The Wish of the Dragon Chapter 62:

Issei's party finally arrived at the Kadomatsu.

Gurigura - Whoa... The crowd extends all the way over here.

Croix - Definitely. It's delightful.

Excited Man - Oh, it's Princess Croix! Princess Croix has arrived!

Shouting Girl - Squeeeeeee! I love youuuuu!

Man - Princess Croiiiiiiix!

Croix - Oh my.

Gurigura - Ise-nii, what should we do? This is gonna turn into a huge commotion.

An audience gathered around the second Croix arrived, with tourists in the back trying to push toward the front, creating a human flood.

Issei - Oh, our backup is here.

Silent - This way, Princess Croix.

Humpty Knight - Alright, that's enough pushing!

Silent arrived with a group of Knights and warded off the tourists closing in on Croix. But for so reason, her face is a little red. After feeling Issei's gaze on her she hastily said sothing to distract them.

Silent - Princess Croix seems to draw quite the crowd.

Kathryn - She's kinda an idol.

Silent - It goes to show that the wedding ritual has people's attention. It was worth spreading the word when it was to begin.

Kathryn - This chaos was orchestrated by the church?

Silent - Yes. We want to draw as many eyes to this ritual as possible.

Humpty Knight - Okay now! No pushing, no running, no talking! Silence during the ritual!

As though they knew how this would go in advance and prepared accordingly, the Knights of Humpty handled the crowd well, gradually putting them in order.

Silent - The magivision broadcast is ready as well. Please prepare for the ritual, Princess Croix.

Croix - Okay! I just have to pray to the Kadomatsu, isn't that right?

Croix and her circle of Knights walked up to the Kadomatsu, where she quietly knelt, closed her eyes, and ignored the surrounding noise in favor of prayer.

Speechless Man - ...Haaah... Beautiful...

Blushing Girl - Princess... How lovely...

The tumultuous crowd went silent, bringing montary peace to Fervor Island.

Issei - 'I get why they're so quiet... It's like looking at a work of art.'

??? - Hey, Issei. Issei!

Issei - Hm?

Erimo - Yo, been a while. How've you been?!

Issei - Oh, yo, Erimo. Here to watch the wedding ritual as well?

Erimo - Nah. They're apparently low on guards, so the poppins are using automatons to help out.

Ramius - Sounds like they're getting along well with the people of Humpty.

Gurigura - They're even bringing automatons into this? The Kingdom of Humpty's taking security pretty seriously.

Erimo - Humpty lost a lotta trust after the Sugarcubes incident. If anything happened during the ritual, we'd never live it down, so it's kinda important. That lady with the curly blonde hair sent out all our ships to patrol the ocean, apparently.

Issei is feeling proud after hearing his wife is working hard.

Barro - The reason there aren't many Outlaws on Humpty's islands is evidently because most of them are pirates.

Issei - Is that so?

Kathryn - Well, considering Humpty's a bunch of islands, it just makes more sense for thieves to operate by ship.

Barro - But even pirates need a base, or they'd have nowhere to dock their ships. I have to wonder if there's a country backing them.

Kathryn - Speaking of ships, Central built a bunch of them during the Arthur Tragedy so they could fight across the ocean.

Gurigura - Are the pirates using the Central Empire's ships?

Barro - Besides those who were lost in the Arthur Tragedy, there were also many soldiers who beca Outlaws.

Kathryn - Apparently so people were so terrified of the monster attacks that they abandoned their allies and ran away.

Ramius - Unable to return ho, most of them stole ships to beco pirates or hid in the mountains and beca bandits, from what I've heard.

Gurigura - Why couldn't they just go ho?

Issei - They didn't want it known that they deserted, I imagine, Senseless pride can turn people into Outlaws too...

Gurigura - If only they prayed to Mother Eve, I doubt it would've had to go that way.

Issei - ...Perhaps.

Kyou - Hey, Ise, it's about to start.

Issei - Hm?

While Issei's mind was occupied with his disdain for Outlaws, Kyou directed his attention to Croix.

As she prayed, her body emitted a soft light.

Issei - Beautiful... And that lights seem to have a calming aura.

Riche - You're right... Talking about Outlaws was getting worked up, but now... It's like my mind is at peace.

Kyou - The marriage ritual is generating miracle power.

Issei - This is miracle power too?

Kyou - When Eve, with all her vast power, was in a tranquil mood, she automatically brought tranquility to all around her too.

