this completely exposed!!

It's a pity that the next line that the girl burst out in an indifferent tone completely knocked him into the abyss of shame and death. At the same time, he also told Lutega how good the dragon's night vision ability is.

However, fortunately, this wave of cold water was poured in time, and Lutega, who suffered a heavy blow to his heart, believed that he might not be able to "stand" in a short time, so that he would be safe tonight.

Unfortunately again, within a few minutes, Lutga realized that this judgment was naïve. The current situation was such that he sat with his back to the trunk of the tree, and Ratchei sat in front of him, completely entrusting his delicate body and light weight to his bosom.

Even Flora, who was her lover eight years ago, had never tried to sit in such a posture in her arms. The only one who will do this is his own daughter at best.

"Hmm...... It's delicious, and I'm starting to understand the joy of eating. ”

In her arms, Laqi held a grilled fish, pecked it like a small animal, and after nibbling on the whole one, she exclaimed in a comfortable and soft voice.

"Ahaha, thanks for the compliment. ”

Lutga's mood at the moment is very complicated. He had expected Raki to blame himself for falling into the quagmire, but now he was relieved. But at the same time, the more intimate lifting than last night has involuntarily picked up the anger accumulated by Fang Cai's 'liberation failure'. In short, the position where Raki is now is, in every sense, too exciting for him.

"Well, Raghi, isn't it good to sit like this?"

"Hmm......?"

Ratgie innocently put on a puzzled look, of course, having been with her for a while, and gradually got to know her character, Lutga understood that this was not acting.

"You, you see, sitting like this, I have seen and touched many places...... Don't you hate being touched by humans?"

As he spoke, Lutga scratched his cheek with his fingers and looked away from the girl's snow-white head and neck in embarrassment.

"Hmm...... Lutga is different from the humans before him, so he doesn't hate it. And, as Rutga said, he would not attack me. ”

"Uh......" Although it doesn't feel bad to be trusted, it is actually on the verge of limiting.

"And ......"

"And?"

"If it's Lutega, it's okay to attack me?"

"Huh-!?"

No matter how many times, Lutga couldn't get used to the habit of Raghi dropping a bombshell suddenly. At this moment, he really almost threw the girl in his arms into the wilderness.

"You saved me just now, even if it is regarded as a repayment......

The second half of Kelaqi's sentence stimulated the chivalry hidden in the young man's chest, and immediately cooled down the bad feelings in his chest.

"Wait, wait, you're mistaken!" Rutega replied in an agitated tone, "I didn't expect you to repay the favor in this way...... Besides, it was my negligence that put you in danger at that time! So, don't talk about it easily! No matter what race she is, Ratchet is a girl! Yes, you should cherish yourself more!"

"Hmm...... Are you angry, Rutega, and if I say something I shouldn't have said, I apologize...... I don't really understand human emotions yet......"

Raki hung her head in disappointment, like a reprimanded puppy.

"No, no, no, no, no, not angry, I should say, I thought Raki was mad at me!"

"Hmm...... why do you think so?"

"It was my negligence that you were in danger today...... So, I'm sorry. ”

"I'm not angry, I'm happy. ”

said that he was happy, but Laqi's expression did not change significantly, at most the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Happy?"

It's just that these words made the young people confused.

"Because, in the end, Lutga came to save me, and not only that, but also said that my life was very important...... No one has ever said this to me, so I'm glad I am. You're just like Alice, I'...... Like you, Rutega. ”

"Aha, ahaha......"

Raki used clumsy language to try to express her heart, but in exchange for a wry smile from Rutega.

Because the aristocratic youth took it for granted that in the eyes of the ancient demon dragon, he and his daughter might be just cute little animals. But what bothered him was that the current magic dragon was lying gently in his arms in the body of a beautiful girl, saying words like a confession of love in a sweet tone, even if he understood her true meaning, he couldn't help but have a glimmer of expectation and reverie.

What's more, to say that he is the same as Alice is a complete overestimate. Assuming that Ratchet had appeared not in his current form, but as a dragon hundreds of meters long, Lutga would have been able to run with full certainty. In this regard, he couldn't help but feel afraid of his daughter. I can't help but sigh - Alice's girl is really not afraid of heaven and earth.

"I said Rachi...... Don't say the word 'like' too easily, because in the eyes of human beings, saying 'like' to the opposite sex has a very special meaning. ”

"Hmm...... special meaning? I don't know much about it...... Just now, Lutga also said that 'you can attack me' and you can't just talk about it, so does it have the same special meaning as 'liking'?"

"Uh, yes, almost......" One sensitive question after another, making Lutga a little overwhelmed, "In short, it can only be said about it to one's partner, or at least between lovers." ”

"Hmm...... Then there will be no problem, because Rutega and I have been lovers since the beginning. ”

Laki's expression still only changed slightly, but incredibly, Lutga gradually understood the meaning, and he probably had a smug expression just now.

"Rachi, do you understand the meaning of a lover?"

"Hmm...... People who want to be together forever, that's what Alice's story says. ”

"Haah~~ yes, that's not wrong. Okay......" Lutega believes that Lachi's so-called 'wanting to be together' is probably like keeping a pet. He suddenly felt as if he had another daughter, and in a sense, the world-destroying demon dragon in his arms was more innocent than his eight-year-old daughters.

But even so, even if she only confessed to herself with the eyes of a small animal, Lutega decided to be honest and seriously respond to the feelings of this innocent girl.

"Raghi, I'm sorry, I can't be your lover, and I won't be anyone's lover from now on. ”

“........................ Why?"

As soon as Lutga's words fell, the pupils of Rakhi's pair of dragon eyes shrank sharply, and the golden light swelled brightly, becoming very terrifying.

"Laqi, you just said that you want to be with each other forever to be called lovers, aren't you?"

"Hmm...... Well. ”

"But, Raki, you are a dragon who has survived for thousands of years. And I'm just a human being with a lifespan of less than 100 years. The same years as you are simply an impossible luxury. What's more, you also know that I am cursed by the 'Elves of Time', and I have used too much elven power, and my lifespan has been greatly reduced, plus I have used it frequently in the past two days...... I'm afraid I won't live to be thirty years old. In other words, even if the other party is just a human girl, I don't have the qualifications to be a 'lover'. ”

Lutga wasn't lying, and that's the biggest reason he stayed single after losing Flora. No matter who you become husband and wife, you can't give each other a happy future.

"So, my wish is to be able to protect my daughters and grow up strongly, at least until they reach the age of fifteen, and then I will be satisfied. ”

"Hmm...... Racial differences, longevity...... Difficult questions. ”

Only then did Laki realize that there was nothing involved in Alice's story.

Because the dragon girl and the human fall in love is the end of the story, and what happened after that, she does not know. Because of this, this is the first time in Lachi's life that she has been troubled by a difficult problem.

"Isn't it?"

Lutga left a self-deprecating smile, and after saying this, it was obvious that he knew his fate, but even he himself was inexplicably welling up with sorrow, and his body, which was hot and unbearable not long ago, calmed down as if it were an illusion.

"Can't survive the same years, so ...... Am I not qualified? But...... I haven't given up yet. ”

Ratchei buried her face in her knees, curled up in the young man's arms, and muttered to herself in a voice that only she could hear.

Then, the Ice Dragon Maiden, who fell in love, secretly made up her mind......