Extra, Nina

Adrenaline surges, fear expands step by step

However, at this moment, she is worried that she will have to go hungry again today

Nina skillfully navigated around several courtyard walls, avoiding the gathering places of gang enforcers, thieves, or so-called "golden fingers" in the dark streets.

Nina's eyes were squinted as if they were closed, yet they could not conceal the peculiarity of her gaze

The bare areas such as the arms, legs, and neck are also smeared with various kinds of filth, resulting in bruises of blue and red, resembling aged moss.

The weak can only drink the bitterness of resentment

However, this egg has been away from its mother for a long time and is no longer viable for hatching, as Grandma Orlan has also mentioned

Like a frail little boy on the brink of death, Nina remains perilous even in such a state

In Kalando, a little girl under the age of ten, completely defenseless, walking on the dark street, faces an overwhelming possibility of being caught in the crossfire

Then, under her dark vision, this egg, which was slightly larger than her head

A wall hundreds of feet high, many, many Ninas combined would not reach that height

This is also the necessary route home

It is said that it is a powerful mage, and every time discarded materials accumulate and are washed away, they form a magical creature, which is extremely terrifying

Of course, those powerful dragonborn warriors, dragonborn mages, and dragonborn sorcerers are not included in this list of unwelcome individuals

After walking for approximately seven or eight minutes, Nina passed through a corridor and several corners

She embraced the surface of the many black and gray eggshells that had remained still for countless days and nights, and to her surprise, cracks began to appear.

This egg was discovered by Nina when she found this sewer opening; at first, Nina thought it was edible

It is said that every year, the adventurers of the Karandu Adventure Guild bring back enough goblin, gnoll, and gremlin ears to cover the arena of Karandu.

Possessing dark vision, the likelihood of this is so minimal that it is almost nonexistent, yet Nina remains very cautious

She took a rather roundabout route. Although the straight-line distance to home does not exceed ten minutes, Xiaonina chose to walk along more secluded paths for the sake of caution

Since it is currently impossible to enter the civilian area, she can only return home for the time being and make further plans.

But not long after, Nina, who had finally entered a light slumber, heard a sound again, though this time it was not a vibrating noise

Gave her dark vision, and also placed her in the utterly dark sewer

Therefore, the only ones they can bully are the weak and defenseless outliers like Nina

It seems to have emerged too hastily, as the dark golden vertical pupils are still obstructed by a fragment of eggshell. Coupled with a head that is somewhat oversized in proportion to its body, it appears rather adorable

Nina found it somewhat difficult to fall asleep, and she felt a sense of anxiety and unease

However, today when Nina was holding the egg, she noticed that something was not quite right with it

Goo goo ~

Dragon eggs must be nurtured by a dragon mother; otherwise, they will not hatch

Nina need not worry about them pursuing her; the Black Street is a place so notorious that even the children from the rural area of Blanché are aware of its infamous reputation

Covered in dirt and grime from plaster and other filth, obscuring her beautiful features

A rather unpleasant sound, Nina detests hearing such a noise

Avoiding those monsters, I found a safe place where there were no other creatures except for mice and cockroaches

However, the prominent vertical dragon pupils, resembling obsidian, caused her considerable distress in life

She also fell asleep holding a large pillow, listening to Grandma Orlan's stories

She has transformed from a clumsy novice at the beginning to someone who scurries away as quickly as a rat in the back alleys

However, Grandma Orlan has passed away, and the orphanage that adopted her has been demolished by the noble lord, reportedly to be converted into shops to be sold to the townspeople for business purposes

Yes, that's right, it is a crack

It seems that something happened inside. Generally.

a black dragon

The sewers of Kalando are extensive and towering, resembling an underground city

She leaned half against the wall, quietly waiting for the cursing residents to leave. Nina touched her somewhat shriveled belly beneath the linen shirt, which was now making protesting sounds.

The most formidable enforcer of the underworld, upon encountering it, one can only flee in haste

For instance, a dragonborn maid possessing the bloodline of the White Dragon is quite popular in the perpetually warm land of Kalando. Her body is always cold, and holding her feels like embracing a block of ice, yet it is not chilling.

She is a good student, as both Grandma Orlan and Sister Celia have said.

Rotten vegetable leaves, spoiled eggs, and even excrement splashed over, carried by the wind

She can no longer hear her own breathing, as if she has forgotten how to breathe

But in Nina's eyes, when she saw the dark golden vertical pupils, her heart felt as if it had been tightly grasped by someone.

A dark head emerged from the egg

After going up, she skillfully crawled to the corner of the water pipe and took out the only two pieces of "furniture".

Otherwise, if the gangs in the underworld were to discover Nina's true identity, no matter how well she could hide, as long as she remained in the underworld, she would ultimately be unable to escape.