Kinou - The world is being influenced the sa way. Because soone of Mother Eve's ilk approached these ruins, the world is recreating what happened back then.

Riche - So we're feeling this because a strong inheritor of Mother Eve's power is here, huh?

Gurigura - Are we feeling the way Mother Eve did right now?

Riche - You two seem to know even more than the church.

Kinou - QD accompanied Mother Eve on her detours, so she's a witness to that history.

Kyou - If you spend much ti with QD, she'll tell you the sa stories from her long life over and over...

Kinou - QD is the one who made this Kadomatsu in the first place. Eve didn't seem intent on going ho, so QD showed it to her to say that she was already through the front door.

Kyou - Because the whole world is like Eve's ho, you see.

Kinou - Eve's upset heart was cald, and she was put in a tranquil mood, supposedly.

Kyou - You might call it a miracle, but from a Dragon's perspective, it's just an ordinary phenonon.

Kinou - Water freezes when it gets cold, and ice lts when it gets hot. It's no less natural than that.

Kathryn - This is natural? Mother Eve must've had a shitload of power...

Kinou - She was the only person given enough power to create all these races and have influence over the entire world.

Issei - I see... I'm just glad this ritual is not a carnal ritual, like at the other ruins.

Kyou - Heheheh, Mother Eve was apparently about as sex-hungry as you are. They seem to be keeping that part a secret, though.

Issei - ...Why am I sex-hungry?

Kinou - Isn't it true though? Because you can take on a whole race and never gets tired in the slightest. Right, girls?

Everyone who knows Issei sex prowess nodded and said: "That's right" at the sa ti.

Issei - ...

Issei becos speechless and his mouth twitched a lot hearing their confirmation but he can't deny it.

Riche - But, you'd never think it from how the Mother Eve statues look.

Kinou - For all we praise her, Mother Eve was still a girl like any other. She only beca a mother after falling in love with a man and bearing children. This journey follows along the path Eve took when she grew up past her emotional younger years.

Silent - Thank you for waiting. The ritual has finished as planned.

Issei - Oh, it's over.

Croix - Praying in front of a crowd feels kinda weird.

Riche - Good job, Onee-chan.

Erimo - See ya, Issei. Stop by if you're ever got the ti.

Issei - Ah, take care of yourself, Erimo.

Erimo waved to the party and ran off toward the Knights. She was viewed by the nearby crowd with softer eyes than she had been previously.

Silent - Next is Udon. Take Princess Croix to that island's Kagami mochi statue, please.

Issei - Sure.

Kathryn - Udon, eh? We know that place. It's east of Humpty Island.

Barro - Rember not to take any side trips.

Issei - Got it.

The party set off for Udon, their next destination.

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Gurigura - Whoa...

Udon was packed with even more people than Fervor.

Peppy Girl - Hey, have you heard? The saint really perford a miracle.

Gossiping Man - The onlookers say it made them feel at peace like their heart was cleansed.

Praying Old Man - Oooh, no doubt Princess Croix is the reincarnation of Mother Eve.

Piteous Eve Follower - I just want to see her in person at least once before I die.

Gurigura - Sounds like the audience from Fervor Island is spreading stories already.

Kathryn - Doing great, then. The excitent's growing.

Croix - Hey, hey, can I check out the food stands?

Riche - Wouldn't want any gunk in your teeth to ruin your sanity image. You can wait, onee-chan.

Croix - Aaaw~

The party dragged Croix to the Kagami mochi ruins.

Hopeful Girl - Princess Croix... I hope I at least get a glance at her!

Croix - ...May I wave to everyone when we're done?

Barro - As long as it doesn't cause a huge stir, I think that would be fine.

Riche - Just keep it simple.

Croix - Okay~

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Ramius - Tons of people here, too.

Silent - There you are. Let us start the ritual at once.

Croix - Oh, they're selling Udon crackers. I want so of those...

Riche - Uh huh. I'll buy so for you, so just focus on the ritual.

Kathryn - There really are a lot of food stands here.

Silent - They generate a more pleasant mood, which helps make everyone happy.

Silent bowed to the party before taking Croix to the stone Kagami mochi statue.

Issei - Kagami mochi, though?

Ramius - Even looking at it makes hungry.

Kyou - QD made this one too. She was saying that hunger makes you more timid, so at least eat sothing.

Kinou - They used the udon growing around here to make flat-flat mochi.

Issei - I see.

Soti later, Croix's prayer caused a soft light to illuminate their surroundings.

Riche - This feels... Filling... In the stomach area.

