Chapter 4 - Outsider (1)

Sniff sniff!

The excited baby drake opened its eyes wide as it smelled a delicious smell.

-As I thought, it was hungry!

"It's at an age where it's supposed to eat a lot."

Woosh woosh woos.h.!.+

As Scylla brought a piece of the Black Drake over, the baby drake's tail began to twirl like a windmill.

It must have instinctively known that it was its meal.

Watching this, Jade smiled and placed the meat inside the baby drake's mouth.

-Although their color is different, is it alright to be feeding it its own kind?

-It shouldn't matter. Most monsters fight their own kind and eat the loser after the fight. Some will purposely find dragon types to kill in order to make their babies stronger. And, this child has the right to eat the Black Drake's meat.

-That's true.

Crunch crunch!

Even though it had just been born, the baby drake ate the meat well.

Scylla had brought a big sized portion to feed, yet the meat was gone in an instant.

And, as if it was hungry, the blood-stained drake stared at Jade in earnest.

-It looks like it wasn't enough!

"I think so too. Scylla, can you bring some more meat?"

Neigh!

With Jade's request, Scylla rushed down to the bas.e.m.e.nt and brought the baby drake some more meat.

-So cute. It's eating all snuggled up in Jade's arms.

-Its wings are much smaller compared to its body, so it's interesting to watch it fly.

The baby drake was just eating normally, but the two spirits were watching it with smitten expressions.

Even the calm Elestra kept extending her arm and then retracting it.

Celestine also wanted to hug the baby drake.

Burp!

The baby drake burped after devouring the second piece of meat.

Different from earlier, the baby drake was now rubbing its stomach as if to say it was full. And, the two spirits once again fell apart.

Its every action felt adorable to the two spirits.

"It seems like it's going to be a lot of work for the time being."

Ggyoong.

As Jade wiped the baby drake's mouth, it closed its eyes and savored the moment.

Even this trivial action felt good for the little one, and as proof, its tail began to shake side to side.

-What's the worry. We have plenty of little ones! (This means the many low leveled sprits that can be used)

"I'm so thankful. By the way, what should we name it?"

-I have something in mind!

"What is it?"

-How's Les? Don't you think it matches this baby drake because it's cute and adorable?

Elestra stared in wonder, because she immediately knew where the name Les came from.

-Why are you giving the little one a part of your name?

(CeLEStine)

-Because it's cute like me!

-That's ridiculous.

As the saying went, Celestine put the cart before the horse.

This made Elestra unable to speak.

"I don't think that's a good name for it."

-How?! It's cute and adorable like me so its name should come from my name!

"It's not your child."

-B, but still!

Strictly speaking, the baby drake's guardian was Jade.

He was the one that the mother drake requested for, and he was the one that had made the contract. So, if anyone had the right to name the baby drake, it was him.

-Have you thought of a name?

"I'm still thinking about it. But there isn't a name that yells out 'This is the one'!"

-We don't have to rush its name. We have plenty of time. Same for you and this child.

"My life span HAS increased quite a bit."

Jade answered with a comfortable expression.

After going through the body change, Jade felt slightly less rushed.

However, he still had a long way to go. He had delayed his body from aging, but it did not mean he wouldn't age.

-You should be able to get what you want once you're able to summon the Spirit Kings properly.

"But that's just a possibility. Even dragons might not have an answer for me."

Jade smacked his lips.

He hoped humans would have information regarding dimension s.h.i.+fts, but he knew that the probability of that was low.

Not only that, but he also had to be very careful with who he told his secret to. The secret of him being from another dimension.

Snore. Snore.

As Jade thought about many different things, the baby drake fell asleep.

It was full and warm, so it was in the perfect condition to sleep.

-Everything will work out. If you came from another dimension, I'm sure there's a way to get you back.

"True. Everything has a cause and effect to it."

-We'll do our best to help you too.

-And, if we can't find an answer, you can just live happily with us!!

Celestine yelled out to lighten the heavy mood.

And, hearing her words, Jade faintly smiled.

"If I can, I want to go back. Although I've acclimated to this world, I still have two friends waiting for me back at home."

-Humans always seem to miss their home, as if their home is the best place in the world.

"It's because we're human."

Rustle.

Gnome created a small bed made of dirt.

It had made the bed exactly as Jade had envisioned it.

He then placed the baby drake onto it.

-Sweet dreams, little baby.

Watching the baby drake curl up into a ball within the dirt bed, Elestra kissed it.

And as she did, Celestine followed suit and immediately kissed the other cheek.

"A spirit's kiss. I wonder if this guy will summon spirits in the future too."

-It has the possibility to since drake's have high intelligence. It's just, they struggle when it comes to communication with other existences.

