In a room deep in the weapons workshop, Emir used the key Lydia gave him to open the lid of the basement.

He and Sain came to Lilith again.

The dark basement was lit by firelight, but it still couldn't fully reveal Lilith's body.

Lilith opened her eyes, and there was a faint glow of fire reflected in her pupils, as if she had just woken up from her slumber.

Since she had nothing to do since last night, she had to pass the time by sleeping.

Seeing that she could only stay in such a place for so many years, the emir could not help but feel deep sympathy for her.

Lilith has nothing else to do but help Moswood forge, and life is inevitably boring, although she doesn't have to worry about survival, but the price is the loss of freedom.

"Lilith, I've always wanted to ask you a question, are you really willing to stay in a place like this?" The emir asked casually.

He didn't want to tell her the news of Moswood's death for the time being, not because he was afraid that she would be sad, but because she was going to change her master next, and he couldn't just let her go with them, it would be too insincere, not to mention that she had to agree to sign the contract.

So before that, it's necessary to have a good relationship with Lilith.

Sain probably understood the Emir's intentions, so he had no intention of urging even if the situation was urgent.

Lilith blinked, a little surprised, because she thought that Emir had come to deliver food, and she didn't expect to ask such a thing coldly.

“…… It's okay. Lilith said vaguely.

"Uh, what do you mean it's okay? Don't you feel lonely, or aggrieved? As a dragon that can soar in the sky, he can only stay in this cramped basement. ”

"Well, I didn't think about it." Lilith tilted her head, then added, "By the way, did you bring me food?" ”

“……”

Both Emile and Sain were stunned, they had expected Lilith to hold a grudge against Moswood or regret the pact she had made with humans, but it turned out that she didn't seem to care about any of these things.

Should she be said to be innocent? Or do you feel pain but pretend you don't care?

The emir didn't know, and he understood that it was not interesting to continue asking, so he planned to get straight to the point.

However, at this time, Lilith seemed to think for a moment and whispered.

"You may not be able to imagine that a dragon would like to stay in a dark corner, and in the impression of humans, dragons will naturally yearn for the sky and soar to the sky with powerful wings, but maybe I am an anomaly, because ...... I can't fly. ”

“…… What? ”

The emir suspected that he had misheard, that the dragon with huge wings in front of him could not fly, wasn't it lying with his eyes open?

"How is it possible, don't you have such big wings?" Sain was also surprised.

"Hehe, sure enough, you can't understand it, but that's the case, and because of this, I was abandoned by the clan, of course, I can also understand their decision, if others know, I'm the daughter of the great dragon king, but I can't fly, it will definitely make the entire dragon clan lose face."

"Dragon, dragon king? Are you saying your father was the Dragon King? ”

The two of them were shocked when they heard this, they originally thought that Lilith was just an ordinary dragon, but they didn't expect them to win the jackpot, and this dragon was actually the princess of the dragon clan.

"yes, that sounds like a good name, right? But such a title led me to the tragic fate of being abandoned by the race, if I were just an ordinary dragon, maybe it wouldn't be like this, after that, I fell into the hands of humans and became their slave, but unfortunately in the end they also found out that I couldn't fly, so they drove me away, and then, I don't know who spread the rumor, saying that eating dragon meat can prolong life, so the next thing can be imagined, I was caught by a group of people, and they were even ready to sell me to the slaughterhouse. ”

"Huh? What is this going on? Sain couldn't help but complain.

"Hehe, it's bizarre, isn't it? At the beginning, when I knew that I was the princess of the dragon clan, I had a kind of self-confidence, I felt that I was an incomparably noble existence, and I always thought very highly of myself, but I was found to be unable to fly, and then my status fell to the bottom, and then I met humans, and at that time I thought that I should be useful to humans, and they would definitely pay attention to me, but I didn't expect that my only use was to be sent to the slaughterhouse, and to be slaughtered like those livestock, in short, I have been like this for more than 500 years, One moment full of confidence, the next moment of disappointment, most of the time I was full of hope for the future, but in the end it seemed that all I got was disappointment, until one day, I met Moswood. ”

"I see." The emir couldn't help but sigh.

