Chapter 127: The dragon, Lyra.
\'It worked!\' she yelled internally, her eyes fixed on the dragon before looking at Yukio. "Do it again! At this rate, you can buy me enough time to get that moron out of there."
"That is not why I\'m doing this! I\'m just buying my lord time" Yukio made another sound. "Raaarrrr! Rarrrr!"
The dragon completely calmed down, looking at Yukio as if on the verge of tears.
(Yes, I know I can\'t find a husband, but why are you suddenly insulting me? It\'s not my fault. I wasn\'t even attacking you... Maybe if you took the time to know me...)
From nowhere, Ha Joon flew onto the dragon\'s shoulder, his fist clenched as he sent a straight jab to its face.
The dragon shot to the side, a satisfied smile on Ha Joon\'s face as he clenched his fist again.
"Go on! Have I tamed you?!" he yelled.
(A sneak attack?! How shameless can you be?!!!)
Paaaw!
Ha Joon landed yet another punch, the dragon\'s scales chipping off as it fell into the water.
A single punch from the man felt like a thousand vibrations running through the dragon\'s body.
Both Ha Joon and the dragon fought for hours, each one unwilling to give in to the other.
Night came.
Ha Joon now stood in front of the exhausted dragon, a huge tree in his hands, ready to smash it on the dragon\'s head.
(Wait, wait! I give up! I give up!!!)
"Ohhhhh? You give up? Isn\'t that cute for a first-generation dragon? Well, go on..." Ha Joon raised the tree higher.
(I- I\'ve seen how strong and determined you are... It\'s no easy feat to push back a dragon such as myself!)
"Okay... Andddd?"
(T... there\'s more?)
Ha Joon paused, taking a second to look at the dragon before raising the tree again with no change in his expression.
(I get it! I get it! I submit to you, I\'ve been tamed!)
_Grin!_
"Excellent doing business with you," Ha Joon said as he tossed the tree to the side.
A huge surge of energy passed from the dragon\'s body and ran through his... a symbol glowing on his heart and then disappearing.
[Congratulations, you have completed the quest \'Tame the Dragon\']
[The Elixir has been rewarded.]
\'Bingo! So easy...\' Ha Joon smiled as he stared at the dragon.
[You were only able to defeat it because of the psychological warfare you played on it.]
\'A win is a win!\'
Mordred knelt on the ground, catching her breath. "Damn this king, I thought he was going to die several times."
Yukio looked at her with a smile. "I told you Lord Ha Joon knew what he was doing."
"Well, calling a dragon a fat bitch and threatening to give it anal sex if it doesn\'t submit isn\'t exactly what I\'d call an honorable win..." Mordred chuckled nervously.
(Just kill me... I\'ll be serving a human. Ahhh, how far have I fallen? This is a fate worse than death.)
"Hey now, it\'s not so bad. Don\'t worry, there\'s something good that will come out of this." Ha Joon smiled, his hand on the dragon\'s nose.
(There is?)
"You hate Pendragon, right?"
(With all my heart.)
"What if I told you his grandson stays in the castle with me, and you can bully him as much as you want?"
The dragon\'s eyes opened even wider. (Pendragon has a bloodline?!)
"Just one..."
\'He\'s selling out Queen Artoria\'s dragon?!\' both Mordred and Yukio uttered in unison.
(Perhaps my time isn\'t totally wasted after all.)
_Puff!_
A white mist rushed from the dragon\'s body.
Rather than touching the scaly head of the dragon, Ha Joon\'s hand was now on the head of a short, white-haired loli, with scales covering both her arms and legs.
She was dressed in a long red dress, her dragon tail wiggling behind her, and white stockings kissing her legs.
Ha Joon was a bit surprised for a while... until he saw her thighs.
\'Dear mother of thighs... I fear... I fear I might want to hit that,\' he smiled with the most serious expression he had ever made.
"The name is Lyra. I am one of the three Eternal Dragons. You should be honored to have me as your companion," the dragon looked up at Ha Joon, her finger pointing at his chest.
"Of course, of course. Now, why don\'t we head back to the castle?" Ha Joon tapped her head again before walking away.
"Did you hear what I said? Oi! Human?!"
"That\'s master to you!"
"Don\'t walk away from me! We haven\'t discussed the terms of our contract!!! Heyyy! Heyyy! Human!"
"Master~"
Lyra grunted angrily. "You\'re so infuriating!!!"
.....
"How long do you plan to remain like this?" Merlin asked, standing beside the bed.
Artoria had been lying down since she heard from one of the soldiers that Ha Joon would not be returning for a while.
Almost eight days had passed, and still no sign of him.
This not only made the queen depressed but also demotivated.
"Say something. I can\'t be the only one supervising things when Ha Joon is not around," Merlin uttered, fighting the urge to yank Artoria off the bed and drag her to the ground.
She sighed.
_Clackk!_
The door to the room suddenly opened.
Artoria sat up immediately, a calm look on her face as she uttered—
"Husband, welcome home. I\'ve been waiting for your arrival."
Ha Joon stood at the entrance, picking up on the small smile on Artoria\'s face and then the almost terrified look on Merlin\'s as she glanced at Artoria.
"What did I miss here?" he asked.
"Nothing. How was your journey? Did you find a dragon to tame?" asked Artoria.
"Did I— You doubted me, my own wife doesn\'t trust me—"
"Master! I want cuddles!!!"