Melphis was really curious about what Vivian would say when she began to speak, saying she had something to tell him.

A one-sided relationship that would not be maintained unless he transformed into a handsome man and deliberately got kidnapped.

But for some reason, she said she had something to tell him first, so he couldn’t help but be interested.

In a brief moment, Melphis thought about what she might say.

‘Is it related to the kidnapping?’

It was the first time they had met since the trial, so it was quite possible.

She was likely to say that she would no longer kidnap handsome men, so he shouldn’t bother transforming into one.

If not that, did she need help like last time? Melphis asked Vivian just in case.

Her answer was no.

‘If she doesn’t need help… what on earth does she want to tell me?’

Curiosity grew, following a small question.

Melphis urged Vivian and finally got an answer from her.

Vivian’s answer was something Melphis never expected.

“You know my trial from a month ago. The wizard who saved people that day, it was you, wasn’t it?”

“…What?”

For a moment, Melphis doubted his own ears.

The wizard who saved people that day. Yes, that wizard was definitely him.

However, on that day, Melphis was in a transformed state through polymorph. It was a face and appearance that he had never shown Vivian before.

‘How on earth did she find the connection between that wizard and me? Is she just probing because I’m a wizard?’

Melphis was instantly gripped by bewilderment. And to him who didn’t know what to do, Vivian showed a gentle smile.

“I wanted to say thank you for saving everyone that day.”

Not knowing what to say, Melphis only mumbled his lips.

The usually nonchalant and relaxed him had never shown such an appearance before.

Vivian widened her eyes as if asking if there was any problem.

“What’s wrong?”

Melphis, who had been lost in thought for a while, opened his mouth. For now, he decided to play dumb.

“…What are you talking about?”

“What, why are you pretending not to know. Are you embarrassed about doing a good deed? Seriously. You can say cheesy things well, but you’re embarrassed about this?”

An attitude that seemed full of confidence. Melphis became even more confused.

What evidence did she have to say that so confidently?

“Anyway, thank you. If it weren’t for you that day… I would have died, or even if I survived, I would have kept blaming myself. I owe you a big debt.”

Vivian continued to explain how much help she had received from him. Melphis couldn’t even pay attention to the content.

“Vivian, how did you find out?”

“Find out what?”

“The fact that I’m that wizard. I had a completely different appearance and voice from usual. The only thing in common was that I’m a wizard, so why were you so sure it was me?”

To Melphis’ questions that wouldn’t stop easily, Vivian blinked her eyes as if it was nothing and blurted out.

“It was just you?”

“What do you mean?”

“I just knew it was you as soon as I saw? Even if you ask why, I don’t know how to answer. I’m telling you I just knew the moment I saw.”

It doesn’t make sense. Absolutely not. This can’t be explained logically.

If it was a normal disguise, it might have been understandable.

However, the magic Melphis had cast was none other than ‘Polymorph’.

A technique that only dragons can use.

It went beyond just changing the appearance, completely transforming even the internal organs, including the viscera and skeleton.

But how on earth did she recognize someone who had used Polymorph?

‘Even among dragons, that’s impossible. But how could a human…’

Whether Vivian knew Melphis’ mind, which was filled with such chaos, or not, she just opened her mouth with childlike innocence.

“And it’s about time you noticed.”

For a moment, it felt like time had stopped.

As if all the sensory organs were trying to remember this moment with her, they focused on her.

He couldn’t take his eyes off her playfully folded eyes like a child’s.

The brain kept repeating what she had just said.

‘Vivian, Vivian recognized me.’

Melphis’ face instantly became hot. His cheeks turned a deeper red than his pink hair.

‘…This is troubling. I think I’ve become serious.’

He lowered his head deeply to hide his reddened face.

Then, in a voice as soft as an ant crawling, he blurted out. Fortunately, Vivian understood his words.

“You’re really low.”

“Huh? What is?”

“…That part of you.”

Vivian seemed to have no idea what significance her words, uttered lightly as if it was nothing, held for Melphis.

To make a person’s, no, a dragon’s heart throb like this, and yet have such a natural attitude.

He knew, but Vivian was really duller than he imagined.

“Did I do something wrong to you? Why are you acting like this?”

‘See, really. She has no idea at all.’

Melphis, who had been looking down, quickly cooled the heat on his cheeks with a cooling spell.

