Ch.119 A Talentless Dragon

    “Yes the goddess! She’s going to be reclaiming her divinity any moment now and we can’t miss it, let’s go!” Lyrria screamed before running out of his cave and taking off into the air with her magnificent wings.

    “Really?!” Theodore yelled with wide eyes before he too flung himself into the air, following Lyrria as she made her way up the Dragon Mountain “Why didn’t you say so earlier?!”

    “I did, you idiot! Multiple times too!” Lyrria said as looked back at Theodore with a look of disdain.

    At this, Theodore chose to be silent. He was just a Stage 4 Magic Beast with no special bloodline so his cognitive ability wasn’t all that great, and he was fully aware of how worse it became when he was just waking up, so it was probably true that she had told him earlier, but it flew over his head in his drowsiness.

    ‘Tch, the fact that she also wacked my head a few times must have made it worse. Maybe I would have heard if she hadn’t shaken my brain so much. Hmph!’ Theodore thought in an attempt to console himself.

    “Theo!” Lyrria called out. She had stopped moving forward and was now looking back at the grey Dragon whilst she suspended herself in the air with a few periodic flaps. There was an awkward expression on her face as she looked back at Theodore’s eyes and it was clear that what she was about to say next made her uncomfortable.

    Theodore slowed to a stop and sighed. But before the inner turmoil in his heart could show itself on his face, he put on a grin and said. “I know, I know! Don’t worry about me, just go! It would be bad if your Father saw us together so you should go first. I’d rather not die just yet~”

    However, Lyrria seemed to see right through his fac?ade. “Theo, you know-”

    “Yes, yes, I know. You love me and I love you, blah blah blah. Look, the goddess won’t wait for any of us so just go already!”

    ...

    Soon, Theodore had reached the lower mid-levels of the Dragon Mountain, but he wasn’t looking nearly as excited as he was at the start of this journey. Instead, an aloof and grim was worn on his face. Looking very much the part of the lone Wolf. But it soon became clear why.

    “Wow, would you look at that guys~, look who’s finally decided to show his face.” came the distant jeering voice of a male Dragon.

    ‘Fuck, it’s him.’ Theodore thought with rage and a tad bit of fear, but he did not let it show on his face.

    All this time, as more and more Dragons who had the same destination as him came into view, they would stare at him like as if he were one of the lowly creatures that lived in the Forest below, gossiping silently with their friends and laughing each time his flying became a little turbulent (He wasn’t a great flyer either). But even if he was used to it, it still managed to irk him each and every time, which was why he was so sullen. However, for the most part, they had left him alone.

    Until now.

    Theodore had no doubt that the Dragon that he hated the most, wouldn’t be willing to leave him alone with just a few words.

    “Hahaha~ why are you flying so fast, my friend? It’s been so long so Let’s have a chat, shall we?” came the voice of the same male Dragon, but this time from a much closer distance. And the few deep laughs that followed after signified that he wasn’t alone.

    ‘Lo and behold’ Theodore thought bitterly.

    WHOOOSH!