Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 137 Rainbow Trout

Chapter 137 Rainbow Trout

"Barnier knew we were coming."

"Hahaha, I, the demon with the ability to see a thousand miles, am not some novice priest in name only."

Barnier subtly mocked Aqua, and the idiot goddess instantly transformed into a furious older sister, ready to fight him to the death, but was stopped by Darkness and Megumin.

She looked at her two companions in disbelief, their sorrowful eyes seeming to ask why they had defected to the enemy, but in reality, they were only interested in how to hatch the dragon eggs.

However, Charlotte's concerns are somewhat different.

"Barnier, are you serious about saying that incorrect hatching methods can cause harm?"

"Of course. We don't lie about such things, and—it's also a possibility."

Barnier's eyes glowed slightly red, sounding like a threat, but actually a warning—Charlotte knew that the clairvoyant demon could see another timeline, and that in that timeline, the dragon egg might have indeed caused a major crisis.

"Although listening to our advice may present some difficulties, it is still much better than other futures."

"Wait a minute, what do you mean by 'difficulty'?"

"Alright, you've come to us to find out how to hatch it, haven't you? I can tell you."

"Hey, are you deliberately changing the subject?"

Charlotte kept pressing for answers, but Barnier's refusal to tell him left him feeling helpless—he was at a loss with a demon who enjoyed tasting other people's negative emotions, and had no choice but to seek help from him.

"So, what should we do?"

"It's very simple, just input your magic power."

"—It's that simple?"

"It's that simple." Barnier's lips curled up in a wide smile. "However, I must warn you that this dragon egg is called Rainbow Trout Dragon—an egg that requires multiple magical powers to hatch. The dragon inside will change and develop tendencies depending on the type and amount of magical power input. You should understand now."

Rainbow trout?

Charlotte had only ever heard of rainbow trout.

However, rainbow trout are fish that display different colors under sunlight. Perhaps rainbow trout dragons are named this way because their hatching characteristics vary and tend to change depending on the type and amount of magic power inputted.

"Boy who desperately wants to become a dragon knight, although I know there's a high chance you won't agree, as an employee of the magic item shop, I'll still ask you—do you want to sell this dragon egg? I can buy it for 5 million."

"550 million!?" N

Everyone was shocked.

Aqua glanced at Banir, then at the dragon egg in her hand, and carefully placed it on the table, afraid that it might fall and break if she wasn't careful, because even if she were sold for 5 million, she couldn't afford to pay for it.

Charlotte was also taken aback. He hadn't expected the price to be so high. 5000 million had turned into 5 million in a flash sale, a tenfold increase—this was outrageous profit! It was almost twice as high as the bounty for a Demon King's army officer! Now even he was conflicted, and his desire to become a dragon knight was wavering.

Kazuma Sato and Aqua also fell silent. They wouldn't have been able to make the choice either, but the dragon egg belonged to Charlotte, so only he could decide how to choose.

"I—I won't sell it."

After a long silence, Charlotte gave this answer, and a look of regret mixed with relief appeared on the faces of the others. Barnier also chuckled, as if he had known all along that Charlotte would make this choice.

"May I inquire why?"

"I don't know what consequences this dragon egg will bring, but I do know that since Barnier is willing to spend 5..."

If it's worth a billion, then it means it's worth it, so————”

"So that's why they won't sell? That's a reasonable explanation and a smart move."

Barnier burst into laughter.

After hearing this, Kazuma Sato and the others slapped their foreheads. They had almost fallen into Barnier's trap as well. Even though the trap was simple and crude, not everyone could stay clear-headed in the face of a sky-high price of 5 million.

Then, Barnier shook his head regretfully.

"it's a pity."

"Pity?"

"If this dragon egg were given to us, perhaps a dragon with the strength of the Demon King would appear in the Demon King's army, and we could make a fortune from it."

Everyone couldn't help but shudder. If such a powerful dragon really appeared in the Demon King's army, and the kingdom traced its origins back to the source, they would certainly not escape the punishment of overthrowing the kingdom.

"Hey! Barnier, you bastard—"

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"Hahaha, we are just doing what we should do. Don't forget, our long-cherished wish requires a large sum of money."

His meaning was quite clear.

—They want to do business with the Demon King's army and earn a huge sum of money to build a dungeon. That means the dragon egg is worth more than 5 million; its price could be even higher.

For a moment, I didn't know if I had missed out on a tremendous opportunity.

Charlotte said this with a sense of gain and loss.

To dispel such dangerous thoughts, he changed the subject and asked, "So, Banir, could you explain in detail how to hatch this dragon egg? Of course, I'll pay you a consulting fee."

"No need. We are also very much looking forward to seeing what kind of creature will hatch from this dragon egg, so this service is free."

"—You're a demon with clairvoyance, can't you see the future of this dragon egg?"

"That's because of some idiot priest, of course!"

Barnier said this bitterly.

Everyone turned to look at Aqua, who was gently stroking the dragon egg with a maternal expression. She was noticeably calmer now, completely unlike her usual aggressive self who seemed ready to fight any demon she encountered.

"—Why are you looking at me like that?"

She asked that question naively.

Charlotte smirked and said, "Barnier, Aqua wouldn't have done something stupid, would she?"

"Of course! — Although we would love to say that, unfortunately we didn't. On the contrary, she did a good deed, a truly great deed." Banir gestured for everyone to look at the dragon egg, or more precisely, at the patterns on it. The patterns were interconnected, separating the dragon egg into several pieces.

Sometime during the day, a spot on the originally pristine white dragon egg was stained a deep blue.

Pure and clean.

Yet it seemed so abrupt.

"Allow me to explain," Barnier began. "Rainbow trout dragons are very peculiar beings. Their nature changes and tendencies depend on the type and amount of magic power inputted into them. Therefore, their future is uncertain. Usually, the mother dragon fills the egg with enough magic power, but in doing so, it loses its potential. Although a few dragon eggs are produced, for various reasons, their growth is not as powerful as one might imagine. And this idiotic novice priest just now inputted magic power into the egg, laying the foundation for it—this is the main reason why I cannot see the future of the dragon egg."

He pouted, clearly unwilling to accept it.

The demon with the ability to see a thousand miles can see into the future of others, but he cannot see into the goddess. The closer one's relationship with the goddess, the more ambiguous one's future becomes.

Clearly, the same is true for this dragon egg.