I Opened an Inn Next to a Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 143



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Episode 143

Two days later, the cherry tree was delivered as Carnius had said.

Sernia didn’t come in person, but sent a guardian instead. She said she was busy or something.

When the Guardian arrived at the inn, all the staff looked on with their mouths wide open.

“So, that’s the guardian sent by Brother Karnius’s mother?”

“I guess so.”

“wow…….”

“… … .”

Everyone was amazed.

It was a golem. And a very big one at that.

The golem, made of dark gray stone, was a massive creature, more than 5 meters tall, and it approached with a thumping sound. Its weight was no joke.

Every time the golem moved, the ground shook, dust flew up, tree branches snapped, and birds flew away.

[I am looking for the human Eugene.]

The golem looked down and said.

[Oh, there you are.]

[Master. I have a lot to do. That’s why I sent you. Quickly accept the gift that human Eugene wanted.]

The golem stared only at Eugene, as if it could not see anything else, and opened its mouth slightly. Woof! The ground shook slightly with a resonance, and soon after, the air split apart.

clattering!

The large trees were falling like corn.

[Mission accomplished. I’m going back now. Human Eugene. Do you have any questions?]

“No questions, just tell the lady I said thank you.”

[Okay, I’ll go. See you later. If I can see you next time.]

The golem nodded. Then he turned around. He took a couple of deep breaths and then started running.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The golem gradually became faster and faster, and soon began to fly away at a rapid pace.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Everyone stared blankly at the scene.

“Wow, that’s amazing. I, that’s the golem I’ve only heard about.”

Everyone nodded at Chloe’s words. Golem. It’s a magical creature that is said to be legendary on the continent of Karnis.

A knight who charges with a lance is a dream summon that boasts overwhelming performance to the point of being called a ‘war weapon’.

Who would have thought that one day we would actually see those magical creatures that even the most powerful wizards could not summon?

“Yes, it’s a dragon.”

That’s why it was even more amazing. Using a magical creature that was so precious to them for something like delivering goods.

Who else but a dragon would use a golem like that?

At that moment, Carnius, who had been watching silently, suddenly opened his mouth.

“Long time no see, Mr. Kaiser.”

“Hey, is this Mr. Kaiser?”

“Yes. That golem’s name is Kaiser. That’s why he’s called Uncle Kaiser.”

A question appeared on everyone’s face. If it’s Kaiser, then it’s Kaiser. What does that mean, uncle?

As if to answer that question, Carnius continued.

“He’s one of my mother’s favorite guardians. He’s been taking care of me since I was little. He’s like an uncle to me.”

“Hey, Uncle? A golem?”

“okay.”

Carnius, who seems lost in reminiscence.

The employees were just dumbfounded when they saw Carnius like that.

‘Oh, no. So that golem is older than Lord Karnius?’

A golem older than a dragon! I’ve never seen anything like it before!

Everyone’s mouths were wide open and they didn’t know how to close them for a long time after that.

Not only the staff, but also the guests who were in several teams.

After that, rumors spread that a golem had been seen at the Delphi Forest Inn, but no one believed them.

Even if it’s common sense to think of a different race, a golem? It’s actually strange to believe that.

* * *

I decided to plant the cherry tree I got thanks to the rocket delivery, or rather the golem delivery.

After thinking about where to plant them, I decided to plant them along the roadside. After all, isn’t it best to see cherry blossoms while taking a walk?

So I planted them all the way to the inn. The golem had delivered a lot of trees, so there was enough. The only problem was that I had to pull out some of the existing trees, but that was solved by transplanting them to other places.

So a pretty nice cherry blossom road was completed… … .

It didn’t work out, and there were just a bunch of bare trees. Trees with a lot of flower buds that hadn’t bloomed yet.

“Eugene. That one doesn’t bloom. Is this it?”

“Huh? Oh, of course. I’m going to smoke from now on.”

The cherry blossoms were just about to bloom, but there was no problem. What use would there be for a long-term Druid who could stay without food?

“Mr. Absalon, please do something for me.”

“Huh? Work? What’s going on?”

“Please make some flowers bloom.”

“what?”

Absalon’s face becomes bewildered when he asks for some flowers to bloom.

“How ridiculous. You’re the only one in the world who would ask me to make flowers bloom for you.”

“What’s the point of having good connections? Why don’t you ask me, uncle? Who else do you ask me?”

“Huh. You’re kidding. I know you can do it with magic. You do it. You can do it too.”

“Wouldn’t it be a good idea to earn some points from your disciple at a time like this? If you show him the technique of making flowers bloom, he might not know it, but he’ll think it’s really amazing… … .”

“Go right now. Where and what kind of flowers should I bloom?”

Eugene easily boiled Absalon. As expected, his disciple was the cheat key. Absalon, who enjoyed teaching his disciples techniques these days, was able to do well.

Absalon rolled up his sleeves and immediately left the room.

“Where? Where?”

“Over there.”

“Oh. There are quite a few trees. Just wait a minute.”

Absalon closed his eyes and muttered something like a mantra.

It was a language that Eugene didn’t know. It was the language of the Druids. Anyway, after mumbling the mantra for about a minute, he finally got a response.

Mana began to bloom from the ground. The blooming mana then headed towards the tree.

