A baby dragon is crying in a weak voice. Upon closer inspection, the body is covered with wounds, some of which are bleeding. It is in a very bad state. If left alone, it looks as if it will die.
Kukulkan, is it? This is rare. They are said to control wind magic and weather. Their feathers are soft and warm like feathers, and their meat is so delicious that it has become legendary as a fantastic food.
It is common knowledge in this world that dragon meat is delicious, but Kukulkan meat is said to be the most delicious of all, and eating it is said to cure all illnesses.
The body surface is covered with green scales, but they molt after a few years. When they molt, their body surface turns red and they grow feather-like wings. They are said to be the most intelligent of all dragons, and the adult dragons are the strongest of all dragons. I see... So he was going to raise such a precious dragon to be his own fighting force. General Karugi is indeed a man who has come up with a terrible idea. He must have gotten the dragon eggs from the Juka Mountains, but even so, he was reckless. How many soldiers had become dragon fodder?
"What shall we do with this dragon? "What should we do with this dragon? Although it is still a juvenile, its meat is said to be quite tasty, so we may as well eat it as dragon meat...".
I would never kill and eat a baby dragon. I do not feel any evil in this baby dragon. I'll appraise its status once.
Lars (Krulkan, age 6) LV8 severely injured
H!? : 3/112
M!? : 5/81
Wind Magic LV1
Physical Reinforcement LV1
Flying LV1
It has a proper name. As one would expect from a juvenile creature, its skills are not great. However, as one would expect from a dragon, it is difficult for any human to even catch it. But still, H!? and M! and M! How did this happen? I was thinking that H! is down to 2. Since the description says "severely injured", it means that the H! is decreasing after a certain period of time unless healed.
Since it doesn't look like an evil dragon, I'll try to heal it once. I'll put a ward on Gon and me, just in case. With this status, we should be able to kill it instantly even if it resists. I cast an extra heal on the fallen baby dragon. The child dragon's wounds are healed after being surrounded by the white light for a while.
"Ga-ga-ga-ga..."
"He wants water. He is also very hungry.
I'll get you some water right away. I put some water in a little tub-like thing that I took out of the infinity storage, but he poked his head into it and drank frantically. Next comes food. Since dragons are said to eat basically anything, I offer them some bread, fruit, and leftover zenzai (a sweetened red bean soup). The baby dragons eat them all. He eats a lot.
No, we are the enemy of your enemy. We found you when we took them down. You were badly wounded. We healed you with our healing magic. We're not your enemies. But if you harm us or anyone else, I'll do my best to take you down.
The baby dragon is stunned when it hears Gon's interpretation. It has come down from its fluffy flight to the ground. A closer look reveals that it is still small. The size of a baby.
It seems that the Royal Army, which happened to be training in the Juka Mountains, had entered the territory of the baby dragon's family. They would not have bothered us if we had left their territory immediately, but we were told that they had marched deeper and deeper into the territory. So, they decided to scout and intimidate them, and this baby dragon accompanied them as a social study. However, the invading troops were unexpectedly strong and resisted desperately, so they decided to call for backup. The weakest dragon was shot down in a concentrated attack. He was taken into custody and escorted back to the headquarters of the Royal Army. Though they were scouts and threats, they had encountered a dragon and fought it on equal terms, and even managed to capture the baby dragon and escape. The strength of Karugi's soldiers is no mean feat.
They may be juveniles, but they are still a proud tribe of dragons. The baby dragon resisted desperately. Starved of food and water, he refused to obey the guards' orders. Incidentally, the only order given to him was to strike a "prone" pose, showing his belly. Every day, a young wyvern is brought to the prison and made to assume the pose. The wyverns are given water and food. The wyverns were subjected to such scenes for almost a week.
The guards did not come for the last two days, and when the starvation reached its limit, the child dragon, sensing that his life was in danger, repeatedly tried to break through the cage, ready to be crushed to pieces. However, it was blocked by a ward, and its strength was exhausted.
"You're amazing. You're great. You're the Dragon Clan."
I praise you heartily. Then the baby dragon began to cry like a weir.
I take the baby dragon in my arms and go outside, where it is already dark. Ilimo is safe. When I looked at the baby dragon, his eyes looked strange for a moment, but the next moment he regained his composure. He must be a smart horse.
While holding the baby dragon in my arms, I ask him about the future. He told me.
He told me that he was going back to his family in the Jukha Mountains alone.