What Does That Evil Dragon Live For?

Lorina was not the top of the social world. There were quite a few more beautiful and powerful young women in society than her.

 

But none of them would have come to Saint. Nor would Lorina have come if her sister hadn’t been sick.

 

After all, Lorina was a young lady from a powerful family, and the lesser nobles who needed to make connections with powerful families in the temple were only trying to catch the eye of Lorina and the other high noble children, whether they liked it or not.

 

‘If I think about it, it’s too bad for those kids too. ‘

 

The children must have suffered a lot since they were thrown into such a game of power from a young age.

 

That made Elaine feel a little bit more comfortable with Debbie and the other saints.

 

Of course, she hadn’t forgotten her previous life of being bullied throughout her time in the temple, so it was not that she didn’t worry about getting into trouble when she went to the picnic.

 

It’s just that none of it scared her now. 

 

She was confident that she wouldn’t mind even if Debbie and other saints made fun of her.

 

Elaine waited for the picnic date with that mindset.

 

And on the day of the picnic.

 

Elaine, wearing a neat light gray dress and a wide-brimmed hat she had bought at a shopping market two days ago, checked her appearance in front of a small mirror several times.

 

‘I can’t believe I bought the wide-brimmed picnic hats.’ 

 

It was something she never thought of buying in her past life, when she never even went for a walk alone, let alone a picnic.

 

As Elaine checked several times that the hat, which was a ‘luxury item’ by her standards, was on her head, she felt that her life had definitely changed this time.

 

[Are you ready?] 

 

“Yes. Thank you for coming with me.”

 

[How can you be thankful for something like this?] 

 

Rabes answered bluntly, but sat quietly on Elaine’s shoulder.

 

And as soon as they came out of the main gate of the temple, Rabes used his magic to teleport to the picnic spot, Lake Cher.

 

Elaine let out an exclamation without realizing it as a completely different scene unfolded before her eyes, which had been a deserted street just now.

 

“Wow! I heard that rich people hire wizards to use teleportation magic circles, so this is what it is!”

 

[Do not compare my magical power to that of human wizards. The magic circle they created may cause dizziness or nausea, but my teleportation magic is perfect without any discomfort.] 

 

“This is my first time coming to a place like this.”

 

[Are you listening to me?] 

 

Elaine, who was busy looking around, didn’t have the mind to pay attention to Rabes who was talking on her shoulder.

 

Cher Lake Park, the picnic spot, was a private park with a large elongated lake and surrounding forests and boasted beautiful scenery as expected from a park owned by the famously wealthy Count Yates family.

 

Elaine kept saying, ‘Wow, wow!’ 

 

As she was letting out an exclamation, Rabes said as if it was pitiful.

 

[I can’t believe you are surprised by something like this. Next time, I’ll take you to the top of Mount Atalenchi. The sunset view there is amazing.]

 

“Mount Atalenchi is the highest mountain in the empire. If a human went up there, they would freeze to death.”

 

[Do you think I didn’t even think about that? I can protect you with my magical power!] 

 

Elaine chuckled to herself as she continued on her way to the meeting point, trying not to show her embarrassment.

 

Several groups were picnicking in the large park, and Debbie and her friends, being younger than the others, stood out even from a distance.

 

“Whoa, here we go!”

 

[Are you going to war? Don’t be nervous. If anything happens, I will completely wipe it out.] 

 

It seemed like she would be more nervous because of Rabes, but Elaine didn’t want to show that.

 

“Debbie!”

 

“Oh, You’re here, Elaine.”

 

The three girls sitting around looked a little surprised as they saw Elaine and Debbie know each other.

 

Elaine also said hello to them.

 

“Hello, Avril, Danae, Melina.”

 

Everyone flinched at the fact that Elaine even knew their name. Then they returned Elaine’s greeting with an awkward smile.

 

“Oh, hi, Elaine.”

 

“Nice to meet you…”

 

Although not everyone reacted as skillfully as they did as adults, Elaine was glad to see such a response. 

 

‘It was even better than the verbal abuse they’d unleashed on me as they became more socialized and accustomed to cutting others down verbally.’

 

“Sit here.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

Apparently, Debbie, who was more familiar with Elaine, led the mood.

 

When Elaine sat down and Debbie handed Elaine a glass of cold soda, the awkward atmosphere began to ease.

