Volume 2 - CH 14

Volume 2: Red Girl

“The Saia species is a mild-mannered species. When they see a person, they will just leave the place on their own. If they actively threaten you, there is a good chance that there are children nearby.”

It was after the Flying Dragon had fallen that I remembered that I had read that in a book.

“The Flying Dragon was supposed to be living peacefully here with its child. Since it was a human who interfered with that, then we must take responsibility.”

“But! There is no need for Callus to do that!　Let’s just leave it to the adults and go back to the mansion!”

Kris is right. This is not something a child should do.

But I’m not just a child.

I am royalty, even if I am a hidden one and not officially recognized.

I am also in charge of the mansion. So I have to take responsibility for what happened in the area.

Otherwise, I would not be qualified to laugh and eat along with the Royal Family. I can’t just shirk my responsibility.

“Master, please look after Kris.”

“Yes. Be careful.”

After leaving Kris, who was trying to stop me, with Master, I slowly make my way to the Flying Dragon.

“Lulu…”

The Flying Dragon with its wings on the ground, slowly propped up its body.

Its sharp eyes have been fixed on me for a long time. If I get any closer, it will attack me right away.

I approached it with my arms outstretched to prove that I have no hostile intentions. And then…

“Gaaah!”

The Flying Dragon moved and bit my right arm.

Its sharp fangs rip through my skin, and blood dripped down from the wound. The sharp pain scared me a little, but… I’m okay with that.

This pain is nothing compared to the pain from the curse.

“Soooo…. Haaahhhh….”

I regulated my breath and organized my thoughts.

Then, I concentrated magic power in my uninjured hand and casted.

“~Light Treatment~”

This is a recovery magic that’s a lower level compared to ~Light Heal~.

It doesn’t restore health nor work against curses, but it’s very effective against poisons.

“……Gu?”

The Flying Dragon’s face regained its vitality.

The magic seems to have worked.

“That’s good…”

At this time, I lost strength in my legs and collapsed.

I think I’ve bled a little too much, it seems…

“You really are too reckless. You’re shortening my life span.”

The one who caught me as I collapsed was none other than Master.

He immediately cast a healing spell on my injured right arm. In no time at all, the wound was healed and the pain was gone. Master’s recovery magic is really amazing.

“Now, make sure you finish the job.”

“Yes… thank you very much.”

I stepped away from Master and stood on my own feet.

I then stepped towards the Flying Dragon, who was looking at me curiously. It’s still a little wary, but it no longer seems to have no intention of attacking me.

“To start off, I’m sorry… I’m sorry for interrupting what should have been your quiet life here. I’ll make sure that this won’t happen again. So please forgive me.”

Flying Dragons are intelligent, but I don’t know if they can understand human language.

But the Flying Dragon listened to my story with great interest. Then, after a moment of silence, it opened its big mouth and licked my face.

“Eh!?”

For a moment I was surprised, thinking it was going to eat me, but it didn’t.

After a few licks, the Flying Dragon rubbed its face against my body while growling. The scales were so hard that it hurt, but they were giving me some relief.

“Haha. I’m happy for you, Callus. It seems that you have been acknowledged.”

“What? What does ‘acknowledged’ mean?”

“Flying Dragons have the habit of rubbing its scales on its friends to transfer its scent. In other words, the Flying Dragon recognized you as one of its own.”

“Is that so?”

When I asked the Flying Dragon like so, it made an affirmative ‘Gaaa’.

I’m glad to hear this… It seems we don’t need to hurt each other any more.

“Well, then we must first pull out the arrow that’s stuck in you and tend to your wound. Master, will you help me?”

“Of course. I don’t want to make my apprentice look bad.”

“Haha. That’s very reassuring.”

Just as they were about to tend to the Flying Dragon’s wound, a loud voice sounded from behind them.

“Wait!”

When I turned around, I saw Kris.

She was looking forward strongly, and I could sense a strong determination from her.

I wondered what was going on.

“……”

Kris silently walked past us and went in front of the Flying Dragon.

She looked straight at the Flying Dragon and bowed her head.

“I’m sorry.”

Seeing Kris apologizing, my and Master’s eyes went round. Even the Flying Dragon is also a little confused.

“I’m sorry I startled you by entering the forest so suddenly, I was scared. I won’t do anything stupid like this anymore, so….”

As she said this, the Flying Dragon licked Kris on the face.

Kris was surprised and let out a cute, “Kyaaa!”

“Guru…”

The Flying Dragon happily looked at Kris and growled.

“It seems to have forgiven you.”

“Really?”

The Flying Dragon replied by pressing its scales against her.

“Thank you…”

Kris said in a trembling voice, her eyes moistening. After all, she was a kind girl in the end.

“Okay, now that we’ve all made up, let’s treat it.”

“Let me help you with the treatment. I can use simple Fire Magic. I want to be useful too.”

“Of course. Let’s work together to get this done quickly and get back to the mansion. Everyone is waiting for us.”

Thus ended Kris’ brief runaway fiasco.

It was only a short runaway, around half a day, but Kris and I will never forget this day.