Gurigura - I'm not eating anything, but sohow I'm full now.

Everyone else evidently felt the sa way, befuddled by the unusual experience.

Kyou - Everyone's feeling Eve's satisfied stomach.

Kinou - Every living thing around at the ti supposedly went several years without ever getting hungry.

Kathryn - That'd be pretty damn convenient. I could keep researching for hours on end.

Kyou - With this ritual, you'll be hungry again in a matter of hours, though.

Gurigura - Aaaw, the food stand guys aren't happy about this.

Kinou - When Eve filled her stomach, she worried that the man shut away in his tower might be starving.

Kyou - And thus, Eve departed for ho once again.

Kinou - She would soon return to one of the three towers she made, the one we now call Bride's Tower. The ti when she would give birth and beco the mother we refer to her as was near.

Silent - Thank you for waiting. This island's ritual has finished.

Riche - Onee-chan... Want any udon crackers?

Croix - I'm stuffed...

Silent - Now, the next of Eve's detours is the final one. Take Princess Croix to the abacus statue by Colopty.

Kathryn - That's the town with all the talented, old-fashioned chefs, right?

Riche - It's a little ways off, but going north or south around Humpty shouldn't change the distance much.

Issei - Going under the big bridge should be fastest.

Silent - You can decide the route, but please consider Princess Croix's safety first.

Issei - I know.

With another ritual out of the way, the party headed to their next destination, Colopty.

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Riche - We should be pretty close to the abacus ruins.

Barro - Thankfully, there haven't been any real incidents yet.

Kathryn - I thought might attack, but now I feel sorta let down.

Riche - Not only have we not been attacked by pirates, but there's also not even a single suspicious ship.

Ramius - I take it the security is too strong for even to try anything funny.

Issei doesn't really care though because even if they do try anything funny then he will make sure they will pay.

Ships flooded into the harbor, where the Knights diligently inspected every tourist.

rchandise-Selling Man - Official goods, on sale here! We're the Humpty royal family's official rchants.

Gurigura - The royal family?

Kathryn - They're selling goods, I guess.

Riche - Queen Queenbelle's really trying to turn the islands Onee-chan visits into tourist attractions...

Ramius - Well, if Humpty can beco known for sothing other than food, it's probably a good thing.

Croix - Hey~, I want that shirt.

Riche - It has your face on it... You'd wear that?

The party took the distracted princess with them to the abacus ruins.

Gurigura - Huh? That woman in front of us... She's dressed just like Croix-nee.

Kathryn - That's what we call cosplay.

Ramius - Doesn't have nearly a big enough chest.

Kathryn - What's she supposed to do about that?

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Tech Nerd - Heheh, I bought myself this magic video cara just to film Princess Croix.

Rich Nerd - Mine's the latest version.

Kathryn - Magic video caras? Those cost enough to buy a house with.

Gurigura - So people spend tons on their hobbies.

Issei's totally agree with what Gurigura just said, even back on his world the old him spend lots of money to buy porn, now that he thinks about it... It's pretty embarrassing, thankfully he already threw them all away before.

Riche - I want one... Hey, can we buy one, Ise?

Issei - Sure.

Riche becos very happy after getting the cara she wanted. Soon the other girls also started buying things they want and Issei is totally fine with it.

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Old Man - Is Princess Croix here yet?

Old Lady - I think she'll be here soon.

Ramius - That's Princess Croix for you. Popular with all ages.

Old Man - By the way, who is Princess Croix?

Old Lady - It's what you just ate.

Kathryn - They're both senile.

Gurigura - Oh, looks like their family's here to get them.

They saw a couple of young adults taking both of the old couples away from the scene.

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When the party arrived at the abacus statue on Colopty Island, even more people gathered around, bringing with them even more noise.

Silent - We're ready for the ritual. The audience seems to be ward up, so let us begin.

Riche - Ward up? Was there a pre-show or sothing?

Croix - I'll be off, then.

Gurigura - Good luck!

Silent took Croix up to the abacus statue and had her pray there.

Gurigura - An abacus... Those are for doing math, right?

Riche - You don't see them around much since magic calculators got popular, but a lot of rchants still seem to stick by them.

Issei - What was Mother Eve calculating, though?

Ramius - I've calculated how many tis I can have sex before bed when in the bath before.

Riche - Would you really need an abacus to work that out?

Kyou - Eve didn't use the abacus, QD did.

Gurigura - Was the abacus for making Mother Eve realize sothing too?

