Chapter 10 – Let’s Become Family (1)

“So, you were told that her eggs were stolen?”

A policewoman from the dog tribe was writing down my statements.

I explained the situation to the police that arrived quickly after. It seems that they already had information from the other shoppers.

However, it was cold outside and there were babies here.

The closest police station was also quite far, the store manager that saw the situation kindly invited us to use his office.

“No, I was only told that her children were kidnapped”

“And so, you jumped on a moving vehicle and punished the criminal?”

The dog-eared female made an astonished face. Her figure was also outstanding and she was honestly very attractive.

“Officer Doggy, as expected it was useless. It seems like none of the hospitals are willing to take in baby dragons.”

A human police officer returned after making a phone call.

“I see. Thank you Officer Inoue. This is troubling, eh. Although they are dragons, they were just born and I’m worried.”

As she was saying that, she looked at the sofa in the office.

The one sitting there was Aoinoun.

Since I feel uncomfortable using -san at the end of her name, I’m calling her without honorifics.

“I guess it can’t be helped. The incident 10 years ago is pretty famous.”

The human police officer crossed his arms and sighed.

“Incident?”

It seems like it was a troublesome incident that was somehow related to dragons.

“…Around 10 years ago, I believe in Northern Europe. There was a dragon who went to a dental clinic.”

“To the dentist?”

Dragons also get cavities too, huh.

“That’s right, a dragon who couldn’t endure the pain. And then, the dentist tried to somehow treat it, but apparently he couldn’t do anything with his drills.”

“It was a dragon after all…”

The officer called Inoue nodded heavily while agreeing with Officer Doggy.

“The dragon lost his temper because the treatment didn’t progress no matter how much time passed, so he demolished the dental clinic.”

“Huh?”

Um, I don’t really get it.

“As well as all the neighboring dental clinics. He visited them for treatments and continued to destroy them, it continued for about half a year. I think there was around 150 cases, but there were no casualties or even injured, I guess it could only be said, as expected of a dragon.”

“Due to that incident, the common opinion is that stuff like hospitals and ambulances can’t do anything to dragon patients so they can’t treat them.”

Officer Doggy and Officer Inoue looked at Aoinoun with troubled faces.

“Dragoline-san are the babies okay?”

“Ah, they seem to be sleeping peacefully so they’re okay.”

She was hugging the twin sisters in her arms and they were wrapped up in a blanket.

That blanket, along with some female underwear and clothes was of course the kindness of the store manager.

What a kind person. Is this the so called rural area warmth?

“Kazamachi-kun, have you contacted your family? I’d like you to go to the hospital immediately, but… ”

“Ah, more or less. It seems that my old man will come and pick me up.”

“I see, that’s good. There’s no injuries and the lightning didn’t hit anyone, as expected of a dragon, eh. As for those three, they’re injured, but nothing serious. We beastmen are known for being tough.”

“And so, Kazamachi-kun and Aoinoun-san will be acquitted in light of the current circumstance. Though Kazamachi-kun is getting a stern warning.”

That’s good.

Aoinoun in her dragon form released lightning all over, it was splendid that no one was injured.

“As I have to document an investigation record, I want you to write down your address. Dragoline-san, err…, do you have a house?”

With a worried face, Officer Doggy bent forward and met Aoinoun’s eyes.

“U-um, I don’t have a house, but I have a nest”

“As I thought, in accordance to the old legends about dragons. Can you tell me where it is? I know that different tribes have their own customs, so you don’t have to tell me if it’s unreasonable.”

So it was true that police and municipal offices became more flexible in areas with many tribes.

Though there was also a lot of nasty bastard police in the place before I moved.

“U-um, on top of that giant boulder.”

Aoinoun pointed outside of the window.

That was the inverted triangular boulder that towered over the surrounding forest where my house was.

“You’re living on Tusk Crag? I was also born in this town, but I didn’t know.”

“There’s no one that can climb up that boulder and the inside became a dungeon as well.”

Dungeon! Officer Inoue, did you just say dungeon!?

Dungeons exist!

I’ve heard about them before, but it’s surprising they actually exist!

“The peak has nothing to do with the dungeon. It’s possible to get to the peak from the dungeon, but aside from the dragon slayers that came today, the majority of the people return after getting the treasures from the top floor of the dungeon since it’s difficult to find the path to the peak.”

For some reason, Aoinoun was acting bashful.

The baby that she was hugging stirred a bit, that one is the older sister, right.

“Then, those three heard from somewhere that there was a dragon on the peak and wanted to get the treasure. I wonder if they were aiming for the dragon bloodstones.”

“They probably accidentally stole the eggs.”

“Dragon bloodstone?”

An unfamiliar word appeared, for some reason Aoinoun was also making a curious face.

“Eh? When speaking of dragon nests, it’s either eggs or dragon bloodstones, right? They’ve been sold before and at eye-popping prices.”

“It’s a kind of bright red jewel, it seems it can only be found in a dragon’s nest.”

The officer pair explained to us.

“Jewel? I’ve never seen anyth— eh? Is this about the eggs?”

“Eggs? No, they’re jewels?”

“W-well, dragons lay eggs when they go into spawning season, but most of them do not survive. Such eggs will soon be dyed red and will be pushed into the nest for the time being but…”

I looked at the eggshell in the corner of the office.

Somehow, I couldn’t just leave them as is, so I gathered them and brought them here.

“Really? Well, since there’s still a lot of things we don’t know about dragons, it didn’t feel right touching those topics, … but there’s things like that too, huh.”

“For the time being, let’s fill out Kazamachi-kun’s record. Your father will be coming soon, right?”

Sure, only if he didn’t get lost.

After that, a patrol car came to take away the kidnappers, the store manager’s wife came to see the babies and so the office was crowded with people.

My old man came a full one hour after.

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