Hwaaaaak!

Flower buds began to bloom with a faint flicker of light.

“Oh!”

“wow!”

The tightly closed flowers opened their mouths. In an instant, the cherry tree was covered in white and pink flowers.

What unfolded before everyone’s eyes was a scene like a painting.

While everyone was staring blankly, Absalon opened his mouth proudly.

“Now, look, disciple. What kind of power does this master have? Our druids have this kind of power too. Isn’t it amazing? It’s not really that strong, but it might be good for a hot-blooded youth like you. There’s no better technique to capture a woman’s heart… … Yes?”

Absalon, who had been talking for a long time, looked around.

Edwin, who had been there just a moment ago, was no longer there.

“Where did you go, disciple?”

“Edwin? He went to the zoo.”

“What, what? This master just showed us some amazing skills, and he just left?”

“Yes. I guess he doesn’t really care about things like flowers.”

Of course, not everyone likes flowers, especially men. They may not be particularly impressed by pretty flowers.

But this old man seemed to not tolerate such a thing. Well, it was understandable. Love of nature was a virtue of the Druids, after all. And to just walk away while his master was showing him his skills! Anger filled Absalon’s eyes.

“This damned bastard! This is not going to work! I’m going to catch this bastard and beat him up!”

Absalon strode towards the zoo, grumbling.

After that, I thought I heard something like a scream, but I thought it was just my imagination and let it go.

I was busy admiring the beautifully blooming cherry blossoms.

* * *

The roughly constructed cherry blossom path wasn’t that long. It would take about 5 minutes to walk at a brisk pace? But that was enough.

The guests’ reaction was not as great as expected. They liked it, but it was lower than expected. It was quite disappointing for Eugene, who had thought the reaction would be very good.

Eugene thought, Why was this so poorly received?

I thought perhaps the reason was because the target analysis was done incorrectly.

The inn’s main customers are currently human merchants and the mercenaries who escort them. Naturally, most of them are male.

Besides, the merchants and mercenaries of the original continent of Karnis were people who had wandered around and seen everything, and had a bleak sensibility. Eugene had forgotten that obvious fact.

‘Hey, it’s okay. I didn’t plant it to show the guests.’

You originally planted it to see me. It was just a side job. Eugene consoled himself while pouring makgeolli and pajeon (pancakes)…

The flowers will bloom in a month, but no, the cherry blossoms on the continent of Karnis bloom a little longer than those on Earth, about two months. Did I plant them for nothing?

I had various thoughts. Well, it didn’t cost any money, so let’s think positively…

Then, there was a response from an unexpected place.

It was the dwarves.

Rumors of a cherry blossom road spreading throughout the dwarf city were unexpected for Eugene.

I thought you only knew how to use a hammer all the time and didn’t like things like flowers.

By the way, how on earth did the rumor spread?

There aren’t any dwarves among the staff. And the dwarves haven’t even come to visit during this time?

I always think about it, but rumors are really strange. How can they spread so well?

So, dwarves started coming to Eugene’s inn in groups to play.

Quite a spectacle was unfolding.

An unexpected spectacle.

* * *

There was a commotion in the vacant lot. It was a quarrel between a woman with pointy ears and a short, hairy man.

“What did you just say? Huh?”

“I told you to just go and keep quiet and pound the hammer. Why? Did you say something you shouldn’t have said?”

“What the heck? Did this crazy punk say everything about having a pierced mouth?”

“No. I didn’t do them all.”

The two of them had such loud voices that they could be heard from all directions. Thanks to that, they immediately caught the attention of the guests.

Eugene, who was returning from a visit to Carnius’ Lair to joke around with the guy, happened to witness the scene.

There were guests gathered around. On one side were dwarves, and on the other side were elves. The inn guests were watching the scene with interest. Eugene asked one of them.

“Excuse me, what’s going on? I came here while doing something else.”

“What’s going on? As you can see, they’re fighting.”

“Do you know why he does that?”

“I don’t know for sure. The two of them suddenly started fighting, so how would I know? Well, from what I heard, they were asking why I came here and what to do.”

It was quite an interesting spectacle for the guests. Where else in the world can you see dwarves and elves fighting?

In fact, the guests were just looking at me with interest without even thinking about stopping me.

Some people even placed bets on who would win.

“I heard that the relationship between elves and dwarves was not so good, but I didn’t know that the rumor was true. This is mouth-watering. What a sight to see. I wonder if I should pay for this.”

It might be interesting to them, but it was awkward for Eugene. And that’s understandable, since they both knew each other.

Eugene immediately joined the argument between them.

“Wait a minute. Stop. Calm down for a moment.”

As Eugene intervened, the two stopped arguing. The elf and dwarf glared at each other, grumbling.

“What’s going on that you’re fighting like that?”

“That dwarf called us stupid rascals! Aren’t you mad?”

“Huh! Don’t you think about what you said? All the humans here heard you calling me a dwarf dung bag!”

“You’re a dwarf shitbag, so you’re saying that. You’re not saying anything wrong, are you?”

“Me too. I said that because I’m a nobleman. Isn’t that right?”

The two growled. Eugene put his hand on his forehead.

‘No, they were both wrong.’

Honestly, I just wanted to tell them to have a cool fight.