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Demi-human Girls Completion Manual 3: 3.
Demi-human Girls Completion Manual Opening the door of the carriage, the space inside was not as cramped as it appeared from the outside; what lay before the Dragon-man Rafael was a long staircase akin to those found in a basent.
Glancing back, one could see at the junction of the door and the staircase, a layer upon layer of glowing magic runes, rotating as though alive.
“Lord Raphael…”
The Blue Dragon-man behind the leading Red Scale Dragon-man timidly spoke up, uttering a complex and ancient language.
Demi-humans were not without their own languages; for example, the Dragon-man Species generally used the Fermat Baha Dragon Court Language, with origins traceable back to the Ancient Divine Court in Dragon-man legends.
However, there were no surviving artifacts to demonstrate the existence of those ancient magnificent civilizations.
The existing Dragon-man settlents were mostly small and primitive.
The Red Scale Dragon-man Rafael with red scales was the daughter of a leader from a Dragon-man settlent on the South Continent, and all the few Dragon-n beside her were from the sa tribe.
“Don’t talk, Lar, the Human is still outside.”
“…”
Lar, the Dragon-man with the smallest stature among the five, had an immature look on her face and imdiately glanced behind her in fright when she heard the soft warning from her companion.
The sound of galloping hooves ca from beyond the back door, and with it, the entire space inside slightly jostled forward.
Apart from its larger size, there was nothing different about this space compared to a normal carriage compartnt.
Thankfully, the Human had not appeared—that tall Human looked even more terrifying than the fat n in the circus.
Lar was always afraid that he would hit her with the black stick in his hand, which was surely a dreadful torture device.
The leading Rafael glanced at the space below, and with a raised paw, descended the stairs.
The space below was even wider, and from left to right, there were four doors in a row, but only the middle door was open.
When she looked inside, it was completely empty, devoid of anything.
After hesitating, they did not touch or open any door, and after waiting a while, they sat down against the wall.
Lar lowered her gaze slightly and, listening to the sound of the hooves outside, voiced her despondency to her companions.
“Where are we being taken this ti…
Will we be eaten…
Can we still go ho…”
The atmosphere among the Dragon-n beca deathly still, with no companion providing an answer, as even they were not certain of their own fate.
The thunderous sound of hooves could not dispel such oppressing heaviness.
Ever since they were taken away from their birthplace, they had been treated like non-humans, and their prolonged hopelessness and pain dulled the light in their hearts, numbing them.
Only Rafael’s drooped erald eyes flickered.
She continued to stare blankly at the floor but clasped the delicate paw of Lar beside her.
“I will take us back…”
Back to their free-roaming Dragon Nest, back to the embrace of their kin, and they would make these damned Humans pay the price.
However, in the end, it was a hollow promise, vanishing like bubbles in re seconds, falling into the boundless silence of the carriage.
…
…
Outside the carriage door, the man Fisher, wearing a black hat, was looking out over the endless wilderness.
He reached inside his breast pocket, turned his hand, and pulled out a small manual.
The exterior of the manual was brightly colored and patterned, much like the fairy tale books sold to children that were seen everywhere in Saint Nali, with the title in gold embossed script:
“Demi-human Girls Completion Manual.”
This was a booklet Fisher had stumbled upon five years ago.
At that ti, Fisher, who researches Demi-human Species as a hobby, casually bought this manual from an unscrupulous rchant, thinking it detailed the features of the Demi-human Kind, and even treasured it as he took it ho.
After all, at the mont, there were very few books about Demi-humans.
When he opened it at ho, other than the preface, it was to his surprise completely blank.
Thinking he had just bought a pirated book, he didn’t pay much attention to it until a year later, when he first ca into close contact with Demi-humans, he realized the frightening nature of this blank book.
When he flipped open the cover, the first page of the preface was written in an epic-like language,
“The Red Dragon Queen will rise first, and with fiery rage, she will silence all that belongs to Humans.”
“The Mysterious Sea Child will stir up giant waves, washing away the sins of Humans.”
“The Sky God will leave no place for the Remnants to hide, no refuge to turn to.”
“The Undead Witch will compose an epitaph with Magic for them.”
Fisher’s pupils lowered slightly, and to this day, he still couldn’t forget the images that had flooded his mind the first ti he saw these languages.
So-called Hell illustrations were nothing compared to this.
After much study, he finally confird that it recorded four demi-human species that would destroy human civilization.
Why was Fisher so convinced these prophecies were true, rather than deciding it was just a terrible joke by so humorous gentleman?
He turned the page again, skipping the already lit “Witch” section.
Suddenly, the blank second page flared with brilliance, and lines of text shimring with golden light began to activate, slowly filling the top of the second page and forming a new section.
“Dragon-man”
Then, that energy suddenly grew bright, displaying a line of illusory text that only Fisher could see.
“Please select a research subject, available subjects 0/2”
“Lord Raphael, Red Dragon Man”
“Lar, Blue Dragon People”
“Fasher, White Dragon People”
“Kexier, White Dragon People”
“Mier, Yellow Dragon People”
Hopefully, this ti he wouldn’t make the wrong selection like the last ti.
After searching for so long, he had to succeed…
The Red Dragon Queen.
Fisher flicked the whip, hastening his journey and choosing Lord Raphael as a research subject.
The remaining subject slot was left as a fallback, in case he had chosen incorrectly.
The Completion Manual lit up with another golden glow, and beneath “Dragon-man,” there appeared a strange text, looking like knife or claw marks.
The text, like a black hole, began to emit an illusory suction.
At the sa ti, Fisher’s muscles, concealed beneath his suit, suddenly tensed, and then his whole complexion turned pale.
He gripped the reins tightly, and only after his forehead broke out in a fine sheen of sweat did the searing pain diminish completely, as the odd runes finished etching themselves.
But his pallid complexion did not fade.
Each ti he bound a new demi-human research subject, it was like enduring the most severe punishnt in the world, a pain Fisher, having experienced it before, still struggled to endure.
After a good while passed, Fisher, still grimacing, finally took a deep breath, and his rigid body eased.
The next second, the illusory text flickered once more.
“Research subject binding successful”
“Constitution 7, reproductive ability 4, Fermat Baha Dragon Court Language 3”
“Research demi-human subjects to unlock more”
Fisher, his face lined with exasperation, ignored so of the strange prompts within.
The next mont, he felt the strength of his body increase several folds, even strong enough to kill a cow with one punch.
Indeed, the enhancents to his constitution were far more substantial compared to [Witches].
Blinking, Fisher suddenly looked up and saw the sky over the South Continent slowly turning red.
On the other side, where the red was faint, it was like the sandy beach left by a receding tide, dotted with shining stars.
Night was approaching, and the horse’s breathing grew more intense.
“Hiss!”
“Clip-clop…”
Fisher pulled on the reins, slowly bringing the horse to a stop right beside a quiet river.
But the surroundings were still devoid of people, eerily silent.
He would have to rest here for the night.
Fisher closed the small booklet and placed it into his inner pocket, then turned to look at the tightly closed doors of the carriage behind him.
Inside that space, five Dragon-man demi-humans awaited him.
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