Chapter 25 - 25

Arrogance 25: 25.

Arrogance “We were on the carriage heading northwards to Philone City when suddenly such a huge spider emerged on the road and killed my horse.”

Inside the cave, Fisher lit a fire and, holding a feather pen, ceaselessly wrote something while occasionally speaking with the rescued humans.

It turned out they were a couple along with the man’s sister, a family traveling in the South Continent.

Initially, they planned to visit Kexie Ning to see the circus, but they decided to vacation in Philone City instead.

However, when passing through Keken City, they were kidnapped by several demi-humans.

“If you ask me, we shouldn’t have sent Annie back to the city.

She was already sick.

If we had taken her to Philone City with us, we wouldn’t have run into this lot.”

The man’s sister’s eyes were crooked, displaying a harsh demeanor.

She glanced cautiously at Kree and the others beside her who were healing, looking down on the demi-humans and even the dragon-men around Fisher, finding them filthy and despicable.

However, since those dragon-men were the slaves of this young and handsome gentleman, it was somewhat acceptable, so she left it at that.

Oh, such a young gentleman—he really should be asked where his residence in Nali is.

He must work as a lawyer or a surgeon; just right for my daughter…

“Stop it, sister.

Annie has served our family for a long time.

If not for her contracting such a dreadful disease, I wouldn’t have left her here…

blue blood oozing from her mouth and eyes.

I bet she was cursed by a demon!”

At that thought, the man shivered.

Their conversation caught Fisher’s attention.

He paused his writing and looked at him,

“Is it the disease where the person’s mind deteriorates, and blue blood oozes from their seven orifices?” S~eaʀᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

“Yes, yes, yes!

She acted like a wild beast.

About a few weeks ago on the carriage, she suddenly attacked me and almost bit off my ear.”

“Before that, had you encountered anything or experienced any peculiar incident?”

“This…”

The people exchanged looks and thought for a long while before shaking their heads,

“How could there be anything peculiar…

we’re here on a trip.

We didn’t dare to venture into the wild for long and stayed mostly in cities.

Others who stayed in the cities didn’t contract such diseases.

Plus, she was always with us.

If there had been anything peculiar, we all should’ve gotten sick.”

Fisher thought for a moment, then resumed writing with his feather pen.

Meanwhile, the wife seemed to have remembered something, her expression turning pensive,

“Speaking of which, Annie fell ill just after receiving news that her daughter had died in a textile factory.

Her husband had already died young, which is really…”

Fisher flicked his gaze, memorizing the details they described, then nodded and stood up,

“I understand now.

You should leave this place tomorrow morning and try to travel in crowded areas.

The South Continent is not safe, and next time, try not to get caught by either demi-humans or humans.”

“Ah, thank you, please…”

The gentleman tried to express his gratitude, but Fisher had already walked away towards the group of dragon-men, leaving him to reluctantly withdraw his hand.

Fisher, carrying the papers he had just written, walked toward Rafael, who was resting.

Although she lacked strength, her mind was still clear.

She leaned against the carriage, watching Lar and Fasher playing, occasionally keeping an eye on Xi Ya and Kree, fearing they might try to escape or attack.

Her vigilance in this regard was always surprising.

Seeing Fisher coming expressionlessly, she pursed her lips, her tail flicking behind her.

Ultimately, he had saved them, but she couldn’t bring herself to say “thank you” like Lar did.

Her tail swayed for a long time, but in the end, she said nothing.

“Here, take this.”

“…What is this?”

Rafael subconsciously took the scroll handed to her, only to see it simply inscribed with directories in Dragon Language.

“Basic Vocabulary, pages 1 to 117”

“Basic Grammar, pages 118 to 201”

Fisher handed her a basic book on Nali Language before saying,

“I just remembered, not knowing human languages is troublesome for you.

After I bring you back to the Western Continent, I can’t always act as your interpreter, so use this time to quickly learn Nali Language.”

Rafael glanced at the books in her hand, then threw them aside, her expression turning defiant as she spoke to Fisher,

“Are you so certain I cannot kill you?

I definitely will kill you and escape.

Even if I can’t kill you, I won’t learn human languages!”

She glanced at the books beside her.

She had neither interest in nor respect for human languages.

