"What are you going to do with the intimacy between you and our sacrificial Jasmine?"

As soon as Ariel's words came out, the ancestral courtyard where only the two of them were left instantly became extremely quiet, as if even the frolicking of the children in the dragon court outside was gradually fading away, leaving the words of Rafael's mother echoing in front of her.

Fisher was stunned for a moment, and the guards that had just been lifted because of the soft atmosphere were gradually picked up at this moment.

It didn't seem that he was too naïve, as the mother of the Dragon Queen and the wife of the previous leader of the Namphyi tribe, Ariel was far from being as easy to talk as she had just looked. Perhaps since she followed Rafael to the Dragon Court, she had a preliminary understanding of herself.

In the face of Fisher's temporary silence at this moment, Ariel's motherly smile became more and more faint, and she stared at the tea she hadn't drunk much in her cup, and there was a faint flicker of the countless fires behind her, representing the ancestors of the Dragon Court.

Urged by the flickering candlelight, she spoke again,

"Although, as you can see, Rafael has grown up and I am getting old, I have never been involved in the affairs of the Dragon, and she no longer asks me about her decisions. But as her mother, she couldn't hide these private matters from me no matter what

"I knew yesterday when Rafael brought you back from outside, and it turns out that Jasmine, who has helped the Dragon Court a lot over the years, also has a lot to do with you. Rafael even had a quarrel with her because of this, having not seen Mr. Fisher once since yesterday, and I hope that I have misjudged, and that your connection to the Jasmine Sacrifice is not as deep as I thought. ”

Facing Ariel's words, Fisher also looked at the cup in front of him, which had been drunk, and after a moment of silence, he did not shy away from admitting,

"Aunt Ariel, you judged correctly, Jasmine does have a lot to do with me."

Ariel, who got the answer, looked at Fisher in front of her indifferently, she had already expected the answer, so she continued to ask,

"So, what are you going to do, Mr. Fisher?"

“.”

In fact, the greedy Fisher had prepared a standard answer in his heart a long time ago, and he didn't want to give up anyone, so what was in front of him was never a multiple-choice question, and what he was doing from beginning to end was to stabilize the situation as much as possible and make each other accept each other.

Although, as mentioned earlier, the situation of the ladies who knew Fisher was as simple as Fisher's, Jasmine and Rafael in the southern continent needed to consider this issue.

Therefore, the goal of "stabilizing the situation" and "accepting each other" will of course also extend to the other party's family, and Ariel is the first hurdle he has to face.

Fisher took a deep breath, looked up at Ariel, and after thinking for a second, he continued,

"Aunt Ariel, you may already know where I came from?"

"You know, but they say that you are a native of the Western Continent. In that land, you are a high-ranking person with a high reputation, and even when you come to the Southern Continent thousands of miles away, there are descendants who admire you and are eager to communicate with you. They said you were kind and knowledgeable, that you had not only saved my daughter's life, but that you had given them back their freedom, and that if it weren't for you, I might never have had the chance to meet her again, and certainly not where I am today. ”

"Praise, Auntie. If I had to say, I was just an ordinary scholar who was a teacher in Nari, and that was before I was wanted by Nari and became a fugitive. ”

"Wanted?"

"Ah, that's right. When I was a professor, I had an irreparable conflict with the current Queen Elizabeth of Nari over one of my students. Although I was able to save her, I became infamous and became a fugitive wanted by the whole country. ”

Ariel glanced at the human man in front of her again, but soon, her eyes were retracted, and she unconsciously touched the teacup on the table with her hand, feeling the residual warmth on it,

"Is that student very important to you?"

Indeed, Aunt Ariel. Although it wasn't all for that student, there is no doubt that many decisions were made because of her. ”

Fisher tapped on the table, then he looked up at Ariel again, and then he continued,

"The student's name is Jasmine, and she's a whale species that has infiltrated Nari to find her aunt's whereabouts."

“.”

Ariel stopped talking, and only looked at Fisher in silence.

Of course, she heard Fisher's overtones, and it would be too presumptuous to say "I want them all" to state how his relationship with Jasmine was.

Ariel was silent for a long time, and after she reached out and raised her cup to take a sip of tea, she moved on to another topic when she spoke again.

"Does Mr. Fisher know anything about the dragon race?"

"What do you mean?"

"About the tail mate."

Know some, but not much."

