I Became a Food Developer in Another World-Chapter 94 - : Beast Card (1)

"...Hello."

"Yes, how do you do?"

Immediately after the communication with the First Princess, I encountered Iberkina, who had visited the Magic Tower.

The Iberkina I saw was a girl with an expressionless smile making it impossible to discern her thoughts.

'Could it really be a dragon?'

The idea that Iberkina is a dragon was merely my speculation.

It was highly likely that it wasn't true.

The instances of dragons appearing in the human world were limited to 'amusement,' and even then, it was rare for them to reveal their true identities.

It was far more realistic to think of him as either a namesake or a Grand Wizard impersonating a dragon.

I was curious about which side it would be, but I didn't take the risk of trying to find out.

I had heard that dragons whose identities were exposed would not let the one who spoiled their fun go unpunished.

By the way.

"May I ask why you were looking for me?"

I was curious about why Iberkina was looking for me.

In the communication with the First Princess, I only heard that they were coming, but I didn't hear the reason.

But.

"...I came because I didn't get a reply."

"Could you tell me what reply you are referring to?"

"...Request to update the database. I sent it four times, but I haven't received a reply."

"I see, you sent it four times, and I'm sorry for not being able to respond."

I understood Iberkina's feelings, but there were circumstances that justified it.

"I think I couldn't reply because so many malicious letters came."

Letters related to the revised compendium of beasts I created came pouring in by the dozens every day.

From letters cursing the White Tower to the monthly controversies over the suggestive covers of the Beast Compendium, and even threatening letters suspecting rigged drop rates.

Identifying Iberkina's letter among that pile was practically impossible.

"Excuse me, but could you tell me what letter you sent?"

"...I wrote that Iberkina moved her lair from the Permafrost Tundra Mountain Range to the Roselle Mountains. I also mentioned that I'm not 6000 years old but only 3000 years old."

"Ah."

The moment I heard it, something came to mind.

Requests for corrections to the compendium had come from various places, but this letter persistently demanded corrections only about Iberkina.

"...Did you read it?"

"I have a lot of unread letters, so I haven't been able to read them yet."

Actually, I read it and immediately threw it into the fireplace.

At that time, I thought it was nonsense.

"If you let us know, we will revise the content in the next issue."

Nod, nod.

Iberkina nodded with a satisfied expression.

On the other hand, I tried my best to keep my expression steady.

Because of the current conversation, the possibility that Iberkina is a dragon has become almost 100%.

If she knew not only where she had moved but also their age, they must have been the person themselves, or someone close to them.

Moreover since they shared the same name it was unnecessary to mention it.

Still, I wanted to quietly let it pass while pretending not to know as much as possible.

"...Iberkina has four horns."

Let's pretend we don't know.

"The one who's 6000 years old is my sister."

"...."

I couldn't pretend not to know.

The only 6,000-year-old creature in this world was the dragon.

'She has no intention of hiding it at all.'

The problem was that not only I was here, but also our Tower Master was present.

As expected, Ranya looked at Iberkina with a shocked expression.

"Dragon...!"

"...There's no need to be on guard. I'm just here to revise the compendium."

Iberkina replied as if to reassure.

Even so, Ranya didn't relax.

I asked, secretly hoping for a different answer.

"Is it okay for you to say something like this?"

"...It doesn't matter. Because I'm not in the mood for games."

The dragon was extremely reluctant to have its identity revealed while playing.

This was because it broke their immersion.

However, if it wasn't for entertainment, they didn't care much about revealing themselves.

─The strongest being in the world.

A dragon was a being that could be defined by that one word.

"Still, it would be better to keep your identity hidden while you are in the empire. It could easily become chaotic."

"...Yeah, got it."

Iberkina's emotions were faint.

They say a dragon's personality follows its attributes; perhaps being an ice dragon had something to do with it?

Maybe that's why it was much easier to deal with than the arrogant dragon image I had in mind.

It was like watching a well-behaved child.

'No if we're talking about dragons she is considered a child.'

It sounds impressive to say 3,000 years, but in dragon society, 3,000 years is considered young.

They say that dragons, who have lifespans close to eternity, can live up to 20,000 years.

If you convert it to a 100-year lifespan, she's about 14 years old...

It's hard to get used to the numbers.

He opened his mouth with a bitter smile.

"But how did you know about the Beast Compendium and came here?"

I was puzzled by that point.

The place where Iberkina lived was the permafrost, located in the polar regions of the far north.

The Fioré Kingdom, where Beast Bread is all the rage, was still too far away.

But.

"...The lizardmen brought it."

"Lizardmen?"

"...Yes."

Iberkina nodded.

"They were looking for my lair by checking the compendium."

"...."

I inferred and noted the habitats of each beasts in the compendium, but they were only approximate locations.

But who would have thought that there would be crazy people who would go all the way to the permafrost after seeing that?

Anyway, it was a world where people who didn't value their lives were running rampant.

I inwardly shook my head and asked.

"So, did you buy the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon?"

Nod, nod.

"...The Ultimate Iberkina."

"?"

"I want it."

Iberkina's eyes sparkled like stars.

*

Iberkina, for some reason, wanted to have the Ultimate Iberkina with three heads.

'...He did draw well.'

The artwork that Dorian, the dwarf known as the Beast Lord, poured his heart and soul into was none other than 'The Ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon.'

In short it was incredibly cool.

And Iberkina was completely captivated by that dazzling appearance.

