I, Viretta, Am Going to Hunt a Dragon

A sigh swept through the dinner table. Ianna, though relieved, stopped cutting the meat with a look of disbelief.

The elder of the gathering, Kalain, spoke first.

“Just when I thought you were finally back home, you’re trying to cause trouble. Flying in the sky? That’s nonsense. If anyone’s flown, let them come forward.”

Iola translated Kalain's words to Viretta. Afterward, both Viretta and Iola raised their hands in unison.

“Stop lying. How could you fly and still be alive?”@@novelbin@@

“We even held a memorial service thinking we were dead.”

“After nearly dying, you’re going to say you want to fly again? Are you two out of your minds?”

They had almost died and held a memorial, yet now they were talking about flying again? Were these two even sane?

“You just barely made it back home, and now you’re about to lose her again. Iola. I have a lot to say to you. Your brother-in-law wants to make the woman next to you his heir, but it would be hard to make a woman from another land... a seemingly weak woman, the leader of the Tangeomi Mercenaries.”

“Although she’s someone with the courage to face dragons, I can understand why you see it that way.”

Iola was beginning to understand why Viretta was being called a braggart. Even when telling the truth, few listened carefully.

“Moreover, you are the son of Jin. Unlike me or your brother-in-law, you inherited Jin’s name. Don’t you think you should honor your mother’s name after returning to our homeland?”

“No, not particularly.”

“We’ve taken care of you with the utmost devotion. We’ve let you learn whatever you wanted, even sending you abroad to study. But you’ve betrayed the family’s kindness.”