Volume 5 - CH 21

Chapter 21 -

A night passed. The following day, we transferred back to the floating island alongside Beretta.

A barrier has been erected around the floating island by the gods just like the <Empty Wilderness> and it was filled with just enough mana density for the mythical beasts to live in, so Mechanoids like Baretta or the service dolls who had yet to evolve also had no trouble acting there.

<It's my pleasure to meet you, Ancient Dragon-sama of Verdigris. I'm maid Baretta who tends to Chise-sama.>

<Interesting, the doll from the ancient magic civilization has become a demon race member after acquiring a soul, huh?>

<Yes. Master saved me, who had been left alone in the ruin, by giving me new life in the form of a demonic race member.>

<So Majou-dono's power played a role? The world sure doesn't lack strange things.>

Once Baretta and the Dragon Grandpa got to know each other, we started our survey of floating islands.

At that time, Angel race Sheal and Demon Dragon race Yahada also accompanied us.

"We heard Grandfather asked for your help yesterday. We've been told to help you in any way possible."

"We also have some people who feel like they're prisoners of this island. Some already agreed to migrate to the surface."

Sheal looked reluctant as she said so, though, in contrast to her, Yahada had a smile on his dragon-shaped mouth and replied positively.

"Are we going to migrate to the place Majou-dono said as soon as possible?"

"No, that place is still not ready. We first want to know the lifestyle of the mythical beasts and what they like to eat."

"If you have any questions or concerns that I can assist you with, please feel free to ask. I am here to help with any inquiries you may have."

Yahada took the lead and began explaining how things worked on the floating island while giving us a tour. We would visit the floating island twice a week, and learn many things from him while receiving glares from an unhappy Sheal.

We accepted the seeds and saplings of plants that were necessary to replicate the living environments of mythical beasts, and, after verifying them, I created them with my <Creation Magic > and then cultivated and planted them with the help of the maids in the mansion.

Aside from that, we also learned about their settlement.

There were a lot of stone structures created through earth magic in their village, and, after receiving wisdom from Dragon Grandpa, they were growing crops like wheat on a rotation basis.

"What do you eat for food?"

"Wheat, beans, fruits, and root vegetables that grow in the forests. Besides those, there are also the fish that Sheal and her angel team captured from the sea using a net."

"Ohh...... that's amazing."

The floating island was floating at quite a high altitude, and for the angel group to descend from there to sea level, capture fish or other marine products, and return to the island, their flying skills must be commendable.

"Hmph...... any animal that could be raised as livestock has already become extinct several hundreds of years ago. That's why we captured fish as a substitute."

"I see, it must have been rough on you."

"Of course! We do a high-altitude round trip from the floating island to the sea then back again to the island! It's the most dangerous work on this island."

That may be why she boasted about her race, I think.

"Then we, who are unable to soar into the sky, live here while farming. We also receive a few blessings from the mythical beasts, through which we make tools."

According to them, the horns or fangs of mythical beasts were used as cutting tools after sharpening them, while their claws were turned into farm tools.

This island didn't have any ore veins, so they rely on such tools. While they also use magic, it was inevitable for their civilization to be at a low level with all these factors.

Another type of tool was nets or ropes knitted from the hair of mythical beasts which were used in fishing by angels or used as safety ropes to get back to the island since they were quite durable.

Speaking of the rest of the populace in the settlement, the women from the Demon Dragon race, who had gone into hiding due to outsiders' intrusion, were closer to dragonewt in appearance than having dragon heads like Yahada. There were many dragonewts with scaly bodies and magic stones in their bodies so there shouldn't be too much of a difference between them.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly recalled a folklore I came to know in the Lovile kingdom.

"Speaking of which....."

"What's the matter, Majou-dono?"

"Nothing, it's just that I've heard of an old tale about how a beautiful maiden of the dragonkin came falling from the sky, married a dragonewt young man, and conceived a brave child......"

If I remember right, it was one of the folklore in the northern coastal region of the Lovile kingdom.

A very beautiful dragonkin woman was washed up on the shore and was rescued by a young male dragonewt who nursed her back to health. This sparked some feelings between them and the woman, in the end, gave birth to a child.

The child was said to be extremely strong, capable enough to take down even the mightiest of monsters, and was hailed as brave by the locals.

It was like the tale of Kaguya-hime or Momotarou but the Isekai edition.

If I remember right, the one who told me this old tale was the guild master of the Lovile kingdom's northern harbor town guild, Daguel.

He had said that in the end,

<------And well, I'm the descendant of that heroic dragonewt from the legends! Though I don't know if it's true or not, and I don't know where my ancestors went, they were known to hold a scale pendant of a high dragon. This is that pendant.>

Recalling his almost made-up folklore and the verdigris-color scale pendant he had shown, I talked to Yahada.

"......We've been safeguarding the old scales of Grandfather for generations."

After saying that, he showed me a scale pendant that was almost a look-a-like of the pendant Daguel had shown me, but with more vivid color.

I guess this should be the original state of Daguel's pendant, which should have worn down and lost the ancient dragon's mana after hundreds of years had passed.

"Seldom do people or mythical beasts fall from the island. Our bodies are durable, so they might have crashed into the sea while using magic to offset the collision impact and may have survived. However, we never thought they'd survive after falling into the sea, but it seems like one of our race members has luckily managed to spread our lineage outside......"

"Probably......"

I muttered in response to Yahada's words.

"I think I may have met a descendant of one of these survivors once.”

"I see...... Maybe that person might be looking to know more about their roots."

The world was really quite a small place, ain't it?

And this had become the trigger for the migration of the Demon Dragon race.

I shook off the melancholic air and set out to secure seeds or saplings for the ecology requirements of the mythical beasts.

Then, I would usually ask questions while Baretta jolted them down on a notepad. Teto acted as our guard while Yuishia surveyed the surroundings with keen interest.