Black Lion Kingdom

His heart full of questions, Daidai Douyalai stood up and bowed to Lister with the etiquette of a noble.

"Honorable Spined Iron-Armored Dragon! Thank you for coming to my aid. I, Daidai Douyalai-"

"Offer you my heartfelt thanks. If there is anything I can do for you, please command me as you wish. I am a mage and know some of the Dragon Race's language," Daidai said respectfully.

"What did you say your name was? Say it again," Lister said, a little surprised upon hearing his name.

"Honorable Spined Iron-Armored Dragon, my name is..."

"Daidai Douyalai."

"Is something wrong, noble Spined Iron-Armored Dragon?"

Daidai Douyacai was also puzzled. He did not know why the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon seemed so surprised by his name. Moreover, this Spined Iron-Armored Dragon really did not seem to want to kill him, but rather seemed to have come specifically to save him.

"Daidai? Bean Sprouts?" Lister asked doubtfully.

"Yes, honorable Spined Iron-Armored Dragon," Daidai Douyalai replied, lowering his head.

What a bizarre first and last name! What was his father thinking, giving him a name like that? What a fucking genius.

Still, the name sounds pretty familiar and endearing, because I like eating bean sprouts. Hahaha.

"All right, I'll call you Daidai, then. Is that fine?" Lister said.

"Yes, honorable Spined Iron-Armored Dragon."

Daidai Douyalai saw nothing wrong with that and readily agreed.

"Daidai, now that I know your name, I should introduce myself as well. My name is..."

"Liszt Satyrius. You may call me Liszt." Liszt spoke with Daidai Douyacai in the dragon tongue.

"As you wish, honored Lord Lister."

"First, tell me where this place is and what it is near."

Lister voiced the questions currently confronting him.

"Honored Lord Lister, my current location is Yagor Province, in the central part of the Black Lion Kingdom of the Dark Alliance. Yagor Province borders the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Right now, we are on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range near Yagor Province."

Daidai Douyacai answered.

"The Dark Alliance? I thought I was almost at the Holy Union. I didn't expect to still be in the Dark Alliance." It looks like I still have a long way to go, Lister thought.

Back then, Linley had taken nearly two years to cross the Magical Beast Mountain Range and reach the O'Brien Empire.

On a map, the Magical Beast Mountain Range looked like an upright rectangle. Even crossing it horizontally had taken Linley two years, though he had cultivated as he traveled!

Now, however, Lister had to travel lengthwise through almost half the Magical Beast Mountain Range, which would certainly take even longer.

"Then how far is it from here to the Fenlai Kingdom of the Holy Union?"

Lister continued asking.

"Honored Lord Lister, traveling from Yagor Province in the Black Lion Kingdom of the Dark Alliance to the Fenlai Kingdom of the Holy Union would take approximately five years."

Daidai Douyacai answered Liszt's question respectfully.

"More than two years, huh." Lister finally learned the distance between himself and the Fenlai Kingdom. After some thought, he said to Daidai:

"Very good! Daidai Douyacai, I'm very satisfied with your answers."

"It is an honor to serve you, honored Lord Lister."

Daidai Douyacai answered respectfully. Even setting aside the fact that Liszt had just saved his life, if he behaved poorly now, the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon before him was a genuine high-level magical beast. Killing him probably would not be any more trouble than crushing an ant, so answering respectfully certainly could not be wrong.

Lister nodded and continued, "I am willing to give you an opportunity now. As long as you are willing to follow me and guide me to the Fenlai Kingdom, I promise to help you get revenge. You and those people chasing you earlier surely won't rest until one side is dead."

Daidai Douyacai grew extremely excited after hearing Liszt finish speaking.

Before, if he wanted revenge, he had no idea how many years it would take. He might not even be able to get it. After all, becoming powerful was not that simple.

Now, not only had he survived, but he also had a way to get his revenge sooner.

All he needed to do was follow the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon, and he could speed up his progress toward revenge.

Even taking a step back, the only person he could rely on now, his butler, "Grandpa Ente," had already died.

He had nowhere else to go, no place to stay, and no other way to get his revenge sooner.

"Honored Lord Lister, I am willing to become your follower and serve you. I only ask that you avenge me in the future!" With that, he bowed deeply to Lister.

Seeing Daidai Douyacai's reaction, Liszt was very pleased. Now he would not have to worry about getting lost, and he had also gained a lackey.

"Good! From now on, you're my little brother. If anything happens, your big brother will have your back! Hahaha."

Lister let out a dragon's roar, expressing his delight. After all, he had gained his first lackey and no longer had to worry about getting lost. Naturally, he was in an excellent mood.