Kinou - QD was annoyed with Eve for stopping at this island and refusing to go ho, so she made abacuses.

Kyou - Then she said she was fed up with Eve's behavior and strapped the abacuses to her feet, which let her dash off at an incredible speed.

Kathryn - She used them for rollerskates?!

Kinou - It turned out to work out just as planned. With nobody left to support her, Eve was forced to confront her own feelings.

Kyou - That's when Mother Eve learned of the love that had sprouted in her heart.

Kinou - So then Eve decided to return to the three towers that were her ho.

Gurigura - Oh, Princess Croix is glowing again.

The warm light that the party had beco familiar with at this point enveloped Colopty Island.

Kathryn - ...Hm? Nothing's happening?

Riche - I don't notice anything different either...

Kyou - This miracle would be for noticing buried feelings of love.

Kinou - We already recognize our love for Ise, so it has no effect on us.

Gurigura - But so of the audience seems to be affected.

Ramius - Hm, I see a few of them blushing and fidgeting... How very innocent.

Riche - Including so interesting cases...

Riche ant there's a gay couple being born as well.

Kathryn - Those two are queer-baiting! The only real gay couples are two-dinsional.

Silent - Good work, everyone... This ritual has finished without issue.

Issei - ...Oh?

Croix - ...Mgggggh...

Riche - Umm, Silent?

Silent - Yes, what is it? The ritual went well, rest assured.

Riche - Uh... Why are you hugging Onee-chan and Ise so hard?

After the ritual, Silent returned to the party with Croix in her arms then he also hugged Issei's arm close.

Silent - I-I'm simply watching over Princess Croix, and as for Sir Issei, I just want to compare his arm with mine.

Issei - Err...

Croix - I-It hurts... I'm being suffocated by boobs... Otouto~ Help ~.

Now Issei is sandwiched by both Silent and Croix at this mont.

Kathryn - You're a saint, and you're into girls? Well, maybe not totally since you also show interest in Ise, I guess...

They all smile wryly at the 3 of them being stuck like that.

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Silent - My apologies for that shaful display.

When the effects of the miracle finally wore off, Silent humbly bowed. They decided to stay silent about her interest. But her cheeks are deep red at this mont.

Kathryn - So, that's all the detours. Now what?

Silent - Now you need to escort Princess Croix to the State of Hamlet City.

Riche - Oh? I know Bride's Tower is where the wedding ritual itself is being held, and I thought that was in the Central Empire.

Issei - Bride's Tower...

Silent noticed Issei's confusion and began to explain.

Silent - According to the Evenicle, Eve went from the abacus back to Bride's Tower, where the First Ancestor was waiting.

Ramius - That's a story that priests and nuns often tell at church.

Silent - Mother Eve's three towers were naless until humans later nad them based on the story.

Silent - The tower where Eve locked away the First Ancestor for the cri of producing strange feelings in her is called Ancestor's Tower. The tower where Mother Eve ended her journey, reunited with the First Ancestor, and swore eternal love to him is called Bride's Tower. And the tower where Mother Eve ca together with the First Ancestor and gave birth to mankind is called Humanity's Tower.

Riche - Humanity's Tower has never actually been found, I believe.

Issei - Really?

Kathryn - It's a well-known mystery of history. See how Riche's eyes are shining already?

Silent - It's believed that a natural disaster led to it sinking into the ocean. To this very day, adventurers still search for treasure in the location where it's presud to have sunk.

Gurigura - Lots of people dreaming of riches.

Silent - Returning to your question, Bride's Tower is near to the bridge between Hamlet and Central.

Silent - The ritual will take place on the bridge, after which Prince Felton is supposed to et with Princess Croix by Bride's Tower.

Riche - Crossing a bridge to see each other... How romantic.

Silent - Well, this should draw a bigger crowd than performing it in the tower out of view, you see. The entire purpose of the ritual is for as many people to experience the power of miracles as possible.

Ramius - And the world was filled with joy... That should be touching.

Silent - Unlike with the detours, the Evenicle specifies that this affected the entire world, so I believe this miracle will be quite powerful.

Kathryn - And target to be Princess Croix.

Pirate - Princess Croix? Never heard of her. We're not even working with anymore. Not since Jabber got done in.

Riche - You worked for Jabber?

Pirate - Yeah, he made all us guys who beca Outlaws in Humpty work as pirates. But he had no interest in any of us. Just gave us orders to attack random ships.

Kathryn - I'm guessing he only cared about his cooking.

Pirate - We were starving to death after losing