I Was Reincarnated As A Dragon
Chapter 140: A Short Story.

"That girl!!" said the big old man with short stature.

"Just calm down she's harmless" the wolf woman told him.

"Hello hehe" I said to them.

Groaches...

Slowly aware of the stupor the group of wolf women had a little joking before finally falling silent while staring at me, and the stocky old man who had previously wanted to attack me with his axe looked at me with an expression and a look of dislike, but luckily I have gotten such a stare quite often so I can still respond calmly, though, I greeted her by waving my hand with a smile followed by the dragon head beside me who was wailing a little while wiggling his head as there was a small leaf falling right on top of his head, and that's pretty adorable for a scary dragon.

"Oh yeah I don't know your name yet?" ask the wolf woman.

"Owh! aye! hehe sorry I forgot, well then greet my name Shea, so call me Shea" I said introducing myself with a smile.

"Well Shea, introduce me Toki, he is Sam, Kroz, Jaz, Nath, and the one who still fainted there is Kaov, while for this timid boy is Noel" he said introducing himself while pointing at one by one his friends.

"oooh!! Alright Toki" I said with a smile on her.

Quiet for a moment to take the wolf woman's breath and then again asked about my name and of course I immediately answered it, as well as with him who mentioned his name while also introducing his friends, and I was so happy when I heard him say that because I finally got to know his name.

"Actually who are you? what are you?" asked old man Kroz with a look of suspicion.

" … ?"

"Croz!" bentak Toki's.

"Hm... It's okay, I don't mind.. Besides, there's nothing special about me.. So, what do you want to know about me or is it just that question?" I smiled and asked back.

"That's enough" Kroz told me.

"Who am I? hm.. I think the question is too broad, I am confused where to start" I said confused.

"Simply" he said again.

"Um.. I'm Shea/"

"Not your name! I heard it very clearly!"

Staring at me with a look of suspicion old man Kroz then launched two questions to me that are quite confusing, yes although it sounds simple, but asked about who I am? of course the answer is not just one and it makes me confused to start answering it from where.

Hearing the question of suspicion coupled with a serious expression from Kroz, made Toki slightly snap at him because maybe he considered it disrespectful even more so we were already in a quiet position without a fight, he said, and the question seemed to introgasi me even honestly his expression was quite disturbing me, but I didn't bother about it because I didn't want the situation to heat up so I then asked them just in case there were still questions they wanted to ask me.

But, staying with his sharp gaze the old man confirmed there were no more questions from him, meanwhile the rest just fell silent bothering me to answer him with a somewhat tense expression, even so I still couldn't answer it so I then said that the question was too broad and I was still confused by the right answer to explain it, but the old man still looked unconcerned with my words and asked me to say something short and clear, so I just mentioned my name and it made him look annoyed.

"I've eliminated your question that's too broad!" I said a little yelling at him.

Groaches...

"S-shea..: how about we start from where you live then why can the dragon obey you?"

"Home residence? um.. y'all are sitting on it" I replied to her with a smile.

"Above it?"

"Ah I mean I live in the labyrinth, yahh.although lately I've been living in the cave entrance..."

" … "

Not liking the old man's statement I shouted a little and then crossed my arms scowling at him, he asked me to condense my explanation and I had already shortened it by just mentioning my name, but he instead looked annoyed at me when I had already obeyed his words, quite heated up because of the little thing Toki then suggested that I start my answer from saying where I live right now, and so I then mentioned that I was living under their seat.

But, as they looked confused I then made it clear to them by telling them that I was living inside the labyrinth, but when they heard my words, they fell silent with round eyes as if they did not believe what I just said, and it made me cry out again.

"Don't joke demon boy!" said the old man to me.

"Well, I'm not kidding and I told you I'm not a demon" I said with a sigh.

"When have you lived there, Shea?" ask Toki to me.

"I've lived in the labyrinth since birth, well, sometimes dark, sometimes bright, sometimes I almost died because of the monsters that attacked me. The labyrinth is creepy, but because I'm used to it… things like that are no longer a problem for me, yes, although I initially had to take shelter behind strong monsters to survive, but I then separated myself because I realized… I was still very weak, although it felt very heavy at first because there was always danger that begged me from the intricacies of the labyrinthine passage." I said with a smile explaining as I looked up at the sky and thought back about my growth.

"… but I don't want to give up my life in that bad state, so I train hard and think about staying put" beside me with a faint smile staring at them.

Still look annoyed and do not believe my words old man Kroz even considered me to play with my words when I have said the real situation, the truth, he also came back calling me a demon and it made me feel desperate to explain it, even so I no longer wanted any more misunderstandings about myself so I immediately denied it while sighing heavily and then stroked the head of the dragon leaning towards me again, meanwhile Toki seemed to trust me and was quite curious about my life in the labyrinth while asking me with a small smile on his face.

And I gladly answered him by saying that I have lived in the labyrinth since birth, it was hard enough for me to tell about my childhood because there was almost no fun I felt while I was living in the labyrinthine environment, I then looked up at the sky with a small smile and a glum look as I recalled all the memories of that pitiful past, which was, yes though it is painful because my mental back was honed by the pain even from the moment I was born, the life of the labyrinth was very influential on my life and growth to be who I am now even though the bad things and wounds in my heart still did not diminish.

"Yahh, that's where I live hehehe" I said with a smile and a small laugh.

"You can still smile after feeling all that?" said Toki to me.

"Let's just say I'm comforting myself because I used to cry too much" I told her.

" … "

Smiling and laughing lightly lamenting my state I then leaned against the tree with a slight tremor from the dragon breath beside me, looking sad with a gloomy face Toki then questioned my smile that could still be drawn on my face when it was very clear there was suffering I felt, she said, that question reminded me of my old life as a crybaby girl who always cried and grieved in the corner of the room because it always got insults from people in my class, he said, even to just remember it was still enough to make me shed tears that made the people in front of me speechless.

"May I ask?" ask Jaz to me.

"Yes, yes of course" I said, wiping my eyes.

"Actually who are you? as far as I know there are no groups or races living in the labyrinth, did you also say that you are not a demon? so, what race are you from?" ask Jaz to me.

"Yes I also want to know that, you are so strong, you can control the dragon then why don't you kill us?" sam asked me.

Aware of my watering eyes I then immediately rubbed my eyes while leaning my wings forward, not just because I was remembering my past, but also my past, but also because the chain around my neck is getting sicker and along with that Jaz then asked me permission to ask because maybe he did not feel good asking me directly when he saw my condition, and still wiping the remaining water on my cheek I then allowed him to ask.

Honestly, I thought he was going to ask the same thing as old man Kroz because they both wanted to know who I was, but it turned out that he immediately explained the question and narrowed down his point and therefore I could understand the content of the question, likewise with the man named Sam who was also curious about it while adding one more question to his mind, while Toki and the others also looked very curious about the answer to the question.

"Ras huh? hm...do I not resemble him?" I said while embracing the earth dragon beside me.

Groaches...

" …? "

"Anu.

"Hm. in short I am a dragon" I replied to him.

"Huh?" said surprised.

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