This will resume after I finish the hunter story next door...
...The word count got out of hand. But once I finish that, I'll get right back to this one. I've got an ending I really love planned (dumplings with vinegar).
A three-year-old in emotional intelligence, a sharp-tongued, arrogant black dragon * a forgetful knight with a worrying streak: a fairy-tale-style adventure about a traveling party
The day his adoptive father kicked him out for "doing nothing but eating all day and never trying to improve," Leihar left the Dragon Valley for the first time and ventured into human lands.
His adoptive father said he could come home and mooch off him again once he'd earned enough to cover his living expenses. For a black dragon like him, rich in theoretical knowledge and martial prowess, how hard could that be? Leihar thought it would be easy, but soon ran into the first obstacle on his path to entrepreneurship.
This was the age of dragons. His greedy, overbreeding kin had already ransacked nearly every major city-state.
...So how was he supposed to find them and rob them back?
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A certain adventuring party had recently picked up an obscure, black-haired spellswordsman.
The fellow was probably some young lord from who-knows-where. When he heard they were tracking down a dragon, he immediately stuck to them, not even caring about his wages. He was just in it for fun.
Leihar, under the alias "Ravi": Just as expected of me. I found a free party of guides in no time.
The black dragon followed them on their travels, enjoying the scenery along the way. Before long, he started thinking that when he robbed them, he could bundle up the knight who was so good at cooking and take him home too. No, wait. If they both wanted it, it wasn't robbery. He was just bringing his sweetheart home to show off to his adoptive father! Everyone in the party was talented and pleasant to talk to. By human custom, after introducing him to the elders, he'd still get to hang out with them...
As their wooden boat glided across Mirror Lake and the milky fog slowly dispersed, familiar scenery appeared before Leihar's eyes. He fell silent.
I haven't earned a single coin yet. How did I end up back home?
The knight drew a mithril sword tempered in dragon blood.
The archer pinched an arrow fletched with dragon teeth between his fingers.
The mage raised a crystal ball brimming with magic.
The dancer tied around her ankle a bell capable of beguiling the gods.
And that good-natured gentleman of his, the white-robed knight who never laid a hand on him, flashed Leihar a grin. His hair shone brighter than refined gold in the morning light of Dragon Valley. "Come on, Ravi. We've finally found the black dragon's lair! After we beat it, I'll treat you to the best brandy in the royal capital."
"Ravi" rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Fight a black dragon? Am I supposed to join in?"
Thanks to @SoftbodyKing for the prompt! I hope the story won't stray too far from it...
Also, here's a new project: I Somehow Became a Solo Player
Apocalypse + full-dive virtual reality, mastermind AI * the strongest player with a cute, cold face. Look for the blue cover in my author page (gestures).
It's also a lighthearted, healing road story :)
Theme: World peace
Cici's Amazing Adventures [Hunt Subgenre Bonus Stories Collection]
Undead Guide [Interstellar Sentinel-Guide]
I Put It in the Fridge and Gained Immortality
The Widow and Her AI Lover
The Heavenly River Falls
The Ancient Tree's Clock
A Beginner's Guide to Raising a Pocket Frog
The Witch and the Nightingale Meet at Midnight
The Unrepentant Villainess
How to Save Your Hollow Self [Western Fantasy]
I, So Unremarkably, Died Under the Bright Sun
A Hunter’s Journal Beginning with Death
Adoptive father: You are a freeloader (referring to)
Oh my God! The dragon and the goblin became friends. If the dragon hunting team had not come to take the risk, no one would know this story 🥺 🥺
I'll wait for an update. . . 😣
Our Ravi is just a Beagle in the process of socialization training... Beagle! I need the breeder Xiao Fei to teach me slowly! And the unlucky breeder's companions, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no... It is the duty of every tall person to help Hazi... Oh, no, it's not Hazi, I mean to help Big Dragon...
Ahh... I feel like someone has become wise after reading this chapter.
Just like this, we are talking about being gay and being gay (I am really happy to be Fike's eldest son) (wait and see if there is something wrong with your age)
Xiaoya, is it possible that Xiaofei has become a qualified mother before becoming a good father... Ah, I mean a mother, no... A wife... A mother and a wife 🧋 🧋 (The long person is rice rolls... Rice rolls... I want to have a midnight snack)
How could he be disliked like this, Long! (Kriya makes it obvious why Cohen is)
Needless to say, Xiaolai, just be tied up in Xiaofei's waistband and learn a thousand and one common sense about human society [let me be healthy] [let me be healthy] [let me be healthy]
Ah, the poor senior dragon [let me be healthy] [let me be healthy] [let me be healthy] So he just treated himself as a follower in such a peaceful manner, the cultivation of a big dragon! People! Lead the way for the dragon!