Solar dragon

He was not in his dragon form.

The cool red-scaled dragon he saw every day on the wall was now standing before him.

The dragon's human body was toned, and one would never believe he had been asleep for over a thousand years.

"Flower's descendant... greets the family guardian."

Raimon deliberately stammered and spoke nervously.

He thought he should act like a child who was afraid of the thousand-year-old dragon. Besides, the Flowers used to call Eclipse their "guardian," so Raimon decided to emphasize that word.

"Ha!"

Eclipse snorted.

"Guardian? Guardian? Did you just say guardian? Huh?"

Wong!

All he had done was speak out loud, but the spiritual power inside the room began to shake and swirl like a vortex.

"Say that again, you snotty little shit, did you just say I'm your family's guardian?"

Eclipse's body disappeared in a handful of red smoke, only to materialize before his eyes.

"Aren't you Lord Eclipse? I have been told that the red Dragon Eclipse is the guardian of the Flower family."

When Raimon answered correctly, Eclipse stared at him and blinked several times. He felt it was no longer necessary to stutter or act afraid.

Sigh

"I see."

"Those damn Flower bastards."

"So that's what you told your descendants. ha ha! And it's not like I can take my anger out on this ant-sized kid. This is driving me crazy."

Raimon was relieved after hearing the dragon's response.

"It seems he's not completely merciless to children."

However, the murderous intent in the dragon's red irises was an indication of its character.

If Raimon were in his original 28-year-old body, Eclipse would have broken a limb or two off without hesitation before continuing the conversation.

"But why the hell has the solar dragon woken up now? It doesn't seem like it's because he's been coming here every day. Could there be some other reason...? Ah, maybe it's because of Belenus' power?"

The spiritual power.

The power of the sun.

That was the only thing Raimon could think of as the reason for Eclipse's awakening from his millennial slumber.

Raimon did not use spiritual power outside of special circumstances. But there was always a subtle amount of spiritual energy swirling around him, an amount that humans would not be able to detect.

Come to think of it, god contractors usually have a guardian dragon by their side, except in a few rare cases.

Contractors of the flame god Samasu are favored by fire dragons, while contractors of the wind god Aeolus are favored by wind dragons.

That was the reason why the enemy families were slightly more advanced than the Flower family.

Officially, these families have more than 100 dragons under their command. Who knows how many more they have behind the scenes?

Although it was only Raimon's hypothesis, depending on the outcome, this encounter between Raimon and Eclipse could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"The only problem is that my theory could be wrong. Besides, I've never heard of a dragon whose attribute is similar to the sun's."

****

The current Duke of the Fire family is Auror Fire, contractor to the God of Flames Samasu. He is said to be close friends with the fire dragon 'Glaurung'.

The contractor of the Wind God Aeolus is the current Duke of the Zilphen family, and is famous for handling a wind dragon 'Saphira'.

According to these two examples, dragons try to look for contractors who have a similar attribute to their own.

However, Raimon had never heard of a story associating Belenus or any former Duke with a dragon.

Even during his conversations with Belanus, the subject of Eclipse never came up.

Although I think it might be because my baby body couldn't accept much of the information he imparted to me.

"Let's give it a try for now. Fortunately, this isn't the worst-case scenario."

If Eclipse had truly awakened thanks to Raimon's spiritual energy, I had nothing to fear.

****

Ssssssss.

Mph!

Eclipse suddenly took a deep breath, like a dog who has smelled something delicious, or a heavy smoker who has finally managed to light up a cigarette.

"Anyway. This child is not to blame for any of that. Hum... This energy smells good. For some reason, it makes me feel really good! What's your name, bug?"

"It's Raimon Flower, Mr. Eclipse."

"Well, well. Raimon, you say? Honestly, I couldn't care less about your name. You're a Flower, aren't you? Then take me to the Belanus contractor right now."

"The Belanus contractor?"

"That's right! This solar energy... Only the contractor could have such strong spiritual energy. I just hope this contractor isn't as rude and crazy as that son of a bitch."

Draconis Flower.

The name of the first Duke.

Raimon almost accidentally screamed with joy.

It looked like his second life was going to be a bed of roses.

To think that his earlier questions and concerns were going to be answered and resolved so quickly.

It is safe now. He has been awakened by spiritual energy.

"Besides, your reaction... It means I'm the one with the power in this relationship!"

Sniff, sniff. sniff!

Eclipse was now completely ignoring Raimon.

He closed his eyes and concentrated on sensing the energy.

Meanwhile, Raimon pondered for a moment.

Should I tell him I'm the contractor? Or should I tell him I don't know what he's talking about?

The first option would be preferable. With the first option, Raimon could give orders to Eclipse as if he were a servant in the future, although I'm not too sure.

The second option would be much more problematic and dangerous. If Raimon acted ignorantly, the dragon would tell him to bring in an adult member of the family. And if Raimon brought in an adult, he would have to explain how this situation came about in the first place.

In that case, he would have to say goodbye to these peaceful days. He would not be able to transcribe any more books.

Besides, his fateful encounter with Eclipse would have been for nothing something he would never let happen.

Ssssssssst.

A small ball of energy that danced like gold and red flames appeared in Raimon's palm.

"Smell! Hm! Oooh! It's like my mind is clearing... Huh?"

Eclipse savored the scent of energy with his nose before opening his eyes.

Immediately, he couldn't hide his surprise.

"Looks like I'm the contractor you're looking for, Lord Eclipse."