"And then you're interested in forging, and Mr. Moswood asks you for help, right?" Sain guessed.

"Yes, but, at first, he thought that dragon breath could improve the efficiency of forging, so he asked me, you should be able to understand after knowing my experience, I have been seeking the approval of others all my life, and now that someone finally needs me, of course I am very happy, and then I decided to sign a contract with him, it doesn't matter what he does to me, I just hope he doesn't abandon me."

“……”

Emir thought to himself that this dragon was too pitiful, it was obviously a race that terrified the creatures of the entire continent, but because of the defect of not being able to fly, it became an inferior dragon who urgently needed the approval of others.

Now, he was a little hesitant to tell her the truth, since what she was most afraid of was being abandoned by Moswood, so now that her master had passed away, would she taste abandoned again?

"Listen, Lilith," said Sain suddenly, "since we know each other, we are friends, right?" Then I promise that we will never abandon you, do you say, Emir? ”

Emir smiled with satisfaction, and then said.

"Of course, we're partners in sword forging together."

“…… Is it? Thank you so much. ”

Although Lilith could not show her expression, the joy could still be felt by the emir.

"So, I have something to tell you."

At this point, the emir finally decided to tell the truth, and no longer worried about whether she could afford it.

"Oh? Could it be the news of Moswood's accident? Lilith said lightly.

"Ah, this ......," the emir was stunned for a moment.

Sain also felt strange and hurriedly asked.

"No, Lilith, you've been staying here, how did you know about it?"

"Well, yes, I suddenly found myself a lot lighter last night, which was a strange feeling that I had never felt before, so I had a hunch that something must have happened to Mosswood."

“…… I see. ”

"Then your hunch is so accurate," Sain couldn't help but admire, "Indeed, Moswood died, just last night. ”

"Really?"

After receiving the confirmation, Lilith's tone turned out to be calm, which made Emir a little suspicious of what she had just said about the fear of abandonment.

"Hehe, you must be thinking that I'm a ruthless dragon." Lilith smiled and said.

"Isn't it? If you really have a relationship with Moswood, you should feel sad at this time. The emir was blunt.

"Of course not, it's because I think of him as my master that I don't grieve for his death, because that's his own choice, and it's to save the town, isn't it? Of course, if he dies, then I will be sad. ”

“……”

When the emir heard this, he was immediately enlightened.

Indeed, Moswood's sacrifice was meaningful, and it was his last wish, and they should be happy for him when he fulfilled it.

If you can't fulfill your wish until you die because you don't want him to die, that's true cruelty and selfishness.

Sain, who was standing on the side, also nodded in agreement, but at the same time, he was extremely surprised that this dragon, who seemed to have only the personality of a little girl, had such a deep understanding of this matter.

"So, shouldn't you give me something to eat?" Lilith said suddenly.

"Uh, okay."

Emile didn't expect that she had been thinking about what to eat, but he was indeed ready, after all, he had to ask Lilith for help, and he couldn't say nothing.

He motioned for Sain to place the twenty portions of food he had brought in front of Lilith.

"Wow, that's too much, isn't it?" Lilith immediately said excitedly.

Then, despite the image, she stretched out her long tongue and rolled all the food into her mouth.

The two of them were frightened by this way of eating, and they both thought that if Lilith were to eat them, it was likely that they would swallow them in one bite.

"Haha, don't worry, I won't eat people." Lilith seemed to understand their concerns and said with a smile.

“…… yes, huh? After all, humans are not tasty. Sain said humbly.

"Well, I'm full, and since I've told you about my past, which of you two is going to sign a contract with me?" Lilith said seriously after a full hiccups.

"Ah, this."

