Chapter 9
Daisy shouted angrily.
“Sir Calias! Why did you tell me to cook this thing?!”
Calias tilted his small head, confused.
“So… you boiled the egg I gave you, and then that dragon came out?”
The little red dragon was sitting on Daisy’s shoulder, growling at Calias.
「Kku kku kkak ka!」
“…I mean, sure it’s cute! But still! This is a huge shock!”
Calias narrowed his eyes and mumbled.
“Hm. That shouldn’t have happened…”
“What do you mean, ‘shouldn’t have happened’?! If it was a fertilized egg about to hatch, you should’ve told me! I almost witnessed something horrible!”
The little dragon let out a sound that seemed to agree.
「Kku kka kku kka!」
“Oh no, were you scared too?”
「Kkuing, kkuing!」
Daisy comforted it like a worried mom. Calias just scoffed.
“Already getting attached? How ridiculous.”
“I think it sees me as its mom.”
There was a saying in Daisy’s past world—something about imprinting. The first person a baby animal sees becomes its ‘parent’.
‘That “Mama” it said earlier must’ve just been a coincidence, right?’
Still, as the baby dragon looked up at her with shiny red eyes, Daisy’s heart melted.
But even if it was cute, that didn’t explain everything.
“So, Sir Calias! What’s going on? Why did you try to make me cook this adorable creature for dinner?!”
「Kkyu!」
Calias sighed and pointed at the dragon.
“That egg hadn’t hatched for over a hundred years.”
“Huh?”
“I knew it was a dragon egg.”
“Then… why was it in the food storage?!”
“I tried everything to hatch it over the years. It never worked.”
‘So he shoved it in the pantry out of frustration…’
Daisy gave him a look of disbelief.
“Then why did you suddenly tell me to cook it?”
“Dragon eggs are full of magic. I thought maybe eating it could help restore my magic.”
Basically, since the egg was useless for research and wouldn’t hatch, he figured he’d eat it for energy.
“Still… something’s weird. Ever since you got here, strange things keep happening.”
Calias gave Daisy a suspicious look. Daisy laughed awkwardly.
“What? Are you saying I’m some powerful being who stole your magic and hatched a dragon egg?”
The answer came too fast.
“No.”
“Right? That would be ridiculous… I mean, kind of rude too—”
“But I still need to check.”
“Check what?”
Calias held up a finger dramatically.
“My magic is starting to return. It’s time to dissect your body, slave.”
“Whaaat?! Dissect me?!”
A terrifying declaration.
“Close your eyes.”
“Mmmnnnh…”
“Don’t make weird noises.”
“Eeeek!”
“And don’t shake.”
“You’re sure this won’t hurt?”
“If you don’t shut up, I’ll really kill you.”
Calias’s sharp warning made Daisy go quiet.
“…Okay.”
She closed her eyes. A warm hand touched her forehead.
“I’m going to send magic through your body. If you try anything, you’re dead.”
“Yes, sir.”
A cool energy entered through her forehead—just a little bit, but it felt powerful.
‘This must be Calias’s magic.’
He had said the “dissection” wasn’t physical, but a magical scan.
“I need to understand your condition if I want to cure you. And I also want to check your bloodline. See if any strange witch blood is mixed in.”
Daisy grumbled in her mind.
‘He could’ve just said it was a check-up! Why call it a dissection and scare me?!’
Calias’s magic moved through her veins. His eyes briefly glowed gold, then returned to normal.
“…Hmm.”
He rubbed his head and looked troubled—odd for someone who looked like a child.
“Did you find anything?”
“Maybe…”
Daisy leaned in eagerly.
“Like… a clue to curing me?”
She was hopeful. If a small-town wizard figured out her condition, Calias should be able to do even more.
But then he dropped a bomb.
“You’re not from this world, are you?”
“Huh?!”
“Your soul doesn’t belong here.”
Daisy’s mouth fell open.
“H-how did you know?!”
“Your body is from this world… but your soul isn’t. You must’ve reincarnated.”
Wow. Calias really was a great mage.
“Ah…”
Daisy instinctively took a step back, shocked.
Calias smirked.
“Knew it. I’m never wrong.”
He raised his shoulders proudly.
“And I found the cause of your sickness.”
He looked excited as he explained.
“When a soul from another world enters a body here, they don’t fully connect. That’s why you randomly pass out like a broken puppet.”
“So… it’s just… my condition?”
“No. If this continues, your soul will disconnect completely—and you’ll die.”
Daisy’s face turned pale.
“Wh-what?!”
“To be specific, your body will fall into a coma, and your soul will float around forever.”
“That’s even worse!”
Daisy trembled and begged.
“Sir Calias! Please help me! Help me find the Essence of the World so I can live! I’ll do anything for you in return!”
Calias frowned.
“Essence of the World? Where’d you hear that?”
“A wizard from the neighboring town.”
Daisy explained how the old wizard told her about her soul being loosely attached, and how much money he charged for just that.
Still, since Calias said the same thing, the guy must’ve been legit.
But Calias’s expression twisted.
“A local wizard saw your soul?”
Daisy tilted her head.
“Is that… hard to do?”
“Yes.”
“How hard?”
“Only about five people on the continent can do it—including me.”
“What?!”
Daisy remembered the old bald man.
“He was just a stingy old guy. Bald. Didn’t look powerful at all.”
“No one shows their true face. Appearances can be fake.”
Calias’s sharp words made sense.
“True. I mean, you don’t look like the great mage Calias at all right now.”
“Shut up.”
Calias glared and pulled his hood over his head.
“This is suspicious. Take me to that wizard.”
“Why?”
“I need to know why he sent you to me.”
Calias’s eyes gleamed. He looked ready to storm over and interrogate him.
But…
“Sir Calias…”
“No time for talk. Lead the way!”
Daisy sighed and shook her head.
“Even if he’s behind something, it’ll take more than two weeks to get back there. And your body can’t handle a long trip right now.”
“Ugh.”
Calias flinched.
Right. He could barely use basic magic, let alone teleport.
He clenched his tiny fists.
“Still… I have to meet that guy.”
