Miss Black Dragon Doesn't Want to Be a Mount Chapter 32

Before leaving, Ailolin borrowed a loose cloak from the kind older sisters and barely managed to stuff her wings, tail, and dragon horns inside.

Once everything was packed up, Ailolin decided to continue her journey to find her parents. Before that, though, it was time to visit her old friends.

This world was enormous. If Ailolin wanted to fly from its easternmost edge to its westernmost edge, it would take at least half a year.

Over the years, she had traveled all over the world, gradually drifting farther and farther from the Silver Eagle Empire. Coupled with all sorts of things happening during her travels, she had never made a special trip back to the Silver Eagle Empire.

Now that she could use Transformation Magic, she could visit her old friends with a new appearance.

The image of a little blonde girl surfaced in Ailolin's mind.

That child had probably grown up by now...

PS: No one will say it's unreasonable that she hasn't specifically gone back to see Likaro in eight years, right...? You have to know, they aren't lovers or family now, so she really doesn't hold that important a place in her heart qwq

Also, let me give my friend a little promo—Can a Villain Not Be a Good Person?

=====Synopsis Below=====

Luke: "Why can't a villain spread God's radiance?"

Luke Horns, a wicked young noble and a villain among villains, was someone even the final boss wanted to dismember and grind into ashes. To escape his doomed ending, he gloriously became a priest and spread the radiance of the one true god in a remote place.

He thought he could live out his life in peace.

Until he encountered Alisa, the witch of iron and blood; a nearby village was inexplicably destroyed, and he appeared at the scene of a murder...

"I'm really not some witch's lackey... Other than burying people now and then, I haven't done any bad business, have I?"

Calamity Descends 002 Human City

Ailolin washed her face by the lake and stared blankly at her reflection in the water.

The more she looked at that face, the more entranced she became.

The lake water was crystal clear, and Ailolin could see many fish swimming within it. She reached into the water and easily caught a plump fish.

Those fish were completely incapable of matching Ailolin's reflexes.

The fish struggled fiercely in her hand, but Ailolin did not hesitate to bite into its body.

It was a somewhat horrifying sight: a black-haired girl stood by the lake, eating a fish that was still struggling in her hand, its blood smeared all over the corners of her mouth.

Only when she took the second bite did Ailolin realize something was wrong.

That wasn't right. She was in human form now; she didn't need to eat raw food anymore!

Though eating raw food was still no problem for Ailolin, she felt cooked food should taste good. So she found some branches and dry grass and made a simple campfire.

"Flame."

Ailolin used the fire-element magic power within her body to cast Dragon Language Magic. Though her reserves of every element were small, lighting a fire was no problem at all.

So she sat on the ground and leisurely grilled the fish.

There was no salt or other seasoning, but the aroma of grilled fish still stirred Ailolin's appetite. It seemed cooked food was still tastier to her than raw food.

Once the fish was cooked, Ailolin impatiently bit into it, and a blissful expression appeared on her face.

This was the first cooked food she had eaten since being reborn into this world.

That familiar texture and fragrance made her want to cry.

If anyone made her eat raw food again now, she absolutely would not be able to stomach it.

Only cooked food counted as food!

After wolfing down the grilled fish, Ailolin realized she no longer felt hungry. It seemed that in human form, she needed less energy as well.

Still, Ailolin felt she could eat more.

She caught several more fish and grilled and ate them all.

At last, she patted her flat stomach and let out a satisfied burp.

A cool breeze blew past, making her want to lie down by the lake and sleep, but she still had things to do.

After washing her hands by the lake, Ailolin came to the forest path she had discovered earlier.

There was a map in the small backpack on her back. According to it, the area she was currently in belonged to the territory of human nations.

Among the nations of the many humanoid races, human nations were the easiest to blend into.

She decided to take a look at the nearest human city first. After all, despite being reborn in another world for so many years, she had never truly understood what human civilization in this world was like.

