
The Golden Key is the key to opening a particular safe. Not only were there treasures, but other interesting things would be found there.
What Arcturus wanted was a certain note left there. But he didn't expect the dragon to leave anything behind.
“Dragon relics for Heavenly Girls .. what might be meant is Alda?”
Only Alda is most likely to have a relationship with Alda. Arcturus could think of no one but him.
“Paw!”
In addition, Arcturus was quite troubled by the white snake that gave off this unique sound.
‘Mama!’
The voice of the little girl who looked carefree in his head. That must be the little Basilisk talking to him.
“I'm not your mother.” Arcturus frowned as he let the snake coiled around his shoulder and rubbed his head.
‘Papa!’
Arcturus wanted to correct him once more but abandoned his intentions. At least it's better than being called mom.
‘Papa I'm hungry!’
“Definitely tired for you after struggling to escape from the shell. Then let's eat.”
The shell looks like a diamond and may even have the same hardness. Arcturus intends to research it later and work it all out into the dimensional ring.
“We'll talk after you eat a little snake. Please don't attack or hurt anyone without me asking.”
Arcturus was his contractor, and the little snake made him without an equal deal. So it is very likely that this snake is still naive and will obey his words.
‘Good papa!’
The identity of the baby Basilisk needs to be hidden even from his family. Arcturus doesn't want to involve them in this.
But instead he has to unlock the secret about his encounter with Jomungandr. Arcturus needed to mix truth and lies to distort some facts.
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As expected that Alvalous and Shin would question the snake. As the little snake eats without sin, accompanied by Spica and her rabbits, Arcturus begins his lie.
• my friends are healthy. They look fatter.
The killer said in a soft voice. What he meant by his friend was probably the rabbits who became Spica's playmates.
Arcturus ignores him and tells of the origin of the white snake.
The story he tells is that he met with Jomungandr in the incident that hit the port. At that time he was walking around and found the snake dying from his fight with Zegion. Arcturus also mentions his first meeting with Alda.
As Alda confronts Zegion, Arcturus talks to Jomungandr and gets the job of keeping the eggs as well as raising them.
“And that's the story. I myself did not expect that she would hatch so soon.”
Shin stroked his chin with interest, looked at Arcturus closely and smiled mysteriously. It seems that the man discovered that Arcturus was making a lie.
Shin was the one who Arcturus doubted the most about eating this lie. Somehow, Shin had a high evaluation of him. It's not a disorder like brocon or anything like that.
Alvalous on the other hand furrowed his brows slightly and seemed to have deep thoughts. He then looked at Arcturus with a gaze that was not understood by him.
“Jomungandr the snake was probably at the peak of its evolution, father had heard about it.”
Arcturus nodded, there is no point in lying about it.
“Yes. The fact is he can speak well. Even it seems, he is already at the end of his lifespan so Black Parade is able to take his life.”
Shin, Lyura even Evelyn seemed surprised about the fact that Jomungandr was dying before fighting Zegion. But Alvalous seemed not surprised at all, he seemed to have something else to think about.
Arcturus firmly answered him, “Nothing, father. He just wants me to look after his descendants.”
Of course there is a call to cause like the Son of Nature but Arcturus does not need to tell it until he knows what it means.
“...so. So I see,” Alvalous started muttering to himself and looked very relieved for some time before re-attaching his gentle face as usual. “Mumpung you here, how do we eat together? It's been a long time since we last got together.”
There was no reason to refuse so Arcturus took his time. During the meal he told me a lot about everything that happened in Silverstone.
Alvalous and Shin were pretty much praised because Arcturus helped Evelyn escape. On the other hand Lyura ate nonchalantly, while Evelyn glanced at Arcturus from time to time.
After eating Arcturus immediately went to the room with his little snake. The little snake wrapped around Arcturus and rubbed his head against his face. It was quite annoying since the reptile scales were not soft.
“Now little snake, do you have any memories or anything like that? Your mother said inherit something to you.”
The little snake moved into the bed and wrapped around his body, he stared at Arcturus with his reptilian golden eyes. At first glance this snake looks funny despite the fact that its identity is a snake is still terrible.
‘Remember? I don't know papa! I'm only sure I can do anything because I'm great!’
As expected that this snake still has the mental of a five-year-old boy even though it has been an egg for hundreds of years.
“Then what are the conditions for me to become a contractor? You should have made some kind of deal with me so we could be partners.”
The little snake just tilted its head in confusion.
‘Deal? I didn't know that. I just want to stay by your side dad!’
Arcturus breathed a tired sigh. It was futile to attempt to have a serious conversation with a boy.
‘But he is certainly strong.’
Jomungandr and the dragon might pass down their knowledge on how to use magic and such. This little snake would definitely be subconsciously capable of great things.
Not to mention he was the last of his kind the Basilisk. If the world knew about the identity of this little one, there would probably be many people trying to hunt him down.
“Then be well. I will stay by your side and never leave you. Instead you must obey my words.”
‘Yes, papa!’
Arcturus began to think of something about this little snake. He still does not have a name, as a contractor and his guardian, there is a interest in giving a good name.
‘There's no way I'm going to name him White or Snake, right?’
I don't know for what reason Arcturus conjures up memories of his past. The memory of him being Evans Canopusius.
It was a memory of a woman smiling brightly in the flower field. The woman looked very happy while holding her hand. Surprisingly, Evans could not remember his face.
“From now on your name is Lifana. There is no special meaning. But I hope you will be able to continue to cheer up and smile like the people I know.”
Lifana, the woman Evans can't remember because she's lived three lives.
‘Lifana ... I like that, papa! From now on I am the greatest and cheerful Lifana!’
Arcturus smiled gently and gently stroked Lifana's head.
For reasons unknown to him Arcturus felt pain in his chest and a feeling of loss.
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