After all, this is not a safe street for law enforcement, and a female being wandering about could easily become prey for others

Sister Celia left the orphanage at the age of seven and was adopted by a kind couple

But she stretched her head out and saw that there were idle children at the door staring at her on that road

The bedding was found by Nina in a dry riverbed of the sewer, which she brought back and dried for many days, until the smell of dead rats was no longer present

bedding and "pillow"

She could only leave them with a silhouette, quickly slipping away before the stones thrown by those children arrived

She suddenly awoke from a half-asleep, half-awake state and turned to see a scene she would never forget.

They all threw themselves towards Nina, who could only frantically hide behind a dilapidated wall, trembling.

If she continues to hold her like this, she won't be able to sleep. For the sake of food tomorrow, Nina has no choice but to give up her plan of sleeping while holding the egg.

Soon, she returned to her own doorstep

Therefore, applying a brand new makeup look for herself before going out has become one of her essential tasks prior to each outing

Others do not care what illness you have; as long as you obstruct their path, they will strike you down without hesitation

It is said that in the story, such a large egg is a dragon egg

These are all things that Nina has witnessed with her own eyes on the black street

It seems that the upper area has been neglected for many years, uninhabited, and there has been no drainage or waste disposal for quite some time

Moreover, it is said that the wonders within are beyond description; of course, only those noble gentlemen who have experienced it firsthand truly understand these mysteries

Nina has now returned to sleep, as the passage to the black street is closed at night in the civilian area, sealed off with wooden boards made of ironwood to prevent the residents of the black street from stealing or robbing under the cover of darkness

Thinking about tomorrow's plan, Nina couldn't help but swallow. She navigated through the seemingly labyrinthine sewer with ease, skillfully avoiding areas where monsters were active; however, it wouldn't be entirely accurate to say she was avoiding them.

Especially in this city, which has recently endured the baptism of fire from dragons, humans with significant draconic traits are always unwelcome

Choose to lie flat on this somewhat curved concrete surface

Go back to your filthy, decaying black street, go! That is where you belong, mongrel

However, after several attempts, I was unable to break it. Additionally, the egg has a slight warmth to it, making it very comfortable to hold.

Nina sometimes wonders if it is this scent that attracts those little cuties, who greet her warmly every morning as if she were one of their kind

Anyway, Nina has been here for several months, and I haven't seen anything come down from the water pipe

nor does it include the nobles who openly keep dragonborn maids

This is ... ...

She has also drawn many lessons from these experiences

If it were not for this city-state's claim to be the capital of freedom, she would likely have been driven out of the city and expelled to the wilderness by now

Even if it did not hit her directly, that stench was always inescapable, yet she... she had no choice

After all, sleeping like this is more comfortable, it is also very warm, and it allows Nina to reminisce about her time in the orphanage while she dreams

Nina has never been to the arena, but she has seen it from a distance while rummaging through kitchen waste in the alley behind the Iron Furnace Tavern

Therefore, Nina has been sleeping while holding the egg

As for the "pillow," it is actually an egg, larger than Nina's head.

Monster! Get out! This is not a place for you!

However, there are also quite a number of monsters residing in the sewers. In addition to the common ratmen and the swamp frogmen found in the sewage, there are also the foul sludge monsters of the sewers

It seems that this has never happened before, this egg is black and gray, and the egg with the flame patterns is trembling continuously

The intimidation and expulsion by the residents did not instill fear in Nina; she had become accustomed to such expulsions.

It is important to understand that the wilderness is not a good place; creatures such as dog-headed men, goblins, and gremlins are as ubiquitous in the wild as rats in the sewers

Over the past year, Nina has witnessed a great many things with her own eyes

An abandoned sewer pipe, that is Nina's home

A manhole cover has long been missing, leaving only the dark opening of the sewer.

However, the amplitude of the tremor and the distance of the fluctuations are not significant, resembling that of a heart.

He arrived at an ordinary water pipe, then skillfully climbed up using both hands and feet

It has裂开了.

The pipe is not large, but it is sufficient to accommodate Nina's slender body, with even some extra space.

The number of cracks is increasingly accompanied by a cracking sound.

She is a dragonborn with a bloodline so thin that it is nearly nonexistent

Although Nina has now used a stone to cut her silver hair, she has styled it into a shoulder-length bob.

but rather the sound of cracking seams, as if it were the noise made when the walls of an orphanage were being torn down, a memory she recalls vividly

She chose to traverse directly through the area of the stinking mud creature, after all, this type of magical being poses little threat to a human like Nina, unless one happens to collide with it

It only opens in the early morning, and she has now returned to sleep, precisely to prepare for tomorrow morning, when at dawn, she will enter the civilian area, go to the back street of the Iron Stove Tavern, and scavenge for something edible.

It is conceivable how terrifying the number of monsters that can fill the dueling arena using only their ears truly is

After all, some people do not mind the little boy

However, the darkness of the sewer was like daylight for Nina, as the abilities granted by her dragon bloodline were still somewhat useful