Chapter 94 - Emergence (2)

Emersyn sipped hibiscus tea as she waited in her room. Earlier, after their lunch, the Central Marsh men followed the Locruna men to the Elder. They seemed to be secretive about it to her since they left her out. She didn't pay any mind to those men and just lied down on the couch as she browsed through the sweets sections of countless bakery stores available in the bracelet. She also didn't pay any attention to the fact that she still couldn't go back to Strevalia and just wallowed herself to eating sweets.

"Pudding… waffles filled with whipped cream…," she mumbled.

She decided that she should treat herself with some whole cakes for her hard work. She ordered more strawberries then her order appeared in front of her in wraps. She finally had the chance to use the mithril coins she got and… the currency changed. Instead of a few silver coins, it went to a few mithril coins. So, she tried buying a cask of wine with one gold coin and mithril coins rained in front of her as her change. Her lips curved up as she released a few laughs.

Once she finished the whole cake and the guys still hadn't come back, she got up then… she spotted something.

It was only a small camera, but she inwardly sighed. Emersyn didn't notice it, so she was ignorant. She badly wanted to facepalm, but she resisted. She waved at them with a chilling smile, "I'll be back," then came out of her room. She clicked her tongue then exited the building in a bad mood. For some reason, nobody stopped her from going out to the surface. For that, she was grateful at their wits, but not their meddling. She successfully got out to get some fresh air and walked until she spotted a small dragon crawling on the icy ground. It seemed it was just born as its eyes were still closed. She picked it up when she felt that a lot of presences were approaching where they were. The dragon cried loudly, searching for its mother. Emersyn retrieved a blanket then swaddled the baby dragon. Pitch black wings sprouted from her back then flew towards the congregation of monsters chasing after a huge a.d.u.l.t dragon.

"Kwaaa!!!"

"Shh… you'll see your mother soon."

"Kwaa!!!"

"There, there. I'm sorry, but I will definitely feed you once we get your mother," she said as she nuzzled the baby dragon's warm cheeks.

"Kwaa…"

"That's a good dragon."

Dense mana filled her wings then she accelerated towards the flying monster crowd. She hid from their huge numbers as she picked up the pace to reach to the front. When she succeeded, she could see a few eggs dropping from high altitude and a few of the flying monsters came after the eggs. She clicked her tongue then swerved and dived. She caught them before they dropped, then gained altitude to follow the a.d.u.l.t dragon. That dragon didn't seem to care about the eggs it was carrying as it just glanced back then flew harder. Emersyn noticed that the dragon was getting exhausted and the distance from Tamel was already so far behind. Then, the dragon roared before releasing a fire breath then scorched the flying monsters. However, the flying monsters knew that it was already tired from flying around for days to protect itself and its eggs from this alliance to exterminate the dragon to take its domain. They attacked mercilessly as the dragon couldn't even fight back. It wouldn't even let them near him as it constantly fired its breath.

With that, Emersyn came in between them and stopped the attack. The huge dragon snarled, but saw that its eggs were safely in that human woman's… well, she was carrying it with something black and long. Then, it saw the defenseless baby dragon snuggled in her arms in a blanket. The dragon let down its guard then carefully descended from the air after it received the eggs and the baby from that human. It didn't care if that human would buy time for it to rest then escape. However, contrary to its thoughts, that human made a thick net around them with electricity going through the thick mesh of wires.

Emersyn retrieved her priced weapon then licked her lips.

"Finally… some birds."

She released her aura as it heavily pressed on the atmosphere. The flying monsters freezed as she brandished her katana in a flowing fashion, carefully threading through their overwhelming numbers. When their forces were halved and the corpses were even missing, they glanced at the huge dragon resting inside that mysterious contraption then retreated. However, Emersyn didn't let them go. A huge net surrounded them then electrified those that were inside. She didn't even let a single one go. She finished storing the countless flying monsters.

As she descended, she undid the steel dome net around the dragon. It flinched from her presence.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Your newborn is-" after a careful look, Emersyn smiled awkwardly knowing that the dragon was male. "I'm sorry, but can I feed your newborn? I have a milk formula that could help."

The dragon carefully looked at the baby dragon crying loudly in a blanket then gave the baby to the human woman. He was still cautious, but he decided to trust a human that saved him.

"Thank you," Emersyn smiled as she accepted the baby.

She brought a cylindrical can with letters he couldn't recognize. She quickly worked then heated the bottle up with the perfect temperature with her energy then checked if it could burn the baby's s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e tongue. When it was done, she offered it to the baby dragon in her arms then shushed it gently, rocking it with care. Suddenly, there was a towering figure that sat beside her. She looked and it was a very handsome man. He was tilting his head when he watched the baby dragon get fed in curiosity. Emersyn smiled then offered him the crying baby dragon and the bottle.

"You should try."

"I… I should?"

"I am not going to take care of your child forever, right?"

"..."

"Come on. Try it."

"I- I should-"

Emersyn carefully put the baby dragon in the man's arms then offered him the warm bottle. The man nodded with wide eyes as the baby shushed once it got the bottle in its mouth.

"I will prepare dinner for you too."

"Eh? You will prepare what?"

Emersyn smiled.

"Dinner for you. The father should be healthy before he could take care of his children."

She took out a table and her portable mana stone stoves. She rolled her sleeves then prepared a sumptuous dinner. Since she acquired some poultry, she decided to use just that. Also, the man seemed like he was famished. Considering the strength of this a.d.u.l.t dragon, he would have flown for days without rest. So, she decided on cutlets and deep fried poultry seasoned with perfect herbs. It was fast and also easy. She finished a few batches then offered it to the man who was uneasy since the baby dragon was sleeping.

"I'll take care of the baby while you eat."

"Are… are you sure?"

"You're tired, right?"

"... yes."

"Go eat. I will watch over your eggs."

"... okay."

Emersyn sat down with the baby in her arms then ordered mocha latte. The cup appeared and hovered before her. She grabbed it gently then sipped as she watched over the eggs that were showing more and more cracks.

"Uhm… I… I am done now."

Emersyn turned then smiled warmly at him.

"Your eggs are hatching now."

"Uhm… they are not mine."

"What?"

The man panicked as he shook his hands.

"No! It wasn't what you think! … They are my siblings… my mother died when they attacked us in our habitat. I don't have any experiences when it comes to battle… so I could only escape…."

"I see."

"And… humans are supposed to hate us…."

"Then I am not human."

"You aren't?" The man's eyes went innocently wide.

"..."

"I… didn't know. I'm sorry, but I am really ignorant. I never knew that there would be someone much stronger than my mother…."

Emersyn smiled wryly.

"I just got accidentally sent here, for some reason, and I ended up here."

"You can travel through worlds? That's seriously amazing…."

"... I can't for now."

"You mean?"

"I won't be able to travel until I am permitted to."

"I wish I can go to other worlds too…."

"I see. Is it because you don't have any more places you could belong to?"

The man blushed as he scratched his cheek.

"Yeah… you're the very first human that showed me kindness… but I wouldn't be able to pay you back since I have nothing. I… I'm sorry."

"It's nothing~ I am helping because I want to. You don't have to pay me back."

"Wait… My mother has treasure troves!"

"..."

Oh fudge no…

"Dragons are highly attracted to treasures. I am sure that something, no, everything will be useful for you there."

"... no, use it for yourself."

"I don't have any use for them at all."

"..." she was tempted, but she already had an endless supply of money. She didn't even know when it would run out since more were coming because of selling more expensive and rare materials to guilds. She grabbed her head then sighed.

"Okay, I'll see if something will be useful to me."