Fisher looked at Ariel in front of her with a curious attitude, but she didn't expect that after she saw Fisher's demeanor, the faint smile on her face became even more profound, and in Fisher's doubts, she smiled,

"The so-called tail-fitting companion, even those who are not of the dragon race, can probably guess, it is closely related to marriage, union and reproduction, not to mention those young dragon cubs. In the dragonman settlement, the union is sacred, and the tail mate is also sacred, which is something that every dragon race must learn and understand, not to mention that the romantic stories of the wind and snow are always interesting and curious

"In the past, when I was still in the Namggyi tribe, the children were still young, and every time it was time to rest, my children would huddle together and ask me how many years ago the legend left by a pair of Biren, and they would be happy to hear the good ending, and they would be envious and happy to hear it; They will regret the mutilation of their lover and listen to it with sadness and resentment.

"But not that of the child of Rafael, the only girl. She is the most special and special of my children, not only in terms of her crimson scales that are identical to those of the legendary dragon god, but also in terms of her stronger body and hotter soul than other children. She was never interested in the concepts and stories, she didn't want to believe in the beauty that others had created, she was so confident and proud, so proud that she felt that she didn't need the support and help of her partner."

The smile on Ariel's face was a kind and warm reminiscence, as if the little dragon man who was about to breathe fire had jumped out of his memory,

Perhaps it was because of this pride that she left her hometown with confidence, thinking that she could see all the scenery outside the tribe; Maybe it's because of the scarcity of those love stories, which makes her seem so immature and clumsy in her relationship.

"The so-called tail-fitting companion is not a choice of life. For us, reproduction is not the end of the season, but its appearance. That's why, if a dragon man doesn't fit all his life, he won't have the need to reproduce. Fitting the tail is the choice of the soul, Fisher. Rafael's soul chose you because you helped her when her pride was shattered, because you gave her a reassuring reliance when she doubted, because you gave her freedom when she needed respect

"Her helpless soul had a purpose to run for in that moment, as I had done when I married her father, and she thought that she had grasped the beauty that belonged to her, and for this reason she would even stand by your side, at your noble Nari upper class. But who told her not to care like that when she was a child? So she ignores that you're a human being, that you're not going to fit in, that your soul doesn't produce the same heat and certainty as her.

"For this, she must taste the price, the pain that no dragonman has ever tasted. For the dragonman, sharing her companion with someone was like tearing her soul apart, a pain she felt all the time and never spoken. You don't have dragon horns, even if your body is so strong, but you can't read the thoughts in her dragon horns, the burning of jealousy that seems to sink her into the abyss.

"Excuse me, Mr. Fisher. If you had a daughter in the future, would you be willing to give her to someone like yourself? ”

At the end of the words, it was a simple sentence comparing hearts to hearts.

Mother Goddess above, how simple, how straightforward, how deadly, how vicious.

It's so straightforward and simple that it only takes Fisher's mind to think about it and there will be a corresponding situation; It was so deadly and vicious that even Fisher couldn't make any sures.

Fortunately, Ariel herself did not want Fisher to give a specific answer, or rather, no matter what Fisher said at the moment, it could not change her thoughts and opinions.

Then she continued,

"As Rafael's mother, in my heart I am against your union. I do not want the sacred and sweet Tail to turn into an endless torment for the dragons, and I forgive my presumptuous pessimism about you, of Mr. Fisher Benavides' affection for Rafael, but I will say that I am against your marriage. ”

“.”

Fisher looked straight at Ariel in front of him, listened to the mother of Rafael say a lot and a lot, and finally she said her opinion, he listened in silence without interrupting the other party's words.

It wasn't until a few seconds passed that Ariel didn't say anything, but raised the teacup with trembling fingers and drank most of the tea, Fisher smiled helplessly and said,

"Aunt Ariel's acting skills are so good that I was almost deceived by your kindness when I first came in with Rafael."

Ariel looked at him and shook her head, then said,

"It takes courage to actually say this in front of you, Mr. Fisher."

"Courage?"

"yes, courage, I still want to confirm your identity again, are you really a human?"

"Me"

Fisher glanced down at his palm, perhaps not even expecting that as he immersed himself in Ariel's statement, the already terrifying rank on his body was also blooming little by little, as if a very terrifying pressure was generated with the ups and downs of his mood.

Ariel's words reminded him once again of what he had known for a long time: he was now a mythical monster of human skin.