Ailolin followed the small road onward. Before long, it widened, and she could already see the outline of a city in the distance.

Though she looked suspicious in her black cloak, people dressed like that were not unheard of.

As she drew closer to the city, Ailolin finally saw other passersby. They wore clothing in all kinds of styles, and some of them looked even more suspicious than she did.

After spotting the city gate, Ailolin did not approach it. Instead, she came beneath a section of the city wall.

Once she confirmed there were no human soldiers nearby, Ailolin leaped with all her might and jumped straight up.

Honestly, the walls of this city were not very high. It was probably a rather underdeveloped little city.

There were patrolling soldiers on the walls as well, but before they could discover her, Ailolin had already jumped into the city.

The reason she had not entered through the gate was not that Ailolin feared being discovered. It was simply that entering a human city usually required paying an entry fee.

They wanted money from her? They would not get even a single copper coin.

Besides, Ailolin did not have any money. When she bid farewell to her fellow Dragonkind from that dragon tribe, she had declined the money they offered her.

She wanted to accomplish everything through her own efforts whenever possible.

After seeing the streets of a human city with her own eyes, Ailolin realized her earlier guess had been wrong. Human cities were not as filthy and chaotic as she had imagined.

Having once thoroughly studied Earth's history, Ailolin knew that most medieval European city streets had been extremely dirty. They had no decent drainage or garbage disposal systems, and cities were filled with rodents, fleas, and the like. Otherwise, the Black Death would not have spread so quickly.

Ailolin had always imagined the humans of this world as being like those of medieval Europe, since the architectural style was entirely Western and there was not a trace of Chinese-style architecture.

Yet the neat streets before her, the clean and well-dressed pedestrians, and the beautiful greenery made Ailolin feel that this world was quite wonderful after all.

The languages of most human nations were similar. Even if their pronunciations differed, their writing systems were very alike.

Thus, following the signs by the road, Ailolin found the Adventurers' Guild in the city.

This kind of organization might have been standard equipment for another world. She decided to earn some money here.

Ailolin had no intention of becoming an adventurer. Taking on jobs was merely a temporary necessity, so she entered the Adventurers' Guild, chose a commission with a generous reward that looked very simple to her, tore down the commission sheet, and left.

The entire process took only a few dozen seconds, clean and decisive, without the slightest dragging of her feet.

The process of completing the commission was just as simple.

In the eyes of the Adventurers' Guild staff, a strange cloaked figure accepted an extremely difficult commission, then returned not long afterward with the commission sheet signed by the client in hand.

"Pay me."

After handing the commission sheet to the staff member, Ailolin held out her hand.

Upon hearing Ailolin's voice and seeing her fair little hand, the staff member froze for a moment.

"Cough, cough. Sorry, could you give me my reward?"

Ailolin felt she might indeed have been somewhat rude just now, so she repeated herself.

"...Here. Ten gold coins in total."

"Thank you."

The moment she received the money, Ailolin turned and left. A few humans tried to strike up a conversation with her, but she ignored them outright.

She had no desire to form any connection with these humans. This city was quite far from Aidefalong; she had only come here to earn some money, to make things more convenient in the future.

Next, Ailolin wandered around the market. She only looked and bought nothing, her main purpose being to determine the purchasing power of ten gold coins.

The final result pleased her greatly. The reward for that earlier commission had indeed been generous. When she fought the Magic Beast she had been assigned to subdue, she had not killed it instantly; she had let it struggle for half a minute.

For everyday consumables like vegetables, fruit, and meat, ten gold coins could buy enough for a normal person to live on for several years.

After learning the purchasing power of gold coins, Ailolin decided to take on a few more jobs. It would not take much time anyway, so she might as well save up more gold first.

PS: I'm so miserable, no bookmarks and no votes QAQ.