"It's weird, Lilith, you can't read minds, how can you guess anything?"

"I don't know how to read minds," Lilith shook her head, and then said, "Anyway, what do you think of me, do you really think I'm a kid who doesn't understand anything?" Although I am indeed a child in the dragon clan, I am a dragon who has lived for more than 500 years, how can I not understand anything. ”

"Haha, well, we underestimated you." Sain scratched his head.

"However, I have to remind you that this contract can only be signed with one person, so have you really decided?"

"This ......," the emir could not speak, they really hadn't discussed it.

He thought that the biggest difficulty was to convince Lilith to help them, after all, how could they be restrained by humans again after they had finally gained freedom, but he didn't expect that she didn't care at all, and the real question was who would sign the contract.

Emile and Sain were hesitating, they both wanted to do it, but Lilith spoke again.

"You don't think it's a good thing to sign a contract with a dragon, do you?"

"Huh? Isn't it? ”

"Hehe, it's really naïve, just like Moswood back then, that's why it's so troublesome now, if you figure out the terms of the contract then, you don't have to sacrifice yourself now."

"So what the hell is to do?" The emir hastened to ask.

"That's right, there is only one clause in the contract, once it is signed, then we can only strictly abide by this clause, of course, the act of sustaining life activities is not counted, this clause is very troublesome to design, so you don't need to fight at all, signing a contract with me is not a good thing, if you are not careful, it may endanger your life, but if you have to do this, then I have no opinion."

"That's right."

The emir could not help but ponder, that is, the terms of this contract must be carefully considered, otherwise there will be great trouble.

For example, Moswood, who had set the terms of forging at the time, so Lilith couldn't do anything but help him forge it.

"Alas, who designed this kind of contract, it's too inhumane." Sain couldn't help but complain.

"Well, as far as I know, this was created by the original dragon lord with magic." Lilith thought for a moment and said.

"Magic?" The emir murmured under his breath.

"Well," Lilith nodded, explaining, "Unlike humans, every dragon uses magic from birth, and doesn't even need to draw magic arrays, we have a lot of magic in our bodies, and we can release magic at the slightest thought, and that original dragon king has world-class magic, which is enough to destroy a country or wipe out a huge race, but the price is a bit big." ”

"What? Is it so strong? Sain was shocked.

"Hmph, of course, but unfortunately, although the life span of the dragon is tens of thousands of years, the dragon king has died with a mysterious existence on the continent."

“…… Is it? ”

"Well, then then again, let's discuss it with the two of you first, don't worry, I'm free now, and I have a lot of time."

When they heard this, both Emir and Sain looked at each other, and they could not make up their minds for a moment.

Naturally, Emir very much wants to sign a contract with Lilith and become the master of a dragon, which is definitely a very beautiful thing, and it will be a piece of cake to make a career when the time comes, but if he does, what will Sain do?

However, unlike what Emir imagined, Sain was very open to this matter, he and Emir were now as close as brothers, and it didn't make a difference who made a contribution, anyway, they could rely on each other.

So, just as Emir hesitated, not knowing how to speak, Sain suddenly patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Emir, this task is entrusted to you, and it is up to you to sign the contract."

"But what about you?"

"Me? Of course it's still your brother, wait, you won't leave me one day when you're so prosperous, right? Sain said, pretending to be afraid.

"Huh."

Emile smiled, and when he heard this, he finally stopped worrying and decided to sign a contract with Lilith, but the next problem was how to design the terms of the contract.

However, this question was not difficult for the emir, and after some thought, he roughly figured it out.

The difficulty in this matter is how to get Lilith to help them all the time, not only to defeat Chrysti, but also to destroy the demons by the way.

Emir had the idea that Lilith would have to save him when his life was threatened, and that would have worked even if he had met Chrysti and the demons.

Emile then told Lilith about her idea, and she agreed, and began to unleash the magic associated with the contract.