One of the oldest cultures of Camelot was Dragon hunting.
There have been many times where previous kings prove to their people that they are worthy to be followed after taming a dragon. Some people with higher status also participate in this ritual.
After the great war, most dragons went into hiding, their numbers reduced to near extinction, making only few have dragons.
But even till this date, Camelot still happened to be the only nation with higher chances of running into a dragon, Pendragon once lived there after all.
With that said, Ha Joon, Modred and Yukio were on their way to find a dragon for him to tame.
Mordred rode on one horse, and Ha Joon rode on another, with Yukio hugging him from behind. The sun, warm on their skins.
"Ha j- Your majesty, are you sure about this? Taming a dragon can be very difficult, and what's even more difficult is finding one" Mordred spoke, riding her horse close to Ha Joon.
"Oh wow, Mordred, you break my heart, you doubt your own king?..." Replied Ha Joon.
"Was I wrong? Do you have a plan?" She asked.
"Of course I do, why? Do you think I'll just head there and beat a dragon with brute force?" Ha Joon uttered with the most steel face ever seen.
'He's lying so hard he can't even convince himself!' Mordred was fed up.
"In any case, you don't have to worry, worst shit scenario, I'm unable to tame the dragon and I end up killing it."
[Killing a dragon could lead to other dragons viewing you as an enemy.]
'What would you have me do?'
[The dragon tracker app you recently downloaded is being of help. You are a few meters away from a dragon's sleeping ground, I suggest you take camp somewhere, to rest your head, as it will take you two days to reach there.]
'She completely ignored me...'
Eh?
Ha Joon pulled the rope, halting his horse.
"What's wrong?" Mordred also stopped.
'What's with that expression on his face? Makes me want to hit him sometimes... probably not a good idea.' Mordred whispered to herself as she gave Ha Joon a side eye.
Ha Joon sighed, "Well then, hurry up, don't waste me time, I have places to be".
"O-Of course, how foolish of me to dely his highness." The merchant stood up, reaching for his pockets hastily to settle the soldier.
Suddenly-
[Ciel feels she should tell you, she senses something suspicious inside the man's wagon.]
'Yeah...I can sense it too.' Ha Joon said to himself as he stared at the wagon, 'seems dangerous too.'
—(Mind reader)
He activated his skill.
And immediately he got a response from someone inside the wagon.
『Damn humans!!! I'll kill them! I'll kill them!!! Every single one of them!!! Dead! Dead!
Dead!!!』
Ha Joon's eyes widened in shock as the voice of a beast in anger echoed inside his head. It was so frightening, that he had to take a step back, his hand covering the left side of his face.
'What...the hell?'
"My Lord! Are you alright?" Yukio showed up at this side, her hand on his back.
'That didn't sound like a human...'
He pointed at the wagon, "Hey... I'll ask you this once... what the hell do you have in that wagon?"
Ha Joon asked the merchant, his face slowly growing with anger, although he couldn't fully understand why.
The merchant was frozen in fear, not only because the king had just asked him a question, but because Mordred, the strongest knight in Camelot, didn't hesitate to draw her sword.
Ha Joon's words... were absolute.