Ariel quietly looked at Fisher, who was slightly stunned in front of her, and then said,

"Honestly, you give me a horrible feeling. Just coming in makes my scales tremble, and I can't sit still before I get up to pour tea to relieve the pressure, and I'm even worried that when I tell you this, you'll be so angry that you will kill me, that must be a disaster, isn't it?

"But I still have to say what I think, Mr. Fisher. Even if you are such a powerful being, just for the sake of Rafael, I must be honest about my thoughts as a mother. To be honest, I don't have much power, just a normal dragon. I'm sure you can see this too, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to help Rafael at all, but would have stayed in the Ten Thousand Flowers Court to do this simple work for the Dragon Court.

"When I was younger, her father took care of me too well and was too accommodating to me. Even if I was such a fragile dragonman, he was a good tail with me and married to me. Maybe that's why I don't hesitate to doubt you."

Hearing Ariel's concern, Fisher couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Ariel is right, but for now, a lot of the rules are just a decoration for Fisher. He had entered the mythical ranks, and many of the constraints of human constraints could be easily overcome.

If you really want to count, in fact, most of the ladies he knows are inferior to him in terms of rank, even for Ariel in front of him. Fisher's opinion could be ignored, she had nothing to do with herself, and even he could use his strength to force Rafael to accept other women.

He can also unscrupulously make Rafael feel guilty and make her feel inferior. She didn't even know how terrible the demonic enemy she was facing, she didn't even know the prophecy of the end of the world, she was worried about it anyway

He can even ignore the Dragon Court, he can even kill Nari directly, why worry about Elizabeth's excessive possessiveness?

But can Fisher really do that?

Or rather, did Fisher really want to do it?

Is it possible to solve any problem by relying on such a high level of oneself?

Just like him now, he can flip the table at any time and threaten Ariel with the safety of Rafael and the Dragon Tin, telling her: If she doesn't accept herself and her relationship with Jasmine, then the Dragon Court is waiting to be destroyed, and your daughter is waiting to die! How do you choose?

Moreover, since this is the case, he did not lie. If there were examples and evidence, he could grab a handful of them and put them generously in front of Ariel what Rafael was hiding, so that she could understand what the situation of the Dragon Court was now.

That's great, she's sure to be speechless by the terrifying gap in rank. Her love and concern for Rafael would make her lie, and the memory would be stuck in the rapport and friendship of Rafael's departure.

It's a joy for all, and all the problems are solved!

What's more, he is only at the fifteenth rank now, what if he can read more and complete the manual, Soul, Death, Life, Fate, Cardinal. Or even a magic handbook?

What if you climb up the ladder step by step and eventually reach the same level as Renee, what if you become a true god?

Could he have abandoned his so-called human identity a long time ago, why should he maintain a structure whose strength is completely insufficient to exert the abilities of the mythical rank?

But just thinking of this, Fisher suddenly felt so guilty that he felt like he was about to cry, as if he had been tortured in some extreme pain.

It was as if the moment these ideas were born, his existence suddenly became meaningless, as if the name "Fisher Benavides" was to be insulted, to disgrace its origin.

His name comes from the gift of a devout nun, his life comes from her unthinking compassion for a strange orphan, his today comes from her warm and timeless teachings, and his independence comes from the moment when he personally sent the ashes of that nun into the church.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, even if he climbed to this point and became inhuman, he considered himself "Fisher Benavides", a human being.

At this moment, facing Ariel, who was a little worried in front of him, but bravely and honestly spoke his thoughts, Fisher also took a deep breath, retracted the restless and restless squirming on his body back into his body, calmed his breath a little bit, and turned into a human appearance.

He looked at Ariel in front of him and apologized first,

"I'm really sorry, Aunt Ariel, I scared you, I didn't mean to, I hope you understand"

The dragon horns on Ariel's head flickered, and the trembling scales in her elegant robe seemed to be quieted a little with Fisher's words, but Fisher's words were not finished, and he still had to confess something,

"Back to business, Aunt Ariel. Actually, not just Jasmine, I have a lot of other women with whom I have a great relationship. There are probably more of them than the fingers of a palm. ”

Ariel, who had just calmed down, blinked, and suddenly froze in place, staring blankly at Fisher in front of her.

On the table, the tea in her cup shook slightly, reflecting the candle flames on the wall behind her that had become extraordinarily quiet, as if even they were frightened by Fisher's words, so they remained motionless.

Ariel's mouth opened, and she glanced at the paw on her hand in a daze, as if she had just determined how many fingers there were on one hand today.

Then, she said in disbelief,

"You say. How much? (End of chapter)