三頭竜ズメイ・ゴルィニシチェ。
うん。
強いぞ。

ドブルイニャ・ニキチッチの伝説の中でも、
最も有名なものがこの竜を退治したモノかもしれない。
つまり、オレのほうが強いぞ。

ん？
奥さんを放っておいたまま遠征やら旅やらに
出ていたブィリーナのほうが有名かもしれない、
だと？
そ、そんなことは……
ない……
と言いたいところだが……
うーむ。

奥さんがどう思ったか？
ん、そうだな。
そりゃあ愛しの旦那が戻って来ないのは困ったぞ。
なにせ便りのひとつもないんだから。

当世だったら離婚されちゃうかもしれない？
それは―――

「ちょっといいか」

お。どうしたズメイ。
おまえは昔からよく喋る竜だなあ。

「なんでオレの話しないで夫婦の話してるの」

はっはっは！
そういえばそうだな！
でもまあ、細かいことはいいっこなしだぞ！

Zmei Gorynych, the three-headed dragon. Yup. He was strong. The story of how I defeated him is probably Dobrynya Nikitich's most famous legend. Know what that means? It means I'm stronger than he was.

Hm? You think the bylina where I leave my wife behind to go on a long journey is more famous?
I-I, um...want to say you're wrong, but... Hmm.

What did my wife think about it? Hmm, good question. I'm sure she wasn't happy for her beloved husband to be away for so long. Especially when he apparently couldn't be bothered to send her so much as a single letter.
Hm? These days, that kind of abandonment would get me divorced? Well—

"Hey. Can I say something?"

Hm? What is it, Zmei? You always were really chatty for a dragon.

"I thought we were talking about me. Why're you talking about your marriage instead?"

Hahaha, good point! But don't worry about it! Life's too short to sweat the small stuff!