Chapter 53: How Embarrassing It Is to Be Bad at Naming Yourself

Carrying Aishi on his back, Genasar hurriedly searched for Goli.

“Master, Master, Master! Take a look at her—what happened to her?”

Seeing the flustered Genasar come running in a mess, Goli tilted her head, bent down, and examined Aishi carefully.

Then she straightened up and sighed helplessly, complaining,
“I told you already, she’s been cooped up for too long. Just take her out for a walk and she’ll be fine.”

“Ah? Oh, alright then, we’ll be going.”

Calming down, Genasar carried Aishi towards the teleportation array.

Goli watched them leave, put her hands on her hips, and sighed again in exasperation.

“This kid… Tsk. Well, I might as well go check on how little Karu is doing with her lessons.”

At the foot of the mountain, in the tribe.

Genasar found a quiet open field and lay down with Aishi still on his back.

Looking at the cattle and sheep grazing in the distance and feeling the breeze scented with fresh grass.

“How about we catch a sheep tonight for a barbecue? Hm… hm?”

Lost in such random thoughts, Genasar suddenly turned around, a few question marks popping into his mind.

“Was that just my imagination? Why does it feel like someone’s watching me over there?”

Squinting, he carefully studied the empty patch of ground behind him.

He walked over and took a closer look, but found nothing at all.

“Probably was just my imagination. How weird.”

Having discovered nothing unusual, Genasar returned to Aishi, whose face still wore a look of wisdom.

Meanwhile, in a different corner, Jesia and his apprentice were lying low behind a slightly taller patch of grass, letting out a long sigh of relief.

“We were almost discovered. As expected, the Crystal Sage’s students are no ordinary folk.”

They stayed quietly in hiding, when after a while, the apprentice spoke up in confusion:

“Teacher, how long do we have to keep lying here?”

“Don’t you have any patience at all? Just keep watching. I don’t believe he won’t show a single flaw.”

“Yes…”

Having no choice, the apprentice could only obey his teacher, continuing to lie hidden and observe Genasar and Aishi.

After a while in the breeze, Aishi gradually snapped out of her state.

“Feeling better?”

“Much better.”

After answering, she simply sat quietly, saying nothing more.

The silence grew awkward, so Genasar picked a random topic and pointed at the wooden huts of the nearby tribe.

“Aishi, look—this is the land I, your emperor, have conquered for you.”

“……” ￣△￣

She looked around in confusion, only to have Genasar pull her face back by the cheeks.

“That part isn’t conquered yet. We’ll deal with it when we have time.”

“Um… By the way, have you given this tribe a name?”

“Huh? Does it need a name?”

“……”

Aishi looked at Genasar, full of resignation, and explained,

“This tribe is already a union of two races, and you, a dragon, are the leader. Do you really think you can still call it the Lizardman Tribe?” →_→

“Oh~ you’re right, we really do need a new name. Let’s call it… Blackwind Fortress.”

Genasar blurted out the name almost without thinking, full of confidence.

Aishi: ………

Seeing her expression, Genasar started to feel a bit guilty.

“Doesn’t sound good? Ah, names are just names, they aren’t that important anyway.”

“……”（ᗜ△ᗜ）

“Really no good? Alright then, I’ll change it.”

“How about… just give it a proper city name. Forget the tribe name.”

While they were talking, the two hidden in the shadows were starting to get restless, especially Jesia’s apprentice.

“Teacher, why don’t we look elsewhere for clues? Their conversation has nothing to do with our goal at all.”

“Then you go look somewhere else. I’ll keep watch here.”

“……”

Hesitating for a moment, the apprentice finally couldn’t take it anymore and was about to leave.

“I’ll go somewhere—”

“Come back.”

Just as he was about to slip away, Jesia grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back.

At that moment, the Lizardman priest walked slowly past them, heading toward Genasar.

“Something’s happening, let’s see what’s up.”

With a worried look on his face, the priest came to Genasar, who was still rattling off possible names.

“Wakanda, Nazarick, Penghu Bay?”

The priest tried to speak, raising his claw as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

“Uh… tsk, this, this…”

Aishi raised her claw to stop Genasar before he could say anything more, and the two of them turned to look at the priest.

“What’s the matter?”

“Well, lately we’ve noticed some sneaky characters prowling near the tribe. But with our abilities, we can’t catch them, so I came to report.”

“Some sneaky character?”

Genasar could guess who it was with a single toe, so he waved his hand dismissively.

“It’s definitely that dumb kid, don’t worry about him. Let him do what he wants. He’s probably trying to see if I’m still dealing with demons.”

Genasar waved his claw, not giving the matter any further thought, focusing instead on the more important issue.

“I still think Blackwind Fortress sounds best. Should we just use it for now?”

“……”

Aishi glanced at the priest, then at Genasar, who was brimming with sincerity.

Her exasperation was written all over her face. After a moment of hesitation, she muttered,

“Red… Red City? That’s a good name, let’s go with that.”

“Wait, no, I meant Blackwind—”

Before he could finish, Aishi clapped a paw over his mouth and turned to the priest.

“This place will be called Red City for now. If you’re not happy with it, you can change it later.”

The priest was stunned for a moment, then quickly agreed. This meant their home had transformed from a primitive tribe into a civilized city.

“Alright, I’ll go spread the word right away and not disturb you any further.”

The priest hurried away, while Genasar squinted as he watched him go.

“That old man’s body gets tougher by the day. The first time I met him, he looked like he could croak at any moment, and now he runs faster than a rabbit.”

With a shrug, Genasar let the matter drop and turned back to chat with Aishi.

They looked completely at ease, but the two in hiding were nowhere near as relaxed.

“What is this? I thought we’d uncover some secret, but it’s just this trivial stuff. Teacher, I can’t take it anymore. I’m going elsewhere.”

The impatient young apprentice tried to sneak away, but once again, he was dragged back by his collar.

“Young people shouldn’t be so restless. How many times have I told you—if you can’t handle this kind of small thing, what will you do when you have to stay motionless and focused for days? You’ll go mad.”

But Jesia’s earnest teaching went in one ear and out the other.

“Tch, if it ever came to that, I’d rather die than suffer through it. Besides, the doctrine says that those who sacrifice for justice will be taken by the gods to become envoys, so what do I have to worry about?”

“……”

Jesia wanted to say more, but in the end just closed his mouth, muttering under his breath,

“That’s beside the point. Staying alive is always best. Anyway, you’d better remember what I say and keep a steady—Whoa! What is that—”

Jesia suddenly jumped up and shouted.

Ahead of them, they saw Genasar holding the Dragon Emperor Pearl and releasing the Lich. Jesia knew at a glance what that was, and without thinking of hiding anymore, he rushed out with a shout.

The apprentice next to him was stunned.

“Wait, where’s all that talk about staying steady? You’re exposing yourself already? Doesn’t count if you don’t finish your lecture?”

Muttering to himself, he had no choice but to follow along.