 

Baron Mason’s picnic preparations were better than expected.

 

A large picnic basket made of rattan was placed on a thick picnic mat with a cute red check pattern, and it contained all the utensils needed for a picnic, as well as food such as sandwiches, pies, and cookies.

 

Soda was placed in a bucket filled with ice, so it was refreshing to drink, and there was also a simple stove and teapot for making black tea.

 

Debbie’s nanny and servants who had come along as guardians were looking this way from a distance.

 

Everything was new to Elaine, especially the fine picnic basket, which was filled with all sorts of things.

 

“It really has everything in it, right?”

 

“This is the new picnic basket. I bought it after begging my mother for a month. In fact, today’s picnic was made for this basket.”

 

Elaine was afraid that the other saints would laugh at her if she said that she had never seen a picnic basket before, but they were all excited as it was their first time seeing such a new product.

 

In particular, Debbie, the owner of the basket, explained each item in the basket as if she were a salesperson.

 

The young girls were so innocent and pure that they could laugh and be happy even at such a new product

 

“The lake view is nice, but let’s eat this first.”

 

Debbie took out each wrapped sandwich from the basket and handed them out.

 

When Elaine unwrapped the wrapper, she saw that it was the cucumber sandwich that Debbie had boasted about in her past life. 

 

The cream cheese spread generously on the fluffy bread, and the cucumbers in between gave off a fresh, summer-like scent.

 

When she took a big bite, the crunchy texture and refreshing, savory taste spread in her mouth.

 

“hmm! It’s so delicious!”

 

Once again, food, and especially ‘delicious’ food, was a very important issue to Elaine.

 

And in her previous life, she never had a chance to properly eat that ‘noble food’.

 

Thanks to this, Elaine was able to admire the cucumber sandwich for the first time in her life with all her heart without pretense.

 

And the response delighted the picnic’s organizer, Debbie.

 

“Is it delicious? I tried it for the first time at an adult picnic with my mother, and it was so delicious that I asked to make it this time too. My chef never had it before. My chef didn’t think it would taste good with just cucumber, so he added it with cream cheese, and it was really delicious.”

 

“Debbie’s chef made it well. The last time our chef made it, it wasn’t very good because it only had cucumbers in it.”

 

“That’s because it’s just cucumber. It’s delicious when you put mayonnaise or cream cheese on it.”

 

‘I thought I’d be teased for being tacky, but Debbie and the other girls seemed to have just eaten cucumber sandwiches.’

 

‘This was around the time when cucumber sandwiches were just becoming popular.’ 

 

‘It was quite refreshing to realize that other people didn’t know what I didn’t know, and that they were new to something I was new to.’

 

Elaine felt good because she felt like she was living a life similar to others.

 

She always wanted something like that in her previous life.

 

‘Since I don’t want great wealth and fame, I just want to live an ordinary life so that I won’t be looked down on by people around me.’

 

She chastised herself for the desire of such luxury when she saw the commoners who came to the temple, but she still didn’t enjoy the feeling of being an outcast in her own society.

 

Elaine smiled brightly, feeling relieved that for the first time in her life, she was like everyone else.

 

And Rabes, who had been quietly observing Elaine from earlier, said something.

 

[You seem to be in a good mood]

 

Elaine, who was the only one who recognized the sound, nodded slightly and looked shy.

 

It was a really nice sight to see, but it made Rabes feel a little uncomfortable.

 

‘Are humans happier when they are with other humans?’ 

 

Sure, Elaine looked good when she was with him, but this Elaine looked good in a different way than when she was with him.

 

It was a little painful to see that, so Rabes cleared his throat and said.

 

[Well, I don’t think these guys will do anything bad, so I’ll just fly around the lake and come back. It feels good to be outside, too.] 

 

When Rabes was also in a good mood, she nodded happily.

 

“Elaine. You’ve been nodding your head since a while ago.”

 

“Ah, well, it’s a habit that comes out without me even realizing it when I eat something delicious…”

 

“Hahaha, what is that? You look like a child.”

 

The girls laughed at Elaine’s excuse, saying it was cute, and Elaine laughed along with them.

 

The group, who enjoyed delicious food and sweet drinks together and enjoyed boating on the lake, soon forgot each other’s origins and became bonded.

 

As if she had been waiting for that moment, Debbie raised her hand.

 

“There’s a surprise event left for today!”

 

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