The identity of human invaders coated everything about them in a disdainful light.

Fisher looked at her expressionlessly, those cold eyes making Rafael wonder if he was about to hit her again or use her companions to threaten her…

“Rafael, what do you think humans are like in your eyes?”

To Rafael’s surprise, Fisher only asked such a simple question, and Rafael’s answer was also straightforward,

“Shameless invaders, criminals, robbers, arrogant pests!”

Those humans wickedly tainted this land with flames, regarding demi-humans as inferior beasts, and they could take everything from them without even needing a reason.

This was the true nature of humans, greedy and arrogant.

Fisher’s expression remained unchanged as he continued to look at her and said,

“I am such a human, yet I understand the Fermat Baha Dragon Court Language and am willing to spend more time deepening my understanding of it.

So now, I can communicate with you face to face…

yet you scorn the languages of humans with disdain.

Arrogance is the original sin of humans, it seems the Dragon-man Species cannot be spared either, can it?”

Rafael turned her head away but found herself unable to refute Fisher’s words.

Fisher picked up the study document next to her, placing it back in her hands.

This time, she did not refuse, nor did she turn to look at Fisher.

Her conflicted inner self was a true reflection of Rafael, and Fisher no longer spoke, simply turning silently and walking in another direction.

Rafael’s Dragon Claw pinched the book in her hand.

Again, it was like this: only when Fisher could not see her, would she set her eyes on him.

Forever, forever, what she always saw was the back of Fisher.

Ignoring the haughty Rafael behind him, he was about to tell Lar to stop causing a fuss, saying it was time to go to sleep, but from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Kree, her body half ethereal, leaning against the stone wall with a complex look in her eyes.

At her feet, the Mountain Armor Species Fama Xi slept with a pale face, his body simply bandaged and now free from harm.

Spider-man Species Xi Ya had yet to rest, his large body entirely cautious not to trigger Fisher, afraid of any peculiar reactions.

She didn’t even dare to ask for her precious spider silk back.

“Is there something?”

“Your name is Fisher, correct?

I am Kree of the Brain Demon Species.”

“And then?”

Kree smiled and continued,

“Nothing much.

Just that your words to that Dragon-man Species girl earlier intrigued me…

About her coming of age ceremony, I should be able to gather the materials by tomorrow, so there is no need for you to worry.”

“Ah, that’s good.”

“There’s another thing.

If you are planning to continue traveling northwest, you might encounter some unfriendly goblins.

If possible, it would be safer to take a detour around them.”

“Goblins?”

“Hmm…” Kree nodded and added, “They are creatures that live generation after generation in caves but are not good at digging like the Mountain Armor Species.

Thus, the natural caves where they reside typically have minerals of the kind spoken of by humans.

Since humans have come, many goblin tribes have lost their original homes, so they are quite aggressive toward humans.”

“Although you are very powerful, dealing continuously with the goblins would undoubtedly be troublesome, so taking a detour might be better…”

Fisher looked at the impassive Kree, considering the advice she had mentioned, and then nodded,

“Thank you for the warning; I’ll be careful.

What would you like in exchange from me?”

He thought Kree provided the information in hopes of taking something back, such as the spider silk, for instance.

“Although I didn’t tell you this for an exchange, if you return Xi Ya’s spider silk to her, she would surely be pleased…” Her gaze was a bit wistful, and the luminance of her transparent brain dimmed,

“Our Brain Demon Species, capable of making interspecies communication barrier-free, often serve as translators for humans due to survival needs.

Demi-humans see us as lapdogs, humans treat us as slaves, which is why I escaped from my homeland…

Perhaps you are right, none of us should be so arrogant..”

Her gaze was blank, the specific “us” in her words uncertain, but such sadness and emptiness were instantly visible.

Yet Fisher’s expression did not change, appearing completely unrelated to him.

As he silently turned back, he tossed the canister of spider silk to Kree, still dazed in her place.

Kree caught the magical flickering jar, looking up in astonishment at the departing human.

He gave no reply, just a retreating slender figure growing distant.

“Lar, stop making a fuss, go back to sleep.”

“But Lar has been confined for so long today and hasn’t moved much…

Okay, but Fasher and the others need to sleep too!”

“You all need to rest.”