Dragon King's Harem Chapter 108. The Spooky Town II (Patreon)

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 108. The Spooky Town II

"I'm not kidding," I said in a casual tone.

Our eyes were fixed on an antique stone mansion that was about 100 meters from us. It looked much bigger than the surrounding houses, had a large yard, also the same crooked and asymmetrical style as the other houses. Like four or five houses piled into one. The windows and the dim light made it look as if all of those were a huge monster's eyes. The same as the others, that inn was dominated by dark paint. Fences surrounded the vast courtyard with a pair of crystals that glowed in dim purple at the gate. Like the others, several black trees were in the yard. And didn't forget some Toadrock's caskets. It was kinda similar to a horror movie set.

"We will stay there for the night?" Evelina confirmed.

"Yes. That's our sleeping place," I said lightly.

"Awesome! It looks much fancier than I imagined," said Eir excitedly. It managed to make Evelina and Jyne's jaws drop either in surprise or confusion.

"Another good news. This town's Warm Bloody Juice is delicious," I added with the same excitement. I could remember how tasty that drink was since the real Argod liked it.

"Bloody Juice?" Jyne's voice sounded like a squeak.

I turned to her and gave her a reassuring smile.
"Yeah. It's a tasty juice made from those fruits." My hand pointed at the black trees that were near us.
"You should try it," I added.

"Don't they have anything else to eat besides those scary fruits?" asked Jyne again.

"They have. But their fruits and vegetables usually have the same shape as them. It was influenced by the environment. And since the monsters had an element of death or shadow, they can't eat the monster meat," I said. Some of the monsters with that element were made of Mana. So they would crumble to ashes or explode after they died. While the others had bitter flesh.

"Can we change it? That inn could be haunted," Evelina tried to negotiate.

"That's the luxurious inn in town. The other is worse than that and scarier." I know Jyne and Evelina were scared, so since I still remember this place well, I chose an inn that had a less spooky appearance from the start.

"Both of you are dragons or undead? Why aren't you afraid of that?" complained Evelina.

I chuckled.
"Have you ever seen a dragon afraid of something?" I answered her with a question. The dragon was a fearless creature so we feared nothing. At least, I hadn't found it in my memory except for the curse.

"But you're afraid of the cold," Jyne reminded.

"We are not afraid of the cold but hate it. We are naturally living in warm places so our bodies don't like cold temperatures," Eir explained in a casual tone. Just like me, his face looked a lot brighter after we got out of the snowy territory.

"It's so unfair..." Jyne whined.

"Unfair for what?" Eir and I said in unison.

"Since you're not afraid of anything, so staying in that place won't be a problem for you. As for us..." Jyne's tears started to reappear in the corner of her eyes. "We're not even sure we'll be able to sleep tonight," she continued. Jyne's eyes were on the inn which was only a few meters away.

"Believe me the interior looks better than the exterior. This inn has a famous decoration bestowed by my great great grandfather," I assured. I could only hope the decoration was still there.

After those words left my mouth, we were already in front of the inn gate. Eir got off his mount and pulled a bell that was beside the gate.

- Dong! - Dong! - Dong!

A guard came out of the front door in a hurry. It was a young male Mandragora tribe around my age with a slightly skinny body. Even though the skin had the same normal colour as ours. His short hair was covered in purple-green leaves. His eyes were also in the same green colour. A vine wrapped around his neck. He wore a simple tunic, pants and shoes in dark colour. But in contrast to the dark atmosphere around us, his face looked bright and friendly.

"Welcome to our Inn. The best Inn in the town. I will help you to bring your mounts to the stable. Please go inside and warm yourself up," said the inn guard in a friendly tone.

Jyne, Evelina and I got off our mounts.
"Thank you," I said.

"I will take care of our bags. Just go inside, sir," said Eir.

"I will wait for you in the lobby." As usual, I planned to have our dinner first before going to bed.

Eir and the inn guard left for the stable. While the three of us walked towards the inn's front door. The women quickly grabbed both of my arms once our feet entered the courtyard. Their eyes looked around in caution and fear.
"It's okay. Those are just decorations, there's nothing to be afraid of." I felt like an adult accompanying two kids into a haunted house.

"Who knows if there's an evil spirit that possesses some of them and revives them," Jyne squeaked.

"That's impossible." All of us knew it was impossible. But her fear made her think like that.

Due to their fright, I quickened my pace. I was sure they would feel better after we got inside.

Another inn guard opened the black door made of thick wood in front of us.
"Welcome to our inn," said the inn guard. It was another friendly looking Mandragora Tribe.

As our feet trod to enter the lobby, our eyes locked on a huge decoration that greeted us at the entrance. A smile on my lips.
'Fabulous...'

While Evelina and Jyne's faces grew pale. Their hands hugged my arms tightly and their bodies shuddered.
“S-Sir Ar, how can you say this is better than the previous one…” Jyne's squeaking voice trailed off.