However, the ultimate Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon was a badge awarded only when three Iberkinas were collected.

A sticker that exists only in a single copy on the continent.

It wasn't something that could be given away just because someone asked for it.

When it was explained well, Iberkina, though disappointed, did not throw a tantrum anymore.

How she was raised at home, she was a dragon who really listened well.

Just seeing you makes me feel proud.

However, there is a downside.

"Nom, nom."

She had a habit of trying to put everything she saw into her mouth.

'She eats the chicken with the bones.'

If you said "ah," everything was a one-bite cut.

It was no wonder that the First Princess could lure her with food and kidnap her...

Entering the dining hall, Iberkina constantly sought food.

Then, after finishing work, Iberkina's eyes sparkled when she discovered Bolitur entering the dining area.

"...Bear."

However, Bolitur, who received the gaze, froze as if he had seen a monster.

Then, it took a step back, and quietly turned around and ran away.

The point was he was running on all fours.

"Did he instinctively run away with being afraid of dragons?"

Indeed, the Ice Dragon was the tyrant of the permafrost.

Similarly, for the Polar Bear tribe living in the permafrost, the Ice Dragon was an object of fear.

It was natural to feel an instinctive fear upon seeing the dragon, the apex predator atop of the food chain.

"...The bear hates me."

Seeing Bolitur run away every time they met, Iberkina felt downcast.

On the other hand, Bolitur had to lose a lot of fur due to stress for a while.

It was the first moment I learned that bears also lose their fur due to stress.

*

Despite having achieved the original goal of modifying the Beast Compendium, Iberkina did not leave the White Tower.

The reason was nothing special.

"...Delicious."

At the White Tower, the hub of processed foods, one could see a variety of foods, and this completely hit Iberkina's taste.

This was the result I intended.

A dragon with infinite magical power was the very embodiment of 'irrationality.'

If we could just get the help of that dragon, the possibilities would be endless.

You can also entrust the card production.

What I wanted to create was not just a simple card.

The goal was to use magic to insert a kind of 'hologram' that projects a small illusion onto the surface of the card.

Of course, illusion magic had a high design difficulty and the cost burden was significant enough to require the investment of the First Princess.

Because of this, the illusion magic was a gimmick that could only be applied to certain specific cards.

"I guess we should start applying the narrative rating."

However, this 'scarcity' will actually make the Beast Cards even more special.

Because people had a desire to have something special.

I remembered that there was a craze for pulling cards to get special cards even in the world of my previous life.

The existence of Iberkina will significantly reduce the production time of these cards.

Because the dragon was an unreasonable being that could complete a magic spell requiring precise calculations without any margin for error, just by instinct.

It wasn't for nothing that dragons were called the masters of magic.

By the way.

"A child shouldn't be drinking coffee at such a young age."

Lilith took the Maxim coffee that was in front of Iberkina.

"Drink some milk."

"...."

Lilith was staying at the White Tower to help with card creation.

As a true-born, Lilith possessed a wealth of knowledge about magic.

Up to that point, it was fine, but Lilith was treating Iberkina like a "child."

Unable to assert herself in front of the First Princess or Bianca, she met Iberkina, who looked younger than her, and emphasized that she was an adult.

"...I'm old."

"Aren't you shorter than me?"

With a difference in height as negligible as measuring acorns, Lilith wore a victor's smile.

It was impressive to see Iberkina acting like that, even knowing she was a dragon.

The surprising thing was that Iberkina followed such orders well.

"...Lilith, how do you make this?"

"Can't you do that one thing? Hand it over here."

Lilith manipulated her magic in front of the card that read "Chain Slayer."

A magic circle then appears on the card, and the magic begins to take shape above it.

And.

─Swish...

A small figure bound by chains appeared on the card.

"...Oh."

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"Hmph, this is nothing."

Looking at Iberkina, whose eyes shone like stars, Lilith stroked her nose.

"That's amazing."

I was slightly impressed.

Lilith said it was nothing, but in fact, it was something huge.

A regular wizard would have to spend half a day on it, but Lilith solved it in just 10 minutes.

It must have taken a long time for Lilith to become like that. You couldn't judge the age of a vampire by their appearance.

"If you learn, you can become like me."

It was a brazen sight, like an elder wizard bragging to a child.

However.

"...Like this?"

"Yeah, like that..."

Tilting her head and waving her hand, a result similar to Lilith appeared before Iberkina.

"...Huh?"

Lilith blinked as she compared her own with Iberkina's.

Then.

"Ah, the magic circle"

"Hey it's unfair if you don't use a magic circle!"

She wildly waved her hands and messed up Iberkina's creation.

"It's going to be produced very quickly."

The production period for the card seemed to be much shorter than I had expected.

And so, about two months later.

[...Fioré Mythology, released as a card game!]

[Show your stickers at a nearby store and receive a Beast Card!]

The news that stickers has been released as a card has taken the continent by storm.

*

Meanwhile, in the room of an unknown wealthy person who bought the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon at an auction for 5 million gold.

"Come forth, Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon!"

A small magical figure appeared above the card.

It was 'Iberkina, the Blue-Eyed Ice Dragon.'

"Ha, hahaha!"

The unnamed wealthy merchant who bursted into laughter was none other the Third Prince Leon Hitzhark.

"Hahaha!"

The maid, who was putting down the teacup, looked at the Third Prince Leon with a worried expression.

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