Chapter 81 - I Got You!
"You, Neia, have the potential to be the Dragon God."
"…" She looked at like I was a fucking idiot.
"…" I nodded vigorously at her.
"Pfft! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!" She burst out in a maniacal laughter, but her eyes showed a different emotion.
Hmm, yes, Samur Cody Champion Eckart at your service.
"Hahahaha, I, hahha, am going to be, hahahahahaha, the Dragon God?!"
"Not exactly. You just have the potential. How you use it would determine whether you can be a God or not."
"Pfft, right." She dismissed with a wave and a slight glare.
Did I step on a landmine?
"No, no, I'm serious."
"Hah, as if a defect like could be a God." Neia rolled her eyes.
"You had the sa reaction when I said I'd create a world record. Where are we now, hmm?"
Hmm, could this woman be perhaps one of my people? I an, to refuse to learn anything from one's mistakes is exactly what I do.
Huh, who would have thought I would find a comrade in this world.
Life really is unexpected.
"Well, that and this are completely different things."
"Maybe, but the conditions are the sa."
"Okay, look." She grabbed my shoulders and brought her face to my level. "Even if what you're saying is true, even if this curse could actually make a God, I don't want to. You know what I want?"
"I don't think I've had the pleasure to know that yet."
And neither am I that interested.
If she has no interest in becoming a God despite having the potential to do so, then there's nothing we can do.
After all, there are many others with the sa, or perhaps more, potential than her. If Neia doesn't want to beco a God, then soone else will. The Universe will continue to go on nonetheless.
"I want to stop standing aside like a helpless child when the people I love are being slaughtered!" She suddenly scread at with the fury of a thousand beasts, the madness swirling inside her eyes.
Looks like I really did step on a landmine.
"…Who hurt you, Neia?"
"Ah…" Her eyes suddenly widened as she realised what she had just done.
"I asked, who hurt you?"
What made her react this way?
"I-It has nothing to do with you." She released my shoulders and turned away.
"I see."
"Yeah…"
"Well, since we've already achieved what we were here for, let's go back."
I was slightly interested in what she was talking about, but the interest wasn't enough to force/manipulate her to reveal it.
Besides, I already have several theories on what might have happened in the past.
After all, this isn't the first ti I have t soone like her.
And this wouldn't be the last either.
"Alright." She ekly nodded, and together, we made our way to the dungeon entrance.
"Heh, I wonder how Azell and Noelle would react when we co back so early."
Their jaws dropping to the ground would be an amusing sight, to say the least.
"They… they will probably scold for letting you out of my sight." Neia's face slightly paled.
"Oh."
Huh, I forgot that Noelle and Azell care about and would probably not appreciate risking my life just to get a World Record.
Fuck.
And that's why, lads and lasses, you don't let people around you care for you.
I an, sure, we are social animals and having others who care for us is necessary to not only to live a happy, fulfilling life, but also for our survival, but is it really worth it when they stop you from gobbling down 7 cakes at 3 am in the night because it's unhealthy?
Absolutely not.
"Why are you so scared?"
"Why are you not?" She gave an incredulous look.
"What's there to be afraid of?"
I an, this isn't the first ti I have been scolded by Noelle. In fact, after the scolding I gave her yesterday, I think she'd think twice before saying anything to .
Azell won't, but his ti will co soon.
"Noelle is there to be afraid of."
"Sed."
"Ha, you have no idea how scary she can be when she's truly furious."
"Really?"
"Uh-huh…" Her eyes suddenly widened and her body trembled slightly, as if she was a war veteran rembering about the old days.
"Neia?"
"…" She continued staring ahead with empty, shaking eyes.
She broke out in cold sweat and started panting.
If anyone saw her, they'd think that she had just seen sothing truly horrifying.
"Neia!" I grabbed her arm and shook her.
"Ah!" Thankfully, she snapped out.
"Now is probably not the best ti to have flashbacks of war."
"You are right. Sorry." She nodded as she wiped the sweat wetting her forehead.
"Anyway, it would seem going back right away would not be the most tactical decision on our part."
"Yeah…"
"So, how about we go on a date?"
"…" She scowled at .
Hey co on, it's not everyday you get the chance to spend the evening with a pretty boy.
But it's also not everyday I get the chance to go on a date with a Dragon, so I guess we're even on that.
Fuck, did I just lose my charm?
"So?"
"…Sure." She nodded. "As long as we don't have to face Noelle's wrath."
"Well, to a future where we don't get our asses whooped." I extended my fist towards her.
"To a future where we don't get our asses whooped." She smiled as she fist bumped .
With this, Neia and I are officially bros.
"So, where should we go?"
"You are the one who asked out. Think of sothing yourself."
"Well, I'd like to, but this is the first ti I've been out of the guild house."
"So you'll let the woman lead?"
"I'm an advocate of true gender equality."
"Right." She giggled.
While making our 1000 IQ plan to save our asses, we reached the entrance to the dungeon.
We had also collected the ears of the Wolferions I had killed earlier. Apparently, they counted as my loot for this dungeon expedition.
I asked how we should divide our loot (just to be polite), but she refused saying she didn't do anything.
And she was absolutely right, so I didn't pursue the matter any further.
"Also, instead of flying, let's walk to the city." I proposed as we walked out of the dungeon and into the forest.
"Ah, that way, we would waste more ti."
This gives the feeling of bunking classes in school.
Never bunk classes, kids, unless you're bored, or have a movie to watch, or a girl/boy to spend your ti with.
"Exactly-"
"Samur!"
"Hmm- oof!" Before I could ask why she had scread, sothing grabbed from behind.
It jumped with in its hold and landed about 10 tres away from Neia.
"Hahahaha! I finally have you, Dragon Princess!" Turns out, that sothing was actually a 'soone'; a man with a rather heavy voice.
Also, sorry to say this mate, but the one you have grabbed, aka , is not the Dragon Princess.
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