Elestra shrugged her shoulders.

However, she looked as if she had quite the expectations.

She was curious as to how a baby drake would grow up to be through the hands of a human and spirits.

-Kyyaaahaat!!!

Celestine ran away as she smiled brightly.

She was playing hide-and-seek with Hwid. (The name apparently means 'move quietly with dexterity')

Kkyu!!

Hwid didn't feel unfamiliar with Celestine anymore as it flapped its wings and followed closely after her.

However, she wasn't a wind spirit for nothing. It was very difficult for the little drake to catch her.

-I can't tell if we came to explore, or if we came to play.

"We're exploring and taking a stroll at the same time."

-Also trying to teach Hwid how to hunt?

"Yup. The more experience it gets, the better."

One year had quickly pa.s.sed.

Unlike Korea, the Great Forest didn't have all four seasons, so Jade had to calculate by counting the days.

-I didn't know Hwid had that skill.

"Well, I don't know much about drakes."

-You think other drakes have it too?

Elestra tilted her head as she stared at Hwid flying around wildly.

She wasn't sure if the skill it was using was something of his own, or if other drakes had it as well.

Up till now, she had seen many drakes in her life and had fought with many of them, but she had never struck a conversation with them.

"I'm sure we'll run into one later, so we can just confirm it with them then, right? Since, we have the strength to do so now."

Ah oooooo!!

As Elestra and Jade followed behind Celestine and Hwid, they heard a wolf's howl and sensed hundreds of energies nearby.

Jade did not miss a single movement of theirs with his keen senses.

-They're at it again today.

"I wonder if it's because Hwid still smells like a baby. They're totally looking down on it."

Jade made a curious expression.

It was normal for beasts and monsters to run when they smelled a drake. However, it seemed as if they were looking down on Hwid because it was still a baby.

-Well, who cares. Hwid seems to like it, and it's not like Hwid will lose to a mere Dire Wolves. You said it yourself, that we need to raise Hwid to be strong.

Grrrrrr.

Hearing the howl, Hwid's expression quickly changed from that of playing to a savage beast.

Not only that, but it's cute body quickly began to change and grew to be past three meters.

-I like this look too!

Celestine yelled out as she now sat on Hwid's head.

She acted as if its head was reserved just for her.

Roarrr!!!!!

With Hwid's short yet bold roar, many Dire Wolves appeared from different locations.

In that short amount of time, they had perfectly surrounded the group.

However, the Dire Wolves flinched as they saw Jade.

-They're scared!

-That's normal. Jade is like the highest-level predator in the Great Forest now.

The Dire Wolves appeared as if they didn't know what to do.

They were excited to smell the scent of a baby drake, but as soon as they saw Jade, hundred of Dire Wolves were unable to make a move.

Although they had come as they wanted, they now knew that they couldn't leave as they wanted.

Rooooarrr!!

At that moment, Hwid rushed forward.

It was angry at the fact that the Dire Wolves had looked down it, so it rushed towards the closest Dire Wolf and ripped it to shreds.

Ah ooo!!!

That was the beginning.

Watching one of their own get killed, the still Dire Wolves immediately rushed towards Hwid.

They had no choice but to do what they came to do.

However, the results were brutal.

Rip!! Crunch!!

No matter how many Dire Wolves bit Hwid, they were unable to even leave a scratch. Instead, the wolves that bit ended up losing their teeth.

Having noticed this, Hwid fully took advantage of this situation.

It completely obliterated the Dire Wolves with its overwhelming physical abilities.

Roarrrr!!!

Only a year had pa.s.sed since Hwid was born, yet it wasn't a normal drake.

Since it had grown eating the Black Drake's corpse, it couldn't be looked down on because of its age.

Shake shake shake!

Only now realizing this, the Dire Wolves began to move back one by one, but Hwid did not watch in silence.

It used its weak breath to finish the ones that were trying to run away.

"As I thought, its long-distance attack is still weak."

-It's now just a year old, so it's actually weird to see it so strong.

"That's true."

-Kyhahahaahahahaha! Burn more! Burn them all!

The Dire Wolves looked like burnt food.

Not that they were planning on eating any.

Clack clack clack clack!

As Hwid began using his breath, the rest of the Dire Wolves scattered out and ran away.

Roar!!

Watching them run, Hwid loudly roared and celebrated its victory.

-Don't you think it'll be okay to put it against a Troll?

"It beats Orcs without difficulty, but still struggles with Orc Warriors."

-Obviously Orc Warriors are hard. They're able to use mana.

Elestra responded back as if it was natural.

Orc Warriors were even able to fight against Trolls because they were able to use mana.

Of course, winning was a different story.

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