Chapter 112: My Sister

Chapter 112: My Sister

Mid Afternoon - Late Fall : Home

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*Vwowowooom* The noises of the mana rippled through the air as the suction pulled on my aura like a toddler trying to pull a car. -Is it finally time?-

It had been close to 7 months since she began her dragon sleep at that point, two months earlier than expected. -But that could just mean she’s a fast grower...- With a smile finally coming to my face, I started standing up, with Ilios following suit.

*Fwoosh* *Fwoosh* *Fwoosh-THUD* Landing next to me as I stretched was Father, coming down from his daily nap spot on the side of the mountain.

He gave me an odd look as he turned to the cave's entrance. "Are you not coming to see your sister wake up?"

"I’m going to wait for the suction to stop first; my aura might cause some problems."

"Oh, right. I forgot we talked about that... Regardless, come inside the moment it stops. I'm sure she’ll want to see you." With an excited smile, he finally ran over to the door and swung them wide open, revealing a hallway lined with frost and ice. "Come hold these open if you can; we need to make sure she gets all the mana she can."

Promptly running up to the doors, I created two small metal rods and used them like door stops. -That should do...-

The next several minutes passed in a flash as we all eagerly waited for her eyes to open, and sure enough, after the suction started to ease up for a couple minutes, it finally stopped. -Is she awake?-

But before I could even peek my head around the edge of the door, I heard an unfamiliar, yet recognizable voice. "Mom! Where’s Brother?!" Her voice was full of boundless excitement.

"Pffft!" -Of all the things she could have said first.- Finally peeking my head around the edge of the door, I met eyes with a nearly 13-meter-tall snow-white dragon.

Her horns, now no longer nubs, were all covered in a thin layer of ice, and her body was quite significantly more built while still remaining fairly sleek. Her scales glistened like snow in the sunlight, and her bright blue eyes looked like a clear winter sky.

But most of all, there was a stunning aura of snowflakes that glistened in the air around her, making her look a bit surreal.

But that feeling didn’t last too long.

"Brother!!!" Charging down the hall like a bull, she jumped up and slammed herself into my chest, promptly clinging to me like I was going to abandon her.

It made me feel a bit awkward for a moment, but it quickly turned into a caring warmth. "It’s good to see you awake again."

But as she finally looked up at me, I noticed her pout. "I don’t like that black-haired sister! You should stop talking to her!"

Feeling that Mother's gaze had turned to me, I immediately got flustered. "W..who?"Discover new chapters at novelhall.com

"I talked to a pretty, black-haired sister in my dream! She said you two were close!" She spoke like it made her upset.

But although it was adorable, it made the air around me freeze. -She talked to Krystallo?!- "Don’t believe anything she said. She didn’t do anything to you, did she?" I was a bit panicked, but Krystallo was quick to calm my nerves.

"No, we just talked."

"Haha, that ‘weird thingy’ is your breath gland, sweetie." Mother looked like she was having a great time.

But Krystallo just turned to me with a gleam in her eyes. "Does that mean I can do what Brother did now?!" (Refer to Chapter 23)

*Bonk* Mother lightly hit her on the head. "Absolutely not."

Krystallo lightly rubbed her head with her wing as she pouted. "Why not?"

Seeing Mother’s conflicted expression, I stepped in for her. "Krystallo, it is just a bit too early for you to learn something that advanced. Once you get stronger though, I promise I will teach it to you."

Her saddened expression immediately brightened up. "Can you teach me to be stronger than Mom and Dad?"

"Haha, that all depends on how well you learn what I teach."

But although I was trying to brush it off, her enthusiasm only grew. "Can we start now?" Her expression was all too familiar.

-Like Mother, like daughter...- A warm smile came to my face as I saw the striking resemblance. -I guess it couldn’t hurt to teach her about science as well though...-

After that, Mother and Father started their short, more child-friendly lesson about mana and aura before leading her outside for some hands-on practice.

But as I followed them, I got Mother’s attention. "What's with the difference between teaching styles?" I gave her a sarcastic smile.

"Well, not long after I taught you everything, your Father and I had a long talk where we realized just how abnormal the way we taught you was. Some dragons can't even control their mana the day they wake up, let alone immediately control aura outside of their body. You even created new spells on your first day with mana."

-Ah, so that's why they looked so excited when Krystallo had a little control over her aura.-

"The way we taught you was very gung ho and we didn't even explain half of the things we should have. As you saw, most dragons don't even know what their breath gland is at first, but you figured out what it was without even asking."

"Haha, I thought most of it was self-explanatory, but I definitely think the slower and.. more child-friendly approach will be better for Krystallo."

Mother was quickly taken aback. "I'm surprised you recognized that..."

I felt a bit offended that she was surprised though. "Of course I’d know! I'm very well aware that I'm far from the norm now." Looking into the field as we walked outside, I saw Krystallo coddling Ilios. "I think she will be a fast learner though."

Mother’s smile quickly turned warm. "Haha, even if she only has a fraction of your talent, she’ll still be unrivaled in Bahamut."

Looking back up at her in the field, I saw her trotting out toward Father, just to trip over herself.

"Aaah!" *thump*

"Haah..." -I guess her growing didn’t affect her clumsiness...-