Maybe that's always been the plan for when she's older (remember as a dragon she's still a minor...for one more year) but he decide rather than keeping her on the fence the whole time until then he'll spend time developing their bonds from here.
Damn, I thought MC and Rurin had a father-daughter relation goin'. Welp, it's not that bad I guess? Dragon years is prob different from human years, though El might age differently being the penultimate archmage 🤣
I dont really care about the race or age problem but i do find the romance too damn sudden. I dont remember them showing any intimacy towards each other in the romantic way previously at all.
I can't believe Ell fought in the war against the dragons 15 years ago and (probably) caused the dragons to attack Grake City just so he could fix this relationship and buy the orchard... What a conniving and deceitful man...
I did not get ANY romance vibes from their dynamic at all until these last 2 chapters. I thought it was father-daughter or annoying sibling dynamic considering how immature Ruri's personality and appearance are. If she was a human I would peg her at 14 ignoring the fact that she drinks alcohol. But at least they didn't pull an Usagi Drop and do a switcheroo at the very END of the series lol