Chapter 1-52 : The Girl And The Dark Elf Confront A Fire Dragon
Elle caught a fire dragon, a creature even stronger and dangerous than the black wyvern.
Being stared at by the dragon, Elle was frozen. She unconsciously dropped the magic fishing rod to the ground. Meanwhile, Ingrid quickly hugged Elle from behind and jumped a few meters backward to create some distance from the dragon.
They were against a dragon, the creature said to be the strongest on earth. It was not something they could defeat in a fight like the black wyvern.
Dragons were so rare that they were even rumored to be extinct soon, but there were many of them in the ancient age. Among them, fire dragons were said to be the most ferocious.
「Ingrid, we should run!」(Elle)
「But I don’t think it will let us go!」(Ingrid)
「What should we do then? There’s no way we can beat it!」(Elle)
「…..」(Ingrid)
While hiding Elle behind her back, Ingrid glared back at the dragon and thought for a second.
「…Elle, I’ll draw its attention. You run away as fast as you can when it’s looking away.」(Ingrid)
「What!? But how about you? I can’t leave you alone!」(Elle)
「Don’t worry about me. I’ll do something to escape later.」(Ingrid)
「No! If you fight, I’ll fight too! I can ask the fairies again to make a barrier for us!」(Elle)
「No, I don’t think it’s strong enough to hold a fire dragon’s breath attack. Please just do what I say and run!」(Ingrid)
「Butー」(Elle)
「Elle, there’s no time!」(Ingrid)
「Grrraaaauuuー」(Fire Dragon)
While the two were arguing, the fire dragon made some movements.
「Dammit!」(Ingrid)
Thinking it was too late to draw its attention, Ingrid held her magic bow and drew some ice and water arrows, hoping it would be enough to block the dragon’s fire breath.
However, when she thought the dragon would open its mouth, it bent forward and lowered its head instead.
「Grrauuu…」(Fire Dragon)
「……Huh?」(Ingrid)
Ingrid was flabbergasted. She didn’t expect that at all.
「What is it doing…?」(Elle)
「I have no idea…」(Ingrid)
「Grrraauu… Grauu… Graaauu…」(Fire Dragon)
Ingrid was ready for an incoming attack, but the dragon didn’t show any sign of attacking. It was bowing down and making noises as if trying to say something.
「It’s not attacking…?」(Elle)
「Yeah… Seems so…」(Ingrid)
「Grrrauuu… Grauuu….」(Fire Dragon)
The dragon lowered its head even more and put its jaw flat on the ground as if trying to show them that it had no intention of attacking at all.
「It might sound weird coming from someone who was frightened a second ago, but… I think it looks kinda… cute.」(Elle)
「What? It’s a fire dragon! Do you really think it’s cute?」(Ingrid)
「Look at its gesture. Don’t you think it looks like a cat pleading for food?」(Elle)
「Now that you mention it. It does look kinda… cute…」(Ingrid)
「Grraaauuu…」(Fire Dragon)
As they were talking, the dragon slowly moved forward while keeping its head low.
It picked up the magic fishing rod Elle dropped on the ground using the tips of its huge claws, held it up, and returned its gaze to the two.
「Grraaauu… Graaauuuu….」(Fire Dragon)
「It’s obviously trying to tell us something. I wonder what it’s saying.」(Elle)
「I wish I knew.」(Ingrid)
「We don’t understand what it says, but… perhaps like I said earlier, it’s pleading for food.」(Elle)
「So you say it’s hungry?」(Ingrid)
「I think so.」(Elle)
「But, if it was hungry, it would have turned us into a barbecue with its breath the moment it saw us and then eaten us.」(Ingrid)
「Hmm, you’re right.」(Elle)
「Grraaauuuu… Grau, grrrauuu…」(Fire Dragon)
While Elle and Ingrid were wondering what the dragon wanted, the dragon made noises again while holding up the magic fishing rod.
「It’s holding my fishing rod. Does it want to hand it back to us?」(Ingrid)
「Aa! Ingrid, I think it wants more cookies!」(Elle)
「Seriously? I have never heard of a dragon who prefers cookies over human flesh, but… do you still have them?」(Ingrid)
「Yeah, I still have a lot of cookies.」(Elle)
Elle took out another bag of cookies from her magic bag.
The dragon then stretched its long neck and looked at the cookie bag with its eyes sparkling. It started wagging its huge tail like a dog.
「Grauu! Graaauu!」(Fire Dragon)
「See?」(Elle)
「So it does want more cookies, huh? What a weird dragon. Elle, I’ll handle it.」(Ingrid)
「Alright.」(Elle)
Elle handed the bag of cookies to Ingrid, and then Ingrid threw it into the air. It landed on the ground right in front of the dragon.
The dragon then tore the bag open with its claw and ate the cookies while wagging its tail.
「Grrraaaauuuuuu~!」(Fire Dragon)
「It looks so happy.」(Elle)
「Seems like your cookies are so good that even a fire dragon likes them.」(Ingrid)
「Yoyo’s cookies are the best in the world after all!」(Elle)
「So your cat made them. We have to thank him for saving our lives when we return.」(Ingrid)
「You’re right.」(Elle)
It only took a second for the big creature to finish all the cookies in the bag.
After it was satisfied with the cookies, it turned around and showed its back to Ingrid and Elle. It then spread its wings and tapped the ground with the tip of its tail.
「What is it doing?」(Ingrid)
「Maybe it wants us to ride on its back?」(Elle)
「You may be right. Looks like my Big Catch Ver. 3 works on dragons, too. What a big discovery!」(Ingrid)
「As expected from the best magic tool engineer in the city.」(Elle)
「Haha! You’re exaggerating. Anyway, I’ll go make sure if it’s really letting us ride it. You wait here.」(Ingrid)
「Alright. Be careful.」(Elle)
While still holding her bow and arrows, Ingrid slowly approached the dragon and nervously talked to it.
「…Ahem! Do you want us to ride on your back?」(Ingrid)
「Grrauu!」(Fire Dragon)
The dragon nodded and lowered its wing, making a safe path for Ingrid and Elle to climb up to its back.
「Whoa! Elle, I think our friend here is not hostile at all. You can come here.」(Ingrid)
「Un!」(Elle)
Now that they had confirmed it was safe, they climbed up the dragon’s wing and sat on its back.
Ingrid was sitting behind Elle so that she could hold her and make sure she wouldn’t fall.
「These scales are warm. I thought it would be as hot as a burning steel.」(Ingrid)
「They feel so good to touch.」(Elle)
It was said that fire dragons had a very hot body temperature; it was so hot that their scales were impossible to touch with human skin, but in reality, that wasn’t the case.
「My name is Elle. It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Fire Dragon.」(Elle)
「Grrauu~!」(Fire Dragon)
「Ingrid, your turn.」(Elle)
「Do we have to introduce ourselves?」(Ingrid)
「Of course. Even if it’s a dragon, it will be our travel companion from now on.」(Elle)
「Uhh, alright. I’m Ingrid. Nice to meet you, umm, Mr. Fire Dragon.」(Ingrid)
「Graauuu~!」(Fire Dragon)
「Well then, will you take us to Sance Cave?」(Ingrid)
「Graau!」(Fire Dragon)
After Ingrid told the dragon their destination, the dragon spread its wings and took off.
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