Calamity Descends 003 Shattered Dreams

Ailolin set a record at the Adventurers' Guild in this city for [completing more than ten difficult commissions alone in a single day]. Those inexperienced adventurers assumed some powerful expert had come to experience ordinary life.

After all, truly capable people would not come to the Adventurers' Guild to do commissions, because they could do many things that paid far more than commission work.

Ailolin happily stuffed the more than one hundred gold coins she had earned into her backpack.

Gold coins were basically accepted everywhere in human cities. However, because each nation had different minting standards, the purchasing power of gold coins from different countries could vary.

But these gold coins were indeed real gold, not counterfeit coins merely plated with gold on the surface.

For some reason, looking at those gleaming golden coins made Ailolin feel very comfortable inside.

Ailolin was not stingy. So long as something benefited her, she was willing to spend money on it.

After eating her way through the city's delicacies, she continued toward Aidefalong.

This would be another long journey, likely requiring a month of flight.

Ailolin's dream had once been to experience life and travel the entire world. She had truly fulfilled that dream, yet now she found it somewhat dull instead.

Her only remaining goal was to find her parents, but Ailolin no longer held much hope for that. At least on this continent, there was no trace of her parents whatsoever.

So Ailolin had genuinely begun to believe that a god had created her body. Though people in this world worshipped all kinds of deities, no one could prove whether gods truly existed.

Of course, none of that mattered to Ailolin. What she needed to do now was visit her former friends.

Likaro, Xiya, Vidian, and a fruit wolf named Sulana—those were all of Ailolin's friends.

She had not gone back to visit them for so many years, and Ailolin did indeed feel a little guilty.

How were they doing now, she wondered?

She felt a little anticipation in her heart.

On a flower-filled plain, a girl crouched by a river. She set her helmet aside and washed her face with the cool river water.

Her golden hair glittered beneath the sunlight.

The girl looked seventeen or eighteen years old. Unfortunately, it was impossible to tell what her figure was like, because she wore armor that covered her entire body.

The craftsmanship of this armor was exceptionally fine. Its defensive capabilities were clearly far superior to those crudely made suits of armor, and that alone showed that the girl's background was anything but ordinary.

The armor was plate armor, covered in many strange patterns. Anyone knowledgeable would recognize them as traces of enchantment, magic power used to reinforce the armor.

This suit of armor had cost a fortune to make, and it was the greatest protection the girl's father could provide her.

This girl was Likaro Aidefalong. She was seventeen this year, and at this moment, exhaustion covered her face. Her mental state was terrible.

Back when Likaro had wanted to go out and gain experience, her father and mother had naturally disagreed.

So she ran to the Southern Wilderness, found her second brother who was stationed there, and joined a Magic Beast extermination squad for half a year.

She left a profound impression on every comrade, and her actions convinced her parents.

Ever since she had begun learning swordsmanship, Likaro had always put in more effort than ordinary people. Combined with her strong learning ability and willingness to endure hardship, she progressed rapidly.

At the same time, under Xiya's persuasion, Likaro finally began studying magic. With her talent for magic, her progress there was just as swift.

Now, the moment she set down her sword, she was a mage. Moreover, with her abundant magic power, she did not need a staff to assist her spellcasting.

Likaro trained in both swordsmanship and magic, and that was what she relied on to protect herself far from home.

To avoid attracting too much attention, Likaro erased the crest of the Aidefalong Lineage and began her journey as an ordinary knight.

Even if others knew Likaro was a woman, they could not see what she looked like, thus sparing her a great deal of trouble.

Likaro did not choose to become a lone wanderer. She founded a knight order and sought companions who shared her ideals to join it. Though the order did not have many members, its atmosphere was warm. Everyone helped one another, and Likaro had been very happy.

But that was all in the past...

A gust of wind lifted Likaro's hair and blew away the tears at the corners of her eyes.

The scenes she had personally experienced not long ago often surfaced in her mind. Of all the members of the knight order, only she had survived.