Soon, he lifted his head as if nothing had happened.

“No, that’s not… it.”

But the moment he saw Vivian’s face, he had no choice but to lower his head again.

Because just by making eye contact with her brown eyes, his cheeks flushed again, unable to control themselves.

Vivian seemed suspicious of Melphis’ attitude, which was clearly different from usual, as bewilderment showed on her face.

However, realizing that he didn’t seem to want to explain in detail, she changed the subject.

“Anyway, why did you come to see me today?”

“I don’t know…”

“Huh? Didn’t you say you had something to talk about earlier?”

“Tomorrow, I’ll visit again tomorrow.”

With those words, Melphis left the place right away.

“What? Why is he acting like that?”

Left alone, Vivian could only tilt her head, still unable to understand the reason.

When I was pondering over Melphis’ particularly strange reaction today, not understanding it, Ren suddenly spoke to me, as if he had come at some point.

“Lady Vivian, what were you talking about?”

“Huh? Ah, did you see Melphis?”

“Yes, I ran into him on the stairs when I was coming in. More importantly, what did you two discuss?”

I answered Ren, who asked curiously, without much thought.

“Ah, I don’t know either. He suddenly came and then suddenly left. He said he’ll come back tomorrow…”

Trailing off, I changed the subject as a thought suddenly occurred to me.

“By the way, Ren. How’s the search for the dragon going?”

During the period when I was under house arrest, I had Ren entrust the information guild with an investigation about dragons.

‘To get rid of the demons, we need to find a dragon somehow.’

In the original story, a special weapon was used when Ludovica and Callys defeated the Demon King.

It was the holy sword left behind by the god of the human world in the distant past.

‘In the original, Callys pierced Belial’s heart using the holy sword.’

An item absolutely necessary for the upcoming battles. I wanted to set out to find it right away, but there was one fatal problem.

The fact that the holy sword was kept not in the human world, but in the dragon world.

In the original, Ludovica and Callys, upon learning this, went on a long adventure in search of a dragon.

Crossing mountains and crossing seas, after a very complicated journey, they coincidentally encountered a dragon.

All dragons could open the door leading to the dragon world.

So with the help of that dragon, the two crossed over to that world and safely found the holy sword.

‘But… I can’t expect such luck this time too.’

The protagonist’s party meeting the dragon was purely a matter of chance.

Even if I were to go on an adventure like they did now, the probability of encountering that dragon was not high.

So I was trying to get a lead on dragons by using the information guild instead, but…

“I’m sorry, Lady Vivian. They said they’re trying, but there was no special news.”

As Ren said, it seemed there wasn’t much progress.

‘Well. Honestly, I didn’t have high expectations. To begin with, humans don’t even know if dragons really exist. It would be difficult if they’re suddenly told to find them.’

Isn’t there any way to find them?

I closed my eyes and reviewed the characteristics of the dragons that appeared in the original story.

‘Dragons… dragons. Basically, they have no great interest in humans, and they can freely use all the magic that exists in the world, it said.’

The most difficult part in finding dragons was that they could use polymorph magic.

Polymorph, which was on a different level from disguise. A very special magic that could change all internal organs to those of another creature.

The dragons who crossed over to the human world were always in a polymorphed state.

Because if they walked around in their giant true form, their identities would be exposed in no time.

‘If they use polymorph, they completely transform into that creature itself, I wonder if we can find them.’

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t quite figure out how to investigate.

Suddenly, the face of Melphis, whom I had been talking to until a little while ago, passed through my mind.

Come to think of it, Melphis is also good at disguise.

‘…Huh?’

Why didn’t I think of it sooner?

The fact that Melphis’ characteristics match those of dragons?

However, I quickly shook my head.

‘No, no way. Does that make sense?’

Dragons generally had no interest in humans.

But Melphis is overly interested in me?

And besides, would that sacred dragon use polymorph just to get kidnapped by me?

‘It doesn’t make sense, it can’t be.’

Although Melphis was skilled in transformation magic, it seemed more reasonable to see him as a wandering wizard who was out of his mind.

“Lady Vivian, what’s the matter?”

In response to Ren’s question, who had been watching my expression, I shook my head as if it was nothing.

Melphis, a dragon?

Even thinking about it again, it was a nonsensical imagination.